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Fave fast food? (Original Post) AngryDem001 Mar 2015 OP
Fastest food through the gut. I'll grant you that. Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #1
I ate at a Falafel King flying rabbit Mar 2015 #23
McDonald's just brought back Chicken Selects KamaAina Mar 2015 #2
Panda Express Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #3
Duchess (nt) bigwillq Mar 2015 #4
Wendy's and Baja Sol. hifiguy Mar 2015 #5
I agree with you. Jenoch Mar 2015 #25
Burger King shenmue Mar 2015 #6
Churches fried chicken. Lochloosa Mar 2015 #7
YEssssss I love their chicken with jalepenos....yum onecent Mar 2015 #49
Gott's Roadside, San Francisco Bay Area Auggie Mar 2015 #8
I don't think Gott's qualifies as fast NV Whino Mar 2015 #9
Yeah, but it's the only "ff" place I'll go to ... Auggie Mar 2015 #10
Popeye's First Speaker Mar 2015 #11
Jack-in-the-box tacos, 2 for $0.99 and egg rolls, 3 for $4. Ptah Mar 2015 #12
I miss JitB so much OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #16
I'm having 2 Jumbo Jacks for dinner tonight. Throd Mar 2015 #19
I have actually written to them OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #32
JITB tacos are so greasy Skittles Mar 2015 #29
Jack In The Box has some seriously amazing breakfast burritos right now. Initech Mar 2015 #43
None. Never eat junk food. n/t RebelOne Mar 2015 #13
Carl's Jr. Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger. Throd Mar 2015 #14
Noodles and Co, Taco Bell bean burrito, McDonald's salads riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #15
If I had to pick a fast food item that I genuinely like, it would be the egg mcmuffin. Rhiannon12866 Mar 2015 #47
Yup. I don't like an "entire" fast food place. I just like a certain item riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #50
My current favorite (since I can't get Jack In The Box here^^^) OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #17
Mushroom & Swiss Runza Nac Mac Feegle Mar 2015 #18
hehehe...GBR hibbing Mar 2015 #27
I know about runzas! NJCher Mar 2015 #42
Hot Breads Bakery and Cafe kwassa Mar 2015 #20
Wendy's, KFC, and Round Table. Jamaal510 Mar 2015 #21
Round Table is worth the extra $$$. Throd Mar 2015 #24
Five guys flying rabbit Mar 2015 #22
Chipotle Snarkoleptic Mar 2015 #26
can confirm tastiness Cheese Sandwich Mar 2015 #45
Jack in the Box tacos and Cowboy Chicken Skittles Mar 2015 #28
It doesn't exist anymore! csziggy Mar 2015 #30
Whiskey Major Nikon Mar 2015 #31
NOW you're talkin'! n/t A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #57
I think of it as liquid bread Major Nikon Mar 2015 #59
There ya go! A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #60
Arby's Ron Obvious Mar 2015 #33
Popeye's and Del Taco olddots Mar 2015 #34
Popeyes? Sure. Del Taco? I... dunnno..... nt Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #38
Back before I became gluten intolerant I felt Chipotle blew the others away. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #35
WaWa market subs/hogies/hero (depends on where you are) Raine1967 Mar 2015 #36
I so miss Wawa meatball subs.. mwdem Mar 2015 #58
Our burger place can give me a plain burger with no salt CTyankee Mar 2015 #37
In-n-Out PasadenaTrudy Mar 2015 #39
I never, ever go out to AZ, CA or NV hifiguy Mar 2015 #52
Falafels. Can't stand the industrial fast food but in NYC you can find a few falafel carts. KittyWampus Mar 2015 #40
Rubios and culvers. Mosby Mar 2015 #41
I love In-N-Out, but Culvers is my go to burger joint in the Midwest. Initech Mar 2015 #44
Any Döner Kebap stand DFW Mar 2015 #46
Dog N Suds MerryBlooms Mar 2015 #48
Anyone ever hear of Fajita Grill? Inkfreak Mar 2015 #51
Chipotle IrishEyes Mar 2015 #53
jalapeńo burger hopemountain Mar 2015 #54
Starbucks, good prepackaged salads, Wendy's baked potato, mackerel Mar 2015 #55
Big Mac RobinA Mar 2015 #56
Roy Rogers Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #61
Wendy's and... hippywife Mar 2015 #62
Chipotle. Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #63
yes Kali Mar 2015 #64
 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
2. McDonald's just brought back Chicken Selects
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 06:30 PM
Mar 2015

Haven't had 'em yet, just saw a banner in front of the Mickey D's down the street from work.

I was quite taken aback to go in there one day about this time last year only to be told that they had ceased to exist, as there is nothing else there I can deal with (except the fries, of course). Luckily, they had some fish-bite thing that day that didn't last long, so I was saved. And last time I went, I settled for McNuggets, which have improved to the point of borderline palatability.

