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| Toronto | Washington DC June 04, 2003

When New York Gets Chain Restaurants

The Times' Marian Burros tries to understand why, in a city of so many wonderful and inexpensive restaurants, some New Yorkers would want to go to Applebee's, Olive Garden, Outback, or Red Lobster. Restaurant consultant Clark Wolf tells her, "New Yorkers as a group are not at the cutting edge and that's the dirty secret. As brutal as it sounds, these chains reflect the expectations of the community."

See how Gothamist felt when we went to the Chelsea Olive Garden. Burros did agree with our observation that the spinach-artichoke dip was good.

Posted by Jen Chung in Food , News: NYC

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There are members of my familial clan who would much prefer Red Lobster over Nobu, no matter what the price and certainly not for the novelty. Taste is tase, I guess.

Posted by: callalillie at June 4, 2003 09:05 AM

i suspect it reflects more the expectations of tourists, and the people who work but do not actually *live* in the city, and are sometimes (gah!) forced to eat here, due to circumstances beyond their control. familiarity, in this case, does not appear to breed contempt. no city-dweller i've known in the...geez, nine years i've lived here has been to one of those places--unless it was for for the purposes of journalism, or hosting out-of-town guests used to dining at West Coast Plaza.

Posted by: tooshy at June 4, 2003 10:27 AM