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neeksgeek

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13. Local!

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 04:57 PM

Nov 2012

And not just locally-owned businesses, but places that source their food locally, too. This might not be so easy to find out, I guess, though some places advertise "farm fresh" or words to that effect. I found out a lot about this when I worked for a while at the meat dept and the bakery at Sam's Club (Wal-Mart's membership club - I was really desperate for a job, what can I say). I was very surprised at the number of restaurants, including some "fine dining" places, in my area that got some or all of their food from Sam's. I no longer work for Sam's and no longer eat at those places, either.

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Alright I'm Going Out To Eat Tonight - What Restaurants Should I Be Avoiding?...... [View all] global1 Nov 2012 OP

eat local. Eat somwhere none of us has heard of NightWatcher Nov 2012 #1

Totally agree . . . fleur-de-lisa Nov 2012 #3

Agreed. 9 times ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2012 #7

I love this post ... Scuba Nov 2012 #18

Applebees, Dennys, Papa Johns, for their Obamacare scaremongering, just to start... backscatter712 Nov 2012 #2

find a place that gets its food from local farms. unblock Nov 2012 #4

Avoid chains leftynyc Nov 2012 #5

I'll make an exception for small local chains Retrograde Nov 2012 #22

I like to explore. We live in exurbia and instead of going ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2012 #6

Eat at a locally owned business me b zola Nov 2012 #8

I can agree with that. RebelOne Nov 2012 #14

Where are you at? Maybe someone can provide a local rec. Barack_America Nov 2012 #9

Chinese food in Kentucky d_r Nov 2012 #10

Eat at a Mexican Restaurant not run by caucasians. OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #11

ANY of the chain restaurants. Go to a local one. We try to whenever possible. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #12

Local! neeksgeek Nov 2012 #13

L-O-C-A-L Earth_First Nov 2012 #15

Avoid Mexican food east of San Antionio, Tx. demosincebirth Nov 2012 #16

Avoid Mexican food NORTH of San Antonio as well. Gruenemann Nov 2012 #21

Better avoid Mexican food in Mexico as well. tjwash Nov 2012 #23

Avoid Mexican food in Canada as well...can't be too careful you know tjwash Nov 2012 #24

Avoid Mexican food east of the Sabine River. cloudbase Nov 2012 #17

Don't go to a chain edhopper Nov 2012 #19

I eat at restaurants about 400 times per year aletier_v Nov 2012 #20

Just go eat at a local soup kitchen and leave a 40 dollar tip. MrYikes Nov 2012 #25

The ones w/ all pick-ups in the lot with "Eat more possum" stickers on them. nt longship Nov 2012 #26

Yelp.com | Restaurants | Within 10 Miles | ...then filter out any chain restaurants DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2012 #27