Stay Away from Applebee's

By the way

I know several other people who also got food poisoning at an Applebee's here in Sacramento. Don't know what's up with that.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 7, 2006 3:43 PM PDT reply actions

It's Because...

They (by and large) seem to have atrocious hygiene standards. My sister-in-law worked for one, and absolutely refused to even drink the water there.

by LD on Jul 7, 2006 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions

movie

what was the name that movie dining out or something where they such sick things that you never want to go out to eat anymore

by smasfan on Jul 7, 2006 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Waiting?

Where I step a weed dies.

by Cutthemullet on Jul 7, 2006 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah

thank you

by smasfan on Jul 7, 2006 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Uh, it's a dump

by RLangford on Jul 7, 2006 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions

same here

"my swagger is mick jagger" - ghostface

by ucla kid on Jul 7, 2006 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Shoot

I actually like Applebees. Not anymore though!

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 7, 2006 3:44 PM PDT reply actions

Isn't it about time for you to interview Swisher?

That would be a lot of fun for all of us!

"Listen, my attitude is a whole lot better when we win..." Our favorite GM

by LongTimeFan on Jul 7, 2006 3:46 PM PDT reply actions

Blez - Interview Swisher, plz!

by SunnyDay on Jul 7, 2006 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions

forget that!

Blez, I want you to interview the manager of Applebee's!

He's an intelligent man to talk to, but he smells like rat urine @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 7, 2006 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions

yea

my friend got food poisining there too... haha wow actually its good Nick came out and said that... now Applebees will clean its act or I dont know what...

by greekpride08 @ Athletics Nation on Jul 7, 2006 3:46 PM PDT reply actions

Applebees

Doesn't cook food. They microwave everything.
Poop.

Fire Macha Yesterday!

by dboysick on Jul 7, 2006 3:49 PM PDT reply actions

i did not know that

haha

by greekpride08 @ Athletics Nation on Jul 7, 2006 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions

They have a bar

as long as they keep the alcohol flowing, I don't have a problem with Applebees. The food I'll keep away from.

by sf drift king on Jul 7, 2006 3:50 PM PDT reply actions

I've never gotten food poisoning at Applebee's

It's rare that I'll actually get served when I go to Applebee's, and you can't get sick from the food if they don't give it to you!

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 7, 2006 4:00 PM PDT reply actions

Hey everyone, long time reader, first time poster. I could not have picked a better topic to make my first post. I worked at Applebee's for a little over 3 years, thankfully not anymore. I have seen many-o-meals micro waived. If you ever eat there, make sure what ever you get is beef and that it is grilled. Even if you get a chicken breast, microwave here we come. French fries and a burger is about all the I will eat there, and for the drinks, that 7 dollars for a 1 ¼ oz poor is not worth it. One other note about the bar, the triple sec is non alcoholic.
One last thing,
Go A's!

by shooting4life on Jul 7, 2006 4:00 PM PDT reply actions

All my kind words about Applebee's below

by MobiusKlein on Jul 7, 2006 4:01 PM PDT reply actions

haha yea

one of my friends worked at applebees in alameda and quit the day after when she saw that they microwaved their food.. gross.. im never eating there again

When Crosby was asked after the game if the collision was fun, the 26-year-old responded with a wide-eyed "Yeah!"

by TrizzleNizzle510 on Jul 7, 2006 4:04 PM PDT reply actions

If Slusser's original article ...

... had indicated that Swisher was out late on game nights at Applebee's, I would have been much more upset.

He's an intelligent man to talk to, but he smells like rat urine @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 7, 2006 4:05 PM PDT reply actions

Do you mean upset

as in your emotional state or upset as in your stomach?

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 7, 2006 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions

My emotional state is Burkina Faso

He's an intelligent man to talk to, but he smells like rat urine @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 7, 2006 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Last time I got food poisoned

It was a long difficult night of Ouagadoogoo.

"I don't want to 'Wear It.' It doesn't match my shoes." --Jennifer

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 7, 2006 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions

... at a karaoke bar

A long night of Kajagoogoo.

