I know, most of us who like to cook ourselves look down on these places, but just curious, what is your favorite?


If I had to chose, I would say taco bell, I love mexicanl. Ever so slightly below them is Hardees (carls jrs for some of you). Their thickburgers are pretty good for a fast food joint.

When it comes to chicken, Chick Filet cant be beat (for me, anyway.) SOOOOO much better than KFC.

At the bottom would be Captian D's, Long Johns. Does ANYONE eat fast food seafood?????

What do you think?

Happy's... a local place in an old Stuckey's ... their Jumbo 3/4 Cheeseburger is enough that you do not need fries... Chain... I like Taco Bell but it's on the other side of town so I'd have to go with Sonic, Long John's is by Taco Bell so...but we have Chile's on our end of town. ;)

Yeah, Sonic isnt bad (we also have Bumpers here, same exact thing).

Popeye's fried chicken. And their red beans taste just the way I fix them at home.

I would have to say that Chipotle is my favorite with Sonic coming in second. The problem with Sonic is that they are just starting to come into town so there are still only a couple of them.

What is chipolte?

What is chipolte?

Big burritos... Chipotle: Gourmet Burritos and Tacos (http://www.chipotle.com/)

depends on where I am

-around town....Wendy's
-visiting my buddies about an hour away...Hardee's.. There are non in the Twin Cities area so I have to drive 50 miles away to get a good Hardee's burger
-Also like Long John Silvers but it has to be the one (again) an hour away. There are some Taco Hell/LJS together in the ciites and they suck. Its the hour drive to Mankato to get that. They are awesome!

And I have to say KFC too because....well my parents own one ;)

What is chipolte?

Spanish for diarrhea :D

I would have to say that Chipotle is my favorite with Sonic coming in second. The problem with Sonic is that they are just starting to come into town so there are still only a couple of them.

Chipotle and Subway.

Chipotle and Subway.
Subway is also on the upper tier of my favorite list.

Sonic, they just opened the 1st one in the chicago area here and I love it

I like popeyes chicken as well as Bojangles which is about the same, (no bojangles around here though)

I also like carls jr and hardees, (none around here anymore)

There is a Great BBQ Chain around knoxville that I really like and it's Buddys BBQ

I love CHick FIl a but they are all in the south

...Hardee's.. There are non in the Twin Cities area... I've noticed that about Hardee's and others seem to say the same thing. There's not a "lot" of them -- not a good or bad thing -- and what I've noticed is they're often in smaller towns (not a suburb either), i.e. away from bigger cities.

Steak 'n Shake for me. Love those skinny french fries that they have plus the burgers are good.

Naw, after eating at Quizno's, I lost interest in Subway.

When it comes to chicken, Chick Filet cant be beat (for me, anyway.) SOOOOO much better than KFC. Yeah, their chicken is excellent. From what I've seen of them though, they don't exactly compete with KFC, do they ? KFC is primarily fried chicken (pieces) whereas Chick-Fil-A is processed pieces for sandwiches, strips, and nuggets.
Does ANYONE eat fast food seafood????? Have to admit, I think Long John Silver's is pretty good. Better than Captain D's, IMO.

Steak 'n Shake ... plus the burgers are good. Have you noticed if their burgers have gotten smaller in the past few years ?

I would have to say Taco Bell for me.

Have you noticed if their burgers have gotten smaller in the past few years ?

Hasn't many things? Notice ice cream isn't 1/2 gallon boxes anymore? A bag of Lays potato chips used to be 16oz, it's now down to 11oz, same price though. :mad:

I love Schlotsky's but the nearest one is about 80 miles away...

I've noticed that about Hardee's and others seem to say the same thing. There's not a "lot" of them -- not a good or bad thing -- and what I've noticed is they're often in smaller towns (not a suburb either), i.e. away from bigger cities.
Yeah, they do seem to be in smaller cities and towns. I guess that is why i see them so much around here. Is it hardees or Carls there? When I went to detroit and ohio for a trip, I thought it was Carls. I may be mistaken

Hot Ham and Cheese there is awsome!

