Grifman wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:54 am
I love Chik-fil-A but Popeye's has a better chicken sandwich IMO. I changed and started going there instead of CFA when I needed a chicken sandwich fix. However, I've changed back to CFA. Popeye's has an app with rewards, but the rewards are determined by the franchisees, and so the rewards at my local Popeye's are crap. So my points are useless. So now I am back to CFA where my patronage is appreciated.
I also love Bojangles, especially their breakfast biscuits. But their app is crap. They used to but no longer give rewards, and on top of that, they charge a $0.50 fee to place an order using the app! WTF!? So I just ignore the app and place orders at the counter or drive through.
I think Chick-fil-A has the gold standard for apps - it's really well done.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 11:40 am
by em2nought
Grifman wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:54 am
I love Chik-fil-A but Popeye's has a better chicken sandwich IMO.
I have a coupon for a Popeye's chicken meal for $6.99 so I'm finally going to get to try their sandwich. I've been thinking about trying one for about three years now.
My aversion to huge crowds is keeping me out of our brand new Chick-fil-A.
mori wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 10:39 pm
Did my 6 month visit to Chick-fil-la to try the maple bacon, pepper, grilled chicken sandwich that is being heavily pushed in advertising. It was terrible. No seasoning, the bacon is below average fast food bacon, and they forgot anything pepper or spicy. I will be back in 6 months after I forget how underwhelming the food is going to be.
Why even go there that often? Profits from your purchase are funneled into anti-LGBT hate groups...that company is a pariah.
Wrong forum.
No, an atrocious company was invoked in this thread and I replied in kind.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 2:28 pm
by ImLawBoy
I'm going to formally ask you to keep it to R&P. You've made your opinion well known on the topic for years, so your silence won't be seen as agreement withe CFA's policy.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 7:39 pm
by em2nought
Sonny's has some decent deals right now like ribs & pulled pork dinner for $12 on Thursday, but the $5 off an entrée coupon that they give you with their brand new app won't work on that entrée. Boooooooo
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2024 4:58 pm
by em2nought
Since I failed at getting food from Sonny's yesterday I tried Popeye's today.
So I finally got around to trying Popeye's chicken sandwich since I had a coupon. My fries came fresh out of the fryer and they were really good, much better than the waffle fries at Chick-fil-A . Sweet potato waffle fries are the only waffle fries I like. I'd rather they brought back the carrot salad. I think the Popeye's sandwich used a potato bun so that's a plus with me. Crinkle cut crunchy pickles and more of them superior to the two floppy ones on a Chick-fil-A. They slather mayo on both sides at Popeye's, I'd rather they left the mayo off and allowed me to control the amount(I'll ask next time) the chicken breast was larger than the last few I've had at Chick-fil-A, however I have to give Chick-fil-A the edge on breading and the taste of the spices on the breading & the chicken itself. The flavorless Popeye's breading was sort of falling off too, might have been because they slathered that mayo on there. Popeye's gets points for good air conditioning, nearly empty lobby, and good atmosphere with New Orleans sounding music playing. Lobby was pretty clean didn't check the bathroom. Also props for having coke products. Finally Popeye's also gets props for having a survey on every receipt good for two pieces of chicken and a side when you buy a large drink. Chick-fil-A I get a survey for a free sandwich maybe every third or fourth receipt. Props to Popeye's for having coupons too, it's been a long time since I ever had a coupon from the other guys. Employees were friendly and didn't have any drama while I was there.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2024 5:18 pm
by Daehawk
Employees were friendly and didn't have any drama while I was there.
There was a KFC near us on the way to our doctor we'd stop at once in a blue moon. The last 3 times were stopped there on the way home the employees were being loud and arguing and stuff. The last time we stopped someone had been fired and they were yelling and throwing stuff in the kitchen and storming around. Needless to say that was our last stop there and in fact they closed it down not long after.
Employees were friendly and didn't have any drama while I was there.
There was a KFC near us on the way to our doctor we'd stop at once in a blue moon. The last 3 times were stopped there on the way home the employees were being loud and arguing and stuff. The last time we stopped someone had been fired and they were yelling and throwing stuff in the kitchen and storming around. Needless to say that was our last stop there and in fact they closed it down not long after.
It's the Burger Kings in my area, but my little Caesars has some really surly employees too.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:42 pm
by gilraen
Little Caesar's near me has pretty much made all human interaction completely optional. Sure, you can walk in and order at the counter. Or - my preferred method - you order on the app, it gives you a code, you walk into the place, punch the code into the warming shelf/unit/thingie, the little door opens for the correct shelf, you grab your order and you're done. Most of the time there aren't even any employees at the counter.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:00 pm
by Kraken
Waffle fries are optimized for dipping and not good for much beyond that. Too much surface area to volume makes them greasy and they get cold fast.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:38 pm
by Daehawk
First time I ever had waffle fried was around 1987. A place I think was called Backyard Burgers built a small drive thru only place in the parking lot of our old mall. It was about the same size or smaller than a Cookout place. That was the best fries I ever tasted. Had really good food. But it seems like they were there only a few years before disappearing forever. I need to look them up. See what happened.
