The Fast Food Thread

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Tarrant

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Maybe he said that because in general Checkers burgers were pretty good and probably better than Burger Kings? I agree though 4 fries is pretty weak.

Unless you mean Burger Kings only has 4 fries on it.
 

Grimmlokk

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It's crazy to me that Florida would have a lot of good seafood places. We should definitely use a state that is SURROUNDED BY FUCKING OCEAN as the baseline for seafood joints.

Totally unrelated, but can we get some folks from Sicily to review Olive Garden for us? Also we need some native Beijing residents to let us know about Panda Express.
 

McCheese

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On a cross-country road trip when I was a kid we stopped in Kansas (?) at a DQ for lunch. I got a cookie dough blizzard. Later that night we arrived at my mom's cousin's house in Denver. We stepped into the house and they immediately started talking about the remodeling/painting they'd done throughout the house and my half digested cookie dough blizzard decided to erupt from my mouth. I panicked and tried to keep it in by putting my hand over my mouth, which provided a "thumb on the hose spout" effect, sending chunks of pinkish cookie dough blizzard to the walls, ceiling, and floor. That was well over 20 years ago and I haven't eaten at DQ since.
 

Soygen

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It's crazy to me that Florida would have a lot of good seafood places. We should definitely use a state that is SURROUNDED BY FUCKING OCEAN as the baseline for seafood joints.
I didn't use it as the baseline for seafood joints. I used at the baseline to insult people who live in areas with shitty seafood joints.
 

Falstaff

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Maybe he said that because in general Checkers burgers were pretty good and probably better than Burger Kings? I agree though 4 fries is pretty weak.

Unless you mean Burger Kings only has 4 fries on it.
I meant the BK burger only has 4 fries on it.
 

Mures

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Dude, seafood and fast food do NOT mix at all. Fuck LJS.
That's fine because their chicken planks are even better than their fish.
It's crazy to me that Florida would have a lot of good seafood places. We should definitely use a state that is SURROUNDED BY FUCKING OCEAN as the baseline for seafood joints.

Totally unrelated, but can we get some folks from Sicily to review Olive Garden for us? Also we need some native Beijing residents to let us know about Panda Express.
Yeah, ljs isn't terrible for fast food seafood, but I live in the New Orleans area, so if ever I want some delicious golden fried seafood, or any other kind of seafood, I got about a hundred better options to choose from.
 

Tarrant

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I find it hard to believe you have better seafood in New Orleans than Long John Silvers.

Hard to believe I tell you.
 

Alex

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Can I jump on the living by the ocean and having access to better seafood wagon too?
 

Joeboo

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I do love seafood, but I'm also perfectly happy living in the beef & BBQ capitol of the world. Even fresh ground beef is awesome, it's nice knowing people that raise cattle. Every year when we buy half a cow, it's almost better than Christmas. Fresh ground beef & steaks for about $2-$3 a pound is badass.

Yet inexplicably, people still love McRibs at McDonalds when they are on sale each year, even though that's basically the equivalent of eating LJS while in California or Florida.
 

Hekotat

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On a cross-country road trip when I was a kid we stopped in Kansas (?) at a DQ for lunch. I got a cookie dough blizzard. Later that night we arrived at my mom's cousin's house in Denver. We stepped into the house and they immediately started talking about the remodeling/painting they'd done throughout the house and my half digested cookie dough blizzard decided to erupt from my mouth. I panicked and tried to keep it in by putting my hand over my mouth, which provided a "thumb on the hose spout" effect, sending chunks of pinkish cookie dough blizzard to the walls, ceiling, and floor. That was well over 20 years ago and I haven't eaten at DQ since.
DQ is fucking awesome now, those fuckers just built one 2 blocks down the street.

BTW, your story made me bust out laughing at work.
 

Grumpus

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Is DQs actual food good? I've only ever had the ice cream.
Depends on if the employee's care. If they do its pretty good. The chicken strips are mighty salty which I like.

If you have never had one, try a Mr.Misty Float. Its a slurpee with soft serve ice cream in it. Pretty damn good.
 

chaos

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Down in Texas they used to have a steak finger basket which was amazing food when I was a kid. They don't even have that up here anymore, not sure if it's still a thing down South.
 

Koushirou

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The DQ here has fried cheese curds which are pretty fantastic. Also always liked their chili cheese dog and the fries aren't too bad, either.
 

kudos

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Is DQs actual food good? I've only ever had the ice cream.
Their crispy chicken sandwich is great (best in fast food imo) and their fries are top tier. The flamethrower burger is good but the liquid smoke is obvious in their burgers.
 

Joeboo

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DQ onion rings are easily the best fast food onion ring. Super crispy and the onion doesnt all slide out with the first bite like a lot of rings do.