 

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)
25. I agree with you.
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 11:17 PM
Mar 2015

I don't often eat fast food, but if I'm going to have a fast food burger, I much prefer Wendy's over McDonald's or Burger King.

It's been a few years since I ate at Baja Sol, bht I prefer eating there over Chipotle. I espescially appreciate the unlimited tortilla chips and salsa.

Auggie

(31,133 posts)
10. Yeah, but it's the only "ff" place I'll go to ...
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 07:49 PM
Mar 2015

Wouldn't touch Yum! (Taco Bell / KFC) with a ten foot pole. Or McDonald's, Burger King, Carl's Jr ...

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
16. I miss JitB so much
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 09:26 PM
Mar 2015

In high school my school bus stop was in front of JitB and it was also next door to the BBQ I worked at on weekends. I started many many days with a super taco and a Breakfast Jack. Back then they didn't have the little tacos, it was one big one but exactly the same as the 2 little ones of today. We also traded BBQ with them which kind of irritated my boss (the owner) but even he had to admit it was nice for a change every once in a while lol.

I've been in FL for 30 years now though and have had JitB exactly 3 times since I left Texas. It's always as good as I remember.

Throd

(7,208 posts)
19. I'm having 2 Jumbo Jacks for dinner tonight.
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 09:42 PM
Mar 2015

Gotta stay in the office to work late and Jack in the Box is the closest place.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
32. I have actually written to them
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 11:55 PM
Mar 2015

to ask if they were coming my way any time soon. They had no plans at the time. Suggested I might want a franchise lol.

Initech

(100,038 posts)
43. Jack In The Box has some seriously amazing breakfast burritos right now.
Sat Mar 28, 2015, 03:29 AM
Mar 2015

Really for fast food breakfast burritos their Grande Sausage Burrito is awesome.

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
15. Noodles and Co, Taco Bell bean burrito, McDonald's salads
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 09:00 PM
Mar 2015

Thats all I ever get when I go for fast food which I usually only fall back on when I'm on the road.

Oh and a McDonald's egg muffin.


 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
50. Yup. I don't like an "entire" fast food place. I just like a certain item
Sat Mar 28, 2015, 11:11 AM
Mar 2015

and many places I've never tried before like Del Taco, Jack in the Box, the huge assortment of burger places etc may have an excellent item or two but I suspect I'll never know since I rarely eat out fast food.

I've kind of narrowed it down to one thing like the Egg McMuffun. It's possible Wendy's has an excellent breakfast item but I'm uninterested in trying it anymore at this stage of my life.


OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
17. My current favorite (since I can't get Jack In The Box here^^^)
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 09:35 PM
Mar 2015

is a little Mediterranean cafe near work. I don't know if it counts as fast food because they don't have a drive-thru but you go in and walk up the counter and ask the lady for a gyro with a little hummus (she laughs at me every time but doesn't mind putting a little smear on the pita before loading the gyro stuff) and before you even have your wallet out it's ready to take and it's jam packed with delicious.

hibbing

(10,094 posts)
27. hehehe...GBR
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 11:25 PM
Mar 2015

I don't get them often, but I like the cheeseburger Runza myself, not sure if they even make them still. But I have had the mushroom and swiss one.

Peace

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
21. Wendy's, KFC, and Round Table.
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 09:58 PM
Mar 2015

Though, my family very rarely buys those because they think they're so expensive. If I want some I end up having to buy it myself.

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
30. It doesn't exist anymore!
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 11:52 PM
Mar 2015
When I was in college there was a little locally owned Oriental place that opened in a defunct Wendy's so they had a drive through window. They had the best chicken wings - marinated, deep fried then coated with a wonderful sweet/sour teriyaki sauce. Their egg rolls were pretty awesome too. Often for lunch I'd get an order of six chicken wings and an egg roll. Back then, the two items with a drink was less than $5.

Other places in town tried to imitate those chicken wings, but they never got it right. It's been at least 40 years and I still remember how great they were.
 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
33. Arby's
Fri Mar 27, 2015, 12:36 AM
Mar 2015

I've always love the Beef & Cheddar. Locally, we like Burgermaster and Dick's. 5 Guys is good also, but even the little burgers leave me stuffed.

There's a Burgermaster right outside the original Microsoft Location in Bellevue, and Bill & the boys loved the place so much, there's a part of the original Windows codebase called The Burgermaster (memory management I believe) in its honour.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
35. Back before I became gluten intolerant I felt Chipotle blew the others away.
Fri Mar 27, 2015, 07:28 AM
Mar 2015

Now I can't eat at any of those places even if they have a gluten-free menu. There is always cross contamination.

