***The Official Official Chain Restaurant Draft***

[TommyGavin 790]

Did I win ????

[BeenHereBefore 1,524]

@HellToupee Your Up

@bostonlager On Deck & Mr, Irrelevant

[avoiding injuries 1,580]

10 hours ago, TommyGavin said:

I looked it up before I picked. I thought there was one still in NJ (after all my NY ones closed) and turns out there is 2 in NJ but 17 still in Texas. What state are you in ?

There is one in PR and one in Panama as well. 
 

Great place. ROAD TRIP !

I’m in MD, but heading to Hershey, PA for my kids soccer tournament this weekend. There’s a Fudruckers still in Hershey so I’m going to try and stop in. 

[GutterBoy 2,899]

12 hours ago, TommyGavin said:

I looked it up before I picked. I thought there was one still in NJ (after all my NY ones closed) and turns out there is 2 in NJ but 17 still in Texas. What state are you in ?

There is one in PR and one in Panama as well. 
 

Great place. ROAD TRIP !

Been to 2 in NJ before they closed, late 90s.  I remember the burger being giant and very greasy but nothing special about it.

Bobby's Burger Palace had a nice run in the NJ/NY area until covid closed most of them down, now that was a delicious burger.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,433]

7 minutes ago, GutterBoy said:

Been to 2 in NJ before they closed, late 90s.  I remember the burger being giant and very greasy but nothing special about it.

Bobby's Burger Palace had a nice run in the NJ/NY area until covid closed most of them down, now that was a delicious burger.

Have you been to white manna?

[GutterBoy 2,899]

Can't find the original thread, dont know if there are roster requirements or not, doesn't look like it, but I'll field a team from the leftovers and it beats any team in the field

1 The Palm - Good quality chain, plus you can get your face on the wall if you're a regular
2 Morton's Steakhouse - Best chain steakhouse
3 Buffalo Wild Wings - Best chain wings you can get, thought about Hooters but wings aren't as good
4 Mooyah - Quality burger and shake place
5 Sarku Japan - Mall teryaki chicken, can't really go wrong
6 Primantis - Kinda local, PA based sandwich/bar shop, awesome food though and cool places to hang out
7 Joes Crab Shack - Can't go wrong with crabs, good food, good vibe
8 Brick House Tavern - Classic bar food, great local beer selections 

[GutterBoy 2,899]

4 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Have you been to white manna?

Yes, a long time ago, like mid 90s, was very good.  Also been to Rutt's Hut which was good but didn't live up to the hype.

[TommyGavin 790]

1 hour ago, GutterBoy said:

Been to 2 in NJ before they closed, late 90s.  I remember the burger being giant and very greasy but nothing special about it.

What I liked about it was it had a fixing station where you added your own toppings and they had a lot of toppings to choose from. And yeah the bun/ burger was huge. 

[HellToupee 1,776]

I feel like this pick is like Brady going in the 6th round. I’m hooked

Daves Hot Chicken

 

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Dave’s Hot Chicken Named America’s Fastest-Growing Restaurant

May 13, 2022 · ·

Brand Goes from Parking Lot Pop-Up to More than 700 Units Under Development in Five Years

Los Angeles, CA  (RestaurantNews.com)  In May 2017 four friends scraped together $900 to purchase a fryer, and serve up the best-tasting hot chicken tenders around to those willing to venture to their East Hollywood parking lot pop up. That combination of good friends working hard, a proprietary hot chicken recipe, and social media savvy marketing has today powered Dave’s Hot Chicken to become the fastest-growing restaurant in America*. From Usher, who recently posted an Instagram video eating the company’s Reaper™ spice-level slider, to Billboard’s Artist of the Decade, Drake, who invested in the company after trying the product, Dave’s Hot Chicken continues to cultivate fans across North America.

Dave Hot Chicken’s growth is also driven by the company’s cult following, demonstrated by people driving across state lines to get a taste of the food, including a couple that trekked 10 hours to be at the first Denver location. Additional growth and company milestones include:

• 262% total 2021 sales growth compared to 2020
• 471% total 2021 open unit count growth compared to 2020
• More than 700 locations in the development pipeline, with restaurants currently open in major DMAs across North America, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Detroit, Toronto, Portland, Milwaukee and more
• 31-plus million views of organic, user-generated TikTok content with the Dave’s Hot Chicken hashtag
• Highest Instagram followers per restaurant of any national Fast Casual brand

Dave’s Hot Chicken Parking Lot Pop Up

Dave’s Hot Chicken specializes in Hot Chicken Tenders and Sliders, along with sides of house-made Kale Slaw, creamy Mac n’ Cheese and crispy French Fries. Offered at seven various spice levels ranging from No Spice to Reaper™ (which requires a signed waiver for those who dare), each piece of juicy, hand-breaded chicken is spiced to order.

