Most Unfairly Dissed Fast Food Chain

[King Kamala]

Hey, you included it as an option!

Yeah. I probably should've included Pizza Hut instead so I could get all three heads on the YUM! Foods Hydra as options (and give JN News a voice) . Ah well.

Idk if I should've included Subway either since I don't think anyone under the age of 50 has strong Subway opinions beyond their bread smell is weird & pervasive and Jared Fogle is a creep.

 

[Epic Springs]

I didn't even notice Taco Bell slashed their menu. How recent was this? I was there about a month ago, I think? I also order their more vegan friendly options and they were available when I went.

 

[King Kamala]

It was back in September/October I think. It was gradual and they did half of their eliminations one month and the other half the next. Some of the eliminated stuff is available on the Taco Bell App but then you ask having someone look over your shoulder and seeing you have the Taco Bell app downloaded.

 

[Hawk 34]

Taco Bell was the only drive thru place my girlfriend could eat from because so much of their menu can easily be made vegan. I was there 2-3x a week when she was pregnant. Gutting the menu cut what she could eat down to about a quarter of the size prior and took out the stuff I typically ordered.

Fuck them.

Same. Minus the pregnancy.

White Castle is a surprisingly strong fast food vegan location so that has been in our rotation for awhile as far as the occasional trash fast food option.

 

[King Kamala]

I've only had White Castle once driving Indiana 4 years ago and Idk if veggie burgers were even an option and I can't remember which brand veggie burger they us. However, I remember the article about them introducing veggie burgers and thinking "Wow. That is perfect option since it's greasy and grimy (but delicious) as the regular burger but in its own vegan way".

Looking it up and I guess it's Dr. Praeger's but they now also have Impossible Burger sliders too. Damn. Expand to New England, White Castle!

 

[Hawk 34]

Of all the chains using the fake meat, White Castle does it the best and it’s really not even close. Their onions really enhances the impossible taste and this is from a dude who doesn’t like onions.

 

[King Kamala]

Very rarely do you even see a non-vegetarian/vegan restaurant, chain or otherwise, that offers two kinds of veggie burgers. White Castle will be a nominee for the most deservedly praised fast food chain poll for sure.

 

[Lazgistics Supervisor]

There's a White Castle about 15 minutes north of me. Never been to one. Now there's a reason.

 

[Hawk 34]

There's a White Castle about 15 minutes north of me. Never been to one. Now there's a reason.

Kamala has redeemed himself partially for the Greek salad fiasco simply for starting this discussion and leading his fellow NEW ENGLAND MAN to a happier fast food trash location that will serve well to improve his relationship.

 

[Baby Shoes]

I think some answers can be given by people’s region. For me, the fast food that gets the most disdain where I am is Taco Bell due to the plethora of choices of more authentic or better Mexican food. I don’t know how many times I’ve had people make comment if I went to Taco Bell in a time pinch.

On the other hand, since seafood sucks where I am and I don’t have a food barometer unless I am traveling, someplace like Long John Silver’s is fine enough here where it would be ass someplace like the East coast that has better selection.

 

[Hawk 34]

I think some answers can be given by people’s region. For me, the fast food that gets the most disdain where I am is Taco Bell due to the plethora of choices of more authentic or better Mexican food. I don’t know how many times I’ve had people make comment if I went to Taco Bell in a time pinch.

On the other hand, since seafood sucks where I am and I don’t have a food barometer unless I am traveling, someplace like Long John Silver’s is fine enough here where it would be ass someplace like the East coast that has better selection.

LJS is most definitely near the top of the trash heap but you never truly hear any dissing of the brand for that reason, it’s a very limited niche audience that serves that specific function.

As a practicing pescatarian, in theory I’m glad that LJS exists but in reality I still won’t touch that shit, even if my memory tells the hush puppies are worth the farts that always accompany it.

 

[King Kamala]

I live in New England and even I occasionally (erm, frequently tbh) like to indulge in mediocre store brand frozen battered fish filets. So I understand why Taco Bell can thrive in Southern California or Texas (or Arizona). Sometimes you want steaks and sometimes ya want sloppy joes, ya know. Obviously, there's not enough people like me to justify putting a Long John Silver's in New England.

