Marketing survey?
I like Olive Garden (me likey breadsticks). Always a good experience, treated well, sometimes the food selection isn't my favorite. We have a Johnny Carino's here, and I like them better for food selection, but service isn't as nice. Family night on Monday means three of us eat like Olive Garden for $25, including fresh bread, drinks and soup or salad.
I only have an Applebee's and an Outback near me. I go there about every six months or so.
Outback is good for their bread and Bloomin' Onion, the rest I could care less about, some good meals, some bad. Their $20 deal was worth it.
Applebee's has some good food, but expensive. It's more of a middle-class business meeting or maybe first-date place that gets people talking about the goofy stuff on the walls. I don't like the horse-shoe bar. It feels like an old-style bar we have downtown. I like the long bar with televisions behind it. Had a bad waiting experience with a party of 20 one night, that can be guessed by the party size. Cold food and waiting 30 minutes isn't compelling.
Been to Chili's in Helena, MT twice, it was okay. Somewhat like Applebee's, but the service was nicer, I don't think the food selection was as wide, but that's been a while.
Been to Ruby Tuesdays and Red Lobster a couple times, but my food interests never really came out when eating there. I couldn't really tell you what I thought of them at that age.
Haven't heard of Rockola.
I like Old Chicago, usually if you eat at the bar is better, and Perkins, depending on who serves you, and some of the small restaurants. It's all about the service. Like Brad Paisley's "Online" video, Jason Alexander delivers pizza, and he says, "It's not about the price, it's about the nice." That's what people want, someone who is happy to serve them. That's how I act, unless I get screwed over by the salesperson. I'm even fine if the server is nice enough to you, I don't care as much if the food is slow. If the person is attractive, I'm even more compassionate. But I'd rather deal with someone that is unattractive and nice than someone attractive and rude.