Most Overrated Fast Food Restaurant

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Roy Rogers. I still have cravings for Double R Bar Burgers.

There are still some in the Northeast, although not as many as when I was a kid.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Roy Rogers. I still have cravings for Double R Bar Burgers.

For some reason, Roy Rogers Restaurants are big in Maryland.

Does anyone remember the Black Eyed Pea or Po Folks? Haven't had really good red beans & rice since they disappeared.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Honeychile, my daddy used to take us to Po' Folks in Davie, FL! GOOD chicken fried EVERYTHING! The last time I went, I was 9 or 10 years old. I think I ate at Black Eyed Pea once that I can remember, but when I was very small.

We have Bob Evans in FL. The only one I've ever seen is in Lakeland. But I think there are more. We do have a lot of old folks that like to eat those things. I've never eaten there, but who doesn't enjoy simple oatmeal or grits? Especially when your teeth are giving out?
I would NEVER take a date there though...

[dekeguy]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Arthur Treacher's & Popeye's, for starters. I think we need a thread on late, great restaurant chains that are no longer with us.

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Popeye's is still going strong in a number of states scattered all over the US. They are also found in the UK and Germany. One of my cousins in New Orleans throws a Popeyes and Champagne Party during Mardi Gras for an "After the Ball is Over" very late party in which the menu consists very simply of buckets of Popeyes and a small ocean of Veuve Cliquot. There is something about a large group of people in ball gowns and white tie and tails standing around gnawing on Popeyes and guzzeling the fizz. Ah, New Orleans!

Now, as to fast food in general, it seems to me that the only time one should choose a fast food joint would be when you are on an Interstate Highway, you have been driving for what seems like forever, and you see a sign announcing "last exit for 175 miles" and there are notices for gas and fast food at that exit.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by dekeguy

Popeye's is still going strong in a number of states scattered all over the US. They are also found in the UK and Germany.

Yeah, there are Popeye's in Florida and here in NYC. I didn't know it had gone anywhere.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Yeah, there are Popeye's in Florida and here in NYC. I didn't know it had gone anywhere.

The one in CT that I've been to is doing really well (it's packed whenever I go), and they opened one in Boston (near Fenway Park and Boston U) within the last 5 years.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Yeah, there are Popeye's in Florida and here in NYC. I didn't know it had gone anywhere.

Popeye's opened up around Pgh I want to say about 5 years ago, but ever since then it seems they've been opening and closing and opening and closing - the same locations. I think the franchise head for this area just sucks. Same with Burger King. The only BK in the city proper is in the South Side where drunk people will eat anything.

[deepimpact2]

Bojangles. I just ate there for the first time in September because my friends had raved about it for ages. Never again. It tasted nasty, and I am convinced that I suffered third-degree burns on my esophagus from that chicken.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

Bojangles.

Heresy!

[Munchkin03]

Ewww. I avoid most fast-food places, with the exception of Chipotle, Qdoba, and Subway. What's so special about those places, you ask? Well, I can see my meal being made. With the exception of the meats at Subway, the stuff isn't loaded with fats and preservatives and sodium.

And really, what is Olive Garden? Why is it allowed to remain?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Ewww. I avoid most fast-food places, with the exception of Chipotle, Qdoba, and Subway. What's so special about those places, you ask? Well, I can see my meal being made. With the exception of the meats at Subway, the stuff isn't loaded with fats and preservatives and sodium.

Subway = blech to me.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Subway = blech to me.

Eh, it's better than McDonalds/Burger King/Wendys/KFC/Taco Bell/Dominos/any of the other dominant fast food chains. I prefer to make my own meals, so on the two or three days a month where I didn't get it together to make lunch in the morning/the night before, the fact that I can get a sandwich that I can see being made is a huge plus. Also, we have calorie charts so I can see what I'm getting!

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Ewww. I avoid most fast-food places, with the exception of Chipotle, Qdoba, and Subway. What's so special about those places, you ask? Well, I can see my meal being made. With the exception of the meats at Subway, the stuff isn't loaded with fats and preservatives and sodium.

And really, what is Olive Garden? Why is it allowed to remain?

I like those three as well; I'd add Five Guys to the group as well.

The thing with me is that in every place I've lived, there has been an affordable (and better tasting) alternative to the usual fast food places. If I wanted a burrito in Boston, I'd go to Anna's or Boca Grande. If I want a cheeseburger, I could go to Eagle's Deli or Bartley's in the Boston area, or one of the really good burger and hot dog stands around CT.

I'd wager that if people really looked, they could find the same thing in their city or town.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I had respect for Bojangles up until they released salads. Sure they were terribly unhealthy, but they didn't try to pretend that they were...unlike Arby's Market Fresh sandwiches, which are even worse than the biggest roastbeef and cheddar.

I haven't seen any salads at Bojangles. But all sins are atoned for by the artery-destroying Cheddar-Bo biscuit.

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Eh, it's [Subway] better than McDonalds/Burger King/Wendys/KFC/Taco Bell/Dominos/any of the other dominant fast food chains.

I probably shouldn't have commented on Subway. In general, I really don't like sandwiches -- they are a meal of last resort for me -- and I really dislike subs, so Subway and Quiznos stand little chance with me.

Originally Posted by KSigkid

I like those three as well; I'd add Five Guys to the group as well.

I've tried Five Guys once or twice, but it didn't do that much for me, and I thought it was way overpriced.

But you're right, I can get much better burgers at one of our local places. For that matter, I used to think Hardees was really slumming food-wise, but I'd take it over any other burger chain now.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Heresy!

I had respect for Bojangles up until they released salads. Sure they were terribly unhealthy, but they didn't try to pretend that they were...unlike Arby's Market Fresh sandwiches, which are even worse than the biggest roastbeef and cheddar.