A couple of years ago, I was forced to eat at one because there was nothing else around during a long drive.

Most of the stuff was tasteless, and what did have a flavor was not the kind of flavor that someone would spend money on.

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because their food is not very good. I have one about 1 mile from my home. Between my home and Bob Evans I have a Denny's and 2 locally owned family style restaurants, and a Pancake House. Bob Evans was the last to enter the area. Their location is about 1/2 mile from another locally owned restaurant.

So I have plenty of choices, I've not been to Bob Evans for about 4 years. The last time there I had to send my breakfast back twice. The eggs and sausage were ice cold. I ended up not eating anything. My 86 year old mother was with me, she had a waffle that she enjoyed. I ended up paying for nothing, and they extended their apologies. I did leave a tip for our server.

I also have memories of a student I taught in Baltimore. She asked me if Bob Evans was allowed to keep her tips. I told her NO. What was happening was people were adding a tip to their credit card. My student was keeping track of the amounts, But Bob Evans was only giving her 1/2 of the total. They said it was credit card processing fees. I gave her the name & phone number for wage & hour division of the government so she could make a complaint. I know she did, but school was over before I knew the outcome.

Went there once. Terrible food. Seem to come out of cans.

No comment on Bob Evans as I've never been to one (I have had some of their store made food, it's fine) but I'd never send ANYTHING back in a restaurant and expect it to come back edible.

It's like eating an overpriced TV dinner.

Who could eat one of those?

If they're going to fire/lay off anyone, it should be whomever is responsible for recipes for their food.

at the Pennsylvania , Breezewood exit. Good food- especially their hash browns with bacon and onions. Breakfast was outstanding. Then, like someone threw a switch somewhere, the quality just disappeared. You could tell it was frozen, reheated crap with no freshness or quality apparent.

Like most restaurants, start off on a high plane of service and quality and, bit by bit, it just slowly gives way to expediency, cost cutting, and the bottom line.

Sad----

"start off on a high plane of service and quality and, bit by bit, it just slowly gives way to expediency, cost cutting, and the bottom line. "

this could cover a lot of businesses in America, unfortunately...

Bob Evans, like Denny's and to a lesser extent Cracker Barrel, doesn't hit family friendly price points for dining out. After tip, a family of four can get to $40 for breakfast at these places -- McDonalds, Panera, Einstein Bros, Dunkin Donuts, and Starbucks all offer more affordable breakfasting options.

A few places of this ilk succeed because they make really good comfort food. In the Midwest (IA, IL, WI), there's a small chain called "The Machine Shed." I describe it as what Cracker Barrel wants to be when it grows up. They make similar dishes to a Bob Evans or a Cracker Barrel -- they just make them much better. I can blow $40 on breakfast at the Machine Shed and smile about it.

Long run -- if these places want to survive, they are going to have to go to a no-tipping table service model, or go to a counter service model along the lines of Panera.

friend and i have been having sunday breakfast together for a number of years now.
dennys
ihop
baker square
selection based on what rest is available and who has a coupon

always with a coupon...prefer bogo

we tip well to wait staff not affected by the coupon

frankly if full price would end up fast food