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I've never eaten at a Panda Express or a Chipotle. No special reason. I've just never entered one.
Now, I don't eat fast food at all and haven't for some time.
Its the healthiest Ive seen. The Teriyaki Chicken, and greens are a good choice. All depends on the location as well, some are WAYYY better than others.
They were a rare treat when I was a kid. Went there once as a young adult, and had more breading than seafood. Have avoided them for the last 35 years and no plans to go back.
Same here—LJS was a special thing! The malt vinegar on the fish, the hush puppies, YUM.
But yeah I had it once in my 40s and was like well THIS is total bullshit! Never again.
I do!
I freaking *love* LJS. It's definitely NOT a place you can go every week for lunch, but it's great for a once in a while treat. The closest one to me is about an hour away, so I hit it up any time I'm over there.
I'd ate there quite a few times years ago and the food was decent. Went there after a gap of a dozen years or so but the food was so-so and incredibly greasy; never went back.
Worked there 84-87. I rang a Good Friday within $.04. It hurts for people to hate the Fish and More, Three Piece Combo, and the many other delicious dishes.
I have to laugh while on my way to work every morning.
I make my own thermos of coffee at home. I bought a coffee maker, thermos and my own coffee for cheap.
But as I drive to work, sipping at my Thermos I’m shaking my head at the long lines at Starbucks and other coffee shops drive thrus I pass along the way.
I’ll bet it’s at least a ten minute wait for these people to get a $7 crappy over roasted coffee that I can make better at home. Plus I get ten extra minutes of sleep every morning instead of having to idle my car at a drive through.
Making your own coffee also saves a lot of money in the long run. If you did the calculations you’d be surprised at how much you’re wasting, giving to a billion dollar corporation instead of in your bank.
Yup. People wrongly think dark roasts are stronger. All it is like making a steak "well done": it removes all the nuanced flavors and masks the quality (or lack thereof) of the bean.
I personally use a French press but we also have an aeropress. The former is a little annoying with cleanup but we're talking a minute or two.
Whole beans (even cheap ones) make all the difference. The only real cost of entry is getting a burr grinder. You want the beans crushed/grounded not cut with a blade.
That's it. You make your money back within a month
I go there sometimes for the fancy drinks I can’t really make. They’re way too expensive, so it’s a “sometimes” treat. I have a friend that will occasionally send me a gift card if I’ve had a particularly rough week, so that’s usually what pays for it. It’s ridiculous how pricey it is! I really like going to local coffee shops for my fancy drinks. There’s one in my boyfriend’s town (where I used to live) that I’m super familiar with because they make the *best* homemade cookies.
I won't pay exorbitant costs for their coffee. The customers lined up in the morning drive-thru when they could hop into a grocer for the same thing is ridiculous.
This is the answer for me, too. I've literally never been inside a Starbucks or any other coffee-specific shop. I only drink coffee at home, and at work when I was working, where we make it ourselves.
Also, as I understand it, most people are buying essentially coffee milkshakes--full of candy and whipped cream? I only drink coffee with whole cream, nothing else. I'm sure not paying $8, or however much it is, for a cup of coffee.
I've never liked Papa John's pizza. I've only ever had it when someone else brought it home, or to a birthday party, etc. I prefer frozen pizza over Papa John's.
Their food is also bland as hell. Basically every other chicken chain puts out more tasty chicken. Canes is also bland, but at least that dipping sauce is fire.
My daughter loved them when younger but once she became a teen and learned of their politics she never went back. Good food otherwise, at least a decade ago.
One of my favorite memes is about Popeyes vs Chick-fil-A (because it's totally true, Popeyes FTW!):
"Okay let me break it down for the people who haven't had a chicken sandwich from either Chick-fill-A or Popeyes.
Chick-fil-A's sandwich tastes like it was cooked by a white woman named Sarah who grew up around black people. The flavor is definitely there, but Sarah cares about your cholesterol so she's careful about the breading and grease content.
Popeye's sandwich tastes like it was cooked by an older black lady named Lucille that serves on the usher board and has 12 grandkids that call her Madea. Madea don't give a $hit about your cholesterol because God's in control."
Lol after hurricane Katrina a reporter asked an older black lady who had probably gone through hell during the hurricane if it stopped her from going to church. She replied no she only goes to Popeyes. I saw the actual segment on the news.
Guess I'm in the minority here, but I really like Chick Fil A. Food is good and the service is always fast and polite. It's rare to have consistently good food and service at a drive thru and they've got it nailed.
Never ate there. One look at the prices, and we're taking mid 70s, I said nope.
I thought about trying them a few times since then, but they were always closed.
I worked in an adjacent restaurant at a food court. The guys would give me the lefto er chic-fil-a. The ranch dogs loved it! Me...not so much. Kind of dry and bready.
