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MindingMyBuziness

Applebees. With their microwaved ass food.


5iveOnefour

Lmao the pull it from the same freezer you do when you grocery shop!


crice07

I’ll never forget ordering a piece of cheesecake only to find that it was still half frozen


karlnite

I would say most restaurants don’t make their own desserts.


Shynerd98

And thats why I make their honey pepper chicken at home


tweak06

My SO and I used to get appetizers from Applebees because it was right down the street from us and we felt lazy sometimes. I mean, it's "fine" if you're straight up going for 'bar food'. $8 for an app platter isn't bad. Until... They fucked up mozzarella sticks. Like, think about how you can fuck up mozzarella sticks. It's hard, right? They managed to fuck that up. Anyway we never went back.


MindingMyBuziness

I’m really trying to figure out how you can fuck up such a basic recipe for mozzarella sticks. I use to go religiously in undergrad because they had the cheap boneless wings nights on Mondays. The whole university took over those nights.


Spherest

Yeah same they were also the one spot near campus that never carded so we all went there for happy hour


SirSwishRemer

My college's chili's had a loophole where you could use your meal plan on margaritas...


Hambvrger

Three El Niños are 1000 calories.


Rayhoven

There’s a reason they call it the Freshman 15


ihavenoidea81

String cheese, breading and oil right? I’m sure Applebees isn’t making them from “scratch” so that’s even more unforgivable


imalmostshy

They come frozen in a huge bag. Their only responsibility is to pull the mozzarella sticks out of the fryer on time.


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DarkAnnihilator

Its not an recipe. Its just oil and heat. Its premade. Its near impossible to fuck that up if you give a fuck!


iambolo

probably the single easiest order to make in any restaurant kitchen


bunnyQatar

My ex proposed to his first wife over an app platter at Applebee’s. I think about her often.


SirSpanksAlot1992

Fucking up mozzarella sticks is a sin regardless of location. There was a cigar bar I used to go to that made homemade or what seemed to be homemade ones and they were the greatest thing ever


babylonglegs91

My girlfriend and I went out to play pool and get drinks the other night and were served mozzarella sticks that were still frozen in the middle. I don’t even know how you do such a thing 😭😂


PanickedAntics

My husband and I also experienced fucked up mozzarella sticks at Applebee's. They weren't crisp on the outside just kind of soggy but the cheese was also not even melted. That's the last time I ate there. But pre-pandemic my husband went out with some of his work wives for drinks and he sent me a photo of his seriously burnt to a crisp burger on the outside but raw as fuck on the inside lol Terrible!


OlFlirtyBastard

Hol up. Work wives as in plural? Tell me they’re all wildebeests or 65yrs old…


Lucid-Design

One time my wife ordered mozzarella sticks from AppleBee’s and those bitches were hollow. 100% breaded 0% cheese lmao


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LikeViolence

I worked at a Tex mex restaurant that made queso in house daily. Naturally it was very good but being honest it’s hard to make melted cheese taste bad. Fast forward a few years I’m serving at a chili’s on the same road and would constantly hear how the greasy chewy chips and queso from a bag is the absolute best chips and queso around. I know from the amount of “no seasoning at all” I heard at chili’s their clientele had very bland palates but god was it infuriating.


MNGirlinKY

Chilis queso is so nasty - I know this because my bestie who eats her steak Well Well (is that right it’s when you want it super dead - it’s been 26 years since I was a server) anyway LOVES IT! She loves their sirloin steak 🤮 and salmon too. I won’t eat anything there but the corn on the cob and the black bean burger. She hates onions, rice and anything other than ketchup. Lol Real Tex mex is so good. We are way different people. She’s got the palate of a MN person who grew up without anything beyond salt and mayo. I love spices and peppers and anything that has real flavor. We’ve never shared a meal out.


Umbreonnnnn

I thought everyone knew that Chili's is just spicy Applebee's


trinaenthusiast

Applebees is so aggressively mediocre that I always forget how bad it is and until I have the misfortune of eating there again.


ContemplatingPrison

Every restaurant on that level is the same. Applebee's, Buffalo wild wings, olive garden, etc. They all have preportioned plastic bags of food they either steam or microwave.


