There’s something incredibly nostalgic about the chain restaurant. A beacon of the ‘90s and early 2000s, eateries like Applebee’s, TGI Fridays, and Chili’s enjoyed quite the heyday with many expanding to hundreds or even thousands of locations at the start of the 21st century. As the years went on and consumer preferences changed, the chain restaurant started losing its allure, with some even forced to declare bankruptcy. For a select few chains, though, they haven’t just held on ...