As I recall their color was green. All fast food places have their own color decor and style...and I think their's was green.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:43 pm
by Jaymann
Rubio's (fish tacos) has filed for bankruptcy - they blame high minimum wage. One of their local franchises is boarded up but another is still open. You have to wonder for how long. End of an era.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2024 1:25 am
by Daehawk
Its a shame when companies cant stay in business when they have to pay their employees a wage they can actually live on...you know, like jobs should be.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2024 2:18 am
by Kraken
Daehawk wrote: Sat Jul 27, 2024 1:25 am
Its a shame when companies cant stay in business when they have to pay their employees a wage they can actually live on...you know, like jobs should be.
Yeah if your business model can't afford to pay people the rock bottom minimum, you failed. Someone else will arise to meet the fish taco emergency.
Daehawk wrote: Sat Jul 27, 2024 1:25 am
Its a shame when companies cant stay in business when they have to pay their employees a wage they can actually live on...you know, like jobs should be.
Yeah if your business model can't afford to pay people the rock bottom minimum, you failed. Someone else will arise to meet the fish taco emergency.
...or people will learn to fish.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2024 11:03 am
by Isgrimnur
John Munch, Homicide: Life on the Street wrote:The Irish. A million people died in the potato famine. Ireland is an island. An island by definition is surrounded by fish. A million people died because they didn’t like fish.
Daehawk wrote: Sat Jul 27, 2024 1:25 am
Its a shame when companies cant stay in business when they have to pay their employees a wage they can actually live on...you know, like jobs should be.
Yeah if your business model can't afford to pay people the rock bottom minimum, you failed. Someone else will arise to meet the fish taco emergency.
...or people will learn to fish.
That's silly and would never work.
I've gone fishing a bunch when I was a kid and neither I nor anyone I know has ever reeled in a fish taco.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2024 1:17 am
by Grifman
Kraken wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:00 pm
Waffle fries are optimized for dipping and not good for much beyond that. Too much surface area to volume makes them greasy and they get cold fast.
Weird, I consider CFA waffle fries the least fast food fries.
Daehawk wrote: Sat Jul 27, 2024 1:25 am
Its a shame when companies cant stay in business when they have to pay their employees a wage they can actually live on...you know, like jobs should be.
Yeah if your business model can't afford to pay people the rock bottom minimum, you failed. Someone else will arise to meet the fish taco emergency.
This has always been my stance. You say that to stay in business you need to exploit the poorest of the poor? Well FU pal.
Daehawk wrote: Sat Jul 27, 2024 1:25 am
Its a shame when companies cant stay in business when they have to pay their employees a wage they can actually live on...you know, like jobs should be.
Yeah if your business model can't afford to pay people the rock bottom minimum, you failed. Someone else will arise to meet the fish taco emergency.
This has always been my stance. You say that to stay in business you need to exploit the poorest of the poor? Well FU pal.
They'll probably start serving Pagpag here soon in order to pay employees and stay in business. In fact the two tiny pieces of chicken I got with my survey from Popeye's tasted a bit like it might be Pagpag to me. That leg & thigh were more skimpy and dry than the chicken in a Hungry Man TV dinner. Popeye meaty fried chicken sandwich good, Popeye fried chicken by itself not so much
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2024 10:14 am
by Daehawk
Even worse is the tipping basically required in this country. We were already helping to subsidize employee's wage with that.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2024 4:13 pm
by Daehawk
Ive been watching a video of commercials from one of if not my favorite year...1994. Its surprising how cheap food seemed. yet back then we probably thought ti was high lol.
footlong subway sub $1.99
double cheese cheeseburger at BK $1.99
Some others Im not remembering...but i was like.."$2!!" and yet $1.99
Grifman wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:54 am
I love Chik-fil-A but Popeye's has a better chicken sandwich IMO. I changed and started going there instead of CFA when I needed a chicken sandwich fix. However, I've changed back to CFA. Popeye's has an app with rewards, but the rewards are determined by the franchisees, and so the rewards at my local Popeye's are crap. So my points are useless. So now I am back to CFA where my patronage is appreciated.
I also love Bojangles, especially their breakfast biscuits. But their app is crap. They used to but no longer give rewards, and on top of that, they charge a $0.50 fee to place an order using the app! WTF!? So I just ignore the app and place orders at the counter or drive through.
I think Chick-fil-A has the gold standard for apps - it's really well done.
100%. So easy to use and earn rewards.
