Favorite Fast Food Restaurant?

[Eahland]

Has anyone tried Little Caesar’s? I haven’t, because someone warned me it sucked, but I want confirmation.

"Sucks" is probably too harsh. It's cheap as hell, and worth what you pay for it. I genuinely like it better than Papa John's - I don't like Papa John's sauce; too sweet - and it remains edible when cold, unlike Pizza Hut.

I only ever eat it at our Battletech game, though. At home, I just eat frozen pizzas from the grocery store. They're both cheaper and better, and it actually takes less time and effort to pop one in the oven and set a timer than to order from Little Caesar's and go pick it up.

[Infected Mushroom]

Speaking of pizza, just like their rotisserie, their pizza is pretty good. It’s kinda like a New York style pizza. They overload their pizzas with a good amount of toppings. Also, it’s pretty cheap for a large slice. One slice for a pizza is just 2 bucks. For a full pizza, 10 bucks. (USD) The diameter for a whole pizza is 18 inches. It has 12 slices. Here’s a pic.(I didn’t take this)

Oh, I love the Costco pizzas.

I also like their chicken bakes.

For the briefest of moments I read “chicken babies”

[-Astoria]

For the briefest of moments I read “chicken babies”

To be fair, there was a thread last year whose title was "crispy babies for sale".

[Infected Mushroom]

For the briefest of moments I read “chicken babies”

To be fair, there was a thread last year whose title was "crispy babies for sale".

and how did that one go down?

[-Astoria]

To be fair, there was a thread last year whose title was "crispy babies for sale".

and how did that one go down?

Well, it ended in my first official warning.

Much fun was had. /s

[Infected Mushroom]

and how did that one go down?

Well, it ended in my first official warning.

Much fun was had. /s

I see...

[Glenbrook]

Speaking of pizza, just like their rotisserie, their pizza is pretty good. It’s kinda like a New York style pizza. They overload their pizzas with a good amount of toppings. Also, it’s pretty cheap for a large slice. One slice for a pizza is just 2 bucks. For a full pizza, 10 bucks. (USD) The diameter for a whole pizza is 18 inches. It has 12 slices. Here’s a pic.(I didn’t take this)

Other than some caramelized onion (I think) near the edge, I can't see any toppings at all. I can see bread base through the tomato sauce, rather a long way in from the rim.

How is that "a good amount" of toppings?

Crust doesn't look all that firm either. I'm not sure I'd pay $2 for this.

No toppings, no onions. I couldn’t find a good quality picture of the pizza that would fit. It’s just cheese.

[Nobel Hobos 2]

Other than some caramelized onion (I think) near the edge, I can't see any toppings at all. I can see bread base through the tomato sauce, rather a long way in from the rim.

How is that "a good amount" of toppings?

Crust doesn't look all that firm either. I'm not sure I'd pay $2 for this.

No toppings, no onions. I couldn’t find a good quality picture of the pizza that would fit. It’s just cheese.

Crisped cheese on the edge then. NOT A PIZZA. But that's OK I'm not hungry now

[-Astoria]

No toppings, no onions. I couldn’t find a good quality picture of the pizza that would fit. It’s just cheese.

Crisped cheese on the edge then. NOT A PIZZA. But that's OK I'm not hungry now

A hard crust is an affront to good pizzas.

Soft crusts for life.

[Infected Mushroom]

anyone heard of Oliver's Sandwiches?

[Rojava Free State]

Has anyone tried Little Caesar’s? I haven’t, because someone warned me it sucked, but I want confirmation.

"Sucks" is probably too harsh. It's cheap as hell, and worth what you pay for it. I genuinely like it better than Papa John's - I don't like Papa John's sauce; too sweet - and it remains edible when cold, unlike Pizza Hut.

I only ever eat it at our Battletech game, though. At home, I just eat frozen pizzas from the grocery store. They're both cheaper and better, and it actually takes less time and effort to pop one in the oven and set a timer than to order from Little Caesar's and go pick it up.

Hot and Ready, as in a load of hot shit ready to end 100% of your faith in humanity.

[Infected Mushroom]

It’s too bad Pizza Planet from Toy Story isn’t real

I think it would be a cool idea and theme

[-Astoria]

It’s too bad Pizza Planet from Toy Story isn’t real

I think it would be a cool idea and theme

Well, there's Comet.

[Outer Sparta]

Costco.

Oh I used to go to Costco a lot but it doesn’t have much presence here.

Do they still have the free to play/trial PlayStation games? Or is that long gone?

The trial games are now gone there. I still love sampling their churros every now and then as well as the frozen yogurt.

[The Archregimancy]

I was about to say 'none of them'; I've only stepped inside a McDonalds once in the last 20 years. I think the last time I ordered KFC was in 1997.

But... then I remembered that I do very occasionally order delivery from Zooba, a small 'healthy modern' Egyptian street food chain in Cairo, and that Zooba has recently expanded to New York City (!).

So if you live in Cairo or New York - not the most obvious combination, I admit - here's what 'healthy modern Egyptian street food' looks like: https://order.zoobaeats.com/zooba/menu (New York) or https://www.zoobaeats.com/egypt-menu/ (Cairo; in English). They're much the same, but the New York menu has pictures.

Liver with some fava beans... do they have a wine list?

