We've had the most disgust ing Fast food, now tell us who Has the best?

[TheMightyFavog]

Culvers!

Great food, great menu, and the best bit is they're headquartered right here in Wisconsin!

[Droopy]

1. A local chain called Skyline

But they are one of the resons why I'm only eating 1400 calories a day right now. I don't think they have any locations outside of southwest Ohio.

[TZ]

2. Oooh Skyline Chili ROCKS

They used to have a location in DC's Union Station but I think that closed..However we have the Hard Times Cafe which serves the yummy Cincinnati Chili..That would be my vote for yummiest fast food..:9

[Droopy]

3. Yep. I like the 5-way, soupy with extra cheese. Hot sauce on top.

[yellowdogintexas]

76. oh yeah, I am a 5 way fan too. I keep the mix on hand so we can whip up a

batch of it when we get the craving for it. (sold at Kroger)

[KamaAina]

86. *Extra* cheese? They put cheese on *chili*?!

PSA: Just because it's red doesn't mean it's pizza sauce. :puke:

[TZ]

100. ITs sweet chili

And its not red at all..Its definitely brown..the cinnamon and chocolate in the recipie kind of make it that color....

[KamaAina]

106. I think my monitor needs cleaning

for a second there, I thought you said "cinnamon and chocolate". :wtf:

[yellowdogintexas]

121. OK it is based on the sauce for Greek Pastitso. So if you ever ate that, then you

know what it tastes like. I have a from scratch recipe for the chile and the list of spices is quite long. It includes just about all of the spices traditionally considered baking spices.

A bunch of Greek immigrants developed the dish as we know it with spaghetti and the various toppings.

Listen, if you like Greek Lasagne aka pastitso you will love a good platter of 5 way.

I buy the mix at Kroger and make it at home because you can't get it in Texas.

Steak n Shake does a fairly good version and we do have those here.

I make seriously good traditional chile but sometimes I just gotta have it Cincinnati style.



http://www.goldstarchili.com/online-menu/cincinnati-chili-classics/default.aspx
http://www.skylinechili.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_chili

[yellowdogintexas]

122. don't knock it if you haven't tried it. Mind you, I love a good hot SW style chile

as much as the next person, and sometimes I even serve my homemade bowl of red over spaghetti with some good cheddar shredded on top. Or sometimes over rice.

Think of the chile and cheese as sort of like nacho topping.

My non Cincinnati chile platter would be spaghetti, chile, cheese, onions and jalapeno peppers. A Texas 5 way. LOL

My homemade chili can make a grown man cry. :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[Roland99]

6. Plenty of stores here in Louisville!

Love me some cheese coneys!!!

[av8rdave]

14. I love southwest Ohio...I spend a lot of time there, but....

I don't get Skyline Chili. Maybe it's because I compare it to Texas chili, which is probably an apples and oranges comparison.

Skyline isn't bad, but it's more like spaghetti sauce than it is chili.

[TZ]

27. Yeah there is no comparison.

Cincinnati/Skyline chili is sweet chili and Texas chili is a whole nother type.

[Bake]

31. Woohooooo! Skyline!!

:yourock:

Bake

[bigwillq]

4. Duchess (nt)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. popeyes

[SacredCow]

8. I do love Popeye's....

unfortunately, I can't eat it anymore- it does NOT agree with me...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

24. Popeyes' at the Atlanta airport has become a tradition for me...

Until relatively recently, Popeye's was the only food place in whatever terminal I would always switch planes at the Atlanta airport. So it was always a tradition during my layover to get myself a meal at Popeyes.

Recently, they added a whole bunch of new restaraunts at the terminal. And despite some of the selections being very good, I just couldn't help myself but to continue to go to Popeyes'. It just wouldn't be the Atlanta airport without it.

[blondeatlast]

26. I love Popeye's but I have to go 40 miles to get to one.

Working on an excuse to go there now... :rofl:

[yellowdogintexas]

78. I love Popeye's, hot spicy chicken.

when I let myself have fried chicken, that is what I want.

