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[Dead Prince]

It's a shame Raising Canes isn't in more places. Because oh my god I wish I could express truly how delicious this box is:

(And if you hate cole slaw like I do you can get more toast)

overrated and the cane sauce isn't even good.

 

[Seraphinianus]

Panera is the poor man's Corner Bakery.

Panera's hot sandwiches are sloppy and gross.

 

[cajunator]

Huh, Chipotle sounds good, we don't have those around here.

We do have Izzo's, which for all intents and purposes seems to be the same thing.

http://izzos.com/

Oh my God this place is the fucking best. Seriously.

It's a shame Raising Canes isn't in more places. Because oh my god I wish I could express truly how delicious this box is:

(And if you hate cole slaw like I do you can get more toast)

On the other hand, There is one of these by where I work (and two more in the city), and I fucking hate the place.

 

[Souljiro]

Panera is the poor man's Corner Bakery.

Panera's hot sandwiches are sloppy and gross.

Really now I love panera we shall see how good this Corner Bakery is! I see a few of them in DC and chipotle should be number 1.

 

[Deleted member 81567]

Who eats fast food anymore?

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

Burger King fries are shit.

 

[Esch]

as a relatively neutral midwesterner let me speak on the five guys/in-n-out rivalry..

Spoiler

five guys. In-n-out's drywall fries are major points off, though the burgers are better than FG

 

[beelzebozo]

Who eats fast food anymore?

probably 1/2 the population of planet earth

 

[Dega]

Is Whataburger a local thing?

Because as far as fast food burgers go, they're the best.

Yeah, mostly in the south and I agree. =]

 

[MIMIC]

Wendy's Sweet Wildberry tea is ORGASMIC.

But I have to go to the one in the suburbs. The ones in the ghetto make it taste like shit.

 

[YuriLowell]

Chic-fil-a is better then in-n-out.

DEAL WITH IT WEST COAST.

 

[Sharp]

lol @ KFC > Popeyes > Bojangle's. Clearly this survey was determined by volume.

 

[soldat7]

Wendy's can have the best fries. They are the most variable of the major three.

Ever since I found a piece of latex glove in my fries, I haven't been able to eat at Wendy's.

 

[MIMIC]

It's a shame Raising Canes isn't in more places. Because oh my god I wish I could express truly how delicious this box is:

(And if you hate cole slaw like I do you can get more toast)

Overpriced, but DELICIOUS.

I miss college >_<

 

[DietRob]

I'm not sure how many of them there are but near my house I have a Smash Burger and Five guys.

Smash Burger wins. The burgers have a simple S&P flavor, they have some garlic parm fries... mmmm..

Maybe I'm just burnt on five guys since I've been eating there for so many years and Smash Burger is relatively new to me. I'd love to be able to try In n Out.

 

[YuriLowell]

That Cane's place tastes like shit.

 

[ph33nix]

LOL I am out of this thread yes Canes is overpriced like hell and they could use more than one item but to say it tastes bad shows the direction humanity is in

 

[JGS]

Overpriced, but DELICIOUS.

I miss college >_<

I pay the same price for their combo as I do a Wendy's combo.

Cane's major plus is that their tenders are always cooked perfectly to me- even better than restaurant tenders. The lack of variety kills me though & I'm surprised they are so popular because of it.

I'm not sure how many of them there are but near my house I have a Smash Burger and Five guys.

Smash Burger wins. The burgers have a simple S&P flavor, they have some garlic parm fries... mmmm..

Maybe I'm just burnt on five guys since I've been eating there for so many years and Smash Burger is relatively new to me. I'd love to be able to try In n Out.

They are down the street from each other here and 5 Guys wins. Smash Burger is great and fancier, but 5 Guys bun seals it for me. both are too expensive for normal lunch though.

 

[MikeE21286]

Wendy's is pretty quality. I like most of their menu items outside of their burgers (I just never seem to get them)

Chipotle is also great.

