Top U.S. Chain Restaurants - where HAVEN'T you been?

Cafe Society
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Never eaten at: #22 Panera
Never seen but heard of: #32 Carl’s Jr.
Never even heard of: #22 Panera

Lowest I’ve eaten at: #400 Spaghetti Warehouse, this one was in Little Rock, Arkansas. Pretty good too.

42
  1. #13 Sonic
  2. #73 Logan’s Roadhouse
  3. Logan’s
43

1.Panera Bread #24
2.Panera Bread
3.Panera Bread

44

For me, the answers are:

  1. #4, Starbucks - I don’t drink coffee and haven’t found any other reason to visit either.
  2. #40, Panda Express. I don’t think there are any in my area.
  3. #57, Carrabba’s Italian Grill. Never heard of the place.
45

Highest-rated:
Never eaten at - Sonic (#13)- went to visit relatives in Georgia, and could have gone to eat there, but declined. Just as well - one of the boys drove into the Sonic sign and knocked it down.

Never seen - Cracker Barrel (#25).

Never even heard of - LongHorn Steakhouse (#47)

Lowest I’ve eaten at: Original Roadhouse Grill (#395)

Stupidest name, in my opinion: Cheeburger Cheeburger (#357)

46

Kindred spirit!

47
  1. Applebee’s, #11. Though I’ve eaten less than 20 times for #1-10 combined.
  2. Jack in the Box, #15.
  3. Chick-fil-A, #17.

Not me. Though I might like to visit a Cracker Barrel once.

48

Never eaten at: #13 Sonic (although I’m not 100% sure I’ve been to an Applebee’s. I think I’ve been there for drinks and apps before)
Never seen: #33 Golden Corral & Buffet
Never heard of: #33 Golden Corral & Buffet

49

Never eaten at Sonic. (#13)
Never seen a Sonic. I’ve seen the commercials, though, so they must be around here somewhere.
Never heard of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (#37).

I’ve been to Maggie Moos (#399) in Washington, DC. I’ve heard of Spaghetti Warehouse (#400) but never been there.

50

Trust me, don’t bother.

51

I’m pretty shocked at the “No Sabe Panera” posts. On my recent road vacation I made note of several on my trip, and even went a bit out of my way to eat at one, after 13 hours on the road and nothing but fried crap available up to then. If you want to avoid the “same old same old” fast food joints, you could do worse.

Oh, and…

Never eaten at Sonic (not appealing, tho there’s some around here and my dad once had some of their stock).
Don’t think I’ve ever seen a Jack in the Box (their distribution has some huge holes in it IIRC), unless it was years ago on some forgotten trip.
Carl’s Jr. is the first I’ve never even heard of.

52

My top two are Panera (#22) and IHOP (#27). Of the other top 50, I’ve never eaten at a Ruby Tuesday, Golden Corral, Chipotle (aren’t they owned by McDonald’s?), Red Robin, Buffalo Wild Wings, Texas Roadhouse, Hooters (yes, I’m a guy and have never been in a Hooters), Longhorn, or Hometown Buffet.

Sonic is just edged out of the top spot because I’ve eaten at one once. Once.

I intend to find a Cheeburger Cheeburger (#357) and Hot Dog on a Stick (#388)just so I can say I’ve been there.

53
  1. Never eaten at #13 Sonic
  2. Never seen #28 Ruby Tuesday
  3. Never heard of #43 Bob Evans

The lowest number I have ever eaten at is #397 HotDog on a Stick. Sadly. There is one at the Mall in Santa Rosa, CA, El Kabong. God Speed.

54

[ol]
[li]Never visited and never will patronize #4 Starbucks and #32 Carl’s Jr.[/li][li]#44 Bob Evans[/li][li]#22 Panera Bread[/li][/ol]

55

Never eaten at #2: KFC
Never seen, nor heard of: #38 Buffalo Wild Wings

The lowest that I’ve ever seen is #365, Steak Escape. The lowest that I’ve ever eaten at is #290, La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill.

56
  1. Never eaten at a Dunkin Donuts (#10)
  2. Never seen a Carl’s Jr. (#32)
  3. Never even heard of Church’s Chicken (#39)
57

The lowest # I’ve been to is 388 (Hot Dog on a Stick)

58

I probably don’t count because I don’t live in the U.S. but my results are:

Never eaten at: Burger King
Heard of but never seen: Taco Bell (heard of on message boards only)
Never heard of: Chili’s Grill & Bar

ETA: lowest I’ve heard of is Ground Round Grill & Bar (#360) assuming that is the same Ground Round we went to in Ohio in the '70s.

59

  1. I’ve never been to Papa John’s. (26)

  2. I’ve never seen a Whataburger, though I think I’ve heard of it, vaguely. (41)

  3. I’ve never heard of Romano’s Macaroni Grill. (54)

60
  1. #15 Jack in the Box
  2. #41 Whataburger
  3. #58 Zaxbys

It is and it isn’t the same. The chain went BK a few years ago. Literally started shutting down in the middle of service. A few stores that were franchises stayed open. All the company owned stores were dead meat.