The Six Worst Chain Restaurants in NYC

popeyes because we didn't have them where I grew up however I know this was written by yuppies that never set foot into a ________ (Crown, Kennedy, New York or Obama) Fried Chicken place

Err, by which I mean, I happen to like Chipotle's and am glad it isn't on this list. WTF is a Cosi?

Patton Oswalt's bit about the KFC "Famous Bowl" wherein they just pile all the food into a bowl so you can eat it like a dog or a person without a shred of self-esteem or dignity is killer!

WTF is this "Disqus" in my comments section?

What's with the knocks on COSI ?? Excelent quality as compared to any other by far in the sandwhich and salad biz. I mean come on ! Plus they have beer, wine. Id rather pay a little extra for better quality. Seriously to even mention COSI in the same breath as KFC is obsurd

I would have thought Wendy's would be on your list. The last time I ate there, in Brooklyn, the service was beyond bad, and the food was anything but 'made to order'. Utter cardboard.

Cosi is horrid! I keep hoping that we'll get a Panera soon..Chipotle is fantastic, I love the burrito bowl. White Castle burgers terribly overrated.

I don't love Sbarro's either because a worker there once made fun of me.

Up here, at the tippy top of Manhattan, Applebee's starts to look like "fine dining" amid all the fast food / steam table joints

micky dees

KFC used to be a guilty pleasure, way back when. About the time they stopped serving those delicious little dinner rolls and started giving out those cold, hard biscuits, I gave up. Once in a while, forgetting how bad my last experience was or in a nostalgic craving mode, I have gone back to KFC for a quick meal. In most KFC restaurants (there's a laugh) today, the chicken is undercooked. I have actually been served pink chicken thighs in some of them. And MM is right about the coleslaw - it used to be the tastiest coleslaw around. Now I usually spit out the first bite and dump the rest.

As for Quiznos - I didn't think anyone could make Italian food as badly as Sbarro's, but I was wrong.

Subways.. You DON'T eat fresh.

I like Cafe Europa more than Cosi.

I agree with your list except for Cosi. Because sometimes when you're hungry, you just want to eat something and be done with it, not make a big, pretentious, costly deal out of it. And their food isn't bad. And I like the frosty drinks.

I had a great Quizno meatball parm sub out on Long Island and decided I'd have eat another one in NYC. They took out a plastic bottle full of mystery fluid and squirted it from the bottle all over the bread. I asked "What's that?" They told me it was the "sauce." Never went back. Chipotle and Qdoba are lousy (if you know what Mexican food is really supposed to taste like). I don't know if they have Auntchilada's here, but it's real good. You're right about Ollie's. "Fast food." I get the bum's rush there as soon as they've got my money. My sister swears by Olive Garden. But when I'm there, I'm just NOT family. You are right about KFC. They might as well just stick a "Crips Social Club" sign over the door. IMHO Appleby's is the entry with the worst entrees. Never been to Cosi. Fortunately, this is New York. Best restaurants in the world. But we wouldn't want to list them. The lines will just get longer.

YES I agree!! Mike we make an X listand Applebees, and Olive Garden are on this dont go list. Outback is great though!!

KFC msg thru and thruughhh

I happen to like Chipotle (though I never know how to eat the burrito without it crumbling all over the place) and I LOVE TGIF! Love the decor, the food, the ambience. Seriously.

I sort of like Cosi, though I usually leave still hungry. Agree about Olive Garden. What a travesty. No native has ever set foot in there.

You left out Chipotle!!!