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xiphiasMy Dad's got a $50 gift certificate.
Now, none of us have ever been to an Olive Garden. (Well, Lis says she MIGHT have in Florida once, but she can't remember) See, there are like three in Massachusetts -- Framingham, Stoughton, and Tingsboro, I think. Now, if I were to draw a dividing line, I'd probably say that "Framingham" is just outside what I'd call Greater Boston -- I count Rte 128 as sort of the dividing line, and Framingham is right on the other side of it.
Chain Italian restaurants don't do so well in Boston. 'Cause we got the North End. And when we're not in the North End, we're at things like Polcari's, which has three locations in the suburbs, but was founded and is run by a North End family.
Of course, we don't have ANY "Red Lobster"s in Massachusetts, for similar reasons. I mean, it's tough to do a national chain seafood/lobster restaurant, or a national Italian restaurant here. I mean, how well would you expect Domino's to do in Chicago?
Now, none of us have ever been to an Olive Garden. (Well, Lis says she MIGHT have in Florida once, but she can't remember) See, there are like three in Massachusetts -- Framingham, Stoughton, and Tingsboro, I think. Now, if I were to draw a dividing line, I'd probably say that "Framingham" is just outside what I'd call Greater Boston -- I count Rte 128 as sort of the dividing line, and Framingham is right on the other side of it.
Chain Italian restaurants don't do so well in Boston. 'Cause we got the North End. And when we're not in the North End, we're at things like Polcari's, which has three locations in the suburbs, but was founded and is run by a North End family.
Of course, we don't have ANY "Red Lobster"s in Massachusetts, for similar reasons. I mean, it's tough to do a national chain seafood/lobster restaurant, or a national Italian restaurant here. I mean, how well would you expect Domino's to do in Chicago?