I still remember the pain resulting from my last trip to Chipotle several years ago.

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
36. WaWa market subs/hogies/hero (depends on where you are)
Fri Mar 27, 2015, 09:04 AM
Mar 2015

If there is one along our road trips, that is where we go!

CTyankee

(63,889 posts)
37. Our burger place can give me a plain burger with no salt
Fri Mar 27, 2015, 09:34 AM
Mar 2015

and fried onions, slice of tomato and fried mushrooms. I'm sure the bun has sodium but at least I can eat the burger w/o salt.

my blood pressure can't do sodium...

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
52. I never, ever go out to AZ, CA or NV
Sat Mar 28, 2015, 04:19 PM
Mar 2015

without hitting an In-n-Out. It's a burger experience that approaches the Platonic Ideal of burgerness.

Inkfreak

(1,695 posts)
51. Anyone ever hear of Fajita Grill?
Sat Mar 28, 2015, 12:47 PM
Mar 2015

Think Subway for Mexican food. And they make their own salsa and queso sauce. The nachos are awesome. I dunno if it has many locations.

If pressed for a nationwide chain, I'm a pretty simple dude. I'll scarf down some Burger King hamburgers like they're going outta style. I worked in one as a teen and I STILL love em.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
53. Chipotle
Sat Mar 28, 2015, 05:07 PM
Mar 2015

I like the veggie burrito with black beans, white rice, corn, mild salsa, lettuce and guacamole. Wendy's makes some decent salads. Usually when I get fast food it is Mexican, Chinese, Sushi or a salad.

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
54. jalapeńo burger
Sat Mar 28, 2015, 10:20 PM
Mar 2015

from carl's jr... i go into town once a month and this is what i crave about half way through the day of errands. the only thing i do not like is the sweetness in the bun. why are they adding sugar to pizza crusts and buns? will be requesting a lettuce wrap next time.

mackerel

(4,412 posts)
55. Starbucks, good prepackaged salads, Wendy's baked potato,
Sat Mar 28, 2015, 10:36 PM
Mar 2015

Juice it Up has a good ever green smoothie and Rubio's fish tacos.

RobinA

(9,886 posts)
56. Big Mac
Sat Mar 28, 2015, 11:07 PM
Mar 2015

and Wendy's chili.

Burger King, which I otherwise hate, Croissandwich (sp?). They may not have it anymore, but it was a breakfast sandwich heart attack to go. Yummmy!

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,781 posts)
61. Roy Rogers
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 09:49 AM
Mar 2015

Found only in the mid-Atlantic states. When I am in Roy's territory, stop #1 is always for a Double R burger.

hippywife

(22,767 posts)
62. Wendy's and...
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 02:21 PM
Mar 2015

um, just Wendy's. Used to enjoy Popeye's but both husband and I were very underwhelmed on our last visit. It's changed over the years and not for the better.

ETA: Sometimes Arby's because I love horsey sauce, and they don't make a terrible gyro when one is having a craving and in a pinch.

Kali

(55,003 posts)
64. yes
Mon Mar 30, 2015, 01:11 AM
Mar 2015

I can find something I like at just about any of them.

Arby's don't know it well (there aren't many, I guess) but sometimes you get a craving for rubberband meat.

A and W - duh, the rootbeer - and the cheese balls

Burger King - I can eat any of their regular burgers, especially the first couple bites with that "flame" taste. I tried their chicken fries the other day - gag! more salt than anything I have ever eaten anywhere.

Carls Jr - I just don't know their menu and I don't like bbq sauce on burgers

Dairy Queen. onion rings. chicken fingers or whatever and gravy not bad either (they may not be drive throughs if they do hot food anymore, I have no idea)

Filibertos. Actually good Mexican type food. And not usually that fast, but it is a chain and it has a drive through.

In and Out - pretty good burgers, not impressed with the fries and prices are a bit high

Jack in the Box - I see Ptah and I have the same idea there - tacos and egg rolls! we should meet for lunch sometime

KFC, hot wings and regular chicken. and their coleslaw isn't bad when it is fresh

McDonalds, yeah I can eat just about any of their menu items - and when they are fresh they are even good.

Popeyes - chicken and rice and beans. rice and beans. rice and beans. they need to sell the rice and beans in gallon containers. and no I don't need a freaking greasy biscuit with all the other grease (even if it is kind of good) did I mention rice and beans?

Taco Bell - regular tacos with onions. stop charging me for fucking onions. and quit with the ridiculous floor sweeping gimmicks. no I don't want dorritos inside a bean burro.

Wendys - I can eat just about anything off their menu. and a small chocolate frosty.

My definition of junk/fast food has two basic requirements. A drive through and in general it needs to be a chain. Otherwise it tends to be a better class of food.






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