demoncore1031
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A&W has really good burgers. I get a burger combo with cheese curds instead of fries, and a root beer float. So good!
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Papa Burger, Mama Burger, TEEN BURGER and Baby Burger.
Most of the ones around here are combo FF joints with another. The most common in this area are in combination with LJS. The one local in Florida is in combination with a KFC.
Yep. We have our fav Chinese take-out within 10 minutes and fresher than any chain.
A little surprised that there was no Greek food represented in the tourney. We have Mr Gyros in Kansas City with a few locations, but maybe it is just a regional thing.
B-Bops is good IMO, their fries are outstanding. But there's no way it's better than Culver's.
Maybe if they would dump a fuckton of fries in the bottom of the to go bags they would have won.
Maybe. Their fries are pretty good. Not as good as Five Guys, but they're next in line.
Indianola still has the order by phone A&W. We try to go down there once a summer or so. The Farmer is my go to, which is a tenderloin topped with a cheese and a burger. Clarinda had one when I was growing up, but we called the Farmer the Big McCoy. I worked there in HS. Burnt down a week before I left for college. They are still scattered around Iowa and always seem to be in towns near where we have family that we visit.
Fun Fact: The Culver's people owned an A&W when they first got in the restaurant business. Their Root Beer is almost a clone of A&W's.
Fun Fact: The Culver's people owned an A&W when they first got in the restaurant business. Their Root Beer is almost a clone of A&W's.
In-N-Out is a west coast brand (they’ve expanded to Texas at least now), and it’s the arguably the best fast food burger. It’s the varsity team captain of fast food burgers anyway. It’s got a diner feel to it. Everyone who works there has to wear the old 1950’s paper hats that diners used to have as well as striped pants and white shirts.
I've eaten at one Mr Gyros and it was decent. I just live closer to Holy Land Cafe, and their gyros have never failed to disappoint me.
Mild disagree on Subway. My kids like it and maybe a year ago they dragged me into one and frankly the menu and offering has improved greatly. Some individual locations might still be sketchy, but I wouldn't auto-pass on Subway.
However I haven't crossed the threshold of a BK in well over 10 years. It is always so bad, so slow, so poorly executed. I cannot fathom how enough people keep choosing them enough for them to stay solvent.
Is it similar to the charbroiled quarter pounder from Hardee’s back in the 80s? Because that burger lives in my head rent free. I wish they would go back to whatever they were doing back then. Give us the styrofoam packaging too while you’re at it.
Frankly In-N-Out and Five Guys are remarkably similar in the burger category, in my limited experience. Five Guys has better fries.
However going to an In-N-Out anywhere around meal time and the drive-thru will be crazy long.
However going to an In-N-Out anywhere around meal time and the drive-thru will be crazy long.
In my experiences, Five Guys fries are always limp, soggy, and cold. Love their burgers, tho!
Not if you eat in the restaurant. If you're dashing them, tell your driver to leave the top of the bag open. The steam makes the fries soggy during the drive otherwise.
The fries are the only differentiator for Five Guys. Their burgers are mid.
And Tasty Taco has like 5. There's an extreme central Iowa bias to the whole process which isn't all that shocking.
To be fair, I live in NJ where there is a quality Italian deli on every other corner. I had not even considered going into a Subway in many many years, but recently when back in Iowa for a graduation it was the only option in a small town. It was worse than I remembered. They actually asked if I wanted the sandwich toasted which I did. I then wondered what the purpose of the toaster was as the bread was still soggy and the meat cold.
I often get double toasted. Have them do the bacon alone first, then again after the sandwich is built and before the veggies/mayo or whatever.
Which theoretically gives them a big disadvantage but they're still standing. Goes to show how good they are.
I’m sure it has no connection to any drop in quality and is coincidence, but Subway appeal seemed to drop starting not long after it abandoned the v-cut/u-cut bun.
