The Dairy Queen in Nevada has the world's worst cheeseballs. Starbucks in Nevada on the other hand....absolutely incredible cheeseballs.
Culvers is the best fast food restaurant
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Culvers is the worst burger I have eaten. I loved 5 guys the first time I ate there in DC before they became more nationwide. In-n-Out was nothing special.
As for favorite restaurant, it is Freebirds World Burrito hands down followed by Chipotle.
Burger – 5 Guys
Mexican – Freebirds
Chicken Sandwich – Chick-Fil-A
Sub – Quizno’s
Steak Sandwich – Pepper Jax
Hot Dog – Sonic
Fish – Long John Silvers
French Fries – 5 Guys
Pizza – Papa John’s
I actually eat at Chipotle’s more than any other fast food restaurant because we don’t have a Freebirds in St. Joe. (I don't use the drive through definition. To me it is whether you sit down and a waiter comes to take your order or you order and pay for it right there.)
As for favorite restaurant, it is Freebirds World Burrito hands down followed by Chipotle.
Burger – 5 Guys
Mexican – Freebirds
Chicken Sandwich – Chick-Fil-A
Sub – Quizno’s
Steak Sandwich – Pepper Jax
Hot Dog – Sonic
Fish – Long John Silvers
French Fries – 5 Guys
Pizza – Papa John’s
I actually eat at Chipotle’s more than any other fast food restaurant because we don’t have a Freebirds in St. Joe. (I don't use the drive through definition. To me it is whether you sit down and a waiter comes to take your order or you order and pay for it right there.)
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Virtually all store brands are made by one of the big packaged food companies. Either it is the same company that makes the national brand leader, or it is one of their competitors emulating the national brand leader. If it is the same company that makes the national brand, it is likely the same formula or a slightly less expensive version (i.e. using HFCS instead of sugar, less expensive cuts of beef, etc.) to keep profit margins at an acceptable level.
In the interest of full disclosure, I happen to work for one of the big packaged food companies as a project manager on the store brands side of the business.
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Any list with Chipotle on it is automatically disqualified. Panchero's is miles ahead; same with Qdoba and Fighting/Flying Burrito. Chipotle is the most overrated food in the world.
Then Jethro's it is. I get drive through Jethro's quite often and it is on average quicker than Culver's.
Runza is horrible! Don't understand the locals in Omaha who like it, as bad as White Castle and their mini grease balls.
Sidetrack, but I guarantee there is no milk coming on a truck from Iowa City these days....just counting down until they bulldoze that plant along with that busted-arse Hy-Vee and build me a brand new Hy-Vee.
Maybe on a consistent basis, and maybe in a drive thru setting but sweet mother of god, I ordered cheese balls at a local place....I think they threw them in before the fryer was hot...the inside was melted, but the outside was not fried to the proper hardened shell, so I got a basket full of melty cheese chunks stuck together covered in greasy bread crumbs (I know, it kind of sounds good, but it's not). Of course, the same location has been at least 34 different restaurants in the past 5 years, so what should I expect, eh?
I agree with you on Chipotle, but Freebirds is actually pretty good. I like how you can choose the size of your burrito.
Can't comment on Freebirds (never been there) but I'm 99.999% certain that it is also far superior to Chipotle
I think Freebirds is more like FB, because they both offer a bunch of choices which is the reason I really dislike Chipotle.
Pancheros is horrible. I ate there twice. The second time was at a different one to see if it was just the specific restaurant. It was just as bad. It is not even close to Chipotle.
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If I was to expand it even farther out. It would be Chipotle, Moe's, Mr. Burrito, Freebirds, Fighting Burrito and then Pancheros.
Men, I'll settle this once and for all:
Tortilla - Hands down Pancheros
Meat (I get steak) - Chipotle
Toppings:
Queso - Pancheros
Cheese - Tie
Guac - Chipotle
Salsa - Pancheros probably has the upper hand here.
I miss Pancheros, but Chipotle is a very similar product to me. And the meat is a lot better.
Those mentioning Fighting Burrito and Qdoba can get out of here. Especially Qdoba, there is a reason it was the only fast casual Mexican place not to survive in Ames.
