It’s not current, it’s seasonal but the buffalo chicken sandwich from Whataburger. Hands down my favorite fast food item–get it with extra cheese and onions? Can’t beat it.
Wait. I’d like to amend my statement. I forgot about Smashburger’s veggie burger. If you let it sit until it gets cold it becomes the best burger on the planet.
Bacon McDouble. It’s essentially a Bacon Quater Pounder (as it has two 1/8lbs patties) but for $2 (in most locations) and you can ask them to sub Mac sauce and get a bacon Big Mac missing only lettuce and the middle bun, for $2!
I don’t eat fast food (Panera if that counts) so if I’m absolutely starving I might get some McDonald’s fries. Although every once in a while I like a orange HI-C but hate that I have to go to Burger King for it now.
Actually now that I think about about about every 6 month to a year my boyfriend always wants White Castle when he’s drunk late at night (and I have to drive) so I’ll get a couple crispy chicken sandwich’s and I know it’s made fresh bc we wait 20ins for it. But that’s the only fast food I eat besides McDonald’s fries. Yeah I know probably the worst of the worst.
@Star2236 I’m no love expert but I think you’ll know he is the one if you can stand being in the same room with him 2-4 hours after you two have had your White Castle meals. That or you have a stuffy nose.
@njfan
Oh, I don’t eat the sliders, like I said I eat the chicken sandwich and always tell me boyfriend he has sleep in the other room when he eats that shit lol
And a nomination for “worst”: Naked Chicken Tenders from Buffalo Wild Wings. Their formula calls for the tenders to be “grilled” on a frying surface, with salt and pepper applied regardless of the flavor of seasoning or sauce requested, and then the sauce or seasoning is supposed to be supplied separately for the customer to apply. Out of four to-go orders, zero had the sauce or seasoning either supplied with the tenders or already applied, and two orders had so much S&P applied as to render any other seasoning inconsequential. Their response to complaints about the misses has been underwhelming to the point of insult in at least half of the cases.
@cinoclav
Even the drunken sports crowd seems to have deserted the two nearest me, to be honest. What was reliably a packed parking lot back in 2019 is now half full or less, while the joints down the street are hopping. I’m guessing they’ve got some upper management problems that won’t get solved before the whole chain implodes. It’s sad, sorf of. They used to be good.
@werehatrack Usually people spit on me for actually wholeheartedly loving McDonald’s instead of whatever $20 gourmet burger they can’t stop raving about despite it costing three times what I pay for an entire meal. (I’ve tried many ‘gourmet’ burger places, and none of them were ever as tasty to me as McDonald’s or most other fast food chains, and that is my fully honest personal taste!)
@PooltoyWolf
I don’t actively like McD for the most part, but I still find them useful for certain things. I just wish they had kept any of their truly excellent specialty-level burgers on their menu. I found the regular QP to be insipid at best long ago, and have not had one in at least a decade. And the Big Mac has the peculiar place of being something that I enjoy the first three bites and then can’t eat the rest, even when ordered without their slabs of plastic cheez. But I’ll grab breakfast from them without regrets.
Burger King double whopper is my weakness. However, my local store employees either can’t read, or just DGAF, since I order it without any “sauce” (e.g. mustard/ mayo/ ketchup/other weird toppings) and they can’t/won’t make it that way. So I am safe since I won’t eat a burger with any of these, esp “Catsup”-“Ketchup”-anything based on tomato puree. At least it keeps me away from junk food.
@CBL_WV I do love me a Double Whopper, but like your experience, none of my local BKs ever seem to be able to make it the way I ask, which is suspicious for a restaurant that constantly says ‘Have it Your Way’.
@CBL_WV
Concur on the Double Whopper being generally good, and I find it particularly attractive because I personally loathe mustard - which virtually all of the other chains seem incapable of omitting around here. But the standard Whopper formula doesn’t call for it, so I’m safe. (The Jumbo Jack is the other safe haven in that regard.) You are not alone in avoidance of tomato. I have a business associate who dares not eat it, and this has created some interesting times at post-event dinners.
It’s not what was asked, but I find Five Guys French fries to be the single most overrated food item on the planet. The greasiest I have ever had the displeasure of eating…they almost soaked through the bag! The burger was okay but not worth the price. I’m not even picky when it comes to fries! The only ones I really don’t care for otherwise are Wendy’s. Favorite fries include McDonald’s, Arby’s curly fries, and the ever-disappearing Taco Bell Nacho Fries. (Those barely lasted two months this time!!)