[cloudbase]

71. Great food,

but they have the dumbest people working there.* I'm amazed when they can get a simple order done correctly.




*Does not apply to the Popeye's on the naval base in Sasebo, Japan.

[woo me with science]

7. Chipotle.

Yum.

[keroro gunsou]

17. +1

definately chipotle.

[surrealAmerican]

23. +2

They are good.

[AlCzervik]

37. you need to makee sure you can take nap afer you eat there.

[jobycom]

45. Yeah, they aren't bad. Good vegetarian options. nt

[charlie and algernon]

9. Blimpee

:9

[Bertha Venation]

10. In -n- Out Burger.

Best burger, hands down. The fries are awesome, too.

[SteppingRazor]

11. This thread is now over.

:thumbsup:

[begin_within]

13. Last 2 times we went there, the burgers were dry and tough

I'm afraid In-n-Out is now out.

[TheMightyFavog]

18. "Those are good burgers, Walt..."

"Shut the fuck up, Donny!"

[Tommy_Carcetti]

20. I dislike In and Out burger for one sole reason....

....that they apparently think they are too good to expand beyond the West Coast. Don't tell me how supposedly great your burgers are if you're not willing to prove it to the entire country.

That being said, whenever I do make it out to Cali to visit, yeah I'll definitely try an In and Out

[KamaAina]

87. As I understand it, their beef suppliers are in the Central Valley

and they don't want to use frozen, so that puts a cap on how far a location can be from the source.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

102. Okay, but it's not like the Central Valley is the only place they raise cattle.

For example we've got plenty of grazing land here in Florida.

Come on, In and Out--if you are so good, then share the wealth!

[yellowdogintexas]

120. I ate at an In and Out in Phoenix AZ last summer. Guess they are creeping outward?

oh yeah, it was pretty good. I don't eat hamburgers often so I want them to be good when I do eat them.

[blondeatlast]

28. Plus they pay and treat their employees very well.

As SR says--thread over.

[BuddhaGirl]

105. I did hear that at one time about employee pay

years ago, when I lived in the O.C...the closest In-n-Out to me was in a heavily hispanic area...yet every In-n-Out employee at that location was white. Apparently they didn't hire locally back then.

[BuddhaGirl]

104. ohhhhhhhhhhhhh

absolutely agree!! :thumbsup:

I don't eat fast food anymore, but I do indulge in In-n-Out occasionally!

[Mollis]

110. I agree.

I loves me some In-n-Out.

[begin_within]

12. Togo's

[blue_onyx]

15. I know a lot of people had it as the worst

but Taco Bell is my favorite fast food.

I'm not a fan of Culvers. I've only had it twice but I didn't enjoy it either time.

[paulsby]

112. i agree

i am a big fan of authentic mexican (eaten it in mexico many many times), and a pretty intense foodie.

but some fast food is just frigging GOOD, even if not "authentic".

i like the taco bell tacos. i think it's partially cause they remind me of the old el paso tacos my mom made me as a kid.

i also really like their grilled stuft (sic) burritos

[Swede]

16. KFC.

Love their chicken,not bad burgers.

[Strong Atheist]

38. Agree. nt.

[KitchenWitch]

19. I miss Culvers

I wish they would expand to California.

But California has In N Out.

[MrCoffee]

21. Sonic

Screw you, haters. A Sonicburger, cheese tots and a 44oz cherry limeade is the epitome of fast food goodness.

[fizzgig]

56. i call thread over with this one

i love me some sonic. i live a mile from one and am amazed that i don't weigh 800 pounds. their chili cheese tots are a gooey pile of heaven.

[ogneopasno]

22. Culvers.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

25. Five Guys has very good burgers.

Better than your average fast food burger, that's for sure.

Their fries are just so-so though. But I do like their burgers.

