CHAIN RESTAURANT TIER LIST

[@BuckeyeReid1865]

seems like we need a complimentary bread tier list

[@tonymiskimen8341]

Them cheddar bay biscuits

[@DaddyKhaos]

I've seen people leave the Texas roadhouse because there wasn't any bread

[@blackaciddevil]

Texas Roadhouse or cheddars

[@x.eternal.x9150]

haha!!

[@kennyb8260]

I’ll agree bread tier list

[@MilitantMe]

I could listen to you talk about food for hours. You're doing the lord's work.

[@pAWNproductionsDE]

I've gotten used to Finn having some pretty awful hot takes, but he went straight up nuclear for this one. Olive Garden being S, Red Lobster being C, IHOP being worse than Denny's, and Chinese food being awful? Finn's off the deep end

[@MEALTeamSixx]

I don’t get some of his takes, like how he doesn’t like Chick Fil A or Chinese food, and yet somehow likes California Pizza Kitchen more.

[@mitchellbrubaker2652]

@@MEALTeamSixx to be fair chick fil a is a bit overrated. the only thing that separates them from the rest is their sauce.

[@Keasbeysknight]

You guys must like ska music, because e everything I love finn hates. I'm convinced he's just trolling, cause who can love shit like olive garden and not love pancakes??

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

No trolling

[@Gibson8636]

I came to say the same thing!! I was like yoooo how can the only 2 options I cared for Denny's & Ihop be F-Tier???? I agree with the red lobster situation the biscuits are what makes that place good. However, as far as IHOP & Denny's those are the only places I still eat from because they are reliable for late-night food it's not great but it hits the spot & after a killer show, it definitely fulfills the cravings.

[@BrokenBones1982]

I don’t know why I enjoy watching useless trash like this but I absolutely love it. Keep it coming.

[@fray3dendsofsanity]

It's the chain restaurant of KZbin videos, delightfully mediocre content and I'm here for it!

[@KnivingDispodia]

Just a tip: 95% of the time you are eating frozen shrimp at restaurants. Every restaurant serves frozen food. All seafood is frozen at some point. Not necessarily a bad thing. Just a necessity because the sheer amount of labor it would take to run a modern kitchen without freezing of certain proteins.

[@steveosk8s]

I live in Phoenix Arizona, I have zero doubt in my mind that my seafood was frozen. I don't mind.

[@benjaminwatt2436]

I live close to a beach where there is this place that is a seafood market. They also have a restaurant in the back. Best seafood i've ever had. The bigger restaurants along the beach use frozen according to a waitress friend of mine, but this place gets fresh seafood daily so they don''t have to freeze. its awesome

[@marshallsweatherhiking1820]

@@steveosk8s Yea. Don’t ever eat warm fish. I once had the worst stomach pain ever, turned bright red and itching all over, then passed out on the floor and shit myself all over. It began an hour after eating warm fish. The first I knew something was wrong was my tongue started tingling like I ate something spicy. The reaction only lasted a couple hours, but I thought I was going to die.

[@slingster]

In California Sushi grade fish other than tuna must be frozen for 7 days to be consumed raw.

[@theangelbelow88]

"One does not go to Denny's, one ends up at Denny's" Our gang's motto back in our late teens/early twenties, when we would party 4 out of 7 days of the week, those were dark days 😅

[@SAM-ru4vx]

If you go to Denny's at any time that isn't breakfast or after midnight you might be lost.

[@a105-t5m]

those hashbrowns and moons over my hammy had to have coke in them, but they were 24hr and allowed smoking and didnt ID, though Barbara knew we were garbage teens to broke to tip. So many post crappy punk shows spent there...

[@silvy3047]

People will say Denny's sucks and then willingly go to McDonald's for breakfast

[@seanfinney6732]

IHOP & Dennys is so bad it’s needing to hit the bathroom immediately after the meal in the dirty restaurant stalls rather than say Applebees where your stomach allows for a little digestion time before hitting the bathroom in your home

[@jameswhitman383]

The tongue and cheek sarcasm and palpable passive aggression in all his twitch streams is honestly life.

[@muenchhausenmusic]

Well put!

[@finleypetit5197]

Denny’s slaps, as long as you go there during the day, 2 am denny’s you’re liable to see some characters you don’t wanna encounter

[@Maraud83]

Texas Roadhouse my guy. Golden delicious rolls with cinnamon butter, followed by one of the best house salads in the game. And for the main course, sirloin and baked potato. tried and true. Then back to the house in the suburbs for a Sunday afternoon nap.

