Other National Chains That Are Shells Of Their Former Selfs.

[ErmineNotyours]

A dish that is becoming harder to find recently is veal parmigiana. Animal cruelty issues as well as COVID-19 are leading to the dish's demise, making it hard for Italian restaurants to keep it on their menus. It's mainly the more upscale, non-chain Italian restaurants that still have it on their menus.

Cows don't give milk until they give birth, so veal is a byproduct of the dairy industry.  I was surprised walking down a road to see veal crates being used.  Even if it's not fashionable to buy veal, young calves are still being separated from their mothers to keep them from drinking up the product.

[6a]

York Steak House once had around 200 locations. Now only one remains in Columbus, Ohio. I was just in there recently and it looks like it hasn't changed one bit.

[kphoger]

A dish that is becoming harder to find recently is veal parmigiana. Animal cruelty issues as well as COVID-19 are leading to the dish's demise, making it hard for Italian restaurants to keep it on their menus. It's mainly the more upscale, non-chain Italian restaurants that still have it on their menus.

Cows don't give milk until they give birth, so veal is a byproduct of the dairy industry.  I was surprised walking down a road to see veal crates being used.  Even if it's not fashionable to buy veal, young calves are still being separated from their mothers to keep them from drinking up the product.

Yeah, "separating calves" is going to be a thing, whether people are eating veal or not.

[Pink Jazz]

A dish that is becoming harder to find recently is veal parmigiana. Animal cruelty issues as well as COVID-19 are leading to the dish's demise, making it hard for Italian restaurants to keep it on their menus. It's mainly the more upscale, non-chain Italian restaurants that still have it on their menus.

Cows don't give milk until they give birth, so veal is a byproduct of the dairy industry.  I was surprised walking down a road to see veal crates being used.  Even if it's not fashionable to buy veal, young calves are still being separated from their mothers to keep them from drinking up the product.

Yeah, "separating calves" is going to be a thing, whether people are eating veal or not.

BTW, contrary to popular belief, veal parmigiana is not the traditional Italian version of the dish and does not exist in Italy. The only traditional Italian version of the dish is eggplant parmigiana, while chicken and veal parmigiana are Italian-American creations.

[Rothman]

A dish that is becoming harder to find recently is veal parmigiana. Animal cruelty issues as well as COVID-19 are leading to the dish's demise, making it hard for Italian restaurants to keep it on their menus. It's mainly the more upscale, non-chain Italian restaurants that still have it on their menus.

Cows don't give milk until they give birth, so veal is a byproduct of the dairy industry.  I was surprised walking down a road to see veal crates being used.  Even if it's not fashionable to buy veal, young calves are still being separated from their mothers to keep them from drinking up the product.

Yeah, "separating calves" is going to be a thing, whether people are eating veal or not.

BTW, contrary to popular belief, veal parmigiana is not the traditional Italian version of the dish and does not exist in Italy. The only traditional Italian version of the dish is eggplant parmigiana, while chicken and veal parmigiana are Italian-American creations.

Thank goodness.  Eggplant is mushy yuckiness.

[JayhawkCO]

Thank goodness.  Eggplant is mushy yuckiness.

Mmmm... moussaka.

[Rothman]

Thank goodness.  Eggplant is mushy yuckiness.

Mmmm... moussaka.

Moose caca?

[abefroman329]

Thank goodness.  Eggplant is mushy yuckiness.

Mmmm... moussaka.

Moose caca?

Spray some Windex on it.

[abefroman329]

A dish that is becoming harder to find recently is veal parmigiana. Animal cruelty issues as well as COVID-19 are leading to the dish's demise, making it hard for Italian restaurants to keep it on their menus. It's mainly the more upscale, non-chain Italian restaurants that still have it on their menus.

Cows don't give milk until they give birth, so veal is a byproduct of the dairy industry.  I was surprised walking down a road to see veal crates being used.  Even if it's not fashionable to buy veal, young calves are still being separated from their mothers to keep them from drinking up the product.

Yeah, "separating calves" is going to be a thing, whether people are eating veal or not.

BTW, contrary to popular belief, veal parmigiana is not the traditional Italian version of the dish and does not exist in Italy. The only traditional Italian version of the dish is eggplant parmigiana, while chicken and veal parmigiana are Italian-American creations.