Definitely Potbelly Sandwich Works (http://www.potbelly.com/). I love that place...

And a not so distant second is Portillos (http://www.portillos.com/portillos/)

And last, Jay's Beef (http://www.jaysbeef.com/), which is perhaps the finest Chicago Style Italian Beef ever. The only reason that I put this last is because the only place you can find it is...well...Chicago....:o

I take back my pick of Popeye's Fried Chicken. I like them, but far and away my favorite is Panera Bread. (http://www.panerabread.com/) Don't know why I didn't think of them earlier. Great sandwiches, French Onion soup is a standout, and great bread at their bakery. All in one store.

Naw, after eating at Quizno's, I lost interest in Subway.

I do not like Quizno's at all. If I want a toasted sandwich, Potbelly's is the place that we go.

My favorites are Taco Bell, Subway and Long John Silver's. Thankfully, (for my waistline, not my taste buds) there aren't many LJS around here. My favorite Subway meal is Oven Roasted Chicken Breast with all veggies (no tomato) with swiss cheese and sweet onion sauce on honey oat bread with a side of Salt and Vinegar chips.

I do not like Quizno's at all. If I want a toasted sandwich, Potbelly's is the place that we go.

Potbelly's is good too. Not too many around here. Surprised there seems to be so much room for new entrants.

I do not like Quizno's at all. If I want a toasted sandwich, Potbelly's is the place that we go.

My only real issue with Quiznos is that everything seems so 'over-prepared' to the point where you have so many choices, but no real options. 'Teriyaki-Ginger' this, 'Chipotle-Salsa' that, 'Italian-Caesar' something else...lol. I mean, what do I do if I just want a freakin' sandwich? :D :D :D

Is it hardees or Carls there? When I went to detroit and ohio for a trip, I thought it was Carls. I may be mistaken

Hot Ham and Cheese there is awsome!

Midwest is Hardees...Western US is Carls Jr

Definitely Potbelly Sandwich Works (http://www.potbelly.com/). I love that place...

And a not so distant second is Portillos (http://www.portillos.com/portillos/)

And last, Jay's Beef (http://www.jaysbeef.com/), which is perhaps the finest Chicago Style Italian Beef ever. The only reason that I put this last is because the only place you can find it is...well...Chicago....:o

MMMMMMM... Italian Beef! I miss that. They don't have it here in CT. I used to work at Portillo's when I was in college! :) Last time I visited my family, I went to Potbelly's, and it was ok, but I wasn't that impressed.

Have you ever tried their chocolate cake? MMMMMMMM

MMMMMMM... Italian Beef! I miss that. They don't have it here in CT. I used to work at Portillo's when I was in college! :) Last time I visited my family, I went to Potbelly's, and it was ok, but I wasn't that impressed.

Have you ever tried their chocolate cake? MMMMMMMM

Yes I have! When I'm feeling particularly decadent I tend to go for the chocolate malt as well.

I've been going to the original location in Melrose Park since I was...well....'relatively young', :) My big thing there is the italian beef, and I wasn't beyond bringing a bag full of Portillo's hotdogs to my nephews baseball games either... -/

...and another thing, don't ask me why their fries taste so good, I mean...they are just fries, right?

OH, I forgot about Arbys!! LOVE IT! The closest is 30 miles away though....:( Thats the main fast food place we dont have (that and burger king, which I dont miss much, a burger is a burger in many cases)

Steak 'n Shake for me. Love those skinny french fries that they have plus the burgers are good.

Fast food and Steak and Shake do not belong in the same sentence. The only place slower for service is IHoP:D

Five Guys Burgers, Moe's,Fazzolis..

Fazzoli's, Popeyes Chicken, and Penn Station (absolutely puts Subway and Quiznos to shame)

A few local chains I enjoy are Swenson's (http://www.swensonsdriveins.com/) and Dave's Cosmic Subs (http://www.davescosmicsubs.com/Daves_Cosmic_Subs/Welcom_to_Daves_Cosmic_Subs.html).

