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Lets face it, when we're in a rush, feeling lazy, or cheap, or just plain in the mood for it, we all eat fast food from time to time.

Which chain is your fave and why?

For me its McDonalds, cheap, fast and in the past few years they're quailty has gone way up.

Anything local.

Cheaper & better food than any over commercialized chain.

I have never been in any of these, let alone bought anything from them.

Burrito joints.

"Hardees," I think, is Carl's Jr. on the west coast, which is okay. Jack in the Box, which I guess is also only in the west, is better. In 'n Out Burger is the best straight burger of the fast food chains.

McDonalds is McNasty. It's about the worst tasting hamburger available-it's what I imagine a salt lick would taste like if it came in meat form. Horrible. Just, horrible. Burger King at least manages to taste like an assembled sandwich instead of a puck meant to taste like one.

Arby's is one of those places where you see them and eventually think, "Why don't I go there for a change..." then you do, and you realize why you haven't so you don't until you've been away long enough to go, "Why haven't I eaten there?" Same holds for A&W.

Your poll fucking blows.

You didn't include the two best fast food chains, Carl's Junior and In & Out.

Anyway, "best fast food chain" is really more of a "least worst" sort of thing.

Your poll fucking blows.

You didn't include the two best fast food chains, Carl's Junior and In & Out.

Anyway, "best fast food chain" is really more of a "least worst" sort of thing.


Carl's Junior= Hardees I've only seen Carl Jr. in the south west and Wes. Best fast food, I'd say is Deer. It runs faster than cows and chickens.

Anything local.

Cheaper & better food than any over commercialized chain.

Dur, but they dont offer food within 2 minutes.


As for the poll blowing, I am only including the big fast food chains that you can pretty much find anywhere.

Dur, but they dont offer food within 2 minutes.


As for the poll blowing, I am only including the big fast food chains that you can pretty much find anywhere.

Hardee's you cannot find anywhere, it's regional like Carl's Junior and In & Out. Liar.

Is Argbys a knock off or Arby's? ;)

As with most of these type of threads, I object to the use of best - favorite is more appropriate. :)

For burger fast food, MOS burger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mos_Burger) beats anything back home.
Maid Rite's technically not a burger, but is close enough, and they're prolly my fave US burger type place.
For Mexican fast food, Freebird's or Taco Cabana.
Nakau does a better rice bowl than most of the chains I can think of.

Is Argbys a knock off or Arby's? ;)



Argh, its 4:40 in the morning :)

Anything local.

Cheaper & better food than any over commercialized chain.

Not always...

Dur, but they dont offer food within 2 minutes.

A lot of fast food places don't either.

OTOH, most BBQ joints will get you served right quick, and with better food, but I wouldn't call BBQ fast food...

As for the poll blowing, I am only including the big fast food chains that you can pretty much find anywhere.

Subway, KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Hell, and more are all big chains that you can find everywhere....

Argh, its 4:40 in the morning :)

:::Looks at watch::: No it's not. It's 5:45 PM here in Japan... :P

Subway. Given the choice of what you can put on a sandwich, you can live a balanced diet on just subs. There also a hell of a lot bigger than a Macdonald's burger, and taste better too. No other major fast food chain comes close.

Not always...



A lot of fast food places don't either.

OTOH, most BBQ joints will get you served right quick, and with better food, but I wouldn't call BBQ fast food...



Hahah, I worked at a Mcdonalds for 3 years in high school, our Ticket times were rarely over 150 seconds, which is just over 2 minutes. Our record is 187 cars in one hour+ a line out the front.

If the people working there are any good, it shouldn't take any more than a few minutes.

A lot of fast food places don't either.

OTOH, most BBQ joints will get you served right quick, and with better food, but I wouldn't call BBQ fast food...
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No, we'd call them AWESOME.

The only thing that sucks about BBQ is I have a big ol' goatee. I need a small forest's worth of napkins.

And I can still get a burrito in the same amount of time as I can a McDonald's burger, usually form a family owned joint and it's so much better that the gap cannot be measured.

Which is not to say I snub fast food all together, but it's fairly rare these days-usually if I don't want to get out of the car.

Lets face it, when we're in a rush, feeling lazy, or cheap, or just plain in the mood for it, we all eat fast food from time to time.

Which chain is your fave and why?

For me its McDonalds, cheap, fast and in the past few years they're quailty has gone way up.

It's fast food. By definition it's horrible, both in taste and for you.

That said, local chains do tend to have better tasting--though not much--food over national chains. There's a place near me(that I haven't been to since some time last year) called the Cruz Inn. It's a small place in a trailer more than an actual building, but it's okay.

Hahah, I worked at a Mcdonalds for 3 years in high school, our Ticket times were rarely over 150 seconds, which is just over 2 minutes. Our record is 187 cars in one hour+ a line out the front.

If the people working there are any good, it shouldn't take any more than a few minutes.

A couple things...
1) Some places are better than others. McDonalds in Japan is quite slow. (And for some reason, they seem to reheat items in the microwave here. BLEAH!)

2) From a server standpoint 150 seconds from the order til the food is delivered may be two and a half minutes, but from the customer side of things, add in the 5-10 minute wait in line, the mathmatically challenged cashier's slow count of the change, and so on...


