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Any resemblances between the pork patty in a McD's McRib and at least visually, the BK facsimile are less than tenuous. BBQ, be it beef or pork (or other meats), is a cultural icon to those of us who live/have lived in the belt across the US from whence the culinary tradition came and in which it survives in classic form. Sloshing some thick, gummy, over-sweetened glop atop baked, prepared meats in not BBQ, and practitioners and regular consumers thereof are not worth the wood it would take to immolate them at some gala auto-de-fe purging us of heretics.
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Originally Posted by LAXative
(Post 20756902)
You misspelled "In-n-Out" ;)
Popeye's is just about the greatest fast food fried chicken there is.
Originally Posted by Jaimito Cartero
(Post 20756960)
Nah, KFC's Spicy Chicken in Asia is way better.
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Next up...
The Three Quarter Pounder. For those who just can't tolerate the slow pace of atherosclerosis. |
Originally Posted by LAXative
(Post 20756902)
You misspelled "In-n-Out" ;)
Popeye's is just about the greatest fast food fried chicken there is. |
Originally Posted by WillCAD
(Post 20764443)
Royal Farm convenience store chicken beats them both, hands down.
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McDonald’s Seen Overhauling U.S. Menu From 145 Choices
The Angus burger is going away, and it may not be the only McDonald’s dish on the chopping block. The world’s largest restaurant chain has also considered axing Caesar salads, the McSkillet Burrito, the Southern Style Biscuit and steak bagels, according to a franchisee e-mail obtained by Bloomberg News. While the Angus burger contains as many as 820 calories and costs $4, the culling isn’t simply about offering healthier fare and cheaper items. It’s an effort by McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) to streamline a menu that has expanded by 70 percent to about 145 items since 2007 -- straining kitchen staff, gumming up service and spoiling customers for choice. “It’s gotten to the point where the operation has kind of broken down and that’s all a symptom of the complication of the menu,” said Richard Adams, a San Diego-based restaurant franchisee consultant and former McDonald’s store owner. “They can’t make the food fast enough.” In October, some McDonald’s franchisees received an e-mail from a regional representative proposing “core menu changes” based on information from customer complaints. Teams had been formed to address menu size and understand “what’s getting in the way of quality and service,” according to the e-mail. Seven menu items were identified for potential removal. So far Fruit & Walnut salads, Chicken Selects and Angus burgers have been eliminated. |
Originally Posted by kipper
(Post 20765562)
Royal Farms can be a pain though, if you're trying to order more than a few pieces of chicken.
When it's fresh, Royal Farms chicken is the best tasting fast food chicken I've had, and it is extremely popular in my part of the country (central Maryland). Most people I know prefer it to KFC or Popeyes. Dang, I think I just decided what I'm going to have for lunch today... Back to the original topic, though - I liked the Angus burgers, but they're just too doggone BIG. Replacing them with quarter-pounder versions, but with the same options, is a good move for McDonalds. Since they are reducing the number of different size burgers and buns they need, they will simplify supply ordering, prep time, amount of grill space needed, and overall cost. Personally, I just wish McDonalds would go back to the make-in-advance model they used in the 1980s when I worked there. Having a stack of ready-made burgers waiting in the heat bin made service so much quicker than the current made-to-order model. |
Originally Posted by LAXative
(Post 20756902)
Popeye's is just about the greatest fast food fried chicken there is.
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Y'know what I really hate about Subway? The decision tree. What kind of bread do you want? What size? What kind of sandwich? What kind of cheese? Now, please tell us individually each vegetable you want on your sandwich...
Aaarg! I want a sandwich, not a conversation *about* sandwiches. There is such a thing as decision fatigue, and needing to make fifteen different decisions before I can actually get my sandwich means fifteen more important decisions I can't make after lunch. I might as well just make my own darn sandwich. Also, the paradox of choice. The more choices you have, the less likely you are to be happy with whatever choice you make. |
Originally Posted by duniawala
(Post 20756753)
That's because they charge an arm and a leg for those. Would you pay 5 bucks for a salad that costs 50 cents to make on your own?
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Originally Posted by Jorgen
(Post 20778919)
Y'know what I really hate about Subway? The decision tree. What kind of bread do you want? What size? What kind of sandwich? What kind of cheese? Now, please tell us individually each vegetable you want on your sandwich...
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Originally Posted by Jaimito Cartero
(Post 20779387)
Perhaps you should be able to say, "I want a footlong Club #1125". 1125 would designate bread, and toppings needed. Probably too complicated for many of the Subway workers, though.
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Originally Posted by Jorgen
(Post 20778919)
Y'know what I really hate about Subway? The decision tree. What kind of bread do you want? What size? What kind of sandwich? What kind of cheese? Now, please tell us individually each vegetable you want on your sandwich...
Aaarg! I want a sandwich, not a conversation *about* sandwiches. There is such a thing as decision fatigue, and needing to make fifteen different decisions before I can actually get my sandwich means fifteen more important decisions I can't make after lunch. I might as well just make my own darn sandwich. Also, the paradox of choice. The more choices you have, the less likely you are to be happy with whatever choice you make. |
Not sure what a Carolina BBQ Tendercrisp Sandwich is supposed to be, but I'll give it a shot.
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Originally Posted by kipper
(Post 20779849)
At least 10% of the time, they can't get it right even when I'm standing there, telling them what I want on my sandwich... I doubt they'd be able to follow a coded system. :)
To add I've had similar problems at McDonalds who can't understand why I would want a quarter pounder without cheese. I make it simple for them - I just order a hamburger now and at least that doesn't confuse them. |
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