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[msmidge]

We went to Red Lobster tonight because we had a coupon that I thought would make it a cheap meal, and I was curious what the deal was with Red Lobster anyway, having never been. So...we got there at about 6:20 pm and there was already a waiting list. By the time we left, it was a total mob scene, probably a 30 minute wait for a table. And the place is a glorified Denny's! The meals we had were adequate, but without the coupon we would have spent enough to have had a nice meal at a nice restaurant...here, we had heavily fried heavily breaded or heavily sauced fish with steamed broccoli, instant mashed potatoes, and heavily greasy biscuits. The sweet tea was fine, but my stomach is somewhat angry now that I have filled it with all that grease. So in conclusion, I don't get it. Why is Red Lobster so popular in a city with plenty of decent restaurants in the same price range to choose from? Is it more exciting if you actually eat lobster? Or is it like TGI Friday's, where they market "fun" so people go there to have "fun" even though the food is not very good at all?

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[flummoxicated.livejournal.com]

Red Lobster is "safe", most Americans like boring food so Red Lobster has become the de facto seafood restaurant. They advertise a lot so people just go there because they do what their TV tells them to.

[msmidge.livejournal.com]

I bet life would be easier if we did what our TVs told us to do.