[@dontyouworryaboutit_]

Texas Roadhouse is god tier

[@steveosk8s]

Low-key, their chili is dope. The secret is to also have some kind of fires and put that chili on them. It's so good.

[@tomleek7395]

I was wandering around Chicago on January 1st many years ago and it was very cold. I wanted to find a particular German restaurant, but everything was closed, because January 1st. So I was freezing to death, starving, and I wandered around a corner and there was a Panera! I have no words for how wonderful that was.

[@natas.cancioncitas]

so funny how here in mexico, places ike P.F.CHANGS and IHOP are almost fancy

[@wesowsley7625]

Nobody: Me at 2am practicing my "WHAT THE FUCK IS UP DENNY'S" screams: WHAT THE FUCK IS UPP DENNY'S!!!!!!!!!

[@BigOwl51]

Dennys is bad but in my town we had a regular dennys and then we had a completely unrelated random diner called Dennys that had no connection to the chain…and it’s absolutely amazing. If that random little diner became a chain and overtook the big Dennys chain I would be happy because their food is S tier

[@blackbeard82]

Golden Corral exists solely for the purpose of giving grandparents a place to take their grandkids because “There’s something for everyone”.

[@dancegregorydance6933]

The most disgusting restaurants I’ve ever been to. The food was half stale. The restaurant was dirty.

[@silvy3047]

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[@francoisblais7415]

Denny's should be a S tier for the "what the fuck is up Denny's" video alone

[@thedeathwhistler]

+ it’s always open. It should be at least c tier

[@IH8AI]

Finn: I hate mom n pop hole in the wall places, I'd rather go to a big chain restaurant. Also Finn: Yeah, the food at pretty much all the big chain restaurants is vile.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Exactly

[@mikejustman1542]

my father in law always refers to Applebees and Chilis as "bar food" Pretty accurate.

[@dan.r9220]

Applebee's had a great hack for 22 year old me. They did the half off apps after 9, and on Mondays they had 5 dollar pitchers of beer. You could get a plate of nachos and a full pitcher of beer to yourself for 15 including tip.

[@sollamander2206]

Half-price appys was always my go-to post local show hangout in high school. Felt like kings.

[@benjaminwatt2436]

@@sollamander2206 I remember when they had 45 cent wings. My wife and i would eat wings and pay 10 something with tip. insane

[@07plokoon]

As a present-day server at Olive Garden, I feel encouraged by you ranking them at S tier ✊🏻

[@blitheringrando1410]

I recently had salmon at olive garden, the Salmon was S tier, no lie. I didn't expect that at all but they nailed it for me and I've eaten a lot of salmon

[@HYPERPANTHER]

I came here to hear about Todd Jones at a Cheesecake Factory and I wasn't disappointed.

[@laowhy86]

Your authentic Chinese food take got me copin’ n seethin’

[@Luissv72]

Bro I just saw the title and I can already tell I'm going to want to fight somebody by the end of this video.

[@thedeathwhistler]

Dennys in f tier hurt me. It’s at least c tier to me

[@dan.r9220]

Most of this list pairs well with a corvette and a pair of new balance.

[@dontyouworryaboutit_]

Gonna take Ronda out for a date night dinner at Applebees

[@jayyblxck8568]

Finn is the most "From Seattle" headass person, especially when it comes to food lol

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

And proud

[@DoNotPassGO]

The last time I went to IHOP they served me the THICCCest bacon omlette. You could feed a village for a month with that shit.

[@ZackSeifMusic]

This is important stuff. Thank you Finn for doing this.

[@eirakari]

My “Go To” in every city when I go to concerts is iHop, I always look up directions to the hotel, the venue & the nearest iHop 😂

[@jd6293]

The king of tier lists never disappoints. You could make a tier list for bagel toppings and I would watch it.

[@artofruin1393]

Remember Finn, Dennys is for drunk people. Dont go there sober. You go there to attempt to sober up for the ride home.🤣🤣🤣

[@cocobro9762]

You know Finn, I’ve stood by you for years… controversial opinion after controversial opinion and I may have disagreed with you but I respected you However putting dennys on the “F” tier is something I don’t think I can forgive…

[@benjaminwatt2436]

Denny's is a franchise. The quality changes from place to place. The one in my city is decent and the staff are great, but i will not set foot in one just 5 miles from me because its like a different restaurant. I always get when people hate Denny's because that's the fate of franchised restaurants

[@JamesFletcher0]

Now we need a coffee & donut shops list

[@davidmorris1978]

No mention of Hooters? Oh, that's right, there aren't any in WA state anymore. There used to be one on Lake Union in Seattle when I lived there in the 90s, but when I went there recently, it was gone!

