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| - I should have trusted my gut.
I mean, he's the one who has to suffer for my poor choices, so really, I should have trusted him.
He knew better.
My gut told me, "Dan, remember that time we went to Red Lobster when we lived in California?"
"Yeah."
"And how bad it was?"
"Yeah."
"And how you vowed you would never set foot in another Red Lobster again?"
"Yeah but this is different now, gut. We live in Canada! That's a whole other ballgame!"
"Sigh."
No, my gut was right. Red Lobster is crap.
Not crap altogether ... they have SOME redeeming qualities! First of all, the "shipwrecked" decor is charming. Something very homey and comfortable about it.
And the biscuits (as I remembered correctly) are great. Soft, salty, flaky ... they are really, really good.
Aaaaaaand the compliments stop about there.
All the food is low-quality, poorly prepared and all around ... just pretty gross.
I won't go into too many details except to say do NOT get the crab cakes. They are disgustingly tepid, flaccid little lumps of crappy crab meat. I thought I was actually going to be sick from these things.
I also don't understand how people talk about how "cheap" or "affordable" Red Lobster is. I could easily find a MUCH better meal in this city for a similar or lower price. I would take Joey's over Red Lobster any day.
And even if it is on the "cheaper" side of most seafood places, I would much rather pay a little more and get something that is actually good quality.
Sorry Red Lobster, I'm sticking with my gut from now on. The only way I'll be back is if I somehow fall into an alternate universe.
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