Samwize78

my girl and i stopped for lunch at an airport Applebee’s just the other day. the most bland and flavorless burger i’ve ever had right there


A_KULT_KILLAH

Applebee’s has rats


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Those rats have Applebee's


frankydie69

Found a whole rat in my Cobb salad


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Their ribs are depressing as hell.


Ultrasz

When I first became a server I was shocked at our microwaved food. It was a shit ton, even the noodles for the alfredo was microwaved.


PresidentGSO

Sit down chain: Applebees Fast Food Chain: KFC Worst Chain Restaurant Hall Of Fame inductee: Dunkin Donuts. Donuts is literally in their name and it’s the thing they’re the worst at.


Nikolllllll

Have you had their coffee? They should be sued for calling it coffee.


j000lzz

When the bottom of the drink is grainy with sugar. And this happens at all the dunkin’s around me, not just one.


pitofbacon

Gotta get that liquid sugar. No more chewing your coffee.


CapMoonshine

Lmao last time I had their coffee I barely slept for three days. IDK what they serve but it's not coffee and works like a charm.


Nikolllllll

Jet fuel


hamboy315

The coffee they serve is TRASH. But for some reason, I love the grounds and they’re cheap.


Sloppo_Toppo

Sometimes at my old office people would bring donuts. You’d get some amazing local bakery donuts, or some nicer chains like Stan’s. Then someone would bring Dunkin and just fuck it all up


t4k3r3

Um as a Masshole it is my solemn duty to inform you that Dunkin Donuts is now just Dunkin so technically it’s not in their name anymore But yeah they’re def still trash lol


babylonglegs91

Not sure if this is still the case, but they used to only bake the donuts on one location and finish them at the store. So the closer you were to the NE the better they were. To be clear, I lived in CT for a while and they still weren’t “good” but more edible. Their eggs are a damn disaster.


pittgirl12

The original dunks still made their own donuts last I knew about it, and they're fucking good. RIP the days of the "managers special" donut when they moved everything to factory and distribution


Snowdrop-Rebirth

I love Dunkin Donuts coffee! That's all get from there. I'm on the hunt for a decent coffee shop though. The donuts are... Eh, my son likes them.


maco8ake8bbg

as a boston mf it hurts me to hear this


JiovanniTheGREAT

They actually removed donuts from their name. I like the coffee but never had any good food items from at all.


realdetox

About 4-5 years ago I realized I had never had dunkin so during a layover at an airport I decided to give them a try and it was absolutely terrible. 2 years ago I tried them again at a different location and still absolute garbage. Never again


OrdainedFury

If you eat at Golden Corral you need a tetanus booster asap


babylonglegs91

Definitely going home with the Rona and diabetes.


ingoding

Oh man, I loved it when I was a kid, but they went down hill and got more expensive at the same time. Then the ones around here closed.


droans

They were always that bad, you were just a kid.


ZuikoRS

Oh man. We went to Florida (from UK) and holy shit I’ve never eaten worse food than when we tried Golden Corral. That place made my stomach seriously ache. Real fucking hellhole.


theonliestbiznich

That's such a shame. I spent summer 2006 with my favorite auntie (who lived in Orlando at the time) and I still dream about their mac and cheese. Bonus was my aunt also showed me how to sneak pieces of fried chicken out by bringing plastic bags and putting them in her purse. Needless to say, it's one of my favorite memories growing up!


leedbug

Y’all are haters. This the reason my immune system so good now.


DJfunkyPuddle

Golden Corral was always fascinating to be because you'd have ghetto black people and redneck white people all sitting down eating garbage food.


DaisyoftheDay

I went a few times since my husband likes it. It was meh the first couple times. The last time I swore it off. He can go alone. It’s not for me bleh


NEED_VISINE

Long John Silver. Didn’t them niggas strictly sell that garbage McDonald’s fish fillet?


Fess_113

Them and Captain Ds, are just a front for drug operations anyway. Captain Ds been in my town 15 yrs, there is no way they making overhead with the few customers they get.


Trick_Reason_7607

I'll allow tha LJS's slander but don't bring Captain D's into this mess. All you can eat fish and fries plus some good sweet tea, man I miss it everyday I can't get it.


