I hate chains. Some chains have disgusting food but some are down-right overrated because the food is OK but not fantastic. Some of these restaurants I am talking about have already been mentioned but I believe they need repeating:

1. Outback
2. O'Charley's
3. Ruby Tuesday's (even though I like their stacked brownies)
4. Applebee's
5. Olive Garden (like their bread sticks and that's it)
6. Longhorn (and any Southwestern/Western-style restaurants like Longhorn)
7. McAlister's
8. Dean and Deluca
9. Red Lobster (come on people this is fake seafood trying to act like REAL seafood)

I personally like the non-chain restaurants like:

1. Capri's (it's a semi-chain . . . it's just known in Easley and Greenville, SC) = best Italian EVER!

2. Stax Restaurants (semi-chain because each different Stax is owned by the same family in Greenville, SC)

3. The Beacon in Spartanburg, SC = the BEST $5.00 heart attack in the nation!

4. The Chesapeake House in Myrtle Beach, SC

5. Dino's Pancake House in Myrtle Beach, SC

6. Cagney's in Myrtle Beach, SC

7. The Varsity in Atlanta, GA