*** Cyclone Fanatic Fast Food Tournament Round of 64 ***
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Wait, you're supposed to complain in this thread, not shower us with compliments!
Seriously, Thanks!
Also I'm joking about "complaints," ALL feedback is appreciated. It's a fun, collaborative (and sometimes lengthy) process to compile the bracket, we know it's never perfect, and subject to critique.
The BK closest to my place closed a couple of years ago ... now Arby's is at the site (Arby's closed here about 10 years ago, at a different location). I didn't go to BK frequently anyway, but occasionally a Whopper sound SO appealing, and I still liked the traditional basic chicken wich, although quality of that seemed to drop a little.
I don't like BK enough to drive ~20 miles at random and obviously not a close enough hub that I can do Door Dashery.
Thing about Whopper, for me, in past couple of decades, it's indulge-worthy, but my system getting too old and it's kind of effort to digest the darn thing.
I was always a big BK fan growing up, mostly because of their onion rings and the fact that they were the only ones with those, and also the original chicken sandwich. I agree with everyone about their quality nosediving. But it looks like their new campaign is founded on a re-dedication to product quality, so we'll see how legit that is.
and while we’re on it, as bad as whataburger is, it’s a Michelin quality restaurant compared to Jack in the Box. I’ve had Jack in the Box twice in two different states (Idaho and California), and both times I got a burger, and it was inedible. I can almost always get something down once I’ve payed for it, but not Jack in the Box. I’ve also never met anyone that’s had it and liked it.
The polish sausage with mustard and grilled onions is the bomb!
You can order them with as much or as little au jus as you want. Some places will dunk the whole sandwich in it, which I agree is too much.
Used to love the BK chicken parm sandwich, but the thing that initially hooked me was their breakfast croissant was superior to the Egg McMuffin, IMO. The BK near us has held their quality well and my kids love their chicken sticks.
Jack in the Box is only good drunk or high.
It's insanity how much a 'value meal' is now at all of these place. I don't go to them that often, but when I do, especially with the current prices, I ask for everything I order to be made fresh...and they all do it no problem. If i'm gonna pay that much for fast food, it's not gonna have sat under a lamp for an hour. I highly suggest you ask for fresh every time...it does make a massive difference.
This seems vaguely familiar, but I'd like a refresher about specifics on that.
Recall something maybe with the fries.
Also at some point the bun style seemed to change, unless I'm imagining it. I swear McD also in that regard, places going to more of a 'butter bun' thing, and I don't like it as much. Possibly why I'm not super-jaz-kunced for Culver's burgers.
I don't get the love for Portillo's. IMO it's really expensive for what you get. I guess I might understand it for someone who has never had good homemade sausage. My wife and and I both grew up in small German communities with butchers that made and still make sausage from family recipes. Every winter, we have a bunch shipped (bring it back if we travel). Cheaper than Portillo's.
Do we have those around here? I’ve only seen them when I was working in Phoenix. Or maybe it was San Francisco. Can’t remember beyond it being out west. It was pretty good as I recall.
Controlling share in Whataburger was bought by a Chicago investment firm, and they've been trying to expand the footprint. Many complaints that they are expanding too fast and the QC in the new stores is poor due to lack of training and not sourcing good ingredients. I hope they fix it. The original family retained some ownership, and has supposedly been pushing to improve this.
It's a top burger joint when done right. The one by my house has been there for about 30 years, and the QC really slipped during/right after COVID, but has improved back to original standards. I live near a main training restaurant, so we get alot of managers-in-training trying to impress the trainers.
If you've lived in Chicago, in the actual city, then you've probably had the real/legit Italian beef sandwiches, sausages/hot dogs, etc., which IMO makes it harder to be all that dazzled by Portillo's. It's a little like Lou Malnati's for pizza, I could name a half-dozen other Chicago pizza places that leave Malnati's in the dust, but Malnati's is probably the best known because they've scaled and done a good job of marketing. Not banging on Portillo's, it's decent IMO, but it's built to scale and a far cry from the authentic Chicago street-style stuff that is just so, so good.
Haha! Reminds me of some White Castle burgers (really the worst!) that got shoved under a couch, back in the day. They didn't mold, they didn't decay, they petrified. After she discovered these marvels of science, the host turned them into Christmas ornaments.
demoncore1031
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Sonic used to be really good. 20+ years ago. Not sure what happened. I went there a few years ago and got mozzarella sticks and they made me puke. Had them for a second time a few months ago and same result. They have good drinks but that's about it.
demoncore1031
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This was one of the tougher ones to put together. I think a pizza one would be tough also because it would be hard to come up with 64 places.Wait, you're supposed to complain in this thread, not shower us with compliments!
Seriously, Thanks!
Also I'm joking about "complaints," ALL feedback is appreciated. It's a fun, collaborative (and sometimes lengthy) process to compile the bracket, we know it's never perfect, and subject to critique.
Yes, pizza could be a challenge to reach 64. I think we discussed that in committee when we decided to sequester that separately from general fast food.
It's possibly easier as a 32-team "NIT," although maybe there are more pizza-oriented options than I'm aware.
