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SCantiGOP

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48. But you would get to eat for only a few months
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 08:43 PM
Aug 2020

before the heart attack took you out.

Actually, I love Ruth's but my evil doctor tells me that I should severely limit red meat and alcohol. Might need to find a new doctor.

Choose one restaurant. [View all] Laelth Aug 2020 OP
Some context--I know which restaurant the President would choose. Laelth Aug 2020 #1
Texas de Brazil Cirque du So-What Aug 2020 #2
Where is that? Sounds delicious. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #12
They're all over Cirque du So-What Aug 2020 #20
All urban, but very diverse with great-looking food. Laelth Aug 2020 #22
I would go with a local restaurant Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #3
It's got to be a Chinese buffet then Generic Brad Aug 2020 #4
You must name a specific restaurant. Laelth Aug 2020 #10
I'd prefer a local one Generic Brad Aug 2020 #23
Great story. Laelth Aug 2020 #24
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Portland trueblue2007 Aug 2020 #42
There are lots of those all over the country. Laelth Aug 2020 #43
But you would get to eat for only a few months SCantiGOP Aug 2020 #48
NOT JUST STEAK. THEY have many other choices .... trueblue2007 Aug 2020 #66
I'd have to pick the same. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #29
COVID-19 may drive all buffets out of business. Laelth Aug 2020 #44
Oh, in this Covid-world too? Lol. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #64
My coworker is wondering if 7-11 counts as a restaurant? happybird Aug 2020 #5
Does the 7-11 take food stamps (EBT)? Laelth Aug 2020 #7
Yep, they take EBT. happybird Aug 2020 #40
Honestly, a "diner" with broad geography is high on my list. Laelth Aug 2020 #45
I love Waffle House! happybird Aug 2020 #52
We, Deep Southerners, call it the "Awful Waffle." Laelth Aug 2020 #55
I want to pick up every open check at a local Colombian restaurant Danmel Aug 2020 #6
I guess it would be Legal Sea Foods. I remember the original one Croney Aug 2020 #8
I assume you mean Cambridge, MA. Laelth Aug 2020 #58
Yes, MA. It was a store first, and Wikipedia says Croney Aug 2020 #63
Nifty. Thanks for the backstory. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #73
Olive Garden...come for the breadsticks, stay for the... ret5hd Aug 2020 #9
Admittedly, that one was high on my list. Laelth Aug 2020 #11
My reply was completely tongue in cheek! ret5hd Aug 2020 #13
Fair. I admit that there are many things I dislike about that company. Laelth Aug 2020 #15
Now you've gone and done it! Laffy Kat Aug 2020 #65
I forgot pitbulls. ret5hd Aug 2020 #72
You didn't even require every meal there unc70 Aug 2020 #14
So long as you never move, that sounds like a good choice. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #16
I've lived in Chapel Hill since 1966 unc70 Aug 2020 #18
Daughter and I have gotten chinese take-out twice since March. Laelth Aug 2020 #25
Rio Grande (in Boulder and 3 other locations) CloudWatcher Aug 2020 #17
Nice choice. Laelth Aug 2020 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Glorfindel Aug 2020 #21
We ave such a dearth of good restaurants in the midwest rurallib Aug 2020 #26
Ever tried Skyline Chili? Laelth Aug 2020 #46
Well I live in Iowa, but in my working days I had to visit Cincinnati frequently rurallib Aug 2020 #49
Do you have Runze there where you are? Laelth Aug 2020 #51
no I think I have heard of it and it is in Nebraska rurallib Aug 2020 #54
Ted's Montana Grill csziggy Aug 2020 #27
Sarge's Deli in New York City jmowreader Aug 2020 #28
What a superb, informative reply! Thank you. Laelth Aug 2020 #57
Sarge's is on 3rd Avenue jmowreader Aug 2020 #61
Excellent. Thanks. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #62
Sure miss the Carnegie Deli. Totally Tunsie Aug 2020 #75
Can I drive my time machine? n/t Harker Aug 2020 #30
No, sorry. All real-world constraints apply. Laelth Aug 2020 #31
I'll stay home and cook mostly Asian, as usual. Harker Aug 2020 #32
Thanks for taking us along for the ride. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #33
Any time! Harker Aug 2020 #34
Karl Strauss Brew Pub Initech Aug 2020 #35
Lucille's in Fort Worth TX a long time FW favorite yellowdogintexas Aug 2020 #36
Been there. I have family in Fort Worth, and yes! Laelth Aug 2020 #59
Shun Lee Palace on Manhattan's East Side DFW Aug 2020 #37
That one I will have to try. Thank you. Laelth Aug 2020 #60
I made it back with almost no trouble DFW Aug 2020 #70
Nick's, in Madison, CT... First Speaker Aug 2020 #38
After much deliberation, I'm going with Outback happybird Aug 2020 #39
Not a bad choice. Wide variety of relatively healthy food. Laelth Aug 2020 #56
Le Bernardin MissMillie Aug 2020 #41
We used to do one pricey dinner out every year. We did go to Le Bernardin. Not memorable... LAS14 Aug 2020 #47
Golden Corral egduj Aug 2020 #50
If I get to eat there for free, as often as I like, I agree. Laelth Aug 2020 #53
Finally picked one! :D electric_blue68 Aug 2020 #67
Finally picked one! :D electric_blue68 Aug 2020 #68
GUELAGUETZA, Baby Brother Buzz Aug 2020 #69
I'd choose Nepenthe in Big Sur, but then I'd have to go to California all the time... NNadir Aug 2020 #71
Top Of Binion's for the Chicken Fried Lobster Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2020 #74
Chicken Fried Lobster? Laelth Aug 2020 #78
It's incredible! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2020 #84
Sounds hellish. GoneOffShore Aug 2020 #76
It's a tough choice, admittedly. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #79
Especially because I don't do chain restaurants. And there's no place close by that's that good. GoneOffShore Aug 2020 #86
Chicago Diner in Chicago because mucifer Aug 2020 #77
I think it's interesting that nobody has chosen a pizza joint yet. Laelth Aug 2020 #80
Pizza every day could be a bit much mucifer Aug 2020 #81
I hear you. Laelth Aug 2020 #82
Lots Of Pizza Joints... ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #89
Damn you! demmiblue Aug 2020 #83
Don't hate me. I'm getting the Soul bowl for dinner. Yours looks great, too! mucifer Aug 2020 #87
Yes, indeed (vegetarian, but on the plant-based path) demmiblue Aug 2020 #88
The Copperleaf in Burien, Washington. Aristus Aug 2020 #85
I'd go with Casa Bianca in the Eagle Rock area of Los Angeles... GReedDiamond Aug 2020 #90
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Aug 2020 #91
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