I've lost a bunch of weight in the last 12 months and CFA has become a go to for a filling, low calorie, high protein meal. A grilled cool wrap and a 8 piece grilled nuggets is less than 600 calories and has 67g of protein.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2024 11:26 pm
by Daehawk
I ordered some of these when I saw them on Walmarts website. All Dressed. Its a sweet tomato, vinegar, and onion flavor. Not hot not super sweet just a hint and i cant tell any vinegar is in it. But I do like it. If different and Im always searching for different foods i can get because im bored of what Ive ate for life.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 2:20 am
by Kraken
Maybe we should have a junk food thread. Pringles make fast food look like haute cuisine.
japanese monthly snack box. At $50 a month Ill never get it but thought someone here might be interested.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2024 1:05 pm
by Rumpy
Daehawk wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2024 11:26 pm
I ordered some of these when I saw them on Walmarts website. All Dressed. Its a sweet tomato, vinegar, and onion flavor. Not hot not super sweet just a hint and i cant tell any vinegar is in it. But I do like it. If different and Im always searching for different foods i can get because im bored of what Ive ate for life.
All-Dressed is a common Canadian chip flavor, usually combining the 3 most common chip flavors into one; BBQ, Salt-&-Vinegar, and Sour Cream & Onion. I've heard that the Pringles version is rather tame compared to other versions on the market. But in general, I'm surprised it's not a a flavor that has caught on in the U.S given it's popularity here.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2024 1:16 pm
by Daehawk
Every time I find a new flavor that I love its gone forever within 2 months.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:57 pm
by Jeff V
I didn't see seaweed or squid which I recall seeing in the Philippines so you might be right.
I didn't see seaweed or squid which I recall seeing in the Philippines so you might be right.
Seaweed would be a smart flavor choice since seaweed itself isn't exactly cheap for a teeny tiny bag.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:42 pm
by Daehawk
My huge ass Walmart has like 4 flavors. Unless you want to pay $21 for a 3rd party. I F'N HATE Walmart and Amazon 3rd parties. Wish they'd crawl off and ...well go away.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2024 1:58 am
by em2nought
Daehawk wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:42 pm
My huge ass Walmart has like 4 flavors.
It's not Pringles, but I just cooked a nice batch of liver & onions. That's a cheap meal for you. Walmart has the liver in the freezer section. Put some olive oil in a big pan cook three big thin sliced onions in two batches until brown and put those aside in a bowl, take half of the liver out of the package running it through a flour dredge on both sides, put it in the same pan you used with some more olive oil. Cook it on both sides until it's nice and brown, then do the same with the rest of the package & some more olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste. Yum!
I think I'd like a can of Liver & Onion Pringles.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2024 3:43 pm
by Daehawk
That sounds good. As a child I HATED liver. The only thing to me it was good for is fishing for catfish. But somewhere along my life's journey I found I loved it fried. Our local KFCs will sell it to you...its not on their menu yet they cook it..weird.
Also with my dental issues I cant chew raw onions now so when I do have them I have to saute them first. So hey a perfect match.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2024 7:37 pm
by em2nought
Daehawk wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2024 3:43 pm
But somewhere along my life's journey I found I loved it fried. Our local KFCs will sell it to you...its not on their menu yet they cook it..weird.
Also with my dental issues I cant chew raw onions now so when I do have them I have to saute them first. So hey a perfect match.
I meant to say "beef" liver, I'm still not very fond of chicken livers unless they're cut up in some gravy along with gizzards & hearts.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2024 9:18 pm
by Daehawk
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:37 pm
by mori
mori wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 10:39 pm
Did my 6 month visit to Chick-fil-la to try the maple bacon, pepper, grilled chicken sandwich that is being heavily pushed in advertising. It was terrible. No seasoning, the bacon is below average fast food bacon, and they forgot anything pepper or spicy. I will be back in 6 months after I forget how underwhelming the food is going to be.
I don't always agree with his ratings and this time, we differ greatly on the Chick-fil-la sandwich. Maybe I got a bad sandwich or they just know how to make them better at the location he went to on his visit.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2024 12:22 am
by em2nought
I agree with them on the Sonic Groovy Fries, definitely good. The golden crunchiness is kind of like if you made hash browns into a fry. Didn't try the sauce, the fries were too good just by themselves.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2024 11:06 am
by Daehawk
Got some Carnation chocolate malt milk mix. Ohhhh so good. This is what I must have had as a kid because it brings up the hazy memories of those times. I had tried Ovaltine years ago but wasn't it and thought I was just mis remembering again. But its was this one..Carnation. YUM
Got some ice cream too..vanilla....meant to buy chocolate syrup but forgot. Want to make a chocolate malt shake. No one in my entire town has them these days when everyone did in the times before time.
EDIT: GEEZ thats a huge pic and I used bigimg too
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2024 12:04 pm
by Punisher
B.U.Y. M.O.R.E. O.V.AL.T.I.N.E.
Re: Fast Food Foofaraw
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2024 2:48 pm
by WYBaugh
Culvers is a recent addition in Jacksonville, what's everyone's thoughts on them?
