November 13Nov 13 1 hour ago, Brisketexan said: Did I ever tell y'all about the weekend I had some Wendy's chili and got a hug from Susanna Hoffs? Good times, good times. Hopefully you had the chili after the hug, or else she likely got gassed.
November 13Nov 13 1 hour ago, threesheets said: Bell is definitely a guilty pleasure for me, and I'ma have to disagree on that one. You can get a supreme luxe box (chalupa supreme, beefy 5-layer burrito, taco, choice of chips & cheese or cinnamon twists, and a drink for $7. That's wild. And everything at Bell tastes the exact fucking same, so no need for anyone to say they don't order those particular items [emoji16] $7? Get outta here! But in all seriousness, "cheap" generally was the wrong word. Not as cheap would have been a better description. On average, the cost has increased by around 81% over the last six years with some items increasing by as much as 132%. So when the nearby mom & pop will sell me some bangin' tacos for under $6, I've just been less likely to run through Taco Bell for their variation of the same. That's not to say I won't hit up Taco Bell or that I think that it hasn't maintained what it always was way better than a lot of fast food places out there (looking at you, Wendy's). Edited November 13Nov 13 by dcbc
November 13Nov 13 54 minutes ago, dcbc said: $7? Get outta here! But in all seriousness, "cheap" generally was the wrong word. Not as cheap would have been a better description. On average, the cost has increased by around 81% over the last six years with some items increasing by as much as 132%. So when the nearby mom & pop will sell me some bangin' tacos for under $6, I've just been less likely to run through Taco Bell for their variation of the same. That's not to say I won't hit up Taco Bell or that I think that it hasn't maintained what it always was way better than a lot of fast food places out there (looking at you, Wendy's). Taco Bell is FINE if it's nearby and I'm leaving a bar and am a little bit hungry. But for the most part, that taco truck on the corner where I get 4 banging pastor tacos for $10 by a guy who doesn't speak a lick of English or a fat ass burrito for $12 that will put me in a coma is where it is at.
November 13Nov 13 1 hour ago, Js1 said: Taco Bell is FINE if it's nearby and I'm leaving a bar and am a little bit hungry. But for the most part, that taco truck on the corner where I get 4 banging pastor tacos for $10 by a guy who doesn't speak a lick of English or a fat ass burrito for $12 that will put me in a coma is where it is at. Taco Bell sucks now unless you do a group meal deal or one of the crazy box deals. Their burritos are nowhere near worth $6-7 like they charge.
November 13Nov 13 Taco Bell's glory days will always be THESE days: And I was a cheap-ass mo-fo; I NEVER departed upward from the 59 cent category. You could get 5 items for $3 plus some change from the sofa cushions to pay the tax. Sober, drunk, didn't matter. It was the value deal of the era.
November 13Nov 13 12 minutes ago, immamac said: Taco Bell sucks now unless you do a group meal deal or one of the crazy box deals. Their burritos are nowhere near worth $6-7 like they charge. I'll do the box, but that's pretty much it.
November 13Nov 13 40 minutes ago, Js1 said: I'll do the box, but that's pretty much it. I don't know who you are anymore
November 13Nov 13 bro what the FUCK tacos aren't .99 cents for 2 anymore even in the app. Fuck JITB. 9 fucking dollars for a god damned burger? this is some bulllllshit. no wonder people are going to chili's
November 13Nov 13 2 minutes ago, immamac said: bro what the FUCK tacos aren't .99 cents for 2 anymore even in the app. Fuck JITB. 9 fucking dollars for a god damned burger? this is some bulllllshit. no wonder people are going to chili's Get the Franks red hot sauce at JIB! Its a game changer!
November 13Nov 13 12 minutes ago, immamac said: JITB trip cancelled fuck those greedy pieces of shit.
November 13Nov 13 3 hours ago, Brisketexan said: Taco Bell's glory days will always be THESE days: And I was a cheap-ass mo-fo; I NEVER departed upward from the 59 cent category. You could get 5 items for $3 plus some change from the sofa cushions to pay the tax. Sober, drunk, didn't matter. It was the value deal of the era. $.59 Bean Burrito with some fire sauce was the definition of the gift that kept on giving.