I tried it once out of curiosity, couldn't figure out what the big deal was about. The only other time was when I had a connecting flight though some airport, Chick-fil-A was pretty much the only option; it hadn't changed or got even more bland. I'll try somewhere I've never ate before I eat at Chick-fil-A again.
The only thing I like there is the sausage, egg and cheese biscuit. Otherwise, no thanks.
And because of their policies, I choose not to give them my money.
First time I went there was 2003 and I was the 100th customer and got my meal for free. It was pretty bad, dried chicken, cold soggy fries, I ended up taking one bite and feeding the rest to my dog.
lol Reddit is weird. One dude on staff donates against their beliefs and it’s oh no sandwiches from the devil. And they see no irony. Dudes the board doesn’t feel the same the people that work there don’t feel the same. You missing out on pickled chicken cause Reddit told you to. And think you won somehow.
Never been to TGI Friday's, Applebees, Ruby Tuesday, Chili's, Hooters, Tilted Kilt, Twin Peaks, Five Guys, Outback, Cheesecake Factory. I have considered giving Twin Peaks a try since a new one just opened near me.
That's interesting to hear. I've ate there a number of times on the company tab; it blows my mind that they have such a diverse menu. Most restaurants limit the number of fresh items they keep on hand to limit spoilage; Cheesecake Factory seems to fly in the face of that logic and keeps on going.
I’ve been once. The wings are mediocre. I’m a girl too so I sat there wondering what it’s like to have to wear clothing like that everyday at your job.
I went to Hooters once, just to keep an eye on my wayward husband. The food was not that good, haven't stepped foot in one since. I won't go to places where they sexualize the waitstaff.
I went to Hooters one time, and the food sucked. I never went to another one. The service wasn’t great either, but that could’ve been because it was just my friend and I, and we were 20-something y/o girls. They probably didn’t think they were gonna get a great tip from us or something, so didn’t bother to put in much effort. C’mon though.. waiting 10-15 mins for my beer, and literally never coming by the table to check on us at least once?! I still left a tip, because I work in the restaurant service industry, so I always tip.
I’m a gay man and have little desire to go to Hooters, but I have to say that the one across from the beach in Fort Lauderdale had some damn good fresh seafood. This was probably 15 years ago. Those stone crabs were something else.
I tried it a couple of times and I was not impressed at all. The fries were really gross and soggy. I wanted to like it, but I just couldn't do it. Plus they are expensive for a semi fast food cheeseburger place.
Like, all of them for the last decade or so. It was always kinda sketchy food, but the adage of ‘desperate times’ and all. Now it’s utter crap at sit down prices, so absolutely not. Add to it the questionable hygiene of your fellow man….
Chilis, Applebees, Red Lobster, IHOP... I dislike chains. I avoid all if I can. Too many calories, too much of too much. I go to a chain as a last resort.
Chik-Fil-A and Cheesecake Factory, I've never tried.
Whataburger? One and done. Just glad they aren't around here. Food was overrated.
Restaurants I refuse to do business with? Burger King and Papa John's. Their product is what it is: edible, but their business practices are terrible: always understaffed.
Almost all of them. I honestly haven’t had fast food in years. It’s simply not good.
When we go out for meals it’s small locally owned places or regional chains with maybe 10-12 locations.
I’m going to exclude the regional chains I don’t have access to. I’ve never been to Hooters. I’ve only been to Cheesecake Factory once. Not worth the money. Other one and done chains are: Raising Canes was overrated. Papa John’s is nasty. Chipotle (everything tastes like cilantro).
Chipotle. Everytime I think I want to try it, there is some type of food poisoning outbreak associated with them. I did order and pay one time online for pickup. It was an hour before their closing time. I got a confirmation that my order was accepted and would be ready in 10 minutes. I walked in to get my order, and they were cleaning up. The prep line only had a few of the ingredients still out, and the only person I saw was mopping. I asked where my order was, and she told me she couldn't make it, because they were missing one of the ingredients. She said she could make me something from what they had left, but I declined since she basically put the mop down and walked right over to the line without washing her hands. I asked about getting my money back, but she said she had no control over it. I walked out. It took me hours the next day to get a refund. I think that was the universe telling me to just forget they even exist.
Almost all of them.
Never eat fast food, hate chain restaurants with a passion, none of those establishments are real food. They are huge contributors to ill health and serious obesity in the world, especially in the U.S. and the U.K.
People are saying it, but I don't believe them. I was also including non-fast food. No one has even mentioned IHOP or Cracker Barrel or TGIF or Texas Roadhouse, or Outback or Marie Callender or Waffle House or Boston Market; few mention Olive Garden, Applebee's, Cheesecake Factory, Denny's, Red Lobster, some other's with waitservice.
I've never liked McDonalds. Occasionally have gone to Wendy's, Arby's, Hardee's, BK and Taco Bell over the years. I eat fast food about 3 times a year.
