View Full Version : Fast Food Wars


hh_fanny
01-26-07, 11:01 PM
Now come on, I know you debate this after work, or in the morning going to work. What fast food restaurant should you go to??

McDonald's has the best fries...but Burger King has the best burger (whopper)...Jack in the Box, has the best milkshake...so which one wins??


My pick Burger King!!! I cannot stay a day without a whopper!!!

James R
01-26-07, 11:09 PM
A whopper every day can't be good for you.

hh_fanny
01-26-07, 11:15 PM
A whopper every day can't be good for you.


You don't live for long, so live it worth while. Glad to see you enjoy the King also,

draqon
01-26-07, 11:19 PM
I hope they add dog meat into a whopper.

Genji
01-26-07, 11:28 PM
A whopper every day can't be good for you.Depending entirely of course on what exactly the Whopper is.:rolleyes:

Genji
01-26-07, 11:32 PM
Now come on, I know you debate this after work, or in the morning going to work. What fast food restaurant should you go to??

McDonald's has the best fries...but Burger King has the best burger (whopper)...Jack in the Box, has the best milkshake...so which one wins??


My pick Burger King!!! I cannot stay a day without a whopper!!!I don't like fries and we don't have Jack in the Box anymore. They left town in the early 90's:( I loved their tacos.
My fave fast food is Wendy's. BEST burgers by far and they offer options besides fries.
Burger King is good but I'm not a whopper fan. They're so soggy and warm. All of the toppings, veggies, sauces are a big glop of warm goo. Not appealling to me. Plus what does a Miami based chain know about making burgers!?
My usual McD's order: 2 hamburgers and 3 chocolate chip cookies and a large diet Coke.

Genji
01-26-07, 11:32 PM
I hope they add dog meat into a whopper.Or Draqon meat...;)

Athelwulf
01-26-07, 11:33 PM
Wendy's!

They have tasty fries and big burgers, which aren't quite as greasy as those from McDonald's. And they have chili and baked potatoes! Wendy's is great.

Oniw17
01-26-07, 11:35 PM
They just started Jack in the box around here, but the burger king commercials are the best, and those $1 cheeseburgers from McDonalds are definitely worth a dollar.

Athelwulf
01-26-07, 11:40 PM
the burger king commercials are the best,

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iIiuMNBGjVY

and those $1 cheeseburgers from McDonalds are definitely worth a dollar.

Not for how small they are. :(

Genji
01-26-07, 11:41 PM
They just started Jack in the box around here, but the burger king commercials are the best, and those $1 cheeseburgers from McDonalds are definitely worth a dollar.I miss Jack in the Box.

Oniw17
01-27-07, 12:02 AM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iIiuMNBGjVY


That was halarious.

The Devil Inside
01-27-07, 12:15 AM
i had a job where i travelled to the west coast every weekend, and every sunday morning i would eat 3 jack in the box tacos for breakfast.

by far the best chicken sandwiches, as well.

Genji
01-27-07, 12:16 AM
WORST fast food? Taco Bell. Absolutely disgusting. Nothing remotely close to fabulous Mexican food, overpriced and tasteless. Plus they have Pepsi. I'm a Coke person.
Nothing grosses me out more than watching some schmuck sucking on a runny Taco Bell burrito and crunching taco shells made in Cleveland four years ago.
I hate Taco Bell.

Genji
01-27-07, 12:17 AM
i had a job where i travelled to the west coast every weekend, and every sunday morning i would eat 3 jack in the box tacos for breakfast.

by far the best chicken sandwiches, as well.Mmmmm. Jack in the Box tacos........

Provita
01-27-07, 12:20 AM
Raisin' Caines. Best fast food restaraunt ever invented. Hopefully it spreads some more, its fairly new.

Genji
01-27-07, 12:21 AM
Raisin' Caines. Best fast food restaraunt ever invented. Hopefully it spreads some more, its fairly new.:confused: Never hoid of it. Raisins?? Hmm. Not sure about that!

