Years ago, Mrs. MOP and I were watching a PBS documentary on some impoverished, rust-belt town during hard times and one of the interviewees said something to the effect of "We have a Red Lobster. What more could you want?" In her mind, it clearly set the bar for fine dining and living -- anything better was just overly-expensive pretentiousness.

It's become a standing inside joke for us ever since. Trying to choose a restaurant? "There's a Red Lobster. What more could you want?" Traveling through someplace our eloquent leader might describe in colorfully disparaging terms? "Oh, I dunno. It's not so bad. Look, there's a Red Lobster. What more could you want?" Or, "Wow, this place *really* sucks -- it doesn't even have a Red Lobster."

All I can think of is BK, age 6:

Let's put it this way. If I had customers in town I am sure they would be quite disappointed if I took them to Red Lobster. I might take them to Panera, but not Red Lobster.

Isn't Panera known for hosting board meetings? It must be a premium establishment.

This,

And Swiss chalet sucks.

St Hubert is 10x better.

Maurice

They are both pretty mediocre.

I don't know what it's rating should be (premium whatever), but there are a gazillion online recipes trying to copy their cheddar biscuits, so just go, fill up on delicious cheesy buttery biscuits and then have some mediocre fried shrimp and call it a night.

Meh, you can buy the biscuits at Costco.

Yeah, or he can get them for free when his sister takes him for dinner.

Or he can man up and tell his sister that Red robster is shit and that he deserves better. Then go buy Costco biscuits.

I seem to have missed the very important premium mediocre thread. Link please?

Two comments about (Red) lobster
1. My brother and several of his Maine born-and-bred friends now live in Salt Lake City. They hit Red Lobster once a year for the all-you-can-eat shrimp.
2. I had lobster traps one summer. That was a lot of fun.

I seem to have missed the very important premium mediocre thread. Link please?

Two comments about (Red) lobster
1. My brother and several of his Maine born-and-bred friends now live in Salt Lake City. They hit Red Lobster once a year for the all-you-can-eat shrimp.
2. I had lobster traps one summer. That was a lot of fun.