TGFFRT: (3) Applebee's v. (4) Chick-Fil-A (Elite 8)

TGFFRT: (3) Applebee's v. (4) Chick-Fil-A (Elite 8)#238542

By ToTheLeft - March 2nd, 2009, 1:03 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 1:03 pm #238542

Traditional sit down American food against the place that invented the chicken sandwich. Which one goes to the Final Four?

So which do you think, overall, is a better place to eat?

Take into consideration:

Value
Taste
Atmosphere
Service

and anything else that would make a place a more desirable eating destination.

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#238553

By Fumblerooskies - March 2nd, 2009, 1:18 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 1:18 pm #238553

Just not a fan of the bird.

#238558

By Maximus - March 2nd, 2009, 1:26 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 1:26 pm #238558

I have had better service at Chick fil a than at Applebee's.

#238559

By RubberMallet - March 2nd, 2009, 1:26 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 1:26 pm #238559

chickfila. their fries are awesome and their chicken is ok. everyone knows my hatred for applebees

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#238575

By Sly Fox - March 2nd, 2009, 1:57 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 1:57 pm #238575

No brainer ... CFA should cruise in this one.

#238592

By scuzdriver - March 2nd, 2009, 2:23 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 2:23 pm #238592

RubberMallet wrote:chickfila. their fries are awesome and their chicken is ok. everyone knows my hatred for applebees

+1

#238615

By Ed Dantes - March 2nd, 2009, 4:38 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 4:38 pm #238615

RubberMallet wrote:chickfila. their fries are awesome and their chicken is ok. everyone knows my hatred for applebees

The fries are hit-or-miss. Sometimes they're too starchy and soggy, but they're okay when you load 'em up with ketchup. If you can get them thin, crispy and salty, you're in good shape. But that's only half the time.

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#238617

By LUconn - March 2nd, 2009, 4:43 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 4:43 pm #238617

Talk about a mis-seeding. This is domination.

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#238622

By thepostman - March 2nd, 2009, 4:51 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 4:51 pm #238622

I still do not understand why so many people around here love chic-fil-a...just because its run by a Christian guy does not mean all Christians must love it...

ok end of rant

#238623

By flamesbball84 - March 2nd, 2009, 4:52 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 4:52 pm #238623

Ed Dantes wrote:
RubberMallet wrote:chickfila. their fries are awesome and their chicken is ok. everyone knows my hatred for applebees
The fries are hit-or-miss. Sometimes they're too starchy and soggy, but they're okay when you load 'em up with ketchup. If you can get them thin, crispy and salty, you're in good shape. But that's only half the time.

I've never gotten them soggy...

#238632

By LUconn - March 2nd, 2009, 4:57 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 4:57 pm #238632

I don't think anybody here cares that it's run by a Christian guy.

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#238633

By thepostman - March 2nd, 2009, 4:59 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 4:59 pm #238633

haha...maybe...but sometimes I wonder... because i think they food is so plain

#238639

By absturgill - March 2nd, 2009, 5:35 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 5:35 pm #238639

Love the Boneless Wings and Steak Quesadilla Towers at Applebee's but I had to go for CFA. Good chicken sandwich + Good Fries + Awesome milkshakes + Honey Mustard, Buttermilk Ranch and the CFA sauces.

#238645

By BJWilliams - March 2nd, 2009, 6:20 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 6:20 pm #238645

As much as I like Applebee's I went with CFA. Good food, very personable people, closed on Sundays and Truett Cathy is an amazing guy to talk to.

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#238646

By Cider Jim - March 2nd, 2009, 6:23 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 6:23 pm #238646

CFA is the best fast food joint on the planet!

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#238662

By scuzdriver - March 2nd, 2009, 7:12 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 7:12 pm #238662

thepostman wrote:I still do not understand why so many people around here love chic-fil-a...just because its run by a Christian guy does not mean all Christians must love it...

ok end of rant

Most of the Chic Flikas out here are owned by Mormons.

#238670

By RubberMallet - March 2nd, 2009, 7:23 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 7:23 pm #238670

thepostman wrote:haha...maybe...but sometimes I wonder... because i think they food is so plain

as opposed to applebees?

