I miss Fuddruckers and doubt anything will ever fill that hole in my heart.

  • greenteadrinker@midwest.social
    12·
    1 year ago

    It would probably be Cane’s, because I eat there a fair amount and it’s like B-tier fried chicken for an okay price. If we wanna go international, then it’s Kyochon. It’s a Korean Fried Chicken chain with 1 location in America and a bunch in Korea

    Second would either be McDonalds or Dairy Queen for their McFlurry/blizzard or their super artificial ice cream. Honestly, I know there is better ice cream, but I have an Anton Ego flashback (from Ratatouille) whenever I take a bite/lick of ice cream and am reminded of the trips I took with my mom when we walked over to Dairy Queen together

    • VelvetStorm@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 year ago

      I go to canes for their toast but their chicken is also very good. Honestly I like thier chicken more than any other place other than Chick-fil-A.

    • NickHackman@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      Cane’s! Maybe it’s just nostalgia for me, but in College (OSU) went to Cane’s far too often on High Street.

      The chicken is way better than other fast food places, fries are a carrier for the sauce and the toast is pretty good.

    • phareous@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      The McDonalds near me hasn’t had ice cream in a year. I reported them to corporate and they had ice cream again for like two weeks until they claimed their machine was broke again

    • TheDubz87@lemmy.world
      32·
      1 year ago

      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.

    • weksa@lemm.ee
      4·
      1 year ago

      I always catch myself about to abbreviate it DTF, and then I type out the entire name.

  • DrQuint@lemmy.world
    5·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • bh11235@infosec.pub
      5·
      1 year ago

      Nothing quite like that magical moment where you’ve been walking lost and confused for an hour around a foreign city and your last 4 attempts to find a place to eat have failed, and you say “ugh all right fine” and look for the nearest MacDonald’s.

    • Obi@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      1 year ago

      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.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
    4·
    1 year ago

    I miss Quiznos.

    I don’t know if they are completely out of business, but they sure as shit don’t operate anywhere within 100 miles of where I live anymore.

    Their ribeye steakhouse sub was the best fucking thing ever.

    Literally the only chain I would recommend. Everything else I love is mom&pop local dives and taco trucks.

  • Xariphon@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    Boston Market still exists.

    Back in the day I used to love Kenny Rogers Roasters. Their chicken was beyond next level. But that chain lasted for like five minutes.

  • Curious Canid@lemmy.ca
    2·
    1 year ago

    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.

  • Lazerbeams2@lemmy.ml
    2·
    1 year ago

    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

      • ohlaph@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 year ago

        I think they closed many of their locations, so for some people it gives the illusion they do not exist.

        • Burninator05@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 year ago

          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.

    • Cl249099@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      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.