The Last Place You Ate “Out”

@AmbiePam (85659)
United States
February 25, 2024 11:45am CST
I’m a little early meeting my friend for lunch, so I thought I’d start a discussion. She wanted to visit a new place to celebrate, so we’re having Thai food today. I haven’t eaten it in quite a long time, and while it isn’t my favorite, I do like the cuisine. Where was the last place you ate out? Were you happy with it?
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@FourWalls (62289)
• United States
25 Feb
I’m eating out right now, at Chuy’s in Waco, Texas. Of course I love it!!! Wasn’t too happy with the service at Whataburger yesterday, though.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
25 Feb
You do love your Chuy’s. I think I’ve only been there once.
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@FourWalls (62289)
• United States
26 Feb
@AmbiePam — I’ve been to two since I got to Texas. The “original” one is about 80 miles north of me right now, in Austin, Texas.
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@Aquitaine24 (11653)
• San Jose, California
26 Feb
What did you have at Chuy's?
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@wolfgirl569 (95474)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Feb
At a local bar with @FourWalls for lunch
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@FourWalls (62289)
• United States
26 Feb
Wow, need me to come back so you can go out again?
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@wolfgirl569 (95474)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Feb
@FourWalls Anytime you want. We usually order and bring it home from the pizza place
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@snowy22315 (170228)
• United States
25 Feb
Well if you mean "real food" and not fast food..I had Chinese last Tuesday. I got it for take out though. We hit Wendys yesterday when out and about. I just had fries though. I love Thai..but haven't had it for ages. The place I used to go in the city closed..although I am sure I could find others if I tried.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
25 Feb
I was impressed with this place. From the decor to the food, it was amazing. More expensive than I thought it would be, but wow, it was tasty.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
25 Feb
@snowy22315 I really did, thanks.The salon had new massage chairs, and they almost had my friend and I asleep while getting a pedicure. My back usually kills me sitting in those chairs, but this time it was bearable. I’m having some trouble now that I’m home, but who cares? I’ll have several days to recover
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@snowy22315 (170228)
• United States
25 Feb
@AmbiePam Glad you enjoyed it. I think you had a good day .
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@kaylachan (57914)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Feb
I want to say MCDonolds, but then again I'll order MCDilivery from them, via DoorDash, when I get a craving for a chease burger. I don't want to buy things like ground beef, until George's eating larger meals.
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@BabeSays (8576)
• Mauritius
25 Feb
My hubby was working at a Thai restaurant last year. One day he bought their most selling dish called "Pad Thai" It was good.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
25 Feb
I’ve had that before, and thought it was pretty tasty.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
@BabeSays I had beef panang, which I had not had before. Here is a picture of it. It was very good.
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@BabeSays (8576)
• Mauritius
26 Feb
@AmbiePam So did you have the same or something new?
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
25 Feb
my favorite place to eat is Golden Corral they have everything you can think of to eat from A to Z & then some & all you can eat for 1 price, you can't beat that anywhere else.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
25 Feb
I love Golden Corral, but ours closed during the pandemic, and never reopened.
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@GardenGerty (157629)
• United States
26 Feb
The last two times we ate out were at regional burger chains. You may know them both. When we went to Wichita for medical we ate at Spangles. Last Sunday we ate at Braums. We have not eaten at Braums in ages, and I was not disappointed. It was much better than Spangles and the price was very similar.
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@GardenGerty (157629)
• United States
26 Feb
@AmbiePam Braums is around 30 miles. Spangles is regional. I did not know if it was anywhere outside of Kansas. Their stuff is pretty good, usually. It is just Braums is better and has more options.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
@GardenGerty They have Braum’s in Missouri too, but I’m not sure about anywhere else.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
I’ve never heard of Spangles, but I love love love everything about Braum’s. How far away is the closest Braum’s to you? There is one about two miles from me, but it has been awhile since I visited.
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@LadyDuck (458642)
• Switzerland
26 Feb
As my husband has a weak immune system, after Covid started we never went to eat out again.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
A few Mylotters with autoimmune disorders have made the same change. My friend I met for lunch wears a mask, even when eating. She takes a bite, puts the mask back on, and so forth.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
@LadyDuck I guess she doesn’t think beyond what she can control.
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@LadyDuck (458642)
• Switzerland
26 Feb
@AmbiePam I know that some eat out wearing a mask... what about the germ on the food? If someone in the kitchen is sick, the food is contaminated.