No, we'd call them AWESOME.

Indeed.

The only thing that sucks about BBQ is I have a big ol' goatee. I need a small forest's worth of napkins.

At least you don't have my full beard.... ;)

And I can still get a burrito in the same amount of time as I can a McDonald's burger, usually form a family owned joint and it's so much better that the gap cannot be measured.

Indeed. My fave little local fast food curry place will have a plate in front of me within a minute of my walking through the door. And the food will be both healthier and tastier than Micky D's...

And it's pretty much the same for most other local fast food over here.

Which is not to say I snub fast food all together, but it's fairly rare these days-usually if I don't want to get out of the car.

One nice thing I'll miss about Japan once I return to the US is the variety of good fast food.

At least you don't have my full beard.... ;)
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Well, I can manage to keep it off my cheeks, so I don't know that it could make things too much worse if I had a full beard, and I have that hook style mustache that hangs off the edges of my mouth that adds extra challenges.

I was in a fancy bbq joint today actually where they gave me a single cloth napkin and I was compelled to go, "You guys are adorable..."

Arby's! I love roast beef sandwiches.

MacDonalds, Burger King is stupidly expensive and the others aren't even to be found here.

Papajohn's.

How could you miss out KFC? But yeah, its gotta be McDonalds.

Outside of the Cornish Pasty Bakery (which stays open 'til 2 and offers welcome pasty-shaped food when on the way back from the pub), probably McDonalds.

White Castle, hands down, no contest. When it's 2 AM and you've closed the bar, pub, tavern, strip club, or what-have-you, nothing cures the drunken munchies like a sack of Whitey's(aka 'sliders' or 'gutbombers') and a chocolate shake.

That being said, being the 'best fast-food' is kind of like being the 'smartest retard in the home.'

I like chains of burgers. you can use them as a weapon then eat them later with a nice sprinkling of blood (cooked) to enjoy my meal.
as for those fast food outlets, meh they never really fill me up, and buffets always have filling food but it tastes horrible.

Burger King has better fries. They're not as limp as McDonald's.

I don't like fast-food, let alone their chains.
They're so... American

Seriously though, fast food is terrible

As a rule, I phone up for a quorn-topped pizza from a place down the road. I've not stepped inside a fast food chain for about... 3 years?

One nice thing I'll miss about Japan once I return to the US is the variety of good fast food.

I miss the yatai outside the union... mushroom takoyaki rocked my world. :p

Subway or Harveys of the mainstream ones.

Random local falafel places are usually better though...

McDonalds because they put crack in the fries

Subway, KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Hell, and more are all big chains that you can find everywhere....

he said fast food

Subway. Given the choice of what you can put on a sandwich, you can live a balanced diet on just subs. There also a hell of a lot bigger than a Macdonald's burger, and taste better too. No other major fast food chain comes close.

however its expensive and gives you the dreaded Subway farts (I tried the Veggie patty Wednesday and I'm still going)

Burger King is pretty OK out of the choices. I don't go there often at all, cuz the local one is a bit of a pain to get to for me.

Wendy's is... meh.

McDonald's is good, but of course you have to be in the right mood for reprocessed food.

If Hardy's is Carl's Jr., then I'd say that's the best out of the choices.

We have really good local fast food though which tends to beat them all out in terms of taste.

Harvey's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey%27s)

The only two that I've ever seen in your list let alone eaten at are McDonalds and Burger King, and Burger King definitely wins that one.

Subway is better than either of the above, though.

Anyone ever heard of Culvers? It is in the mid west. Good food...very good compared to other fast food places but culvers is as good as a normal restaurant. They have a lot of frozen custard stuff. That is their main thing burgers and frozen custard

White Castle, hands down, no contest. When it's 2 AM and you've closed the bar, pub, tavern, strip club, or what-have-you, nothing cures the drunken munchies like a sack of Whitey's(aka 'sliders' or 'gutbombers') and a chocolate shake.

That being said, being the 'best fast-food' is kind of like being the 'smartest retard in the home.'

White castle?? Are you insane? The food is disgusting...worse than any other chain i have been to

Well, I can manage to keep it off my cheeks, so I don't know that it could make things too much worse if I had a full beard, and I have that hook style mustache that hangs off the edges of my mouth that adds extra challenges.

:)

I was in a fancy bbq joint today

LOMAO - "Fancy" is to a BBQ joint as "down home" is to a five star restaurant...

actually where they gave me a single cloth napkin and I was compelled to go, "You guys are adorable..."

"s what ya get for patronising a "fancy" BBQ joint... ;) At least they (hopefully) didn't do what a J "BBQ joint" I went to a few years ago did - serve two scrawny beef ribs with a knife and fork... :eek:

Papajohn's.

That one hit the big scene in the US while I've been over here...

White Castle, hands down, no contest. When it's 2 AM and you've closed the bar, pub, tavern, strip club, or what-have-you, nothing cures the drunken munchies like a sack of Whitey's(aka 'sliders' or 'gutbombers') and a chocolate shake.

Someone had to bring that place up. I never understood the attraction...

That being said, being the 'best fast-food' is kind of like being the 'smartest retard in the home.'

Heh... for the big name chains, yeah...
But local, nay.

