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I’ve “Dined” at 94 of These Places. Are You Able to Top My Number?

April 29, 2014 By Jeff 79 Comments

I posted this at Facebook earlier today. But it’s so right up our alley, I decided to feature it here as well. I went through the list, answered honestly, and came up with a grand total of 94 — out of 230. Of course, many of the places are NOT fast food. Like Cracker Barrel and Red Lobster. Wot up with that?

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In any case, let’s compare. Just click on the graphic above to get started. The restaurants get more and more obscure and regional as the list continues. By the end, I started to believe they were just making them up.

What’s your final number? Someone at Facebook said they’d been to 119. Sweet sainted mother of Babs Johnson! We’ll need your full report in the comments section below.

And I’ll see you guys next time.

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  1. Steve in WV says

    April 29, 2014 at 1:01 pm

    The list is also incomplete. What about Penn Station, Steak Escape, and places like that. Maybe they are regional but they are much more wide spread than WaWa and Skyline. I haven’t seen a Skyline outside of Cincinnati.

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    • Patty in Cleveland says

      April 29, 2014 at 3:55 pm

      There are some Skylines here in Cleveland.

      Reply
      • WB in OH says

        May 1, 2014 at 2:46 pm

        Couple in Dayton, one in Lima and a bunch in Columbus and I think there are a few in Florida for the snow birds.

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  2. WB in OH says

    April 29, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    55.

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  3. JCIII says

    April 29, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    Good Afternoon Surf Reporters…

    58 out of the 230. I must lead a sheltered life.

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  4. Robert says

    April 29, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    A paltry 40 … I gotta get out more.

    Reply
  5. Limey says

    April 29, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    77. I feel like an amateur.

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    • William Rainey says

      May 1, 2014 at 7:41 pm

      You are not alone. I’m at 77 as well.

      Reply
  6. The Qweezy Mark says

    April 29, 2014 at 1:07 pm

    59

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    • Joe T. says

      April 29, 2014 at 7:26 pm

      69 bitch!

      Reply
  7. johnthebasket says

    April 29, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    28

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    • johnthebasket says

      April 29, 2014 at 1:28 pm

      I’ve eaten a shitload of fast food. I prefer to patronize locally owned spots; we have a bunch of them in the Great Pacific Northwest.

      jtb

      Reply
  8. Greg says

    April 29, 2014 at 1:29 pm

    46. I guess I’m not very adventurous.

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  9. Stephanie C says

    April 29, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    I am ashamed…95. (Does criss-cross traveling across the country over many years make for a “good” excuse for this number?) I didn’t think so.

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  10. Clueless says

    April 29, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    17, but most of them were many, many years ago.

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  11. Miketheripper says

    April 29, 2014 at 1:41 pm

    103….. but I travel a lot and eat poorly! Had this been a list of beers consumed, I would have scored much higher!

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  12. Max says

    April 29, 2014 at 2:04 pm

    83, not too shabby.

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  13. madz1962 says

    April 29, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    48. I swear, I haven’t heard of about 40 of them. And I have eaten Marie Callander’s frozen entrees. I had no idea there was a chain of restaurants.

    Shit, now I want chicken pot pie. And cobbler!

    I wish I had some of those burger chains around here. I need to try an In & Out burger, simply for the Lebowski reference.

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    • chill says

      May 4, 2014 at 9:33 pm

      Don’t fuck with the Jesus.
      .

      Reply
    • Donny says

      May 5, 2014 at 11:14 am

      “Those are good burgers, Walter”

      Reply
      • Walter says

        May 5, 2014 at 12:18 pm

        “Shut the fuck up, Donny”

        Reply
  14. jeff_in_SW_Ontario says

    April 29, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    31, most not in a long time.

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  15. Phil Jett says

    April 29, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    97. Years in the military avoiding the chow hall raised my total.

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  16. Zach says

    April 29, 2014 at 3:17 pm

    125. Going to the gym now….

    For what it’s worth, I’ve lived in three countries and four states plus I used to travel a lot for work so I kind of have an excuse for having such a broad restaurant background.

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  17. Sheryl says

    April 29, 2014 at 3:18 pm

    61 apparently I lead a fairly healthy life HA!

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  18. TR says

    April 29, 2014 at 3:21 pm

    61. El Pollo Loco?? That’s not a real place. It’s from Breaking Bad.

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    • TR says

      April 29, 2014 at 3:23 pm

      Wait that’s Pollo Hermanos LMAO, my bad.

      Reply
    • Vegasrandall says

      April 29, 2014 at 3:26 pm

      is real! there’s a shitload of them here in vegas

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      • MiniPeds says

        April 29, 2014 at 7:53 pm

        Is real AND the one by me is next door to a laundromat.

        Reply
  19. Shawn says

    April 29, 2014 at 3:39 pm

    69 for me 🙂

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    • madz1962 says

      April 29, 2014 at 3:58 pm

      That’s got me licked!

      Reply
      • chill says

        May 4, 2014 at 9:40 pm

        I see what you did there.
        .

        Reply
  20. spence says

    April 29, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    79. I think I feel sick.