You think that's bad, research the parmo.  It was introduced to England by an American military cook after WWII, and it replaces the mozzarella with bechamel or cheddar, omits the marinara entirely, and is served on a bed of French fries.

[NE2]

The U.S. Supreme Court.

[Scott5114]

The U.S. Supreme Court.

For it to be considered a chain, there has to be more than one location.

[abefroman329]

The U.S. Supreme Court.

For it to be considered a chain, there has to be more than one location.

Also, compared to when?

[kphoger]

Ben Franklin Stores.

Or, better yet, V&S Variety Stores.

[kphoger]

The U.S. Supreme Court.

For it to be considered a chain, there has to be more than one location.

Also, compared to when?

It's NE2.  The answer probably has something to do with xenophobic tushy jesters.

[abefroman329]

The U.S. Supreme Court.

For it to be considered a chain, there has to be more than one location.

Also, compared to when?

It's NE2.  The answer probably has something to do with xenophobic tushy jesters.

I mean, I'm not gonna say this court hasn't handed down some awful opinions, but, like, so were Plessy v. Ferguson, Korematsu, hell, Citizens United and Kelo, if you want to get more recent.

[kphoger]

I mean, I'm not gonna say this court hasn't handed down some awful opinions, but, like, so were Plessy v. Ferguson, Korematsu, hell, Citizens United and Kelo, if you want to get more recent.

Besides which, "this court" has only been an entity for eleven weeks...

[JayhawkCO]

I mean, I'm not gonna say this court hasn't handed down some awful opinions, but, like, so were Plessy v. Ferguson, Korematsu, hell, Citizens United and Kelo, if you want to get more recent.

Besides which, "this court" has only been an entity for eleven weeks...

And have already managed to make "court" need to be in quotes...

[formulanone]

The U.S. Supreme Court.

For it to be considered a chain, there has to be more than one location.

There's an entire circuit of tennis courts, and to a lesser extent, racquetball courts.

Then there's the entirely separate jurisdiction of food courts, which all judgement is handed down by a system of trays.

[bing101]

Hardee's is it's former self but they just got dragged into being a witness to an FBI investigation involving a very political person in Minnesota a few days ago. Just a few days ago I saw an article with an image with their logo attached to a political person and I thought why is the Carl's Jr Logo being used for an incident in a Minnesota Hardee's.


https://www.fox9.com/news/mypillow-exec-mike-lindell-says-fbi-agents-seized-his-cellphone

Then I realized that Carl's Jr is basically Hardee's in California. Carl's Jr for decades have been a major sponsor for MLB teams in California like Giants, A's, Dodgers, Angels, and Padres. Basically Hardee's is facing a PR problem at the moment.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/the-odd-reason-hardees-is-mocking-mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell/ar-AA11RwC2


https://www.mashed.com/919290/the-humble-origin-of-carls-jr/

[Rothman]

Heh.  Bit behind the times on Hardee's/Carl's Jr.

If anything, the cell phone of the Mr. Pillow guy being picked up at Hardee's has been a PR boon for them.

[bing101]

Heh.  Bit behind the times on Hardee's/Carl's Jr.

If anything, the cell phone of the Mr. Pillow guy being picked up at Hardee's has been a PR boon for them.

True I only know them for their edgy ads in California at halftime or between innings on TV here under the Carl's Jr name.

[hbelkins]

My first experience at a Carl's Jr. was last year in Burlington, Colo. I was surprised at the differences between the menu there and the things I'm used to seeing at Hardee's in this region.

[Scott5114]

Oklahoma was one of the markets that shifted from Hardee's to Carl's Jr back in like the 90s or so. I'm not quite sure why they feel like this area would do better under the Carl's Jr. name and menu than Hardee's (when Kansas and Missouri both have Hardee's and aren't too meaningfully different from Oklahoma in many respects).

The Carl's Jr. in Purcell, OK still has a sign out front using the classic Hardee's logo, from before the Carl's Jr. star was added to Hardee's branding.

[kphoger]

I'm not quite sure why they feel like this area would do better under the Carl's Jr. name and menu than Hardee's

Because Oklahoma wants to be like Texas.

[Rothman]

I'm not quite sure why they feel like this area would do better under the Carl's Jr. name and menu than Hardee's

Because Oklahoma wants to be like Texas.

I thought those two states had a war.