The saddish news that Friendly's may not be long for this world got some of us nostalgic for the provincial middlebrow franchises of our youth. The Massachusetts-based chain may be having trouble cutting it, but that doesn't mean there isn't lots of room for other actually-not-bad chains in town. Considering the instant lines at the recent outposts of Chicago's Potbelly sandwich shops, we know there is a hunger for these fattening joints. Here are five chain restaurants that we wouldn't mind having a little closer to home in NYC.
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Five Flyover Fast Food Franchises We Want In NYC
Opinionist: I Dig Doug
I Dig Doug, a new production in this year’s Fringe Festival, concerns a status-obsessed uptown debutante who decides she should so get involved in presidential politics. When the farcical story begins, the unnamed teen (Karen DiConcetto, called Girl in the program) and her equally self-absorbed friend Nicole (Rochelle Zimmerman) are coasting along on their parents’ money, only mildly concerned about their imminent college application essays – Girl is smart enough to know that if they “can get into Bungalow 8” they can get into Harvard. But Girl’s perfect world is soon torn asunder when she discovers that her personal hero, a lovelorn reality TV star, is nothing more than a phony, craven opportunist. If a Girl can’t believe in reality TV, what can she believe in?
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