Chain Restaurants Extremely Popular - Why?

[thekillingwax]

Most of my extended family lives in Dublin, Ga and when they come here they act like Jacksonville is Hong Kong or something. They started getting chain places a few years back and when the Olive Garden and Carrabba's opened, they acted as if the French Laundry had just relocated there. We're still that way. I remember the fanfare surrounding PF Chang's and the Cheesecake Factory opening here. No one mourned when we lost Uli's at the beach though (well except me, I guess). We're getting better but chains will never go away and that really doesn't bother me in the least.

[copperfiend]

Speaking of Carabba's. I ate there for the first time last week. Great salad but the entree was just 'meh'.

[danno]

We are opposites there.  I like most of their grilled items but have never like thier salads.

[blizz01]

Chains = jobs, too.  More than a mom & pop could provide.