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@xFiacre (12611)
• Ireland
26 Feb
@ambiepam I'm rarely pleased with eating out experiences. To day we unexpectedly ended up eating lunch in a simple place where the food was acceptable enough but not great and I don't like paying for "acceptable" food. I prefer to eat at home where I control everything and where I don't have to listen to other people's conversations.The woman at the table to our left shared a very long story about her dental work with the whole place, the woman at the table to our left dished out very questionnable marriage advice to her daughter over the phone.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
You are also a better cook than most people have at their restaurants.
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@xFiacre (12611)
• Ireland
26 Feb
@AmbiePam So my wife says.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
@xFiacre I wouldn’t doubt her.
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@1creekgirl (40572)
• United States
26 Feb
I've never eaten Thai food, but there are many myLoters who have. Was your lunch good? We ate at a local buffet after church which was pretty good.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
I love a good buffet! I loved that Thai food, and I’d like to go back for my birthday lunch, but I’m concerned it might bother my dad’s allergy to shellfish. Sometimes places that have shrimp trigger a reaction just from the particles in the air. This was my lunch. It was beef panang.
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@1creekgirl (40572)
• United States
27 Feb
@AmbiePam It sounds good, we might have to find a Thai restaurant to try some time.
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@TheHorse (206094)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Feb
I got some Thai food from my friend Ko's place. I had Tom Kha Gai and rice.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
You didn’t have Goochi Goochi Goo?
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
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@TheHorse (206094)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Feb
@AmbiePam No. Anything Goo makes me cough.
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@just4him (306705)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Feb
I ate out with the Bible study ladies two weeks ago and got food poisoning. So, no, I wasn't happy with it. I hope you enjoyed the restaurant with your friend.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
I remember that. That’s so miserable.
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@just4him (306705)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Feb
@AmbiePam Yes, it was.
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@NJChicaa (116063)
• United States
25 Feb
The last place was a relatively new Italian restaurant. The food was delicious!
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@dya80dya (33638)
25 Feb
I don't eat out. I think I am the only one who doesn't eat out.
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@much2say (53952)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Feb
I love Thai food!!! Hubby and I were able to grab Chinese chicken wraps for lunch today from this place called California Chicken Cafe. We haven't had it since before the pandemic - oh it tasted just like it used to .
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
The pandemic made us appreciate life, sure, but also places like the California Chicken Cafe!
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@much2say (53952)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Feb
@AmbiePam The pandemic made me research and cook all kinds of restaurant copycat recipes . We got pretty close on these Chinese chicken wraps at home - but oh geez it's so more convenient to not have to do it ourselves.
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@LeaPea2417 (36474)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Feb
The last place we ate out at was a restaurant called Tupelo Honey. It's very good. It's a Southern Chain with wonderful Southern Food.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
It certainly sounds appealing.
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• Midland, Michigan
26 Feb
I've never had Thai food before. There's a small restaurant near us that I've considered trying before but never did get there. We don't eat out much, but my cousin took me out for a retirement meal in January. We went to Applebee's. I've always been happy with their food. I even have a gift certificate for them that I for from work to celebrate me being there twenty five years. But I'm saving that for when we have a little more money coming in which will be in the summer once we start washing windows again.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
I hope you get to try Thai food. Having a gift certificate to Applebee’s is a very nice treat! I think it’s my dad’s favorite place to eat.
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• Midland, Michigan
26 Feb
@AmbiePam both my girls worked there some years back so we're ate at Applebee's a bit more back then. Now that I'm retired we need to wait until we see what we're getting back in taxes or wait until we make more doing our summer work.
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@JudyEv (326062)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Feb
There is a Thai restaurant not far from us and we're going to go there for lunch one day soon. I hope you enjoy yours.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
It was SO good. You’ll have to let me know how yours tastes when you go.
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@JudyEv (326062)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Feb
@AmbiePam I'll be sure to do that.
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• Rupert, Idaho
26 Feb
Hope you enjoyed the food and time with your friend. Never had Thai food. Last place I ate out at was the Fat Clarence's Saturday. It was okay, overpriced for what it was....
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
Overpriced is right. Looking at the prices at lunch today made my eyebrows go into my hairline.
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• Rupert, Idaho
26 Feb
@AmbiePam Think that is most places you go to eat any more, sadly!
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
26 Feb
I ate at a restaurant on Thursday evening on my ''mom getaway'' time. It's a specialty oriental restaurant, really nice. I had a shrimp stir fry with fresh veggies that was to die for. So, so good. And way too much, as I ate the rest of it the next day for a meal! They got appetizers as well, crab Rangoon and some other various things that were all delicious.
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@AmbiePam (85659)
• United States
26 Feb
Crab Rangoon, that is so delicious!
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@MarieCoyle (28810)
26 Feb
@AmbiePam It was. I tried not to look at the menu prices since they wanted to treat me, but ouch!! Definitely high end all the way. But it was a wonderful treat!
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