Things fast food places do that make you mad. Which one makes the most mistakes?

[aephi alum]

For some reason, the local McDonald's gets their food deliveries in the evening. At dinnertime. And the truck invariably parks in the drive-thru lane, so they shut down the drive-thru. At dinnertime.

The fast-food place that really sucks around here, though, is Boston Market. I went there last spring and they had taken stuffing off the menu. STUFFING. That's arguably their most popular side. (OK, I can't fault the local BM for that - that was a corporate-level decision.) And the last time I was there, I went through the drive-thru, placed an order for two quarter chickens (white), chose the sides, corrected the order (they punched in the wrong sides), then drove up to the window. The guy told me how much it would cost, and when I pulled out my money, he said, "Oh, by the way, we're out of chicken. You'll have to wait twenty minutes." I said, "No, I don't," and drove off. He couldn't have told me they didn't have any roast chicken ready when I ordered?!?! That's like Burger King being out of burgers.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

For some reason, the local McDonald's gets their food deliveries in the evening. At dinnertime. And the truck invariably parks in the drive-thru lane, so they shut down the drive-thru. At dinnertime.

The fast-food place that really sucks around here, though, is Boston Market. I went there last spring and they had taken stuffing off the menu. STUFFING. That's arguably their most popular side. (OK, I can't fault the local BM for that - that was a corporate-level decision.) And the last time I was there, I went through the drive-thru, placed an order for two quarter chickens (white), chose the sides, corrected the order (they punched in the wrong sides), then drove up to the window. The guy told me how much it would cost, and when I pulled out my money, he said, "Oh, by the way, we're out of chicken. You'll have to wait twenty minutes." I said, "No, I don't," and drove off. He couldn't have told me they didn't have any roast chicken ready when I ordered?!?! That's like Burger King being out of burgers.

Yes, Boston Market is pretty terrible. I remember when it used to be Boston Chicken (or something like that) when I was younger, and it wasn't half bad. Then, for the first few years, the Boston Market in my hometown was ok - they made really good chicken salad sandwiches, so I used to go there all the time on breaks from my summer job in high school. Somewhere down the line, the place went way downhill.

During college, after a couple of drinks, I went to the one in Allston (outskirts of Boston) with a couple of friends. When it was still terrible, even with a couple of drinks in me, I vowed never to go back.