Pizza Hut on the other hand, man they are the most hit or miss pizza chain. It's literally great or awful depending on which store you go to.

Spoiler

KFC > Popeyes

 

[Kusagari]

Pizza Hut blows. After Domino's decided not to suck anymore last year and improved their recipe, Pizza Hut's easily the worst of the big 3.

 

[NewFresh]

Do people get anything at Wendy's besides frosty and fires

I haven't eaten there in years but I still remember how disgusting their hamburgers were

 

[acheron_xl]

Do people get anything at Wendy's besides frosty and fires

I haven't eaten there in years but I still remember how disgusting their hamburgers were

Their burgers are decent if you get them fresh.

That's a big fucking if, though.

 

[unomas]

Good Wendy's is the best Fast Food.

Agreed, Wendy's is very good, and I definitely prefer it to any other fast food chain. Unfortunately I don't have one within 15 miles of me so I haven't had it in years.

 

[06nbarnhill]

Wendy's sells the Baconator. It's pretty obvious they would be first.

Yup. That burger is unbelievable.

And there the survey lost all credibility.

Not really. Popeye's is regional. KFC is national. Not really surprising. I had never eaten at a Popeye's until I visited my sister in Virginia (and TBH....it was good but not spectacular)

 

[JGS]

Pizza Hut blows. After Domino's decided not to suck anymore last year and improved their recipe, Pizza Hut's easily the worst of the big 3.

Domino's still stinks. I can't tell the difference.

Deep Dish Pizza Hut eaten in restaurant is fabulous.

Delivery for the big 3 stink

Donatos rules the pizza chain wars.

Mom & pops rule overall.

 

[Vanillalite]

Maybe I need to retake my stats course, but how the fuck you can get any kind of reliable metric with that many places and only a little over 6k of responses seems not plausible.

Maybe if it was 60k I could see, but 6k is laughably small for a survey like this.

 

[brucewaynegretzky]

do there exist any american who don't eat entirely at "chain" restaurants? even for nice family meals it seems that americans simply go to these types of places.

very odd to me....

I think a lot depends on where you live. A lot of places don't have very many restaurants outside of chains and just a few mom and pop places. I'd say my eating out is split between chains and non-chains because the places closest to my apartment are chains. Picking up from TGIFriday's two blocks down the street is the easiest way for me to get a cheap steak dinner without creating dishes for me to do.

 

[DietRob]

They are down the street from each other here and 5 Guys wins. Smash Burger is great and fancier, but 5 Guys bun seals it for me. both are too expensive for normal lunch though.

I feel the exact opposite regarding the bun. We got 5 guys last Friday and the bun was really hard and stale but they tried to cover that up with the way they toast them. It made the hamburger taste really dry and nearly inedible. I ended up taking the top bun off completely and that made the burger at least edible.

It was likely just an off day for them, since they are usually pretty good. Smash burger still wins IMO for their variety.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Popeyes > KFC

 

[JGS]

I feel the exact opposite regarding the bun. We got 5 guys last Friday and the bun was really hard and stale but they tried to cover that up with the way they toast them. It made the hamburger taste really dry and nearly inedible. I ended up taking the top bun off completely and that made the burger at least edible.

It was likely just an off day for them, since they are usually pretty good. Smash burger still wins IMO for their variety.

That sounded like a bad bun. 5 Guys here has buns that are soft and sweet almost like a dinner roll. With something spicy and bacon, it's near pefect if not for the sloppiness.

It's hard to argue against either of them though

 

[hemtae]

I'm not sure how many of them there are but near my house I have a Smash Burger and Five guys.

Smash Burger wins. The burgers have a simple S&P flavor, they have some garlic parm fries... mmmm..

Maybe I'm just burnt on five guys since I've been eating there for so many years and Smash Burger is relatively new to me. I'd love to be able to try In n Out.