[Strong Atheist]

39. Agreed. nt.

[fizzgig]

57. they are tasty burgers

and the fries are pretty tasty, too :9

[guitar man]

29. Braums

They're a local/regional company here, but they have the best fast food burgers around. Nobody else comes close. :thumbsup:

[SoxFan]

47. Oooh! There's a name from the past!

We used to go there after softball games when we lived in Arkansas!

[guitar man]

50. the ice cream is fantastic

and the burgers have a thick patty of real meat, and they put real bacon on the bacon burgers, not those little,limp shriveled things that other joints try to pass off as bacon. I love them. ;)

[JCMach1]

54. Yes, the burgers and seasonal icecream... pumpkin, candy cane, egg nog

and I LOVE the peanut butter cup ice cream...

Eat there every time I go back to Oklahoma.

[yellowdogintexas]

75. OHohohoh don't forget the cherry limeade!!! Best Ever.

I too like the burgers and I buy milk, eggs and butter there too. They sell the best fat free milk you can find anywhere and it is not hormone treated.

Like the Ice Cream too

[JCMach1]

98. Oh and that old lady who had worked over 25yrs at the one in Stillwater, OK!

OMG best chocolate Milkshakes EVER!!! Perfection

[Common Sense Party]

30. For sandwiches, Gandolfo's Deli. Yum! n/t

[AlCzervik]

32. Sonic.

[mvd]

68. For fast food, they are very tasty

[Common Sense Party]

114. Sonic's burgers are nasty and tasteless.

I love their breakfast burritoes, though--which you can get at any time.

[dysfunctional press]

33. arby's.

unless you can tell me another fast-food chain that does a reuben. and curly fries.

[geardaddy]

34. Agreed.

I loves me some double bacon cheese butter burgers. Mmmmm....

[enigmatic]

35. Popeye's

[Strong Atheist]

36. Steak and Shake, Five Guys nt.

[Cant trust em]

40. Culver's is pretty much amazing.

Curd is the word.

[flvegan]

41. Evos.

Small, mostly local chain.

[Jamastiene]

42. Subway

and Wendy's

[tigereye]

43. I really like Qdoba

[Odin2005]

63. They recently opened a place here in Fargo, good stuff!

[Arugula Latte]

44. Burgerville: "Fresh. Local. Sustainable." Thread over. I win.

In addition to the usual burgers (made with hormone-free beef), they serve things like smoked salmon over greens and seasonal things like Walla Walla onion rings, fresh blackberry milkshakes, fresh strawberry shortcake, white bean and basil burgers, sweet potato fries, etc. etc. Here is what they are serving now: "During March, taste our new Rosemary Chicken Sandwich with rosemary aioli and frisée on a fresh-baked, French baguette."

Plus, they are going to experiment with serving wine and beer. :bounce:

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[geardaddy]

58. That sounds like my kinda place.

:thumbsup:

[Arugula Latte]

59. It's a Northwest chain, but that's one I wouldn't mind going national.

[geardaddy]

65. That would fit in great here in Minneapolis

[Arugula Latte]

74. Definitely.

I'll bet they could come up with some Scandinavian flavor for the menu, too. Lutefisk? ;)

[Odin2005]

64. Now that's MY kind of burger joint!

I WANT!!!

[Arugula Latte]

73. It's goooooood.

Now I want some Yukon Gold french fries... :9

[flying rabbit]

96. DING! DING!

WINNNNAAAH!

[jobycom]

46. Freebirds, Thundercloud Subs, Moe's.

Freebirds has places all around Texas, at least. They are like Chipoltes. They make burritos and nachos while you choose the ingredients. Good sauce and corn relish, excellent vegetarian options.

Thunderclouds is an Austin sub shop, with locations all over Austin. Better bread than Subways, and options like hummus and guacamole, plus "Nada Chicken," which is obviously a vegetarian patty that tastes almost just like (what I imagine it taste like) chicken.

Moes are all over, and I've had one in Fort Lauderdale, FL, that sucked. But they are similar to Freebirds, but they have tofu!! That's right, vegetarians can feel like real humans there, rather than like afterthoughts offered a couple of options made with leftovers from the carnivore meals.

