Most Overrated Fast Food Restaurant

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

Bojangles.

In honor of this thread, I got a sausage biscuit and a ham biscuit at Bo's this morning after my physical (and the bloodwork fast). Got to get them in while I can before the cholesterol report comes back.

[unicorn]

I'm not a big fan of all you can eat pizza (CiCi's or knockoffs)... rubber! I also hate BK, which tastes like a soggy charcoal briquette.

[WinniBug]

Originally Posted by unicorn

I'm not a big fan of all you can eat pizza (CiCi's or knockoffs)... rubber!

I like Mr. Gatti's ok

[cheerfulgreek]

SCRUBWAY and Taco Hell.

[minDyG]

I could probably live on Taco Bell, Wendy's, Krystal, Sonic, Checkers (anywhere that serves chili and cheese really), and McDonald's (Sausage McGriddles nom nom nom)...but I really, really dislike Burger King. I think it's the "flame-broiled" taste that I can't stand. Their fries are good though. And I like their onion rings. Haha! I'm such a fast food junkie. (But I love sushi and steak and lobster too! Don't judge me!)

[pshsx1]

Chipotle. I HATE it. I don't understand everyone's obsession with it. The lines are extremely long, the food is extremely expensive, and it doesn't taste all that great b/c they're just cranking it out like IHOP does with pancakes.
Freebird's is WAY better and you get A LOT more for the same prices. Mmmmm. Plus, it's just a more fun environment as well.

I also don't like IHOP b/c it's never clean. Ugh.

I don't hear too much about Quiznos anymore, so I can't say it's overrated.. the amount of advertising they're working on now is fair with the quality of their food/service.

I've never been a huge fan of Olive Garden either (except their bread sticks).

Of course, McDonald's is horribly disgusting as well. I wouldn't even feed a stray starving dog something from McDonald's. I feel sick every time I'm forced to eat there.

I think Wendy's is starting to over advertise and get too cocky as well. I don't like how they claim that they're better than fast food.

[MexicanMami0286]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

Chipotle. I HATE it. I don't understand everyone's obsession with it. The lines are extremely long, the food is extremely expensive, and it doesn't taste all that great b/c they're just cranking it out like IHOP does with pancakes.
Freebird's is WAY better and you get A LOT more for the same prices. Mmmmm. Plus, it's just a more fun environment as well.

Omg, Chipotle is my favorite. lol

Also, I've never heard of Freebird's...

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by MexicanMami0286

Omg, Chipotle is my favorite. lol

Also, I've never heard of Freebird's...

It's a Texas chain. It's not fair to compare local/regional chains to national ones, since those tend to have locally-grown produce and a much lower dependence on frozen food. For me, a place like In-N-Out can't be compared to a national chain. The local-based place will always win out because food that comes from close by, is always fresh, and never frozen is always better. I mean, one of the reasons that OG is so terrible is because the stuff is just frozen and reheated!

I'm kind of on the warpath now because I had a piece of coffee cake from Starbucks that has made me sick today. I've been really good lately about eating good food--lots of fruits and veggies, no artificially sweetened drinks--really mostly water--and home-cooked meals. I feel like that damned coffee cake set me back. It's sitting pretty heavily on my stomach and is making me feel sluggish.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

It's a Texas chain. It's not fair to compare local/regional chains to national ones, since those tend to have locally-grown produce and a much lower dependence on frozen food. For me, a place like In-N-Out can't be compared to a national chain. The local-based place will always win out because food that comes from close by, is always fresh, and never frozen is always better. I mean, one of the reasons that OG is so terrible is because the stuff is just frozen and reheated!

I'm kind of on the warpath now because I had a piece of coffee cake from Starbucks that has made me sick today. I've been really good lately about eating good food--lots of fruits and veggies, no artificially sweetened drinks--really mostly water--and home-cooked meals. I feel like that damned coffee cake set me back. It's sitting pretty heavily on my stomach and is making me feel sluggish.

I had a Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble yesterday, huge let down. I am loving my double walled plastic cup for iced beverages I make at home and take to work or elsewhere though. It doesn't sweat and the lid screws on, plus the straw is designed to not fall out.

[pshsx1]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

It's not fair to compare local/regional chains to national ones, since those tend to have locally-grown produce and a much lower dependence on frozen food. For me, a place like In-N-Out can't be compared to a national chain. The local-based place will always win out because food that comes from close by, is always fresh, and never frozen is always better. I mean, one of the reasons that OG is so terrible is because the stuff is just frozen and reheated!

But Wendy's food is "fresh and never frozen!!!!!"

:| Yeah.

I think it's fair to compare places that are regional. Like comparing Whataburger (which I just ate!) to Burger King or Fanta to Faygo Pop or White Castle to Wendy's (Faygo and WC are both very Michigan places and WB is in Texas, btw).
And I do realize that Fanta nor Faygo are places lol.. just getting the point across.
But anyway, White Castle is regional but their food can be pretty bad sometimes (and so can the after effects).

And speaking of Texan restaurants, I hate Braum's as well. I feel sick just thinking about it... at least the Braums around where I live aren't very appetizing.. I've never been to ones other than the two near me.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Waffle House.
White Castle.

I never understand why there's always a line at Applebees, no matter where you go. It's a BAD restaurant. I feel sick after I eat there. I would actually rather eat at Denny's than eat at Applebees.

Cheesecake Factory is another place where there's always a wait, and people seem to treat it like a fine dining restaurant when it's not. Anyplace with a menu that large is never going to be great - jack of all trades, master of none. And they apparently go out of their way to not use local food/produce, because they serve farmed Atlantic salmon in the Pacific Northwest! Ugh. I don't even think their cheesecake is great - it's not dry enough. It'll do in a pinch, but usually there's something better to be had, and without a long wait or noise (it's always loud in there, too).

Another place I think is good, but overrated: Maggiano's. I like the food, but I think it's way overpriced if you don't do the family dinner thing.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

Chipotle. I HATE it. I don't understand everyone's obsession with it.
I also don't like IHOP b/c it's never clean. Ugh.



I think Wendy's is starting to over advertise and get too cocky as well. I don't like how they claim that they're better than fast food.

I agree with these points, especially the second one. I don't even get how they are allowed to do that. It's like a few years ago when Sheetz had the line of it wasn't fast food, just food that was fast or something. That is such a bogus claim.

I would also like to echo the sentiments regarding Olive Garden. Olive Garden is to Italian food as Wendy's is to hamburgers. And by that I mean you can make it at home yourself, and it will be about a hundred times better than eating at those "restaurants."

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

I think Wendy's is starting to over advertise and get too cocky as well. I don't like how they claim that they're better than fast food.

I've never understood why so many people like Wendy's better than other burger chains. I've always found their food to be the most bland of any of the chains, and their fries are beyond awful.

[diet coke]

Subway, for sure.

[whiteandblack]

I gag a little whenever I see an Ihop or a Blimpies. they both feel dirty and claustrophobic.