Popular Restaurants that you think have terrible food

[yorkiefan_]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Oh I've heard of El Tepeyac! I'll have to check them out for sure now! I love machaca! I just checked out their yelp reviews. I'm usually pretty weary of places with ginormous burritos. I also saw Manuel passed away earlier this year?

It has been a few years since I have eaten there, but everything on their menu was awesome (and I think I have had most of it). The Hollenbeck de machaca is my favorite thing there. Don't order any kind of appetizer, as every plate is huge. Their burritos are big enough that I usually took at least 1/3rd home. I think I finished a regular Hollenbeck (pork) or Hollenbeck de Machaca a couple of times, and took a large portion back home the other 20 or 30 times lol.

You have probably seen this, but if not...

MvF - El Tepeyac Cafe -Manuel Special - Boyle...

[McheleM]

Originally Posted by wemple2

I don't like Long John Silvers. Everything taste the same. If I was blindfolded...I wouldn't know if I was eating chicken or fish...lol.

All of ours are combined with A&W, so they have burgers and hot dogs too.

I don't eat fish because it tends my make my face and lips swell up and my throat close and I break out in hives, or what my husband lovingly refers to as "the itchy rash disease". I carry an epi pen.

I can eat sushi (certain fishes) if its at a reputable sushi place where I know its grade A and fresh.

[yorkiefan_]

Originally Posted by wemple2

I don't like Long John Silvers. Everything taste the same. If I was blindfolded...I wouldn't know if I was eating chicken or fish...lol.

There are two things in the world that literally make me puke every single time I eat them:

1. Green beans
2. ANYTHING from Long John Silvers

[KazzyK810]

Applebees.

They have great drinks but horrible food! It's referred to as Crapplebees around here.

[Verbena]

Originally Posted by yorkiefan_

There are two things in the world that literally make me puke every single time I eat them:

1. Green beans
2. ANYTHING from Long John Silvers

You should try Fridays fried green beans . . So yummy

[Teresiana]

Originally Posted by Verbena

Olive Garden. . .

Not Italian food. It is bland food. Salad dressing to vinegary. They do not train their cooks in Italy. They do not make their food fresh.

And I will NEVER understand why in the world there is always a line a whole block long at the Olive Garden in Times Square??!! Don't tourists have the Olive Garden where they live??

[yorkiefan_]

Worst tourist restaurant I have ever seen is Bubba-Gump Shrimp Company. I had a friend who was dying to try the place for some reason when we were hanging out on the Santa Monica pier. After looking at their menu and inflated prices I just didn't order anything. My friend was really disappointed to pay $20 for a bowl of soup with a few tiny and flavorless shrimp in it. I told him he was an idiot for even going there before and after, and I stopped at Carl's Jr for a much better meal for 1/3rd of the price lol.

[sugarmamma]

I don't like 5 guys burgers. I just don't get the attraction.

I hate Cracker Barrel and don't understand why so many people love it.

I really am not much for chain restaurants anyway I guess.

[Wylie's Mom]

Olive Garden is horrible, imo.

Also, never understood the obsession with the Cheesecake Factory...I don't get it. Anyone else?

[dawn27]

Pondarosa sucks, worse food ever. But we kept returning hoping it was just a bad day for the cook and nope, still horrible food every time. There use to be 2 in our town and now there are none. I think they got the hint to pack it up and leave.

Love Pizza we try a different one every Sunday, but every now and than we get this soggy bottom crust from one of our private owned pizzeria's that just pissed me off. Most of the time when we order there it awesome. But not the last time, try eating a soggy slice of pizza, not good.

Love Chinese food and we'll try anything or new restaurant once but when you find out that the food is all processed, pre packaged and made by the same people who own the nail salon two doors down not good, it was horrible. Not one think we tried was good. I know good, fresh, made from scratch Chinese food when I see it and that was not it. Very disappointing .

[yorkiefan_]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Olive Garden is horrible, imo.

Also, never understood the obsession with the Cheesecake Factory...I don't get it. Anyone else?

The white chocolate raspberry cheesecake is incredible there, especially with their whipped cream. And the shrimp scampi is outstanding there. Haven't been as impressed with their other menu items, but that one is great. I also really like their service. I'm that guy who always orders water to drink since I refuse to drive after any kind of alcohol and I hate soda, and usually have them come by to refill my drink 4-6 times while eating there. The service has always been so good that I don't think I have ever tipped less than 30%. My only real complaint with the place is their plates are way too big. I have to starve myself all day if I want to have any chance for cheesecake there.

[Lisa and Pic]

I don't understand why Outback is so popular. Again, another chain.

[yorkiefan_]

Originally Posted by Lisa and Pic

I don't understand why Outback is so popular. Again, another chain.

Blech! Any time I have ordered a steak there it always comes out at least medium when I order rare. Gotta admit their french onion soup is good though.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by yorkiefan_

Worst tourist restaurant I have ever seen is Bubba-Gump Shrimp Company. I had a friend who was dying to try the place for some reason when we were hanging out on the Santa Monica pier. After looking at their menu and inflated prices I just didn't order anything. My friend was really disappointed to pay $20 for a bowl of soup with a few tiny and flavorless shrimp in it. I told him he was an idiot for even going there before and after, and I stopped at Carl's Jr for a much better meal for 1/3rd of the price lol.

I got a shrimp PO boy there before and it wasn't too bad. I can't remember how much it cost though. Is funny tho, bc shrimp is one of the easiest things on the planet to cook. Why would you go to a restaurant and have them charge you three times or more of what you can make it for yourself?

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Olive Garden is horrible, imo.

Also, never understood the obsession with the Cheesecake Factory...I don't get it. Anyone else?

You know what really bugs me about Cheesecake Factory? Their logo! Why is the big C so damn close to the H? Scoot that back out a little will ya?

Originally Posted by yorkiefan_

Blech! Any time I have ordered a steak there it always comes out at least medium when I order rare. Gotta admit their french onion soup is good though.

I haven't had Outback since I was a kid, and I remembered the waiters always said they do their steaks a little under done. I never thought that to be true and I've always eaten my steaks rare or med rare.