@tinamarie1974 Well, I visit Florida Flywheelers in Avon Park for their shows a couple times a year! Interestingly, that location never showed up in my searches.
Man half these places (Jack in the box, wallaburger, chick-fil-a) I’ve herd of them but have never seen them on my state. I know there used to be a Popeyes in the “hood” not to far away but I don’t drive through there so have no idea if is there anymore.
Jack in the box must be a west coast thing bc I’ve never seen them when driving to Florida either.
Jack in the Box is an American fast-food restaurant chain founded February 21, 1951, by Robert O. Peterson in San Diego, California, where it is headquartered. The chain has over 2,200 locations, primarily serving the West Coast of the United States. Restaurants are also found in selected large urban areas outside the West Coast, including Phoenix, Denver, Albuquerque, El Paso, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Baton Rouge, Nashville, Charlotte, Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati as well as one in Guam.
They are all over the place in Texas. (I wonder if we have half of those 2200.)
You must have driven the northerly route to Florida.
Similar for Chick-fil-a. I don’t know of “wallaburger”, but we have Whataburger restaurants all over the place in this state. I’ve eaten in them from Abilene to Austin to Dallas to Houston to Galveston to Tyler.
For sheer consistency and satisfaction, Popeye’s red beans and rice. It’s fast, it’s filling, it’s vaguely nutritious (at least per 1980s Saturday morning messaging), and it’s pure comfort.
I am a Popeye’s addict though. I have eaten Popeye’s everywhere I’ve been that has had a Popeye’s…including the UAE.
@brainmist Except for the fact that Popeye’s recently removed the red beans and rice from their side dishes. Or am I thinking of their “dirty rice”, bith of which are deeply cherished by the diaspora of New Orleanians spread across the country after Katrina, as well as those that don’t live there but still call it home.
@brainmist Must be the dirty rice then. I miss it the most. I still make red beans on Mondays every now and then. Instant Pot for scratch and Blue Runner if I’m on a cheat day.
I just make sure I keep some tasso and andouille in the freezer. The real stuff, [brands redacted], not that Johnsonville fakery from who knows where.
in-n-out ‘grilled cheese’ animal style. I still have dreams about it.
@halfling
Describe? I’m tempted to seek this out.
@halfling I disagree…i get a double double…no lettuce…no tomato…extra grilled onions…animal style…best thing ever hands down
It’s not current, it’s seasonal but the buffalo chicken sandwich from Whataburger. Hands down my favorite fast food item–get it with extra cheese and onions? Can’t beat it.
@riskybryzness you can custom order it anytime. Just get a bbq chicken strip sando and replace the sauce with buffalo and add ranch.
fresh cheese curds from culvers
@Leftoverburrito hmm, I don’t know what that is but that is not the answer.
@Leftoverburrito @njfan How can you know it’s not the answer if you don’t know what it is?
@Leftoverburrito @PooltoyWolf one word: curd.
@Leftoverburrito @njfan @PooltoyWolf
/giphy muffet tuffet
current and always available would be chicken crispy tacos from taco bell, don’t @ me.
Wait. I’d like to amend my statement. I forgot about Smashburger’s veggie burger. If you let it sit until it gets cold it becomes the best burger on the planet.
Bacon McDouble. It’s essentially a Bacon Quater Pounder (as it has two 1/8lbs patties) but for $2 (in most locations) and you can ask them to sub Mac sauce and get a bacon Big Mac missing only lettuce and the middle bun, for $2!
okay so… I’m in love with the patty melt from Whataburg. I can’t help myself.
@SpoopySkeleton ALSO NACHO FRIES
@SpoopySkeleton NACHO FRIES!!!
Oh man, that a tuffy! Um … SmashBurger Double Truffle Mushroom Swiss Burger.
@GetClosure with extra mushrooms.
My vote is for the Sonic Soft Pretzel Twist and Cheese Sauce.
I don’t eat fast food (Panera if that counts) so if I’m absolutely starving I might get some McDonald’s fries. Although every once in a while I like a orange HI-C but hate that I have to go to Burger King for it now.
@Star2236 you were close. The answer is Panera’s chicken noodle soup.
@Star2236
Actually now that I think about about about every 6 month to a year my boyfriend always wants White Castle when he’s drunk late at night (and I have to drive) so I’ll get a couple crispy chicken sandwich’s and I know it’s made fresh bc we wait 20ins for it. But that’s the only fast food I eat besides McDonald’s fries. Yeah I know probably the worst of the worst.
@njfan
Not really a chx noodle soup person unless it’s home made. I eat their tomato soup.