[@JAG214]

There a Red Robin in Arlington, Texas which is outside of Dallas, Texas

[@JAH-iu3yh]

Finn craves mediocrity. With a side of bread. And that wet dish rag smell on the table. I am now that mom who goes to Panera because my kid wants a bread bowl that she’s not going to eat filled with Mac & Cheese. Good times.

[@ayeverbmotha5310]

Ugh, the wet dish rag smell is bad. Something even worse that I've been trying to explaing to people for years (but apparently I am the only person who can smell it) is the wet/previously wet conveyer belt smell at a grocery store

[@JAH-iu3yh]

@@ayeverbmotha5310 you’re not alone.

[@TheeBizzyB]

Your description of iHop is what Shari’s are like here in Oregon lol

[@ghost_to_a_ghost]

The biscuits at Red Lobster are so good that they are the punchline of almost an entire episode of The Boondocks. man...I miss that amazing show. RIP John Witherspoon

[@x.eternal.x9150]

I love when you end up in some po-dunk town in the middle of nowhere and there isn't even a name to the restaurant. The sign just says: "EAT"

[@tylerkuite]

or sometimes the name of the restaurant is just 'restaurant'

[@evanmaunders5688]

Fun fact! The first time I was ever offered heroin was in the parking lot of the Allston IHOP. Unsolicited and from a stranger of course

[@guiltchip]

Finn talking about food gives me life.

[@real30yearoldboomerhours53]

Have a buddy that unironically eats at Denny’s. It could be like “hey dude where you wanna go eat” and he’ll say “idk Denny’s maybe” I’m like “bruh it’s 2pm on a Saturday”. He’s the homie but dude is a different breed I’ll just say that

[@dontyouworryaboutit_]

Me and Waffle House

[@seth_holtz]

As a manager of a franchised Buffalo Wild Wings, hearing that the service is mostly awful hurts 😂 the service at the store I work at is way better, but we're also a franchise store so we're usually a lot cleaner and have better service

[@ShoelessJP]

Your tier list content is always a riot. You have some good opinions about food, however I'd put Applebees a few pegs higher on the list.

[@ladev91]

Reheated lean cuisine

[@fadedidentity]

Applebee’s should be G tier. absolutely disgusting food

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

Love your content, man 😊 I feel like you are a friend I've never met lol!

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Thank you!

[@IH8AI]

Dennys is the only restaurant on the planet where your food somehow comes out both cold and burnt.

[@westhesoikid]

More Finn talking about food! Love it.

[@brandonconwell6089]

I love when you make these kind of videos finn and your hilarious

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Thank you!

[@dalekay9ine]

Here in Cincinnati in the late 90s my Dad would absolutely terrorize and annoy the hell out of the waitresses at Red Lobster, asking for the cheesy biscuit recipe, after trying for what seemed like a year or so. A nice younger lady finally broke down and gave him the recipe. He made them and it was spot on, soooo damn good.

[@muenchhausenmusic]

All of a sudden my until now meh day feels very accomplished now that I've watched this. Important indeed. Educational even. Elevating, enlightening. Transformative. Transcending. Ah...

[@kevinneace9008]

If there is one thing I haven't grown out of, it's gatekeeping Panera. As a St Louis native, it's still known in my area as St Louis Bread Co. and I never fail to point that out to people. It's a wonder that I still have friends at this point.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

I did not know that!

[@brennanc4321]

I got a sip club membership for Christmas so I've been going in every time I pass by.

[@XxxAshHazardxxX]

I'm currently working at a local Panera chain restaurant and I can agree that Panera has the best food. Their new chicken sandwiches are the BOMB!

[@Brian-zg9ff]

Panera is for hipsters who roll up their jeans

[@kevinneace9008]

@@Brian-zg9ff thank you. I'll remember you when I'm sitting there eating French onion soup in my Timbs and my Spiritbox shirt

[@FuzzImp]

The hard hitting real issues. This is what I’m here for

[@billygreenbean7119]

No Chili’s? I am in disbelief Finn. Chilis goes hard. They got the entrees and the crazy drinks. And it’s not over priced. A chain tier list with no Chilis is like a tool belt with no hammer 🔨

[@Squidward_Tikiland]

Wow I’ve never tried chilis do they have fried fish?