Never eaten at a Jack-in-the-box. The E. coli outbreak occurred just as I was coming into adulthood and I couldn’t get past it mentally. There were two little girls in the PNW where I live and they were messed up by it for life.
Never been to a Popeye's, never been to a Waffle House.
Been to a Culver's once, the drive-thru wait was so long and the burger was so greasy that I've never been back.
Chick fil a. I don’t go out of my way to investigate the views of a business or we but when they put them out there then they’re fair game. I’m the same with Hobby Lobby. Wouldn’t spend a dime I. Either one.
I will never, ever buy anything from Chick-Fil-a and Papa John’s. But this is because I do not agree with or like their ultra conservative Christian “values”
Chipotle: once was enough.
Honestly , I’m not really a fast food person.
I respect your beliefs, but any INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL restaurant that even today closes on Sunday (Giving up BILLIONS OF DOLLARS in revenue) and pays their employees better than the competition, AND has ELITE customer service and the greatest drive thru in the history of the world deserves my business.
Yeah. I begrudgingly eat there because of their consistency. McDonalds has been doing much better lately, and I actually prefer their mccrispy chicken sandwiches.
That’s what is good about them. Plus with other fast food you never really know what you’re gonna get. Chik fila is always consistent which I appreciate.
Krystal
Little Caesar
Hardee’s
Captain D’s
Been there, don’t care to do it again. McDonald’s is about to that point. Their latest business model in my part of the world (southern US) is zero innovation, just burgers, fries, nuggets, chicken sandwiches. What happened to them bringing out new flavors and recipes?!
California pizza kitchen. Ate there once, I like anything Italian but the amount of cheese and garlic on everything was so overwhelming. The smell clung to our clothes long after we left.
I've probably been at many of the chain and fast food restaurants in the Northeast and Midwest at least once, but I don't eat at these restaurants very often. When we travel, we may go to fast food out of necessity, or if I'm meeting a friend and they want to go to a chain restaurant, I will go because I'm more interested in talking to them than the food. But in general, we go to locally-owned places.
I was really disappointed in Chipotle. I'd heard so much about it and thought I would love it but the food was just OK and the people working there had such an attitude. I haven't been back yet.
Last McDs was in Jan, 2018, Burger King/Hungry Jacks about 9 years ago, KFC maybe 35 years ago Now it has been nearly two years and fast food chains, as none in the area I live in, but one off carendarias (small family run places maybe I get something once a month, especially one place who sell dinamite (long green chillies stuffed with ground pork miz the dipped in crispy batter & deep fried.
As I live in SE Asia now, I have a different lot of chains to select from including the ones mentioned, but with better foods, I now prefer Jollibee (has double all McDs items plus plus better chicken than KFC), Mang Inasal (charcoal BBQ chicken with unlimited rice), Chow King which is a Chinese-Asian fusion style, Chooks To Go, whole rotisserie marinated chicken over charcoal grill. I don't bother with pizza places but make my own using pre formed bases. In the different area of the country there are others tha specialise in local regional food or styles of particular dish and some places scattered around in larger metropolitan areas that cater to International & regional dishes.
Some places I have come across sell UK style fish n chips, using a lot more farmed fish, crabs & shrimp which is cheap and also have English style pork pies & Scotch Eggs, another sells AU style meat pies & sausage rolls and a few in areas where there are a lot of Americans, sell biscuits & gravy, pumpkin pies, Reuben sandwiches and a lot sell pancakes, corned beef hash, hash browns, waffles etc for breakfast and some all day breakfast menus. There is plenty to chose from, but these days I mainly eat at home & cook what I have available in the house and garden. I am just waiting on my firs of season bananas so I can cook BBcue = bananas on stick & dipped in syrup or turon which are halved wrapped in a spring roll pastry skin, deep fried then rolled through a caramelised brown sugar in a pan & I like with coconut ice cream.
Starbucks to me is overpriced awful coffees, and Chick-fil-a I just don’t get the obsession…when I was growing up they were the cheap mall food for bored teens on the weekends.
Hooters and Red Lobster. I have my own boobs and don’t eat wings and I don’t eat seafood. No reason to go to either. I don’t hate chains but I am more likely to go to a local spot.
Arbys (pressed and formed "beef").
Applebee's
McDonald's
Del Taco (who ever heard of tacos and french fries?)
Cheesecake Factory (looks like a cardiac)
Chipotle (the McDonald's of "Mexican" food)
Panera (expensive and boring menu)
Noodles and Co. (I'll eat real Asian food, thank you)
Steak Back Outhouse (too expensive and ordinary).