I don't like fast-food, let alone their chains.
They're so... American

:::Drags New Drakonia to a chippie shop (especially one w/ deep fried Mars Bars), a curry place, a dim sum place, and a bunch of other non-US fast food joints:::

{COLOR="White"}Seriously though, fast food is terrible{/COLOR}

Hmmm... I was going to say "I'm not going there...", but I guess I have...

I miss the yatai outside the union... mushroom takoyaki rocked my world. :p

:) If you're ever in Osaka I'll have my J freinds try and convince you that each of their favorite takoyaki joints is the best... :D

he said fast food

Yes, and? I listed a bunch of fast food joints, including ther one you highlighted.

Yes, and? I listed a bunch of fast food joints, including ther one you highlighted.

Pizza hut is not fast and actually I'd say they have tiny snails as cooks because it takes so long (and sitting in pizza hut waiting is hell)

Burger king. I love the fries there!

Anyone ever heard of Culvers? It is in the mid west. Good food...very good compared to other fast food places but culvers is as good as a normal restaurant. They have a lot of frozen custard stuff. That is their main thing burgers and frozen custard
White castle?? Are you insane? The food is disgusting...worse than any other chain i have been to

Know of Culvers, butr haven't been to one. You got it right re White Castle, although I've had worse... (Worst chain burger place ever was "JR Burger", a chain that was associated w/ Japan Rail - imagine what "Amtrak Burger" would be like, and you'll get the idea...)

Since you seem to be a mid-westerner, do ya'll have Maid Rite? The ones I've been to since my family moved to Iowa seem to be a nice combo of historiocity and local charm, with some decent food...

White castle?? Are you insane? The food is disgusting...worse than any other chain i have been to

Agreed.

White Castle makes McDonalds taste like a 5 Star restaurant.

Boston Market is tasty, the corn bread is like heroin. I tend to approach the sides like I'll never eat there again, unfortunately...

Pizza hut is not fast and actually I'd say they have tiny snails as cooks because it takes so long (and sitting in pizza hut waiting is hell)

Those chain pizza joints may not be speedy, but they're still cnsidered "fast food".

Read Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation - he covers pizza chains...


Also:

Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with low quality preparation and served to the customer in a packaged form for take out/take away. The term "fast food" was recognized in a dictionary by Merriam-Webster in 1951.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_food

Sources listing pizza joints as "fast food":


From fast food to health food: pizza gets a makeover (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/mar/27/foodtech.food)

Fast Food Facts (http://www.readersdigest.ca/mag/2005/03/fast_food_aticle.html)

Those chain pizza joints may not be speedy, but they're still cnsidered "fast food".

Read Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation - he covers pizza chains...


Also:


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

Sources listing pizza joints as "fast food":


From fast food to health food: pizza gets a makeover (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/mar/27/foodtech.food)



Fast Food Facts (http://www.readersdigest.ca/mag/2005/03/fast_food_aticle.html)You cant really classify all fast food as bad, some pizza huts are actually pretty good.


People shouldn't rag on McDonalds so much, you'd be surprised how bad some local places can be compared to McDonalds.

I would rather eat McDonalds for a year then eat once at Hardees.

For burgers I like Fatburger.

Quiznos for sandwiches.

For pizza, there's a local place called American Pie.

Panera for class.

You cant really classify all fast food as bad, some pizza huts are actually pretty good.

Err... where have I said all fast food is bad? The post you quoted was refuting a claim that fast food pizza places weren't fast food.

People shouldn't rag on McDonalds so much, you'd be surprised how bad some local places can be compared to McDonalds.

The existance of something worse does not make bad food good.
To extrapolate: "People shouldn't complain about getting beat up - taking a beating isn't as bad as being murdered..."

Local burger joints FTW!

My daughter is at officer's training school in Alabama. She says the food is so bad (I guess all they're getting is MREs) that they consider any fast food place gourmet by comparison.

Hero burger, in canada :) peace i voted for hardees cause i thought you meant harveys but what the hell ever...

Wow, the option stink.

For me... South Street Burger Co., Subway and Tim Hortens are my main choices.

Quiznos.

For burgers, I would say it's a toss up between Burger King and Hardee's. Burger King has better service but Hardee's does have better food.

Quiznos.

For burgers, I would say it's a toss up between Burger King and Hardee's. Burger King has better service but Hardee's does have better food.

I'll have to Disagree, every Hardrees Ive been in has been dirty, with shitty shitty food, at least most McDonalds are clean.

I'll have to Disagree, every Hardrees Ive been in has been dirty, with shitty shitty food, at least most McDonalds are clean.

Not round here they're not!

http://devel.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2219586.mostcommented.clacton_what_customer_found_at_mcds.php

5 guys burgers

There's a local joint I prefer above all chains...the food is better and the prices are lower.

If I had to pick one chain it would be Hardees...though Culver's is very good as well.

...I've boycotted Taco Bell, Arby's, and McDonalds.

Not round here they're not!

http://devel.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2219586.mostcommented.clacton_what_customer_found_at_mcds.php

Hahahaha!

The one I worked at in High School was a AA Store, which pulled in 3.9 million a year. And they are only open 5am-11:30pm.

It is rather spotless.

Dude, you are such a company man. That makes me sad inside...

