Dismayed by the decline of fast food quality

[HeeBGBz]

Used to be you could get a decent cheap burger at any number of fast food places. All my recent visits have uncovered an appalling lack of edibility.

Ate at Dairy Queen tonight. Obviously a nuked burger. You'd think they could at least put the condiments on AFTER the nuking.

Burger King Whoppers had the flavor and texture of cardboard.

My last Mickey D tasted like a dead cow.

Pizza Hut was hardly edible. Had $1 frozen pizza better than that.

KFC original recipe has a disturbing grey color with deformed chicken bonage.

Doesn't anybody give a damn about a fair product anymore? Used to be you could eat cheap and not wish you could vomit your $2 back.

[Raster]

1. Wow, your last Mickey D tasted like a dead cow. Go figure...

[HeeBGBz]

3. Week old dead cow

Lying in a field under a hot relentless sun.

[Raster]

6. hmm, that would be jerky.

[HeeBGBz]

8. No, Jerky was me for eating it

And me after I ate it.

[Raster]

15. are you anywhere near an In and Out or maybe a Sonic???

In and Out ROCKS!!! Sonic is still pretty good.

[HeeBGBz]

34. No In and Outs. We do have Sonic

Yeah, they are ok. Love their cherry limeaids. At least they don't nuke their burgers. Love the chili dogs too, even though it gives me heartburn.

[Raster]

71. I can't believe I'm sitting here pushin' junk food, however,

the ciabata bacon burger at Jack in the Crack is pretty good. Gawd bless cheebuhgers.

[NYCGirl]

4. Strange, that stuff they use for burger at McD has never been near a cow.

:evilgrin:

[achtung_circus]

10. I used to work in that plant.

while I was going to university. We produced 60,000 pounds per shift. The quality control was exceptional, the meat was very nice.

It still tasted like shit.

We scooped a box one night for a party. The burgers were cooked on a barbeque and were first class.

So, it's not the ingredients, it's the cooking.

[NYCGirl]

22. I was pretty much joking about that...

hence my :evilgrin:

[achtung_circus]

77. I caught that,

but it is amazing the way they manage to screw up perfectly good food.

[AtomicKitten]

2. a notable exception

[Raster]

7. I'll have my double/double animal style please!

[driver8]

17. I quit eating beef a year ago and this is the only burger I jones for...

They are the shiznit!

[Kathleen04]

11. Mmmmm

Nooo don't do that to me, you make me homesick. :9

[Patiod]

52. One of the best things about business trips to L.A.!!!!

Mmmm....In-n-Out burgers....

[salin]

5. ya, fast food used to be so scrumptious back in the day

lol

[tridim]

9. Sonic baby!

The last of the good fast food places. Chipotle is pretty good too. I was commenting last week that McD's "extra value" meals now cost about $6.00. Who pays that?

[rockymountaindem]

18. Chipotle is unbelieveable.

I'd eat there every day if it wouldn't make me fat :)

[lakemonster11]

63. I love Chipotle.

I eat a veggie burrito there at least once a week. And I won't even go to most fast food restaurants, let alone eat their crap.

The exceptions are:

Chipotle
Ivar's
Burger Master
The XXX (I think there's only one left in the country)

And sometimes:

Subway
Kidd Valley

[Wetzelbill]

35. oh yeah, Sonic's chicken sandwiches and onions rings are great...

I have killed people for less.

Oh god, their milkshakes are good, everything is. That's why I sport my mini-gut now. I gave up fast food this week, now thinking about Sonic is killing me.

[imperialismispasse]

62. Isn't Chipotle owned by Mcdonalds?

[BikeWriter]

12. Burger King used to have a good grilled burger.

I haven't been there in a while.

[indy_azcat]

13. howzabout some beef pate ala white castle?

[Mojambo]

14. Quality isn't a consideration when you're feeding cattle. n/t

[Wcross]

16. My last Mcdonalds meal.....

I had a small muffin on the way to work that day at 4:30am. I decided to go to McDonalds for lunch at noon after a half a day of hard physical work. I was having hunger pains. I was ready to eat. I ordered a double quarter pounder/cheese combo. I used the drive through because I only had 30 minutes.
I ate two bites of the burger and six or seven fries. The burger was dry as a bone but warmish, the fries were past their prime and soggy. On a side note, the soda was acceptable. I will never go back. It used to be that people went to McDonalds because they knew what they would get. If thats what I know I will get then I won't get.

[OrwellwasRight]

19. Well, they are mostly evil (Repub) anyway, so you are better off

abandoning them.



