Most Unfairly Dissed Fast Food Chain

[King Kamala]

I thought it was good but not that good but I get the non spicy version cause I was afraid of fucking up my gut. I've got to try the spicy version ASAP. GUT HEALTH BE DAMNED

 

[909]

The other thing is that if these are really hand breaded like they claim, the quality will be different from one day to the next. But I thought BK's was fried more to my liking too. I like it kind of well done.

 

[alfdogg]

Would probably vote for Arby's off of this poll, but I want to shout out Long John Silvers. Yes it's greasy as all hell, but I can't say I've ever regretted eating there. Since chicken is the topic, theirs is surprisingly good.

 

[909]

I would rather eat out my own ass than eat Long John Silver's. They have the absolute worst restaurants out here.

 

[geniusMoment]

How do you feel about Captain D's?

 

[909]

How do you feel about Captain D's?

We don't have that out here.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

I never went to Red Lobster or LJS but I always thought of the latter as rich folk food we didn’t get locally growing up. I was surprised as an adult to learn it is considered fast trash just like the lobster.

I’d like to go to a good breaded seafood place but I don’t know what the food options are. Don’t even know if they’d have em out here.

 

[alfdogg]

Pretty sure Captain D's is more of a regional chain. There is actually one on the next street from my house.

The LJS in my hometown closed a few months ago, so obviously the consensus was closer to how you guys feel about them than me, lol.

 

[tekcop]

I never went to Red Lobster or LJS but I always thought of the latter as rich folk food we didn’t get locally growing up. I was surprised as an adult to learn it is considered fast trash just like the lobster.

I’d like to go to a good breaded seafood place but I don’t know what the food options are. Don’t even know if they’d have em out here.

LJS is like 10x cheaper than Red Lobster. I don't understand this comparison at all.

 

[Brocklock]

I've hated Long John Silvers since I was a kid. I liked the hushpuppies but that's about it. Every time I've eaten it as an adult, I've either gotten sick or had an overload of grease and nasty batter. Totally agree with 909 here.

Disgusting.

 

[tekcop]

My family liked LJS when I was a kid, but the closest was probably 40ish miles away, so we only ate there a few times a year. I tried it as an adult for the first time probably like 8 years ago or so and felt awful afterwards. No interest in repeating that mistake again.

 

[Gary]

We had a LJS in town a while back. I remember going there and…not caring for it, to put I lightly. The building is now a Little Ceasers.

merit: I mentioned most of this earlier in the thread so never mind

 

[Mickey Massuco]

LJS is like 10x cheaper than Red Lobster. I don't understand this comparison at all.

Good marketing.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Glad Arbys is running away. It's not a surprise that Simpsons joke coincided with the show's dip in quality. DONT MESS WITH THE BEEF.

I haven't watched a second of The Simpsons in over twenty-five years, and now I'm heartbroken to learn that my favorite podcast may have stolen one of their jokes.

 

[Dandy]

I haven’t read the first three pages of this thread but I wanted go ahead and comment on how Kenny Rogers’ Roasters closing caused me great pain.

 

[claydude14]

I will agree that BK’s new ChiKing sandwich was a delight. Had the spicy with extra pickle. And I got a free Whopper by ordering it with the app!

 

[Lazgistics Supervisor]

The board: showing love for LJS and Red Lobster.

NEW ENGLAND MEN: ...meh

 

[Lazgistics Supervisor]

Also, if we're talking fast food chicken, the Mothercruncher from Checker's/Rally's deserves your respect.

 

[King Kamala]

The board: showing love for LJS and Red Lobster.

NEW ENGLAND MEN: ...meh

I've never had either chain. There hasn't been a Red Lobster in Maine for at least 20+ years. I highly doubt that LJS ever had a presence here.

Like if I was in the Midwest for a stretch of time, I'd be curious to try them but I'm not going to seek out a vastly inferior version of the food I've eaten 1-2 a week for my entire life. And there's dozens of chains that aren't up here that I'd be way more curious to try out. COOK OUT, I'M COMING IN AUGUST!

 

[Lazgistics Supervisor]

Can confirm that Cook Out makes a tasty burger.

 

[Slayer]

The board: showing love for LJS and Red Lobster.

NEW ENGLAND MEN: ...meh

I've lived most of my life about as far inland as one can be in America and don't like either of those chains, you all aren't that special!

...dammit now I want a lobster roll

 

[AA484]

Can confirm that Cook Out makes a tasty burger.

Man, they have Cook Outs in Tennessee, now? The quality used to be a lot better but you can't beat the "calories per dollar" ratio at Cook Out. The burgers are actually my least favorite thing to get there because even though they are pretty good for fast food, they are kind of puny.

 

[Lazgistics Supervisor]

Man, they have Cook Outs in Tennessee, now? The quality used to be a lot better but you can't beat the "calories per dollar" ratio at Cook Out. The burgers are actually my least favorite thing to get there because even though they are pretty good for fast food, they are kind of puny.

There are, but the one I've been to was in Myrtle Beach.

 

[tekcop]

I had Cookout for the first time while we were in South Carolina and it became a semi-regular member of our rotation. We have a couple here. It's still pretty good and stupid cheap. But there's also been like 3 people shot in the less than 3 years I've been here at the one I'd consider driving to and we only eat out like once a week now, so it's a rarity.

 

[King Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1415319360592297990

Man, easy to see why Subway got no votes ITT.

It'd be impossible to explain to a younger person that Subway was actually good in the '90s and early '00s.