[Lethe]

94. /agree

freebirds and thundercloud, both great choices

[Initech]

48. In-N-Out!!!!

Also Fatburger, Tommy's, Chipotle and L&L get my vote.

[SoxFan]

49. Popeyes

The chicken is much better than KFC or Church's Foul Fowl, and the biscuits are insanely yummy. The only problem is that there's only one within an hour of here (there's one right by Fenway Park).

Honorable mention goes to D'Angelo's, who make decent cold subs.

[geardaddy]

51. White Castle...

Yeah, you heard me! :beer:

[tjwash]

52. el pollo loco.

They roast the chicken over a real fire pit at least, and the sides are good too.

[Broken_Hero]

53. Carl's Junior.....nt

[Throd]

107. Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger, best hangover food ever!

[JCMach1]

55. Krystal Burgers

absolute yum when done well.

[yellowdogintexas]

79. better than White Castle, too. nt

[JCMach1]

99. Shhh, you want to start a new Civil War!?

Keep letting them 'think' White Castle is superior... we know better.

[Sheets of Easter]

60. Rally's/Checkers.

Awesome burgers and fries! :9

[Missy Vixen]

61. Burgermaster in Seattle

There's a few locations in the Puget Sound. We go to the Bellevue one.

It's $5 for a cheeseburger, but it is the best cheeseburger you'll eat, made with hormone-free, grass-fed beef, for instance. Their food is outstanding.

[paulsby]

113. i may get flamed for this

but i think there is absolutely NO reason to eat hormone free beef, or at least to prefer it.

science!

there is NO way whatsoever the hormones given to beef cattle (growth hormone, trenbolone, testosterone) survive such that they are present in the actual flesh and bioavailable. and CERTAINLY cannot survive cooking. iow, show me ONE peer reviewed study that showed that eating beef from animals injected with hormones had ANY negative effect on the person eating it.

i think many people don't like it because it's "artificial", but science is science.

now, i TOTALLY agree about grass fed. grass fed beef competely changes the taste AND the fatty acid profile of beef.

it is what cows were meant to eat, ie evolved to eat, and grass fed beef has a much healthier EFA profile, better taste, etc.

[Odin2005]

62. A sub place here called Erbert & Gerbert's.

A bit pricey but their food is delicious!.

[TheMightyFavog]

66. Another great Wisconsin-Based chain!

Always loved the quirky names they had for their sandwiches. The one in the same city as my alma mater was dowtown by all the bars. It was a great place to go get drunk food, healtiher than the usual gyros, Taco Bell, Topper's Pizza, Marvin's (Local grease pit that had food that only tasted good when drunk/stoned) or Hardee's.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

67. A few,

I like In&Out, Lotaburger, and Sonic Drive-In the best.

[romana]

69. Nathan's

Steak-n-Shake fan here. Also, Nathan's--yummiest hot dogs anywhere. I've heard really good things about Five Guys, but have never eaten there.

[lutefisk]

70. Rubios.

Fish Tacos.

And no, that is not a euphemism.
:hi:

[begin_within]

89. If you want truly great fish tacos,

go to that bar in Ocean Beach, San Diego, the very last business on Newport before the Ocean Beach pier. On the south side of Newport. I don't know the name of the bar, but the fish tacos are awesome. Very fresh fish and expertly made, in 3 styles. I never even liked fish tacos until I went there. The place is jam-packed at happy hour when the tacos are $2 each. We sat there and I ate 3 while my friend ate 5 and we drank Dr. Pepper until we had to pee, they kept refilling our glasses. Truly excellent fish tacos.

[lutefisk]

116. Thanks for the recommendation. I love fish tacos- even more when they're cheap!...n/t

[leftyclimber]

72. Bob's Burger Express

Strangely addictive sauce, toasted buns, always cheap.