November 13Nov 13 47 minutes ago, immamac said: bro what the FUCK tacos aren't .99 cents for 2 anymore even in the app. Fuck JITB. 9 fucking dollars for a god damned burger? this is some bulllllshit. no wonder people are going to chili's That's what I said about Taco Bell above. Even if these restaurants weren't all less mediocre than before, now they want to charge us a pair of Lincolns for the privilege. Nah.
November 13Nov 13 59 minutes ago, immamac said: I'm going to jack in the box tonight fuck it. 49 minutes ago, immamac said: bro what the FUCK tacos aren't .99 cents for 2 anymore even in the app. Fuck JITB. 9 fucking dollars for a god damned burger? this is some bulllllshit. no wonder people are going to chili's 47 minutes ago, immamac said: JITB trip cancelled fuck those greedy pieces of shit. That deescalated quickly.
November 13Nov 13 3 minutes ago, dcbc said: That's what I said about Taco Bell above. Even if these restaurants weren't all less mediocre than before, now they want to charge us a pair of Lincolns for the privilege. Nah. Actually, inflation adjusted....the $7 box is close to on par with the old 59 79 99 value menu.
November 13Nov 13 11 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: Actually, inflation adjusted....the $7 box is close to on par with the old 59 79 99 value menu. Even so, to quote Willie, I remember when a dime bag cost a dime. It hurts my soul to pay $2.49 for that 59-cent bean burrito. That thing is outpacing inflation assuming the former price was around 1995 or so. And don't tell me labor cost on that item. I've seen that squirt gun. Edited November 13Nov 13 by dcbc
November 13Nov 13 Man fuck y'all I want taco bell now. My qualm with the $7 box is that I don't like the chicken chalupa that comes with it. The $5 one is okay you get a taco and a beefy 5 layer and a drink. I don't always need a drink though.
November 14Nov 14 The Taco Bell Cantina down the street from me is pretty good, the in app cantina chicken specials are always solid and cheap. The Carls Jr is pretty decent also but I miss Braums and Sonic burgers at times.
November 14Nov 14 5 hours ago, Brisketexan said: Taco Bell's glory days will always be THESE days: And I was a cheap-ass mo-fo; I NEVER departed upward from the 59 cent category. You could get 5 items for $3 plus some change from the sofa cushions to pay the tax. Sober, drunk, didn't matter. It was the value deal of the era. The meximelt was fantastic, as was pintos and cheese.
November 14Nov 14 If not already stated, McDonald's chicken nuggets with hot mustard. You can get 20 and a basket of fries for like $8.
November 14Nov 14 The OG JITB bacon cheeseburger on the Kaiser roll, fries and a drink was $3.63 in one era. That was in the days of dig in the couch for loose change so I could eat that night. I was almost killed in a car wreck on Riverside Drive at 4:00 am on the way to JITB for that very meal.
November 14Nov 14 We always marveled in college (early 90s) that it didn’t matter what you ordered at Taco Bell it was always about $4. That and the $2.99 two-cheeseburger meal at McDonald’s were staples, drunk or sober. Back when you could pay for dinner with the change in your car’s ashtray.
November 14Nov 14 2 hours ago, Cousin Strawberry said: If not already stated, McDonald's chicken nuggets with hot mustard. You can get 20 and a basket of fries for like $8. McDonald's honey mustard is mayonnaise based.
November 14Nov 14 58 minutes ago, elfenix said: McDonald's honey mustard is mayonnaise based. Futureman
November 14Nov 14 9 hours ago, elfenix said: McDonald's honey mustard is mayonnaise based. I said “hot mustard.” Honey mustard is for schizophrenics.
November 14Nov 14 I usually do BBQ/ranch or Buffalo/ranch for my sauces. And I don't care if they are made with the tears of Fillipino children I'll still eat them. Edited November 14Nov 14 by ztejas
November 14Nov 14 19 hours ago, Brisketexan said: Taco Bell's glory days will always be THESE days: And I was a cheap-ass mo-fo; I NEVER departed upward from the 59 cent category. You could get 5 items for $3 plus some change from the sofa cushions to pay the tax. Sober, drunk, didn't matter. It was the value deal of the era. Chilito and mexi-melt. RIP Edited November 14Nov 14 by Gatorubet
November 14Nov 14 1 hour ago, Cousin Strawberry said: I said “hot mustard.” Honey mustard is for schizophrenics. not every reply is a retort or even a response. edit: hot mustard is also mayonnaise, fyi. Edited November 14Nov 14 by elfenix
November 14Nov 14 14 hours ago, Zepol87 said: but I miss Braums and Sonic burgers at times. I hit up a Braum's last year and left feeling that, like everything else, it really had lost a step. The next week, for the sake of research, I hit up a DQ and was pleasantly surprised to get a pretty decent fast food burger.
