Yep this one. Sandwiches were all ass. I would rather skip a meal then go back.
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Chain restaurants and food places that you don't get the hype for?
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Yep this one. Sandwiches were all ass. I would rather skip a meal then go back.
I expected In-N-Out to be listed, and I understand to a degree. However, it's a consistent high quality, and most importantly cheap meal-relatively speaking in comparison to other fast food places-especially burgers- that tastes good. The problem is when people hype it up they aren't always leading with it being "affordable" (unless it's being compared to Five Guys) because that isn't that an exciting of bullet point. However, that's more important now to even point out because of how every other fast food place is raising their prices so much. But if you've been around one for a long time, it's just a really good and consistent meal.
The thing I will say for Five Guys is that the only thing that goes in their fryer is potatoes and that is a rarity among chains so if you have celiac disease/NCGS or a wheat allergy the fries there are more likely than not safe to eat obviously as long as you also don't have a peanut allergy.
The grocery store probably makes their own baked goods, Dunkin's come on a truck from a bakery off site.
Those with weak baby stomachs will say Taco Bell, but us enjoyers of good road food understand that Taco Bell has perfected road food.
Its kind of hard for me to give an honest answer since it feels like people shit on every fast food chain in equal parts. lol
I guess the closest thing that comes to mind was I was underwhelmed my first time going to Shake Shack. It wasn't bad but it was about as comparable to Five Guys.
Pretty much honestly. I feel like when you are going to get fastfood you know what you're about to be picking up.
I guess the closest thing that comes to mind was I was underwhelmed my first time going to Shake Shack. It wasn't bad but it was about as comparable to Five Guys.
Pretty much honestly. I feel like when you are going to get fastfood you know what you're about to be picking up.
Yep, definitely agree. I've had it a handful of times and every time it's the blandest food I've ever had. Just go to a regular Chinese-style fast food restaurant. I don't understand how Panda Express is still around and popular to be honest.
Came in to say exactly this. Every know and then, I'll give them another chance and I always leave feeling upset that I wasted so much money on it. Will never get the hype behind that one.
100%. It's trash tier food. And there are usually a bunch of Chinese-style restaurants that are surrounding these places that are without a doubt better.
Yeah same. The food is fine, solid burger and fries. Add in the context of the often packed inside and long line outside, and it's just no worth it.
For me it's a local chain restaurant in Northeast TN called Pal's. It's generally beloved, but I just don't really enjoy any of their food very much. They have blazing quick service though, I'll give them that.
In-N-Out.
Had it once during a short stint where I wasn't vegetarian, and it was very whatever (certainly didn't convince me to not go back to being vegetarian).
They have literally nothing to speak of as far as vegetarian options, so I have no real reason to go back. One time when I was living in CA and my dad visited he really wanted to go to try it, but the line was out the door and around the side of the building so we just went somewhere else (which didn't bother me since we could go some place I could actually order something).
Had it once during a short stint where I wasn't vegetarian, and it was very whatever (certainly didn't convince me to not go back to being vegetarian).
They have literally nothing to speak of as far as vegetarian options, so I have no real reason to go back. One time when I was living in CA and my dad visited he really wanted to go to try it, but the line was out the door and around the side of the building so we just went somewhere else (which didn't bother me since we could go some place I could actually order something).
And it's barely that - Zaxby's of all restaurants runs circles around them
(zaxby's is quite average)
Dishoom in the UK. There are far better places to eat Desi dishes at.
Came to post DIshoom. When I see long queues for it in London it blows my mind as there are so many better places.
Chick-fil-A - I really don't understand it. It's bland and sloppy.
In-N-Out - I mean they're not BAD burgers but the culture around it is baffling
Five Guys - I've never not had a meal from them that didn't look and taste like a horse sat on it
In-N-Out - I mean they're not BAD burgers but the culture around it is baffling
Five Guys - I've never not had a meal from them that didn't look and taste like a horse sat on it
If anyone goes to Panda for "Chinese food" they've got serious problems. You go to Panda when you specifically want that trash-ass orange chicken.
Most of them? I can't think of many (if any) that are worth flipping your shit over. They're fine/decent at best.
The small, locally owned places are almost always where you're going to get something uniquely good and worth dragging someone to. The no-name taqueria inside the gas station is almost always going to beat any fast food or fast-casual chain out there. A basic cheeseburger at a sketchy dive bar is almost always going to be better than some place with a mascot selling combo meals.
The small, locally owned places are almost always where you're going to get something uniquely good and worth dragging someone to. The no-name taqueria inside the gas station is almost always going to beat any fast food or fast-casual chain out there. A basic cheeseburger at a sketchy dive bar is almost always going to be better than some place with a mascot selling combo meals.
In n Out is will never not be on my garbage list. I had to eat it every time anyone came to visit and I hated it more each time. The fries are a crime against nature.
Raising Cane's is bland as hell. It feels like meme food, but I guess people really like it? I shouldn't want to season your chicken if you're a fast food place.
Raising Cane's is bland as hell. It feels like meme food, but I guess people really like it? I shouldn't want to season your chicken if you're a fast food place.
Chick fila is just a middle of the road chicken sandwich.
Popeyes has ok chicken, but their sides are awful.
Popeyes has ok chicken, but their sides are awful.