Oniw17
01-27-07, 12:21 AM
WORST fast food? Taco Bell. Absolutely disgusting. Nothing remotely close to fabulous Mexican food, overpriced and tasteless. Plus they have Pepsi. I'm a Coke person.
I hate Taco Bell.
I completely agree.

Genji
01-27-07, 12:22 AM
I completely agree.I liked it for about 20 minutes in the mid 80's, can't stomach it anymore.

Oniw17
01-27-07, 12:27 AM
I liked it for about 20 minutes in the mid 80's, can't stomach it anymore.

They have good chicken tacos...but like $2 for them, and they're like 1/5 the size of a double cheeseburger.

The Devil Inside
01-27-07, 12:28 AM
i worked at taco bell for 1 day when i was 16. they never asked me to wash my hands.

Genji
01-27-07, 12:29 AM
i worked at taco bell for 1 day when i was 16. they never asked me to wash my hands.:eek:

Prince_James
01-27-07, 12:48 AM
Roy Roger's was my absolute favourite. I miss those places! Best fried chicken...ever!

But I'm going to have to go with Wendy's or White Castle. I love those mini hamburgers as a delightfully fun snack (even the microwave ones are tasty) and Wendy's just had good quality food.

madanthonywayne
01-27-07, 01:18 AM
Roy Roger's was my absolute favourite. I miss those places! Best fried chicken...ever!

But I'm going to have to go with Wendy's or White Castle. I love those mini hamburgers as a delightfully fun snack (even the microwave ones are tasty) and Wendy's just had good quality food.Never had Roy Roger's, but love White Castles. Especially after a few beers!:)

Prince_James
01-27-07, 02:38 AM
Yes. They're excellent beer foods.

draqon
01-27-07, 02:43 AM
Or Draqon meat...;)

thats a direct assault to kill a member of this community. ! You are proposing to use my bodie's meat for a burger/whooper! :eek: this is unacceptable!!!

redarmy11
01-27-07, 03:03 AM
None of them. They must be destroyed (http://www.mcspotlight.org/case/factsheet.html).

The Devil Inside
01-27-07, 03:42 AM
None of them. They must be destroyed (http://www.mcspotlight.org/case/factsheet.html).

i read the whole thing.

i dont eat at mcdonalds anyhow. *shrug*

spuriousmonkey
01-27-07, 03:58 AM
best fast food restaurant.

Hesburger (burgers)

best burger is Ruisfilehampurilainen.

http://www.hesburger.fi/images/tuote/ruisfilehampurilainen.jpg
Finnish rye bread and a load of good ingredients
http://www.hesburger.fi/tuotteet/?avoin_tuoteryhma=10&tuote=4

Or a kebab place in the center of helsinki whose name I forgot.

Athelwulf
01-27-07, 04:15 AM
That was halarious.

:D

WORST fast food? Taco Bell. Absolutely disgusting. Nothing remotely close to fabulous Mexican food, overpriced and tasteless. Plus they have Pepsi. I'm a Coke person.
Nothing grosses me out more than watching some schmuck sucking on a runny Taco Bell burrito and crunching taco shells made in Cleveland four years ago.
I hate Taco Bell.

I love Taco Bell. :(

Raisin' Caines. Best fast food restaraunt ever invented. Hopefully it spreads some more, its fairly new.

Where has it spread to?

Search & Destroy
01-27-07, 09:04 PM
Don't be a pawn for the giants and sacrifice your own well-being.

You might as well do a bump of coke instead, it'll suppress your hunger and make you feel good.

There aren't many justifications to eating the stuff.

In a hurry? Grab an apple.

phonetic
01-27-07, 09:39 PM
McD's quarter pounder with cheese usually. Although the normal cheeseburgers are pretty cool if you get 2 or 3. The thing that upsets me about McD's is the inconsistency with fries, and burgers to an extent. Sometimes you get cold and crunchy fries, sometimes warm and crunchy, warm and soggy, cold and soggy, undercooked potatoe-y or a disproportionate amount of those black ones.

Burger King Bacon Double Cheeses rock, but they're usually a little dry. Add some ketchup and mmm. Prefer McD's fries, though.