 

[Brocklock]

LJS is most definitely near the top of the trash heap but you never truly hear any dissing of the brand for that reason, it’s a very limited niche audience that serves that specific function.

As a practicing pescatarian, in theory I’m glad that LJS exists but in reality I still won’t touch that shit, even if my memory tells the hush puppies are worth the farts that always accompany it.

There was around 6 layers of batter around fish that was nearly liquid. It was disgusting and LJS is probably the worst chain.

Hush puppies are still good but not worth the rest.

 

[King Kamala]

Two qualities I associate with a good seafood restaurant are freshness and attention to detail which I rarely associate with fast food. You can tuck around and make an eatable bacon cheeseburger but much harder to tuck around and make fried shrimp.

 

[Lazgistics Supervisor]

LJS offends me and I hate seafood. A pox on your colon, @King Kamala . A POX!

 

[Hawk 34]

There's a White Castle about 15 minutes north of me. Never been to one. Now there's a reason.

PSA: EAT THEM IMMEDIATELY IN YOUR CAR. Don’t make a rookie mistake and wait til you get home.

 

[Lazgistics Supervisor]

I think there's a movie about how not to order and how to properly consume White Castle. Saturday Night Fever, I think?

 

[AA484]

Hey, something Laz and I have in common. A mutual hatred of seafood. Ironic, considering we come from Atlantic coast states.

 

[King Kamala]

LJS offends me and I hate seafood. A pox on your colon, @King Kamala . A POX!

I have never eaten at LJS. I just said I can see the appeal.

Not eating seafood and wearing shorts year round are the two signs of a true dyed in the wool New England Man IMO.

 

[Lazgistics Supervisor]

Seafood is for tourists and yuppies. True NEW ENGLAND MEN eat north shore roast beef sandwiches and walk to the convenience store during a nor'easter to grab ice cream.

 

[King Kamala]

I am still reeling from Bill & Bob’s Roast Beef next to Kappy’s Liquor in Saugus becoming a generic halal fried chicken place, @Laz .

Makes up for the fact that I am making tofu for dinner tonight like yuppy scum I am.

 

[Lazgistics Supervisor]

Follow George's North Shore on FB. He sets up in Portland all the time.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

I always assumed Lohn John Silver's the inferior brand to a place like Red Lobster myself.

 

[Brocklock]

I always assumed Lohn John Silver's the inferior brand to a place like Red Lobster myself.

I'm fine with eating at neither of those places for the rest of my life. I haven't been to Red Lobster in like a decade, but those prices were absurd back then. Can't imagine how much now.

 

[Gary]

I'm fine with eating at neither of those places for the rest of my life. I haven't been to Red Lobster in like a decade, but those prices were absurd back then. Can't imagine how much now.

All I remember about Red Lobster is how good their bread was. We used to have a Long John Silver's in town, but it was replaced by a Little Caesars (because if there's anything the town of Hillsboro needed, it was another Pizza place).

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

I would’ve picked White Castle if it were listed.

 

[Baby Shoes]

I would’ve picked White Castle if it were listed.

They finally opened a White Castle here late 2019 and people were waiting in line for four hours to get it. I was waiting for the crowds to die down before trying them but the pandemic started and I haven’t had anything I haven’t cooked at home since March.

I want to try White Castle but I cannot think of any food, let alone fast food, that I would wait for four hours to get.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

People were like that here for the Popeye's chicken sandwich. During a pandemic. People want to be a part of something, even if it's fast food hype.

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

People were like that here for the Popeye's chicken sandwich. During a pandemic. People want to be a part of something, even if it's fast food hype.

Sometimes, I’m too anti-hype. I still haven’t tried the Popeye’s chicken sandwich. I still want to, but I waited out the hype and now I’m suspicious about the post-hype quality.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

I would say believe the hype, in this case. But I know people who were let down by the hype. It's worth trying out for yourself, no-hype.