He's an intelligent man to talk to, but he smells like rat urine @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 7, 2006 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions

worst restaurant

I used to drink my meals at Applebee's but found it has repulsed me for some time now. The service is usually questionable, the food really isn't tasty and they eliminate the few items that people actually like. The vegetables used to be steamed and now they are cooked in oil and it's just totally disgusting. It's hard enough to eat your veggies w/o that stuff all over them!

Swisher is going to get some more pressure from the Applebee's chain. The kid still talks too much but I still love the guy for being himself.

"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2006 4:07 PM PDT reply actions

That is not oil

It is spray butter

by shooting4life on Jul 7, 2006 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Applebee's softball team infield chatter

Spray, butter! Spray, butter butter!

He's an intelligent man to talk to, but he smells like rat urine @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 7, 2006 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions

ah ha... an expert

do you know why they got rid of the asian stir fry dish or is that only in my area?

"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2006 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions

which one?

Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.

by shooting4life on Jul 7, 2006 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions

area = midwest

asian stir fry and it had a side of teriyaki sauce. it wasn't great but it was tolerable in my stomach's opinion.

"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2006 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions

I do not know

it is probably just your area, we did not have that out here, atleast while I worked there

Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.

by shooting4life on Jul 7, 2006 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions

failed to mention

i always ate for FREE at applebee's and still quit going there because it made me ill. i had a friend who was a pharmaceutical rep and he always had plenty of extra $6.50 value cards so I probably didn't pay for a single meal in a two-year period.

you missed out on some good tips!!

"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2006 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions

If I would have known

That Swisher ate at applebee's I would have stayed employeed and would have told him to get something else

by shooting4life on Jul 7, 2006 4:08 PM PDT reply actions

If I would have known

that Swisher ate at Applebee's, I would have volunteered to cook him meals for half his per diem.

He's an intelligent man to talk to, but he smells like rat urine @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 7, 2006 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions

a close friend

worked for applebee's and he said they actually do some nasty stuff in the kitchen....and they get away w/ it. just seeing a celeb dine in, the more they get excited about tainting orders. he worked at applebee's pinole for a couple of years and has advise me to avoid the place. another good bet to be food poisoned, fuddruckers.

by richharden40 on Jul 7, 2006 4:14 PM PDT reply actions

fuddruckers

is disgusting... ugh ate there once and have never gone back....

When Crosby was asked after the game if the collision was fun, the 26-year-old responded with a wide-eyed "Yeah!"

by TrizzleNizzle510 on Jul 7, 2006 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions

i ate there once and got a stomach ache so bad

that i honestly felt like i was in labor. not exagerrating either. it was awful. i had to go to the hospital so they could give me something.

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 7, 2006 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Ugh

I don't think I'm ever eating out again.

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 7, 2006 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions

promote healthy

homecooking!!... cause you at least know whether or not youre gonna put disgusting crap in your food...

When Crosby was asked after the game if the collision was fun, the 26-year-old responded with a wide-eyed "Yeah!"

by TrizzleNizzle510 on Jul 7, 2006 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Uh oh

What's wrong with Fuddruckers?? My school ordered burgers from there for our student appreciation day...and I ate one...eewww...should I have gone for the Dominoes pizza instead? or is there something wrong with that too?

by alamedagirl on Jul 7, 2006 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions

My Middle daughter worked at

Fuddrucker's one summer after her JR year of college. She said they went the extra mile to keep a clean kitchen and took a lot of pride in the place. I don't like their hamburgers,though. But I do like the free peanuts.

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 7, 2006 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions

I worked at a Dominos for years

The hygiene was actually very good, and the people there liked pizza alot and tried to make very tasty ones. There was one caller who was always an asshole on the phone and never tipped the drivers, and they put a cockroach in his pizza one night. The worst part is that he didn't send the pizza back so obviously someone ate it.

The one thing people may not know about Dominos is that the cheese, which is real, is a very expensive item, so they try to use as much of it as possible. This means that the drop trays, which collect all the toppings that drop through the bars on the prep bench get cleaned out and picked through in order to salvage the cheese. This means picking out the tiny bits of pepperoni, raw beef, green peppers, etc., then dumping the mostly-cheese left over back into the cheese tray.