Dur, but they dont offer food within 2 minutes.

Not where I live. Cheap, fast, and above all, good, food from a variety of regions. Not mass produced franchised crap.

For me KFC for semi desent food

Dude, you are such a company man. That makes me sad inside...

I'm not biased just because I used to work there in high school, really, its VERY VERY VERY clean.

And I am a company man, I cant say who I work for now, but they are great, even will follow my hours during college well.

I'm not biased just because I used to work there in high school, really, its VERY VERY VERY clean.

My experience has been that McD's is not particularly cleaner than any other place.

And I am a company man

Thas's not something to brag about. Especially w/ McD's.

Where the heck is Taco Bell??

Where the heck is Taco Bell??

1) The OP's options over all stink.

2) Taco Hell is in hell, where it belongs...

where's KFC?:confused:

when i was in California, Carl's Jr. was tasty as hell. but we don't get it here.


i worked in my local McDonald's for a while. it was shit. and it wasn't that clean... the machines got de-greased at the end of the day, but a) we had nowhere to put drying parts after washing, so they just sat on the floor to dry, and b) the other staff didn't exactly wash their hands every 1/4 hour as they were supposed to... or every 1/2 hour... or hardly at all, as far as i can remember :-S
i haven't eaten in that store since

My experience has been that McD's is not particularly cleaner than any other place.



Thas's not something to brag about. Especially w/ McD's.

Who said I'm a company man when it comes to McDonalds? I'm not. I am a company man when it comes to where I work now, which is a company that develops safety products.

Who said I'm a company man when it comes to McDonalds? I'm not. I am a company man when it comes to where I work now, which is a company that develops safety products.

You've been going on and on about how great McDs is...

Who said I'm a company man when it comes to McDonalds?

I did. Because you totally are. Seriously, what person over the age of 12 raves about McFuckingDonalds? A company man, that's who.

Where the heck is Taco Bell??

If you want to find Taco Bell, you have to make a run for the border. Heh.

As for White Castle, although they do use the highest quality meat of any fast-food chain(or so I've heard, I have absolutely no evidence to back this up), the appeal of the slider lies not in it's 'food value'(which could be said for any type of fast food, really)but in its conveinence. Plus, they personify(or would if they were people, but I'm on a roll, so bear with me)and embody, by their existence, the very nature of 'drunk food.'

I have never been in any of these, let alone bought anything from them.

Exactly what I wanted to say, or at least I've never been in any of these places of my own free will.

Burger King, because they stay open late and provide me with nourishment when I'm drunk. And amusement in the form of other drunks there. Their food isn't the same as McDonalds, but I wouldn't go so far as to say better. It'll do.

Speaking of which £95 burger on sale in BK (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2146001/Burger-King-launches-and16395-%27bling-burger%27.html)

I would say my fav. is either Quiznos or Fazolis, but if we are going with burger/grease places only, I'd say Sonic

I did. Because you totally are. Seriously, what person over the age of 12 raves about McFuckingDonalds? A company man, that's who.

I am not raving about, I'm just stating that its not as bad as people say it is, and its a damn sight better than the other big fast food joints.


And what the hell is wrong with being a company man? People who work hard, and do a good job get promoted and make more money, its that simple, I'll remain a hard worker at my current job, and when I finish college I'll be a damn good ' company man ' to whoever I end up working for. ( Hopefully Intel or something along those lines )

I am not raving about, I'm just stating that its not as bad as people say it is, and its a damn sight better than the other big fast food joints.

Repeatedly claiming that McD's is faster or cleaner than other fast food chains or local places qualifies as raving...

And what the hell is wrong with being a company man? People who work hard, and do a good job get promoted and make more money, its that simple, I'll remain a hard worker at my current job, and when I finish college I'll be a damn good ' company man ' to whoever I end up working for. ( Hopefully Intel or something along those lines )

Alternative meanings

"Company Man" also is a term relating to a "Yes" Man, or someone who will do anything demanded of them by those who are supervising them. This term originated in the military where groups or divisions of soldiers were called "companies," thus the term Company. The term has since been used in the private sector as a term to demean someone who is well liked by their superiors and often gets better or lighter jobs than the rest of their co-workers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_man

You called it on yourself. You want to call yourself a derogatory term for a "yes man" who excuses a companies bad behaviour and executes the bosses nasty plans, you're welcome to it...

I'd be highly insulted if anyone called me a company man...

Taco Cabana or Subway. Best. Food. Ever.

Know of Culvers, butr haven't been to one. You got it right re White Castle, although I've had worse... (Worst chain burger place ever was "JR Burger", a chain that was associated w/ Japan Rail - imagine what "Amtrak Burger" would be like, and you'll get the idea...)

Since you seem to be a mid-westerner, do ya'll have Maid Rite? The ones I've been to since my family moved to Iowa seem to be a nice combo of historiocity and local charm, with some decent food...

No we don't have a Maid Rite...it sounds familiar though. I am from Wisconsin. Place where culver's was founded. It really is a good restaurant.

Repeatedly claiming that McD's is faster or cleaner than other fast food chains or local places qualifies as raving...




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

You called it on yourself. You want to call yourself a derogatory term for a "yes man" who excuses a companies bad behaviour and executes the bosses nasty plans, you're welcome to it...

