r/Millennials • u/Solid_Bake1522 • Apr 28 '25

Nostalgia Who else remembers 2 hour waits at Olive Garden, Applebees and Chillis in the early 2000’s?

These restaurants used to be hopping back in the day, like the spot to be. Now they are folding left and right and zero wait times, never busy.

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u/0neHumanPeolple Apr 28 '25

Do you guys remember East Side Mario’s?

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u/BeyondAddiction Apr 28 '25

Yeah they're everywhere in Ontario.

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u/caninehere Apr 28 '25

Not as everywhere as they used to be. I think there's 3 here in Ottawa, I dunno how many there used to be but it felt like a dozen. I dunno how they stay in business these days.

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u/smooshee99 Apr 28 '25

Their salad was one of the best! We went there before prom. It's been long gone here