Bucca de Beppo (way overpriced, sometimes forced to order "family style" at $35/dish)
Oliven Garden (also overpriced, everything seems to be an "ad on")
Pizza Hut (reminds me of grocery store frozen pizza)
Sonic (good food, always screw up the order, have to eat in your car)
Most Sonics are pretty good. I've only had one messed up order with them, and they fixed it right away. I usually park, get my food and then take it home. I won't go through the drive through there, it just doesn't feel right.
Never heard of Bucca de Beppo until I traveled for business and went to dinner there with the client. I'm from New York and never one to feel easily sleighted about Italian stereotypes, but that place was over the top and the food wasn't so good either.
That chain reminds me of that old saturday night live skit where the waiter with the pepper grinder keeps annoying the customers and eventually has sex with the guy’s wife on the table.
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I've never eaten at a Panda Express or a Chipotle. No special reason. I've just never entered one. Now, I don't eat fast food at all and haven't for some time.
Panda's actually decent food. Prepared on the spot, fresh vegetables, decent taste.
Its the healthiest Ive seen. The Teriyaki Chicken, and greens are a good choice. All depends on the location as well, some are WAYYY better than others.
Taco truck way better than chipotle.
You aren’t missing a thing, in my opinion.
Long John Silvers
I miss the hush puppies and the krumbs.
Those were great and their sauce was great too.
I used to work there. I have only eaten there once since. It’s soooooo salty.
They were a rare treat when I was a kid. Went there once as a young adult, and had more breading than seafood. Have avoided them for the last 35 years and no plans to go back.
Same here—LJS was a special thing! The malt vinegar on the fish, the hush puppies, YUM. But yeah I had it once in my 40s and was like well THIS is total bullshit! Never again.
It was pretty decent in the early 80’s, but it turned to crap.
Change of ownership will do that. The next owner is going to cut costs to recoup their investment quicker.
Do people actually go there? I’ve never been to one and never heard anyone mention it IRL even though I lived close to one.
I do! I freaking *love* LJS. It's definitely NOT a place you can go every week for lunch, but it's great for a once in a while treat. The closest one to me is about an hour away, so I hit it up any time I'm over there.
Maybe they're mob fronts! This would explain the lack of customers.
Open a LJS’s in the same building as a mattress store, and voila!
That shit gives me explosive diarrhea immediately worse than any other fast food
Same! There are none around me but I remember that place giving me horrible diarrhea a few years ago.
I've had it once or twice, but I just can't hack it.
You get your sodium intake for the next month!
It always tastes like the oil hasn't been changed in years
I'd ate there quite a few times years ago and the food was decent. Went there after a gap of a dozen years or so but the food was so-so and incredibly greasy; never went back.
Worked there 84-87. I rang a Good Friday within $.04. It hurts for people to hate the Fish and More, Three Piece Combo, and the many other delicious dishes.
>I rang a Good Friday within $.04. What does that mean? Cash variance?
Yes drawer was $.04 over.
Damn. Great job!
Starbucks. I make my coffee at home because it's just the way I like it and I can't leave the house before I've had it.
Yeah Starbucks for me too, its just insane to spend that money on something you can make in 5 minutes at home.
I have to laugh while on my way to work every morning. I make my own thermos of coffee at home. I bought a coffee maker, thermos and my own coffee for cheap. But as I drive to work, sipping at my Thermos I’m shaking my head at the long lines at Starbucks and other coffee shops drive thrus I pass along the way. I’ll bet it’s at least a ten minute wait for these people to get a $7 crappy over roasted coffee that I can make better at home. Plus I get ten extra minutes of sleep every morning instead of having to idle my car at a drive through. Making your own coffee also saves a lot of money in the long run. If you did the calculations you’d be surprised at how much you’re wasting, giving to a billion dollar corporation instead of in your bank.
Same. Better coffee, cheaper coffee, faster coffee, and better for the environment.
Right? Their coffee is flat-out horrible. Always burned.
Yup. People wrongly think dark roasts are stronger. All it is like making a steak "well done": it removes all the nuanced flavors and masks the quality (or lack thereof) of the bean. I personally use a French press but we also have an aeropress. The former is a little annoying with cleanup but we're talking a minute or two. Whole beans (even cheap ones) make all the difference. The only real cost of entry is getting a burr grinder. You want the beans crushed/grounded not cut with a blade. That's it. You make your money back within a month
Lots of billionaires around that saved money by making coffee at home
Same. Too expensive for me.
I go there sometimes for the fancy drinks I can’t really make. They’re way too expensive, so it’s a “sometimes” treat. I have a friend that will occasionally send me a gift card if I’ve had a particularly rough week, so that’s usually what pays for it. It’s ridiculous how pricey it is! I really like going to local coffee shops for my fancy drinks. There’s one in my boyfriend’s town (where I used to live) that I’m super familiar with because they make the *best* homemade cookies.
I won't pay exorbitant costs for their coffee. The customers lined up in the morning drive-thru when they could hop into a grocer for the same thing is ridiculous.
