“there’s always an Olive Garden (the Sonic of Italian chains) within spitting distance of a Red Lobster?”
Not where I am, but I agree about olive garden.......for our money if we go to a chain Italian restaurant it’s Carraba’s Italian grill......always has a great level of food and service quality and the kitchen is out front so if you want you can watch your food being prepared.
But there are so many local seafood and Italian restaurants where I am we rarely go to a chain.
Agree. We go to Carraba’s a few times a year, but mostly local joints otherwise.
Red Lobster and Olive Garden used to be much better it seems.