And damnit... I wish there was a McDonalds open at 3am round here :(

Xerxes
01-27-07, 11:32 PM
I like to prepare everything I eat myself.. but if that's not an option, probably Opa!

spidergoat
01-27-07, 11:55 PM
Long John Silver's!

Neildo
01-27-07, 11:56 PM
Carl's Jr. over Burger King and Del Taco over Taco Bell.

Overall, I'd rather have Subway or some authentic Mexican joint.

- N

Roman
01-28-07, 12:05 AM
McDonald's double quarter pounder with cheese.

thedevilsreject
01-28-07, 06:39 AM
i like most fast foods, but once a month i spoil myself with a family feast all to myself

Genji
01-29-07, 05:14 PM
Never had Roy Roger's, but love White Castles. Especially after a few beers!:)All KC White Castles are closed too.:mad:

Genji
01-29-07, 05:15 PM
thats a direct assault to kill a member of this community. ! You are proposing to use my bodie's meat for a burger/whooper! :eek: this is unacceptable!!!On the contrary. It's quite acceptable.;)

Genji
01-29-07, 05:16 PM
Long John Silver's!WAY too greasy and salty. I have to shower after eating like that.

John Connellan
01-29-07, 06:28 PM
McDonald's has the best fries...but Burger King has the best burger (whopper)...Jack in the Box, has the best milkshake...so which one wins??!!!

I have to disagree. I actually think King fries are nicer but if I had to choose between them, I would go for McDonalds because of the apple pies!

KFC beats both of them.
How can u not get hungry at these pix:

http://www.kfc.com/menu/images/hl_chicken_strips.gif http://www.kfc.com/menu/images/hl_chicken_popcorn.gif

My personal favourite restaurant however is TGI Fridays. I am addicted to their food, even though it rips holes in my wallet!

vslayer
01-29-07, 07:13 PM
i would love to see the cholesterol levels of everyone who has posted in this thread.

Genji
01-29-07, 07:42 PM
I have to disagree. I actually think King fries are nicer but if I had to choose between them, I would go for McDonalds because of the apple pies!

KFC beats both of them.
How can u not get hungry at these pix:

http://www.kfc.com/menu/images/hl_chicken_strips.gif http://www.kfc.com/menu/images/hl_chicken_popcorn.gif

My personal favourite restaurant however is TGI Fridays. I am addicted to their food, even though it rips holes in my wallet!I like KFC sides but not their chicken. It gives me the....well, I hafta race to the bathroom and lose a gallon of liquids..just 10 minutes or so after eating. Church's has the best fast food chicken imo, but they are rare exept in the black community.

phonetic
01-29-07, 09:18 PM
KFC is alright. I like their chicken burger things you get on a tray with sides, a drink and dessert. The chicken is near 100%, unlike a lot of supermarket chicken nuggets, etc.

Genji
01-29-07, 09:33 PM
KFC is alright. I like their chicken burger things you get on a tray with sides, a drink and dessert. The chicken is near 100%, unlike a lot of supermarket chicken nuggets, etc.The chicken is so small it must come from baby birds. It's also runny and extremely greasy. Gives me da runs!

phonetic
01-29-07, 09:40 PM
The chicken is so small it must come from baby birds. It's also runny and extremely greasy. Gives me da runs!

Maybe they cook it differently here lol =/

It's usually perfectly cooked - not too moist, not too dry. Crunchy on the outside, mm. Tonnnnnes of mayonnaise. Lovely.
http://www.kfc.de/0_image/produkte_zinger.jpg

Bells
01-29-07, 10:19 PM
KFC is alright. I like their chicken burger things you get on a tray with sides, a drink and dessert. The chicken is near 100%, unlike a lot of supermarket chicken nuggets, etc.

Near 100%?:bugeye:

So it is not all chicken then?

Sorry but you have not made me want to run for KFC anytime soon lol. Last time I had KFC was a long while ago (couple of years at least) and I got severe food poisoning. Bad enough to warrant a trip to the hospital and be put on a drip to rehydrate. Never had fast food from anywhere since then.