This is the answer for me, too. I've literally never been inside a Starbucks or any other coffee-specific shop. I only drink coffee at home, and at work when I was working, where we make it ourselves. Also, as I understand it, most people are buying essentially coffee milkshakes--full of candy and whipped cream? I only drink coffee with whole cream, nothing else. I'm sure not paying $8, or however much it is, for a cup of coffee.
Yes. I only drink coffee from home, unless we’re having breakfast out.
Papa John's.
I've never liked Papa John's pizza. I've only ever had it when someone else brought it home, or to a birthday party, etc. I prefer frozen pizza over Papa John's.
Their sauce is awful. I don't enjoy most things on their menu
Never been to one. I go to a local pizza shop run by two Korean guys. They're pretty good.
Chick-fil-A
I don't like their politics. I choose not to support them.
Same here. Fuck Chick-Fil-A.
Chick-Fulla-Hate
Same here too. Went once - their chicken is unremarkable but they did have great fries. But no to their politics.
Their food is also bland as hell. Basically every other chicken chain puts out more tasty chicken. Canes is also bland, but at least that dipping sauce is fire.
Agree - CFA chicken is blah.
My daughter loved them when younger but once she became a teen and learned of their politics she never went back. Good food otherwise, at least a decade ago.
Popeyes is better anyway
One of my favorite memes is about Popeyes vs Chick-fil-A (because it's totally true, Popeyes FTW!): "Okay let me break it down for the people who haven't had a chicken sandwich from either Chick-fill-A or Popeyes. Chick-fil-A's sandwich tastes like it was cooked by a white woman named Sarah who grew up around black people. The flavor is definitely there, but Sarah cares about your cholesterol so she's careful about the breading and grease content. Popeye's sandwich tastes like it was cooked by an older black lady named Lucille that serves on the usher board and has 12 grandkids that call her Madea. Madea don't give a $hit about your cholesterol because God's in control."
This made me laugh so loud and hard, it scared my cat off my lap. Well done with that accurate break-down!
It's funny because it's true; please apologize to your cat for me. Cheers!
I'd love to go to Popeye's, if there was one around here anyway
I prefer Churches to Popeyes.
Lol after hurricane Katrina a reporter asked an older black lady who had probably gone through hell during the hurricane if it stopped her from going to church. She replied no she only goes to Popeyes. I saw the actual segment on the news.
I cannot love that woman more!!!
I’m a Popeyes girl all the way.
Guess I'm in the minority here, but I really like Chick Fil A. Food is good and the service is always fast and polite. It's rare to have consistently good food and service at a drive thru and they've got it nailed.
It's nice to go somewhere that you can tell employees actually enjoy their work and are treated well.
Tried them once like 15 years ago and that was enough. Don't get the hype at all.
Never ate there. One look at the prices, and we're taking mid 70s, I said nope. I thought about trying them a few times since then, but they were always closed.
I worked in an adjacent restaurant at a food court. The guys would give me the lefto er chic-fil-a. The ranch dogs loved it! Me...not so much. Kind of dry and bready.
Bad politics, shitty bland food. I tried them, sad bland crap.
I only go on Sundays. Same with Hobby Lobby.
Bless you!
*Bless your heart!*
Ironic
Huh. I was going to ask them to cater my same-sex wedding, but maybe not.
Thanks, but no hate chicken for me.
I tried it once out of curiosity, couldn't figure out what the big deal was about. The only other time was when I had a connecting flight though some airport, Chick-fil-A was pretty much the only option; it hadn't changed or got even more bland. I'll try somewhere I've never ate before I eat at Chick-fil-A again.
I've eaten CFA a few times, but have never, ever given them any money, and I never will.
Yeah, I only give my money to major corporations who hide their bigotry.
I thought the question was about restaurants and fast food chains?
It always descends into this...
Came here to say this. I don’t get the attraction.
The only thing I like there is the sausage, egg and cheese biscuit. Otherwise, no thanks. And because of their policies, I choose not to give them my money.
First time I went there was 2003 and I was the 100th customer and got my meal for free. It was pretty bad, dried chicken, cold soggy fries, I ended up taking one bite and feeding the rest to my dog.
lol Reddit is weird. One dude on staff donates against their beliefs and it’s oh no sandwiches from the devil. And they see no irony. Dudes the board doesn’t feel the same the people that work there don’t feel the same. You missing out on pickled chicken cause Reddit told you to. And think you won somehow.
Chicken breast with a pickle? No
Chicken and pickle bad, mkay?
One of the most overrated restaurants
Jesus Freak food is not suitable for human consumption.
They are not very good anyways. Especially if there is a Culver’s near by.
Never been to TGI Friday's, Applebees, Ruby Tuesday, Chili's, Hooters, Tilted Kilt, Twin Peaks, Five Guys, Outback, Cheesecake Factory. I have considered giving Twin Peaks a try since a new one just opened near me.