It's really kind of gross if you think about it.

Ron Washington: Thinking outside of the three-sided box since 1977

by tankerraid on Jul 7, 2006 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions

I've eaten twice at the Pinole Applebee's

and got food poisoning there both times. The first time was when they first opened, and I thought it was a fluke or something. The second time was after me and a friend had complained and we got coupons or vouchers or something for a free meal. It took us about two years to get back there with the vouchers (and to build up the gumption to ever try eating there again), and it happened all over again. Ridiculous!

"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." -- Connie Mack

by GreenSocks on Jul 7, 2006 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions

We eat at Applebee's pretty regularly.

But you guys have really turned me off of it now. To think the chicken fajita was my FAVORITE dish there. Now I feel lucky to still be alive.

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 7, 2006 4:21 PM PDT reply actions

Nick Swisher makes that kind of money

and eats at Applebee's.

That worse than the drinking.

by RLangford on Jul 7, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply actions

EXACTLY

Young man with that sort of cash, he can afford some decent food. I mean, at least Arby's.

He's an intelligent man to talk to, but he smells like rat urine @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 7, 2006 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Anybody have...

recommendations for tasty(and cheap) dining at chain restaurants? I like Red Lobster myself.

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 7, 2006 4:29 PM PDT reply actions

On the cheap?

In my opinion, the best thing you can do is go to a local mom and pop place, not a chain. A place where it's easy to see that they're clean (preferably even see the food being cooked) and get to know them. That's a tall order, of course.

by rebus on Jul 7, 2006 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions

The reason I said chain was...

so that we could discuss places we would all know. But I love the Mom and Pop places too.

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 7, 2006 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions

i would suggest a place...

but im afraid of what i would find out about it..haha...

When Crosby was asked after the game if the collision was fun, the 26-year-old responded with a wide-eyed "Yeah!"

by TrizzleNizzle510 on Jul 7, 2006 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Triz...

I think You might be right, lol.

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 7, 2006 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions

my favorite place in the world to it

as a rule my favorite place to eat are small mom and pop or family owned taquerias in which you can see the kitchen. I just make sure there is no lard in the beans or rice (?Hay manteco en el arroz o los frijoles?) and I order with no cheese and no sour cream (Sin crema y sin queso) and I am good to go (I am a vegan). Seriously, that kind of place is one of the things that I miss the most about California. They just don't exist in Southern Ontario (I imagine they are less likely to be up north). There was one place in downtown montreal that was good though....

"Mommy and Daddy are going to take a nap before the baseball game starts..."

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 8, 2006 5:56 AM PDT up reply actions

King of Thai Noodle

cheap, delicious noodles & broth.

It may not qualify as a true Chain, but there are a bundle in San Francisco.

For going on the road, pick a place that has a mom & pop feel that has a bunch of customers. If it's an 'ethnic' place, there should be customers of the same ethnicity who partake of it.

by MobiusKlein on Jul 7, 2006 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah

The problem with chains is just that most of the employees don't care. They've little to no interest in protecting the customer in my experience.

The best chain restaurants I've been to were probably Claim Jumper's, Hungry hunter, and Elephant Bar.

by rebus on Jul 7, 2006 4:40 PM PDT reply actions

I think that

You must live in the Concord area, Rebus. :-)

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 7, 2006 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions

actually,

I've never lived in Concord, but yeah, my family lives relatively near by. Across the bridge here in SF there aren't as many chains.

by rebus on Jul 7, 2006 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions

im sooo glad

they opened up an elephant bar in emeryville

When Crosby was asked after the game if the collision was fun, the 26-year-old responded with a wide-eyed "Yeah!"

by TrizzleNizzle510 on Jul 7, 2006 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Don't. Eat. At. Chain. Restaurants

Except burger joints.
Yeah, and Kinkaid's at Jack London Square.

