Chick-Fil-A, McDonald's, & Starbucks

The Sandbox General
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Popeyes is the superior fried chicken.

And here I thought you were on the ball due to the Whopper judgment.

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I donā€™t eat fast food very often. When I do itā€™s usually Chick-Fil-A or McDonalds. I donā€™t really care for McDā€™s hamburgers, but I like their breakfast stuff. I do like Arbyā€™s, but there arenā€™t any that are as convenient for me now.

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Popeyes is better than KFC, but i havenā€™t lived within range of one in decades. And in NYC there were some even better fried chicken chains, iirc.

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I am not sure if Iā€™ve ever had Popeyes. I think there is one nearby. I should check it out.

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Popeyes has really good fried chicken especially the spicy variety.

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Itā€™s superior, for sure, although I prefer KFCā€™s mashed potatoes. Canā€™t go wrong with popeyeā€™s red beans and rice and spicy chicken.

Go try it!

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KFC has been just a mouthful of salt for so many years

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KFCā€™s potatoes are all right. The best side is the cole slaw. It is pretty much how I define cole slaw: the stuff you can get at KFC. There are other good approximations, but that is the real stuff.

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The chicken sandwich at Popeyes drew big crowds because it is pretty good. Itā€™s fast food so donā€™t get your hopes up too much, but its definitely worth getting in regular or spicy varieties.

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Have you had their actual fried chicken? Like the dinner? Itā€™s really good. Also they have some amazing biscuits.

The only better biscuits in fast food are at Hardeeā€™s. Hardeeā€™s is a killer fast food breakfast place and has a very underrated burger IMO. The Frisco Burger at Hardeeā€™s is my favorite fast food burger of all. 1/3 lb patty, sourdough toast, mayo, swiss, tomato, and bacon.

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Popeyes is pretty good, and itā€™s a Coke place, so extra points, if one were to force me to rank places.

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For burgers, Iā€™m actually a big fan of Meatheads; but a Whopper will do in a pinch.

Steak-n-Shake french fries and vanilla shake is also a good combo, IMO.

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I have. The fried chicken is good.

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Do tell about this Meatheads place? What region of the country is it in? What style burger do they do?

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Midwest (IL is where I live). Fresh meat grilled.

Standard burger has 2 patties. Theyā€™re not stingy with the veggies. Good BBQ sauce.

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Iā€™m a Sonic Drive In fan.

However, they often screw up my order. Itā€™s correct on the ticket, but Iā€™d say 50% of the time, one of the items was done wrong.

I wish there were more Roy Rogers out there.

Is 5 Guys fast food? They they definitely have a better burger.

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I donā€™t like burgers where the patty is so thick and juicy that it creates a gigantic mess.

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I assume you mean any really efficient companies and not just restaurants right? The top three that I can think of are Walmart, Amazon, and Toyota. Toyota in particular revolutionized supply chain production and nearly created continuous improvement.

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Sonic is pretty good, now that Iā€™m back in the midwest they are easy to find. Some days you just want a chili cheese coney.

5 Guys is good, but I havenā€™t seen one with a drive-thru. Feels like thatā€™s required to call it fast food. Conversely, Iā€™ve seen Paneras with a drive-thru and I donā€™t consider Panera fast food. In a similar category, Culverā€™s is good (cheese curds and custard!). It feels like they are a notch above fast food, but they have a drive-thru, so.

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:iatp:

5 guys is defiitely good, but I still think a Whopper is better.