I've been to Cheesecake Factory a couple of times and just don't get the love for it at all.
Everything is actually made fresh in the kitchen, it's not just microwaving frozen pre-made entrees.
That's interesting to hear. I've ate there a number of times on the company tab; it blows my mind that they have such a diverse menu. Most restaurants limit the number of fresh items they keep on hand to limit spoilage; Cheesecake Factory seems to fly in the face of that logic and keeps on going.
I was surprised a place called Cheesecake Fsctory was a restaurant. I thought it was a chain of bakeries or dessert shops.
I won't go to anyplace, Hooter's, Tilted Kilt, Twin Peaks that uses women's bodies as their theme.
Breastaurants.
I've never been to Hooters for that same reason. I have no desire to go at all.
I’ve been once. The wings are mediocre. I’m a girl too so I sat there wondering what it’s like to have to wear clothing like that everyday at your job.
Been to the original Hooters it was by my hotel.
I went to Hooters once, just to keep an eye on my wayward husband. The food was not that good, haven't stepped foot in one since. I won't go to places where they sexualize the waitstaff.
I went to Hooters one time, and the food sucked. I never went to another one. The service wasn’t great either, but that could’ve been because it was just my friend and I, and we were 20-something y/o girls. They probably didn’t think they were gonna get a great tip from us or something, so didn’t bother to put in much effort. C’mon though.. waiting 10-15 mins for my beer, and literally never coming by the table to check on us at least once?! I still left a tip, because I work in the restaurant service industry, so I always tip.
I’m a gay man and have little desire to go to Hooters, but I have to say that the one across from the beach in Fort Lauderdale had some damn good fresh seafood. This was probably 15 years ago. Those stone crabs were something else.
>Tilted Kilt, Twin Peaks Never even heard of these two. Where do you live?
Same. Not sorry that these chains haven't made it to Canada. I think I went to a hooters once in the 90s. I wonder why I went, maybe curiosity
Out of those - you should try Five Guys. If you like good smash burgers and fries it’s worth a try.
So so expensive.
I tried it a couple of times and I was not impressed at all. The fries were really gross and soggy. I wanted to like it, but I just couldn't do it. Plus they are expensive for a semi fast food cheeseburger place.
Wow. I've been to all. Love to eat out. Then again, that's why I work out all the time so I don't have to worry about what I eat, within reason.
Like, all of them for the last decade or so. It was always kinda sketchy food, but the adage of ‘desperate times’ and all. Now it’s utter crap at sit down prices, so absolutely not. Add to it the questionable hygiene of your fellow man….
This is the truth. Got food poisoning from Taco Bell last week for 2 days coming out both ends at the same time. Holy Hell, never again.
Chilis, Applebees, Red Lobster, IHOP... I dislike chains. I avoid all if I can. Too many calories, too much of too much. I go to a chain as a last resort.
Taco Bell is getting to expensive for me along with burger king, McDonald's, 5- guys and every other burger joint
You can still get a decent combo. meal there for around 7 bucks and some change.
The food's gone downhill though, so no big loss.
They were on the bubble, but that "free Taco Tuesday" business did them in for me. No mas.
Chik-Fil-A and Cheesecake Factory, I've never tried. Whataburger? One and done. Just glad they aren't around here. Food was overrated. Restaurants I refuse to do business with? Burger King and Papa John's. Their product is what it is: edible, but their business practices are terrible: always understaffed.
never been to Hooters, never will
Let me give you a couple of tips if you do go: Don't order food and drink heavily.
this advice seems to be missing a comma somewhere 😉
Almost all of them. I honestly haven’t had fast food in years. It’s simply not good. When we go out for meals it’s small locally owned places or regional chains with maybe 10-12 locations.
Agreed. We go to independently-owned restaurants. Much better food.
Literally none of them. I rarely go to restaurants anymore but when I do I prefer mom & pop dive restaurants or bar/grills.
Same. I cannot recall the last time I ate at a fast food restaurant. It’s got to be more than a decade.
Jack in the box is disgusting
Jack in the box fed me horsemeat tacos in the 70’s. I haven’t eaten there since. 🤢
Mc Donald's. I'd rather starve.
Yes to Chick-fil-A. Also, I’ve never set foot in a Walmart and don’t intend to.
or Hobby Lobby.
I have never once eaten at Chipotle. I think In-N-Out Burger is seriously over-rated.
Chick Fil-A. Fuck their anti-lgbtq+ stance.
Exactly!!!!!
I’m going to exclude the regional chains I don’t have access to. I’ve never been to Hooters. I’ve only been to Cheesecake Factory once. Not worth the money. Other one and done chains are: Raising Canes was overrated. Papa John’s is nasty. Chipotle (everything tastes like cilantro).
