Worst fast food ideas resulting in horrible food

[Br3w4u]

soylent green anyone?

 

[mullet6577]

Chipotle(unfortunately we dont know of any in or around Huntsville)

There's a Chipotle near TopGolf according to this:

https://locations.chipotle.com/al/h...E7kg01B59Qh0BAAAACAIAADPnDQAAjScAAgAAAKFNAAA=

I wasn't looking for that specifically but if it's actually there I drove by at least a dozen times over the weekend taking my kid to school at UAH.

 

[Still Brewn]

5 guys is ok I have had that a couple of times.
Chipotle not so much, never once have I gotten a properly cooked meal from there. The 4-5 times I did go the food was cold. Haven't been there in close to 10 years. We have a better place to go get big burritos but I can't think of the name.
I bought all my employees sonic breakfast burritos one day. The ones that had jalapeno peppers on them made everyone sick. When some place closes your business for 3 days due to food poisoning you kinda gotta give it up. Haven't been there since.
KFC makes my wife sick from the salt they use and last time I had it there was still raw batter on the chicken. That was 15 years ago.
Popeyes I didn't mind until they were bought by a foreign company and changed batter on the chicken strips so they could sell smaller pieces of chicken but I prefer Churches. Unfortunately not one around here.
No jacks or Hardee's around here.

 

[Zuljin]

KFC ... still raw batter on the chicken.

Pretty sure that's just how they do it. Never been a fan of their batter.

 

[Kharnynb]

We have different fast-food joints than you(except the ever-present clown).

Hesburger is our version of mcd's and better basic quality while still managing to serve utterly forgettable food.
Kotipizza is your basic chain pizza place, decent ingredients, always the same, but overpriced compared to indie places.
Best fastfood here is usually "näkki-kioski" small truck/hole in the wall places that deepfry everything that won't run away too fast.

 

[Soulshine2]

5 guys is ok I have had that a couple of times.
Chipotle not so much, never once have I gotten a properly cooked meal from there. The 4-5 times I did go the food was cold. Haven't been there in close to 10 years. We have a better place to go get big burritos but I can't think of the name.
I bought all my employees sonic breakfast burritos one day. The ones that had jalapeno peppers on them made everyone sick. When some place closes your business for 3 days due to food poisoning you kinda gotta give it up. Haven't been there since.
KFC makes my wife sick from the salt they use and last time I had it there was still raw batter on the chicken. That was 15 years ago.
Popeyes I didn't mind until they were bought by a foreign company and changed batter on the chicken strips so they could sell smaller pieces of chicken but I prefer Churches. Unfortunately not one around here.
No jacks or Hardee's around here.

Thats odd, we used to go to the Chipotle in Joliet when we lived there and it was always busy, food always hot and fresh because they sold it so fast ,in fact we had to wait a few times because theyd run out of something. Never a bad meal.

 

[Still Brewn]

We don't go to fast food as often as it seems, we are just getting up there in age so many years of sampling places behind us. I have often thought about opening a restaraunt because I love cooking but then I think back to the long hours and hard work involved when I was managing restaraunts in my younger days. I couldn't do it today.

Now back to horrible fast food ideas .... Casey's breakfast pizza. I'm not sure what they do to it but when you mix eggs, sausage and cheese together it should taste like an omelet. In no way do those three things thrown on a pizza crust turn into an omelet at Casey's. It was so discusting that I was gagging trying to take a third bite.

 

[Still Brewn]

Thats odd, we used to go to the Chipotle in Joliet when we lived there and it was always busy, food always hot and fresh because they sold it so fast ,in fact we had to wait a few times because theyd run out of something. Never a bad meal.

Oh it was always busy, always a wait but my food was never hot so I just quit giving them the chance to give me something that was going to make me sick. They also had/have a horrible location. (I couldn't tell you if it is still there) There were several other restaraunts in this same strip mall so getting a parking spot usually ment walking a block or two or sitting in the parking lot until someone else left. Not that I couldn't walk a block just that I always had a schedule to keep. The only reason I ever gave them a second chance was because I was out voted by other people getting lunch with me. After so many times of getting cold food I decided to just pull rank. Being the boss does have its advantages.

