What about St. Hubert in Québec?

Krystal

Damn it, now Im jonesing for White Castles..... :( ;)

Places where meat patties come pre-made and are thinner than the diameter of a dime.

Krystal Burger

I agree w/ the White Castle Nomination. I cringe when I see people eat those..."sliders"

Wow, there seems to be an overwhelming majority of people who dislike KFC! I do agree with you though that KFC in North America (if that's what most of you are referring to, is not very good).

However, I agree with uncertaintraveler that some fast-food joints do fare a better job overseas.

I actually find the KFC in HKG quite good for fast-food. In fact, they have legions of dedicated fans ---the line-ups there are simply crazy! And those cute portuguese tarts they serve are deeelish and so is their milk tea.. :)

When I was in HKG last summer, I didn't mind going there at all.

~LDK

If they offered cute Portuguese tarts of any variety here in the States
they wouldn't be so low on the list. (I do hate having to go to Lisbon or
farther for the pasteis de nata.)

From what I've heard and from limited personal experience it appears
to me that the big US chains abroad

1. alter their products and offerings to suit the locals (which is good);
2. have their act together (also good).

My grandfather used to go to a Pizza Hut near his apartment in Taipei,
claiming that the food there was better than at the pizza parlors he
used to frequent when he was doing stuff at the UN in New York.

I've been to neither of those, but out of curiosity I checked out their websites... boy, does this stuff look nasty! :eek:

hehhe YES! They do get their act together! For service for example, (and I'm only speaking for the fast-food places in Asia like Hong Kong and Japan --have not been to other asian countries so cannot comment on those), they have a good line-up of employees, like 10 people behind the counter ready to serve you, plus however many in the back preparing the food. My mum always pokes fun of east and west work ethic: You come back from a trip to Asia and it feels like everyone back home is doing Tai-Chi :D

Yeah.....Definitely gotta include St. Hubert's. I actually thought of them right after my post. Sorta like Swiss Chalet only frumpier and not exactly clean. And of course, the quality of the food is no reason whatsoever to go here...at least not in my personal experience!

Anything that slaps a piece of dried meat between 2 buns, soggy lettuce and heaps of sauce.

Taco bell, White Castle, Jack-in-the-Box.

Harvey's is actually very good. Their hamburgers are flame broiled, not fried, and you can taste the flavors of the meat and cheese - not to mention the fresh toppings you can custom select. Definately a better burger than most of the fast food places down here, and the burgers almost get in the same league as In-N-Out.

Just stick with the basics - the original hamburger, cheeseburger and hotdog, and avoid the newer flaky stuff that Cara brought onto the menu. If you ever find your diet has worked too well, and need to add a few pounds within a 10 minute timeframe, give the Poutine a try ;)

I also think Swiss Chalet is quite tasty, especially the dipping sauce. Again, the basic standards work best here - the chicken is a standout, but other menu items lack flavor and flair. Actually, Swiss Chalet and Harvey's are owned by the same company - perhaps you visited the wrong location. I found the best food from both restaurants to be found at the original stand-alone corporate locations before the Cara takeover. Now many of the newer franchisees under Cara handle both brands onsite, which makes for a mess of both.

I have to give a thumbs down to Krystal - the last batch of burgers I ate there were literally grease sponges. Disgusting.

McDonald's has evidently increased their sales due to their new premium coffee. Has anyone tried it?

http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=20193

Steve