Rothman's Guide To Fine Dining. Part Four.

This will be the last chapter of the current series.
Okay, first, heroes.
I can eat Subways Tuna Hero.
But it's certainly not as good as Costo's chicken salad, it's closest equivalent.
oThere's Jersey Mike's.  I can't eat any of that.  The tuna hero is watery.
Panera Bread: lousy sandwiches, lousy soups.
As for fried chicken, I could never stand Kentucky Fried Chicken.
It all tastes mass-produced.  The mashed potatoes taste like the old instant mashed potatoes we all grew up with and survived.
Chic-fil-et's--the worst kind of poison.  I don't know what it is, but it sure doesn't taste like chicken.
If I'm actually in the mood for fried chicken, Popeye's gets my vote.  I find it to be very tasty.
And the biscuits are great.
I also rather like Red Lobster, although I think it's overpriced.
The clam chowder is to die for, as are the biscuits.
I've never been to an Olive Garden, but its reputation precedes it.
I haven't found any good pizza in Chicago.
I can't stand the deep dish variety.  They'll serve you the flat kind, but you know their hearts just aren't in it.
Any local pizzeria in New York City is more than acceptable.
You can buy them by the slice, and there has to be some degree of floppage.
You don't want it stiff.
And there's a great chain of pizza places in Detroit called Buddy's.
Plenty of floppage there.
I'm there often and always indulge.
Little Caesar's, Papa John's, and Pizza Hut? Not even worth discussing.
Domino's: lowest form of acceptable pizza.
Finally, Diners.  Friendly's is a cut above Denny's, which is a cut above nothing.
In New Jersey, Connecticut and suburban New York, there are some wonderful diners.
Of course. proceed to buffets at your own risk.
I offer this as merely a guide, and you certainly free to disagree.
I'm closing the books on this one.

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