I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
do with me raking in the nice cool air. Been a long time, I'll
just drive over to Wendy's.

This Wendy's, it's a block over from a McDonalds. Drove
up to the drive thru, I don't think so, there were maybe 15
cars in line. Forget it. I'll see what's up at Mickey D's.

Two cars in front of me, in and out in no time with my
lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm, just a little
reminder why I prefer Wendy's in the fast food category.
Seems I'm not alone, judging by the line.

nancy

On 2006-03-08, Nancy Young > wrote:
> I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
> do with me raking in the nice cool air.

No, it's natural outgrowth of living in a instant gratification
consumer society. I've learned to give in immediately. If I suppress
it, it grows and grows till I have one big giant burger jones and
hafta go around scarfing burgers for about month. Be forwarned.

> lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm....

One of the reasons I don't frequent the top burger chains (McD, Wndy,
BK, JITB, etc). They typically make too many and put them under heat
lamps to rot. Getting a fresh one at these places is a crap shoot.
Find a burger joint that will not start cooking your order until you
order it. It may take a little longer, but the wait is worth it.

We still have some smaller local chains that do this. I find older
chains like Foster's Freeze still operate this way and provide a
freshly cooked burger. Another local chain, In and Out, is so well
liked that it always has a line and never has burgers on hold. If
necessary, find a small local non-chain burger joint. It will
probably costs a little more, but is usually worth it. Whatever you
do, avoid like the plague those bogus gourmet burger places that
charge big bucks, then let you make up your own burger. Whatta scam.

Geez, now I'm dyin' for a burger. See what you did!

nb

notbob wrote:
> On 2006-03-08, Nancy Young > wrote:
>> I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
>> do with me raking in the nice cool air.
>
> No, it's natural outgrowth of living in a instant gratification
> consumer society. I've learned to give in immediately. If I suppress
> it, it grows and grows till I have one big giant burger jones and
> hafta go around scarfing burgers for about month. Be forwarned.
>
>> lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm....
>
> One of the reasons I don't frequent the top burger chains (McD, Wndy,
> BK, JITB, etc). They typically make too many and put them under heat
> lamps to rot. Getting a fresh one at these places is a crap shoot.
> Find a burger joint that will not start cooking your order until you
> order it. It may take a little longer, but the wait is worth it.
>
> We still have some smaller local chains that do this. I find older
> chains like Foster's Freeze still operate this way and provide a
> freshly cooked burger. Another local chain, In and Out, is so well
> liked that it always has a line and never has burgers on hold. If
> necessary, find a small local non-chain burger joint. It will
> probably costs a little more, but is usually worth it. Whatever you
> do, avoid like the plague those bogus gourmet burger places that
> charge big bucks, then let you make up your own burger. Whatta scam.
>
> Geez, now I'm dyin' for a burger. See what you did!
>
> nb

Another good way to get a fresh burger is to special order it - just
ask for something to be left off or add something extra...then they have
to make it fresh. If you get one of the big one's (such as the
"Whopper") you can ask for it to be cut in half. I had the unfortunate
pleasure of working at a fast food place in college - these are a few
things I picked up back then. As for the fry thing - I haven't figured
out how to get fresh ones without going back up to the counter and
telling them you want hot fries...

Roberta (in VA)

In article <9fGPf.122864$4l5.21940@dukeread05>,
Roberta > wrote:


> Another good way to get a fresh burger is to special order it - just
> ask for something to be left off or add something extra...then they have
> to make it fresh.

As a kid, I just loved MAD magazine. One of my favorite panels was a
fast food item, where the employee was complaining about these "special"
orders. He just hated having to pull the burger off from where it was
kept, unwrap it, scrape off whatever the customer didn't want, and
rewrap it.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

On 2006-03-08, Dan Abel > wrote:

> As a kid, I just loved MAD magazine. One of my favorite panels was a
> fast food item, where the employee was complaining about these "special"
> orders. He just hated having to pull the burger off from where it was
> kept, unwrap it, scrape off whatever the customer didn't want, and
> rewrap it.

Yep. I doubt very highly chains cook up a fresh one while there's
already prepared ones under the lamp.

nb

notbob wrote:
> On 2006-03-08, Dan Abel > wrote:
>
>> As a kid, I just loved MAD magazine. One of my favorite panels was a
>> fast food item, where the employee was complaining about these "special"
>> orders. He just hated having to pull the burger off from where it was
>> kept, unwrap it, scrape off whatever the customer didn't want, and
>> rewrap it.
>
> Yep. I doubt very highly chains cook up a fresh one while there's
> already prepared ones under the lamp.
>
> nb


Well I have worked at Burger King and Taco Bell (the joys of college :P)
and we did - every time...

