[vidarh]

Well, I've not seen one so for what I know it might be a complete mischaracterization anyway :)

But e.g Howard's mom going "Oh, Mr big shot with his Red Lobster": https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/5edf85de-e15f-4507-8c70-f1e2a63...

(after rejecting Olive Garden, I think? I might misremember. Olive Garden is another chain I only know of from TV)

[pinkmuffinere]

lol, as a kid the “date night” restaurants were Chilis, Olive Garden, Applebees, and random mom-n-pop places. I think places like outback, Texas Roadhouse, and red lobster were reserved for “you got a promotion”-esque events. I bet that’s pretty normal for low-middle-class Midwest folks