@Star2236 I’m no love expert but I think you’ll know he is the one if you can stand being in the same room with him 2-4 hours after you two have had your White Castle meals. That or you have a stuffy nose.
@njfan @Star2236
@njfan
Oh, I don’t eat the sliders, like I said I eat the chicken sandwich and always tell me boyfriend he has sleep in the other room when he eats that shit lol
Either Jimmy John’s Billy Club with hot peppers or Lion’s Choice roast beef sandwich if I’m in the area.
@mschuette LC with extra seasoning!!!
@mschuette Different sub, but same chain. Totally Tuna lettuce wrap with hot peppers, oilvinegoregano
Only ‘sandwich’ I would ever call refreshing. Also their Frenchie was such a great idea, shame it was a limited offering
Taco Bell Naked Chicken Chalupa!
Jack in the Box two tacos for 99 cents.
But, actually, eight tacos for $3.96.
@Limewater
@Limewater @mossygreen
/giphy Oh My!
DQ Butterfinger Blizzard
@chienfou I agree about the blizzard but like M&M minus the chocolate sauce better.
Toss-up between Quiznos Chicken Carbonara sandwich and the Schlotzky’s turkey bacon club on their special bread.
Garlic Burger at Steak and Shake!
Onion rings from Whataburger. No equals.
And a nomination for “worst”: Naked Chicken Tenders from Buffalo Wild Wings. Their formula calls for the tenders to be “grilled” on a frying surface, with salt and pepper applied regardless of the flavor of seasoning or sauce requested, and then the sauce or seasoning is supposed to be supplied separately for the customer to apply. Out of four to-go orders, zero had the sauce or seasoning either supplied with the tenders or already applied, and two orders had so much S&P applied as to render any other seasoning inconsequential. Their response to complaints about the misses has been underwhelming to the point of insult in at least half of the cases.
@werehatrack BWW pretty much sucks all around. If they didn’t cater to the drunken sports crowd they’d have gone out of business years ago.
@cinoclav
Even the drunken sports crowd seems to have deserted the two nearest me, to be honest. What was reliably a packed parking lot back in 2019 is now half full or less, while the joints down the street are hopping. I’m guessing they’ve got some upper management problems that won’t get solved before the whole chain implodes. It’s sad, sorf of. They used to be good.
@werehatrack I honestly can’t say I had ever been there and been impressed. It was always overpriced, undersized wings.
Looks like there are a LOT of hungry flasks on this thread.
DQ M&M Blizzard without the chocolate sauce.
If Panera is considered fast food, I like their flatbread pizza. Chocolate Chippers are good too.
I don’t get into these debates because people inevitably tell me my collective eating choices are trash.
@PooltoyWolf
If you didn’t have to dumpster-dive to get it, it wasn’t trash.
That said, most store-brand box-mix mac-n-cheez might as well be delivered in a dumpster.
@werehatrack Usually people spit on me for actually wholeheartedly loving McDonald’s instead of whatever $20 gourmet burger they can’t stop raving about despite it costing three times what I pay for an entire meal. (I’ve tried many ‘gourmet’ burger places, and none of them were ever as tasty to me as McDonald’s or most other fast food chains, and that is my fully honest personal taste!)
@PooltoyWolf
Remember: Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one, and every one but your own stinks!
@chienfou Yep.
@PooltoyWolf
I don’t actively like McD for the most part, but I still find them useful for certain things. I just wish they had kept any of their truly excellent specialty-level burgers on their menu. I found the regular QP to be insipid at best long ago, and have not had one in at least a decade. And the Big Mac has the peculiar place of being something that I enjoy the first three bites and then can’t eat the rest, even when ordered without their slabs of plastic cheez. But I’ll grab breakfast from them without regrets.
@PooltoyWolf if I’m eating fast food then I’ve come to terms with the fact that my current status re: food is trash…but sometimes it checks the boxes
Burger King double whopper is my weakness. However, my local store employees either can’t read, or just DGAF, since I order it without any “sauce” (e.g. mustard/ mayo/ ketchup/other weird toppings) and they can’t/won’t make it that way. So I am safe since I won’t eat a burger with any of these, esp “Catsup”-“Ketchup”-anything based on tomato puree. At least it keeps me away from junk food.
@CBL_WV I do love me a Double Whopper, but like your experience, none of my local BKs ever seem to be able to make it the way I ask, which is suspicious for a restaurant that constantly says ‘Have it Your Way’.
@CBL_WV @PooltoyWolf
Or is it… have it
yOUR way?@CBL_WV @chienfou Ha!