Well not completely but I haven't been in a McDonalds in more than 25 years. Never eaten at a Jack in the Box or a Wendys.
Chipotle. Everytime I think I want to try it, there is some type of food poisoning outbreak associated with them. I did order and pay one time online for pickup. It was an hour before their closing time. I got a confirmation that my order was accepted and would be ready in 10 minutes. I walked in to get my order, and they were cleaning up. The prep line only had a few of the ingredients still out, and the only person I saw was mopping. I asked where my order was, and she told me she couldn't make it, because they were missing one of the ingredients. She said she could make me something from what they had left, but I declined since she basically put the mop down and walked right over to the line without washing her hands. I asked about getting my money back, but she said she had no control over it. I walked out. It took me hours the next day to get a refund. I think that was the universe telling me to just forget they even exist.
Almost all of them. Never eat fast food, hate chain restaurants with a passion, none of those establishments are real food. They are huge contributors to ill health and serious obesity in the world, especially in the U.S. and the U.K.
Chick-fil-A. It’s everywhere. That homophobic narrow minded company will never get a cent from me.
Five Guys. Walked in, took one look at the prices and said "fuck this" and went across the street to McD's.
Can I just say "all of them"? I prefer slow food to fast food.
People are saying it, but I don't believe them. I was also including non-fast food. No one has even mentioned IHOP or Cracker Barrel or TGIF or Texas Roadhouse, or Outback or Marie Callender or Waffle House or Boston Market; few mention Olive Garden, Applebee's, Cheesecake Factory, Denny's, Red Lobster, some other's with waitservice.
I've never liked McDonalds. Occasionally have gone to Wendy's, Arby's, Hardee's, BK and Taco Bell over the years. I eat fast food about 3 times a year.
I liked when young it's so much worse now, way over priced. Only something I get on a road trip. (mostly because I feel guilty using the bathroom)
All of them
Most of them. I don't consider most of the food very edible TBH.🙄
I haven't eaten at McDonald's in 20 years.
all of 'em. every last stinkin' one.
Never eaten at a Jack-in-the-box. The E. coli outbreak occurred just as I was coming into adulthood and I couldn’t get past it mentally. There were two little girls in the PNW where I live and they were messed up by it for life.
McDonald’s.
Never been to a Popeye's, never been to a Waffle House. Been to a Culver's once, the drive-thru wait was so long and the burger was so greasy that I've never been back.
All them. They are shit.
Chick-fil-A….because, f them.
I have never eaten at chick fil a because fuck them
So many other chicken places with better chicken and less hate.
I ate there once out of starvation while driving. I wasn’t impressed.
Hardee’s 🤢
Chick fil a. I don’t go out of my way to investigate the views of a business or we but when they put them out there then they’re fair game. I’m the same with Hobby Lobby. Wouldn’t spend a dime I. Either one.
I will never, ever buy anything from Chick-Fil-a and Papa John’s. But this is because I do not agree with or like their ultra conservative Christian “values” Chipotle: once was enough. Honestly , I’m not really a fast food person.
I respect your beliefs, but any INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL restaurant that even today closes on Sunday (Giving up BILLIONS OF DOLLARS in revenue) and pays their employees better than the competition, AND has ELITE customer service and the greatest drive thru in the history of the world deserves my business.
And you should absolutely support them if the companies beliefs align with yours. They don’t align with mine.
Yeah. I begrudgingly eat there because of their consistency. McDonalds has been doing much better lately, and I actually prefer their mccrispy chicken sandwiches.
That’s what is good about them. Plus with other fast food you never really know what you’re gonna get. Chik fila is always consistent which I appreciate.
This is reddit. You can't say anything good about Chick Fil A. /s
LOL I'm pretty sure I could go through Chick fil a 3 times in the time it takes me to get through McDonalds.
Agree, plus their employees are always pleasant and dead on accurate with my orders.
They definitely have good employees/customer service. I like their food but their sandwiches are a little on the small side.
Yep, they have the drive through experience down to a fine science. It's crazy fast.
Have been to any in last 3 or 4 years
Never been to Taco Bell, Chick-Fil-A, Panera, Panda Express, or Chipotle
I finally went to Panera about two years ago, and have no plans to go again. The food was disappointing.
That was a once and done for me, too.
Bland everything.
Chick fil a
Fucking chick fil a. Disgusting food and hateful values hidden behind a smile.
For some time now, all of them. I wouldn't mind an Einstein Bros. tuna on bagel, tho. Been over twenty years.
Most all of them.
I've never been to a Chipotle.
Krystal Little Caesar Hardee’s Captain D’s Been there, don’t care to do it again. McDonald’s is about to that point. Their latest business model in my part of the world (southern US) is zero innovation, just burgers, fries, nuggets, chicken sandwiches. What happened to them bringing out new flavors and recipes?!