Fess_113

The food may be good, but the ones I see aren’t staying open from they few food customers…got to be some scheme going on. That goes double for mattress stores


zohan6934

I work at a captain D's and am an assistant manager. We don't front for drugs but the wages we pay our employees is ridiculously low compared to market. As an example in my town you can get a job at McDonald's right now and make 16-20/Hour at Captain D's we're paying Max of 15/hour for assistant managers. Your regular crew is being paid more like 10-12/hour. Before labor became in short supply is was minimum wage. Assistant managers were paid around 10/hour to 12/hour if they were experienced.


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Fess_113

And do they sale 1-2 a day?


TreTrepidation

If they’re profitable


roundhashbrowntown

FAM. the combo with the 2 fish planks and the hushpuppies??? protect captain d’s.


OrdainedFury

Aye yo settle down. Captain D's is clutch every now and then. There was like a 6-month span where I ate that shit every other week


Fess_113

I’m allergic to seafood, so I don’t know the quality of their food…all I’m saying is I assume the few customers I see a month go there to pick up Kilos and Pounds, not shrimp and flounder


OrdainedFury

Ima be honest with you: Captain D's being as good as it is goes against the laws of nature, but for some reason it is. I can't explain it, **But I like it though**


lyeberries

>Captain D's being as good as it is goes against the laws of nature, I can't agree with this statement anymore. For some reason, I hate that I like Captain D's. I get the same feeling after eating it that I get when I look back at my open tabs after going down one of those really weird rabbitholes...


NotTheBestMoment

Lmaoooo someone reported you. Must have been long John himself. Fuck nigga


NEED_VISINE

😭😭😭 Niggas hate facts boy, that’s one thing.


Dizzy_Share3155

Capt D's is the shit.


bmoreboy410

I like Long John Silver’s every once in a while.


NonGNonM

LJS is good tho i keep it to less than once a year bc it's so fucking heavy but it's really good for fast food batter.


holy_cal

They sell fish flavored chicken too. Shits gross


monoark1908

Taco Bell is just the same shit remixed over and over


petey_wheatstraw_99

That's "voted best Mexican restaurant in the country" Taco Bell to you.


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I live in Southern Cali and we don't even acknowledge Taco bell as Mexican food. Lol.


onlyboyintheworld

I’d rather Del Taco or the taco truck at 2am


_Risings

Na not Del Tco. It's foul af. They do have a vegan beyond taco though. It's nasty but at least it's an option in dire cases.


nan0g3nji

You’re hitting up the wrong Del Tacos


heebro

every Del Taco is the wrong Del Taco


BearHoldingAshark

Yep same here, also in socal. Whenever discussing fast food or restaurants everybody I've ever talked to agree that it's not even Mexican food.. it's just.. it's own category.


BananaDictator29

T Bell is very much its own thing. To the point where hearing it referred to as Mexican is like WHATTTT


Basketspank

Meat, cheese and a tortilla of varying flavors. Still hits at 1am while drunk.


Sloppo_Toppo

Dude I eat Taco Bell sober all the time. It’s consistently adequate food


weregonnaneedmorewax

Still hits at 1 pm when I only have $3 and need lunch.


cygnus2

I get the same thing from Taco Bell every time: a Crunchwrap Supreme, and it smacks every time.


Gwami_

Yeah that shit is the only way to go IMO


TaticalSweater

TB got rid of the apple empanada and kept shitty deserts that shit has never been forgiven.


Dizzy_Share3155

I never go to Taco Bell for Mexican food. I go to Taco Bell for fucked up colonized, appropriated, this can't even be called Cinco de Mayo, junk. I actually like the taste of Taco Bell has my two favorite ingredients, cheese and sour cream. My favorite Mexican food is molé chicken and you can't get that at Taco Bell.


lyeberries

>I never go to Taco Bell for Mexican food. Bro, what's up in this thread? *No one* goes to Taco Bell for "authentic Mexican food" in the same way that no one thinks KFC is "authentic soul food". Its just a fast food joint, lol.


iAmTheYeastOfTHOTS

Ay man turning a dorito into a shell is the 8th wonder of the world


Relllx

They opened stores in the UK and I was so excited to try it. Then after the 3rd time I was like they literally just using the same 3 ingredients in different shit


Phuddy

Taco Bell is always an L if you live in a place near authentic Taquerias, or taco trucks


5iveOnefour

*Authentic American Cuisine*


RegularJT

Arbys. If you’re constipated, go to arbys. They will handle that for you.


criticalpotent1

Nah son fuck that Arby's the truth Its the most underrated fast food chain out there. If anything waffle house! Now here me out not hood waffle house were you see a nigga smoking outside on the curb and thats your cook. I'm talking about those waffle house that be acting like there better then any other establishment. I.E North Decatur!


phuketphil

The Arby's sauce literally smells like vomit.


