Wendy's

[schild]

Austin has so many monster amazing burgers (Dan's, Phil's, Casino El Camino), I can't see a reason to eat fast food ever again. Of course, since I finished my diet I can't remember the last time I ate fast food - but I do remember it was all CJs, In-and-Out or Whataburger near the end. I have immense disdain for wendys (everything including the fries taste soggy), McDs, or BK. When I was at GoDaddy on the east side, I'd eat Sonic because it was right outside.

[FatuousTwat]

Sonic has recently appeared in Oregon, and I gotta say I'm disappointed.

McMenamins or the Mike's in Oregon City have to be my fav places around. I have heard some horror stories about Mike's, but never had a bad thing happen to me personally.

Anyone have suggestions on burger places in the metro area?

[Lantyssa]

Whataburger is delicious when warm and fresh.  Somehow the warmth drains from their food in about thirty seconds though.  It boggles me they could engineer a material with so tiny a heat capacity.  If it could be liquified it'd make the best thermal paste ever.

[NowhereMan]

There used to be a Wendy's in Shaftersbury Avenue in London but I'm pretty sure it's now closed. The fact that they served real mustard at all intrigues me though, McD's and BK only ever serve the American stuff that's just a little, sour I guess? Just tastes like someone dumped some weird processed yellow shit onto my food not mustard.

[IainC]

Quickburger is the only fast food chain who's food I actually like. their pepper burger is le yum.

[Bungee]

Oh my... I love fast food. I really do.

That's why it always breaks my heart when you guys start a threat about that dozen fast food chains you come to choose from over there... I get, well McD, BK and KFC...

I rarely go to McD even though it's just 1 minute away ( I can't stand their burgers at all, except for the Big Tasty and its cousins), I get to eat a good old Whopper like once every 3 months because the BK is that far away, and I only eat KFC stuff because it's just a darn good fit for watching football every other week (30 hot wings bucket ftw).

Oh, I think the local Kebap Mafia counts towards fast food as well...
Well, don't get me startet...

I want a freaking Subways or a Wendy's or just a plain good fast food restaurant near me FFS!! 

[NowhereMan]

Since I now live in Manchester I can happily say I would choose the kebabs on the curry mile over any fast food restaurant any day of the week. That said I'm not a huge fan of most fast food places, KFC being the best of the big three we actually have in the UK. I no likee Subway.

[apocrypha]

KFC is about the only UK fast food I can cope with too, and then very rarely. I don't know if it's because they're all franchises or what but they seem to be very variable. There's a KFC near us that we know now to just not bother with - really slow service, dirty restaurant, food badly prepared. When the KFC urge takes over us we drive about 6 miles to a different one instead that's so much better it's hard to believe they're the same thing.

There used to be a great mini-chain in Brighton called Uncle Sams that did awesome chilli burgers, but I think they've all shut down now (there was only 3 I think).

[Oban]

I eat KFC once a year, because the day after I remember why the fuck I avoid ingesting shit like this. It takes me three hundred sixty-four days to forget what happened, decide that I want to try KFC's fried chicken breasts, order an all white meat bucket and start the cycle all over again.

 

Also, when traveling in fly-over country in the US I stop at Wendy's and order their tex-mex (I think that is what it is called) chicken salad with chili.  Not haute cuisine, but I have yet to get sick and it tastes pretty darn good, gosh darn'it.

[Bunk]

As Grimwell said, Wendy's is all abou the spicy chicken sandwich. Also, I like that I can get a baked potato instead of fries.

Best fastfood burger around here, A&W double teen burger.

I tried a steakhouse at BK recently, tasted like vomit.

[Sky]

Wendy's spicy chicken is amazing though.  I strip off the bun and suffer through the breading when my friends want to eat there.  Damn good even if I shouldn't have any.

My fiancee does the same thing, though she'll eat some of the bun but pick off most of the breading.

Just tastes like someone dumped some weird processed yellow shit onto my food not mustard.

She likes French's yellow mustard. It sits like an abomination in my fridge, as my Nathan's (my equivalent of yellow) and Hoffman's (my favorite german mustard) look on disdainfully.

