Chain Reaction

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<p>mantori.suzuki’s Moe’s thread has me thinking…</p>

<p>What chains (large or small) are you glad came to your area or do you hope will?</p>

<p>For example, for many of us our dearest holiday wish is that Trader Joe’s will open a store within an hour’s drive or our homes. I have friends in the capital district area of New York, and they are just thrilled that Dinosaur Bar-b-cue is coming to Troy. [Dinosaur</a> BBQ - Genuine Barbeque Sauce, Hot Sauce, and Marinades](<a href=“http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/]Dinosaur”>http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/)</p>

<p>But, I must say, if I never see another Applebee’s/Pizzeria Uno/Walmart/Target/Lowes/Borders/Ruby Tuesday complex, that would be OK.</p>

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<p>I was glad when a Famous Dave’s BBQ opened here in northern San Diego County. I had eaten there many times in visits to Minneapolis, and I was glad to see them branch out to CA.</p>

<p>Since Trader Joe’s began here in SoCal, we are fortunate to have several stores to choose from in our area. Same with In-N-Out Burgers.</p>

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<p>Oh, yeah, Sonic. We want Sonic.</p>

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<p>I wish In and Out Burger would come to the east coast.</p>

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<p>pageturner: congrats on the Dinosaur BBQ; its great!!</p>

<p>In our neck of the woods, a Wegman’s would be peachy…</p>

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<p>AND we need:
Nordstram Rack
Whole Foods</p>

<p>Sheesh, we have nothing…</p>

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<p>Oh, yeah, Wegman’s! We need Wegman’s.</p>

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<p>Whole Foods.
University of New Hampshire (well, it’s a small chain).
Fryes.</p>

<p>We just got a local Apple Store which is wonderful.</p>

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<p>And Ikea. We want Ikea.</p>

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<p>Culver’s, Sonic, In and Out, Wegman’s. We already have Trader Joe’s, but I wish there was one closer to my house.</p>

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<p>AND Jamba Juice.</p>

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<p>Happy to have Nordstrom’s Rack and Five Guys nearby.</p>

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<p>Wow… I feel so lucky. There are 6 relatively large malls within 30-min driving distance from my house. There is even a Neiman Marcus… There are 3 Costcos within easy reach. A trip to Fry’s or IKEA takes a while, about 45 minutes, so we don’t go there often.</p>

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<p>Wegmans. I never bother to go anyplace else now.</p>

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<p>Chipotle, EL Pollo Loco</p>

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<p>We, the people, demand Waffle House and Chick-Fil-A up north, In-and-Out back east, and Kopp’s Frozen Custard everywhere outside of Milwaukee.</p>

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<p>Bob Evans. The closest one’s two hundred miles south. Oh, and my D would like to a request a … well this crowd’s too sophisticated, but she really misses their triple-peppered hash browns.</p>

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<p>My husband and I still talk about our breakfast at Bob Evans in Bloomington. It was so good and so reasonably priced.</p>

<p>Other than that, we pretty much have most of the businesses mentioned. Love Trader Joe’s and In’n’Out.</p>

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<p>I don’t get Five Guys. We have a new one locally and stopped in. It was a Saturday night in an otherwise empty strip mall but the Five Guys was packed with cars and a long line in the store. We gave it a try and they do make nice burgers but couldn’t understand the fanaticism of their customers. Everytime I go by, I check the parking lot and am amazed that they have a lot of customers.</p>

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<p>We are in Wegmans country - is it pushy to ask for Trader Joes too? I have one of those TJ reusable grocery bags, and as I was leaving Wegmans recently a woman chased me into the parking lot saying, “You have to tell me where the Trader Joes is!” :)</p>

<p>I would also like to have some of the chain restaurants some of you are probably tired of by now: Macaroni Grill, Cheesecake Factory, California Pizza Kitchen, PF Chang’s, Maggiano’s, Chipotle. I would happily give up a Burger King (or several) in exchange …</p>