The continuation of being dumped on in Restaurants needs to end.

IHOP has really taken a nosedive into the bucket of :poop:. Last time I went there, cold food, took forever to get there, one couple left because they didn't get served, and on top of everything, my order was wrong. IHOP used to be the go-to place. Now, not so much. I see from earlier postings, I'm not alone location-wise.
 
A lot of restaurant workers had two jobs. With things starting to open back up they will drop one. Usually the restaurant job is the one that gets dropped.

Prices are going up like everything. Two years ago I could get a omelette breakfast for $9.99 at the place we frequent. Now it’s over $14.
 
tyman said:
You are way nicer than I am. I go to a restaurant to have hot food (if hot) and cold food (if cold) served to me in an orderly fashion. If I don't get that, someone is hearing about it, whether it's the waiter, the manager, or the owner. I have absolutely no problem getting up and walking out when service is complete crap.
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Finally someone besides myself that realizes they are being cheated. Maybe not intentionally but it still hurts.
 
Propflux01 said:
IHOP has really taken a nosedive into the bucket of :poop:. Last time I went there, cold food, took forever to get there, one couple left because they didn't get served, and on top of everything, my order was wrong. IHOP used to be the go-to place. Now, not so much. I see from earlier postings, I'm not alone location-wise.
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The Waffle House in Russellville is a good one. Long drive for me to get a good Waffle.
 
All of the IHOPs near me have closed. They are owned by or licensed by Dine Brands. Here is the information on their CEO. They bought Applebees out a few years ago, and it has been down hill since. This is an industry (Big Chain Dining) that really seems to have not recovered from the pandemic. I agree with the earlier comments on local owned anything. I have 1 Asian and 1 Mexican place by me that seem to do great. Staff is always friendly, food is good, and prices are reasonable. The Asian place even remembers my name and my favorite orders on a regular basis.
https://www.dinebrands.com/en/corporate-governance-and-board-of-directors/bios/john-peyton
 
PimTac said:
A lot of restaurant workers had two jobs. With things starting to open back up they will drop one. Usually the restaurant job is the one that gets dropped.

Prices are going up like everything. Two years ago I could get a omelette breakfast for $9.99 at the place we frequent. Now it’s over $14
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That is about the rate of increase around here. 40-50% increases are common. No longer will I accept crap. and not say something. My grace period has expired. We would all be a lot better off if more people would speak up.
 
My wife and I eat out at a few places. The service is usually good to mediocre. But I must give a shout out to the Prime Rib restaurant at Live! casino in Philly. We've been there twice and the service is shockingly good. I can't tell if it's just good service and since other restaurants are so bad that it seems exceptional but no matter, it's great. We've talked to others and they had the same experience. They are awesome and work as a great team. Prices are a little high, there but at least you get great food and service. Both times I've asked for the manager to compliment him on his staff. We will definitely complain about poor service or food but you need to also compliment good food and service in today's world. Negative reinforcement doesn't seem to help but maybe positive reinforcement will keep the good ones going.
 
Wrenchturner44 said:
The Asian place even remembers my name and my favorite orders on a regular basis.
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The Asian restaurant we always go to always sits us in my gf's favorite booth, has her favorite sweeteners and extra glass of ice waiting for her on the table before we even sit down. The restaurant owner always comes to the table to greet us during our meal with a fresh slice of cheesecake for the both of us (y)
 
Hermann said:
In the last month my Lady Friend and myself have eaten out 8 times. 5 of the 8 have been below average and just horrible. The quality of the food and the prices being charged are not on a equilibrium, where the quality is degrading while the prices are going up. I am now to the point that I call the manager over when presented with a cold, poorly prepared or lukewarm entrée.

At IHOP a couple weeks ago I received a stone cold waffle with room temp syrup which was chilly. The waffle was on a plate that felt refrigerated. The price for a waffle was $10.05 The manager was called over and would not even replace the waffle. After Karen ate a few more bites of her coolish food we told the waitress we were not intending to pay for our meal. She said we could just leave and nothing would happen I handed her a Abe Lincoln and we got up and left. Apparently it happens often.

Last evening we went to a family owned BBQ joint, 3 tables in the place had patrons. It was early. I ordered a small burnt end platter. Again another meal that was barely above tongue temp. The french fries were cold, nasty unblanched "Natural Fries" (curse you 5 Guys). The waitress replaced my cold fries with another baskets of barely warm fries. Still not happy I asked her to replace my fries with some beans which were hot and tasty. Didn't order beans at first being in mixed company. Used the bean juice to warm up my burnt ends. My bill was $18 and I gave a $5 tip just because someone cared just a little. I think she yelled at the kitchen crew after the second basket of cold fries.

