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Brutus Buckeye

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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #938 on: August 27, 2025, 01:40:43 PM »
What's the best chain? 

I nominate Der Dutchman

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« Reply #939 on: August 27, 2025, 01:51:40 PM »
The Lettuce Entertain You group has a lot of great holdings. I'd call it the best chain group.

Restaurants - Lettuce Entertain You

They used to own this chain too, which is really good.

Maggiano's Little Italy | Italian-American Restaurant | Banquets & Catering
Maggiano's Little Italy | Italian-American Restaurant | Banquets & Catering


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« Reply #940 on: August 27, 2025, 02:10:08 PM »
Yeah, we just went to Maggiano's for my youngest's 13th birthday last weekend. 

First time I'd been to a Maggiano's probably since I went to one at the Oakbrook mall growing up in Chicago, either HS or when home for college. 

Decent place, but wasn't anything special as far as Italian food is concerned. 

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« Reply #941 on: August 27, 2025, 02:11:46 PM »
Yeah there's a Maggiano's here, it's pretty good.  It can accommodate large groups so we end up there for band parent functions and stuff like that.
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« Reply #942 on: August 27, 2025, 02:17:14 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on August 27, 2025, 02:10:08 PM
Yeah, we just went to Maggiano's for my youngest's 13th birthday last weekend.

First time I'd been to a Maggiano's probably since I went to one at the Oakbrook mall growing up in Chicago, either HS or when home for college.

Decent place, but wasn't anything special as far as Italian food is concerned.


I like them for their consistency across all locations.
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« Reply #943 on: August 27, 2025, 02:52:45 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on August 27, 2025, 02:10:08 PM
Yeah, we just went to Maggiano's for my youngest's 13th birthday last weekend.

First time I'd been to a Maggiano's probably since I went to one at the Oakbrook mall growing up in Chicago, either HS or when home for college.

Decent place, but wasn't anything special as far as Italian food is concerned.


I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this place. Granted my city has a sort of cliché mid level Italian restaurant that seem to dominate that space.
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« Reply #944 on: August 27, 2025, 02:59:15 PM »
Quote from: bayareabadger on August 27, 2025, 02:52:45 PM
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this place. Granted my city has a sort of cliché mid level Italian restaurant that seem to dominate that space.
Can't vouch for accuracy here, but this is what I found:


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« Reply #945 on: August 27, 2025, 03:16:23 PM »
That looks about right.
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« Reply #946 on: August 27, 2025, 05:39:34 PM »
I was going to say it's a little thin in Big Ten country outside of Chicago, but then I saw that there's about a million of them in Maryland and Joisey, lol. 
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« Reply #947 on: August 27, 2025, 10:53:57 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on August 27, 2025, 02:59:15 PM
Can't vouch for accuracy here, but this is what I found:



Never heard of it.  I'll give it a try.
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« Reply #948 on: August 28, 2025, 08:19:26 AM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on August 27, 2025, 02:10:08 PM
Yeah, we just went to Maggiano's for my youngest's 13th birthday last weekend.

First time I'd been to a Maggiano's probably since I went to one at the Oakbrook mall growing up in Chicago, either HS or when home for college.

Decent place, but wasn't anything special as far as Italian food is concerned.
isn't it a chain owned by a big restaurant group? those type of big chain restaurants tend to have great locations with expensive ass build outs and pretty mediocre food.
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« Reply #949 on: August 28, 2025, 08:49:36 AM »
Quote from: Mdot21 on August 28, 2025, 08:19:26 AM
isn't it a chain owned by a big restaurant group? those type of big chain restaurants tend to have great locations with expensive ass build outs and pretty mediocre food.
This thread contains a description of Maggiano's and how it is no longer owned by its founding parent company.
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Re: Restaurants
« Reply #950 on: August 28, 2025, 08:56:39 AM »
They are owned by Brinker who operates Chili’s as well.
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« Reply #951 on: August 28, 2025, 09:34:04 AM »
I haven't been to any of them since Lettuce Entertain You sold it off.
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