I'd be highly insulted if anyone called me a company man...

I was only claiming that about the one I worked at, seriously, that place is spotless.


And what is so wrong with being a " Yes Man ". Nothing is wrong with that, the company is paying you to come do a job, you work for them, its not your place to tell them what they're doing is unjust or bad for the environment or blah blah

Sure eventually I plan on starting my own business down the road in life, but until then I will be a " Yes Man ". Because the yes man who does a good job and works hard for his employer gets promoted, and gets paid more than people who come and do the bare minimum.

at least most McDonalds are clean.
You, sir, are a liar and a communist.

Arby's is my favorite.

You, sir, are a liar and a communist.

Hmm, I don't think you have seen some of the roadside diners that serve travelers until a McDonald's comes. At least with McDonald's you know what you're going to get, food-wise and cleanness-wise. With a non-chain, you're taking a risk.

I voted for McDonald's, because it has the best french fries of any fast food place I know, and that's all I usually get. Recently, though, our town was invaded by a smaller and slightly more classy chain called Five Guys, whose french fries exceed McDonald's in both quality and quantity. When I'm at home, I usually opt for them.

Hmm, I don't think you have seen some of the roadside diners that serve travelers until a McDonald's comes. At least with McDonald's you know what you're going to get, food-wise and cleanness-wise. With a non-chain, you're taking a risk.

I voted for McDonald's, because it has the best french fries of any fast food place I know, and that's all I usually get. Recently, though, our town was invaded by a smaller and slightly more classy chain called Five Guys, whose french fries exceed McDonald's in both quality and quantity. When I'm at home, I usually opt for them.

McDonald's usually has soggy fries, in my experience. Gross. And their burgers are tasteless. I don't mean "in poor taste," they're literally bland to the point of their taste being almost completely absent.

McDonald's usually has soggy fries, in my experience. Gross. And their burgers are tasteless. I don't mean "in poor taste," they're literally bland to the point of their taste being almost completely absent.

I've never had a McDonald's burger. In fact, I don't think I've ever had any beef product from a fast food place. That's strange, now that I think of it, because I have no real objection to eating beef or fast food. Hm.

As for the fries, yes, they're no great shakes. They're great fries! *laughtrack* No, you're right, they are undercooked. But out of the fast food places (barring Five Guys), I like them more than the rest.

If you want to find Taco Bell, you have to make a run for the border. Heh.

As for White Castle, although they do use the highest quality meat of any fast-food chain(or so I've heard, I have absolutely no evidence to back this up), the appeal of the slider lies not in it's 'food value'(which could be said for any type of fast food, really)but in its conveinence. Plus, they personify(or would if they were people, but I'm on a roll, so bear with me)and embody, by their existence, the very nature of 'drunk food.'

My hubby loves White Castle (when we're in the US), but OH MY GOD it stinks!! I have yet to taste it, simply because I cannot get over the smell..

Taco Bell or KFC. KFC purely for popcorn chicken, but Taco Bell is probably better overall.

Harvey's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey%27s)

Man, I forgot about that! That's another good one! I like the option to pick out my condiments! :)

It's nice to see someone else with good taste around these parts.

Lets face it, when we're in a rush, feeling lazy, or cheap, or just plain in the mood for it, we all eat fast food from time to time.

Which chain is your fave and why?

For me its McDonalds, cheap, fast and in the past few years they're quailty has gone way up.

McDonalds, cheap? Maybe where you live, but over here prices just go up up up for the same shite food. A single cheeseburger, medium fries and soda is $5. For $5 I could have a day's worth of food.

Taco Bell is the only fast food place I really frequent since college (and even then, not often). Their prices have stayed low--hell, they even have new 79 cent items--and they don't usually make me feel like I'm going to vomit after, like most burger places. Plus the one close to my house is, like, the best in the East Bay, and the people are really friendly and accommodating.

If I have to eat fast food burgers, I usually make it Carl's, purely for the fries. But the local burger place makes better at the same price.

McDonalds because they put crack in the fries

That would explain so much.

McDonalds, cheap? Maybe where you live, but over here prices just go up up up for the same shite food. A single cheeseburger, medium fries and soda is $5. For $5 I could have a day's worth of food.

Taco Bell is the only fast food place I really frequent since college (and even then, not often). Their prices have stayed low--hell, they even have new 79 cent items--and they don't usually make me feel like I'm going to vomit after, like most burger places. Plus the one close to my house is, like, the best in the East Bay, and the people are really friendly and accommodating.

If I have to eat fast food burgers, I usually make it Carl's, purely for the fries. But the local burger place makes better at the same price.

I know a place in Union City where I can get a burrito the size of my forearm. We used to call it the 'munchie killer'.

the hot chicken stall in shayandima or the bloke that sells the chicken outside Nandos in Thohoyandou

That would explain so much.

I know they used to fry the fries in animal fat, which is what made them taste so fucking delicious.

I know a place in Union City where I can get a burrito the size of my forearm. We used to call it the 'munchie killer'.

Dude, or Planet (Not So) Fresh in SC. $5 for a burrito that's about 3 meals.

