How Is That Chain Still Open?

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

Arby's. If I want to eat old meat flaps with horseradish sauce I will go down on an elderly prostitute and probably pay less.

Subway. Always mediocre or less, now I think only of Jared diddling kids. 

Popeye's. How the mighty have fallen. All that's worth ordering now is the beans and rice. Not much meat on the chicken these days, and the spicy is bland. 

Captain D's, Long John Silver: This has been a mystery for me for decades now. 

Burger King: Has no identity, no niche. 

[Dutchrudder 11133]

Does anyone actually go to Jack in The box on purpose?

[Sam Lin 3550]

45 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Does anyone actually go to Jack in The box on purpose?

Yes, JITB tacos, mana from heaven.

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

Sourdough Jacks aren't bad either. 

[RPM 26315]

1 hour ago, MaybeACoordinator said:

Arby's. If I want to eat old meat flaps with horseradish sauce I will go down on an elderly prostitute and probably pay less.

Burger King: Has no identity, no niche. 

Hold my pickle.

 

[Guest]

Chilis

Olive Garden

 

Both are like raiding the frozen aisles at your local grocery store.  Meh, at best with zero personality in the food.  Total dogshit for the price.

[South Austin 52440]

19 minutes ago, slorch said:

Both are like raiding the frozen aisles at your local grocery store.  Meh, at best with zero personality in the food.  Total dogshit for the price.

You also accurately described Cheddar’s.  Scratch kitchen my ass.

[Jerry Callo 8695]

Applebee's

[Newdoc 3439]

19 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

Applebee's

You doubt the average American’s penchant for food mediocrity coupled with lazy habit.

[3adays 454]

Boston Market. 

[GreenspointTexas 9598]

Burger king

mcdonalds

carls jr

wendys

jack in the box

applebees

chilis

subway

pizza hut

starbucks

kfc

churchs

dickeys

pokejos

 

 

all horrible

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Long John Silver’s


Also never understood how Taco Bell thrives in Texas. We have amazing tacos everywhere and for cheap late night there is Taco Cabana.

[hookem2010 2623]

Schlotszky's. I actually like their food, but I'm usually the only one in the store or drive-thru any time I go.

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[SDG 3319]

This thread is all you need to know about American taste...

 

 

[Bojack 2073]

1 hour ago, Jerry Callo said:

Applebee's

I worked at 8 different restaurants in my youth, ranging in price from Waffle House to an upscale seafood place. Applebee's was the only place I worked where I would not eat anything even if it was free.  

[Radical Larry 28539]

Shenanigans

[bschoolprof 6251]

Chotchkie’s. 

[utee94 15798]

TGI McScratchy's Goodtime Fooddrinkery

Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag

 

 

[CooterBrown 18002]

2 hours ago, slorch said:

Chilis

Olive Garden

 

Both are like raiding the frozen aisles at your local grocery store.  Meh, at best with zero personality in the food.  Total dogshit for the price.

Drove by the Chili's on North Lamar & 45th last night and it's packed as usual.  It's not like you're stuck in suburban hell with only chains to choose from. You intentionally drove past legitimately good restaurants to go to Chili's.

[Neonmoon 38129]

Jack in the Box is for poor people. 

It is like someone saw McDonalds or Burger King and said, “let’s make a shittier version of that” 

 

[DaysOff 7946]

Bullshit. They serve breakfast 24 hours. Anyone that does that can drink from my canteen and fuck my sister.

[phdhorn 6224]

Ahh, Arby's.

Past threads have gone like, "nothing wrong with Arby's vs. other fast food dumps. The sauces are great, the fake meat product might be plastic but it tastes good and you betcher ass I'll eat one every now and then, and those piggytail curly fries are damn good."

Which I all agree with.

Edited July 26, 2018 by phdhorn

[Sbbruin 21828]

Most of the fast food chains are fine.  They are what they are- cheap food with enough fat and flavor to fill you up.  But the mid-priced chains mentioned above-Applebee’s, Olive Garden, Chili’s, El Torito, etc- those are all abominations.  

[South Austin 52440]

37 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

Chotchkie’s. 

No kidding, especially with Flingers right next door. 

[zman13 178]

Weinerschnitzel - never seen anyone there at the Austin location. Been there once. It seemed like the Short Stop of hot dogs (5 hot dogs for $5, etc)

 

A&W - same thing. Never see anyone there. Sells hamburgers, I guess. Why would I go there?

[Knoxtnhorn 5971]

+1 on Taco Bell...in Texas.  I get NYC, but Texas?

I also have no idea why anyone would go to McDonald's, Burger King, JITB, etc... in a state that has Whataburger and, for you fanbois, In and Out.

As far as restaurants go, I'm always surprised at the Chili's, Applebee's, etc. crowd that, not only pay for crappy food, but are also crammed into a place with about 2 square feet of room.

[Native Horn 3498]

13 minutes ago, zman13 said:

Weinerschnitzel - never seen anyone there at the Austin location. Been there once. It seemed like the Short Stop of hot dogs (5 hot dogs for $5, etc)

 

 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 hour ago, bschoolprof said:

Chotchkie’s. 

The servers there are fucking insane with the flair.

