Overrated Food Places

[elguapo 4,587]

1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

Yes....you should have.  Melty fake cheese is literally one of the pillars of tex-mex.

I have dined in some of the finest tex-mex establishments that SA and Corpus have to offer, EYM is not that.

[elfenix 34,387]

this is a weird thread to declare your hate for tex mex in

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

So much this.  I hate steakhouses for this reason.  My steaks I make at home are 10x better than any I've had in a restaurant.

People always want a steakhouse when they come to Amarillo.  Just make it at home.  You'll be glad you did.

I LOL'ed at Freebirds and/or Chipotle in this discussion.  My boys love that shit and I tell them that's exactly what it is.  It's out there to keep the pasty white fuckers from making the lines too long at legit taco places/ trucks.

[elguapo 4,587]

1 minute ago, elfenix said:

this is a weird thread to declare your hate for tex mex in

?

I fucking love tex-mex, man

[Brisketexan 105,626]

10 minutes ago, elguapo said:

I have dined in some of the finest tex-mex establishments that SA and Corpus have to offer, EYM is not that.

As have I -- my people are from S. Texas.  EYM fits in with them.  It's not the best I've ever had, but it's damned good.

Of course, the Dart Bowl was my gold standard.  Even my McAllen High grad mom said "holy shit, they taste like The White Kitchen in Mac back in the day."  God I miss those enchiladas.

[elguapo 4,587]

It’s possible we caught them on a bad day. To be clear I do like fake melting cheese, but they used an ungodly amount of it..

[GreenspointTexas 9,880]

El Tiempo. Their margaritas sucks ass and their fajitas are hilariously overpriced. Pappasitos blows them outta the water

 

 

and Snows. I mean, Snows is good, but its not even in the top 25 best cue joints in Texas imo

[utee94 15,896]

43 minutes ago, elguapo said:

Enchiladas Y Mas

This is the overrated thread.

The shitty opinions thread is that way ------------->

[SimonBolivar 10,961]

2 hours ago, justhookit said:

Negged

Yeah their basic Tex mex sucks. But order any of the specialty dishes/tacos/enchiladas or even seafood and it hits the spot for sure. Sunday after the Alabama game had a large Bob and order of Matt potatoes for the table, Asadero tacos and 2 Mexican martinis. Slammed and went hard.

You know after a day drinking downtown, I found their CFS to be freaking fantastic. 

[Texzilla58 4,745]

Mi Cocina, dont understand the love for that place. 

Mi Cocina is everything bad about Dallas put on a combo plate. Fucking chips in a little silver bowl. That says it all.

[ChickenSandwich 9,856]

Mighty Fine.  Overcooked burgers brought to you by the Dominos pizza oven conveyor belt.  (don't try to order medium rare, they act like it will break the kitchen)

Lucy's fried chicken - it's 80% par baked

Pint House Pizza - should drop the pizza from the name

Chipotle, but does anyone rate this as good?

[utee94 15,896]

23 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

El Tiempo. Their margaritas sucks ass and their fajitas are hilariously overpriced. Pappasitos blows them outta the water

 

 

and Snows. I mean, Snows is good, but its not even in the top 25 best cue joints in Texas imo

Pappasito's is overrated.

[yoladu 4,170]

should re-name this thread "Popular Food Places"

Edited September 27, 2022 by yoladu

[Texzilla58 4,745]

I think the primary difference in freebirds and Chipotle, is Chipotle delivers their A game with the listeria. They’ve killed as many folks as Blue Bell.

[Your Mom 4,881]

Some of you have too high of standards for places that are meant to be barely a step above McDonalds or Taco Bell. If you’re ordering from a counter it’s just fast food without a drive thru.  Freebird, Chipotle, Mighty Fine, etc shouldn’t be compared to places you sit down with a waiter serving you. 

[ztejas 43,752]

Not only is Chipotle shitty - they don't give you any food for what you pay at this point. I'm not sure Chipotle even counts because who is "rating" them at this point?

[TornACL 7,766]

Burrito places are all just a bunch of slop scooped into a cheap oversized tortilla. They're all fine for what they are, and they're an efficient way to cram two days worth of calories into your fat mouth in about five minutes.