I would think you would have to since someone could be asking for you to
leave something off due to an allergy.

Burger King does, however, "flame-broil" a bunch of patties at once and
keep them in a warmer.

Roberta (in VA)

Roberta wrote:
As for the fry thing - I haven't figured
> out how to get fresh ones without going back up to the counter and
> telling them you want hot fries...
>
> Roberta (in VA)


Roberta,

Order your fries unsalted. Then ask for a couple of packets of salt
and salt 'em yourself. Has a fairly high success rate. Or do like NB
and I and live somewhere where there's In-n-Outs ;-)

Jason

Roberta wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>
>> On 2006-03-08, Nancy Young > wrote:
>>
>>> I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
>>> do with me raking in the nice cool air.
>>
>>
>> No, it's natural outgrowth of living in a instant gratification
>> consumer society. I've learned to give in immediately. If I suppress
>> it, it grows and grows till I have one big giant burger jones and
>> hafta go around scarfing burgers for about month. Be forwarned.
>>
>>> lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm....
>>
>>
>> One of the reasons I don't frequent the top burger chains (McD, Wndy,
>> BK, JITB, etc). They typically make too many and put them under heat
>> lamps to rot. Getting a fresh one at these places is a crap shoot.
>> Find a burger joint that will not start cooking your order until you
>> order it. It may take a little longer, but the wait is worth it.
>> We still have some smaller local chains that do this. I find older
>> chains like Foster's Freeze still operate this way and provide a
>> freshly cooked burger. Another local chain, In and Out, is so well
>> liked that it always has a line and never has burgers on hold. If
>> necessary, find a small local non-chain burger joint. It will
>> probably costs a little more, but is usually worth it. Whatever you
>> do, avoid like the plague those bogus gourmet burger places that
>> charge big bucks, then let you make up your own burger. Whatta scam.
>>
>> Geez, now I'm dyin' for a burger. See what you did!
>>
>> nb
>
>
> Another good way to get a fresh burger is to special order it - just
> ask for something to be left off or add something extra...then they have
> to make it fresh. If you get one of the big one's (such as the
> "Whopper") you can ask for it to be cut in half. I had the unfortunate
> pleasure of working at a fast food place in college - these are a few
> things I picked up back then. As for the fry thing - I haven't figured
> out how to get fresh ones without going back up to the counter and
> telling them you want hot fries...
>
> Roberta (in VA)
Tell them you want your fries with no salt. They always come fresh and
hot when I do this whether from a FF place or restaurant.

"notbob" > wrote in message
. ..
> On 2006-03-08, Nancy Young > wrote:
snip
>
> One of the reasons I don't frequent the top burger chains (McD, Wndy,
> BK, JITB, etc). They typically make too many and put them under heat
> lamps to rot. Getting a fresh one at these places is a crap shoot.
> Find a burger joint that will not start cooking your order until you
> order it. It may take a little longer, but the wait is worth it.
snip
> nb

All of the big chain burger joints around here cook the burgers for the
order. It's very fast, you probably don't have to wait more than a couple
of minutes -- no more than usual. My gripe is the stockpiling of French
fries. I want them smokin' hot right out of the fryer.
Janet

Janet Bostwick wrote:
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > On 2006-03-08, Nancy Young > wrote:
> snip
> >
> > One of the reasons I don't frequent the top burger chains (McD, Wndy,
> > BK, JITB, etc). They typically make too many and put them under heat
> > lamps to rot. Getting a fresh one at these places is a crap shoot.
> > Find a burger joint that will not start cooking your order until you
> > order it. It may take a little longer, but the wait is worth it.
> snip
> > nb
>
> All of the big chain burger joints around here cook the burgers for the
> order. It's very fast, you probably don't have to wait more than a couple
> of minutes -- no more than usual. My gripe is the stockpiling of French
> fries. I want them smokin' hot right out of the fryer.

I completely agree. Steak'n Shake is the worst in that regard. They
have skinny little fries that are only good straight from the fryer.
When I do order fries, it's nearly always as sort of a dessert, and I
tell them that I want to wait until a new batch comes up because I want
them straight from the fryer.

