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If you told me they put crack in their burgers and fries in McD's, I would totally believe that. I'm lovin it (unfortunately). Guilty pleasure. So far staying in shape, though.
Here's their list of ingredients for what they call the "Modern Greek Salad": lettuce medley, feta cheese, Greek olives, sliced pepperoncini, diced tomato, cucumber, housemade pickled onions, crispy chickpeas, house vinaigrette.Delta2 said:Wondering what exactly you were getting as "Greek" salad? Was it cucumber+tomato+feta cheese+olives+olive oil+ some other stuff (onions, peppers, origan ,e.t.c) cause that's the original Greek Salad. Feta (or Pheta) cheese is a white cheese, kind of salty if you eat it by itself, trademark of Greece as well.
Another great deal there is 2 bacon cheeseburgers, fries, and a drink for $4 with a coupon.kyphysics said:Burger King mails me these coupons: $4.99 for 2 original chicken sandwiches and 2 small fries
How do they even make money on these? Those chicken sandwiches are pretty big.
2 burgers? ...That really is a great deal! ...Seems impossible to make money.KenNKC said:Another great deal there is 2 bacon cheeseburgers, fries, and a drink for $4 with a coupon.
I used to be into bicycling: long day-trips on country roads, and group rides sponsored by bicycle clubs. I once read about a club near Halifax NS that had an annual "Ten Tims Ride" which visited every Tim Hortons in the Halifax area. Riders had to eat a doughnut at each stop.Mondayman said:Used to eat Tim Hortons frequently on road trips or days where I didn't get to have breakfast before work.
I remember eating Arby's as a kid, when I would go with my brother (truck driver) on cross country trips. They were everywhere. I also liked Chester's Chicken. Have not had either in 16 years.jtbell said:I have a soft spot for Arby's roast beef sandwiches, because I grew up not far from where Arby's was founded. When I was a kid in the 1960s, my mother and I occasionally stopped at one of the first Arby's on our shopping trips to that city, as a change from hamburgers at McDonalds etc.
Just last weekend I had my first Arby's in more than two years (a beef 'n' cheddar) on my first (mini) road trip since the pandemic started. Most or all of the Arby's around here suspended dine-in service during the pandemic, and I don't like drive-throughs.
I happen to live close to two of the best burger spots in LA. So fast food burgers were ruined for me.kyphysics said:It's interesting how personal tastes operate.
I greatly dislike Carl's Jr.'s burgers for their heavy grease feel, whereas In-N-Out's patties felt less greasy and more fresh (delivered nightly and never frozen).
I feel like CJ's buns are also much more sugary, greasy, and less healthy (could be wrong). The proportion sizing of things and ingredient ratios felt better put together in In-N-Out burgers...but, again, that's just personal taste I suppose.
I agree that In-N-Out's fries are the worst. They have some weird after taste...like the potato was washed in some kind of funky/"Earthy" water or something. Five Guys and Chick-Fil-A have awesome fries imho.
I'd go with an In-N-Out burger, Five Guys fries, and a Chick-Fil-A fresh squeezed lemonade as my perfect fast food meal. Dang I'm hungry!
MidgetDwarf said:I happen to live close to two of the best burger spots in LA. So fast food burgers were ruined for me.
MidgetDwarf said:Pizza is always a great choice. But the delivery charge is outrageous. I am not paying around $40 dollars for two large pizzas from Pizza Hut.
Master Burger and Hawkins House of Burger. I lean more towards Master Burger. Both are in "dangerous" parts of LA. So I would caution people before they go, if one scares easily.JT Smith said:Which two burger places are in your opinion the best in L.A.?The best burgers I've had were in a place in New Zealand, in Queentown. There's a very popular place there called Fergburger that always had ridiculously long lines. So we went to Devil Burger instead and those burgers were amazing. And also a lot larger diameter than a standard burger in the U.S. Good chips too.
But not really fast food exactly.
I've found an article by a professor at the University of South Carolina - Lancaster. Compare the image at the top of the article with my photo above.jtbell said:A couple of months ago, on my way home from North Carolina, I ate dinner at a place that does call itself a fish camp, near Lancaster SC. It's a stone's throw from the Catawba River, so at one time it might have caught its own fish, but I expect nowadays it uses commercial seafood wholesalers.
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Fresh or frozen?WWGD said:Another good current deal, I heard, is 7-Eleven selling Pizzas, $7.50 for a whole pie. I've heard they're not so bad.
Fresh. And it's cooked in 2 minutes in a special oven.kyphysics said:Fresh or frozen?
Using a specific type of EM radiation?WWGD said:Fresh. And it's cooked in 2 minutes in a special oven.
Hey I love this thread. Chicken Mac Nuggets for breakfast, great.WWGD said:Fresh. And it's cooked in 2 minutes in a special oven.
I am trying to use multiquote but it is failing.pinball1970 said:Using a specific type of EM radiation?
symbolipoint said:About the 'fast food' Pizza (mentioning from 7-11)
Is 10 or 11 minutes cook time fast enough?
HOT oven, ~medium size only, custom-ingredient selection picking - Pieology!
It's cooked in 2 minutes in a special oven. I don't think it's a standard oven, so you won't likelysymbolipoint said:I am trying to use multiquote but it is failing.
About the 'fast food' Pizza (mentioning from 7-11)
Is 10 or 11 minutes cook time fast enough?
HOT oven, ~medium size only, custom-ingredient selection picking - Pieology!
Not sure. But the $7.50 prize does it for me.pinball1970 said:Using a specific type of EM radiation?
I'm a huge fan of both Captain D's and LJS.jtbell said:For a quick fix of fried seafood, I like Captain D's, which is based in Nashville TN and has locations mostly in the southeastern states
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According to my Apple Card transaction list, it was $24 including tax and a generous tip. Probably $17-$18 on the menu.kyphysics said:What price did you pay for that plate?
Another thing you see down here but not up north is okra, including fried okra. My brother, who lived in various parts of the country, had a theory that there is an invisible "okra line", north of which you never see okra on a restaurant menu. In his experience, Oklahoma was south of it, but Kansas was north of it, for example.kyphysics said:Also, it feels like more southern U.S. states have that fried cat fish offering.
How does that compare to the "grits line?"jtbell said:had a theory that there is an invisible "okra line"
It's weird, because okra is very inexpensive, yet quite healthy. Fried okra (okay, less healthy) even tastes fantastic. I love it with ranch dip. ...surprised it's not more common (better profit margins?)...jtbell said:Another thing you see down here but not up north is okra, including fried okra. My brother, who lived in various parts of the country, had a theory that there is an invisible "okra line", north of which you never see okra on a restaurant menu. In his experience, Oklahoma was south of it, but Kansas was north of it, for example.
Captain D's used to have mail coupons. I haven't seen one in a long time. Those were good deals too - pre-INFLATION days - of like $3.99 for a fish/fries/slaw meal! ...So tasty!jtbell said:According to my Apple Card transaction list, it was $24 including tax and a generous tip. Probably $17-$18 on the menu.
For comparison, Captain D's two-piece fish meal with two sides was a bit over $10 last month, including tax but no tip.