 

[Deej 77,233]

2 hours ago, futureman said:

hot take!

 

sad to hear.  probably ate 500 sizemores in the aughts.  haven't been in years, though.

I finally made it to the remaining Delaware Subs last year, hoping to enjoy a large cheesesteak for the first time in a long time. It was horrible. 

[ztejas 43,752]

18 minutes ago, TornACL said:

They're all fine for what they are, and they're an efficient way to cram two days worth of calories into your fat mouth in about five minutes.

Yeah but chipotle isn't that anymore. They skimp on everything. I think a burrito with everything including cheese and sour cream is maybe 1,000 calories? With like a third of that just being the tortilla. 

[conVINCEd 21,474]

1 hour ago, utee94 said:

Pappasito's is overrated.

It’s overpriced, but the food is fine.

[RMac5 1,551]

Pappasitos fajitas are hard to beat

[utee94 15,896]

42 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

It’s overpriced, but the food is fine.

The food is average, and not worth the price.  So, overrated.

[Js1 85,816]

2 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

El Tiempo. Their margaritas sucks ass and their fajitas are hilariously overpriced. Pappasitos blows them outta the water

 

 

and Snows. I mean, Snows is good, but its not even in the top 25 best cue joints in Texas imo

El Tiempo is garbage 

[conVINCEd 21,474]

23 minutes ago, RMac5 said:

Pappasitos fajitas are hard to beat

Lupe Tortilla and Mariano’s in Dallas are definitely better. Pappasitos used to do half priced fajitas on Wednesdays, which made it semi-reasonable, and there was one half a mile from the house and we would get it to go often.  When we first started doing that it was something like $23. The last time we did it was $45.

[Call 393]

Whataburger.

I said it and I own it until I can get a Jalapeño Cheddar sausage, egg and cheese biscuit. 

Most places seem to suck these days be it staffing issues, supply chain issues, etc.  more frequently we will go out to eat and I’m left thinking to myself I could probably do it better myself. 

Edited September 28, 2022 by Call

[chainsaw 10,031]

5 hours ago, utee94 said:

Cabo Bob's is overrated.

compared to what?

[RMac5 1,551]

7 hours ago, deadshank said:

Any steak prepared at a steak house. 
 

Any  expensive, chi chi “New American” bistro.  
 

I’ll be coming out of the red corner.   Put your mouthpiece in. You’ll need it. 

 

7 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

So much this.  I hate steakhouses for this reason.  My steaks I make at home are 10x better than any I've had in a restaurant.

I agree on the steakhouses, I usually order Chilean sea bass if they have it, freakin love that fish. And yes, I can absolutely do a better steak than most steak places, just sometimes I want to be waited on and have a drink and relax.

[chainsaw 10,031]

2 hours ago, Deej said:

I finally made it to the remaining Delaware Subs last year, hoping to enjoy a large cheesesteak for the first time in a long time. It was horrible. 

Who are the ad wizards who thought Delaware is a place that evokes culinary greatness

[Redneck Mutha 8,069]

4 hours ago, elguapo said:

Enchiladas Y Mas

[Chewbacca 7,794]

8 minutes ago, RMac5 said:

 

I agree on the steakhouses, I usually order Chilean sea bass if they have it, freakin love that fish. And yes, I can absolutely do a better steak than most steak places, just sometimes I want to be waited on and have a drink and relax.

Yeah, I've done fish at steakhouses quite a bit, but I've found that only maybe 50% of them know how to properly cook fish.  So it ends up being an expensive, shitty meal.

I have zero issues paying for expensive meals, but they better be good.

[The Ace of Aces 5,330]

PF Changs
Cheesecake Factory
Red Lobster/Olive Garden

All are absolutely trash. All have an hour wait on a weekend afternoon and evening. F that noise. 

[Texzilla58 4,745]

PF Changs
Cheesecake Factory
Red Lobster/Olive Garden
All are absolutely trash. All have an hour wait on a weekend afternoon and evening. F that noise. 

I will push back on Cheesecake Factory. It’s all made in house. I’ve never had an average meal there. The shrimp and bacon club was the best sandwich I ever had. It’s a good place when you have picky eaters or it’s late at night.

