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Bjerknes

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Mar 16, 2004
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I did see that when I went to college. Olive Garden was that place. Full of people dressed as in evening gowns and costumes, along with a very long waiting list.

this was in bumblefuck PA, state college. So I shouldn’t be surprised.

@Bjerknes
I remember some guy on my college team ordering fettuccine Alfredo with meatballs at Olive Garden and I almost threw his plate against the wall.
 

JuveJay

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Mar 6, 2007
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I did see that when I went to college. Olive Garden was that place. Full of people dressed as in evening gowns and costumes, along with a very long waiting list.

this was in bumblefuck PA, state college. So I shouldn’t be surprised.

@Bjerknes
When I was a kid at least. But I'm old now. Now it's probably Nandos or some shit. Maybe Wagamama etc.
 

icemaη

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Aug 27, 2008
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It's for when you go somewhere and wanna eat for less than 10 bucks and not get sick. How popular is fried chicken over there?
It's quite popular. KFC is popular and there are a bunch of local competitors who have decent presence as well. Dominos is by far the biggest fast food chain though. It easily has 3x the number of stores McDonalds have, which is the second most popular.
 

swag

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Sep 23, 2003
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ive heard of nandos. Would like to try it
I discovered Nando's 12 years ago while in South Africa. There it was called "Mozambican chicken". A few years later I found Nando's in India and later in the UK, where they were called "Portuguese chicken". (Which says how good people are with African geography around the world.)

All were solid. It's not a fancy meal. But it's solid everywhere I've been.
 

Buck Fuddy

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swag

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Sep 23, 2003
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I've gotten the wrong idea, it seems. I was in Turin in April and noticed 2 Starbucks that weren't there during my previous visit (apparently, Turin has 3 locations), so I figured they must have started popping up everywhere.
I saw that they were opening up in Turin. But I got the impression they got no further than they have in Portugal: tourist novelties in high-profile locations while most locals shun them.
 

IliveForJuve

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Jan 17, 2011
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I discovered Nando's 12 years ago while in South Africa. There it was called "Mozambican chicken". A few years later I found Nando's in India and later in the UK, where they were called "Portuguese chicken". (Which says how good people are with African geography around the world.)

All were solid. It's not a fancy meal. But it's solid everywhere I've been.
Yup, solid. Dat peri peri chicken
 
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