Swenson's is an old fashioned drive-in restaurant that is famous for their ultra tasty burgers and Dave's is a sandwich shop that makes awesome subs.

Raising Cane's.... they specialize in the chicken strips. Awesome and they usually have lots of customers to prove it.

Big burritos... Chipotle: Gourmet Burritos and Tacos (http://www.chipotle.com/)


i have one of those in pembroke pines. i've always wanted to try it. mexican is one of my favorite foods. i will be going real soon!

anthony's coal pizza, mario the baker, subway,friday's,chilis.

Chipolte's are popping up everywhere. We have them all over NE Ohio. McDonald's actually owns Chipolte.

It's basically a Mexican Subway. You order your choice of tortilla, then add your meat, salsa, cheese and other toppings of your choosing. The burritos are wrapped in foil and are massive!

Chipolte's are popping up everywhere. We have them all over NE Ohio. McDonld's actually owns Chipolte.

It's basically a Mexican Subway. You order your choice of tortilla, then add your meat, salsa, cheese and other toppings of your choosing. The burritos are wrapped in foil and are massive!

:hungry:!

Chipolte's are popping up everywhere. We have them all over NE Ohio. McDonald's actually owns Chipolte.

McDonald's does not own them anymore. They sold them a couple of years ago.

Raising Cane's.... they specialize in the chicken strips. Awesome and they usually have lots of customers to prove it.

I have to say that Rasing Cane's is just OK. I am not a huge fan of their sauce but their chicken strips are some of the best out there. If they added a couple more sauces to their list it would be much better.

Chipolte's are popping up everywhere. We have them all over NE Ohio. McDonald's actually owns Chipolte.

It's basically a Mexican Subway. You order your choice of tortilla, then add your meat, salsa, cheese and other toppings of your choosing. The burritos are wrapped in foil and are massive!

Don't forget the cilantro rice. The tend to put a little to much of it on so I normally only ask for 1/2 the rice.

I guess "fast food" means chicken, burgers or tacos in chain format not a local only?

Burgers: In and Out Burger

Tacos: Taco John's

Chicken: El Pollo Loco

depends on where I am

-around town....Wendy's
-visiting my buddies about an hour away...Hardee's.. There are non in the Twin Cities area so I have to drive 50 miles away to get a good Hardee's burger

ice theres a hardees in st. paul hamline and st. anthony parkway, i think there is still one in whitebear lake too

Raising Cane's.... they specialize in the chicken strips. Awesome and they usually have lots of customers to prove it.raising cane's is awesome imho, but theres only one around here and its a good halfhour away

no love for zaxby's? driven by it on vacation but never ate there
the best fast food place was rax, blew arbys out of the water but sadly not many rax around, i think threre is a few in ohio only now

Sonic, they just opened the 1st one in the chicago area here and I love it


Dang, I drive 15 miles to work and I pass 6 of them. Every tiny little piss-ant town around here has one.

A Sonic opened in my area a couple weeks ago but I wasn't too impressed with the sonic burger.

My favorite is Mcdonalds.

I guess "fast food" means chicken, burgers or tacos in chain format not a local only?

Burgers: In and Out Burger

Tacos: Taco John's

Chicken: El Pollo Loco

And we have none of those here... I love In and Out Burger, but can only get it when I go out of town. Same for crazy chicken.

A Sonic opened in my area a couple weeks ago but I wasn't too impressed with the sonic burger.

My favorite is Mcdonalds.is your name Joe King?

Dang, I drive 15 miles to work and I pass 6 of them. Every tiny little piss-ant town around here has one.

Sonic is just starting to make their way into the Mid West from what I have seen. The one that opened locally here had a semi trucks of food outside waiting plus the normal freezer and they still sold out of everything that day. :eek:

not a big fan of checkers/rallys they just came into town here went the once and they screwed up my order not in a big hurry togo back

raising cane's is awesome imho, but theres only one around here and its a good halfhour away

The first one opened here in Baton Rouge so they have a ton of them. They used to be just a drive through with one each side of the building. Now they are getting rid of those building them with a dine rooming.


