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Mexican remains quite popular, but it's a bit of an odd situation when it comes to chain restaurants in that there really aren't any significant nationwide sit-down Mexican chains, and the vast majority of places in any given area are likely to be locally owned. Probably the closest thing you have ...

They did the same promotion last year at Coco's -- but you had to request it, and it was promoted only on their website and e-mail. Looks like they're not doing it this year at Coco's.

Great deal for a high-quality breakfast!

Useless trivia- millennials became the first generation whose go-to food was not Italian. We prefer Mexican… but Gen Z prefers Asian. Tastes are diversifying. Mexican remains quite popular, but it's a bit of an odd situation when it comes to chain restaurants in that there really aren't any signifi...

@Brian Lutz has an excellent post. I don’t think it’s a big coincidence that the chains that do well, are the ones that have kept their pricing down. The Dollar Menu was the key to McDonald’s turnaround 25 years ago. Likewise, Denny’s value menu helped turn the chains fortunes around when it was int...

Chili's closed both the Irvine and Aliso Viejo locations recently. Both locations were always super busy with waits on weekends. Both were featuring trial menus in which the "3 For Me" was priced at $16.99 and above. I suspect the rents swelled so they closed up shop... I think it's diffic...

The Ralphs that had extended hours (mostly around Los Angeles) never returned to those after COVID. For example, the Rock-N-Roll Ralphs was open 24-hours. But in fairness, Kroger was cutting the hours well before COVID. The Food 4 Less down the street from Disneyland went from 24-hours to closing at...

Chili's and Fridays have been closing stores for years and just announced a new round of closings. Applebee's continues to close stores and seems destined to become a mostly small market operation, at best. Denny's has had several rounds of closures---I think they benefited, over time, by the decli...

ClownLatch brings up some excellent points. I don’t agree chains have a natural flight — many (Denny’s,, Chili’s, Friday’s, etc.) have a managed to stay revelant even as their peers perished. And Texas Roadhouse continues to grow and thrive while Outback does the opposite… even though Texas Roadhou...

ClownLatch brings up some excellent points. I don’t agree chains have a natural flight — many (Denny’s,, Chili’s, Friday’s, etc.) have a managed to stay revelant even as their peers perished. And Texas Roadhouse continues to grow and thrive while Outback does the opposite… even though Texas Roadhous...

No additional discounts here. The Lake Forest locations were pretty much cleaned out last weekend. Foothilsl Ranch doesn’t even look like it’s going out of business. Still had most produce, all marked 50% off. That is a cursed location. Can't believe they actually bought the building. Why do you th...