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*UPDATED: BRACKETS HAVE BEEN SET* OOTB Chain Restaurants Tourney

Rules are for rubes like you.
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Carls Jr
Zaxby's
Carrabas
Olive Garden
Wendys
Bojangles
Maggianos
Dairy Queen
Taco Bell
Red Lobster
Ruby Tuesdays
Tijuana Flats
Moe's
Salsaritas
Panera
Outback
Texas Roadhouse
Burger King
PF Changs
Chilis
Morton's
Ruth's Chris
Longhorn
Jason's Deli
Captain D's
Firehouse Subs
Jersey Mikes
Subway
Blimpie
Bonefish Grill
Macaroni Grill
Chik Fil A
Starbucks
KFC
A & W
Jack In The Box
Dickey's BBQ
K & W Cafeterias
Panda Express
Red Robin
McCormick & Schmicks
Phillips Seafood
Cook Out
Sonic
Arby's
Sweet Frog
Jimmy Johns
Joe's Crab Shack
Pizza Hut
Papa Johns
Little Caesars
Hungry Howies
Baskin Robbins
Cold Stone
Marble Slab
Qdoba
Logan's Roadhouse
Mod Pizza
Buffalo Wild Wings
Flemings Steaks
IHOP
Waffle House
5 Guys
Cracker Barrel
O Charley's

There's 65!
 
That's why I had excluded In-N-Out in my first poast. Then, I went back through RH's master log and picked ones I liked from there. Since no one gave him crap over In-N-Out I figured we had bypassed that rule.
I didn't count In-N-Out. I took away several (12+) of RH's list because it didn't fit the rules. You'll see when I poast the tallies later.
 
Okay we have trimmed it to a final 81. List is below. IMPORTANT: Re-read what you already nominated, then read the list below. Please nominate any others you wish from the list below that you have not done so already. This will not only help the seeds become clearer, but will also hopefully break up the deadlock of all the places with 2 votes, so we can successfully trim it down to 64.

Please do not nominate any new restaurants that do not appear in the list of 81 below. The time to nominate new ones is over. Simply poast ones you haven't yet. The nominations phase will end at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday night. At that point, I'll see these bad boys into regions.

  1. Wendy's 12
  2. Bojangles 12
  3. Chick-fil-A 11
  4. Firehouse Subs 10
  5. Arby's 9
  6. Five Guys 9
  7. Jimmy John's 9
  8. Olive Garden 9
  9. Cracker Barrel 9
  10. Cook-Out 9
  11. Jersey Mike's 8
  12. Taco Bell 8
  13. Burger King 8
  14. Pizza Hut 8
  15. Hardee's 8
  16. KFC 8
  17. Chili's 8
  18. Buffalo Wild Wings 8
  19. Outback 7
  20. Zaxbys 7
  21. McDonald's 7
  22. Subway 7
  23. Longhorn Steakhouse 7
  24. Papa John's 7
  25. Ruby Tuesday's 7
  26. Cheesecake Factory 7
  27. Texas Roadhouse 6
  28. Hooter's 6
  29. Krispy Kreme 6
  30. Macaroni Grill 6
  31. Dairy Queen 6
  32. Mellow Mushroom 6
  33. Domino's 6
  34. HWY 55 / Andy's 6
  35. Sonic 5
  36. Waffle House 5
  37. Chipotle 5
  38. Applebee's 5
  39. Dunkin' Donuts 5
  40. Panera 5
  41. Moe's 5
  42. TGI Friday's 5
  43. PF Chang's 5
  44. Bonefish Grill 5
  45. IHOP 5
  46. O'Charley's 4
  47. Qdoba 4
  48. Fuddrucker's 4
  49. Red Robin 4
  50. Steak n' Shake 4
  51. Popeye's 4
  52. Little Caesar's Pizza 4
  53. Captain D's 4
  54. Ham's 4
  55. McAlister's Deli 4
  56. MOD Pizza 3
  57. Jack in the Box 3
  58. Jason's Deli 3
  59. Maggiano's Little Italy 3
  60. Ruth's Chris Steak House 3
  61. Church's Chicken 3
  62. Dickey's BBQ 3
  63. On The Border 3
  64. Baskin-Robbins 3
  65. Boston Market 3
  66. Coldstone Creamery 3
  67. Golden Corral 3
  68. Logan's Roadhouse 3
  69. Red Lobster 3
  70. Starbucks Coffee 3
  71. Salsaritas 2
  72. BJs Brewhouse 2
  73. Big Boy 2
  74. Carraba's Italian Grill 2
  75. Joe's Crab Shack 2
  76. Long John Silver's 2
  77. Panda Express 2
  78. Sweet Frogs 2
  79. Chuy's 2
  80. Ben & Jerry's 2
  81. Biscuitville 2
 
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Some very, very interesting seeds are in store for this tourney, I can already tell. WaHo could make a deep run as a lower seed. Meanwhile, BK is my pick to pull a "Duke" and crash out early, despite a good seed.
 