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And people.. fast food? Your gateway to food poisoning and clogged arteries, along with sides.

Ever heard of making the stuff yourself with ingredients you know to be fresh? Hell, with known ingredients?

Oniw17
01-29-07, 10:21 PM
Near 100%?:bugeye:

So it is not all chicken then?

Sorry but you have not made me want to run for KFC anytime soon lol. Last time I had KFC was a long while ago (couple of years at least) and I got severe food poisoning. Bad enough to warrant a trip to the hospital and be put on a drip to rehydrate. Never had fast food from anywhere since then.

I think most fast food chicken is made of a certain percent of water and salt or something like that.

zenbabelfish
01-29-07, 10:35 PM
Are there any pictures where the food looks nutritious?

Oniw17
01-29-07, 11:01 PM
http://www.vegcooking.com/buttons/240-salad.jpg

vslayer
01-29-07, 11:09 PM
Near 100%?:bugeye:

So it is not all chicken then?

Sorry but you have not made me want to run for KFC anytime soon lol. Last time I had KFC was a long while ago (couple of years at least) and I got severe food poisoning. Bad enough to warrant a trip to the hospital and be put on a drip to rehydrate. Never had fast food from anywhere since then.

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And people.. fast food? Your gateway to food poisoning and clogged arteries, along with sides.

Ever heard of making the stuff yourself with ingredients you know to be fresh? Hell, with known ingredients?

good to see someone with common sense here. i have a friend who works at the meatworks, and the reason your $1 burgers are $1 is because mcdonalds gets the offcuts and scrapings cheap, it literally is the shit the scrape up off the floor. not that i would touch it anyway being a vegetarian.

zenbabelfish
01-29-07, 11:09 PM
mmm...

zenbabelfish
01-29-07, 11:12 PM
I heard that each burger could have meat from up to 50,000 different animals in it...could be an urban myth...but you only need one with Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis...

phonetic
01-30-07, 12:17 AM
Near 100%?:bugeye:

So it is not all chicken then?

Sorry but you have not made me want to run for KFC anytime soon lol. Last time I had KFC was a long while ago (couple of years at least) and I got severe food poisoning. Bad enough to warrant a trip to the hospital and be put on a drip to rehydrate. Never had fast food from anywhere since then.

I can't remember where I saw it and I can't seem to find it, but I remember reading about the amount of actual chicken in chicken products from various places. Like Oniw17 was saying, they add salts, additives, etc to most stuff. KFC came out above many chicken with breadcrumb, chicken nuggets and other pre-made stuff you can get in the supermarket. Granted, the rest of the stuff in a burger/meal is unhealthy and the fact it's fried.

And people.. fast food? Your gateway to food poisoning and clogged arteries, along with sides.

Ever heard of making the stuff yourself with ingredients you know to be fresh? Hell, with known ingredients?

Obviously. Sometimes you can't be bothered, need to grab something quickly or just want to pig out, though. That you had a bad experience and don't eat fast food is too bad, but don't try to spoil everyone elses enjoyment.

Making stuff is expensive, time consuming and messy most of the time. Making the equivalent from chicken, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, oil, etc is expensive and time consuming. I'm not saying I wouldn't do it, but fast food is - Hmm, hungry. In the car. Oh look, a KFC. Chicken please.. Thanks. Mmm. *throw rubbish in a bin 5 minutes later* Let's go..!

Cooking it is - Right, we're in the supermarket. Chicken breasts.. Sesame seed buns, aight. Tomatoes.. Lettuce (Do I pick ready to go, in a nice plastic bag stuff or a proper lettuce. I wonder if I'll get through a whole lettuce or if it might turn yellow and I'll need to throw it out...). Mayonnaise.. Bread. Flour. Butter. Oil (Sunflower or olive.. hmm, getting expensive). Beans for the side. A bottle of cola (or healthy alternative). Checkout.. *hand cashier a couple of notes*

...

