Do You Eat 'Fast Food'?

[PortlandBass77]

By 'fast food' I mean places that:

1. Has a drive through
2. Are supposed to be way faster than going to a restaurant
3. Actually cook their food
4. Operate solely as the fast food place and not as a second establish (such as a convenience store selling Pizza or whatnot that they cook (such as 7-11)).
5. Are not a Pizza place, coffee shop, or sandwich shop.

Hopefully I covered anything, I don't want this thread to turn into a debate of what should constitute a fast food place, I just want to know if people still eat at them. As for me, I only eat at local fast food places (mostly Burgerville for those in the Pacific NW) that source their ingredients at least semi locally.

 

[Gorn]

I like Taco Bell. I like McDonald's breakfast. I like Wendy's chili, baked potatoes and frosties. I like Arby's. I pass on all the rest.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

I used to. Got really fat doing that, because of the high-fat, high-carb nature of fast food.

I still sometimes get 5 or 6 tacos from Taco Bell, scrape everything out of the shells and into a bowl, and eat it like a taco salad. It's cheap and quick.

 

[Mktrat]

Unfortunately my son is a really picky eater, "Old McDonald's nuggets" as he refers to them is the only "meat" (term used loosely) he will eat.

So once a week we venture over there for a couple of "make the kids happy meals."

Apologies in advance for excessive use of "quotes"

 

[Passinwind]

The Burgervilles I've been to are always really slow, and I have a bit of a hard time calling a place that sells beer and wine a fast food joint. Other than that, I'm good for a few junk food fixes a year, usually McDonalds, which I pretty much always regret.

 

[Alkali Ike]

Five Guys is missing.

Sometimes I go to a local place called Cafe Yumm.

 

[Downunderwonder]

You misplaced the apostrophe, so no, I generally don't go for 'that stuff which purports to be food'.

 

[PortlandBass77]

Unfortunately my son is a really picky eater, "Old McDonald's nuggets" as he refers to them is the only "meat" (term used loosely) he will eat.

So once a week we venture over there for a couple of "make the kids happy meals."

Apologies in advance for excessive use of "quotes"

Just wow, the vivid images that alludes to.... I don't see how someone could ever again walk into a McDonalds and order a McDick again.... let alone eat there.....

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

I am a fast food junkie. I love going to the States because it is fat guy paradise, you guys have so many chains. I would kill for a local Popeye's, much better than KFC and Church's. I was always pleasantly surprised by Jack In The Box, would definitely go there again.

In-N-Out was probably the biggest let down for me. I had it built up soo much and then I got a 1/4" thick burger and shoestring fries. I get that some folks like shoe string fries but nobody in the world makes a good 1/4" thick burger, it just isn't possible.

I am not a bigot and I do not support hate so I haven't had Chic-Fil-A. I hear they make a killer chicken sandwich though... and I do get a kick out of their cow billboards.

 

[PortlandBass77]

Five Guys is missing.

Sometimes I go to a local place called Cafe Yumm.

5 Guys lacks a drive through. Are you in the Portland area? There's a Cafe Yumm in Beaverton somewhere....

 

[PortlandBass77]

I am a fast food junkie. I love going to the States because it is fat guy paradise, you guys have so many chains. I would kill for a local Popeye's, much better than KFC and Church's. I was always pleasantly surprised by Jack In The Box, would definitely go there again.

In-N-Out was probably the biggest let down for me. I had it built up soo much and then I got a 1/4" thick burger and shoestring fries. I get that some folks like shoe string fries but nobody in the world makes a good 1/4" thick burger, it just isn't possible.

I am not a bigot and I do not support hate so I haven't had Chic-Fil-A. I hear they make a killer chicken sandwich though... and I do get a kick out of their cow billboards.

Lol there's no Chic-Fil-As on the west coast so I don't have to worry about them....

 

[Danomo]

Yes, and I should stop.

 

[MJ5150]

I used to help keep those places open, eating there all the time. It wasn't uncommon for me to eat fast food everyday, sometimes more than once a day. That all caught up to me in my late 30's. Now, I eat fast food a couple times per month. A couple spicy potato soft tacos from Taco Bell, a Frosty from Wendy's, or a treat from Dairy Queen. It was a hard lesson I had to learn on my own. Ignoring all the warnings and advice from friends/family/doctors.

To steal a line from the younger crowd today, 'the struggle is real'. Breaking free from that addiction is what I am referring to.

-Mike

 

[two fingers]

I mainly eat at Chic-Fil-A cuz I totally support hate. The more hate the better. In fact I only buy meat sourced from Hatey Haterton, the local hater farmer. After all, that's what the thread is about, right?


You people just can't help yourselves, can you?

 

[Mike A]

I used to eat the heck out of it, but for the last two months, I've been eating Paleo. Already feel better. It's some nasty stuff when you really get down to it, but man it's tasty.

 

[fast slapper]

Lol there's no Chic-Fil-As on the west coast so I don't have to worry about them....

We have some here. Good but nothing special.

In-N-Out is my favorite for a light relatively fresh sandwich. They don't compare to good home made burgers obviously.

Taco Bell has a pretty good dollar menu.

 

[GregC]

Maybe once a month, probably less than 10X a year. I would guess 3-4X a year from Wendy's, one Mickey D's breakfast, and a couple others on a road trip. I'm driving 6 hours tomorrow, mostly solo, so I'll probably grab some fast food on the way.

I'm lucky, I have a wife who enjoys cooking and is great at it.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

You people just can't help yourselves, can you?

I have no idea what you're on about.

I wish we had Jack in the Box on the East Coast. I've never seen a Denny's with a drive-thru.
Over here it's Hardee's instead of Carl's Jr., but I think it's the same menu.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

I mainly eat at Chic-Fil-A cuz I totally support hate. The more hate the better. In fact I only buy meat sourced from Hatey Haterton, the local hater farmer. After all, that's what the thread is about, right?


You people just can't help yourselves, can you?

Me, too. I don't like chicken, but I eat there too support their hate. In fact, I will sometimes go to their website and suggest some more people they should hate.

 

[Selta]

Five Guys is missing.

Sometimes I go to a local place called Cafe Yumm.

Must be in the PacNW if we're still thinking of the same place.... the rice bowl with awesome sauce place? mmmmmmmm soooo good, though I'm not sure I'd call it fast food.

I used to eat a decent amount of fast food... a couple of times a week. Over the past 6 months or so my wife and I have cut way back on it, to where we now get it once a month at most.