Anyone ever heard of Culvers? It is in the mid west. Good food...very good compared to other fast food places but culvers is as good as a normal restaurant. They have a lot of frozen custard stuff. That is their main thing burgers and frozen custard

Dude, don't throw frozen custard into the mix. That just opens up a whole new world of possibilities (Abbott's mmmmm).

For burgers I like Fatburger.

Panera for class.

Fatburger! I totally forgot about that place 'cause I only ever see it when I'm in Tempe, but it does rock, so long as I get a Babyfat (I'm such a wuss).

Panera kind of disgusts me. :(

Dude, or Planet (Not So) Fresh in SC. $5 for a burrito that's about 3 meals.

Oh man, do I love me some Planet Fresh burrito...back when I lived in Santa Cruz I ate there and at Jacks sooo many times.

For some reason I can't remember the name of the other burrito place, they had one in Felton, too...V-something...fucking tasty burritos.

One of the best things about Santa Cruz (among the many many many awesome things about Santa Cruz) was that you could see an awesome burrito shop from another awesome burrito shop. You're never more than a block or two from an awesome burrito.

Damn I miss Santa Cruz...

Oh, and Pleasure Pizza...appropriate name.

Fatburger! I totally forgot about that place 'cause I only ever see it when I'm in Tempe, but it does rock, so long as I get a Babyfat (I'm such a wuss).

Meh. Fatburger charges too much IMO.

Oh man, do I love me some Planet Fresh burrito...back when I lived in Santa Cruz I ate there and at Jacks sooo many times.

I worked a block away from PF, so I ate there, like, maybe 3 times a week. Jacks was a total treat 'cause I worked night shift and it was rare that I showed up before the 4 p.m. close.

For some reason I can't remember the name of the other burrito place, they had one in Felton, too...V-something...fucking tasty burritos.

Vallarta! The one on the east side was way better.


One of the best things about Santa Cruz (among the many many many awesome things about Santa Cruz) was that you could see an awesome burrito shop from another awesome burrito shop. You're never more than a block or two from an awesome burrito.

Seriously, this is something you just cannot explain to people. There were, I believe, at least EIGHT Mexican places within 5 blocks of where I worked.

Oh, and Pleasure Pizza...appropriate name.

They axed Pleasure Pizza and put in a Straw Hat, I think. Is that what it's called? Anyway, I always went to Pizza My Heart 'cause I knew hella people that worked there, and their salads were awesome. Now I can't stand the place, I think I ODed.

I worked a block away from PF, so I ate there, like, maybe 3 times a week. Jacks was a total treat 'cause I worked night shift and it was rare that I showed up before the 4 p.m. close.

A place so awesome it doesn't have to stay open. There's not a lot a block from Planet Fresh, so now I'm trying to guess where you worked...


Vallarta! The one on the east side was way better.
The east side is better in many ways. There's a burrito place on the peninsula that's owned by the same family that owns Vallarta...unfortunately I can't remember the name...

Names are...not my strong point...



Seriously, this is something you just cannot explain to people. There were, I believe, at least EIGHT Mexican places within 5 blocks of where I worked.
It's paradise, I tellz ya.



They axed Pleasure Pizza and put in a Straw Hat, I think. Is that what it's called? Anyway, I always went to Pizza My Heart 'cause I knew hella people that worked there, and their salads were awesome. Now I can't stand the place, I think I ODed.
NOOOOOO!!!! They took out the Round Table on Mission for a Straw Hat and I totally didn't care, because with Pleasure Pizza down the road it didn't matter. There was another place, too...had great sandwiches as well...Even the Pleasure Pizza that is actually at Pleasure Point?

That ain't right.

There's not a lot a block from Planet Fresh, so now I'm trying to guess where you worked...

Heh. Well, if you want a hint, some website once called us a "noxious weed of intellectual laziness." Guy I worked with had a little poster of it on the wall. :P

NOOOOOO!!!! They took out the Round Table on Mission for a Straw Hat and I totally didn't care, because with Pleasure Pizza down the road it didn't matter. There was another place, too...had great sandwiches as well...Even the Pleasure Pizza that is actually at Pleasure Point?

No, wait, they took out ROUND TABLE for Straw Hat. They took out Pleasure Pizza for... something else, I think. The one on Mission. Unless I'm just crazy...

I have no problems with any of the major fast food chains. I consider Hardee's to be absolutely phenomenal; I'd eat there more often if the nearest one wasn't so far from my house. :(

Heh. Well, if you want a hint, some website once called us a "noxious weed of intellectual laziness." Guy I worked with had a little poster of it on the wall. :P
Dammit, Google failed me. The only things I can think of that are that close are the library and the Nick...or SC Metro, but that's way more than a block. I almost want to use this as an excuse to go back to town and cruise around to figure that out. I'm not gonna...but I do need an excuse to go back.



No, wait, they took out ROUND TABLE for Straw Hat. They took out Pleasure Pizza for... something else, I think. The one on Mission. Unless I'm just crazy...
Well, at least there aren't two Straw Hats. Though how a pizza place fails at the foot of a college full of stoners I'll never figure out.

Ah, good times...

Dammit, Google failed me. The only things I can think of that are that close are the library and the Nick...or SC Metro, but that's way more than a block. I almost want to use this as an excuse to go back to town and cruise around to figure that out. I'm not gonna...but I do need an excuse to go back.