And I hate to say our favorite local chain (4 locations) sit down place for comfort food is starting to slip. I received refrigerator cold mashed potatoes along with my Open face Tenderloin which was fine and assuming it used the same gravy, even hot gravy was no match for the refrigerator cold potatoes.

Honestly the best meal this month was at Wendy's. Around here they usually quite good. The secret, hot and properly prepared. Even my $1 Sausage and Egg Biscuit at McDonald this morning was wonderful along with 2 sausage biscuits and a unsweetened Ice tea. Again hot and properly prepared The 2 sausage biscuits are to make Biscuits and Gravy tomorrow or Tuesday. .

After last evening we made a pact to not pay for crappy food anymore. This aggravates us to no end. And I know she is not above making a scene. She lives on Social Security and I strive to make ends meet on it and not dive into saving for eating out.

This happens so often, I am thinking of making printed business size cards explaining why I am disappointed. Hand it to the server and ask that it be delivered to the manager or owner.

Off my soap box for now.
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I tried Culver's for the first time today, It was decent but they forgot a burger and fries. But wasn't charged for it.
Tried Paul's Drive in the other day and it was good.(tenderloin/burger/fries/sweet tea). We go to Joe's in Leawood for bbq, Always good.
 
wpod said:
Some local Mexican restaurants [Owned by mexican families ] around here are still wonderful .My favorite is Mexican, Chinese and Japanese. I haven't had good Chinese or Japanese in quite a while. Though I just like food especially food that is good.
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You should come here if you like Mexican food. They sell it from their garages,tents and even trailers on every corner.

The folks in my neighborhood call the closest paved corner "The food court".

We are sick of Mexican food!

We keep hoping for a bbq guy to roll up at the food court or a hotdog guy..... anything but Mexican food!
 
LenZee said:
I tried Culver's for the first time today, It was decent but they forgot a burger and fries. But wasn't charged for it.
Tried Paul's Drive in the other day and it was good.(tenderloin/burger/fries/sweet tea). We go to Joe's in Leawood for bbq, Always good.
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+1 on Joe's in Leawood. The Olathe location is good also but always so busy. Trader Joe's and Joe's within shouting distance from each other. We like Jack Stack, Smoke Stack, and Joe's. Gave up on Zarda's, the brisket is always dry and stringy. Where is Paul's?

Culvers is our dessert stop many evenings. Turtle sundae is always good.
 
atikovi said:
Don't even have a waffle maker and not going through the hassle making up batter for one waffle. I have those Eggos 6 or more mornings in a row, one box full, and they are better than any other home made or restaurant made I've had.
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I freeze the waffles 1 make just like Eggo's . I make a whole batch on the first rainy nastly fall day. Comfort cooking.
 
I travel quite a bit with my work and have made a habit of trying to find Farm to table restaurants or simply restaurants that serve menu items such as grass-fed/finished beef and other foods of high quality. Two chains I ate at recently were Smashburger in upstate New York and Farmburger in Atlanta, both had exceptional quality food in my fairest of opinions.

If anyone is interested below is a link to a website that can help guide you to restaurants of this nature as well as many other helpful resources:

https://knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom.com/
 
Chris142 said:
You should come here if you like Mexican food. They sell it from their garages,tents and even trailers on every corner.

The folks in my neighborhood call the closest paved corner "The food court".

We are sick of Mexican food!

We keep hoping for a bbq guy to roll up at the food court or a hotdog guy..... anything but Mexican food!
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None of the restaurants around here that "closed permanently" due to the "recent thing" were Mexican restaurants. And of those that "closed permanently", most of them became Mexican restaurants.

I seriously wonder how many Mexican restaurants this area can support.
 
Wrenchturner44 said:
All of the IHOPs near me have closed. They are owned by or licensed by Dine Brands. Here is the information on their CEO. They bought Applebees out a few years ago, and it has been down hill since. This is an industry (Big Chain Dining) that really seems to have not recovered from the pandemic. I agree with the earlier comments on local owned anything. I have 1 Asian and 1 Mexican place by me that seem to do great. Staff is always friendly, food is good, and prices are reasonable. The Asian place even remembers my name and my favorite orders on a regular basis.
https://www.dinebrands.com/en/corporate-governance-and-board-of-directors/bios/john-peyton
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Applebee's is another place that has turned nasty!
 
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