The Best Fast Food

#1

Dinner tonight was KFC extra crispy, with mashed potatoes and macaroni - Mmmm - extra cholesterol goodness [/Homer Mode]

As I wait for my arteries to loosen up a bit, and to combat all that vicious talk in the Super Size Me thread about how fast food is bad for you, I thought I’d start a thread on the best fast food meals (not restaurants - just specific foods/combos). Calories and such are most definitely ignored in this tally - you’ll find no McDonalds salads here mateys…

To avoid ranking meme drift - the following are in no particular rank/order:

  • KFC extra crispy - any piece except the thighs (who likes thighs anyways?)

  • McD quarter pounder with cheese.

  • Lion’s Choice roast beef sandwich (actually healthy too, but who’s counting)

  • Taco Bell burrito of the month - whatever is new and loaded with lots of gooey sauce.

  • Burger King W… - sorry, move along folks - nothing to eat here

#2

Hmmm…

I liked Chipotle burritos when i lived where i could still get them. They’re owned by McDonalds btw.

I’m occasionally fond of Double Meat Whataburgers. I even like the fries, though i never get them anymore. Sometimes i’ll pick up a chocolate chip cookie.

I really like Schlotzsky’s sandwitches. Although i think, like most of my choices, they live only in the South or even more regionally. They have a Rueben that’s pretty good, although it depends on the store.

Most of my fast food, however is Tex-Mex. Rosa’s is the de facto fast food restaurant of the Texas Southwest (or Permian Basin, it doesn’t go any further east than San Angelo), and the only fast food i eat regularly. Great fajitas and palatable salsa, and several tasty plates to order at dinner.

I hate McDonalds. I hate Burger King. I hate Taco Bell. I haven’t eaten at a BK in probably 15 years - a McDs in maybe only a couple times in 10. Taco Bell i had numbed my taste buds to enough that i ate there with occassional frequency like three years ago, but the food really is crap. OTOH, i can stomach Wendy’s, though only their grilled stuff. I like the chocolate smoothy though god knows what it’s made of.

#3

Oh, man. Chipotle is my greatest weakness. I can eat one of those burritos and be so full I think I’m going to BURST, yet want another one. They’re awesome. I’ve turned several of my co-workers on to them, despite the fact that the nearest one is a good 15 minute drive away from our offices.

#4

Honestly KFC Extra Crispy is really good. Some people recommend Church’s, but man - when it’s fresh and still hot, KFC can be excellent.

Never liked Chipolte.

Red Robbins - decent burgers, milkshakes, and sea food. Their clam chowder is excellent. Is not everywhere though… not sure if it’s exactly fast food either… but close.

— Alan

#5

Popeye’s > KFC
Wendy’s > McDonalds or BK (mmm… big bacon classic!)

#6

In N’ Out > EVERYONE ELSE.

'Nuff said.

#7

FATBURGER.

Nuff said x 2

#8

God, I tried eating a quarter pounder a couple years back. Three hours after eating the thing, it was still sitting in my gut, feeling like a pound of lead shot instead of a quarter pound of preservative-soaked meat. I literally had to induce vomiting in order to stop feeling like I’d swallowed a bowling ball. Awful. I don’t think there’s a price you could pay me to get me to eat a quarter pounder again, ever.

Now, Chik-fil-a, yum, that’s some tasty stuff.

#9

Nah, In N’ Out kicks Fatburger in the nads and then shoves a nail in its temple…it’s that much better…

#10

Popeye’s is excellent, but sadly, the closest one is ~20 miles from my house. It joins Bojangles on my list of chicken that’s fondly remembered but seldom eaten.

Dunkin’ Donuts (though not strictly fast food, I guess), is another great place that’s no longer within driving range.

I forgot to mention Subway, which gets little respect but is awfully good. Roast Beef, on italian, with cheese, green peppers, lettuce, onions, black olives, and hot peppers - mmm…

#11

In N Out is probably my favorite fast food. Chik-Fil-A is a close second. Fuddruckers has decent burgers, but I don’t know if that counts as fast food.

#12

Really good chicken sandwiches (chicken-bacon-swiss as well) at Fuddruckers. Also good shakes.

I don’t like Chik-fil-A that much anymore, not sure why. Still good waffle fries though…

— Alan

#13

All of my fast food weaknesses are local chains, with the exception of Chipolte’s.

If anyone is ever passing through Nebraska, I strongly recommend trying a King Kong burger. Hint, the chain is named because their burgers are suitable for giant apes. Do not get the double unless extremely hungry.

#14

Krystal cheeseburger, no mustard (quantity 4)
Chik-fil-A sandwich, no pickles
Popeye’s spicy chicken

[size=2]Of course, the closest I’ve come to fast food in the past three months is a grilled chicken breast on whole wheat from Ruby’s…[/size]

#15

I don’t think you can compare In-n-out and Fatburger. THey’re two different things and they both have their place.

I was in Vegas, staying at the Excalibur a few weeks ago. There was an In-n-Out burger nearby, had it for the first time - excellent. There was also a Fatburger nearby.

The only thing it lacked was a White Castle. If you’ve never had White Castle, you don’t know what you’re missing. I’m pretty sure that if you added a White Castle to the mix of the two above you’d have some kind of fast food burger nirvana.

#16

Yeah, White Castle has never found a footing out here. Vegas didn’t get an In-N-Out until around 1990 (now we’ve got 15 or so). It sued to be a “thing” to drive out to the Outlet Mall in Barstow, buy (deceptively) cheap name brand clothes and eat at the In-N-Out there, the closest one to Vegas. Oh, and buy a T-Shirt and an old bumper sticker, the ones you can cut the B and R off, and put it on your Pee-Chee folder. Good times…

I like their burgers. I haven’t asked for fries well done yet as someone suggested, to make them less starchy.

I’d like to throw in my hat for Chipotle’s burritos as well. Can’t…stop…eating… I can whack down a Baja Fresh bean and cheese burrito with chicken with ease as well. Schlotzky’s smoked turkey breast is good, I wish they had a size just a bit bigger than the regular.

But when I want to be bad, really bad, it’s Carl’s Jr.'s double Western cheeseburger, crisscut fries, and a chocolate chip cookie. Oh God, my stomach weeps when I punish it like that, but sometimes you just gotta take a hot salty dump into your own mouth.

#17

Actually the Subway secret is the Grilled Chicken Breast instead of the sliced meats. Its the same price, tastes good when heated, and was actually 100% meat at some point in its life. You also get more meat per sub i think than the sliced. I like, oddly, garlic bread + chick breast + spinach + sweet onion sauce, w/ some salt and pepper. Tasty and it won’t kill you either.

#18

White Castle is a bland Krystal wannabe.

They look the same, but White Castle lacks the proper aftertaste. You can enjoy the taste of a bag of Krystals for a good three or four hours.

#19

But all the guys in a 3 cube radius will enjoy the aroma of your whities all afternoon.

#20

Dicks. If you eat at Dicks, you get to say, Honey, let’s go get some Dicks tonight.