> Janet

--Bryan

notbob wrote:
>
> One of the reasons I don't frequent the top burger chains (McD, Wndy,
> BK, JITB, etc). They typically make too many and put them under heat
> lamps to rot. Getting a fresh one at these places is a crap shoot.
> Find a burger joint that will not start cooking your order until you
> order it. It may take a little longer, but the wait is worth it.

In SoCal and a few other lucky places, that's the In 'n Out burger.
They'll grill the onions for you, too. -aem

"aem" > wrote in news:1141859089.860412.8250
@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

>
> notbob wrote:
>>
>> One of the reasons I don't frequent the top burger chains (McD, Wndy,
>> BK, JITB, etc). They typically make too many and put them under heat
>> lamps to rot. Getting a fresh one at these places is a crap shoot.
>> Find a burger joint that will not start cooking your order until you
>> order it. It may take a little longer, but the wait is worth it.
>
> In SoCal and a few other lucky places, that's the In 'n Out burger.
> They'll grill the onions for you, too. -aem


FatBurger comes to mind!!! Everything is cooked fresh to ordere even the
fries. Well, the chili isn't but the eggs are. People don't want a 2 hour
old egg on their burger!!!

Andy

Andy wrote:
> "aem" > wrote in news:1141859089.860412.8250
> @i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
>
>> In SoCal and a few other lucky places, that's the In 'n Out burger.
>> They'll grill the onions for you, too. -aem
>
>
> FatBurger comes to mind!!! Everything is cooked fresh to ordere even the
> fries. Well, the chili isn't but the eggs are. People don't want a 2 hour
> old egg on their burger!!!
>


Or any egg, for that matter....
(Egg on a burger? Ick, ick, ick.)

;-)

gloria p

Seems like all the big chains have gotten really horrible. (Wendys
McD's-BK)

Mc D's, and BK always seem to give you lukewarm Burgers, and to me,
there's nothing more nasty than half cold beef. Mc D's fries after 4
minutes taste like your're eating cardboard.

Mc D's hasn't just got bad, they've been crap for the last 35 years.
Ever wonder why Mc D's now buys their Beef from Argentina?

Their Burgers don't even taste like Beef anymore, and if BK didn't throw
some flame on their meat, it would be just as tasteless too.
Yuk!

At least White Castle generally makes theirs fresh off the Grill, and
their Crinkle Cut Fries I think are much better than any of the other
fast food joints. A shame White Castle is only in a few states. mark

Gloria wrote:

>> People don't want a 2 hour old egg on their burger!!!
>
> Or any egg, for that matter....
> (Egg on a burger? Ick, ick, ick.)
>
> ;-)

There are lots of people who *do* want an egg on their burger. Back when I
went to college, people would go out of their way to a bar called
"Squirrel's" to have the "Squirrelburger," which was topped with ketchup,
mustard, a fried egg, and dill pickle slices. They probably sold a hundred
of them each night.

I bet you don't want an egg on top of your pizza either. :-)

Bob

In article om>,
"aem" > wrote:


> In SoCal and a few other lucky places, that's the In 'n Out burger.
> They'll grill the onions for you, too. -aem

They have them here in Northern California. Based on eating there
twice, I think they are overrated. On the other hand, one of the
reasons I seldom eat there is because the lines are too long. I am in
the minority.

I will be eating there more often, as they are putting one in a couple
of miles from my house, in what appears to be a convenient location (I
haven't been there yet). They are advertising for workers at a starting
pay of US$9.00 per hour, which is pretty darn good for that kind of work.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

notbob wrote:
> On 2006-03-08, Nancy Young > wrote:
>> I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
>> do with me raking in the nice cool air.
>
>> lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm....
>
> One of the reasons I don't frequent the top burger chains (McD, Wndy,
> BK, JITB, etc). They typically make too many and put them under heat
> lamps to rot. Getting a fresh one at these places is a crap shoot.
> Find a burger joint that will not start cooking your order until you
> order it. It may take a little longer, but the wait is worth it.
>
It's pretty simple. Tell them you want your burger PLAIN. Okay, you may add
cheese, but no other toppings. They'll be stymied so they have to cook it
while you wait all of 3 minutes (those griddles are *hot*). Now, if you're
one who wants lettuce, tomato, etc., make sure this is a place with a salad
bar, then go over and dress your sandwich and add whatever sauces you want.
Or if you're really bold, open up the wrapped burger at the counter and say,
"Excuse me, could you give me some lettuce and tomato to put on this?"
Voila! Instant "fresh" burger

