Talk:Bennigan's/Archive 1

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How is it possible for managers that worked at Bennigan's to found Chili's when Chili's was established before Bennigan's was? Can someone please remove Chili's from the list? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.211.251.94 (talk • contribs) 11:24, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Good point. I removed the entire section. It needs referencing, if it's too come back. --Elliskev 14:33, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

NPOV

Saying that Bennigan's has "great American" food sounds way too much like POV. I deleted "great."

South Park?

Is the Bennigan's being the family restaurant in South Park a significant addition to this article? - DeviantSolution (talk) 09:06, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

No, please see WP:Trivia. --Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 16:49, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Ahh. Fair enough. - DeviantSolution (talk) 18:46, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Fern Bar

I work at Bennigan's, and there are no ferns or tiffany lamps in the restaurant.

Blaze33541 (talk) 09:44, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

I think maybe the expression has evolved to mean not just places that have actual ferns, but just that general style and type of bar. I'm from the UK and have never seen a Bennigan's, yet as soon as I read that description I could picture exactly what kind of bar/restaurant it is.Himynameishelen (talk) 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

The first

Anyone know where Bennigan's was started? --Agerard 14:05, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Carolinas

I can remember at least two Bennigan'ses in North Carolina, but they both appear to be closed. It's based in Georgia, there are five in Virginia, but none in North or South Carolina. Any reason why? I kinda liked them... --Jnelson09 22:07, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Irish?

Do they serve anything authentically Irish? --24.8.231.58 14:20, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

That would be a no. Thank God, you ever had Irish food? Bleh...

Killian's and Guinness are the closest you can get at Bennies.

- Jeremy (Jerem43 18:19, 20 October 2007 (UTC))

I'm from the UK and, to be honest, I can't really think of any "authentically Irish" food other than like.. Colcannon. Anything else, like stews etc, are kind of... worldwide dishes.Himynameishelen (talk) 22:01, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

It may serve you well to look at this wonderful wikipedia page here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_cuisine#List_of_traditional_food_and_drink —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.94.252.48 (talk) 18:28, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Only the beer 12:24, 13 April 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Applytheneed1 (talk • contribs)

I'm not from the UK but the US and I am of Irish descent. I have been to Ireland and have had Irish food at a couple of the pubs and restaurants. It was less that spectacular... --Jeremy (blah blah) 17:47, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Edits on a talk page

When you edit a talk page, such as this one. Don't remove comments by other editors unless it is patent vandalism or defamation. the talk pages are a little looser than the article page and some times people make humorous comments to lighten the situation. - Jeremy (Jerem43 (talk) 18:41, 27 November 2007 (UTC))

Article talk pages are solely for the purpose of discussing how to improve the related articles. Not everything in a posting has to be absolutely related to improving articles, but if a posting is simply about the topic (as in, "I liked their food"), then it's wikichat, and needs to be removed so that what is about the article isn't lost among the clutter. (For details, see WP:TALK and WP:TPG.) -- John Broughton (♫♫) 14:31, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

InfoBox needs to be changed...

Bennigan's is NOT defunct, only the corporate restaurants have closed and the franchised ones are still open, as an example recently I was in Kissimmee, Florida and on Irlo Bronson Highway (aka I-192) the Bennigan's there (A franchise) was still open. Can someone please remove the information in the InfoBox that indicates the fate and defunct date. Simon Bar Sinister (talk) 22:29, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Sláinte

Around 2001, In an attempt to make Bennigan's a bit more Irish they made all the employees say "Sláinte" to all the guests (the new company motto). This word was also on all the coasters. When the guests inevitably said either "what does that mean" or "Bless you" the server would have to explain that it is a Gaelic toast that means "good health." Anyway that could be included in the list of things that make it kind of Irish. So "Sláinte" and your deep fried Monte Cristo will be right out.