Dang, I drive 15 miles to work and I pass 6 of them. Every tiny little piss-ant town around here has one.

No doubt... the Sonic's are everywhere around here.

not a big fan of checkers/rallys they just came into town here went the once and they screwed up my order not in a big hurry togo back

Sounds like Taco Bell here... you better not drive off until you check your order!

Sounds like Taco Bell here... you better not drive off until you check your order!im a pretty picky eater and i always make a point of ordering at counter but checkers/rallys is drive thru only:(

The first one opened here in Baton Rouge so they have a ton of them. They used to be just a drive through with one each side of the building. Now they are getting rid of those building them with a dine rooming.



No doubt... the Sonic's are everywhere around here.our raising cane's is a regualr resturant type

i like sonic too. throw a little taco bell in there too.

1. Gold Star Chili
2. Steak and Shake
3. Cassano's Pizza
4. Round Table Pizza

Unfortunately we have none of those here in CO.

Jack In The Box and I have to drive miles to find one.

Popeye's for chicken....don't leave there without asking for "Chicken Sparkle!"

1. Gold Star Chili
2. Steak and Shake
3. Cassano's Pizza
4. Round Table Pizza

Unfortunately we have none of those here in CO.

Haha, that sucks!:D

Popeye's for chicken....don't leave there without asking for "Chicken Sparkle!"

Whoops...make that "Cajun Sparkle"

Good stuff Maynard.

1. Gold Star Chili
2. Steak and Shake
3. Cassano's Pizza
4. Round Table Pizza Never heard of Round Table Pizza, but Gold Star and Cassano's suggests southwestern Ohio...

is your name Joe King?

I love Big Macs and their fries.

Never heard of Round Table Pizza, but Gold Star and Cassano's suggests southwestern Ohio...

Yep, grew up there. Round Table used to be here but I think it is only in CA and NV now.

Best burgers in CO are Conway's Red Top in Colorado Springs.

Menu - Conway's Red Top (http://www.conwaysredtop.com/menu.htm)

A Sonic opened in my area a couple weeks ago but I wasn't too impressed with the sonic burger.

My favorite is Mcdonalds.

+1... I know they are the worst quality and least healthy (tons of sodium), but I have a soft spot for McDonalds and if I knew I was gonna die in a month, I'd eat there for breakfast lunch and dinner. :o

Also like the NE Ohio BBQ chain, Whitmores. Wing Dings & Fries with sauce on everything.... :hungry:

DAIRY QUEEN is our favorite. Just about every week we go by and eat as a family.

I like IHOP for breakfast. The original pancake house is good and so is Crackel Barrell for breakfast and lunch

Never heard of Round Table Pizza, but Gold Star and Cassano's suggests southwestern Ohio...

Round Table Pizza is a pretty good place, but it's kinda overpriced.

At the bottom would be Captian D's, Long Johns. Does ANYONE eat fast food seafood?????

Hey! Long John Silvers is my personal favorite. Gotta love deep fried clams.

Fazolli's is up there, too. Five Guys is probably the best burger around here. Penn Station for a sub.

My regular lunch spot at work is Great Steak and Potato. Unfortunately, you don't see them outside of malls.

My least favorite: Sonic. Namely because they advertise constantly on Dish, but there are none around here. Heck, I don't think I've ever seen one anywhere I've been.

My least favorite: Sonic. Namely because they advertise constantly on Dish, but there are none around here. Heck, I don't think I've ever seen one anywhere I've been.

One just opened in Streetsboro....I tried it last time I drove out to Kent.....just so-so...nothing special.

My least favorite: Sonic. Namely because they advertise constantly on Dish, but there are none around here. Heck, I don't think I've ever seen one anywhere I've been. They're coming your way.... In a few months, we'll have probably a half-dozen or so in the greater Dayton area.


just so-so...nothing special We had it once and I wasn't impressed at all. The burger seemed no different than a Burger King burger (which I don't care for). We'll try it again just in case it was a fluke.

