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Bad Chain Goes Bankrupt
Speaking of weakness, I also have something like a weakness for cheesy family casual restaurant chains. I'm not sure what it behind it - some mixuture of nostalgia and a desire to embrace the mainstream - or at least to try to understand the mainstream experience? I dunno. All I know is that even though I know that the odds are good that the food will be bad, I still feel something pulling me toward the soul-less chains that infest suburbia, the interstate exchanges and even formerly sacred places.

My most recent adventure provided further data for the "food will be bad" argument. The wyfe and I stopped in at a Bennigan's in Chicago for a beer and a snack on our way to a (yet another bad) play at the Goodman. We somewhat miraculously managed to get some good local beer and an order of chips and salsa. The chips were fine - not great, but edible at least. The salsa however was an embarassment to the name. The flavor and consistency were identical to that of a cheap generic pasta sauce out of a jar. No. Make that a can. It was just about unbeliveable - I mean, they should perhaps get a speck of credit for being creative, but at least carry on the creativity to the menu - call it "Chips and Ragu".

With this trauma fresh in mind it therefore came as absolutely no surprise to see that the entire chain has gone bankrupt.

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