Chain restaurants offer basically the same exact menu, prepared and served up in a replicated atmosphere, city to city. That’s their whole objective, to deliver an identical experience over and over, whether you’re in Los Angeles or Lower Alabama. Locally owned and operated restaurants offer one-of-a-kind dining options that are far from cookie cutter. (Check out these other great reasons to shop local http://instaylocal.com/) In fact, local restaurants and signature specialties would be impossible to replicate elsewhere (think NYC pizza outside of NYC, it’s never the same).

It’s time to break the chain!
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