 

[CodeSection]

i heard someone else a while back describing BK's tacos the same way...(but, i'm still a huge fan Jack in the box's)

luckier then me...if i don't weigh everything i eat, and write it down, AND add gluco to all my beer i'd weigh over 200lb's....

I agree, Jack's tacos are sooo good !

 

[Beernik]

Oh and I forgot pizza with bbq sauce! It is NOT pizza anymore.... not sure (other than disgusting) what it is

I’ve had pizza with buffalo wing sauce and it was damn tasty.

 

[Beernik]

I can’t stand In-and-Out’s fries. Double fried fries makes them tolerable.

Regular fried is like 25% undercooked and double fried is like 50% overcooked.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I can’t stand In-and-Out’s fries. Double fried fries makes them tolerable.

Regular fried is like 25% undercooked and double fried is like 50% overcooked.

Agreed. I love their burger. Their fries are not good. I keep forgetting to order the fries "well done" though--I want to try it.

 

[Lefou]

Pretty sure that's just how they do it. Never been a fan of their batter.

The original Harlan Sanders cooked his chicken in the back of a gas station the old-fashioned way - in oil on a stovetop pan.
He had so much demand he switched over to a pressure cooker deep fryer. When he got bought out he sold the rights to everything but his image for a percentage of profits.
I'm pretty sure over the years the recipe and quality control has changed. Sanders got himself in hot water over the franchise cost-cutting and bad-mouthed the food quality when he was alive.
If it's chicken I want, it's not fried, but rotisserie-style from Costco. At one point I had a small cat who'd cry for a handful of the breast meat. She was a funny one and would refuse to eat a BJ's chicken because she could tell the difference.

 

[NGD]

At one point I had a small cat who'd cry for a handful of the breast meat. She was a funny one and would refuse to eat a BJ's chicken because she could tell the difference.

With the exception of their buffalo chicken pizza, I have to agree with your cat. My least desired menu item is their grilled chicken

Edit: worst menu item, Del Taco’s chili cheese fries. Although somehow they become amazing at 1am after you leave a party.

 

[balrog]

What doesn't?

 

[NGD]

What doesn't?

Impossible burger

 

[Beernik]

It’s not on the menu anymore, but Denny’s used to have a chili-cheese omelette.

In my 20s, that was my after-party snack.

 

[Lefou]

What about Bloomin' Onions? IMO, a fizzy beer made the horseradish and deep-fried onion more tolerable.
Those were good eating during Happy Hour, but a couple hours later Jesse Owens would've come in a distant second in a race to the loo. *~

 

[Lefou]

Impossible burger

Will NEVER touch one of those unless the choice was death by starvation.
I'm convinced this is a two-fold marketing attempt to warp customer perceptions about meat while trying to boost profit margins. Look at the P&G fiasco - a US $8 billion loss to their bottom line with the "woke" shaving ads. That was a real winner.
Now I'm seeing "organic" beer. What's next? /sarc off

 

[bleme]

Years ago Burger King used to offer their chicken sandwich on Thursdays for just $1. Too many times I ordered it and got something that had been sitting under the warmer for too long so I started ordering it "plus tomato" - that way they had to make it fresh!

 

[grampamark]

In case anyone was wondering, this is what a plant-based patty really looks like:

 

[NGD]

In case anyone was wondering, this is what a plant-based patty really looks like:

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You might be a redneck if...
You always thought those were for throwin and not eatin.

 

[NGD]

Will NEVER touch one of those unless the choice was death by starvation.
I'm convinced this is a two-fold marketing attempt to warp customer perceptions about meat while trying to boost profit margins. Look at the P&G fiasco - a US $8 billion loss to their bottom line with the "woke" shaving ads. That was a real winner.
Now I'm seeing "organic" beer. What's next? /sarc off

You don’t have to be convinced. Don’t remeber if its Impossible or the other company thats fighting for a spot in the meat section. I’m one of those weirdos that thinks if you need a lab to make it, its probably not something I should be eating.