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#238679

By thepostman - March 2nd, 2009, 7:29 pm

- March 2nd, 2009, 7:29 pm #238679

RubberMallet wrote:
thepostman wrote:haha...maybe...but sometimes I wonder... because i think they food is so plain
as opposed to applebees?

at least applebees has more of a selection

I hate chic fil a...and probably will never eat there again...i had about a once a year streak going for a while...but I think I am done with it...my wife agrees with me and that is good enough for me...I do not need this board approval!!

#238800

By adam42381 - March 3rd, 2009, 12:55 am

- March 3rd, 2009, 12:55 am #238800

Chic-Fil-A...went there for dinner.

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#238804

By RubberMallet - March 3rd, 2009, 1:03 am

- March 3rd, 2009, 1:03 am #238804

thepostman wrote:
RubberMallet wrote:
thepostman wrote:haha...maybe...but sometimes I wonder... because i think they food is so plain
as opposed to applebees?
at least applebees has more of a selection

I hate chic fil a...and probably will never eat there again...i had about a once a year streak going for a while...but I think I am done with it...my wife agrees with me and that is good enough for me...I do not need this board approval!!

hmmmm which shall i have tonight....the dried out chicken or the bland ordinary burger....perhaps the dried out deep fried chicken fingers! or the mcribs minus the bun, ooo that shoe leather quality steak looks tantelizing.......so many choices...

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#238807

By mrmacphisto - March 3rd, 2009, 3:02 am

- March 3rd, 2009, 3:02 am #238807

LUconn wrote:Talk about a mis-seeding. This is domination.

Yeah, you can't exactly call this an upset.

#238813

By thepostman - March 3rd, 2009, 7:28 am

- March 3rd, 2009, 7:28 am #238813

RubberMallet wrote:
thepostman wrote:
RubberMallet wrote: as opposed to applebees?
at least applebees has more of a selection

I hate chic fil a...and probably will never eat there again...i had about a once a year streak going for a while...but I think I am done with it...my wife agrees with me and that is good enough for me...I do not need this board approval!!
hmmmm which shall i have tonight....the dried out chicken or the bland ordinary burger....perhaps the dried out deep fried chicken fingers! or the mcribs minus the bun, ooo that shoe leather quality steak looks tantelizing.......so many choices...

even if you put it that way...which I disagree with...its better then soggy waffle fries and a dried out piece of chicken that I have to smother in polynesian sauce just for it to pass off as food...

#238816

By ToTheLeft - March 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am

- March 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am #238816

I have never had a dry peice of chicken from Chick-Fil-A. Even the Chick-Fil-A I get on campus that's obviously been sitting in a hot box for an hour is still juicy.

I guess for your standards, Gushers are borderline not juicy enough, eh?

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#238818

By thepostman - March 3rd, 2009, 9:20 am

- March 3rd, 2009, 9:20 am #238818

ToTheLeft wrote:I have never had a dry peice of chicken from Chick-Fil-A. Even the Chick-Fil-A I get on campus that's obviously been sitting in a hot box for an hour is still juicy.

I guess for your standards, Gushers are borderline not juicy enough, eh?

this is what everybody says to me...and maybe its just bad luck...but everytime I go it is dry...

but the reason why I kept going back once a year was because I would finally cave in to somebody telling me I was dead wrong so I would see for myself and then leave still feeling the same way...

oh well...

#238851

By BJWilliams - March 3rd, 2009, 11:59 am

- March 3rd, 2009, 11:59 am #238851

Having had both in the last week I will offer some commentary:

Ive never found anything that I had at Chick-Fil-A to ever be dry. Now to postie, Im sorry that your experiences with them have not been very positive. I do hope you at least have one positive experience with them.

To RubberMallet: Im sorry for your general hatred of Applebee's. I go there from time to time and I have not found the food to be of the quality you describe. I had a steak last Thursday when I visited for the Flames Hotline and it was cooked to my liking and quite delicious...not a hint of shoe leather to be had. I ended up voting for CFA for the reasons indicated in my previous post but Ive never had a bad experience with either of these two.

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