I fucking love smash burger. Its a shame that the only one close to me is like 30 minutes away while five guys is like 5.

 

[DrFunk]

KFC better than Popeyes? Spindashing am justified

I can't dispute my irrational love for Chick-fil-A, but that's because they're everywhere in GA

 

[scosher]

Terrible list.

Five Guys as best burger? Not enough people have tried Shake Shack.

KFC over Popeyes for best fried chicken?

Arby's has the best fries (and best sauces if that were a category), but they're nowhere on that list.

Only thing I agree with on their list about McD's are their breakfast sandwiches. McGriddles or even just a bacon/sausage egg mcmuffin > all.

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

Meh. I'm here in the Midwest and I would've put Culver's at number one. Since I'm a West Coast transplant, In n Out is still the best to me, but Culver's makes the best fast food burger outside of them. The Culver's Deluxe is damned good and heads and shoulders above the other chain's offerings. And Double Meh at KFC> Popeye's. I'd put Lee's over both, but this is just wrong. Seems like the Spindashing effect has tainted the results.

 

[acheron_xl]

Meh. I'm here in the Midwest and I would've put Culver's at number one. Since I'm a West Coast transplant, In n Out is still the best to me, but Culver's makes the best fast food burger outside of them. The Culver's Deluxe is damned good and heads and shoulders above the other chain's offerings. And Double Meh at KFC> Popeye's. I'd put Lee's over both, but this is just wrong. Seems like the Spindashing effect has tainted the results.

You know how some people work at restaurants for a while and can no longer stomach the food? I worked at Culver's for a year. It only made me love it more.

 

[MIMIC]

Arby's has the best fries (and best sauces if that were a category), but they're nowhere on that list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vxQqdFOeoM

Spoiler

I love Arby's

 

[Bigfoot]

I think Five Guys makes awesome burgers! I guess it depends on how you like your burger, but I could see not thinking it was that great if you just go for the typical fast food toppings. I myself get Five Guys with hot sauce and peppers, so it makes it different and tastier than a normal fast food burger. Sure, it is sloppy, but it is delicious.

As for chicken, I love Wendy's Spicy Chicken burger. I'm not much for fries and usually skip them so I can't comment on those.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

On the other hand, There is one of these by where I work (and two more in the city), and I fucking hate the place.

Canes is okay when eaten infrequently. I'd rather eat there than pretty much any fast food place, but that means that if I have the time I'd rather eat at much better places.

When we go the girlfriend and I usually split their largest combo (6 pieces of chicken) evenly between the two of us, so a little less than $10 gets us both full and the food's okay if you haven't had it in a while...

Edit: Arby's is definitely the most under-appreciated fast food joint in my opinion. Consistently good food without feeling like you're about to have a heart attack afterwards.

Unfortunately they shut down one around here recently, so it only leaves one left--in an area I don't frequent often.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

Domino's still stinks. I can't tell the difference.

Deep Dish Pizza Hut eaten in restaurant is fabulous.

Delivery for the big 3 stink

Donatos rules the pizza chain wars.

Mom & pops rule overall.

I prefer Papa John's of all the chains, but would rather go to Reginellis or Rotolos any day.

Papa John's usually wins out on convenience and coupons, however.

Edit: Oh hey double post, sorry about that.

 

[marrec]

I think Five Guys makes awesome burgers! I guess it depends on how you like your burger, but I could see not thinking it was that great if you just go for the typical fast food toppings. I myself get Five Guys with hot sauce and peppers, so it makes it different and tastier than a normal fast food burger. Sure, it is sloppy, but it is delicious.

As for chicken, I love Wendy's Spicy Chicken burger. I'm not much for fries and usually skip them so I can't comment on those.

Man what is it with Five Guys and people liking their burgers? They're mediocre at best, Sonic beats them hands down. This is speaking as an east coaster. Also their fries are soggy and gross.

Edit: You know what, there is a serious lack of Sonic Love in this thread... best Fast Food.