Hey! Long John Silvers is my personal favorite. Gotta love deep fried clams.

Fazolli's is up there, too. Five Guys is probably the best burger around here. Penn Station for a sub.

My regular lunch spot at work is Great Steak and Potato. Unfortunately, you don't see them outside of malls.

My least favorite: Sonic. Namely because they advertise constantly on Dish, but there are none around here. Heck, I don't think I've ever seen one anywhere I've been.

I've never seen a Sonic around these parts either. Down South, they're all over the place.

Sonic has a "happy hour" everyday, 2PM-4PM. Half price drinks! That rocks when you are picking up for the whole family.

Well, Streetsboro is closer than I thought, but still a ways away for this westsider. But at least, after buying tons of ad time on a national medium, they are trying to become national. I'll have to give it a try if I'm in the neighborhood, though it doesn't sound like I should expect much.

I loved Boston Market until McDonalds sold it off. Once that happened they tried to go chipolte which was very bad IMO. Now they have gone back to the old menu but I've gone about five times at different times of the evening and walked out the store when they said they had no sirloin left. The sides aren't that good anymore and they got rid of the good online coupons which make them the same cost as a real one pound prime rib dinner at Sam Seltzers not counting tip of course. I'm basing the cost on the 8oz boston market roasted sirloin. The value isn't present anymore assuming they ever had it ready. Also the one time they had it ready it was so well done it was as close to burnt without being burnt.

I love Wendy's and Arbys the most though and oh Subway and Quizno's too.

Oh, I forgot In-N-Out Burger. Those are delicious. They have a very small menu, just a couple of items, and they do it VERY well. Pretty much everything is fresh. They cut the fries from whole potatoes just before cooking, the meat isn't frozen, and the bread is fresh.

I think I'm going to have to get my blood pressure and cholesterol checked just reading this thread...:D

Five Guys Burgers. the burgers are excellent. they cook everything with peanut oil. fresh ingredients always. :hungry:

Fuddruckers.....too bad there are none even close to me.

As for where I live. I would have to say Skyline Chili and Subway.

Both times I ate at a local Fuddruckers I became quite ill, so I'll never go there again. If I ever must, I'll get a steak instead of hamburger. Less likely to be contaminated.

Nice thing about Five Guys is, the free peanuts in the shell.

Both times I ate at a local Fuddruckers I became quite ill, so I'll never go there again. If I ever must, I'll get a steak instead of hamburger. Less likely to be contaminated.

Nice thing about Five Guys is, the free peanuts in the shell.

Yeah, they are good too as well as Red Robin.

Fuddruckers.....too bad there are none even close to me.

As for where I live. I would have to say Skyline Chili and Subway.

Skyline Chili is a great choice. I usually end up overeating there, though....gotta get the 4 way and a few cheese coneys :)

Skyline Chili is a great choice. I usually end up overeating there, though....gotta get the 4 way and a few cheese coneys :)

Most of the time when I go out of the general area of Cincinnati, they have no idea what Cincinnati Chili is. :D

Yeah, they are good too as well as Red Robin.

I remember the first time my wife & I ate at Red Robin. We ordered their Portobello Burgers. The girl was shocked: "Ya'll know there's no meat in 'em!" :haha

Sadly, we must have been two of the few that enjoyed them, because they were soon dropped from the menu.

Fuddruckers.....too bad there are none even close to me.

As for where I live. I would have to say Skyline Chili and Subway.

YUCK CITY!

Sorry, coming from an Italian/Irish family it just seems wrong to put ketchup tasting chili on pasta.

Actually it has chocolate and cinnamon in the meat.

Geno's in Philly for cheesesteaks! :hungry:

Actually it has chocolate and cinnamon in the meat.

Even worse.

Geno's in Philly for cheesesteaks! :hungry:

Or Pat's, across the street... :)

Hey! Long John Silvers is my personal favorite. Gotta love deep fried clams...That's high on my list! Around here LJS is coupled with A&W so you have a double dip as far is choice is concerned.