In N Out's definitely overhyped, but it's at least cheap still (and the well done fries fix the crappy fry issue for me). I like Five Guy's but it's like damn near $30 for 2 burgers and a fry compared to the $15 for 2 burgers and 2 fries at In N Out
once you visit a Restaurant Depot store, you'll understand you're eating premade wholesale warmed up shit at Chili's, applebees, friendlies, olive garden and any of those middle class fancy joints
just go to one, it's free to browse but you'll need a commercial permit to actually buy
just go to one, it's free to browse but you'll need a commercial permit to actually buy
This, so much. My partner has a love for Panda Express that I don't understand, especially since we have plenty of good family-owned Chinese restaurants in our neighborhood.
Raising Cane's is fine, but it's pretty mediocre and I do not understand why people line up for what is ultimately just ok at best
Shake Shack with out a doubt.
A new one opened up nearby and my family and I went to try it between kid soccer games. It wasn't the best experience trying to get the food, the wait seemed really weird especially with their weird drive thru method they have set up. The fries seemed like frozen stuff from the grocery store and I found the burger to taste like just a charred biscuit. The toppings also were entirely missable to me.
Five Guys is everything that I hear people claim Shake Shack is. Good burgers and good fries and for a while has been a much cheaper price in my area.
A new one opened up nearby and my family and I went to try it between kid soccer games. It wasn't the best experience trying to get the food, the wait seemed really weird especially with their weird drive thru method they have set up. The fries seemed like frozen stuff from the grocery store and I found the burger to taste like just a charred biscuit. The toppings also were entirely missable to me.
Five Guys is everything that I hear people claim Shake Shack is. Good burgers and good fries and for a while has been a much cheaper price in my area.
They aren't really in comparable categories. Five Guys is expensive, sure, but it isn't really fast food. A better comparison would be to Culver's.
Almost every chain has a chicken sandwich in more or less the same mold as Chik-fil-a so you can get a decent chicken sandwich without supporting questionable politics.
In N Out
It's fine. Pretty good, even. It is, certainly, very competitively priced. But it has nowhere near the meatiness of Shake Shack, the abundance of Five Guys (even if it's 1/5th the price), or even, frankly, the consistency of McDonalds. Pretty good, in my summation. Yet people lose their minds for it. The secret menu is still limited by the fact that, guess what, I might want something that isn't just variations of beef and cheese; there's always way, way, way too much of a line (+30 minutes sometimes!), and good lord, those fries.
Good lord those fries.
These fries are the worst food I have ever had from any sort of food establishment. Simultaneously curiously flaccid and pointless crispy in ways that barely make sense for a fry, these things go way past merely being the La Croix of edible items. Someone cut cardboard into strips and had a sentient potato yell at them. They are sadness made ostensibly edible, an affront to God and the broader upon the concept of what it means to "eat" "food". No amount of asking for "well done" or slathering with garbage will undo the moral injury brought upon by In N Out fries. I've heard the CEO smugly say "well people are still lining up hur hur hur" as if more people wouldn't be getting fries too if they weren't serving the culinary world's 8th deadly sin. Jesus Christ these things are absolutely god awful and they cause me to question the fundamental character of people who claim to "enjoy" them. It's some sort of cosmic joke.
It's fine. Pretty good, even. It is, certainly, very competitively priced. But it has nowhere near the meatiness of Shake Shack, the abundance of Five Guys (even if it's 1/5th the price), or even, frankly, the consistency of McDonalds. Pretty good, in my summation. Yet people lose their minds for it. The secret menu is still limited by the fact that, guess what, I might want something that isn't just variations of beef and cheese; there's always way, way, way too much of a line (+30 minutes sometimes!), and good lord, those fries.
Good lord those fries.
These fries are the worst food I have ever had from any sort of food establishment. Simultaneously curiously flaccid and pointless crispy in ways that barely make sense for a fry, these things go way past merely being the La Croix of edible items. Someone cut cardboard into strips and had a sentient potato yell at them. They are sadness made ostensibly edible, an affront to God and the broader upon the concept of what it means to "eat" "food". No amount of asking for "well done" or slathering with garbage will undo the moral injury brought upon by In N Out fries. I've heard the CEO smugly say "well people are still lining up hur hur hur" as if more people wouldn't be getting fries too if they weren't serving the culinary world's 8th deadly sin. Jesus Christ these things are absolutely god awful and they cause me to question the fundamental character of people who claim to "enjoy" them. It's some sort of cosmic joke.
Same. Save for the great service, especially for a fast food place, there's really nothing that stands out.
I don't understand how Arby's even exists
I get how Long John Silvers and Red Lobster exists, a lot of places in the country don't have sea food, so fast casual sea food makes sense in some places. But roast beef?
agreed about shake shack. Shake Shack in 2012 was Five Guys 2024 prices, in 2012. You'd pay like $22 for a burger fries drink.
I get how Long John Silvers and Red Lobster exists, a lot of places in the country don't have sea food, so fast casual sea food makes sense in some places. But roast beef?
agreed about shake shack. Shake Shack in 2012 was Five Guys 2024 prices, in 2012. You'd pay like $22 for a burger fries drink.
Did you get the juice? But seriously I agree, can't put my finger on it.
Dishoom in the UK. There are far better places to eat Desi dishes at.
thought this was "dishroom" when I first saw it, I was like, "hm, must be some desi thing for the room you eat off dishes in..."
Those family-owned places normally give you double the food for half the price, too