Happy for those that decided eating meat isnt their thing and have good substitute. Bummed its at Boogerking

 

[day_trippr]

Not sure why anyone would take offense to a food outlet adding anything to their menu, it's not like BK dropped their flagship products in favor of Impossible Burgers.

They run a business to make a profit and fads are a big part of fast food marketing. Shoot, every time a big movie comes out they instantly glom onto it any way they can. This is just the meatless version of the latest Star Wars movie...

 

[Beernik]

What about Bloomin' Onions? IMO, a fizzy beer made the horseradish and deep-fried onion more tolerable.
Those were good eating during Happy Hour, but a couple hours later Jesse Owens would've come in a distant second in a race to the loo. *~

My only problem with a blooming onion is the calorie count. Deep fried, they usually top 2000. I’ll have to try air frying one. Air fried, the calorie count is 300 - 400.

 

[Beernik]

You don’t have to be convinced. Don’t remeber if its Impossible or the other company thats fighting for a spot in the meat section. I’m one of those weirdos that thinks if you need a lab to make it, its probably not something I should be eating.

Happy for those that decided eating meat isnt their thing and have good substitute. Bummed its at Boogerking

Beyond/Impossible vegan meat substitutes are different from laboratory cultured meat. Cultured meat is animal muscle tissue grown using stem cells, protein growth medium, and an edible scaffold. Right now they can’t do much more than hamburger meat. Give it another decade and it’s also going to be vying for market share.

 

[NGD]

Not sure why anyone would take offense to a food outlet adding anything to their menu, it's not like BK dropped their flagship products in favor of Impossible Burgers.

They run a business to make a profit and fads are a big part of fast food marketing. Shoot, every time a big movie comes out they instantly glom onto it any way they can. This is just the meatless version of the latest Star Wars movie...

Not offended, just don’t care for BK. If I’m out with a buddy that wants to have a meatless burger I’d prefer it not be BK.

Beyond/Impossible vegan meat substitutes are different from laboratory cultured meat. Cultured meat is animal muscle tissue grown using stem cells, protein growth medium, and an edible scaffold. Right now they can’t do much more than hamburger meat. Give it another decade and it’s also going to be vying for market share.

Fully aware of the difference, however your not going to make Beyond Meat or Impossible Burger without highly processed ingredients. Here’s whats in Beyond Burger

 Water, Pea Protein Isolate*, Expeller-Pressed Canola Oil, Refined Coconut Oil, Rice Protein, Natural Flavors, Cocoa Butter, Mung Bean Protein, Methylcellulose, Potato Starch, Apple Extract, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Vinegar, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Sunflower Lecithin, Pomegranate Fruit Powder, Beet Juice Extract (for color)

Plus I just can’t stand food that pretends to be other food. I’m lookin at you cauliflower rice and zucchini noodles

 

[Schlenkerla]

Thats odd, we used to go to the Chipotle in Joliet when we lived there and it was always busy, food always hot and fresh because they sold it so fast ,in fact we had to wait a few times because theyd run out of something. Never a bad meal.

I'm boycotting Chipotle since they have had several instances, multiple locations of customer food poisoning from bad veges. I can't imagine a food business that can't get a handle on bad produce. The upper management must not give two flips about their customers.

Most of these are from last August... They're have several repeats from what I remember.

https://iwaspoisoned.com/tag/chipotle-mexican-grill

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/31/chipotles-new-management-still-has-the-old-problem-food-safety.html

https://www.delish.com/food-news/a22667902/chipotles-food-poisoning-outbreak-ohio/

https://www.beckershospitalreview.c...-fast-food-chain-hit-with-second-lawsuit.html

 

[NGD]

Taco bell fiery Doritos locos tacos. For when you want to punish yourself twice.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

What about Bloomin' Onions? IMO, a fizzy beer made the horseradish and deep-fried onion more tolerable.
Those were good eating during Happy Hour, but a couple hours later Jesse Owens would've come in a distant second in a race to the loo. *~

A Bloomin' Onion is about the only thing worth eating at Outback. Maybe their bread, too.

But if I served a steak of the quality they regularly serve to a guest at my own home, I'd commit seppuku from the dishonor I brought upon my name.