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Frankie Jun 24th, 2002 12:08 PM

FAST FOOD- Best and Worst
 
As it is vacation travel season, I thought I'd resurrect an oldie and a goodie- name the best and worst fast food places in America. Specifically bad places to eat would be welcomed as information.

x Jun 24th, 2002 12:08 PM

Go back to work.

Richard Jun 24th, 2002 12:18 PM

Fast food can never be "best" loaded with fat, starch, carbs and cholesterol.

Betty Jun 24th, 2002 12:44 PM

"loaded with fat, starch, carbs, and cholesterol." Um, Richard, did you know that the only calorie sources in foods are fat, carbs and protein? So if you want to eat food without fat and carbs, you're pretty much limited to skinless roast turkey. Enjoy!

S Jun 24th, 2002 12:52 PM

My children agree with me that McDonald's food is lousy. They prefer the chicken nuggets at Burger King if they have to eat out. But suddenly they've acquired the taste for Subzone or Subway sandwiches. Fortunately that fits right in with my tastes. They also really like Taco Bell which I find so-so.

Roger Jun 24th, 2002 01:08 PM

Best-1) Popeye's (great spicy chicken, great onion rings and great fries) 2) Long John Silver's (only get the Fish and Chips and wait for a fresh cooking) 3) Arby's (delicious roast beef) 4) Dairy Queen (closet burgers to what you would cook in your back yard, great shakes, good fries) 5) Tastee Freeze (ditto)<BR>Worst- 1) McDonald's (low quality all around, only redeming quality is the changing stations and playlands) 2) KFC (once they betrayed the Colonel, you know they were going to Hell) 3) Hardee's (almost as bad as McDonald's) 4) Subway (trash subs) 5) Wendy's (hamburgers are only redeeming feature; sorry Dave).

S Jun 24th, 2002 01:23 PM

Long John Silver has too much grease for my tastes. I have found that Dairy Queen varies GREATLY by location. Some aren't worth stopping at even for their ice cream - which is lousy to begin with. Wendy's - the one just up the street is adjacent to a research park - they've won numerous company awards for their food and service - and it is obvious why! Elsewhere, Wendy's can be so-so.

Faina Jun 24th, 2002 01:44 PM

I prefer Sizzler.

tj Jun 24th, 2002 02:01 PM

<BR><BR>Yes, Sizzler can be very good, and a lot of them have a very nice salad bar.<BR><BR>

Tawna Jun 24th, 2002 02:08 PM

Chipotle. Everything else is fat-laden garbage.

Burrito Jun 24th, 2002 02:26 PM

I second the Chipotle vote! Great food, good prices!

Ronald Jun 24th, 2002 02:34 PM

I think Roger is a fast food counesseur (sorry about spelling) and needs to lay off the junk food.

Jeff Jun 24th, 2002 02:37 PM

Try In&Out Burgers. Better than McD's, BK, or JITB by far.

suzanne Jun 24th, 2002 03:20 PM

Chipotle and In-n-Out rule!<BR>Yummyummyummy<BR><BR>Unfortunately, they don't exist in the NYC area :-P

anon Jun 24th, 2002 04:25 PM

try www.foodtv.com

Jan Jun 24th, 2002 04:29 PM

I'd say McDonalds worse!!!<BR>I guess I don't have a particular favorite. Probably ribs. Love Chicken Shack!!! That's the best!!!

Keli Jun 24th, 2002 04:40 PM

In-n-Out Burger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

t Jun 24th, 2002 05:09 PM

Chipotle is one of the worst. High priced, bad service and lousy burritos. Give me Baja Fresh any day over Chipotle. I actually much prefer my local hole in the wall taco shack that's been in business 30+ years.

hey Jun 24th, 2002 05:21 PM

We all have our local favorite Mexican Place, Burger Joint, etc. No matter where you live, local is better.<BR><BR>As far as the chains, I usually will pull over for a:<BR>1. Arby's<BR>2. Chipotle<BR>3. Boston Market

patty Jun 24th, 2002 05:24 PM

In LA, I like Poquito Mas over Baja Fresh.


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