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Originally Posted by Thunderball
Yep... I went there as a favor my girlfriend who actually liked that crap... I had a hard time choking it down... later that week we went to La Dolce Vita and had some real Italian... I highly doubt she'll be wanting that junk at the factory again...
I've never been to Capo... I've heard its quite good too. Steer clear of Mercato though, unless you like salt a lot.
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I think it's more about why you go there as opposed to quality of food. Consistancy, timely, and a level of quality you can count on (even if it's low quality it could be the best quality available for the purpose).There's a reason why it's called the factory as opposed to restaurant. It mass produces low quality food for low amounts of money. When I consider and choose that restaurant it's more a choice between going there or eating fast food.
I put Chianti's in that category too as I used to go to the Crowfoot location for my dinner break on Sunday nights back when I worked for Safeway in University. $6.95 Pasta in 30 minutes. That beats out every possible alternative on quality in that situation and at a price you can't complain about.
That's why I frequent these places often and actually enjoy them. I wouldn't try to impress a date, or go for a culinary adventure at one of those places, but if you need to grab a bite before a movie you can either spend over $10 on absolute crap at the theatre or get something a little nicer for the same or less money.