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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:06 PM Original message |
America's 10 Best Fast-Food Restaurants--- and Worst |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Chick-Fil-A may be clean and healthy, but they don't serve margaritas. |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 02:45 AM Response to Reply #1 |
65. Don't bother going on Sunday |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:48 AM Response to Reply #65 |
68. Unfortunately, so are the liquor stores |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
74. Chick-Fil-A is the only public eating place I have ever gotten food poisoning from |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. I wouldn't consider half of those bottom ranked to be "fast food" |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. The article itself doesn't identify them as "fast food". |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Yes, And I'd Like To Know |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. LOL, at those restaurants that got beat by McDonald's |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. Outback? The horror! nt |
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MurrayDelph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:19 AM Response to Reply #4 |
75. Yeah, but if you read the article |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. No Sonic? |
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Last Stand (379 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
8. You can have my Blizzard |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. Only surprise to me is Baja Fresh.... |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Enormous portions. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. That's a plus for their salads, I think... |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Had Baja Fresh for Lunch today |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Thats a lot of calories and fat: 1470 Calories - 76 GRAMS OF FAT |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Worth It! |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Its one of my favorite... but I save it for special days now... :) n/t |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. About the Same |
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bumblebee1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 01:19 AM Response to Reply #9 |
54. Baja Fresh? |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
10. calories per entree |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
11. who judges fast/junk food places by their healthfulness? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. Chick-fil-A is a fundie owned company and I won't patronize them |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. they do some good things though |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #20 |
56. Glad your values are worth only a few baubles and a free meal. n-t |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:16 AM Response to Reply #56 |
73. I'm making $$ off them |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. Okay. |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. just needed to clear my name |
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RavensChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
46. Besides that, |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 01:25 AM Response to Reply #46 |
55. Yeah, me too. |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 02:03 AM Response to Reply #13 |
61. All in all they treat their employees a hell of a lot better than McD, Wendy's and BK. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:07 AM Response to Reply #61 |
72. Like hell. They blare crappy Christian music in their stores, |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 05:55 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. I've never seen that in many years of going there... McDonald's and WalMart are despicable. |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
14. Except for Subway all the "healthy" ones really suck |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. ugh. Subway. plastic food. they all suck |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Great, now I'm craving Cherry-Limaide |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. I save money and calories by not eating at any of them. |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
17. Applebees only get an F because they do not publish nutritional information. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. Applebees seems interesting |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. I had never been to one until a couple of years ago when my wife and I stopped in one |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. They can do what they want |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. It's pretty easy to throw a veggie option on. It's not just vegetarians who would eat it |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #36 |
48. Not only that, there is nothing at all healthy on the menu. Not a thing. We received gift cards |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
18. Subway gets an A- ? |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. Yeah, I'm not a huge Subway fan either |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
23. Au Bon Pain - Good bread - The other places I won't go in. |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
24. What's fast food? |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
25. These ratings exemplify the American tendency to not take responsibility for what we eat. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 01:50 AM Response to Reply #25 |
58. Yeah, but Outback doesn't have a single option |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
26. Where's Red Robin? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
27. i've never even heard of chik-fil-a, let alone seen a restaurant... |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 02:04 AM Response to Reply #27 |
62. Mostly in the Southeast US. Started in Atlanta. nt |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 02:54 AM Response to Reply #62 |
66. their site showed some locations in illinois...but too far south to be considered habitable. |
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Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
29. I love Chick-Fil-A |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
81. I know you can get your sandwich the way you want it... |
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LiberalPersona (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
30. Interesting |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
31. Why is Culvers not on the unhealthy list? |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Based on the calorie count, trans fat, sodium and portion size, it isn't as bad as the others. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
32. When McDonalds, Wendy's and Taco Bell rate in the top ten, that doesn't bode well for our diets... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
37. Chick-Fil-A Praise Jaybus!!!!!! |
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callous taoboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #37 |
50. Totally! |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
41. I love the Jamba Juice |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
43. McDonalds? wow. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. A lot of this is based on "bad science" |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 02:06 AM Response to Reply #49 |
63. There's no way I buy this study...there have to be a lot of caviats |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:58 AM Response to Reply #63 |
70. It's the way the comparison is done |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
44. Where is EL Pollo Loco? n/t |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
47. Yeesh...everything on that list all the way down is gross-ass swill. |
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Spike89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
51. Useful I suppose but flawed |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
52. well, that was fun--clicking links and reading the articles |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
53. Looking at the lists, I give the ratings a D-. |
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geegollygosh (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
57. The portions are bigger at the 'unhealthy' set though... |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
59. If I'm in Chicago I'm going to UNO's, and |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 02:01 AM Response to Original message |
60. Surely they got those restaurants backwards... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
64. Heart attack grill didn't make it? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
67. Are you sure this isn't an April Fool's joke? |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
69. I love On The Border! |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
71. Chick-Fil-A's innate fundie craziness and the constant Christian music |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #71 |
80. I didn't know that about Chick-Fil-A's affiliations. |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
79. You want a seriously good burger and fries, go to Five Guys. |
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