Alas, they have long been closed. All you long-timey Oregonians, though, you know what I'm talking about. ;)

[Lavender Brown]

77. I like Quizno's

:shrug:

[blue_roses_lib]

109. Agreed

Quizno's Chicken Carbonara...yummmm. My first choice is the local burger joint; Arctic Roadrunner. Good stuff right there.:bounce:

Halibut Burger....mmmmmmm... Have only tried the Old Seward location.

[harmonicon]

80. Culvers?

They're ok, but nothing compared to In-N-Out Burger. I also love White Castle, for the weirdness.

[LeftyMom]

81. Sunflower Drive-in.

Now I'm craving a nutburger and potato salad, and I think they'd be closed by the time I got over there. Damn it.

[Danger Mouse]

82. Taco bell.

:P

[blaze]

83. Jason's Deli

They have a french dip (Beefeaters) that I love!!!

[Inspired]

84. Their chicken salad sandwiches are great.

[Nevernose]

85. And big Dem supporters (n/t)

n/t

[yellowdogintexas]

123. oh that is a plus. I did not know that about Jason's Deli. I love when our company

orders in from Jason's. Jason's makes the BEST pimento cheese spread EVER

[blaze]

126. I didn't know that either! It'll taste even better next time! n/t

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

88. Popeye's for sure. It's good... and deadly. They have the best sides ever.

Cajun rice (dirty rice, basically) and red beans and rice, and the most horribly decadent buttery biscuits.

I usually get heartburn when I have the red beans and rice, but I must have it anyway when I treat myself and get some food there.

[Left Is Write]

90. I have to add my vote for Culvers also.

[ghostsofgiants]

91. A&W

And a semi-local chain called Mary Brown's. It's only located in Newfoundland and a very select few places in the U.S. oddly.

[TreasonousBastard]

92. No one mentioned Boston Market yet?

[Zavulon]

93. Cosi.

I call it "fast food" because of the speed with which it's served, even though their food isn't really priced like it is at Burger King.

At any rate, their flatbread pizzas are GREAT.

[chknltl]

95. The best fast foods:

and did you know that: Watermelon May Have Viagra-effect?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630165707.htm
(The things one can learn on the internet!)

[Rhythm]

97. Bojangle's! Especially for breakfast...

I would SO love to have a Cajun chicken filet biscuit right about now, with a big glass of their sweet iced tea.
OMG the yum.

[B3Nut]

108. Oh MAN they had good biscuits!

I remember eating at those in North Carolina and being jazzed when they opened up shops in Roanoke VA where I grew up. They had Cheerwine on tap! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

They pilot-marketed Cheerwine (poorly) in some convenience stores up here...sadly it didn't do well and was crowded out by too many rows of boring Pepsi crap. :(

Todd in Cheesecurdistan

[AwakeAtLast]

111. Bojangle's is my pick, too!

Another chain that needs to expand. Mr. AAL and I have always said that if we had the money, we would open one here in Indiana.... oh to dream! :9

:hi:

[Beer Snob-50]

101. in and out burger

awesome burgers, great fries!!!

looking forward to my trip to sf in the fall so i can get me some.

[annonymous]

103. 5 Guys

They make your burger while you wit and they have a wide range of fixings you can put on it. The fries are only average at best so don't get them unless you are really hungry.

[MrSlayer]

117. Another vote for 5 Guys.

Best fast food in the Philly area.

[CBR]

124. Another vote for Five Guys...

Jake's Burgers here in Delaware is good as well.

[OmahaBlueDog]

115. Culvers is AWESOME

Double butterburger with cheddar and bacon, fries, and a large chocolate malt made from really superb custard

[Akoto]

118. I like Panera Bread. n/t

[soleiri]

119. Not a chain restaurant

But definitely fast food.
I had the Pollo burrito on Thursday. delicious!

http://www.oreanshealthexpress.com/

[timtom]

125. Pollo Tropical

Baked chicken, black beans, yellow rice.

Yummm!

[no name no slogan]

127. I like Culvers, even though the owners donate big $$$ to Republicans

Butter Burgers are still the shizzle.