I’m so old that Red Lobster was fancy eats when I was a kid in the 70’s. Back then any fish outside catfish and shrimp were a challenge to find away from the coasts. People would go there for anniversaries and birthdays wearing suits and ties.

[LebongJames 1,827]

Some of y’all need to readjust what over rated means. Can a fast casual place be over rated?  Can it even be rated ? Fast food is for garbage fat people. Saying one chain is over rated over another is dumb. Some locations are good and others are terrible.
 

Helobious or whatever the fuck his name is with another horrible take. I got food poisoning from a restaurant even though he has no proof of that he is just being a little cocksucker like he always is. 

 

Tex- Mex I can get behind some being over rated but it’s really what you like at the restaurant, I think most places should condense their menu and execute better on those.

If you don’t spend at least $100 in our great inflation times on meal the place can’t be overrated you just don’t like it.

I’ll get off my soapbox.

[Hank_Hill 19,001]

3 hours ago, ztejas said:

Yeah but chipotle isn't that anymore. They skimp on everything. I think a burrito with everything including cheese and sour cream is maybe 1,000 calories? With like a third of that just being the tortilla. 

Only 1000 calories? What a scam!

[Da Fino 2,798]

1 hour ago, The Ace of Aces said:

PF Changs
Cheesecake Factory
Red Lobster/Olive Garden

All are absolutely trash. All have an hour wait on a weekend afternoon and evening. F that noise. 

Who in the fuck overrates these places? That's like saying cheddars or applebees are overrated. 

[Dbeasy 15,240]

Growing up in Texas I’m enraged that 49 states out there believe Torchys is a good representative of a taco from Texas. Every one of us should be united in our hatred for that garbage food. 

[RexWilson 1,443]

1 hour ago, The Ace of Aces said:

PF Changs
Cheesecake Factory
Red Lobster/Olive Garden

All are absolutely trash. All have an hour wait on a weekend afternoon and evening. F that noise. 

If you watch Cobra Kai, Johnny took his son and kinda son to Oliver Garden because he thought it was a fancy dinner. Tour of Italy ftw!

2 hours ago, Call said:

 

Most places seem to suck these days be it staffing issues, supply chain issues, etc.  more frequently we will go out to eat and I’m left thinking to myself I could probably do it better myself. 

Aint this the truth. Between inflation and shitty service the number of bad dining experiences has increased for me.

1 hour ago, chainsaw said:

Who are the ad wizards who thought Delaware is a place that evokes culinary greatness

[woohorn 1,131]

I'm making my own mustard blend at home now based on the Texadelphia recipe posted here (or at the other site) and it's pretty fucking good on lots of stuff!

Really? Yo-dish it....

[Blotto 23,723]

2 hours ago, Call said:

Whataburger.

I said it and I own it until I can get a Jalapeño Cheddar sausage, egg and cheese biscuit. 

Most places seem to suck these days be it staffing issues, supply chain issues, etc.  more frequently we will go out to eat and I’m left thinking to myself I could probably do it better myself. 

First thing I thought of when I read the thread title. I used to love it, even signed up for that secret shopper program years ago that let you eat whataburger for free, because why not. But I had a run of about 4 consecutive trips where the food was meh and/or they fucked up my drive through order, so i just stopped going. Now that I'm like a mile from the Crown, they get my burger money. Those boys in Chicago can eat a dick.

[mchookem 16,555]

6 hours ago, elguapo said:

Enchiladas Y Mas

  

also P Terry's is great in that it's 1) fresh and 2) you can still get a burger, fries and a drink for about $6.

[Hank Scorpio 17,731]

6 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

El Tiempo. Their margaritas sucks ass and their fajitas are hilariously overpriced. Pappasitos blows them outta the water

 

This is insane. Are you the Joker?

[C-Man 27,385]

6 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

and Snows. I mean, Snows is good, but its not even in the top 25 best cue joints in Texas imo

Couldn't decide on the proper response so I give you two:

or

 

6 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

Mi Cocina is everything bad about Dallas put on a combo plate. Fucking chips in a little silver bowl. That says it all.