Alas, no nice Chianti; but I was mildly surprised that the New York franchise sells beer. Clearly the owners are prepared to be pragmatic for the American market. It's not as if alcohol is banned here in Cairo (in fact I'm having a glass of wine while typing this), but you wouldn't find it at somewhere like Zooba. If you want wine or beer with a more traditional take on Egyptian food in Cairo, then Abou el Sid is the place to go. But that's a sit-down restaurant, not a fast-food outlet, so outside the purview of this thread.

I’m honestly very very impressed that you haven’t stepped into a McD in 20 years.

Why? The secret to not stepping inside a McDonalds is to just not go inside; it's hardly difficult.

[Outer Sparta]

I’m honestly very very impressed that you haven’t stepped into a McD in 20 years.

Why? The secret to not stepping inside a McDonalds is to just not go inside; it's hardly difficult.

The secret to not stepping inside a McDonalds is to not like fast food in the first place.

[-Astoria]

It's not as if alcohol is banned here in Cairo (in fact I'm having a glass of wine while typing this), but you wouldn't find it at somewhere like Zooba. If you want wine or beer with a more traditional take on Egyptian food in Cairo, then Abou el Sid is the place to go. But that's a sit-down restaurant, not a fast-food outlet, so outside the purview of this thread.

I'm actually surprised.

[The Archregimancy]

Why? The secret to not stepping inside a McDonalds is to just not go inside; it's hardly difficult.

The secret to not stepping inside a McDonalds is to not like fast food in the first place.

Not quite; the real secret to not stepping inside a McDonalds is the knowledge that you can make much better food at home.

Tonight was roast aubergine/eggplant and courgette/zucchini with sumac and herbs, served on lentils and with a dollop of Greek yogurt on top (no, I'm not vegetarian, but I don't always eat meat). It was both easy and delicious.

No doubt fast food hits the spot for some; I have nothing against it. But why go to McDonalds when the food I cook for myself is invariably so much better?

If anyone's interested, dinner tomorrow night is a smoked salmon and wheatberry salad with apples and celery.

[Outer Sparta]

The secret to not stepping inside a McDonalds is to not like fast food in the first place.

Not quite; the real secret to not stepping inside a McDonalds is the knowledge that you can make much better food at home.

Tonight was roast aubergine/eggplant and courgette/zucchini with sumac and herbs, served on lentils and with a dollop of Greek yogurt on top (no, I'm not vegetarian, but I don't always eat meat). It was both easy and delicious.

No doubt fast food hits the spot for some; I have nothing against it. But why go to McDonalds when the food I cook for myself is invariably so much better?

If anyone's interested, dinner tomorrow night is a smoked salmon and wheatberry salad with apples and celery.

I love eating homemade meals, especially the Chinese cuisine my parents make everyday (I've been having these meals for quite a while especially due to the pandemic).

[The Archregimancy]

It's not as if alcohol is banned here in Cairo (in fact I'm having a glass of wine while typing this), but you wouldn't find it at somewhere like Zooba. If you want wine or beer with a more traditional take on Egyptian food in Cairo, then Abou el Sid is the place to go. But that's a sit-down restaurant, not a fast-food outlet, so outside the purview of this thread.

I'm actually surprised.

10% of the population are Christian, and a large percentage of local Muslims are ... relaxed about their own alcohol consumption.

It's not like Dubai, where we needed a licence to buy alcohol from the limited number of government-approved outlets when we were living there. Here anyone can buy alcohol, no questions asked.

The downside is that with a couple of tricky exceptions, the only alcohol you can buy in Egypt is Egyptian alcohol. At least in Dubai we could buy imported wine and beer once we had a licence. Most Egyptian wine is awful (the exception is Beausoleil, the only winery not part of the former government monopoly), and most beer is standard international lager (unsurprising since the only brewery company is managed by Heineken), but it's freely available except on Fridays and during Ramadan. The less said about Egyptian spirits, the better.

The tricky exceptions mentioned above are duty free shops on the way in to Egypt (where it's possible to buy some imported alcohol) and some of the top hotels, where imported wine is available for eye-watering prices.

But perhaps we're in danger of going off-topic....

[Shanghai industrial complex]

Why? The secret to not stepping inside a McDonalds is to just not go inside; it's hardly difficult.

The secret to not stepping inside a McDonalds is to not like fast food in the first place.

The secret of not stepping into McDonald's is to change restaurant.Unless McDonald's is the only one in the street.

[The New California Republic]

No doubt fast food hits the spot for some; I have nothing against it. But why go to McDonalds when the food I cook for myself is invariably so much better?

Admit it, you like a chippy just as much as the rest of us.

[The Archregimancy]

No doubt fast food hits the spot for some; I have nothing against it. But why go to McDonalds when the food I cook for myself is invariably so much better?

Admit it, you like a chippy just as much as the rest of us.

Oh God, no.

I've had fish and chips more recently than I've had McDonalds. Done right, the fish can be magnificent. But the chips... <shudders>

Let's just remember that I spent some of my childhood in Belgium. Why would I choose lank and limp British chips over crisp and fluffy Belgian frites?

[Kombinita Socialisma Demokratio]

Taco Bell or Wendy's
What I can get there is almost decent, and not necessarily super greasy.
Bean burritos and plain baked potatoes! And I could buy 5 kg of each and fix it myself for as much as one meal!

I do not consider chain pizza either fast food or decent.


McDonald's is just a public restroom that happens to sell used kitchen grease with some former food soaking most of it up.

[Minskiev]

Speaking of des frites, crinkle-cut or...standard? Forgot the word. You know what I mean.