@CBL_WV
Concur on the Double Whopper being generally good, and I find it particularly attractive because I personally loathe mustard - which virtually all of the other chains seem incapable of omitting around here. But the standard Whopper formula doesn’t call for it, so I’m safe. (The Jumbo Jack is the other safe haven in that regard.) You are not alone in avoidance of tomato. I have a business associate who dares not eat it, and this has created some interesting times at post-event dinners.
It’s not what was asked, but I find Five Guys French fries to be the single most overrated food item on the planet. The greasiest I have ever had the displeasure of eating…they almost soaked through the bag! The burger was okay but not worth the price. I’m not even picky when it comes to fries! The only ones I really don’t care for otherwise are Wendy’s. Favorite fries include McDonald’s, Arby’s curly fries, and the ever-disappearing Taco Bell Nacho Fries. (Those barely lasted two months this time!!)
@PooltoyWolf have you ever tried Penn Station fries? Delicious!!
@tinamarie1974 I’ve never heard of them, and the name sounds like something that’s not available anywhere near me in central Florida.
@PooltoyWolf oh too bad, they are sprinkled around STL. Fresh cut, fried crispy. So, very good
@PooltoyWolf I just checked and there is a total of ONE in the entire state of FL, near Avon Park. So odds are it is not near you
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@PooltoyWolf five guys has the best fries in my opinion…the grease/salt factor alone seals that deal…
@tinamarie1974 Well, I visit Florida Flywheelers in Avon Park for their shows a couple times a year! Interestingly, that location never showed up in my searches.
@PooltoyWolf if you try it you will have to let me know what you think
@tinamarie1974 I’ll try to remember xD
/image Popeyes fried chicken sandwich
Come to papa. Nom. Nom.
@mike808 a good Madea ALWAYS puts her foot in it!!
@mike808 Fucking took long enough for someone to say it. But I have to go with the spicy. Always the spicy.
Also, at least Popeyes seems to be cool with marginalized people.
@cinoclav And Popeye’s cares about people who want to eat a chicken sandwich on Sunday. Just 'cuz it’s Sunday don’t mean you don’t get hungry.
@mike808 Sorry, I’m fatigued from racial stereotypes-as-humor. That tweet is performance art, and not really about sandwiches.
@806D2701 Performance art or humor, that doesn’t make what it says about Chick-fil-A and Popeye’s chicken sandwiches not true.
And definitely the spicy. Chick-fil-A is still a me-too chicky sandy wannabe, on top of their self-inflicted Christo-fascist proselytizing baggage.
@mike808 meh
Taco Star because they’re open at 2:34am.
Smithfields skrimp snack.
I’ll take my response offline.
/giphy ftw
Man half these places (Jack in the box, wallaburger, chick-fil-a) I’ve herd of them but have never seen them on my state. I know there used to be a Popeyes in the “hood” not to far away but I don’t drive through there so have no idea if is there anymore.
Jack in the box must be a west coast thing bc I’ve never seen them when driving to Florida either.
@Star2236
From wikipedia,
They are all over the place in Texas. (I wonder if we have half of those 2200.)
You must have driven the northerly route to Florida.
Similar for Chick-fil-a. I don’t know of “wallaburger”, but we have Whataburger restaurants all over the place in this state. I’ve eaten in them from Abilene to Austin to Dallas to Houston to Galveston to Tyler.
If I’m really feeling it, light on the avocado sauce: Taco Bell Shredded Chicken Burrito
For sheer consistency and satisfaction, Popeye’s red beans and rice. It’s fast, it’s filling, it’s vaguely nutritious (at least per 1980s Saturday morning messaging), and it’s pure comfort.
I am a Popeye’s addict though. I have eaten Popeye’s everywhere I’ve been that has had a Popeye’s…including the UAE.
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@brainmist Except for the fact that Popeye’s recently removed the red beans and rice from their side dishes. Or am I thinking of their “dirty rice”, bith of which are deeply cherished by the diaspora of New Orleanians spread across the country after Katrina, as well as those that don’t live there but still call it home.
@mike808 You must be thinking of the dirty rice, because I had the red beans two days ago.
@brainmist @mike808 Of course, the rice would be dirty, after Katrina. It’s probably on the menu now as red beans and dirty rice.
@brainmist Must be the dirty rice then. I miss it the most. I still make red beans on Mondays every now and then. Instant Pot for scratch and Blue Runner if I’m on a cheat day.
I just make sure I keep some tasso and andouille in the freezer. The real stuff, [brands redacted], not that Johnsonville fakery from who knows where.