Not gonna argue but those Mambos 'doe

 

5 hours ago, ztejas said:

Yeah but chipotle isn't that anymore. They skimp on everything. I think a burrito with everything including cheese and sour cream is maybe 1,000 calories? With like a third of that just being the tortilla. 

How fucking gluttonous are you if a Chipotle burrito or all of that burrito mess dumped in a bowl isn't enough food? 'Murica.

[C-Man 27,385]

6 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

I think the primary difference in freebirds and Chipotle, is Chipotle delivers their A game with the listeria. They’ve killed as many folks as Blue Bell.

At least Chipotle was a responsible enough company to really work to fix their problem. Blue Bell, not so much.

 

[billfromlaketravis 11,627]

Interesting takes in this thread. 
 

The Cheesecake Factory’s menu is about 50 pages. Ain’t nobody got time for that shit. 
 

Pappasitos doubled their fajita prices during the pandemic and it’s somehow cheaper than El T. I’d check your receipts bubba. 
 

I don’t think Whataburger has a Chicago problem. They have a regarded employees problem. The San Felipe location still slams, but they screw up my order so frequently I won’t use the drive thru. 
 

Rinse and repeat for Chick fil a. They had very high hiring standards and paid a good wage when they first moved to Texas. Every kid in high school wanted to work there. Now it’s all shithead 20 somethings that didn’t finish high school. The quality and service is suffering. You can’t fake nice and not give a shit at the same time. 
 

Give me Lupe Tortilla as the most overrated in Houston. Every location with the exception of the original is subpar. 
 

 

Edited September 28, 2022 by billfromlaketravis

[conVINCEd 21,474]

1 hour ago, Dbeasy said:

Growing up in Texas I’m enraged that 49 states out there believe Torchys is a good representative of a taco from Texas. Every one of us should be united in our hatred for that garbage food. 

It would be perfectly acceptable texmex if they made their own tortillas.  For a year or so they were the nearest purveyor of breakfast tacos, and when you’re a little groggy on a Saturday morning distance matters.  That lasted 3 or 4 weeks. After that experiment I chose to drive a little farther.

[C-Man 27,385]

1 hour ago, woohorn said:

 

 

Really? Yo-dish it....

 

Here's a thread from the fat cunt's website back in 2007. Beware the blinking envelope: https://www.hornfans.com/threads/texadelphias-mustard-blend.10167/

Basically, it's two parts mayo, one part spicy brown mustard and mix in teriyaki sauce until you get it right. Macanudo chimes in a little later and suggests using honey teriyaki, which I do now -- and it's great. I believe I've done two cups of Duke's mayo, one cup of Gulden's Spicy Brown Mustard and then a tablespoon of teriyaki and a tablespoon of honey and it's pretty freakin' close to the OG mustard blend. 

[C-Man 27,385]

13 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I don’t think Whataburger has a Chicago problem. They have a regarded employees problem. The San Felipe location still slams, but they screw up my order so frequently I won’t use the drive thru. 
 

Rinse and repeat for Chick fil a. They had very high hiring standards and paid a good wage when they first moved to Texas. Every kid in high school wanted to work there. Now it’s all shithead 20 somethings that didn’t finish high school. The quality and service is suffering. You can’t fake nice and not give a shit at the same time. 
 

Whataburger employees are generally among the worst in the fast food industry.

I still love CFA. Always will. Most of the ones that I frequent are run like machines and the employees are either really good or the processes are so tight, they can't possibly fuck things up.

[conVINCEd 21,474]

2 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Whataburger employees are generally among the worst in the fast food industry.

I still love CFA. Always will. Most of the ones that I frequent are run like machines and the employees are either really good or the processes are so tight, they can't possibly fuck things up.

I know the owner of the highest volume CFA in Dallas.  CFA has requirements for the franchisee’s involvement in day to day operations.  It works.  I still get it occasionally despite the fact that I disagree with their corporate overlords.

[WhatTheBuck 28,842]

Five Guys. I’d take In-N-Out over them any day.

Luiz. That sort of sounds dirty, doesn’t it?  

[Zepol87 9,263]

Five guys fries suck and much as in n out. Whataburger sucks now for the most part. Braums is my burger spot