Get home. Unpack the bags (dispose of environmentally unfriendly packaging). Get a bowl out to mix the flour, butter and breadcrumbs, having mashed up the bread. Frying pan for the chicken. Pot for the beans. Glass for the drink. Cook the chicken for maybe 20 minutes, whilst dirtying some spoons stirring things, a knife and chopping board cutting lettuce and tomatoes (after washing them). Put the buns on a plate, fill with chicken, etc. Sit down and eat. Spend 10/15 minutes washing up.

KFC = £4 and 10 minutes
DIY = £10+ and 1 hour +

Sorry, I got a little carried away.

spidergoat
01-30-07, 12:37 AM
Jack in the Box:
Sourdough Cheeseburger
Chicken Pita
Fries
Stuffed Jalapenos

Wendy's:
Classic Cheeseburger
Chili

McDonald's:
Big Mac
Quarter pounder w/ cheese

Taco Bell:
Beef Crispy Taco Supreme

Bells
01-30-07, 01:11 AM
Get home. Unpack the bags (dispose of environmentally unfriendly packaging). Get a bowl out to mix the flour, butter and breadcrumbs, having mashed up the bread. Frying pan for the chicken. Pot for the beans. Glass for the drink. Cook the chicken for maybe 20 minutes, whilst dirtying some spoons stirring things, a knife and chopping board cutting lettuce and tomatoes (after washing them). Put the buns on a plate, fill with chicken, etc. Sit down and eat. Spend 10/15 minutes washing up.

KFC = £4 and 10 minutes
DIY = £10+ and 1 hour +

Geez.

It takes me 10 minutes to make 2 - 4 hamburgers at home. 15 if we have fries with that. Throw a couple of steaks into the food processor with onion and some choice fresh herbs. While that blends I get the salad ready (lettuce, tomato, pickle, etc) and have the BBQ grill heating up nicely. In about 2 minutes the meat is ground up and I make the patties. Throw them on the BBQ. While they cook I get the buns ready, stack on the salad, finish cooking the meat and there you go. Washing up takes about 1 minute. Cost for 2 - 4 burgers is the same as I would have spent buying one cheeseburger meal from McDonalds. And I can assure you, I know exactly what goes into mine, it is a lot healthier and actually tastes like a hamburger and not like soggy cardboard (as one would get from a fast food place).

Chicken we tend not to fry... icky.. We grill or bake. I just don't see the need to dip chicken in batter and then deep fry it. Talk about ruining it.

Look.. I personally don't like fast foot that much. It just has no taste for me. I still remember McDonald's running their new breakfast menu ads on TV a while ago, with the slogan of "now with real bacon". I mean what in the hell were they using before?:bugeye: We go out for lunches and dinners and such, but we tend to not really bother with fast foods.

My husband buys it for himself sometimes and even then, he tends to eat it with a cringe. I think the only thing we buy would have to be pizza, because we frankly can't be bothered to make it ourselves. We considered investing in a pizza oven in the backyard (the big italian brick dome ovens), but with a small child and another on the way, it could pose a danger to them while it was in use.

It's a matter of taste. Some like it.. some don't. I personally don't like it. I've had several bouts of food poisoning from it, the last of which was with KFC which required hospital care. Now I prefer to just not bother.:p

phonetic
01-30-07, 02:08 AM
Fair play. I think we both exaggerated our figures a little, but ultimately, what you say makes more sense. I think there's a decent middleground. If you eat reasonably most of the time, you can pig out now and again if you want and you might not like it - bonus.

I'd go for the pizza oven and come up with something to keep the kids away. That would be awesome. My German exchange guy's mother made her own pizza and it was unbelievable. I usually improvise on a piece of toast, but she'd gone all out with proper ingredients. It tasted better than most restaurant pizzas I've had. No stuffed crust, though :P

Athelwulf
01-30-07, 06:03 AM
Long John Silver's!

I agree with Genji: Waaay too greasy. Sometime early last year, a new hybrid fast food place opened up. A&W and Long John Silver's. I think they both belong to a company called Yum, as does Taco Bell. Anyway, I had only had A&W each time I had been there, and I decided I wanted to try Long John Silver's this one time. I was not pleased. I went back to only A&W.