[Johny Cee]

Harvey's makes the best fast food burger. Or don't they have those in the US?

I have not heard of it, but there are chains here that are North, south, east, and west type of thing. My comments was really about the big 5, Wendy's is the best.

Turns out it's strictly a Canadian chain. Number 4 behind the big internationals (Wendy's, McDonald's, Burger King).

Their burgers are still the best though.

I've eaten at Harvey's a couple of times.   Can you order your value meal with a beer everywhere,  or is that only in Quebec?

For some reason,  I have a fascination with ordering booze at fast food joints.

[schild]

For some reason,  I have a fascination with ordering booze at fast food joints.

There's an Arby's in Virginia that's a concept Arbys, the quality of food is better, there's a second burrito place in side called "Barbacoa", the decor is pretty fucking fantastic for a fast food joint - we're talking way better than average, and you can order wine and beer, and actual human beings bring everything to your table. It's a strange place, all things considered.

[Nevermore]

I eat KFC once a year, because the day after I remember why the fuck I avoid ingesting shit like this. It takes me three hundred sixty-four days to forget what happened, decide that I want to try KFC's fried chicken breasts, order an all white meat bucket and start the cycle all over again.

 

Most KFC is awful, but I like the coleslaw.

[Murgos]

There is a secret in Boston.  There is a Popeye's fried chicken near Fenway.

When my southern soul demands extra crispy with a side of red beans and rice there is no substitute.

It also seems like the only damn place in the entire state to buy a biscuit.

[Johny Cee]

For some reason,  I have a fascination with ordering booze at fast food joints.

There's an Arby's in Virginia that's a concept Arbys, the quality of food is better, there's a second burrito place in side called "Barbacoa", the decor is pretty fucking fantastic for a fast food joint - we're talking way better than average, and you can order wine and beer, and actual human beings bring everything to your table. It's a strange place, all things considered.

See... that's not a fast food joint.  That's a regular restaurant with Arby's branding.  I'm talking about shuffling through a line, ordering a number 4 with a Molsen or a McWine like you were at any other fast food joint, except somehow instead of a Diabetic-sized soft drink you get beer.


I did go to a La Belle Province in Montreal:  basically a hot dog joint.  They had poutine, hot dogs with vinegar cole slow, and michigan hot dogs.  I love to have poutine about twice a year,  even if I feel like my chest is seizing up the rest of the day.

[schild]

See... that's not a fast food joint.  That's a regular restaurant with Arby's branding.  I'm talking about shuffling through a line, ordering a number 4 with a Molsen or a McWine like you were at any other fast food joint, except somehow instead of a Diabetic-sized soft drink you get beer.

That's what you do here, except they bring it to your table. It _is_ fast food, but it's like fast food as seen in Demolition Man. Or at least I think I'm thinking of the right movie.

[Murgos]

I had a beer at a BK with a Whopper Combo when I was in Barcelona last year (after 2 weeks of hamon serrano breakfast, lunch and dinner I needed a break).  It's pretty much only in the US where you can't get an alcoholic drink at, at least some of, the fast food restaurants.

[Reg]

Beer at a fast food place sounds like a strictly Quebec thing. The rest of Canada is way too uptight to allow that sort of behaviour. Sheesh, it wasn't that long ago that you had to order food in a restaurant before you could buy a drink and bars had to close by 9pm on Sundays here in festive Ontario.

[Sky]

fast food as seen in Demolition Man.

Our Wendy's has three shells in the bathroom.

[apocrypha]

Best fastfood burger around here, A&W double teen burger.

A&W! I was trying to remember the name of that one. Had an A&W burger a couple of times in San Antonio some years ago and was very impressed, a Malaysian colleague I was with at the time said there's loads of A&W's in Malaysia and recommended it.

[schild]

The A&W Dagwood was THE SHIT. Probably the only fast food burger I ever truly loved.

[Yegolev]

What happened to Tommy's Cum?

[apocrypha]

Awww someone fixed it 

[Grimwell]

KFC is absolute shit. If I'm having chicken and it's fast food it's Popeye's or time to eat something other than chicken fast food.