Jill

Nancy Young wrote:
> I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
> do with me raking in the nice cool air. Been a long time, I'll
> just drive over to Wendy's.
>
> This Wendy's, it's a block over from a McDonalds. Drove
> up to the drive thru, I don't think so, there were maybe 15
> cars in line. Forget it. I'll see what's up at Mickey D's.
>
> Two cars in front of me, in and out in no time with my
> lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm, just a little
> reminder why I prefer Wendy's in the fast food category.
> Seems I'm not alone, judging by the line.

Of the big 3, I'd say that Burger King has the best burgers, then
Wendy's, and finally McDonalds.
McDonalds burgers are the greasiest. For fries it would be BK, McD
then Wendy's.
All three have awful "shakes."
>
> nancy

--Bryan

"Food Snob" wrote:
> Of the big 3, I'd say that Burger King has the best burgers, then
> Wendy's, and finally McDonalds.
> McDonalds burgers are the greasiest. For fries it would be BK, McD
> then Wendy's.
> All three have awful "shakes."
>
> --Bryan

Yesterday, CNN conducted a taste test on coffees - three unidentified
carafes, one Dunkin Donuts, one Mickey D's and one BK. The Burger King
coffee won hands down. Funny - I never eat at our local BK because the food
is so dismal. I suppose any of them are only as good as the management.

Dora

limey wrote:
> "Food Snob" wrote:
>> Of the big 3, I'd say that Burger King has the best burgers, then
>> Wendy's, and finally McDonalds.
>> McDonalds burgers are the greasiest. For fries it would be BK, McD
>> then Wendy's.
>> All three have awful "shakes."
>>
>> --Bryan
>
> Yesterday, CNN conducted a taste test on coffees - three unidentified
> carafes, one Dunkin Donuts, one Mickey D's and one BK. The Burger
> King coffee won hands down. Funny - I never eat at our local BK
> because the food is so dismal. I suppose any of them are only as
> good as the management.
>
> Dora

When I was taking classes I stopped at BK and also McD's for coffee in the
morning. I can attest the coffee at McD's is a gazillion degrees. It's
like trying to drink lava. Once it was cooled enough I couldn't tell you if
it was any better or worse than BK's... it's just coffee. Probably Folgers.

Jill

Nancy Young wrote on 08 Mar 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
> do with me raking in the nice cool air. Been a long time, I'll
> just drive over to Wendy's.
>
> This Wendy's, it's a block over from a McDonalds. Drove
> up to the drive thru, I don't think so, there were maybe 15
> cars in line. Forget it. I'll see what's up at Mickey D's.
>
> Two cars in front of me, in and out in no time with my
> lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm, just a little
> reminder why I prefer Wendy's in the fast food category.
> Seems I'm not alone, judging by the line.
>
> nancy
>
>
>
>
>

When I get a jones for fast food burgers I go to the Greek Greasy spoon
near my House....I enjoy those burgers better also their pizza or
chicken.

--
-Alan

Mr Libido Incognito wrote:

> When I get a jones for fast food burgers I go to the Greek Greasy spoon
> near my House....I enjoy those burgers better also their pizza or
> chicken.
>

And in a good Greek greasy spoon you can probably get Gyros of Slouvaki
dinner special with soup or salad, a big order of fries and a drink for
less that it costs for burger fries and a drink at McDs. It will take a few
minutes longer to get it but it will be a hell of a lot better.

Dave Smith > wrote:
> And in a good Greek greasy spoon you can probably get Gyros of Slouvaki
> dinner special with soup or salad, a big order of fries and a drink for
> less that it costs for burger fries and a drink at McDs. It will take a few

At McD's, a double cheeseburger, fries, and drink is $3. Hard to beat,
pricewise.

> minutes longer to get it but it will be a hell of a lot better.

That is true.

J

In article >, J > wrote:

> Dave Smith > wrote:
> > And in a good Greek greasy spoon you can probably get Gyros of Slouvaki
> > dinner special with soup or salad, a big order of fries and a drink for
> > less that it costs for burger fries and a drink at McDs. It will take a few
>
> At McD's, a double cheeseburger, fries, and drink is $3. Hard to beat,
> pricewise.


