I miss Fuddruckers and doubt anything will ever fill that hole in my heart.
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The chipotle/Qdoba near me has gone way too downhill in the past few years for me. The burritos used to be huge, now they’re the size of a small potato. Also 50% of the time they mess up my order and I don’t realize until I get home and open it up.
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Din Tai Fung and Kizuki Ramen are my top chains.
I always catch myself about to abbreviate it DTF, and then I type out the entire name.
Chain?
I mean, sure the top restaurants on my list aren’t chains, but if we’re gonna restrict it, I’ll say Macdonald’s. It saved my ass at 2am once while traveling, that’s worth a lot.
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McD is just there for you when you need it, and you know what to expect. I end up there way more than I should due to my work taking me on the roads, after a while you learn to game the menu a bit and order just enough that you’ve eaten, without indulging.
In my country the other options when on the road are gas stations which aren’t more nutritive nor cheaper, or snack-bars with deep fried stuff.
The best is if I can hit it before 11am then I can get the breakfast things which are a good portion and cheaper than the lunch options.
Culver’s. Butter burgers, cheese curds, and custard all in one spot.
Tbh, the only chain I eat at is a local chain that would tell anyone that recognizes the name more or less where I live. They make really good burgers
Jones’ barbeque and foot massage?
Elevation Burger? I miss that place so much.
El pollo loco
Cracker barrel is consistently good. And it’s different than a burger or pizza.
I recently went into one for the first time in a long while and I struggled to find something on the menu that was adjacent to healthy. Granted, what I chose ended up being pretty tasty. I remember it fondly from my childhood for the checker boards and the jumpy table game, not so much for the food options.
For sure not healthy.
You went to Cracker Barrel expecting healthy offerings?
It was virtually the only option. Just counted it as a cheat day
Morley’s for the banger hot wings.
Dunkin. I don’t really like many chain restaurants. I prefer local places. But Dunkin is pretty consistent with their coffee.
Jason’s Deli has yet to disappoint me. It is not high-end cuisine, but they serve good food with consistent quality. They also have enough variety that almost anyone can find something.
They made a funny joke about them in the movie Idiocracy, they thought they’d be around forever; Evolution of Fuddruckers
They’re still around aren’t they? What am I missing?
I think they closed many of their locations, so for some people it gives the illusion they do not exist.
There is still one where I am. It’s on the edge of an outdoor mall near a movie theater. Placement wise it’s probably about as good as you can get.
Papa John’s. Far and away the best chain pizza, and the biggest topping selection of any pizza restaurant I’ve seen. I’d still say local pizza is usually better though, but Papa John’s is good enough that if I don’t want to fret over where I’m getting pizza from it’s my pick.
Elevation Burger - moved away and haven’t had it in years. Great burgers, the best fries.
I love Sukiya. Unfortunately I do not live in Japan.