[@billygreenbean7119]

@@Squidward_Tikiland yea I think so, I don’t really get fish there myself. My jam is a steak, or the smokehouse combo. You get a half rack of ribs, chicken crispers (tenders), garlic bread, fries, and street 🌽. And you can get the Presidente platinum margarita which is a shaker with ice and margarita and a glass, and you can fill the glass up 3 or 4 times. Place is the ticket for a chain restaurant.

[@saintluciaofficial2019]

"Butter! That'll go great on my Grand Slam!" - Goku, DBZA

[@kokorolex]

Funny story about IHOP- i live nearby one and every time I've gone in that area the parking lot is always empty, like not even the employees are there. The worse part it's always vacant, any time of the day, everyday, EVEN IN THEIR HAPPY HOUR TIME. And yes it does have a crackhead vibe too. The last time my partner and i ate there we had a feeling like we were in the Backrooms diner dimension.

[@marshalladams841]

Two minutes in and I'm already dying laughing over here. Can't wait to watch Finn's Fast Food Tier List vid, too!

[@HellMxge]

NOW HERE IS THE THING 3:21

[@thedavechozet]

Man, there were some restaurants we dont get here on West TX, but no Chili's or the father of them all, the S-Tier of S-Tiers Cracker Barrel.

[@djdrack4681]

The fact that Kwik Trip wasn't brought up as a restaurant equivalent is unbelievable ;P

[@mikestich9173]

“What the fuck is up Denny’s!?”

[@sollamander2206]

One of my favorite childhood memories was going to Olive Garden followed by LOTR Two Towers opening weekend. My entire family are lifelong Tolkien fans (my dad actually lived downstairs from him for a year when he was in college just before Tolkien died) but we had second row seats in a huge theatre and everyone ended up falling into deep breadsticks comas and we had to go back the next day to see the whole thing without falling asleep.

[@loganhinsley5328]

you ask how we execute that many menu items at TCCF. as a linecook my answer is sleep deprivation and drugs lmao each position has like 35-40 different dishes to memorize

[@lexidarling]

I haven't been to a Denny's since 1997, my family had an experience of really bad service and the food wasn't nearly good enough to justify it. I've avoided the place like the plague ever since.

[@rad_iguana64]

This should be called "Finn's Ultimate Restaurant Bread Appetizer Tier List"

[@Fran.Cisco.DK21]

Nothing better than watching an American guy, talking about fast food and chain restaurants! A love story.

[@skramzfather]

gotta respect finns ability to have off the wall opinions and stand by them lmao

[@davidskutches5238]

Subscribed for your vast knowledge of punk music- I think it’s come to the point where I enjoy your tier list videos more than punk music videos! Your tier list videos are hilarious

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Thank you!

[@WestonWrathSimmons]

Cheesecake Factory is just a hotel lobby that serves lean cuisine

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Exactly

[@allyabrams1193]

IHOP and Applebee’s should’ve been higher in my opinion, but everything else is SPOT ON… especially the analysis of the various breads and the Panera chips hahaha

[@Jimbah599]

It's funny how he talks about it being so expensive for what you get only a year ago. Now Taco Bell is 12 bucks, bad times

[@Squidward_Tikiland]

Carl’s Jr is 17!

[@nathanielstringer6382]

I almost never agree with Finn McKenty's food tier list But it's always funny to listen to with these LOL!

[@thomasweber2824]

"THE FUCKING BISCUITS...." lmao dying

[@jnewingham]

I came for the Olive Garden take and you didn't disappoint. I'm out on the salad, but you nailed the meals. Because of that, the tier was bogus and you know it.

[@kaizarcantu8240]

This guy is the new authority on American food chains and products. The corpos are already taking notice.

[@Джонатан-р8д]

Best chips and salsa tier list next 🙌🏽

[@Downhuman74]

LOL! Cilantro is actually a small chain of restaurants here in New England. Fast food style tex-mex (like Moe's or Chipotle) that serves alcohol as well.

[@blasstois]

We have em in Cleveland too. Wonder if they’re the same.

[@aimeeaztec4601]

Loved your opening mission statement - I too prefer going somewhere expecting familiarity snd flavourings! I’ve been to your country a few times and remember we went to Denny’s snd perhaps a Sizzler. Hard Rock Cafe was good but prob not chainy enough for the list. Sending extra-seasoned breadsticks your way. Thanks Finn! 🖤🌈

[@runaway331]

A tier list for chain restaurant biscuits, bread and rolls would be awesome

[@SuperJoesutton]

Denny's is trash but it was always the hang out spot for my friends and me in our small town. I will always love it for that reason.

