Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Favorite Chain Restaurants That Make My Life a Little Easier

1. Wendy's--definitely not my number one, but totally my sons'. Personally I don't understand why they keep discontinuing all the good stuff. Way back, they had the absolute best hot dogs, then they had a chicken caesar pita that I LOVED, and then I was very fond of the Greek salad, but they got rid of it.

2. Chick-fil-A--I almost always order the Chickin Strips Salad, but I like the nuggets, fries, and coleslaw on occasion as well. Their kid-meal prizes are great too.

3. Schlotzsky's--For a long time I only ordered the Original, but now I get the Veggie, and with the spicy ranch the put on it, it's awesome. Plus their carrot cake (a recent discovery) is amazingly yummy.

4. Pizza Hut--while I may get my fix from the Target Food Avenue, I still think this pizza is the best of any chain I've had.

5. Chipotle--I always, always get the barbacoa, either in crispy tacos or a salad--their honey-lime chipotle dressing is awesome.

6. Pei-Wei--I've loved everything, but the Pei Wei Spicy Chicken with noodles instead of rice is my (and my husband's) absolute favorite).

7. Sonic--How can you not love a place that will make you a pineapple Dr. Pepper, a vanilla Coke (fountain), or a foot long chili cheese dog with tater tots and onion rings?

8. Boston Market--mostly in the winter. I love their chicken tortilla soup--they serve it with corn chips and cheese (they used to give you green onions but don't anymore) and a square of yummy-sweet cornbread.

9. Arby's--I've always liked their roast beef sandwiches and their special 'Arby's Sauce' barbeque sauce, but now I get their Market Fresh roast beef, loaded with toppings.

10. Taco Bell--They make a pretty good bean and cheese burrito for $0.59. I also get the Taco Supreme, but nothing else. What can I say, I'm a purest.

11. Taco Cabana--This might be a Texas-only chain, and it's billed as Patio Tex-Mex. Most everything I've had is yummy, but my standby's are the bean and cheese taco and bean and cheese chalupa and cheese enchilada plate.

12. Berryhill--A relatively recent discovery. They have awesome fish tacos. For Trish: they have fried/tempura style with cabbage slaw and some sort of dressing in a corn tortilla, or they have grilled with Romaine letter, pico de gallo and a different sort of spicy dressing.

13. Jack-in-the-Box--who can resist those two tacos for 99 cents that are just a big greasy crescent of questionable meat product with a slice of cheese, a handful of iceberg lettuce, and a squirt of salsa?? Not me!




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