Fast Food Restaurants Based in a Country Other Than Your Own
Apr 23, 2015, 3:32 pm
#31
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One that I patronize from time to time is Pita Pit. (Canada) Not sure it qualifies as food, but Yogen Früz is also Canadian. Quicks (Belgium) seem to be turning up in unexpected places outside Western Europe...even Algeria and Russia.
Apr 24, 2015, 1:36 pm
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Oh man! Lomito'n and Schopdog! That was an unexpected flashback. Just the pictures, that is; never ate at a Lomito'n in 10 years in Chile.
If I were in Santiago today --- and I wouldn't mind if I were, because it's 77 degrees F and sunny --- I'd like to have a churrasco con palta and a big, cold schop at the Fuenta Alemana.
If I were in Santiago today --- and I wouldn't mind if I were, because it's 77 degrees F and sunny --- I'd like to have a churrasco con palta and a big, cold schop at the Fuenta Alemana.
Apr 26, 2015, 9:14 am
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Went to Mos Burger for lunch today. Haven't been in a long long time.
The menu board had a list of where and what farms the food was sourced from. ie: tomatoes from this local farm, lettuce from that certified organic farm, beef from that organic farmer.
It was messy to eat and there was a great improvement in the fries since the last time I been here. Price we paid, we could have gone to a sit down family restaurant.
The menu board had a list of where and what farms the food was sourced from. ie: tomatoes from this local farm, lettuce from that certified organic farm, beef from that organic farmer.
It was messy to eat and there was a great improvement in the fries since the last time I been here. Price we paid, we could have gone to a sit down family restaurant.
Apr 27, 2015, 2:24 pm
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Also, I don't understand the Pret hate. Their sandwiches are fresh and not loaded with cheese or mayo. What's the problem?
Apr 28, 2015, 5:48 am
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You'll often see a typical office worker go for an artisan sandwich, a soup and some juice which sounds reasonable, but could easily 1,300 calories or more. That's not too out of whack for the US, but there aren't many places in the UK (apart from obvious American junk food venues and full on Michelin star dining experiences) with those kind of calories in them.
Apr 28, 2015, 9:36 am
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Pollo Campero is a Guatemala-based fried chicken chain with a lot of US locations (and I think I have seen them in Quito, Ecuador too).
Apr 28, 2015, 1:06 pm
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There's nothing wrong with Pret and I don't hate them, but I got the impression from some of the posters above that it might be partly about their (frankly ludicrous) calorie levels.
You'll often see a typical office worker go for an artisan sandwich, a soup and some juice which sounds reasonable, but could easily 1,300 calories or more. That's not too out of whack for the US, but there aren't many places in the UK (apart from obvious American junk food venues and full on Michelin star dining experiences) with those kind of calories in them.
You'll often see a typical office worker go for an artisan sandwich, a soup and some juice which sounds reasonable, but could easily 1,300 calories or more. That's not too out of whack for the US, but there aren't many places in the UK (apart from obvious American junk food venues and full on Michelin star dining experiences) with those kind of calories in them.
My view that I find most Pret food to be unhealthy / unnecessarily fat-laden is actually based on the feedback from one of my closest friends who manages multiple Pret shops in London and has worked for Pret for many years (working her way up from counter staff to area manager). Admittedly we met when we were in the same rowing club so clearly we do have a healthy bias in our preferences though!
Apr 28, 2015, 2:45 pm
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Yes, it may well be a US/UK "cultural difference" in terms of what's considered "healthy".
My view that I find most Pret food to be unhealthy / unnecessarily fat-laden is actually based on the feedback from one of my closest friends who manages multiple Pret shops in London and has worked for Pret for many years (working her way up from counter staff to area manager). Admittedly we met when we were in the same rowing club so clearly we do have a healthy bias in our preferences though!
My view that I find most Pret food to be unhealthy / unnecessarily fat-laden is actually based on the feedback from one of my closest friends who manages multiple Pret shops in London and has worked for Pret for many years (working her way up from counter staff to area manager). Admittedly we met when we were in the same rowing club so clearly we do have a healthy bias in our preferences though!
Apr 29, 2015, 9:50 am
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Depending on your definition of "fast food", I might call the Singaporian hawker markets the pinnacle of good food, though being Dutch I'm also addicted to the "FEBO" (http://www.febodelekkerste.nl/), a slightly odd concept which deep fries stuff in bread and then puts it in heated lockers that you open with coins.
Apr 29, 2015, 10:47 am
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I like it. Quite greasy/oily. But they have different burgers. Like ones with mushrooms, or shrimp. And they have a rice patty as well. Give it a try.
Apr 29, 2015, 3:09 pm
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Pret sucks. I don't know why they can't make sandwiches to order like all the US sandwich chains to. I don't want some sandwich that was made hours before sitting in a cooler. It's no different from the getting a sandwich from the cooler at an airport.
Wagawama? Also sucks. I've given them two trys. They will never compete with Pei Wei as their food quality is bland and lack of spice and flavor.
Wagawama? Also sucks. I've given them two trys. They will never compete with Pei Wei as their food quality is bland and lack of spice and flavor.
Apr 29, 2015, 5:37 pm
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I can't stand the food results, and I don't see it really catching on here in the US*, but the prepacked sandwich thing seems to be really big in the UK even outside of Pret (from what I can see as an occasional tourist.) Bleh.
(* outside of a few things like airports, where there's a lot of incentive to go for speed rather than quality; there are enough premade sandwiches on offer there, even if not the same chain.)