We all know you're a creeper so I'm good. These are the BIG margarita's too. Only liquor the wife allows me
*UPDATED: BRACKETS HAVE BEEN SET* OOTB Chain Restaurants Tourney
- Thread starter TarHeelNation11
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Here's how I'd do this:
Fast Food: traditional burger/chicken joints with a drive-thru (McDonalds, Chick-fil-A, etc.)
Quick Serve: tell the person at the counter what you want or really fast/extremely casual sit-down (Chipotle, Subway, Waffle House, etc.)
Sit-Down: traditional sit-down restaurant with waiters/waitress that offer appetizers, entrees and dessert (Outback, Applebees, Chilis, etc)
Miscellaneous: Pizza delivery, desserts/ice cream, donuts, coffee (Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen, Krispy Kreme, Starbucks)
Fast Food: traditional burger/chicken joints with a drive-thru (McDonalds, Chick-fil-A, etc.)
Quick Serve: tell the person at the counter what you want or really fast/extremely casual sit-down (Chipotle, Subway, Waffle House, etc.)
Sit-Down: traditional sit-down restaurant with waiters/waitress that offer appetizers, entrees and dessert (Outback, Applebees, Chilis, etc)
Miscellaneous: Pizza delivery, desserts/ice cream, donuts, coffee (Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen, Krispy Kreme, Starbucks)
Miscellaneous. That's probably where Jersey Mike's and Firehouse will have to go too... or those could be quick serve.
This is why I think we just need to seed a field of 64. Or break it into only two groups for nomination purposes:
- fast food and miscellaneous
- sit-down dinner
Or we do cool's way above
Yeah, if McDonald's and Cracker Barrel face off in the first round, then so be it.
Bojangles
Cook Out
Chick fil a
Wendy's
Arby's
Taco Bell
Zaxbys
Buffalo Wild Wings
Hooters
Hams
Chilis
Ruby Tuesday
Longhorn
Papa Johns
Firehouse
Jimmy Johns
Jersey mikes
Subway
Chipotle
Olive Garden
Cook Out
Chick fil a
Wendy's
Arby's
Taco Bell
Zaxbys
Buffalo Wild Wings
Hooters
Hams
Chilis
Ruby Tuesday
Longhorn
Papa Johns
Firehouse
Jimmy Johns
Jersey mikes
Subway
Chipotle
Olive Garden
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McDonald's
Wendy's
Burger King
Chick-fil-A
Bojangles
Steak & Shake
Five Guys
Chipotle
Dominos
Pizza Hut
Hardee's
Papa John's
Olive Garden
Ruby Tuesday
Cookout
Captain D's
Taco Bell
Jersey Mike's
Firehouse
Chili's
Panera Bread
Cracker Barrel
Texas Roadhouse
Zaxby's
MOD Pizza
Which Wich
TGI Fridays
KFC
Buffalo Wild Wings
Popeye's
Salsaritas
Krispy Kreme
Wendy's
Burger King
Chick-fil-A
Bojangles
Steak & Shake
Five Guys
Chipotle
Dominos
Pizza Hut
Hardee's
Papa John's
Olive Garden
Ruby Tuesday
Cookout
Captain D's
Taco Bell
Jersey Mike's
Firehouse
Chili's
Panera Bread
Cracker Barrel
Texas Roadhouse
Zaxby's
MOD Pizza
Which Wich
TGI Fridays
KFC
Buffalo Wild Wings
Popeye's
Salsaritas
Krispy Kreme
Man I just created a frick ton of work for myself.
Burger King
Pizza Hut
Hardee's
Olive Garden
Ruby Tuesday
Taco Bell
Chili's
Cracker Barrel
Texas Roadhouse
MOD Pizza
TGI Fridays
KFC
Buffalo Wild Wings
Popeye's
**Can Taco Mac count? It's got like 30 locations throughout Atlanta and two in Charlotte.**
Pizza Hut
Hardee's
Olive Garden
Ruby Tuesday
Taco Bell
Chili's
Cracker Barrel
Texas Roadhouse
MOD Pizza
TGI Fridays
KFC
Buffalo Wild Wings
Popeye's
**Can Taco Mac count? It's got like 30 locations throughout Atlanta and two in Charlotte.**
What the hell is he gonna hit in Nebraska even if he does? I feel like he could fall asleep driving down the highway, wake up 15 minutes later and just be a highway or two over after having driven through a couple farms.
Taco Bell
Hardee's
Five Guys
Outback
Qdoba
Cheesecake Factory.
Yard House
UNOs
Legal Sea Foods
Mellow Mushroom
The nomination part is a little tough for me as I generally go to non-chain places to eat (unless I'm just blazed and want some Taco Bell). But the actual voting part will be easy because you damn well better believe I'll have an opinion on everyone else's choices.
Hardee's
Five Guys
Outback
Qdoba
Cheesecake Factory.
Yard House
UNOs
Legal Sea Foods
Mellow Mushroom
The nomination part is a little tough for me as I generally go to non-chain places to eat (unless I'm just blazed and want some Taco Bell). But the actual voting part will be easy because you damn well better believe I'll have an opinion on everyone else's choices.
Qdoba
Cheesecake Factory.
Mellow Mushroom
Excellent call on these 3, Hark ^^
Also,
Cheesecake Factory.
Mellow Mushroom
Excellent call on these 3, Hark ^^
Also,
GFY
QT
We need under-performing "bluebloods" we can stick at the 8/9 spot to create a bloated 1 vs 8/9 Round of 32 made-for-TV matchup. Just call McDonald's the Kentucky of this tourney
Dairy Queens are everywhere. I just had a Blizzard on Sunday at a random gas stop on the way home from Florida.
