# Upscale Restuarants **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [March 17, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596 "2026-03-17T02:25:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/65623_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/21 "2026-03-19T14:30:47Z")
> [@NerdAlert](#): > > mostly nostalgic for me at this point It’s [Casa Bonita](https://www.casabonitadenver.com/) for me in this space . . . Haven’t been there since South Park took it over, though. ---
**Author:** ![Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/mathman/32/14042_2.png) [@Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Mathman)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/22 "2026-03-19T14:54:45Z")
I loved Applebee’s so much, they put one in near my hometown when I was in high school. We’d wait 45-60 minutes for a table. The bourbon street steak and cilantro lime chicken (I think that was the name?) were my jams. But I stopped going, there was one where I live now and it felt like the quality has really slid. It closed a few years ago. I still like Chili’s. I’m also pissed that management ruined and nearly bankrupted (or maybe did, idk) Quizno’s. Mmmmm, toasty. ---
**Author:** ![quoll](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/quoll/32/81747_2.png) [@quoll](https://community.goactuary.com/u/quoll)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/23 "2026-03-19T15:40:16Z")
I nearly ate at an Applebee’s once. There was no place to put my name down for a table and I waited for 10 minutes without seeing a single staff member to ask for a table, apart from the overworked bartender. I then noticed that none of the 14 screens were showing the NBA playoff game, so I left. I later found out that a colleague had been served food there that was hot on the outside and frozen on the inside. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/24 "2026-03-21T11:43:01Z")
> [@Mathman](#): > > do have a fond memory of going to RL in college, I was really into weight lifting. I was a pretty big guy and I was maybe 20 years old, prime eating years. They had endless shrimp, and I had 80 of those suckers. lol this is the primary reason we also went there. Decent enough food quality. Lots of supply. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/triweasel/32/159_2.png) [@Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Triweasel)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/25 "2026-03-21T17:21:55Z")
Olive Garden has their endless pasta. I’ve taken full advantage of that in the past. ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/26 "2026-04-22T19:46:08Z")
Got some Marriott points expiring in the next few weeks and will likely use it for an upscale restuarant gift card. 😋 ETA: Stoopid system won’t let me get a gift card for any upscale restuarant in 'Murika, since I have a Canuckistan mailing adress!! Had to settle for a gas card and a small sbux card. 🙄 They can’t stop me from using my per diem when I’m there in the next few weeks!!! ---
**Author:** ![Hip\_tiger](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/hip_tiger/32/447_2.png) [@Hip\_tiger](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Hip_tiger)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/27 "2026-04-27T22:35:04Z")
Black Bear Diner - especially the prime rib on the weekend. 🍽 ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/28 "2026-06-01T20:09:49Z")
Going to Cheesecake Factory Wednesday night!!! 😋 :party: 🥳 ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/29 "2026-06-04T18:46:46Z")
Chef Reactions just did a review of Cheesecake Factory: he was really impressed - except for the decor. 👍 ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/30 "2026-08-11T22:47:37Z")
Bump, for Some Shake Shack Shenanigans in Shawlt Shlake Shitty: > **[Shake Shack customer hits 'no tip' at kiosk, then watches prices jump in...](https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/shake-shack-customer-hits-no-tip-kiosk-watches-prices-jump-viral-video)** > > A Shake Shack kiosk appeared to inflate the price of milkshakes after a customer selected the "no tip" option. The viral video reignited tipping debate. Not a fan of this “tip us for service that you have not yet received (or else)” bullshit. I’m just gonna stop going to those places. And at those places that offer a tip choice on the pay screen, I generally decline and give a cash tip instead. ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/31 "2026-08-11T23:13:37Z")
Wow, price gouging at an airport. How often does that happen??? 😐 ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/32 "2026-09-01T16:53:58Z")
> **[Endless Shrimp® returns to Red Lobster® for a Limited Time Starting August 17](https://www.redlobster.ca/news-press/press/2026/08/17/endless-shrimp-returns-to-red-lobster-for-a-limited-time-starting-august-17/)** ---
**Author:** ![Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/mathman/32/14042_2.png) [@Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Mathman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/33 "2026-09-01T19:28:06Z")
I used to be part of the problem. I got endless shrimp once in college, and I had 80 of those suckers. Obligatory: ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/4/d47323541572f6ee8c1cacecc7c34e34e364f503.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Hip\_tiger](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/hip_tiger/32/447_2.png) [@Hip\_tiger](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Hip_tiger)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/34 "2026-09-01T23:35:12Z")
Our nearest Red Lobster is being replaced by a Chick-Fil-A. ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/5/75075de8eb19f71b0ea537dfd32680ec48ce8c9b.png) I’m Ok with that. Hip\_tiger\_wife is upset. ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/35 "2026-09-01T23:43:55Z")
> **[Happy Hour](https://www.redlobster.ca/happy-hour/)** https:/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d8564b0bcc518c9284c8fea3622767b3d5838b7f.gif?v=15 OOOOOH!!! OOOOOOH!! 🦞 🐙 🍺 🍷 🥳 ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/36 "2026-09-02T00:12:42Z")
Nearest one is about 25 miles away and 10 degrees higher in temperature ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/37 "2026-09-24T00:49:43Z")
> **[CRACKER BARREL REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR FISCAL 2026 RESULTS AND...](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cracker-barrel-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-fiscal-2026-results-and-provides-fiscal-2027-outlook-302886679.html)** > > /PRNewswire/ -- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. ("Cracker Barrel" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CBRL) today reported its financial results for the fourth... ‘Cracker Barrel President and Chief Executive Officer David Deno said, “I’m honored to lead such a differentiated and iconic brand. The Company is focused on the right areas and has a strong plan, as demonstrated by the continued improvements in the underlying traffic trend, key guest metrics, and EBITDA results. I am excited about the opportunity ahead and confident that our strategic priorities around food, experience, and people will sustain this momentum and drive long-term value creation.”’ 🤑 ---
**Author:** ![Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/mathman/32/14042_2.png) [@Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Mathman)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/38 "2026-09-24T14:31:02Z")
I have fond old memories of eating at Cracker Barrel with my paternal grandfather. Eating meatloaf, hearing about his long stint on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Theater in WWII. He had a wood shop he’d built behind his house, and I’d ask him what he was working on out there. And we’d talk at some length about same-store YoY sales growth and contribution margins of the Cracker Barrel gift shop. ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596/39 "2026-10-24T02:13:32Z")
> **[McDonald’s is hosting a chef’s table with a Top Chef winner](https://www.timeout.com/usa/news/mcdonalds-is-hosting-its-first-ever-chefs-table-experience-helmed-by-a-top-chef-winnerand-reservations-are-open-102226)** > > Reservations are now open! Too hi klass and 💩 for the likes of me!!! [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/upscale-restuarants/12596.md?page=1)