Edit 2: And P.F. Changs is terrible.

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

You know how some people work at restaurants for a while and can no longer stomach the food? I worked at Culver's for a year. It only made me love it more.

I'm pretty sure you were the guy who told me to give them another chance in an old burger thread too.

And Sonic? Seriously? They have great drinks but that's all I'd ever go there for.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

If we're talking burger joints, my favorite place is Phil's Grill

I mean look at this shit:

100% Angus burger on a Jalapeno bun topped grilled pineapple ketchup and a slice of pineapple? Yes fucking please.

 

[Houston3000]

I've never even heard of some of the full service chains.

Red Robin? Bonefish Grill? Carrabba's Italian Grill? Steak 'n Shake?

I feel like almost all of these chains are localized entirely in the south. Or I don't watch enough TV to see their ads...

Red Robins are all over the North, they're a NW chain I believe but they're expanded out to the North East coast as well. But save for some in Southern California they're not in the south at all.

Bonefish Grill is an East Coast thing, mostly situated around higher-end cities but you can find them dotted around in the sub-burbs. Florida had a ton of em when I lived there and they're also all over New Jersey.

The only Steak 'n Shakes I know of are in Florida but they kick ass, I'm sure they're other places to though.

Never heard of Carrabba's myself in either Florida, New York, or anywhere in between.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

Man what is it with Five Guys and people liking their burgers? They're mediocre at best, Sonic beats them hands down. This is speaking as an east coaster. Also their fries are soggy and gross.

Edit: You know what, there is a serious lack of Sonic Love in this thread... best Fast Food.

Sonic is okay but you're forced to either eat in your car (Where I don't like to...always afraid of messes.) or outside (Which is miserable in the Louisiana heat.)

 

[marrec]

Sonic is okay but you're forced to either eat in your car (Where I don't like to...always afraid of messes.) or outside (Which is miserable in the Louisiana heat.)

I hear that, but you can't deny that those burgers are delicious. Also they have the best Green-Chili Cheese spread in the nation.

And they have the best Frito-Pie Burrito in the nation.

 

[beelzebozo]

Red Robins are all over the North, they're a NE chain I believe but they're expanded out to the West coast as well. But save for some in Southern California they're not in the south at all.

Bonefish Grill is an East Coast thing, mostly situated around higher-end cities but you can find them dotted around in the sub-burbs. Florida had a ton of em when I lived there and they're also all over New Jersey.

The only Steak 'n Shakes I know of are in Florida but they kick ass, I'm sure they're other places to though.

Never heard of Carrabba's myself in either Florida, New York, or anywhere in between.

carabba's and bonefish are part of the same chain organization under red lobster i think. there are some in kentucky/ohio.

 

[Hilbert]

do there exist any american who don't eat entirely at "chain" restaurants? even for nice family meals it seems that americans simply go to these types of places.

very odd to me....

I was going to respond then I saw who you were. Well done.

 

[Houston3000]

Man what is it with Five Guys and people liking their burgers? They're mediocre at best, Sonic beats them hands down. This is speaking as an east coaster. Also their fries are soggy and gross.

Edit: You know what, there is a serious lack of Sonic Love in this thread... best Fast Food.

Edit 2: And P.F. Changs is terrible.

This post is all kinds of backwards.

 

[Bigfoot]

Man what is it with Five Guys and people liking their burgers? They're mediocre at best, Sonic beats them hands down.

I've never had Sonic so I can't comment but if Five Guys was "mediocre at best", you wouldn't have so many people liking them and they wouldn't always be winning these best burger polls. Maybe you just had some unlucky experiences at Five Guys.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

I hear that, but you can't deny that those burgers are delicious. Also they have the best Green-Chili Cheese spread in the nation.

And they have the best Frito-Pie Burrito in the nation.

I've been meaning to try their new hot dogs. The chicago dog looks good.