Library is very close, and DUDE. The Metro? Seriously, that's the only local media you can think of?? Now I'm just retroactively insulted, like, 3 years ago.

Well, at least there aren't two Straw Hats. Though how a pizza place fails at the foot of a college full of stoners I'll never figure out.

My guess? Late Night at College Eight. ;)

McDonalds, cheap? Maybe where you live, but over here prices just go up up up for the same shite food. A single cheeseburger, medium fries and soda is $5. For $5 I could have a day's worth of food.



For 5 dollars you can have one of the value meals ( maybe 6 dollars to be honest ).

Theres tons of stuff you can get for a dollar there.

Library is very close, and DUDE. The Metro? Seriously, that's the only local media you can think of?? Now I'm just retroactively insulted, like, 3 years ago.
Wait, the Good Times offices are right near Planet Fresh...you worked at Good Times? Good times...

because, you see...it's the name...and it's...heh...yeah...




....moving on...

I never had the follow through to even find out if I could work for either of those papers, even though I totally wanted to.

Wait, the Sentinel had offices around there too. Never felt the urge to work for them, though...



My guess? Late Night at College Eight. ;)
I can never remember if Oakes was the box that College Eight came in or if College Eight was the box that Oakes came in, as the 'joke' goes.

Speaking of colleges, UC Santa Cruz, and fast food, whatever that burrito place is called at Merrill was always worth climbing that damn mountain it was built on. That burrito had the built in satisfaction that you had earned it.

I don't like fast-food, let alone their chains.
They're so... American

Seriously though, fast food is terrible

What's wrong with the american way of life again? I love this lifestyle, and fastfood only tastes good to us teens and teens don't give a flying fuck about the fat and chlostero cause it aint to bad at our age
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What's wrong with the american way of life again? I love this lifestyle, and fastfood only tastes good to us teens and teens don't give a flying fuck about the fat and chlostero cause it aint to bad at our age
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O R'lyeh? (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/6514.php)

Wait, the Sentinel had offices around there too. Never felt the urge to work for them, though...

Only for 150 years! *scowl, mutter* Metro, Good Times, indeed...

Speaking of colleges, UC Santa Cruz, and fast food, whatever that burrito place is called at Merrill was always worth climbing that damn mountain it was built on. That burrito had the built in satisfaction that you had earned it.

The taqueria? Yeah, dinner was always especially sweet after conquering the hill. I had so many damn classes on that hill...

You haven't truly lived until you've eaten a slider at Ben's across the river here. I say this because to know you are truly alive, you must experience the pain of near-death.

Only for 150 years! *scowl, mutter* Metro, Good Times, indeed...
I just realized that we were living in Santa Cruz around the same time, which means that in all likelyhood at some point when you were working I was behind your building getting high before watching a movie at the Nick. Six degrees...



The taqueria? Yeah, dinner was always especially sweet after conquering the hill. I had so many damn classes on that hill...
Heh, I was a film major who lived at Kresge East/graduate housing, I had like a 100 yard walk to classes up a slight hill. Except when the building was being redone and we had to go aaaaaallllll the way down to Oakes 108 (then have 15 minutes to climb the hill to go to a lab class...ugh...)

If you're a teacher and got your teaching credential at UCSC, then I was the employee and roommate to two of your classmates. Weird.

I just realized that we were living in Santa Cruz around the same time, which means that in all likelyhood at some point when you were working I was behind your building getting high before watching a movie at the Nick. Six degrees...

Hmm. I don't remember seeing anyone get high behind the building! (Unless I worked with them). Except the bike lady who slept on the platforms sometimes...

Heh, I was a film major who lived at Kresge East/graduate housing, I had like a 100 yard walk to classes up a slight hill.

Funny thing, I was a lit major with a ton of classes at Kresge that lived at Cowell. Sosmart.

If you're a teacher and got your teaching credential at UCSC, then I was the employee and roommate to two of your classmates. Weird.

I did undergrad at UCSC (01-05) and got my credential at Hayward. THAT would have been too weird!

I did undergrad at UCSC (01-05) and got my credential at Hayward. THAT would have been too weird!

I graduated in '05 (well, and '04...)...weird...with Callsidrun we could almost form an NSG Banana Slug Alumni Club or something...


To keep this on topic...the Hungry Slug was passable.

I voted BK - because their hamburgers are effectively "bigger than theM" as a BK ad I saw some years ago went.
As for Wendy, it disappeared from Milan at least 10 years ago - it never became a major player here.

Anyway when I'm in a rush I prefer a pita gyros with plenty of garlic, or a döner kebab with plenty of onions, or a take-away pizza, or even a spring roll at a chinese take-away. Take-away fried fish has become too expensive here, and most sushi bars serve shitty pre-made sushi - I eat sushi at good japanese restaurants only.

I voted BK - because their hamburgers are effectively "bigger than theM" as a BK ad I saw some years ago went.
As for Wendy, it disappeared from Milan at least 10 years ago - it never became a major player here.

Anyway when I'm in a rush I prefer a pita gyros with plenty of garlic, or a döner kebab with plenty of onions, or a take-away pizza, or even a spring roll at a chinese take-away. Take-away fried fish has become too expensive here, and most sushi bars serve shitty pre-made sushi - I eat sushi at good japanese restaurants only.