[Oban]

... festive Ontario.

Hahahahahahaha.

[Draegan]

In college I ate at Wendy's a lot.  Me and my buddy called in a Ghetto Meal.  For 4.96 I would get:

• 2 Junior Bacon Cheeseburgers
• 1 Biggie Fries
• 1 Biggie Drink
• 1 5 Piece Chicken Nugget

 

[voodoolily]

I have heard horror stories from a friend who worked there in high school about having to disassemble and clean the "clogged" Frosty machine to only find out what it was clogged with.


And sorry, the best fast food burgers are the Burgerville Tillamook Cheddar Bacon Burger (Pacific NW only) and the In-N-Out Double-Double Animal Style (CA only).


..go ahead and  "in-n-out-double-double animal style" 

[Johny Cee]

The A&W Dagwood was THE SHIT. Probably the only fast food burger I ever truly loved.

There's an A&W just down the street from my office.  Shall I send you a one?   

Edit:

I've been horribly spoiled as far as burgers are concerned.  There's an up-scale deli place I eat at regularly that makes a hamburger from freshly ground beef, pork and veal,  well seasoned,  and perfectly cooked.

It's soooooooo good.

[Yegolev]

KFC is absolute shit. If I'm having chicken and it's fast food it's Popeye's

... followed by half a day on the toilet, moaning in pain.

[schild]

There's an A&W just down the street from my office.  Shall I send you a one?   

The Dagwood hasn't been at A&W for like 10 years, unless they brought it back.

[voodoolily]

Sonic has recently appeared in Oregon, and I gotta say I'm disappointed.

McMenamins or the Mike's in Oregon City have to be my fav places around. I have heard some horror stories about Mike's, but never had a bad thing happen to me personally.

Anyone have suggestions on burger places in the metro area?

I really like the Clinton Corner Cafe (21st/SE Clinton). Slow Bar on Grand/Morrison is pretty good too. And the kobe sliders at the Rogue Brewery in the Brewery Blocks downtown are outstanding.

[Grimwell]

I have heard horror stories from a friend who worked there in high school about having to disassemble and clean the "clogged" Frosty machine to only find out what it was clogged with.

That makes no sense. The frosty machine is a horizontal tube with a screw/blade running through the center of it. The screw turns to keep the frosty mix from freezing completely and dispenses it on the end. Like any soft serve machine. The machine is emptied, cleaned, and sanitized nightly by policy.

Even assuming the worst and a store that skipped that step, there wouldn't be a place for the fly to lay eggs in comfort, the inside is hard to get into, and is constantly moving. Plus the machine has to be refilled more than once a day, even on slow days. I call bullshit on this one, the sheer number of failures involved in having the machine sit in a manner that a fly could lay eggs that would then hatch into maggots is too high to be likely.

I did watch a dragonfly dive bomb the french fry machine and lose to the hot oil, and all we did was turn it off and clean it later that night (no more food was cooked), that was funny.

Other normal fast food horrors abound I'm sure, but that's a topic for another thread entirely. 

[Selby]

All this talk of fast food isn't making me desire any for some reason.  I last had Burger King regularly in 2000 I think - they did something to their recipe at the one in the town I was living in and the management changed for the worse, so I stopped eating there.  Jack In The Box is the only place out here that I have frequented, and usually only because someone else was buying or it was the only choice.  It's been... at least 8-9 months since I can recall eating any fast food.  Sonic is the only place I really miss, and that's more for the drinks.  The burgers were always hit or miss - either really good, or REALLY bad.

Maggots in the food is a myth that loves to get perpetuated.  A Grillz went out of business in my youth because someone claimed to have found live ones in their burger, yet it was just a hoax like the Wendy's finger-chili.  And a tasty burrito company suffered the same fate in another town for the same reason 10 years later.

[NowhereMan]

I last had a McDonald's in Egypt this summer. Last chain fast food I had was probably about 3 years before that (I had a McArabia, Kofta with flatbread it's probably the tastiest thing I've ever had in a McDonald's as in it had actual herbs in it).