I guess I really mean, all those "T Barnum O'Reilly" type places with unwitty names and a manufactured "local color."

Yuck.

Eat more plate lunch. Eat more at taco vans. Eat more at dive restaurants. Best of all, cook for yourself -- it takes about one month of cooking every day to beat the Applebee's menu at home.

by Dan_Honolulu on Jul 7, 2006 4:47 PM PDT reply actions

Ok Dan.

I was going to ask my husband to go make a run to Wendy's for us before the game but now You guilted me into making lemon chicken ya ##%$#$%#%!!!
<TEASING>

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 7, 2006 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Mmmm.... Plate Lunch

Now I have the hankering for some Chicken Katsu Curry.

"it's like an alarm clock, WOOT WOOT!" -Bubb Rubb

by secret ASian man on Jul 7, 2006 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions

It's the curse of the BURRITO!!!

I hope the others have learned from Swisher's and Street's mistake...NO MORE BURRITOS EVER!!!

hookem street

by hookem street on Jul 7, 2006 4:56 PM PDT reply actions

c'mon now

it really depends where you eat one...

by OaklandSi on Jul 8, 2006 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Go the safe route

Only eat at the places that cook the food in front of you on those little grills. Awesomeness.

<sigh>

Good memories, kids.

by Jennifer on Jul 7, 2006 5:01 PM PDT reply actions

Or, for those omnivores among us,...

...you can grill it yourself at a Korean BBQ joint.

(Man, I'm getting hungry just typing that!)

by PositionPlayerProd on Jul 7, 2006 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Unless it's the sample size,

if indeed, 2 out of every 3 Applebee's customers gets food poisoning, how the heck do they stay in business?

As for Domino's, I once ordered a pizza with cockroach topping and they delivered one that was just cheese, so now I know that the order must have gotten mixed up.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jul 7, 2006 5:38 PM PDT reply actions

lol

Where I step a weed dies.

by Cutthemullet on Jul 7, 2006 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh My God Nico...

you are too much.

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 7, 2006 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't really like chain

restaurants at all. The most popular restaurant in Sacramento isn't Tapa the World or Centro Cocina, but Olive Garden. Oh yeah, Olive Garden. Try going there at like 3 in the afternoon and there's a 40 minute wait. Problem is that we have visitors occasionally that just love Olive Garden. If I'm going to get chain Italian, I prefer Macaroni Grill.

For the most part, we avoid the chains and I can't remember the last time I went into an Applebee's, thank goodness. The only chain I really frequent is BJ's Chicago Pizzeria. They have the best home brewed beer ever. Jeremiah Red, baby, Jeremiah Red. Tasty and potent.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 7, 2006 5:50 PM PDT reply actions

Hook it up

Yo Blez- My sister is a server there. If you want, shoot me an email next time you're going, and I'll see if she can hook you guys up w/ some free beers.

I'll try not to swear.

by Tony on Jul 7, 2006 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions

At the new one in Natomas?

Or the one in Roseville? Nice offer! thanks

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 7, 2006 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Must be Natomas

because it's brand new. they just opened last week. Don't know much about Sac, but I've been to the one in Hawaii and San Diego....that place is legit.

I'll try not to swear.

by Tony on Jul 7, 2006 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions

You're making me miss Sac

Is Jazzmen's in Old Sac still going strong?

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 7, 2006 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions

I actually haven't been there

Where do you live now? I'm sure it'll make you feel better that's been 100 here for weeks (or at least very close to it).

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 7, 2006 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions

You've got to try it sometime

Currently residing in Klamath Falls, OR. and we had temps in the 90's followed by dry lightning.

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 7, 2006 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Chain restaurants in Sacramento

pretty much guarantee a wait of ridiculous proportions any weekend. Olive Garden, Outback, Elephant Bar, BJ's, Buca di Beppo, PF Chang's, Chili's--you name it, you can wait an hour for it.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 7, 2006 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions

In Sacramento...

we like Strings. I am going there tomorrow but will probably take our daughter to Joe's crabshack. She loves that place.

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 7, 2006 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Macaroni Grill is good

but where else but the Olive Garden can I get bolagna alfredo?