November 14Nov 14 14 hours ago, Buzzrock said: We always marveled in college (early 90s) that it didn’t matter what you ordered at Taco Bell it was always about $4. That and the $2.99 two-cheeseburger meal at McDonald’s were staples, drunk or sober. Back when you could pay for dinner with the change in your car’s ashtray. I killed more than a few of those back in the day. Only thing I ever really ordered at McD other than egg mcmuffin meals. Numerous drunk conversations with buddies about how there was no way in hell a $100 meal was 33 f'n times better than that $2.99 cheeseburger meal.
November 14Nov 14 At one point in college, BK ran a promotion for $1 Whoppers. I had buddies borrowing money, so they could buy 50 and put them in the fridge and freezer. Folks ended up eating multiple Whoppers a day for weeks. Was it good? I dunno. Was it cheap? Fuck yes it was.
November 14Nov 14 10 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: At one point in college, BK ran a promotion for $1 Whoppers. I had buddies borrowing money, so they could buy 50 and put them in the fridge and freezer. Folks ended up eating multiple Whoppers a day for weeks. Was it good? I dunno. Was it cheap? Fuck yes it was. At some point when I was in high school, JITB and Wendys were both doing 25 cent or 29 cent promotions for a couple of weeks. JITB allowed substitutions to theirs. So you could add bacon and swiss for about 25 cents, substitute the bun for sourdough, and just like that you created a Sourdough Jack for for under a buck.
November 14Nov 14 3 hours ago, Cousin Strawberry said: I said “hot mustard.” Honey mustard is for schizophrenics. Chick-Fil-A honey mustard is GOAT
November 14Nov 14 Fast food bargains are indeed a creature that young men specialize in, and Americans are experts in it. My son tells tale of road trips with his baseball team in Scotland. On drives back from out-of-town games, they need to stop for food, and the UK doesn't have nearly the roadside food options that we're used to. McDonald's is their main option. After a few trips, his teammates were amazed by the difference: they spent 10 pounds on a combo meal. My son got a big sack of food for 8 pounds. "How did you do that?" He explained the art of engineering your value menu order. He could get 4 snack wraps for 4 pounds, then add a double cheeseburger for 2 pounds, etc. The art of "acquire sack of food for minimum money" is an American skill, and a valuable one. I may be past those days, but I get to chuckle and re-live them as the boy tells his tales. Shit, there's a Taco Bell in downtown Glasgow, and he's converted a good bunch of his crew to appreciating its late-night attributes. Funny as shit to hear a couple of cute English girls talk about how they LOVE going to Taco Bell after they leave the bars now.
November 14Nov 14 22 hours ago, Brisketexan said: Taco Bell's glory days will always be THESE days: And I was a cheap-ass mo-fo; I NEVER departed upward from the 59 cent category. You could get 5 items for $3 plus some change from the sofa cushions to pay the tax. Sober, drunk, didn't matter. It was the value deal of the era. I worked for a guy who had been a big deal at Taco Bell. He oversaw the double decker taco project. Quite proud of it. he always said the challenge was making something new out of the same 7 ingredients and could be assembled quickly and correctly by a 17 yo who was worried his girlfriend was cheating on him, that could be sold for 49 cents.