Also, McFlurries are the imposter of drive-thru ice cream products. They are an insult to frozen desserts and contain too few mix-ins to actually be enjoyable but just enough to distract you from the low-quality dairy product you're happily shoveling into your gullet.
I believe this is a candidate for miscellaneous category...
Stop.I believe this is a candidate for miscellaneous category...
BoJangles
Chic-Fil-a
Olive Garden
Plaza Azteca
Cheesecake Factory
PF Changs
BJ's Brewhouse
On The Border
Macaroni Grill
Cracker Barrel
Texas Roadhouse
Firehouse Subs
Chic-Fil-a
Olive Garden
Plaza Azteca
Cheesecake Factory
PF Changs
BJ's Brewhouse
On The Border
Macaroni Grill
Cracker Barrel
Texas Roadhouse
Firehouse Subs
Gonna need a ruling, are these national / Southeast chains?
Also, nice shout on PF Chang's
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar
Arby's
Baskin-Robbins
Benihana Sushi & Japanese Steakhouse
Big Boy Restaurant & Bakery/Frisch's Big Boy
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
Black Angus Steakhouse
Bob Evans Restaurants
Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits
Bonefish Grill
Boston Market
Bucca di Beppo
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
Burger King
California Pizza Kitchen
Captain D's Seafood
Carl's Jr. (see also: Hardee’s)
Carrabba's Italian Grill
Casey's General Stores
Checkers
Cheddar's
Cheesecake Factory
Chick-fil-A
Chili's Grill & Bar
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chuck E. Cheese's
Church's Chicken
CiCi's Pizza
Cinnabon
Cold Stone Creamery
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Culver's
Dairy Queen
Del Taco
Denny's
Domino's Pizza
Dunkin' Donuts
Einstein Bros. Bagels
El Pollo Loco
Famous Dave's
Fazoli’s
Firehouse Subs
Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Friendly's Ice Cream
Fuddruckers
Godfather’s Pizza
Golden Corral
Hardee's (see also: Carl’s Jr.)
Hooters
IHOP
In-N-Out Burger
Jack in the Box
Jamba Juice
Jason's Deli
Jersey Mike’s
Jimmy John's
Joe’s Crab Shack
KFC
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Krystal
Little Caesars Pizza
Logan's Roadhouse
Long John Silver's
LongHorn Steakhouse
Maggiano’s Little Italy
McAlister’s Deli
McDonald's
Melting Pot
Moe’s Southwest Grill
Noodles & Company
O'Charley's
Olive Garden
On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
Outback Steakhouse
P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Panda Express
Panera Bread
Papa John's Pizza
Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery
Pizza Hut
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Qdoba Mexican Grill
Quiznos Sub
Red Lobster
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Spirits
Romano's Macaroni Grill
Ruby Tuesday
Ruth's Chris Steak House
Sbarro, The Italian Eatery
Sonic, America's Drive-In
Starbucks Coffee
Steak n Shake
Subway
T.G.I. Friday's
Taco Bell
Texas Roadhouse
Tim Hortons
Waffle House
Wendy's
Whataburger
White Castle
Zaxby's
Arby's
Baskin-Robbins
Benihana Sushi & Japanese Steakhouse
Big Boy Restaurant & Bakery/Frisch's Big Boy
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
Black Angus Steakhouse
Bob Evans Restaurants
Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits
Bonefish Grill
Boston Market
Bucca di Beppo
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
Burger King
California Pizza Kitchen
Captain D's Seafood
Carl's Jr. (see also: Hardee’s)
Carrabba's Italian Grill
Casey's General Stores
Checkers
Cheddar's
Cheesecake Factory
Chick-fil-A
Chili's Grill & Bar
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chuck E. Cheese's
Church's Chicken
CiCi's Pizza
Cinnabon
Cold Stone Creamery
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Culver's
Dairy Queen
Del Taco
Denny's
Domino's Pizza
Dunkin' Donuts
Einstein Bros. Bagels
El Pollo Loco
Famous Dave's
Fazoli’s
Firehouse Subs
Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Friendly's Ice Cream
Fuddruckers
Godfather’s Pizza
Golden Corral
Hardee's (see also: Carl’s Jr.)
Hooters
IHOP
In-N-Out Burger
Jack in the Box
Jamba Juice
Jason's Deli
Jersey Mike’s
Jimmy John's
Joe’s Crab Shack
KFC
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Krystal
Little Caesars Pizza
Logan's Roadhouse
Long John Silver's
LongHorn Steakhouse
Maggiano’s Little Italy
McAlister’s Deli
McDonald's
Melting Pot
Moe’s Southwest Grill
Noodles & Company
O'Charley's
Olive Garden
On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
Outback Steakhouse
P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Panda Express
Panera Bread
Papa John's Pizza
Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery
Pizza Hut
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Qdoba Mexican Grill
Quiznos Sub
Red Lobster
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Spirits
Romano's Macaroni Grill
Ruby Tuesday
Ruth's Chris Steak House
Sbarro, The Italian Eatery
Sonic, America's Drive-In
Starbucks Coffee
Steak n Shake
Subway
T.G.I. Friday's
Taco Bell
Texas Roadhouse
Tim Hortons
Waffle House
Wendy's
Whataburger
White Castle
Zaxby's
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Fair Enough...I didn't expect Plaza Azteca to make the cut anyway. BJ's, though...that one is a #1 seed contender in my book. That place is plain awesomeness.
I had never heard of them but they both seem national. There's 3 of the PlazaAztecas in MA actually. The OMG Nachos actually look bomb.
Whatever source you jacked that from voted for The Melting Pot twice, once without the "the".
I'll allow what is essentially a double vote for Hardee's (with Carl's Jr. on there too) because that should be the tourney winner anyways.