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  21. Patty in Cleveland says

    April 29, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    55–but some of those I don’t really consider fast food–chains yes but not fast food

    Reply
  22. Mary says

    April 29, 2014 at 4:18 pm

    I cannot believe my total was 111. In my defense I am old so I have been eating for quite some time, I have travelled a lot (many of these places are in airports), and lived in Canada and United States so plenty of exposure.

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  23. junkfood says

    April 29, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    83 of them for me. Some more than once!

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  24. retrollama says

    April 29, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    104, and I am ashamed…

    Reply
  25. Billy Joel says

    April 29, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    95, and there aint nothing wrong with that

    Reply
  26. Big Mike says

    April 29, 2014 at 5:22 pm

    100 – Woo Hoo

    Reply
  27. scruffythejanitor says

    April 29, 2014 at 5:38 pm

    90. But in my defense I’ve lived on the West Coast the South and the North East. I even managed to hit a Hungry Jacks when I was in Australia.

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  28. BoMama says

    April 29, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    65, although the size of my ass would imply a higher number.

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  29. JCIII says

    April 29, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    I can’t remember; was Howard Johnson’s on that list? Mmmm.. clam strips.

    Reply
  30. ADubb says

    April 29, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    124…..Damn! I’m absurdly proud that I have had A&W in the US and in Guantanamo Bay but not in Canada:-)

    Reply
  31. SeeKar says

    April 29, 2014 at 8:39 pm

    94. Solidly in heart disease range!

    Fatass.

    Reply
  32. caveman says

    April 29, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    a grand total of 86

    Reply
  33. Gretchen says

    April 30, 2014 at 12:23 am

    57. Including Wawa was a low blow.

    Reply
  34. Jersey Girl in PA says

    April 30, 2014 at 7:06 am

    91-10 years on the road offers more “opportunities”

    Reply
  35. ob-negative says

    April 30, 2014 at 8:15 am

    Hard to see, “Dined”, and most of the listings in the same sentence. And what…NO STUCKEY’S !!?? How could Stuckey’s not make the cut?

    72 (if you include Stuckey’s)

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  36. icecycle66 says

    April 30, 2014 at 9:56 am

    I got 84.
    What’s with all the B grade taco places?

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  37. SC_Dave says

    April 30, 2014 at 10:24 am

    122… Coincidentally, I could lose 122 lbs and still be overweight.

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  38. C1-NRB says

    April 30, 2014 at 10:25 am

    98. Yeah, I’ve been around. I should be able to break triple digits by the end of the year. I’ve seen Coming Soon! signs for a couple of those places in my town.

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  39. adam says

    April 30, 2014 at 10:43 am

    my mouth has graced 102 of these establishments… I get around a lot… so I’ve managed to try a lot of the regional places.

    Reply
  40. Jason says

    April 30, 2014 at 11:07 am

    88, like some kind of disgrace.

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  41. Dr Buford says

    April 30, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    115. May be higher or lower as many were after a long evening of adult beverages.

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  42. Cartoon says

    April 30, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    55 for me

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  43. Skippy in WV says

    April 30, 2014 at 4:20 pm

    71

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  44. mi2tall says

    April 30, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    You have dined at 105 out of 230 fast food joints on this list!

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  45. Miss Q says

    April 30, 2014 at 4:35 pm

    89. Eighty-friggin’-nine! I don’t know why I’m so surprised.

    Reply
  46. Michelle says

    April 30, 2014 at 4:35 pm

    Dear god, 72! And I haven’t eaten meat since 1995. I guess I must’ve eaten way more fast food than I ever thought possible in the 80s and early 90s. Jeez.

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  47. chill says

    April 30, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    Yeah, a lot of these places I’ve never heard of. Is “Perkins Restaurant & Bakery” the same thing as “Perkins Cake and Steak?” Anyway, 56. Weak.

    Around here, the locally-owned places just seem to be better than the chains. No value judgment, just a fact (in my head). I prefer better food over mediocre food. It’s often cheaper as well.
    .

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    • johnthebasket says

      April 30, 2014 at 11:19 pm

      1) Think global, eat local.

      2) The problem is that Carl Perkins can’t remember the exact name, so it keeps changing slightly every time he opens a new one. No shirt, no blue suede shoes, no service.

      jtb

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  48. good2go says

    April 30, 2014 at 8:38 pm

    51. Not bad for a Canadian. I was surprised to see some Canadian joints on the list. Is A&W significantly different in the USA?

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    • johnthebasket says

      April 30, 2014 at 11:16 pm

      Strippers and Root Beer? Yeah, about the same…jtb

      Reply
  49. Cynical Bastard says

    May 1, 2014 at 3:07 am

    Posted it on Facebook too, but I am at 108. Funny thing is, I just turned twenty one years old the other day, yet I’ve been to more than most people. I’ve done extensive traveling over the years, and to be honest, I dined at most of these places perhaps once. Maybe a handful are places that I actually go to on a regular basis. Many places I’ve gone are regional chains that I visited during various road trips.

    Reply
  50. aminnev says

    May 1, 2014 at 9:48 am

    74. And some more than once! That can’t be good.

    Reply
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