Anybody else remember the ads, "shake, fries, burger and change from
your dollar"?

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >, J > wrote:
>
>> Dave Smith > wrote:
>>> And in a good Greek greasy spoon you can probably get Gyros of Slouvaki
>>> dinner special with soup or salad, a big order of fries and a drink for
>>> less that it costs for burger fries and a drink at McDs. It will take a few
>> At McD's, a double cheeseburger, fries, and drink is $3. Hard to beat,
>> pricewise.
>
>
> Anybody else remember the ads, "shake, fries, burger and change from
> your dollar"?
>


I don't remember the ad, but I DO remember in Hartford, CT in 1966,
going to my first McDonald's for lunch with co-workers (many of them
Cuban immigrants) and all of us being pleasantly amazed at the prices.

IIRC, they were something like:

hamburger $.10
cheeseburger $.15
small Coke $.10
small fries $.15 (in a small paper bag, less than 3 inches square)

Of course at the time there were no "meal deals" or the mega burgers
they have now, no " two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce,
cheese, onion, pickle on a sesame seed bun". That came with
competition, years later.

gloria p

Dan Abel wrote:

> > At McD's, a double cheeseburger, fries, and drink is $3. Hard to beat,
> > pricewise.
>
> Anybody else remember the ads, "shake, fries, burger and change from
> your dollar"?

Yep. Real fries, real burgers and milk shakes made with ice cream and milk.
Back then, newspapers were a dime. Now they are a dollar.

_.-In rec.food.cooking, J wrote the following -._
> At McD's, a double cheeseburger, fries, and drink is $3. Hard to beat,
> pricewise.

For $2.10 I can get 8 oz of fried rice and 4 oz of any other menu item
a 6 oz drink and fortune cookie at the local fast food Hunan in the
mall food court which is the closest place to my door[0]. I do this
for breakfast a lot on my day off.

[0] CostCo is just a few feet more in the other direction.

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J wrote:

> Dave Smith > wrote:
> > And in a good Greek greasy spoon you can probably get Gyros of Slouvaki
> > dinner special with soup or salad, a big order of fries and a drink for
> > less that it costs for burger fries and a drink at McDs. It will take a few
>
> At McD's, a double cheeseburger, fries, and drink is $3. Hard to beat,
> pricewise.

I confess some ignorance on that issue. It has been many years since I have set
foot in a McDs. I do remember that the few times I made the mistake of eating
there, each incident being followed shortly thereafter by a bigmac attack, that
one of their burgers fell far short of being a meal. Even their double burgers
weren't much Checking their website I note that a double cheeseburger, with bun,
cheese and toppings is 6.1 oz., and their fries come in skimpy servings too.
There was a place where I used to have lunch regularly with co-workers where the
lunch cheeseburger special was $4.95. Their single burger was quite a bit larger
than McD's double burger. Their fries were a lot better, and probably 4-5 times
as large an order. It was a meal. Okay... we had to pay extra for the soft
drinks, but I always figured that if I had a fried burger and deep fried
potatoes, I was better off without a huge serving of a sweetened beverage.

I was more likely to have the Gyros special. If I went to McDonalds I had a
choice of burgers. they have hamburgers, cheeseburgers, double hamburgers, double
cheeseburgers, fishburgers, chicken burgers <?> french fried potatoes, deep fried
onion rings, deep fried chicken nuggets. The only non fried alternative was
salad. This restaurant had a menu that had things that were actually different
from the other choices. If I felt like bacon and eggs for lunch I didn't have to
place my order before 11 am.



>
> > minutes longer to get it but it will be a hell of a lot better.
>
> That is true.

Those cheeseburger specials were darned good.
As for waiting.... we were there once a month and the waitress knew we didn't
have much time. She came and took our orders right away and we usually had the
food within 5 minutes. Food comes fast at McDonalds,once you get to the front of
the line. We probably got our food faster than it takes most people to get to the
front of the line.

At McD's, a double cheeseburger, fries, and drink is $3. Hard to beat,
pricewise.
======================================Ahh yes, pricewise, but what about
quality?

I've actually come to believe that people nowadays would actually buy a
burger made from Dogshit if it was priced right?

Same thing with everything else lately.
People I di believe will drive 20 miles to save 50 cents shopping, even
if what they're buying is absolute junk.

Example, our local Wally World, basically the only act in this town used
to carry a really good Apple Pie that stood almost 4" thick, weighed a
ton, and was loaded with delicious tasty apples.

