My family and I had never been to Red Lobster before. We thought it would be exciting to try because it's "so American" and its marketing is ubiquitous. And, as a bonus, when we walked in, we noticed that every single patron was morbidly obese. I took this as a sign that the food must be irresistibly delicious.
After this experience, I will never use those three criteria for selecting a restaurant. The food was one of the worst I've ever had in my life. It tasted like butter, not seafood. Everything was dripping with butter. It was so salty and buttery we felt queasy. My family and I were just... It was so bad we laughed and were like "wtf lol" and vowed never to come back. We were so surprised that such an apparently popular restaurant could be so bad. Over the years, I've learned that this kind of poor quality is common at American chain restaurants. Such a sad waste of money. I fell for the marketing. Now I know better.