Restaurants in Ames.

KFC was a special treat when I was a kid. I remember Dad getting a bucket for us to eat when he and Mom would take us to the drive-in movies in our old station wagon.

Now? It’s simply not good. They’ve ruined the mashed potatoes (they used to be so darn good, now they suck), the chicken is nothing special, and I heard they even got rid of the potato wedges.

Kwik Star chicken is considerably better.

Don’t get me started on the fall of Pizza Hut.
 
KFC was a special treat when I was a kid. I remember Dad getting a bucket for us to eat when he and Mom would take us to the drive-in movies in our old station wagon.

Now? It’s simply not good. They’ve ruined the mashed potatoes (they used to be so darn good, now they suck), the chicken is nothing special, and I heard they even got rid of the potato wedges.

Kwik Star chicken is considerably better.

Don’t get me started on the fall of Pizza Hut.

Pizza Hut is still my fav chain pizza.
 
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KFC was a special treat when I was a kid. I remember Dad getting a bucket for us to eat when he and Mom would take us to the drive-in movies in our old station wagon.

Now? It’s simply not good. They’ve ruined the mashed potatoes (they used to be so darn good, now they suck), the chicken is nothing special, and I heard they even got rid of the potato wedges.

Kwik Star chicken is considerably better.

Don’t get me started on the fall of Pizza Hut.

Was having this discussion the other day. When I was a kid, going to McDonalds was an absolute treat. Even the occasional BK post-college was good. Now I don’t think I’d eat either for free. Has my palette really matured that much, or have things gotten exponentially worse? Probably both.
 
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KFC was elite when they were basically the only restaurant in the chicken game.

But between Chick Fil A, Popeyes, Raising Canes, Slim Chickens, and others; they've fallen so far behind.

That being said, north Ames has almost no food options, so I'll take what I can get.
 
Pizza Hut is still my fav chain pizza.
I guess Pizza Hut is still a decent value; it’s not terribly expensive, and while the pizza’s nothing special, it’s adequate. I miss the lunch buffet, the Priazzo, the special feeling of the sit-down experience, it just seemed like a step above a regular quick-service chain. Now it’s just … okay.

Also, lots of us have access to way better pizza from places that aren’t mass-market chains. More expensive, though.
 
athersatherI guess Pizza Hut is still a decent value; it’s not terribly expensive, and while the pizza’s nothing special, it’s adequate. I miss the lunch buffet, the Priazzo, the special feeling of the sit-down experience, it just seemed like a step above a regular quick-service chain. Now it’s just … okay.

Also, lots of us have access to way better pizza from places that aren’t mass-market chains. More expensive, though.

i miss Godfathers from the 90's.
 
I guess Pizza Hut is still a decent value; it’s not terribly expensive, and while the pizza’s nothing special, it’s adequate. I miss the lunch buffet, the Priazzo, the special feeling of the sit-down experience, it just seemed like a step above a regular quick-service chain. Now it’s just … okay.

Also, lots of us have access to way better pizza from places that aren’t mass-market chains. More expensive, though.

Well sure their are plenty of better pizza options but for a chain I stand with the Hut
 
Pizza Hut went to hell when they got rid of the original P'zone.
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KFC was a special treat when I was a kid. I remember Dad getting a bucket for us to eat when he and Mom would take us to the drive-in movies in our old station wagon.

Now? It’s simply not good. They’ve ruined the mashed potatoes (they used to be so darn good, now they suck), the chicken is nothing special, and I heard they even got rid of the potato wedges.

Kwik Star chicken is considerably better.

Don’t get me started on the fall of Pizza Hut.
KFC and Pizza Hut had/have common ownership IIRC. The decline may not be a coincidence.
 
I got hooked on the KFC bowls during college - you know, back when they actually had more than a pinch of chicken in them.