Edited July 26, 2018 by Cheeseweasel
fuck aggy

[LonghornJones 837]

I love Taco Bell. Its my favorite fast-food. They serve more than just tacos. Fuel City isn't serving a quesarito or a mexican pizza. And bring back the damn 7-layer burrito and frito burito, damnit/

[ShaggyBevo RIP 3868]

8 minutes ago, LonghornJones said:

I love Taco Bell. Its my favorite fast-food. They serve more than just tacos. Fuel City isn't serving a quesarito or a mexican pizza. And bring back the damn 7-layer burrito and frito burito, damnit/

You can get the 7 layer burrito whether it is listed on the menu or not.  

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

I slam and go hard on the occasional Big Mac. Or the Big Mick, if I'm in Queens.

[RDCanecutter 26377]

3 hours ago, Jerry Callo said:

Applebee's

Applebee's doesn't suck if you eat at the bar. And by "eat at the bar" I mean "get drunk before they bring your food."

[TornACL 7698]

Of course you can, because everything in Taco Bell's menu is the same 6 or 7 ingredients just smashed together in a different order

[po elvis 2070]

fan of arby's. fan of jack in the box. but probably eat at each of them twice a year, so yeah, not sure how they stay in business. actually the arby's near me closed down.

[RDCanecutter 26377]

28 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

+1 on Taco Bell...in Texas.  I get NYC, but Texas?

You are making the common mistake of thinking of Taco Bell as food. As food, it's bland. As a laxative, it's delicious, economical, and 100% effective.

[RDCanecutter 26377]

Anybody got that friend that he is too shy to get a girlfriend, but he wants to eat at Hooters and when you go there he acts like Dos Equis Man and all the girls know his name?

[TornACL 7698]

6 minutes ago, po elvis said:

fan of arby's. fan of jack in the box. but probably eat at each of them twice a year, so yeah, not sure how they stay in business. actually the arby's near me closed down.

My JITB consumption is limited to sober-up meals after Sunday night football in the fall. Two tacos a Jumbo Jack with cheese and off to sleep.

[Hornius Emeritus 12449]

2 hours ago, hookem2010 said:

Schlotszky's. I actually like their food, but I'm usually the only one in the store or drive-thru any time I go.

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Hush your dirty mouth!

[Guest Lobo]

I like Arby's a couple times a year. 

I think Subway manages to thrive because people that don't know any better just accept Subway's declaration that they are the healthy alternative when you're eating on the go.

All chains on this thread manage to stay open oftentimes because of their location, but as stated above---there are some chains that fucking blow me away how well they do even though they are surrounded by much better, local restaurants. 

[RDCanecutter 26377]

I used to sober up at McDonalds, but they recently installed those kiosks.

Now I know every fucking body on Surly thinks a touch-screen kiosk is heaven. Lemme tell you what I saw:

Old People pawing at the touchscreen with the same fingers they use to scratch the rash under their Depends (the old people loved that damn screen, go figure), and Fat-Ass Little Kids slapping their wet-booger paws all over the touchscreen like a potter at the wheel, if pottery were made from fired snot instead of clay.

Now I realize this probably pales in filth compared to the food prep area, but I snapped. I haven't been back. I figure I should just drink less.

[Gene Parmesan 4002]

I look at Chilis, Applebees, TGIF, etc as just extensions of fast food.  They are family friendly and you are generally in and out pretty quick.  Chilis burgers are okay to me.  I'd say a step above fast food.  Not somewhere I would want to be on a Friday night, but if you are on the road or for lunch or something.  It's only a positive experience if there is no wait, imo.

[elfenix 34221]

2 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Long John Silver’s


Also never understood how Taco Bell thrives in Texas. We have amazing tacos everywhere and for cheap late night there is Taco Cabana.

i can't get 5 lbs of food for $3.58 at taco cabana.  

[LW Goatman 1117]

A beef and cheddar and curly fries can hit the fucking spot.

[RDCanecutter 26377]

8 hours ago, MaybeACoordinator said:

Captain D's, Long John Silver: This has been a mystery for me for decades now.

Vinegar + Death Wish is a powerful drug.

[TornACL 7698]

13 minutes ago, Lobo said:

I like Arby's a couple times a year. 

I think Subway manages to thrive because people that don't know any better just accept Subway's declaration that they are the healthy alternative when you're eating on the go.

All chains on this thread manage to stay open oftentimes because of their location, but as stated above---there are some chains that fucking blow me away how well they do even though they are surrounded by much better, local restaurants. 

Subway is such a give-up option. It's like declaring "I don't really want to be alive, but to sustain my pointless existence for another day I guess I'll eat Subway so I don't starve."

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

i can't get 5 lbs of food for $3.58 at taco cabana.  

And that’s a good thing.

Made me think of Magic Wok on the drag in the mid 90s. King pao chicken, rice, egg roll and a drink for $3.71. Scary.

[NOMAAA 1696]

we are living in a world where its allowable and accepted to talk shit about arbys?  aggy might just win 10 games this year.

 

 

[Gene Parmesan 4002]

Poor people is how all fast food chains stay in business. 

[4th&Five 41506]

Subway. There literally isn’t a worse sandwich chain out there. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

 

37 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

Anybody got that friend that he is too shy to get a girlfriend, but he wants to eat at Hooters and when you go there he acts like Dos Equis Man and all the girls know his name?

Sad trombone.