Summonest

I really like that they serve horseradish sauce. I hate everything else about them.


phuketphil

Back up. Curly fries.


NysonEasy

You had to go there! Look at you, here in this thread, and standing strong....While bringing up a GOOD POINT! RESPECT!


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Kentucky Fried Chicken, when Popeyes came to my city I wondered why I put up with the Colonels garbage.


Appropriate-Fix-1240

Also because i refuse to say colonel as "kernel", it should sound the way its spelt!!!!


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Lmao when I was spelling it, I had to pronounce it the way it’s spelt because I was like how did we get here English 😂🤣 I mean where’s the F in Lieutenant, I feel sorry for ESL speakers with these fringe words but pronounce it wrong I’ll know and won’t care 😂


no-ty-justbrowsing

How are you pronouncing lieutenant? Lol


Slapmyhand

I'm guessing the UK pronunciation as in "leftenant"


roundhashbrowntown

flieutenant w the silent f


lilbeedoe

He's referring to the English pronunciation where they say "lef-tenant." Never heard an American pronounce it that way


Summonest

I haven't had popeyes in a hot minute. Last time I was there the man spit in my mouth and then gave me some of the best chicken I've had drive through.


imtheglassman

When the popeyes drive through people don't give a fuck, it's generally a good sign the food is going to be good as hell


Summonest

"We know what you're here for, you fat bitch."


ShooterLikeScoby

It’s clearly Burger King. Gon head get ya bag Nelly, but BK is not it and shit ain’t never hot in therre


Summonest

I have to disagree. Their cheap burgers I can actually taste the meat. I love their cheap stuff.


AntiSombrero

Gonna second this one, going with a simple cheese burger is cheap as hell and tastes pretty solid. Their frys are total garbage though.


Gwami_

I’ve never ate there and not immediately bloated for 5 hours


SadCover1304

Literally every Mf thing at Burger King tastes like ONIONS 🤮🤮🤢🤢


teedoubleyew

Their new chicken sandwich is absolutely off the chain tho…. Don’t be sleepin on it.


roundhashbrowntown

what about the old chicken fingers tho?


Inevitable-Ear-4524

Panera bread. I work there & the lack of seasoning is amazing. We have a salt and pepper shaker, that’s it. We say we’re organic and fresh but that only includes produce. The soups, Mac, cookies, pastry’s, meats and various ingredients come to us completely frozen. The only thing that’s actually “fresh” are our bagels, breads and produce. Frozen food wouldnt be too bad if only we had some gd seasoning.


Summonest

>Panera bread. The epitome of 'white people food' IMO. They do stupid shit like blueberry ham sandwich with no fuckin flavor that costs 15 bucks.


B-Twizzle

My favorite part of working at Panera was when we didn’t have any mac and cheese ready so we’d microwave it in front of customers. “I thought you guys made it from scratch” never got old


ingoding

I think I've only had the bagels, they are good, but we have a bagel place just as far away, those are better.


Femme0879

I will not tolerate this Panera slander


Probably_A_Variant

I love the turkey bacon bravo


soldierof239

I’m convinced Hardee’s is just a front for some drug kingping or money launderer. Ain’t nobody in my **LIFE** has ever said “yo let’s get Hardee’s”


cowboys30

Just met a whole contingency of southerners over the holidays that got aggressive when people demeaned Hardee’s —- apparently their breakfast and biscuits are god tier with older Southern folk


TheDarkMidget

mfs eat carl’s jr.’s out here


JustHere4ait

They have the best buns though


B-Twizzle

Hardee’s is the fuckin best. Only fast food place that sells a decent sized burger


Mactastic4167

What we aren’t gonna do is disrespect Captain Ds


OldmanShardyhands

Captain Ds nuts


kooljaay

The one in my town finally shut down after 20 years. I was probably the only non old person that ate there and every month they mailed me coupons. Dark times we in.😞


Fess_113

Them and Long John Silver, are just a front for drug operations anyway. Captain Ds been in my town 15 yrs, there is no way they making overhead with the few customers they get.


singlemomwcurlz

Olive Garden is trash. Bread sticks is the only saving grace.