For $6, it didn't get any better, but...... Two weeks ago, they canceled
getting that good Pie, and you know why? Because people in this day,
and age (particularly where I live) have become so dam cheap, and
ignorant, that they're not willing to spend anymore than $2.49.

They lie to themselves telling themselves that 'Oh, this Pie is just as
good". But it ain't!
Mark

"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:dun8s3$7nj$1
@news.monmouth.com:

> I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
> do with me raking in the nice cool air. Been a long time, I'll
> just drive over to Wendy's.
>
> This Wendy's, it's a block over from a McDonalds. Drove
> up to the drive thru, I don't think so, there were maybe 15
> cars in line. Forget it. I'll see what's up at Mickey D's.
>
> Two cars in front of me, in and out in no time with my
> lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm, just a little
> reminder why I prefer Wendy's in the fast food category.
> Seems I'm not alone, judging by the line.
>
> nancy



I remember wendy's burgers as tasteless or tasting of grease. McD is no
better. I don't support fast-food chains when I can. I support the local
joints. They need the money more than Wendy's or McD do and consistently
make a better product.

In town there's a Wendy's next to a McD next to The Ccourt Diner. I give
the Diner my business every time. It ain't fast food but it's better and
always fun!

There's a Nifty Fifties Diner that nails down the 50s decor like nobody
else and their burgers are great.

Then there's Charlies. in Folcroft, PA a block or two from Nifty Fifties
that only seats MAYBE 15 people at the counter surrounding the open
kitchen. Cooks just look around and when they look at you, you can order
more or not. No waitresses. Another excellent burger and great
milkshakes. Been around for 50 years or more.

Still I'll have a cheesesteak rather than burger when I break my diet.
They have more higher quality meat and cheese and onions to bread ratio
than any hamburger i've ever ate, 'cept my homemade jumbo sirloin/avocado
cheeseburgers.

Imho,

Andy

Nancy Young wrote:
> I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
> do with me raking in the nice cool air. Been a long time, I'll
> just drive over to Wendy's.
>
> This Wendy's, it's a block over from a McDonalds. Drove
> up to the drive thru, I don't think so, there were maybe 15
> cars in line. Forget it. I'll see what's up at Mickey D's.
>
> Two cars in front of me, in and out in no time with my
> lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm, just a little
> reminder why I prefer Wendy's in the fast food category.
> Seems I'm not alone, judging by the line.
>
> nancy
>
>
>
>

Culvers! It's all about Culvers for me when I'm jonesing for fast food.
They're only in limited locations, like the upper midwest and texas but I
remember when they came to Minnesota. The thrill was palpable if you know what
I mean.

For the cheaper fast food, I think Wendys has the best fries.

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On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 23:36:10 GMT, in rec.food.cooking, The Bubbo wrote:

>
>Culvers! It's all about Culvers for me when I'm jonesing for fast food.
>They're only in limited locations, like the upper midwest and texas but I
>remember when they came to Minnesota. The thrill was palpable if you know what
>I mean.

Butterburger? I had one of those last year -- incredible!

Doug
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In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
> do with me raking in the nice cool air. Been a long time, I'll
> just drive over to Wendy's.
>
> This Wendy's, it's a block over from a McDonalds. Drove
> up to the drive thru, I don't think so, there were maybe 15
> cars in line. Forget it. I'll see what's up at Mickey D's.
>
> Two cars in front of me, in and out in no time with my
> lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm, just a little
> reminder why I prefer Wendy's in the fast food category.
> Seems I'm not alone, judging by the line.

Nancy, if you had parked and gone inside the Wendy's to order your food,
you might have noticed a much shorter line. I agree though, of the
national fast food burger chains, the food at Wendy's has it all over
McDonalds.

"Stan Horwitz" > wrote

> Nancy, if you had parked and gone inside the Wendy's to order your food,
> you might have noticed a much shorter line. I agree though, of the
> national fast food burger chains, the food at Wendy's has it all over
> McDonalds.

Oh, no question at all about that. There's a McD in my town, but
it doesn't have a drive thru. This is a good thing, don't get me wrong,
but I went out of my way so I would be seen in public as little as
possible. Scroungy dirty old sneakers with leaves stuck in the
laces, crappy raking clothes.

I was looking for a drive thru to inflict myself on as few
eyeballs as humanly possible while still leaving the house.
(laugh)

nancy