And I confess to a real hankerin' for Micky-D's, especially the Fillet-O-Fish.

Also on my short list are DQ, Taco Bell, Wendy's and BK. I also liked Hardees a lot but they disappeared from our area years ago. I wish we had a Sonic. I love what they're showing in the ads and would like to give it a try.

As far as pizza and subs go, I have very picky tastes there. The places I might venture for either fare would not be considered "fast food".

But in fact anymore I try to stay far away from all of these joints. Neither my wallet nor waistline can stand much more! My veins are probably almost solid mayo and cheese at this point! I only head into these places anymore when I have two-fer coupons, and fortunately those are rare.

I'm trying to abide by the South Beach diet, "right" carbs and unsaturated fats. Hard to find either in the places mentioned above. (Subway is gettimg there, but see my above comment re: subs).

Damn - Now I'm really starving for something I shouldn't have...!

PS - As much as I love Taco Bell, I'd hardly call that "Mexican"... TexMex maybe.

I had my first taco - US style - as a teenager at a similar place "Taco Hut" in the Pgh. area. It was 19-cents if memory serves! They made their tortillas on site. Good for the neighborhood. Besides providing quick grub and jobs for us teenagers, our stray dog and cat population diminished considerably. We were never quite sure if it was because they were eating the food (out of the garbage), or they WERE the food. (JK, of course!)

Any Mexican worth his habanero sauce wouldn't be caught dead in a place like that...!

Fuddruckers.....too bad there are none even close to me.

As for where I live. I would have to say Skyline Chili and Subway.


they've been closing down some locations here in south florida. I haven't gone in many years and don't plan to ever go again.

Skyline Chili is a great choice. I usually end up overeating there, though....gotta get the 4 way and a few cheese coneys :)

I always get sick after eating at Skyline. They have some of the worse food in the world IMO.

I always get sick after eating at Skyline. They have some of the worse food in the world IMO.



as sick as the diarrhea you get from white castle burgers? :D

Burger&Fries: In and Out Burger (White Castle- late at night when back in St.L
Mexican: Chipotle or Baja Fresh
Fish: Long John Silver's
Chicken: El Pollo Loco (Grandy's when I was in north TX)
Sandwich: Scholtzkie's

ice theres a hardees in st. paul hamline and st. anthony parkway, i think there is still one in whitebear lake too

I knew about the one in St Paul but I'll just drive to Hutch (buddy lives there)

none in White Bear anymore...supposedly in Elk River but I havent seen it

http://cke.know-where.com/hardees/cgi/region?country=US&region=MN&design=default&lang=en&mapid=US

I'll probably hit the one in Milaca when going to the cabin on Mille Lacs ;)

the best fast food place was rax, blew arbys out of the water but sadly not many rax around, i think threre is a few in ohio only now

oh my god I forgot rax...use to be one in Burnsville (Hwy 13 off 35W next to Taco Hell by what was that kiddy carnival area and Sams Club). Use to go there all the time :)

I love a Big Mac and fries, Subway, and Long John Silver's (but I never get to eat there). It's WI, where the fish fry rules on Friday nights. I saw one LJS in Milwaukee, but it was just the building left after the store closed.

I don't consider Fuddrucker's to be fast food. They were sit-down dinners where I went.

I haven't even heard of 80% of the restaurants named in this thread!! And a couple I've heard of but never seen or eaten there. Interesting!

Portillos for the burgers,beefs and dogs, Culvers for the burgers and chicken fingers and Dairy Queen for the spicy chicken and ice cream of course.

I like Wendys and McDonalds, but my favorite local place is Primanti Bros (http://www.primantibrothers.com/).

I love their Cappicola & cheese, plus I add extra cheese and egg.:hungry:

I like Wendys and McDonalds, but my favorite local place is Primanti Bros (http://www.primantibrothers.com/).

I love their Cappicola & cheese, plus I add extra cheese and egg.:hungry:

That looks like Panini's Bar and Grill restaurant establishments of Ohio. (http://www.paninisgrill.com/). And I have to agree, those sandwiches are delicious!