Cheesecake Factory
Domino's
Sonic
Steak n' Shake
TGI Friday's
Popeye's
PF Changs
IHOP
Little Caesar's Pizza
Church's
 
I'm going to list the ones I've eaten at.

Wendy's 10
Bojangles 9
Firehouse Subs 9
Chick-fil-A 9
Arby's 8
Five Guys 8
Jimmy John's 8
Olive Garden 8
Cracker Barrel 8
Cook-Out 7
Jersey Mike's 7
Taco Bell 7
Burger King 7
Pizza Hut 7
Hardee's 7
KFC 7
Outback 6
Zaxbys 6
McDonald's 6
Subway 6
Longhorn Steakhouse 6
Papa John's 6
Buffalo Wild Wings 6
Chili's 6
Ruby Tuesday's 6
Hooter's 5
Krispy Kreme 5
Cheesecake Factory 5
Macaroni Grill 5
Dairy Queen 5
Mellow Mushroom 5
Waffle House 4
Chipotle 4
Applebee's 4
Dunkin' Donuts 4
Domino's 4
Panera 4
Moe's 4
Captain D's 3
TGI Friday's 3
PF Changs 3
Bonefish Grill 3
IHOP 3
Hams 3
McAlister's Deli 3
Dickey's BBQ 2
On The Border 2
Baskin-Robbins 2
Boston Market 2
Coldstone Creamery 2
Golden Corral 2
Logan's Roadhouse 2
Red Lobster 2
Starbuck's Coffee 2
HWY 55 / Andy's 2

Hope that helps.
 
I'm going to list the ones I've eaten at.

Wendy's 10
Bojangles 9
Firehouse Subs 9
Chick-fil-A 9
Arby's 8
Five Guys 8
Jimmy John's 8
Olive Garden 8
Cracker Barrel 8
Cook-Out 7
Jersey Mike's 7
Taco Bell 7
Burger King 7
Pizza Hut 7
Hardee's 7
KFC 7
Outback 6
Zaxbys 6
McDonald's 6
Subway 6
Longhorn Steakhouse 6
Papa John's 6
Buffalo Wild Wings 6
Chili's 6
Ruby Tuesday's 6
Hooter's 5
Krispy Kreme 5
Cheesecake Factory 5
Macaroni Grill 5
Dairy Queen 5
Mellow Mushroom 5
Waffle House 4
Chipotle 4
Applebee's 4
Dunkin' Donuts 4
Domino's 4
Panera 4
Moe's 4
Captain D's 3
TGI Friday's 3
PF Changs 3
Bonefish Grill 3
IHOP 3
Hams 3
McAlister's Deli 3
Dickey's BBQ 2
On The Border 2
Baskin-Robbins 2
Boston Market 2
Coldstone Creamery 2
Golden Corral 2
Logan's Roadhouse 2
Red Lobster 2
Starbuck's Coffee 2
HWY 55 / Andy's 2

Hope that helps.
I'm not counting any of those unless you say they're all nominations.
 
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Their numbering system is weird. I've never understood it.
I've never understood it either and stare at the menu every time to figure out some sort of pattern. I *think* they just number them weird to mess with people and joke that they have that many sandwiches. Kinda one of those "just to be strange" sorts of things.
 
I've never understood it either and stare at the menu every time to figure out some sort of pattern. I *think* they just number them weird to mess with people and joke that they have that many sandwiches. Kinda one of those "just to be strange" sorts of things.
I know a few of them are hidden off the menu (you can still order them), but not enough to reach 56. The #1 is a BLT and the #4 is a sub called The Number Four, but I can't remember what's on it. Just a couple of examples. Maybe there have been a lot of discontinued subs, and when one replaces it, they just add another number rather than replacing the existing. Who knows...
 
Big Kahuna is boss tits. Dammit it's so good.
He gets it.

I'm telling you, @TarHeelNation11, once you try it, it will change you forever. Even when I'm more in the mood for a cold sub Mike's Way (plus cherry pepper relish and jalapenos, of course), I always at least think about ordering the kahuna. I know you said you weren't the biggest cheesesteak fan, but you need to try it.
 
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