“Dave’s Hot Chicken has one the greatest origin stories in the restaurant business, with the founders starting Dave’s as a parking lot pop-up restaurant in Hollywood with a portable fryer and picnic tables from their backyards just five short years ago,” said Bill Phelps, Dave’s Hot Chicken’s CEO. “The company’s nearly unheard of growth is a result of the founders vision for this brand, and the tremendous leadership team we’ve assembled to facilitate its growth.”

*Based on a study conducted by Technomic, a third-party research company

About Dave’s Hot Chicken

In a modern-day American dream story, Arman Oganesyan and best friend Chef Dave Kopushyan, along with brothers Tommy and Gary Rubenyan, launched Dave’s Hot Chicken in a parking lot pop-up in 2017. Dave’s Hot Chicken quickly took off, opening its first brick-and-mortar restaurant in East Hollywood. In 2019, the team struck a deal with Wetzel’s Pretzels co-founder and former CEO, Bill Phelps, and movie producer John Davis to begin franchising the Dave’s Hot Chicken concept throughout the U.S. and beyond.  The company has sold the rights to more than 700 franchise locations in the U.S. and Canada. Harkening back to an Eater LA blog that helped propel early interest in the brand, the company’s mission is to “blow their minds.” Additional brand investors include former California First Lady Maria Shriver, Red Sox owner Tom Werner, actor Samuel L. Jackson, and Good Morning America anchor and retired NFL player Michael Strahan.  For more information, visit www.daveshotchicken.com.

 

[HellToupee 1,776]

@bostonlager 

[bostonlager 2,665]

Last pick: Penn Station East Coast Subs. 

[avoiding injuries 1,580]

Ladies and trans, I present to you the draft winner.
Dunkin’ Donuts

Outback

Cheesecake Factory

Olive Garden

Red Robin

Cracker Barrel

Baskin Robbins

Papa Johns

[BunnysBastatrds 2,442]

19 hours ago, TommyGavin said:

Fock. Sorry. 
 

Final pick

8.3 Fuddruckers 

 

More Burger joints and probably my favorite- can’t believe was my last pick. 

There are two I’ve been to. One in Ft.Walton Beach FL and in Biloxi MS.Pretty good.q

[BunnysBastatrds 2,442]

I’ll start putting together tonight and tomorrow for the voting.

Thanks again to all. I had a great time and a lot for the next one I do. I hope we get a good amount. All sold teams.  

[5-Points 3,530]

5 hours ago, BunnysBastatrds said:

I’ll start putting together tonight and tomorrow for the voting.

Thanks again to all. I had a great time and a lot for the next one I do. I hope we get a good amount. All sold teams.  

[Gepetto 1,368]

Chains just down the street from me that weren't drafted that have really good food.

These may be more central midwest chains, not national.

Raising Cains

PepperJax

Keno

Taco John's

Runza

Culvers

Don & Millies

Freddies

[BeenHereBefore 1,524]

12 hours ago, HellToupee said:

I feel like this pick is like Brady going in the 6th round. I’m hooked

Daves Hot Chicken

 

 

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I feel like this pick is like Brady going in the 6th round. I’m hooked

Well Dave is going to have to sit on the bench until K.F.C. gets hurt.. That does look good!

[Herbivore 1,134]

2 hours ago, Gepetto said:

Chains just down the street from me that weren't drafted that have really good food.

These may be more central midwest chains, not national.

Raising Cains

PepperJax

Keno

Taco John's

Runza

Culvers

Don & Millies

Freddies

never heard of one of those

[BeenHereBefore 1,524]

14 minutes ago, Herbivore said:

never heard of one of those

Only one I heard of is Raising Cains but don't have one anywhere close to me.

[Gepetto 1,368]

35 minutes ago, Herbivore said:

never heard of one of those

Well that's interesting. Guess I should just be happy I have all those places to go for reasonably priced good food.

[BunnysBastatrds 2,442]

1 hour ago, BeenHereBefore said:

Only one I heard of is Raising Cains but don't have one anywhere close to me.