[@a105-t5m]

love this bit, reminds me of Tim Dillons "corporate steakhouse" rant. Finn giving away those Toledo/CLE/Pittyburgh roots on this one. Good fun

[@Dandarez073]

Euro here, I heard about Cheesecake Factory (in passing) in lots of podcasts I listen to and I always thought it was only cheesecakes. This changes everything!

[@NotQuiteCupid]

Gonna need convenience store tier list next.

[@d_hurl]

1~ Jimmy's Buffet: Real Parrotheads also love their Cheeseburger in Paradise. 2~ Denny's has great Ranch Dressing that kicks the crap outta Hidden Val. An ex-employee told me it comes in a powder that they mix w/water. So anytime you go to a crappy place w/good Ranch good chance it's the powdered stuff. I pray one day they make it available to civilians- it's the only Ranch I like- I'd sip on it. 3~ "When you're here, you're family." S tier marketing via catchphrase.

[@Matt-yj1lz]

Fun fact about buffalo wild wings: instead of flour they coat their wings in lard.

[@kyleicp4206]

Hooters has better wings

[@Matt-yj1lz]

@@kyleicp4206 I prefer their breast and thighs

[@NotTheNebraskaMan]

I'll say it if no one else will. Finns a national treasure and should be protected at all cost. His tangents and one liners are legendary.

[@blackaciddevil]

He’s a cool guy but I know like 3 Finns at my local record store lol

[@ikedogman1]

North east has Perkins which is god tier Denny’s… Also where I grew up, right outside Scranton PA, there’s a massive Italian community and you can get incredible Italian-American fare everywhere. When they opened an Olive Garden there was literally a line around the block for months. Unfortunately this also speaks volumes about where I come from. Andes mints the bomb though. To be fair, the wings in the area are also on another level and no one would ever step foot in a Buffalo Wild Wings unless the kids wanted to play arcade games.

[@seanfinney6732]

Go rent the movie “Waiting” think office space for chain restaurants .. such a perfect movie for those who have worked in these places in my top 10 all time comedies

[@nb-pl1zj]

Top 20 Gnar songs tier list. My ears are bleeding! I love it!

[@loompy1440]

My BF was exposed to Hepatitis at Red Robin in Idaho. He had to go get a SERIES of vaccines after it was found out a worker there didn’t… properly sanitize their hands and had already exposed others to it 😬

[@marshalladams841]

"Sea bugs" in reference to seafood. YES, thank you, I'm not the only one who thinks this!

[@MBustos828]

Panera is one level above hospital food

[@TheCondorjc]

Bread tier list would be awesome, dude

[@plusmin09]

I don't know what it's like where you guys live, but here in Utah, Red Robin is basically the new Chuck E Cheese. Mormons bring their family of 14 to dinner there, share 6 meals so they can mooch the fries, and instead of there being a jungle gym for the kids, they just let them run around the restaurant!

[@irishspagetti6565]

the chicken quesadilla from BWW is straight fire, a little hack is ask for a side of honey bbq to dip in

[@Just-Michael]

Bro I just went to a new IHOP near me last weekend and it was pretty good. For 3 people it only cost us about $70 CAD ($53 USD). The wait time was horrendous cuz it's new and the closest one is hours away in Niagara Falls so it's also way more expensive there. If it weren't so busy, It would get a solid thumbs up from me cuz the food was tasty.

[@ayeverbmotha5310]

Yeah I don't get his take on that one. You can't really screw up pancakes, and even if they aren't the highest quality in the world they are still delicious. The other non-pancake food I've gotten there has been decent, though standard. I would throw it in C tier

[@jakobthonen9411]

Do a breakfast tier list. Pop tarts, quaker oatmeal, mini wheats, toaster scrambles

[@fettuccinealraver]

The Sunday morning dream of going to Waffle House for a straightforward meal and nice cup of coffee then going to Lowe’s to get some mulch and check out their sale on work gloves.

[@FLINTmitten810]

Yea dude lol I know the one

[@packnetadaija]

You know what these are opinions that I also have too haha. I wish I was there for the stream so I could use my input because I also have a love for chain restaurants haha

[@resofcincinnati4830]

FYI, you can buy Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit mix at the grocery store.

[@thedeathwhistler]

Can’t believe you put Dennys in f tier. I thought you would at least put it in c tier

[@hank35682]

Exactly, it’s legit so average that it should be S tier just for that 😅

[@thedominator87]

agreed on the red lobster biscuits. when i found out you can buy them at the grocery store, i yelped like a 6 year old on christmas day