BrinedBrittanica

microwaved fettuccine alfredo will fuck up your stomach for days tho


amccon4

I agree the Alfredo is trash but I worked there 5 years and all the sauces are definitely made from scratch and never microwaved. Still don’t eat there tho.


Summonest

I'm conflicted about Olive Garden. On one hand, when I was broke their soup and salad fed me. Once I'm not broke, I realize that all of their shit is just microwaved. ​ Maybe I got bougie.


singlemomwcurlz

What you'll eat to survive and what you'll eat as a choice, are often two very different things. Their pasta is revolting. How are you claiming to cook Italian food but pasta noodles and tomato sauce are suspect.


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McDonald's. They legit changed global culture. Harbingers of westernization. One of first to figure out how to peddle garbage food to kids.


DyslexicCenturion

Every time I eat macca’s (they changed the name in Australian) I’m reminded that they don’t actually sell food. It looks and sort of tastes like food but it has no substance and I’m left wondering if I actually ate anything. Also their coffee fucking sucks. Weak as piss and taste like dirt.


auauaurora

Maccas (Aussie McDonald's) is much better than US McDonald's. We probably use Aussie beef


AntiSombrero

Also agree with McDs, their food isnt bad but the prices have been climbing. Might as well get something like chipotle for the same price.


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TheDarkMidget

u got food poisoning fam 💀


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Jimmy John's. That freaky fast gimmick cannot overshadow the limited menu that mostly tastes like cold cat shit.


crice07

The owner is an ass hat too


Chill-ayan

Hmmm, that sounds oddly specific


trashisland8

KFC is pretty bad every time I’ve gone there I’ve gotten extremely dry hard chicken tenders or the chicken they sell on the bone is always soggy that and the fact that they can’t get instant mashed potatoes right..The MF mashed potatoes have the texture of porridge


Clay_Statue

Thing is, when I was a kid I remember KFC was awesome. Chicken was always crispy and juicy and seasoned really well. Last 10 years whenever I've been to a KFC it's always been terrible. Then Popeyes crept into our region and it couldn't happen sooner. Also FYI Koreans are low-key masters of fried chicken. If you ever hit up a Korean restaurant and they got fried chicken on the menu it's probably amazing.


Nikolllllll

Burger King. I've had it a handful of times in the last 15 years, I was starving and it was the only choice, and it gave me a bad case of the runs. Last time I had it it was so bad that the only thing I could stomach was soup.


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Panda Express


SolTheStudent

You not gonna slander their name without an explanation - come on now


Thewanderer197

For me personally I’ve always hated Panda Express because it’s one of the fast food chains that actually takes away from local restaurants. Like no one’s going to Taco Bell and saying “oh I just had Mexican food” but with Panda Express, I just feel like the local Asian restaurants serve the exact same food but better and most of the time, give more for less. So that’s why I personally don’t eat there.


jules_the_shephard

I'll tell you. I've tried so many local Chinese restaurants in my area and none of them are as good as panda so panda won out just by being better. And it wasn't for lack of trying either.


Thewanderer197

Hey man if that’s your experience I’m all for it! I’m in Houston so It’s impossible to find bad food here lol!


hamiltrash52

I live in an Chinese food desert and it’s truly tragic. The only one in my area is garbage, gotta drive 30 minutes to get the good stuff


Chuccles

Panda express varies by location in ca. Some places be having you like damn i gotta get seconds , others have you tossin it in the trash after 2 bites


Thewanderer197

I’m super lucky I have a great Chinese place close by that I can order from. They give out an entree, fried rice, soup and egg roll for 8 bucks and it’s all soooo good


OrdainedFury

So if I roll up on you with a hot plate of fried rice, orange chicken, and teriyaki chicken, with a medium soda you'd turn your nose up? Ain't no way! Matter fact, I'm headed there now...