"We've never been in that position. We wouldn't know how to operate, I mean, do we get him a corsage?"-Beane on Big name free agents

by pbruins92 on Jul 8, 2006 5:45 AM PDT up reply actions

A few restraunts I've liked

Denny's has always been good, don't know if that counts. Also, The Outback and Chilli's have also been very good. If someone has had a bad experience with any of them, please tell me.

"Mommy and Daddy are going to take a nap before the baseball game starts..."

by Devyn on Jul 7, 2006 6:04 PM PDT reply actions

Outback

Ate in dat one tree times.

Once in Vegas, 1130 at night, got food at 0100. It was edible I guess but nothing to write home to Brussels or Paris about.

Hono twice. Stunk bot' time. Ice cold in joint, all locals hunkered down in parkas and mukluks. Tourists sweating over tables in shorts and wifebeaters. Horrible atmosphere. Steak was hot on one side, both times, cold on the other. Veg cold. Stay away from Hono Outback.

Been to real Outback on work duty. Food's even worse there, hate to say.

by Dan_Honolulu on Jul 7, 2006 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Denny's baby

I like how it's relatively cheap for a meal that i can eat at any time of day, my Grand Slam. I love binging at Denny's.

Jeez, Paris is ridiculous. A frikkin cup of coffe can be 6 Euros! That's almost 8 bucks!!!!

As for my preferences, i like Gordo's burritos, though that's only in the bay area i think. Man those are good burritos.

July 11th... My.....Space?

by ohad on Jul 8, 2006 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions

excuse me

Also, one of the things i'm most looking forward to in a few days is a good subway sandwich. I get hungry just thinking about it. SO GOOD!

And finally, i slightly miss American McDonalds. I haven't had a cheeseburger in a while, so i really wanna get one of those 2 cheeseburger meals that i get. In Israel the McDonalds' suck.

July 11th... My.....Space?

by ohad on Jul 8, 2006 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

AN resident anti-speciesist says...

It's a lot harder to get food poisoning as a vegan.

Favorite east bay restaurant: Golden Lotus. There's a BART station a block away, so the wife and I often stop in for lunch before BARTing to the ballpark. Eaten there several dozen times, never gotten sick!

:-)

The Higher Pie

by HigherPie on Jul 7, 2006 6:35 PM PDT reply actions

you're a vegan?!??!

So am I!
I thought I was the only one here.

I love the golden lotus.

"Mommy and Daddy are going to take a nap before the baseball game starts..."

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 8, 2006 6:01 AM PDT up reply actions

hey, that makes three of us!

golden lotus is amazing. china great wall on college is nice to vegans. I sure do miss the black muslim bakery at the park though. craziest dish i got food poisoning from was the hummos at pomegranite in berkeley. i've never even walked thru the doors at applebees, wouldn't they just laugh at my veganisms?

by giambizombie on Jul 8, 2006 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Actually, salad bars are...

...one of the biggest culprits when it comes to food poisoning.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9403E5DF1F38F936A1575BC0A96F958260

"I'm a lexicon devil with a battered brain."--Darby Crash

by lexdevil on Jul 9, 2006 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions

Applebee's

c'mon, any restaurant that opens their doors to the heartbroken local football team after closing time, only to add insult to injury by afflicting them with food poisoning, has a place in my heart.

but in all seriousness, I think it's the best chain restaurant around. Some of these chains that have been mentioned above appear to be only regional chains (like good old Waffle House in the South, or not-so-good-old Shoney's), so as an out-of-towner I can't weigh in on them.

Where I step a weed dies.

by Cutthemullet on Jul 7, 2006 7:32 PM PDT reply actions

ever read Mark Leyner?

I love his description of an autistic person's account of driving across the Midwest: corncorncorncornStuckey'scorncorncorncornStuckey'scorncorncornStuckey'scorncorncorn.