Also, better for your health!

But if you have to eat it, Nachos BellGrande from Taco Bell (no meat, extra beans).

[friesianrider]

20. "My last Mickey D tasted like a dead cow."

Humph. Probably because it was. Dead animals tastes like dead animals to me, and that's why I don't eat it.

Thankfully I am veg, so eating week-old nuked cow carcass and chicken that is "grey" and has "deformed chicken bonage" isn't a problem I have to worry about :) Life is so much better since "the switch"!

[BikeWriter]

33. Okay, but we get BBQed ribs!

[zigster]

21. Ever try Nathan's?

I love their burgers, and their fries are the best!



My last Mickey D tasted like a dead cow.

I wonder what a live cow tastes like. :-)

[Shell Beau]

23. That is why I like Back Yard Burger! Yummy!

But I think that it may be only a southern chain.

[underpants]

24. Welfare to Work-where do you think they are working?

Aside from shipping in Eastern Europeans (many places in the Va/NC area) a lot of fast food workers are the former "welfare state".

[Clintmax]

25. I stopped eating fast food.

When I saw "Super Size Me", I realized how bad that stuff really is. I haven't been to a "McDonalds", "Wendy's" or "Burger King" in "eons".

[tjwmason]

27. Good for you

I'd pretty much stopped even before that, but now there's no way on earth that you'd get me into one of those places. :scared:

McDonalds especially (because of it's international dominance) represents just about everything that I dislike and hate about the modern world - that what they serve is crap is only a small part of it. :nuke:

[pitohui]

26. without lard there is no excellent fast food

i noticed this many yrs ago, prob. over 2 decades ago

going all pc & using vegetable oils full of poisonous trans-fats instead of lard not only kills your heart, it kills flavor

[MissB]

28. I think you've progressed beyond fast food.

It isn't that fast food is getting worse- it is that your tastes have grown up. One shouldn't expect fast food to actually taste good. Fat and grease aren't all that tasty, frankly.

[redqueen]

29. Tried Subway?

Schlotzsky's?

Grrr... now I'm hungry and I forgot to bring lunch. x(

[ProfessorGAC]

30. Mmmmmmm! Subway!

Might have to eat lunch there today. See what you've done, now?!?
The Professor

[redqueen]

31. Isn't it great?

I love that place!

I want one of those chipotle chicken thingys... mmmmmmmmm

Oh yeah, they're called sandwiches. :eyes:

[ProfessorGAC]

32. That's My Wife's Sandwich!

That and the tuna. Me, i like to get ham and swiss and a veggie with all the vegetables on both except pickles. (I don't dislike pickles, but with all the other things, i just don't want that vinegar and dill taste.) Brown mustard on the ham, ranch dressing on the veggie. Mmmmmmmm!

Excuse the drool.
The Professor

[redqueen]

36. She has excellent taste...

but I already knew that... she married you, didn't she?

:loveya:

[ProfessorGAC]

39. If I Blushed, I'd Be Doing It Right Now

The Professor

[redqueen]

46. Awwwwww

:hug:

[HeeBGBz]

37. Subway is okay when I'm in the mood for a cool samich

In fact, I haven't had one for a while....

[Shell Beau]

38. I prefer Quizno's to Subway!

[HeeBGBz]

41. Yah, I like Quiznos little diamonds

I forget what kind it was but it was awesome. Love toasty sandwiches.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

66. Yum...Schlotzky's

I forgot all about that place.

We had a couple in my college town. Never seen one in NYC -- not that we really need any more sandwich places here, but...their sandwiches were so delicious.

[Shell Beau]

69. I love that place too! Their bread is my fave!

[Tyrone Slothrop]

73. The bread was excellent

The mayo used to get trapped in the little "pores".

Mmmmmmm...mayo-infused bread...

The potato chips were always really good too. And I don't usually like potato chips!

[HeeBGBz]

40. One local exception is WARDS!

I was jonesin for a Big Un with chili and cheese as soon as I moved back down here.

They have the most excellent fries too.

[Shell Beau]

43. Yuck! I am sorry, but Wards is the most disgusting

thing I have ever eaten. Is it a southern chain?

[HeeBGBz]

54. Yeah, I love their chili burgers

Their quality has gone down some over the years too, but still good, IMO.

[Shell Beau]

55. How do you feel about Back Yard Burger?

Mmmm! It is good to me!

[HeeBGBz]

58. Never tried one

They are in a shopping center north of town and I've drooled at their billboards. I will try them soon.

