• thefartographer
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    3 months ago

    I used to frequent the original Rudy’s when I was a kid, back when the original Macaroni Grill was next door. I didn’t even realize Rudy’s had become a chain until 2016 when I saw one in Arizona during a drive out to California. I was about to get offended by you calling it a chain until I remembered that it is, in fact, a chain. And a pretty shitty one at that, once you leave San Antonio, apparently. Even the ones here are middling, at best, and certainly no longer worth the price.

    Fun fact: Phil Romano, the guy who created Rudy’s and Macaroni Grill also started Fuddruckers in San Antonio. I used to enjoy going to the original location whenever I longed for a few days of nightmarish diarrhea. Now it’s an abandoned shell of its original shit-house.

    Anyway, I’ll have to hit up that barbecue fried rice someday! I’ll let you know when my buddies and I are gonna head over towards Houston in case we feel like getting murdered by an internet stranger.

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      3 months ago

      Rudy’s isn’t terrible over here. It’s better than Papa’s. It’s just super generic. There are a few chains like that where I feel like they have to have higher standards around SA/Houston/Austin because we have some really good options.

      Depending on how long you plan on being here, I could probably show you and your friends some terrible dive bars before I murder y’all!

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        3 months ago

        Just take us to Gallery Furniture to buy a lamp and get our picture taken with a monkey. Then you can murder us by the toucan!