He's an intelligent man to talk to, but he smells like rat urine @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 7, 2006 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions

look up Applebees...

in la vista, nebraska. they had an incident earlier this year where two sarpy county sheriff's deputies got sick from eating there. tests come up later that they actually had meth in their systems. several employees are placed on leave. turns out they weren't responsible for the meth (or so the report says), but definitely a black eye for applebees in the omaha market.

before you insult someone, walk a mile in their shoes. that way, you'll be a mile away from them, and you'll have their shoes.

by andyc on Jul 7, 2006 8:58 PM PDT reply actions

links

http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=29485

http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/2513926.html

http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/2711261.html

before you insult someone, walk a mile in their shoes. that way, you'll be a mile away from them, and you'll have their shoes.

by andyc on Jul 7, 2006 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Great chain to try

the Cracker Barrel. Great food.

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 7, 2006 11:16 PM PDT reply actions

i will never ever eat there. they fire and hire

people based on race and a person's sexual preference. they literally will fire someone because they are gay.

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 8, 2006 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions

really?

That is crappy.
Do you have any links or just an inside story?
I don't know if I would be able to eat there anyhow but this would certainly make me never ever eat tehre.

"Mommy and Daddy are going to take a nap before the baseball game starts..."

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 8, 2006 6:04 AM PDT up reply actions

i don't have a link to any article but 1st

semester last year i watched a video about a woman who was fired from cracker barrel because she was gay. they are also known for being racist.

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 8, 2006 6:09 AM PDT up reply actions

That is just brutal

I wonder if there is a wider movement to boycot cracker barrel?

"Mommy and Daddy are going to take a nap before the baseball game starts..."

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 8, 2006 6:17 AM PDT up reply actions

i don't think there is unfortunately.

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 8, 2006 6:19 AM PDT up reply actions

googling "boycott cracker barrel"

yielded some interesting results (This was from the first result):

"In 1991, Cracker Barrel, a restaurant chain headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee and prolific in the American South, fired eleven gay and lesbian workers for violating a new policy banning the employment of persons "whose sexual preferences fail to demonstrate normal heterosexual values which have been the foundation of families in our society." The blatant homophobia of this action, legal in the cities and states in which the employees worked, touched off a wave of national criticism and protests at Cracker Barrel restaurants throughout the country, and a boycott called by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force."

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=boycott+cracker+barrel&meta=

That sounds like a good reason for a perma boycott right there.

"Mommy and Daddy are going to take a nap before the baseball game starts..."

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 8, 2006 6:27 AM PDT up reply actions

NAACP Boycotts Cracker Barrell as well

I have a friend on the national board and he's big against Cracker Barrell. Viciously racist and anti-homosexual. Don't go there. Just add an extra stick of butter to your homemade Macaroni and Cheese and you'll get the same quality of food.

"Dad? Where's this 'Toledo' and why is it Holy?"

by Mike Gallego is my Hero on Jul 8, 2006 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions

never a cracker barrel shall I attend

Then again, being a vegan, I don't think the chances were high in the first place.

"Mommy and Daddy are going to take a nap before the baseball game starts..."

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 11, 2006 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Come on....

Cracker Barrel. You had to know something was up. :)

by Jennifer on Jul 8, 2006 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions

lol

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jul 8, 2006 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions

haha

Nice one =]

July 11th... My.....Space?

by ohad on Jul 8, 2006 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions

That's deplorable

But the cobbler tastes so.

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 9, 2006 1:31 AM PDT up reply actions

i waitressed at Applebee's

and the other people working there were not into keeping things clean.

by californiagirl on Jul 8, 2006 12:23 PM PDT reply actions

Try Cactus Fresh

I go to the one in Daly City....I think there's one in Emeryville too.

plz kthx lol omg wtf rofl

by AsFan4mFrisco on Jul 8, 2006 1:43 PM PDT reply actions

Noodles, Inc.

Don't know if they have them in California, but I dig Noodles, inc. I realize it's Very un-hip to eat at a chain, but it's good, it's quick, and it's cheap. And you can get beer there too.

"Dad? Where's this 'Toledo' and why is it Holy?"

by Mike Gallego is my Hero on Jul 8, 2006 3:19 PM PDT reply actions