Fast Food Restaurants Based in a Country Other Than Your Own
May 6, 2015, 1:04 pm
#61
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Freshness Burger in Japan. It was pretty good and much bigger than I was expecting! Good fries too.
Lotteria is Japanese I believe but I first noticed it in Vietnam. In Ha Long Bay during Tet when everything is closed Lotteria to the rescue. Saddest part was realizing my bottom bun was not sturdy enough to support the burger.
Lotteria is Japanese I believe but I first noticed it in Vietnam. In Ha Long Bay during Tet when everything is closed Lotteria to the rescue. Saddest part was realizing my bottom bun was not sturdy enough to support the burger.
Nando's is very good in Calgary (even though there's only one), and Bon-Chon chicken in the Philippines is big.
Jollibee is my jam! Grew up with the bee and love ChickenJoy. Usually, US franchises have a ChowKing beside it or a Red Ribbon bakery which are Filipino-Chinese cuisine and baked goods, respectively.
I tried Chik-Fil-A. It's meh.
) and Tim Horton's are it, afaik.
May 14, 2015, 9:52 am
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I tried CP fried chicken and American Burger in Bangladesh a few times. The chicken was always fresh and juicy but not as tasty as Popeyes spicy version. American Burger was hit or miss. Sometimes the patty was thick and sometimes as thin as Krystals' patties.
May 14, 2015, 2:53 pm
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Coco Ichibanya and really any of the little curry shop chains are amazing; wish we had them here.
May 14, 2015, 5:36 pm
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I did quite a bit of Asian trips the last 12 months and found myself dining at Pepper Lunch a few times. Pretty decent, I thought. http://www.pepperlunch.com
May 15, 2015, 6:04 am
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I've come across a few Hollys Coffee in Thailand and Korea. Decent place. Good seating for laptops and free wifi too (in the Bangkok one anyway). The Sukhumvit Road location is great for people watching!
May 22, 2015, 6:22 am
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20 years ago when I was still young enough to dare go clubbing in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, many a night ended with a burger & fries & coffee combo at Freshness, watching the sun rise.
May 27, 2015, 1:51 am
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In the Philippines:
I have had Biggs, a Bicol based chain, that's famous for their Laing and Bangus. I prefer their Biggs Deal that comes with Spaghetti, Beef Stick, and a piece of fried chicken.
There is also Andok's known for their Lechon Manok or Rotisserie Chicken. I love how the meat just falls off the bones besides the flavor.
I hope this is what you meant in the title of this thread. If you mean food here in South Florida where the original is from a foreign country, I have found the regulations of adding the hormones to the food we eat has changed the way food tastes here besides making it less (not more) healthy.
I have had Biggs, a Bicol based chain, that's famous for their Laing and Bangus. I prefer their Biggs Deal that comes with Spaghetti, Beef Stick, and a piece of fried chicken.
There is also Andok's known for their Lechon Manok or Rotisserie Chicken. I love how the meat just falls off the bones besides the flavor.
I hope this is what you meant in the title of this thread. If you mean food here in South Florida where the original is from a foreign country, I have found the regulations of adding the hormones to the food we eat has changed the way food tastes here besides making it less (not more) healthy.
May 27, 2015, 9:21 am
#73
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In the Philippines:
I have had Biggs, a Bicol based chain, that's famous for their Laing and Bangus. I prefer their Biggs Deal that comes with Spaghetti, Beef Stick, and a piece of fried chicken.
There is also Andok's known for their Lechon Manok or Rotisserie Chicken. I love how the meat just falls off the bones besides the flavor.
I hope this is what you meant in the title of this thread. If you mean food here in South Florida where the original is from a foreign country, I have found the regulations of adding the hormones to the food we eat has changed the way food tastes here besides making it less (not more) healthy.
I have had Biggs, a Bicol based chain, that's famous for their Laing and Bangus. I prefer their Biggs Deal that comes with Spaghetti, Beef Stick, and a piece of fried chicken.
There is also Andok's known for their Lechon Manok or Rotisserie Chicken. I love how the meat just falls off the bones besides the flavor.
I hope this is what you meant in the title of this thread. If you mean food here in South Florida where the original is from a foreign country, I have found the regulations of adding the hormones to the food we eat has changed the way food tastes here besides making it less (not more) healthy.
May 28, 2015, 3:54 am
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