Buying from TGI Friday's wasn't an option, they found, as chain restaurants pay top dollar to buy and keep liquor licenses.

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There is always a queue outside the well-known Italian chain GROM, but a less commercial option is Perche No!

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The chain also was lauded for not offering sugary drinks as an option with kids meals, instead including low-fat milk or bottled water and apple slices with its child-size subs.

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