WAY too greasy and salty. I have to shower after eating like that.

Read above. :D

i would love to see the cholesterol levels of everyone who has posted in this thread.

If I ever figure out mine, I'll be sure to tell you.

Tonnnnnes of mayonnaise. Lovely.

EWWW. I dislike the thought of mayonnaise. :mad:

My German exchange guy's mother made her own pizza and it was unbelievable. I usually improvise on a piece of toast, but she'd gone all out with proper ingredients. It tasted better than most restaurant pizzas I've had. No stuffed crust, though :P

Can you get the recipe?

Athelwulf
01-30-07, 06:05 AM
Guys, you should try Freschetta sauce-stuffed-crust pizzas. They're among the several frozen pizzas available, and I'm fucking addicted to them like coke, they're so yummy!

tablariddim
01-30-07, 06:13 AM
My usual McD's order: 2 hamburgers and 3 chocolate chip cookies and a large diet Coke.

Yeah, the diet coke will make your meal more healthy.:rolleyes:

tablariddim
01-30-07, 06:17 AM
good to see someone with common sense here. i have a friend who works at the meatworks, and the reason your $1 burgers are $1 is because mcdonalds gets the offcuts and scrapings cheap, it literally is the shit the scrape up off the floor. not that i would touch it anyway being a vegetarian.

Actually, McD's use their own cows and what they do is process the whole animal, bones, skin and everything except the intestines.

mindtrick
01-30-07, 06:22 AM
Triple Whopper for all

Nikelodeon
01-30-07, 12:49 PM
I still remember McDonald's running their new breakfast menu ads on TV a while ago, with the slogan of "now with real bacon".
Now if only they could use real meat in the rest of their food...

Zephyr
01-30-07, 01:19 PM
McDonald's is evil fast food imperialism! We are sick and tired of them in our country. If only we could stop buying the crap, maybe they'd shut down...

pasquala
01-30-07, 06:17 PM
I can't believe that I just sat here and read all of 64 posts concerning fast food and now I am going to post.
I used to work at Roy Rogers when I was a teenager. GREAT FOOD except for what you see the greasy haired, pimple faced boys do to the roast beef sandwhiches in the back. GROSS!! I remember KFC when it used to be Gino's. Guess that makes me old. My favorite now is Sonic, however may town just opened a new Long John Silver's combined with a A&W. You can order off of the LJS menu, the A&W menu, or both. It's realling cool. I can get shrimp, Chicken planks, chili cheese fries, and a rootbeer float. I love it.

Genji
01-30-07, 08:26 PM
I can't believe that I just sat here and read all of 64 posts concerning fast food and now I am going to post.
I used to work at Roy Rogers when I was a teenager. GREAT FOOD except for what you see the greasy haired, pimple faced boys do to the roast beef sandwhiches in the back. GROSS!! I remember KFC when it used to be Gino's. Guess that makes me old. My favorite now is Sonic, however may town just opened a new Long John Silver's combined with a A&W. You can order off of the LJS menu, the A&W menu, or both. It's realling cool. I can get shrimp, Chicken planks, chili cheese fries, and a rootbeer float. I love it.The multi brand restaurant has been here for about 25 years starting with the Kentucky Taco Hut. Pizza Hut, Taco Bell & KFC in one building.
I love Sonic but not their burgers.

hh_fanny
01-31-07, 12:42 AM
I’m on the verge of tears, literally. First and foremost, I cannot go to Burger King to grab my whopper, so I called my friend, and she told me she would not go, what are friends for?? And she said I would die if I did not lose those 90 pounds I gained on top of my normal fat, but that’s not apart of my dilemma you see I already know this.

I’m shocked at the viewers, PLEASE HOW MUCH MORE DO I HAVE TO SUFFER!! I cant believe McDonalds is at a tie with Burger King! Please, please anyone save me and if you can get me a whopper or vote for a whopper, peace and love.

p.s. I just burned a green house hahaaa, what a night.