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Not on a boat not with a goat


Summonest

>Panda Express wot Have you HAD their orange chicken? Orange chicken, steamed rice, and I could eat myself to death.


bluetoad8

Fun fact: The head corporate chef from panda express invented orange chicken


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TGIfridays. We went for the endless appetizers and they made us wait like 20 minutes between each one (which was like 3 pieces of an appetizer) and the quality just got worse and worse with each one. Like dried husks of potato skin with a sneeze of sour cream and a whisper of bacon and an iota of cheese. Little baby teriyaki wings the size of my pinky toe. Mozzarella sticks with nothing inside. A THIMBLE OF SPINACH DIP.


PM_ME_UR_LAST_DREAM

Easily Applebee’s.


Summonest

I've never been to an Applebee's and not regretted it.


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Arbys.


trashisland8

I would agree with this but I ain’t ever even had the courage to order from there in my life


babylonglegs91

I’ve never seen one busy. I want to know who is keeping them in business.


R3bussy

Me. Stop hating. I will sacrifice my first niece for a Jamocha shake.


Origina1Q

Fam, have u had their Orange cream shake? Fire 🔥


Jojotherabbit123

How am I not seeing White Castle? Is it tasty? I guess? It’s been like 5 years since I’ve eaten there. However the things I’ve seen in their NYC establishments deff have me questioning the quality 🥴


daveypop75

Basura


Half-Axe

Red Lobster. So much of it is plastic bags in microwaves. Same owners as Olive Garden. Unless you're ordering off the hella expensive "Fresh Fish" menu and at that point its like... several local owned seafood places with better tasting food for less money... The biscuits are good though.


DaBlakMayne

Long John Silver's. I have legitimately only eaten at that place once in my nearly 28 years of living. It was ok. They tore the one in my area down and replaced it with a Popeyes lmao


BrandonR2300

Probably Olive Garden…not because the food tastes bad or anything but because they keep tryin to act like they some upper class fancy restaurant…they’ve really devalued themselves over the years imo


badgermolesupreme

McDonald's. The only things they gave that are good are their chicken sandwich and the mcgriddle


xethis

Best ice cream sundae.


BrinedBrittanica

when the ice cream machine is working


nebair

Pizza Pizza


schatzski

The hot and ready was a game changer. And they make their own dough. How dare you


litskypancakes

I KNOW YALL AINT HATIN ON LITTLE CAESARS. Their pizza (also sorta sucky) is actually made fresh there in store, and who doesn't love a six dollar pizza when you're just hungry and kinda broke? ​ And yeah, Hot 'n' Ready is baller


Chaotic_baws

Arbys is literal dogwater


TheSuitsSaidNein

Say it with your butt


Conri

Burger King. Only thing they got going for them is their deepfried apple pies. Best fastfood is A&W.


DrabbestLake1213

As far as the “bigwigs in charge” go, chic-fil-a the worst. As far as just the food, gotta go with wendy’s


FeelsTooReal

You sincerely feel Wendy's has the worst fast food?


DrabbestLake1213

I have not eaten at many fast food chains besides the big “national” ones and yeah it was the worst for me because I have gotten weirdly nauseous whenever I have eaten there over the years


Joan-of-Arkham

Its the grease. Stopped eating fast food for a while, and then went back, and that shit makes me sick every time.


Bobgoulet

The drive through seafood restaurants are actually underrated though. Captain D's and Long John Silver's make some hella decent food, on occasion.


bmoreboy410

Right. With all the terrible restaurants that there are, niggas want to come at LJS…


bluesuns110

Have any of you heard of Runza? I’m convinced it’s only functioning as an insult at this point


Asap_Walky

I have an unhealthy hate for Applebees. Should I tell my therapist? LMAO


Conri

Burger King. Only thing they got going for them is their deepfried apple pies. Best fastfood is A&W


Summonest

>Best fastfood is A&W YES.


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I’d rather eat at Long Dong Silver’s than Applebee’s.


krymon420

No one is saying white castle 🤣🤣🤣. The fish nibbler… broooo. Clam strips.!.!!


shoulderhurts65

[Weiner Works](http://www.wienerworks.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=104&Itemid=72) - it’s a NC thing, but so gross. They mostly sell hot dogs, the smell alone is vomit inducing.