samantha25
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Post by samantha25 on Nov 15, 2018 5:15:21 GMT
We went last week and had the turkey with mashed potatoes and mac and cheese. The food looked good, initially tasted good, then as gradually consumed... it tasted like nothing. Even the mac and cheese. Do you think restaurants are cutting back on wholesome ingredients? We have been so disappointed lately on the expensive- not-so-great pick up places, that I feel like we're better off eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich from home.
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michellegb
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Post by michellegb on Nov 15, 2018 11:26:09 GMT
I've seen it. On my last visit the food was just not good. The gravy looked almost like jelly and had no flavor. Other than the chicken, everything had that "fast food/not real food" flavor to it. They used to be one of my favorite places to grab a quick dinner but I don't see myself going back now. I'll stick with Panera now.
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on Nov 15, 2018 14:34:45 GMT
Boston Market still exists? All the ones near me and in my travels are gone!
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Post by tiffanyr on Nov 15, 2018 14:38:45 GMT
We used to love Boston Market but there isn't one decently close. I love their cornbread but haven't eaten there recently enough to know about the quality of their food.
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PLurker
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Post by PLurker on Nov 15, 2018 18:41:48 GMT
I haven't been in forever. Don't know if the nearest one (30+ miles) is even still there...
I googled, it is. It's a shame if the quality is going downhill. It was the one "not quite fast food" I didn't feel quite so guilty about picking up on the way home from work.
I enjoyed some of it. Cornbread and (I can't remember been that long) were good.
EXCEPT when I was pregnant. Couldn't stand the sight or smell of it. We even drove by one and I saw the sign and had to turn away to keep my stomach from turning . and yet other fast food , normally yuck, was fine and dandy. weird.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2018 18:43:08 GMT
The last time we went to Boston Market was years ago and it seemed to us that the food quality had declined then, which is why it's been years since eating there!
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Post by Miss Lerins Momma on Nov 15, 2018 20:01:32 GMT
The last time we went to Boston Market was years ago and it seemed to us that the food quality had declined then, which is why it's been years since eating there! Same!!! |
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JustTricia
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Post by JustTricia on Nov 15, 2018 22:51:39 GMT
I still get their frozen meatloaf meals from the supermarket and those have gone to okay enough.
I ate in an actual restaurant for the first time in probably ten years over the summer. It was awful. The cornbread was hard as a rock and had an awful taste. The meatloaf was weird. The potatoes were cold. I went around dinner time, too, so it all should have been fresh and hot.
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Post by papersilly on Nov 16, 2018 23:45:51 GMT
The food is still decent but the atmosphere has gone to pot. It used to be comfy in there but now it has bad LED lights and all that funky equipment that looks like bad fast food. Or maybe it's just our store.
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Post by elaine on Nov 17, 2018 0:44:40 GMT
The food quality went down years ago, IMO. We stopped going at least 5 years ago because the food became gag-worthy, and we used to go regularly.
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Post by mom26 on Nov 17, 2018 1:27:52 GMT
We used to get takeout from there regularly (2 times a month or so) years and years ago. Maybe 15? Then the food started to not be good at all so we stopped. We decided to give them another try a couple of years ago and the food was HORRIBLE.
Dry. Hard. Cold. No flavor. We have no intentions of ever giving them another try. Ever.
I do have a 'rule' that if I get bad food at a restaurant (takeout or sit down) twice, I will not go back for a long, long time. If ever. I used to really like Outback and Carrabba's but the last two times we went the food was wretched. Haven't been back to either in about 10 years.
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Post by salem on Nov 17, 2018 2:12:39 GMT
My daughter and I stopped at one about 1/2 hour from our house. It used to be pretty good. This time DD ate two bites of her sandwich and the meal I got was kind of gross. Tasteless and just not appetizing, never mind the restaurant itself needed some serious cleaning up. We left without finishing. Won’t be back.
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Post by lisae on Nov 17, 2018 2:51:44 GMT
We went to on in Charlotte a couple of weeks ago and it was very good as usual. I wish we had one closer. We went to Olive Garden this week and that is the restaurant to me that has declined or my tastes have changed. I used to really like their soup, salad and breadsticks. The salad is still good but the other foods aren't so much. I tasted DH's chicken dish and it was just fair.
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Post by papersilly on Nov 17, 2018 3:21:11 GMT
In all fairness, all I ever get is the chicken and it's still pretty tender. The pieces have gotten smaller but it's still good.
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Post by betty on Nov 17, 2018 4:24:29 GMT
We have one close by and I haven't noticed any change but I usually get their Southwest salad with chicken. Yum!
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Post by pierkiss on Nov 17, 2018 4:34:05 GMT
Did they finally reduce the amount of salt they put in everything?
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QueenoftheSloths
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Nov 17, 2018 13:10:10 GMT
We went to on in Charlotte a couple of weeks ago and it was very good as usual. I wish we had one closer. We went to Olive Garden this week and that is the restaurant to me that has declined or my tastes have changed. I used to really like their soup, salad and breadsticks. The salad is still good but the other foods aren't so much. I tasted DH's chicken dish and it was just fair. Olive Garden seems so lacking in flavor now. The breadsticks don't even taste of garlic anymore. And yet every time I drive by one, it is packed. |
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