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favorite fast food restaurant?

Since I started med school, I've tried to cut out fast food excepting for the rare treat with my wife (who is partial occasionally to Arby's). The reason she likes Arby's so much is because of this coupon survey thing where you call a number on the receipt, take a survey, and get a free sandwich. We've gotten about 20 so far, and never paid a dime past the first one.

About 9 years ago, I stopped eating red meat at restaurants, and have enjoyed my fast food experience a lot more.

For me, the order is as follows:

Chipotle (or Panchero's for those in Iowa)
Berto's (family sandwich place in Downers Grove). So, so, so good!
Pizza joints (nearly any will do, insofar as they actually try)
Chick Fil-A, but only the chicken sandwiches.
Wendy's (spicy chicken, it does me good for some reason)

Whenever I can, I try to find a locally owned equivalent of a fast food joint and frequent those places instead. Berto's, for instance, beats any Subway or Quizno's hands down every time. And cheaper. And better for me.

Cooking for myself has been amazing. I save a ton of money, I get to choose my ingredients, and I get a sense of pride for learning a new skill. Last week I made pulled pork sandwiches. Got 9 pounds of pork, 12 rolls, and some BBQ sauce for 13 bucks, and I got 12 meals out of it (well, 7 for me and 5 for the wife). Way cheaper.
 
Xfujinon said:
Cooking for myself has been amazing. I save a ton of money, I get to choose my ingredients, and I get a sense of pride for learning a new skill. Last week I made pulled pork sandwiches. Got 9 pounds of pork, 12 rolls, and some BBQ sauce for 13 bucks, and I got 12 meals out of it (well, 7 for me and 5 for the wife). Way cheaper.
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Pulled pork is amazing.
 
Here's a list of places I can't stand:

  • Arby's
  • Wendy's*
  • Taco Bell
  • Taco Del Mar
  • TacoTime
  • any goddamn fast food restaurant that serves tacos
  • KFC

*I can do Wendy's chicken burgers, and their fries are decent if they're fresh and hot. They get soggy, hate their burgers and they never have decent fountain Cola.

I, surprisingly, don't mind McDonalds. Their fries are alright, and I don't mind the occasional double cheeseburger from Mickey-Dees.


I <3 Edo Japan here in Canadaland. Mmmmm mmmmm mmmhmmm.

EDIT: Also, I am a fan of pizza.
 
yg17 said:
Chokey Chicken? That's a real restaurant? I thought it was just a ficticious restaurant from Rocko's Modern Life.
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Nah I was just seeing if anybody else watched Rocko's Modern Life.

I like Braum's for their burgers, McDonald's for their fries, and Sonic for their frozen drinks.
 
UK
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (best burgers i've tasted thus far)
Nandos (Spicy grilled chicken that i can't get enough off)

US
Chick-Fil-A
Popeyes (Mostly for the biscuits than anything else)
Domino's

I used to like McDonalds, KFC, BK & Pizzahut but now i pretty much can't stand them. I can still tolerate McDs once in a while if i'm absolutely starving but i tend to avoid them and the rest for the most part
 
In-n-Out. That's about it. And even still, I only go there about twice a year at most.

I used to be a Taco Bell addict. Used to go there up to three times a week in my younger days. I think I last went there two years ago and was really put off by the taste of my formerly beloved bean burritos and taco supremes.

I haven't been to a McDonald's since maybe 2002.

There are plenty of good mom and pop sandwich shops and taquerias around to keep me satisfied during lunchtime. Plenty of excellent burgers to be had as well, though further up the price chain than your Big Mac or whatever.
 
Portillo's is definitely my favorite fast food place. I always get a chili cheese dog or two along with some fries and a vanilla milk shake. Don't forget the chocolate cake. Anybody visiting Chicago should get a bite to eat at Portillo's.

A Five Guys Burgers just opened up a few blocks away from me and I did not like it as much as I thought I would. The burgers were o.k. (nothing special) the fries were just not good, soggy and extra salty. The one thing I did like about Five Guys is the peanuts and they are open on Friday and Saturday until 2 or 3am.
 
Gonzo3333 said:
Portillo's is definitely my favorite fast food place. I always get a chili cheese dog or two along with some fries and a vanilla milk shake. Don't forget the chocolate cake. Anybody visiting Chicago should get a bite to eat at Portillo's.

A Five Guys Burgers just opened up a few blocks away from me and I did not like it as much as I thought I would. The burgers were o.k. (nothing special) the fries were just not good, soggy and extra salty. The one thing I did like about Five Guys is the peanuts and they are open on Friday and Saturday until 2 or 3am.
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Portillo's is amazing. There are so many places in Chicago that are great.

My list of favs: Portillo's, Al's Beef, Gino's East, Potbelly, Jimmy Johns, Grand Lux Cafe, ohhhh and Carson's Ribs.

Chicago has so much good food.
 
Gonzo3333 said:
Portillo's is definitely my favorite fast food place. I always get a chili cheese dog or two along with some fries and a vanilla milk shake. Don't forget the chocolate cake. Anybody visiting Chicago should get a bite to eat at Portillo's.

A Five Guys Burgers just opened up a few blocks away from me and I did not like it as much as I thought I would. The burgers were o.k. (nothing special) the fries were just not good, soggy and extra salty. The one thing I did like about Five Guys is the peanuts and they are open on Friday and Saturday until 2 or 3am.
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A Portillos opened up right by my Hometown in Southern California about a year ago, i've been a couple times and I honestly wasn't too impressed.
 
Spicy Pickle
Quizno's (even tho they ousted Ciabatta from their menu)
Wendy's
 
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