The best fast food places are..... (per Zagat)

[nageov3t]

Subway is gross. I worked there for a month and will never eat there again. Nothing is fresh. Only place on that list I eat is Burger King cause I can get 2 double cheeseburgers and a large coke for $5. Jimmy Johns/Qdoba gets 90% of my business.

there's a Subway around the corner from my office building and I'll never understand why it's always crowded around lunch time.

you can walk 2 blocks further and get a sandwich from a local shop that's made on homemade bread and stacked with meat (as opposed to the ~3 slices of turkey you get at Subway) for about a dollar more.

 

[flvinny521]

To answer your question, OP, I eat fast food exactly 0 times per month. I only stopped about a year ago, and at the time, Chiptole was my #1 choice, followed by Five Guys. I think the list is pretty accurate.

To the Five Guys haters, how good do you think a fast food burger could possibly be? In my opinion, it is head and shoulders above McD's and BK. I only ate at In-n-Out once, but I preferred Five Guys to their burgers as well.

 

[Fritzo]

Zagat is like JD Powers - the more money you give them the better you'll score on their list.

 

[Anubis]

Rallys and Arbys' curly fries are the best fries. Everyone knows this.

Though chick-fil-a's waffle fries and five guys are great too.

yes arbys frys are king

5 guys has good frys, McDs frys were a lot better when they fried them in real fat

in and outs frys suck they have no flavor

 

[bignateyk]

Chic Fil-a and Five Guys FTW

 

[swanysto]

there's a Subway around the corner from my office building and I'll never understand why it's always crowded around lunch time.

you can walk 2 blocks further and get a sandwich from a local shop that's made on homemade bread and stacked with meat (as opposed to the ~3 slices of turkey you get at Subway) for about a dollar more.

Exactly.

 

[Fritzo]

Exactly.

Subway marketed itself as "healthy". All the people eating there think they are eating right, so they feel good about themselves.

 

[Saint Nick]

Hardee's is way better than any of those burger joints. What the fuck.

Subway marketed itself as "healthy". All the people eating there think they are eating right, so they feel good about themselves.

Heh, I eat there because it's "unhealthy". I love the high caloric values of the subs and the protein content of some. May not be the best, but great for bulking diets considering most sandwiches are five bones.

 

[bignateyk]

Exactly.

I've got a local sub joint that has 8" subs for $3 that have about a pound of lunch meat on them.

I still sometimes go to subway though since its 1 block from my office vs 4 blocks. (Usually when its raining or frigid cold outside)

 

[Loop2kil]

Subways is mentioned, automatic FAIL.

Yep this...'BEST BURGER' and no Hardees/Carl Jr. mentioned W.T.F.

And whose cocks are the Five Guys sucking, overpriced crap.

 

[Malfeas]

Five guys is barely edible. If you are in the Seattle area and you like burgers you should try 'Kid Valley'. Their burgers are awesome, I love the bacon double cheeseburger, deep fried mushrooms, and shakes.

 

[Miramonti]

Zagat rhymes with.


yes. maggot. most of those places taste like the maggot.

 

[dank69]

I would think that to qualify as 'fast food' you would have to have a drive-thru.

 

[Jadow]

Hmmm I have ate Five Guys a couple of times and never felt they were all that great

ditto

 

[BudAshes]

ditto

In-n-out definitely makes five guys seem like it tastes of poo.

 

[nageov3t]

In-n-out definitely makes five guys seem like it tastes of poo.

In-n-Out isn't a national chain, though.

 

[LookBehindYou]

Zagat rhymes with.


yes. maggot. most of those places taste like the maggot.

Hmmm, maggot was not the first thing that popped into my head.

 

[ultimatebob]

Zagat is like JD Powers - the more money you give them the better you'll score on their list.

Yeah... Zagat sold out when they started "reviewing" fast food restaurant chains.

Hell... I'd trust most Yelp restaurant reviews more than I would trust one from Zagat now.

 

[IronWing]

Ironwing's ratings:

Fast Food - Large Chains
1. Five Guys - never ate there, no comment
2. Panera Bread - best airport food outside an airport.
3. Chipotle Mexican Grill - never ate there, no comment
4. Chick-fil-A - chicken is pretty good, need low carb version
5. In-N-Out Burger - mediocre burgers
Fast Food - Mega Chains
1. Subway - acceptable when the only other choice is McDonalds
2. McDonald's - breakfast is good, better to go hungry than eat lunch/diiner here
3. Wendy's - Spicy chicken good, salads allowed in combos good, burgers are not good
4. Burger King - Sometimes that grease is just what I want
5. Taco Bell - acceptable when the only other choice is McDonalds, stay away from the tacos
Best Burger
covered above

Best French Fries
I don't eat fries anymore.


Missing from list:
Carl's Jr - low carb burger is one of the best chain burgers there be.
Culver's - burgers are very good

 

[LookBehindYou]

Ironwing's ratings:

snip

Missing from list:
Carl's Jr - low carb burger is one of the best chain burgers there be.
Culver's - burgers are very good

Definitely can't go wrong with a good butter burger.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Why is Sonic Not on the list?

 

[zinfamous]

Subway is the best place on their lists.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

No arbys or carls jr?

This. I tried Arby's one time, and they were fucking delicious! :thumbsup:

 

[richardycc]

Five Guys suck...I will take a mcdonalds angus burger over Five Guys burger anytime.

 

[rcpratt]

Subway? Seriously? Disgusting.