November 14Nov 14 45 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said: I worked for a guy who had been a big deal at Taco Bell. He oversaw the double decker taco project. Quite proud of it. he always said the challenge was making something new out of the same 7 ingredients and could be assembled quickly and correctly by a 17 yo who was worried his girlfriend was cheating on him, that could be sold for 49 cents. [Epstein] Wait....where can you get a 17 year old girl for 49 cents? [/Epstein]
November 14Nov 14 5 hours ago, Brisketexan said: At one point in college, BK ran a promotion for $1 Whoppers. I had buddies borrowing money, so they could buy 50 and put them in the fridge and freezer. Folks ended up eating multiple Whoppers a day for weeks. Was it good? I dunno. Was it cheap? Fuck yes it was. This and the $1 Chicken Sandwich (the sub looking one) were staples early in college
November 14Nov 14 McD - Breakfast on occasion, double cheese burger when I am getting home from a track meet super late. Arbys - Double been and cheddar with arby's and horsey sauce. At home, throw on a handful of crushed Funyuns. Taco Bell - Doesn't matter, it's all the same stuff rearranged, but I do punish myself with it once a month or so. Long John Silvers - At least one Friday in Lent I'll get one of their fish dinners with hushpuppies just because I don't feel like dealing with people and going to the parish fish fry. JitB - Two tacos. I can tolerate the 0.49 increase. But that's about it from the menu. I used to enjoy a sourdough jack or some curly fries, but I tried them last week when I was at a work event near one of the 3 JitB in the Indy metro area... they were not great. But the tacos tasted exactly like they did in 1992 when my mom would pick me up from school and take me to my first communion class. We'd stop every week on our way there and get JitB and play hangman on napkins. Memories. Well, guess I'm off to JitB now. $3 for 4 tacos... that's a pretty good value these days.
November 15Nov 15 5 minutes ago, BlueGreySky said: Long John Silvers - At least one Friday in Lent I'll get one of their fish dinners with hushpuppies just because I don't feel like dealing with people and going to the parish fish fry.
November 15Nov 15 6 minutes ago, BlueGreySky said: Well, guess I'm off to JitB now. $3 for 4 tacos... that's a pretty good value these days. AT age 13...MANY years ago....when they were 2 for .99, we'd ride our bikes around all day. And I'd have $2 and change in my pocket, so we could stop at JITB and get 4 tacos for fuel. Then get back on our bikes and ride miles in the Houston summer heat. There is no creature as resilient and immortal as a 13 yr old boy.
November 15Nov 15 2 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: AT age 13...MANY years ago....when they were 2 for .99, we'd ride our bikes around all day. And I'd have $2 and change in my pocket, so we could stop at JITB and get 4 tacos for fuel. Then get back on our bikes and ride miles in the Houston summer heat. There is no creature as resilient and immortal as a 13 yr old boy. I remember those Houston summers on a BMX and later a 10 Speed. At age 12, my only geographical limit was whatever my endurance (2x) was.
November 15Nov 15 On 11/13/2025 at 9:33 AM, Brisketexan said: Did I ever tell y'all about the weekend I had some Wendy's chili and got a hug from Susanna Hoffs? Good times, good times. Yeah. She was hot; you were hungry.
November 15Nov 15 8 hours ago, elfenix said: not every reply is a retort or even a response. edit: hot mustard is also mayonnaise, fyi. a little bit of mayo. McDonald’s Hot Mustard Sauce 6 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard (Use store brand, I use Crystal® - French's® isn't quite right) 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup (Karo™ Brand dark corn syrup) 4 teaspoons ground, dry mustard (I suggest Coleman's® if available) 11/2 teaspoons white vinegar 1 teaspoon mayonnaise 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/16 teaspoon (a dash) teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
November 15Nov 15 1 hour ago, BlueGreySky said: Well, guess I'm off to JitB now. $3 for 4 tacos... that's a pretty good value these days. Jack in the Crack tacos were the subject of the best 3-word food review I've ever seen: "Vile and amazing."
November 15Nov 15 12 hours ago, Cousin Strawberry said: a little bit of mayo. McDonald’s Hot Mustard Sauce 6 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard (Use store brand, I use Crystal® - French's® isn't quite right) 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup (Karo™ Brand dark corn syrup) 4 teaspoons ground, dry mustard (I suggest Coleman's® if available) 11/2 teaspoons white vinegar 1 teaspoon mayonnaise 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/16 teaspoon (a dash) teaspoon ground cayenne pepper I don't know why you'd use a copycat recipe when the actual nutrition is available. And that shows the stuff is mostly just sugar, but there's also more soybean oil than mustard. So that means it's more mayo than it is mustard (also, that copycat recipe is clearly wrong) For comparison, here's the ingredient list of Hellmann's dijonnaise:
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