I'm thoroughly surprised there ever was a Wendy's in Milan. Wendy's is fucking nasty. I'll eat at a McDonalds out of desperation, I'll go hungry if my option is Wendy's.

Gyros are tasty.

I graduated in '05 (well, and '04...)...weird...with Callsidrun we could almost form an NSG Banana Slug Alumni Club or something...


To keep this on topic...the Hungry Slug was passable.

Wow... goddamn this is weird. So many slugs on here.

The Hungry Slug's burgers have gotten a lot better. They're actually good now, whereas when I arrived fall of 05 they were a bit less than satisfactory. The Oreo Shakes are good, but the taquitos really are not up to par.

I wouldn't exactly call the Hungry Slug "fast food," though. It often takes quite a while.


And also, yes, Pleasure Pizza on Mission is no more. Their building got sold to new landlords who kicked them out first thing upon owning the place. Stupid thing is, they haven't replaced them with anybody yet. I miss dollar tuesday.

This was separate from Straw Hat. Straw Hat was a few blocks away and somehow failed. I don't know how they managed that.

Wow... goddamn this is weird. So many slugs on here.

The Hungry Slug's burgers have gotten a lot better. They're actually good now, whereas when I arrived fall of 05 they were a bit less than satisfactory. The Oreo Shakes are good, but the taquitos really are not up to par.

I wouldn't exactly call the Hungry Slug "fast food," though. It often takes quite a while.
Yeah, but they have that Galaga/Ms. Pacman machine, so it's all good. I eventually gave up on the burgers and ate the quesedillas instead.


And also, yes, Pleasure Pizza on Mission is no more. Their building got sold to new landlords who kicked them out first thing upon owning the place. Stupid thing is, they haven't replaced them with anybody yet. I miss dollar tuesday.
Dumbasses.

This was separate from Straw Hat. Straw Hat was a few blocks away and somehow failed. I don't know how they managed that.
By not delivering on campus. Pleasure Pizza could get away with it by being awesome. Pizza Hut, not so much.

Yeah, but they have that Galaga/Ms. Pacman machine, so it's all good. I eventually gave up on the burgers and ate the quesedillas instead.
Yeah, it's a table AND entertainment while you wait.


Dumbasses.
I know! It was all so stupid. They didn't even try to raise the rent on them, they just kicked them out as soon as they had the deed to the place. I mean really, Pleasure Pizza was a gold mine, they were practically coining money, it's not like they couldn't have paid rent. My bet is that it's going to be another stupid hair or nails place.

By not delivering on campus. Pleasure Pizza could get away with it by being awesome. Pizza Hut, not so much.
Ah, stupid move. Straw Hat's been closed since I've known of it (last year was my first year off campus). They could have made a lot more money if they had delivered on campus. I mean really, it's not like it was a crowded market, the only on campus delivery was Dominoes, which, well, it's best not to say things that aren't nice.

Well we could vote on the biggest chains? In south africa, the only international chains here are Mc'D's, KFC and Sub-way.

Both KFC and Mac'D's are extremely tasty, but it depends at which one you buy at what time.

Ah, stupid move. Straw Hat's been closed since I've known of it (last year was my first year off campus). They could have made a lot more money if they had delivered on campus. I mean really, it's not like it was a crowded market, the only on campus delivery was Dominoes, which, well, it's best not to say things that aren't nice.

Oy, Pizza My Heart doesn't deliver anymore? What the hell is the world of hungry stoners coming to?

I would, honest to god, rather eat the dining hall faux-chinese-with-plate-sized-hunks-of-uncooked-tofu-pasta than eat Dominoes. Just, gross dude.

Oy, Pizza My Heart doesn't deliver anymore? What the hell is the world of hungry stoners coming to?

I would, honest to god, rather eat the dining hall faux-chinese-with-plate-sized-hunks-of-uncooked-tofu-pasta than eat Dominoes. Just, gross dude.

I wasn't aware that Pizza My Heart ever did deliver on campus. I guess maybe they did and my friends were just too cheap to shell out the extra few bucks for better pizza.

Subway. So nice :D

Pizza Express takeaway (anyone heard of it maybe its only in Britain)

Indian Takeaways

Maccy D's is ok... i suppose:rolleyes:

We've got a relatively new chain near my work. It's called "Five Guys" and they make hamburgers. Really good hamburgers, too. No wraps, no dinner salads, no chicken. Just burgers.

I wasn't aware that Pizza My Heart ever did deliver on campus. I guess maybe they did and my friends were just too cheap to shell out the extra few bucks for better pizza.

I've never known them to deliver. Subway and some Chinese place delivered, on-line ordering even. Once I discovered that it was all kinds of awesome.

I lived in an apartment, though with a full kitchen, so ultimately it proved less hassle to just have food on hand.

That is, until the shopper shuttle stopped running.

I've never known them to deliver. Subway and some Chinese place delivered, on-line ordering even. Once I discovered that it was all kinds of awesome.

I lived in an apartment, though with a full kitchen, so ultimately it proved less hassle to just have food on hand.

That is, until the shopper shuttle stopped running.

Yeah, but cooking takes time. I swear I never ate more ham sandwiches in my life than I did last year...