Casual Dining Quotes

There is this place in Nashville called Steak and Shake, which is pretty much the best food, ever. That is our secret, sexy place to go. When I look over at her when she's biting into a steak sandwich and there is some steak sauce dripping down her chin, there is nothing sexier.

I like Monoloco in Petersfield, Hampshire, and Little Dorrit in London's Borough Market. Everything's delicious, healthy, and inexpensive.

I'm a terrible cook, so I usually eat out with friends.

I think of [street food] as the antidote to fast food; it's the clear alternative to the king, the clown and the colonel.

I enjoy the burger joint the same way I enjoy fancy meals.

I prefer pub food to posh food.

My girlfriend works at Hooters. In the kitchen.

When I go out to eat, it's usually something moderate in style.

When I'm dining out privately, I tend to avoid fine-dining venues; I like things to feel casual.

We have our little restaurants, and there's a beautiful beach that we go to in the summer and fall. We tend to have a lot of get-togethers, and if it's at my house, we order pizza because I can't cook.

Grilling takes the formality out of entertaining. Everyone wants to get involved.

Instead of going out, I'm trying to encourage people to have a memorable experience in their own home. We call it 'Delicioso Night In.' I invite the people I care about the most. Then, when I get a lot of people together, I like to have finger foods.

There are few things so pleasant as a picnic eaten in perfect comfort.

Hillary went to a Chipotle in a tortilla pantsuit.

I go to Hooters for lunch every day. Then for coffee.

Going out for rides with my friends and having lunch or dinner at a roadside hotel - that's my favourite time-pass.

I love Chipotle. And I'm not just saying that. Like, I genuinely am in love with Chipotle.

One time, my ex-boyfriend and I were in Paris, and we went to this really fancy dinner. We weren't full after, so we walked from the schmoozy restaurant to McDonald's, and we finished our date at McDonald's. It was awesome.

My go-to is always Chipotle when I can't find anything, but if I have the time in the evening or something like that after a show, I'll go find a local spot for a nice craft beer and a good burger or something like that.

One thing about my dinner parties - they're never planned. I go to the grocery store, and I buy whatever is on sale. I get a lot of it, and I just send out a mass text: 'I just bought food. Dinner's at 8. Text me if you're coming.'

On many occasions, an informal buffet and casual seating offer a little more intimacy than a loud gathering around a big table.

Here on the East Coast, I think Shake Shack is awesome.

We want to replace all the T.G.I. Friday's, Applebee's - at a price point that is arguably even lower than those guys.

When I'm home, I spend Sunday with my husband. If we're not cooking, we travel around in our camper, stop at fast-food restaurants, and picnic. We love that stuff that will harden your arteries in a hurry.

I think it's fun to serve comfort food because it's an instant ice-breaker. If somebody's expecting fancy food, and you whip out some fried chicken, they feel like, you know, they can put their elbows on the table, and the etiquette police aren't going to come out.