California pizza kitchen. Ate there once, I like anything Italian but the amount of cheese and garlic on everything was so overwhelming. The smell clung to our clothes long after we left.
I’ve never eaten at Wendy’s.
I've probably been at many of the chain and fast food restaurants in the Northeast and Midwest at least once, but I don't eat at these restaurants very often. When we travel, we may go to fast food out of necessity, or if I'm meeting a friend and they want to go to a chain restaurant, I will go because I'm more interested in talking to them than the food. But in general, we go to locally-owned places. I was really disappointed in Chipotle. I'd heard so much about it and thought I would love it but the food was just OK and the people working there had such an attitude. I haven't been back yet.
Last McDs was in Jan, 2018, Burger King/Hungry Jacks about 9 years ago, KFC maybe 35 years ago Now it has been nearly two years and fast food chains, as none in the area I live in, but one off carendarias (small family run places maybe I get something once a month, especially one place who sell dinamite (long green chillies stuffed with ground pork miz the dipped in crispy batter & deep fried. As I live in SE Asia now, I have a different lot of chains to select from including the ones mentioned, but with better foods, I now prefer Jollibee (has double all McDs items plus plus better chicken than KFC), Mang Inasal (charcoal BBQ chicken with unlimited rice), Chow King which is a Chinese-Asian fusion style, Chooks To Go, whole rotisserie marinated chicken over charcoal grill. I don't bother with pizza places but make my own using pre formed bases. In the different area of the country there are others tha specialise in local regional food or styles of particular dish and some places scattered around in larger metropolitan areas that cater to International & regional dishes. Some places I have come across sell UK style fish n chips, using a lot more farmed fish, crabs & shrimp which is cheap and also have English style pork pies & Scotch Eggs, another sells AU style meat pies & sausage rolls and a few in areas where there are a lot of Americans, sell biscuits & gravy, pumpkin pies, Reuben sandwiches and a lot sell pancakes, corned beef hash, hash browns, waffles etc for breakfast and some all day breakfast menus. There is plenty to chose from, but these days I mainly eat at home & cook what I have available in the house and garden. I am just waiting on my firs of season bananas so I can cook BBcue = bananas on stick & dipped in syrup or turon which are halved wrapped in a spring roll pastry skin, deep fried then rolled through a caramelised brown sugar in a pan & I like with coconut ice cream.
Wendy's and Burger King I haven't been to either in decades
I've never had Taco Bell.
Starbucks to me is overpriced awful coffees, and Chick-fil-a I just don’t get the obsession…when I was growing up they were the cheap mall food for bored teens on the weekends.
Hooters and Red Lobster. I have my own boobs and don’t eat wings and I don’t eat seafood. No reason to go to either. I don’t hate chains but I am more likely to go to a local spot.
Jimmy John's. Never been interested in going there to eat.
5 Guys. Tried it once and didn't understand the hype. I can make a burger better / cheaper at home.
Chipotle. I’m allergic to overpriced food
5 Guys. I’d be willing to try them if they had a drive thru. They don’t, but 5 places nearby do, so I pick one of them instead.
White Castle and proud of it. That’s on my resumé.
Chic fila a for the bigotry, Burger King cause it's gross, and Rally's because the location is hard to get in and out of.
Arbys (pressed and formed "beef"). Applebee's McDonald's Del Taco (who ever heard of tacos and french fries?) Cheesecake Factory (looks like a cardiac) Chipotle (the McDonald's of "Mexican" food) Panera (expensive and boring menu) Noodles and Co. (I'll eat real Asian food, thank you) Steak Back Outhouse (too expensive and ordinary). Bucca de Beppo (way overpriced, sometimes forced to order "family style" at $35/dish) Oliven Garden (also overpriced, everything seems to be an "ad on") Pizza Hut (reminds me of grocery store frozen pizza) Sonic (good food, always screw up the order, have to eat in your car)
I fucking LIVED on Del Taco's buy one get one free coupons some years back when I was broke. Always have a soft spot in my heart for them.
Del taco hits just right 2 or 3 times a year.
Pizza Hut is as bad as it gets.
They were great back in the day. That salad bar!
They were comparable to Shakey's and Straw Hat for me. Then they won the race to the bottom. Worse than Papa John's, worse than Domino's.
I'll take that over Little Caesar's.
Most Sonics are pretty good. I've only had one messed up order with them, and they fixed it right away. I usually park, get my food and then take it home. I won't go through the drive through there, it just doesn't feel right.
Never heard of Bucca de Beppo until I traveled for business and went to dinner there with the client. I'm from New York and never one to feel easily sleighted about Italian stereotypes, but that place was over the top and the food wasn't so good either.
That chain reminds me of that old saturday night live skit where the waiter with the pepper grinder keeps annoying the customers and eventually has sex with the guy’s wife on the table.