your top 10 favorite franchise restaurants

[cbehr91]

Figured I'd revive this thread.

In no real particular order:
1. Culver's
2. Outback
3. Waffle House
4. Smokey Bones
5. Arby's
6. Steak 'n Shake
7. Lee's Chicken
8. Noodles
9. Flyer's Pizza
10. Rooster's

[MagnumForce]

In no particular order

Culver's
Chipotle
Tony Packo's Cafe
Skyline Chili
Steak and Shake
White Castle
Bob Evans
Wendy's
Famous Dave's
Olive Garden (based on the salad alone)

[Saturnalia]

1. Russ'
2. Subway
3. Pizza Hut
4. McDonalds
5. Outback
6. Jimmy Johns
7. Taco Bell
8. DQ
9. Olive Garden
10. Big Apple Bagels

[Michigan Railfan]

In no particular order (too hard decide what would be first!):

1. Culvers (their butter burgers are to die for)
2. Buffalo Wild Wings (awesome burgers [yeah, I don't get wings ])
3. Applebees (amazing quesadillas and burgers)
4. Sonic (amazing burgers)
5. Little Caesars (best pizza ever)
6. Famous Dave's (gotta love their ribs!)
7. Malarkey's (not sure if it's a franchise, but they have awesome food... And the worlds biggest burger!)
8. Wendy's (great burgers... Not a big fan of the new fries though)
9. Ihop (best chocolate pancakes ever)
10. Arby's (best roast beef sandwich ever)

These of course don't include Mcdonalds and Taco Bell

[Jochs]

1-WhatABurger
2-Sonic
3-Burger King
4-Hardees
5-Jack-N-The Box
6-Little Caesars
7-Burrito Beach
8-Olive Garden
9-Chick Fil-A
10-Sub Way

Must be nice! Let's see, on that list....

1. Not in Grand Rapids
2. Not in Grand Rapids
4. Not in Grand Rapids
5. Not in Grand Rapids
7. Not in Grand Rapids
9. Not in Grand Rapids

Kind of the mystery spot for food here.

I ate at a Sonic in Grand Rapids in Sept 2009, so it must have been new. Pretty greasy but tasted alright.
I think I saw an Olive Garden yesterday in Holland. I know there are Olive Gardens and Chic-Fil-A's in the South Bend/Mishawaka area.
I think I've only seen Jack-in-the-Box and Whataburger in Texas.
There was talk of a Sonic being built in St. Joseph but it has yet to materialize.
I'm surprised noone mentioned Checkers/Rally's. Their burgers are pretty good. There are some in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. The South Haven Checkers closed about a year ago.
I also like Texas Corral, which is a steak place, I imagine like Texas Roadhouse, where they have peanuts everywhere and you are supposed to throw the shells on the floor.
My list?
1 Taco Bell
2 KFC
3 Hardees
4 Arby's
5 McDonald's
6 Burger King
7 Wendy's
8 Texas Corral
9 Long John Silver's
10 Subway.

[J T]

01. McDonalds
02. Logans Roadhouse
03. Burger King
04. Subway/Blimpie (both are the same to me)
05. Wendy's (only when I have coupons)
06. Arby's (only when they have their delicious fish sandwich)
07. Jimmy Johns (only when I have no other choice...they are too expensive, IMO)
08. Old Country Buffet (for breakfast)
09. Applebee's
10. Kentucky Fried Chicken

[Typhoon]

1. Portillo's
2. Panera
3. Chipotle
4. Qdoba
5. Jimmy Johns
6. Quiznos
7. Chick-fil-a
8. Potbelly
9. BW3s
10. Wendys

[Jetlink]

1 Chipotle
2 Frontera
2 Ruby Tuesday
3 Olive Garden
4 Outback
5 California Pizza Kitchen
6 Macaroni Grill
7 Zios
8 Papa Johns
9 Five Guys
10 Taco Bell (I'm with Z on this one)

[redside20]

my revised top ten

1. Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips
2. Culvers
3. Donatoe's Pizza
4. Quizno's
5. Jimmy John's
6. Subway
7. Rax
8. Hardee's
9. Fuddrucker's
10. Quaker Steak and Lube

honorable mention Wendy's, Red Robin, O'Charleys, Sumburger, Tudor's Biscuit World, Tim Hortons', Grandmas Pizza
Chic Fil A, Firehouse Subs, Ralphie's, Fricker's and Taco Bell