 Started here and spreading. Mostly jus fried strips and it’s all fried chicken and they have really great sauce. Love it.

[TommyGavin 790]

6 hours ago, BeenHereBefore said:

Only one I heard of is Raising Cains but don't have one anywhere close to me.

I haven’t heard of any of them either - even Raising Cains. 
 

What about Friendly's ?

[Sagging Scrot 44]

 

None of them are safe from animals

[HellToupee 1,776]

10 hours ago, Gepetto said:

Culvers

I took Culver’s . We’re in Florida 2-3 times a year and I always visit when I’m there

[Gepetto 1,368]

2 hours ago, TommyGavin said:

I haven’t heard of any of them either - even Raising Cains. 
 

What about Friendly's ?

Not Friendlys. We have Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steak Burgers in Nebraska.

https://www.freddys.com/order?gad=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIy97_2qjXgAMV8wizAB0FPAyTEAAYASAAEgK9YPD_BwE

[TommyGavin 790]

46 minutes ago, Gepetto said:

….. We ….. in Nebraska.

Sorry to hear that. J/K

One of the few states I’ve never been to. 

[Herbivore 1,134]

12 hours ago, Gepetto said:

Well that's interesting. Guess I should just be happy I have all those places to go for reasonably priced good food.

I am in the Northeast. I think we dont have as many fast food options as other areas of the country. 

[Dizkneelande 1,101]

9 hours ago, TommyGavin said:

I haven’t heard of any of them either - even Raising Cains. 
 

What about Friendly's ?

There’s like 3 Friendlys left 

[BeenHereBefore 1,524]

2 hours ago, Dizkneelande said:

There’s like 3 Friendlys left 

We had one that didn't do good here. I was tempted To Take Ponderosa steak house cause we had one for years here that I liked, didn't fit in with my Food Court so passed. Read on it and there is only 17 of them left.

[HellToupee 1,776]

On 8/6/2023 at 10:31 AM, 5-Points said:

3.3 Jack In The Box

To my knowledge they were the first to be open 24 hrs. and we made plenty of drunken 2AM trips to the drive thru back in the day. Plus you can get a burger at 6AM or a breakfast sandwich at 3PM. 

You have to get your drive thru under control 

 

[BeenHereBefore 1,524]

2 hours ago, HellToupee said:

You have to get your drive thru under control 

 

Houston Jack In The Box we have a problem.

[5-Points 3,530]

8 hours ago, HellToupee said:

You have to get your drive thru under control 

 

This never used to happen when we ordered thru the clown in the drive thru.

 

[BeenHereBefore 1,524]

On 8/11/2023 at 12:43 AM, TommyGavin said:

Did I win ????

Votes are still coming in and your close.

[TommyGavin 790]

17 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said:

Votes are still coming in and your close.

You must be board. Replying to a 6 week old post. 
 

VOTE TG

[BeenHereBefore 1,524]

1 hour ago, TommyGavin said:

You must be board. Replying to a 6 week old post. 
 

VOTE TG

I was lol. but got bump for other reason and not by me.

[TommyGavin 790]

7 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said:

I was lol. but got bump for other reason and not by me.

Acknowledged - didn’t notice. 

[BunnysBastatrds 2,442]

 Can we please do another draft soon? 

[jerryskids 6,799]

A few comments:

- Fuddruckers is my favorite chain burger of all time.  Buttery buns, juicy burgers, and you can put as much plastic cheese sauce as you want on the burger, fries, anything you want.  Other fixings as well.

- I've never eaten at Culvers, but I want to try it.  The guy who bought my last house owns 3 franchises, so I've been meaning to do it.  Keeping with the cheese theme, I'll try their cheese curds.

[Gladiators 1,987]

4 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

A few comments:

- Fuddruckers is my favorite chain burger of all time.  Buttery buns, juicy burgers, and you can put as much plastic cheese sauce as you want on the burger, fries, anything you want.  Other fixings as well.

- I've never eaten at Culvers, but I want to try it.  The guy who bought my last house owns 3 franchises, so I've been meaning to do it.  Keeping with the cheese theme, I'll try their cheese curds.

I’d be surprised if you’re disappointed with Culver’s.

 

 

[BeenHereBefore 1,524]

13 hours ago, BunnysBastatrds said:

 Can we please do another draft soon? 

This comes to mind to me cause of my Overrated QB Post., How about the worst starting QB Draft and we can go from 70's and up. Think it would be a fun spin instead of drafting the best QB's.