[Shell Beau]

67. You should! They are good.

I like their burgers, but I always get their lemmon butter chicken sandwich! It is divine!

[Bouncy Ball]

42. Sonic gives 100% of their donations to Democrats.

And they are pretty good, to boot.

Do like me, though, give up fast food. It's crap and it's crappy for ya.

[Shell Beau]

44. And they have good ice cream!

[antigone382]

45. Moe's Southwestern Grille

Mmmm...so fresh...

They're kinda expensive, but you get warm, crispy nachos with every meal, and all the salsa you want! The Homewrecker is the mother of all burritos.

[Shell Beau]

56. I think that is the one I get!

[yewberry]

47. I go for grocery-store cucumber rolls and inari

and Taco Del Mar, too.

But I don't know what I'd do in Mississippi.

[maxsolomon]

48. maybe there's a hidden message in these observations

STOP EATING FAST FOOD

[Celeborn Skywalker]

49. I only like two fast food places.

Sonic and Wendy's.

[HeeBGBz]

60. The last time I ate Wendy's was bad

Dried out bread and didn't taste very good.

[HeeBGBz]

61. I used to work at Steak N Shake

They are pretty tasty, but their burgers are really thin.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

72. Wendy's is kind of hit and miss.

Most of the time they'll be good, but occasionally I'll get a dry burger with nasty bread and gross tomatoes. Sonic always has quality food, though.

[noonwitch]

74. I miss Wendy's salad bar

They used to have a really good one, for a fast food restaurant.

[dr.strangelove]

50. In the Pacific Northwest, Burgerville burgers taste great

I love their burgers, and the Walla Walla rings are the best I've ever had. Get yourself to Portland, and while you are there try eating at a Burgerville.

[lakemonster11]

64. You're right, Burgerville is good.

Plus, they make veggie burgers (and actually make them well, which is even rarer), which makes me happy.

[dr.strangelove]

70. I love that they use local ingredients.

[China_cat]

51. Part of the blame goes to the ecoli

problem back a few years. Before that a burger could be cooked till it still had some juice left in. Now they have to be cooked 'thoroughly', which means to the consistency of bakelite (taste, too).

Remember when Wendy's calling card was juice dripping down your chin and the number of napkins you'd need. They aren't allowed to do it any more.

[slutticus]

53. We still have IN N OUT burger!

They haven't been corrupted yet.

[GalleryGod]

57. In N Out Burger near LAX are STILL rockin' !

Sit out under the umbrellas and watch the planes land nearly overhead!

Double cheeseburger is excellent as of 2 weeks ago!B-)

[mconvente]

59. If you want real fastfood

WAFFLE HOUSE!!! hahaha Being brom NJ, I haven't been to a waffle house in ages (In SC). They're REALLY good, but horrible for your health. The worst fastfood place, IMO, is Hardee's yuck!

[tonekat]

65. In the DC area, we have Five Guys

It's a guy and his sons who opened a burger joint, then another, then another. I think they are up to like 50 outlets now, and the burgers are fantastic. They opened one up near my house, and it just doesn't make sense to go to BK or McD's anymore. Also, they put up a chalkboard to tell you where the potatoes for the fries (cajun or regular) came from. Not health food, it'll still croak ya in excess, but it's delicious. And...you can call ahead! And the toppings are free! And you can get a little plastic cup of malt vinegar to go.

Have to agree about Sonic, I love their stuff.

[seemunkee]

68. Never heard of them.

But I see they are opening one in G'burg soon. I'll check them out.

[GalleryGod]

75. 5 Guys made it to suburban Philly this year. Very highly touted!

WIP, the Sports Station, ran a best cheeseburger survey-5 Guys finished in the Top 5.

[LissaM]

78. Ohhhhhhhhh 5 guys!!!

I forgot all about them, it's been a year since I've been to D.C.... Mmmmmmmmmmmm......... Sooooooo greasy but soooooooooo good.

[Greyhound]

76. WARNING don't eat KFC! None of the fast food chains are good

but KFC Serves Frankenchicken. Stay away!

[B3Nut]

79. I like Culver's up here in Madison WI....

and the Madison-area local chain Michaels makes a killer burger, too...and their cheese curds...w00t!

Wendy's is still OK, though the one on Fish Hatch is marginal, and they often forget to put straws in when you go through the drive-through. We sometimes stop there on the way to Milwaukee or Chicago since it's right off the Beltline, and it's always anyone's guess whether or not the fries will be good, merely edible or overcooked. Very inconsistent quality, the one over by West Towne mall is better.

Todd in Beerbratistan