• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    You don’t go to Applebee’s because you want great food or a classy atmosphere. You go there because you know what to expect, no surprises.

    You know the food will be, at least, OK. You go there because the service will be, at least, OK. You already know the prices, at least roughly.

    It’s a safe place to take a first date or take the family kinda place. Nothing will be wildly out of anyone’s expectations, plenty of choices for everyone. We all know what we’re walking into. Bland but “safe”.

    Personally? I’d rather take a bet on a rotten-assed, hole-in-the-wall dive where no one speaks English and the salsa is actually hot. But that’s just me.