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If youโ€™re the type who dwells on nutritional information, this is NOT the thread for you.

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This thread makes me both hungry and shameful at the same time.

That is the official feeling of America. You are a patriot.
On 11/13/2025 at 8:10 PM, Buzzrock said:

We always marveled in college (early 90s) that it didnโ€™t matter what you ordered at Taco Bell it was always about $4. That and the $2.99 two-cheeseburger meal at McDonaldโ€™s were staples, drunk or sober. Back when you could pay for dinner with the change in your carโ€™s ashtray.ย 

I think I gained 20# in fifth grade from the Batman Forever meal, which was 3.98. Now:

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On 11/13/2025 at 5:52 PM, ztejas said:

My qualm with the $7 box is that I don't like the chicken chalupa that comes with it.

I swap it for a regulsr Chalupa Supreme (taco meat). My son swaps his for the steak one for like $.60 extra.ย 

20 hours ago, threesheets said:

I swap it for a regulsr Chalupa Supreme (taco meat). My son swaps his for the steak one for like $.60 extra.ย 

Ooh good call.ย 

If you had to choose one fast food restaurant to live off of for a calendar year what would you choose?

Chipotle type, sandwich shops, and pizza places all allowed.

16 minutes ago, Fudbelty said:

If you had to choose one fast food restaurant to live off of for a calendar year what would you choose?

Chipotle type, sandwich shops, and pizza places all allowed.

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4 hours ago, Fudbelty said:

If you had to choose one fast food restaurant to live off of for a calendar year what would you choose?

Chipotle type, sandwich shops, and pizza places all allowed.

Iโ€™d choose a pizza place like Jets. ย Because you can get different styles of pizza, plus they have sandwiches, calzones and wings or at least some pizza places do. ย Sonic would be second.ย 

Yeah....that's a tough query.ย  I guess Sonic is the best answer.ย  But none of the answers are good.ย  It's just the least bad answer.

4 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Sonic has breakfast & a shitload of drink options. Pizza place donโ€™t.ย 

True. ย Plus those chili cheese coneys and tots. ย 

Going Jersey Mikes. Think you could get the most variety from a sandwich shop. Or a taco truck.ย 
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If youโ€™re going sandwich shop, it needs to be a Potbelly-type with soups, salads, desserts, etc. JMโ€™s menu is pretty damn limited, & Iโ€™m a big fan of theirs. You basically have chips & soda left.ย 

Also, if you like JM, NFL, & free shit, they have an NFL predictor on their app. Pick 8 games a week, just win, no line, you get points. Iโ€™ve accumulated two free regulars this season, it takes maybe a minute a week to do.ย 

5 hours ago, Fudbelty said:

If you had to choose one fast food restaurant to live off of for a calendar year what would you choose?

Chipotle type, sandwich shops, and pizza places all allowed.

Like - I can only eat there - or that's the only restaurant I can eat at?

Arby's actually has a ton of variety and most of it's pretty good. I might not make the full year though because I'd wind up housing so many mozzarella sticks.ย 

Sonic isn't a bad answer but I'm a little picky with their menu.ย 

I might go with something like taco cabana.ย 

Think having breakfast is a big plus.

I have to agree on sonic. Maybe JITB bc it also such a massive assortment of food options as well

Does it have to be a chain?ย  Because Top Notch has a nice variety of pretty good options, (but no breakfast).

Wendyโ€™s chili and a baked potato for like a dollar a piece were a life saver in college or the bacon jr. ย Many times I paid for those with change lol. ย 

Guess Iโ€™ll answer my own question. Iโ€™d honestly take Chic Fila. With all the breakfast options, sauces, and sides I think I could make it semi interesting. CFA itself isnโ€™t even in my top restaurants but I could do the variety.

Potbellyโ€™s core menu gets old quick but they switch up their cookies/shakes enough to make things tolerable. Introโ€™ing wraps was a solid move, not nearly as messy.

Coke Freestyle machines could be a real game changer if you really value variety.

10 minutes ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

Potbellyโ€™s core menu gets old quick but they switch up their cookies/shakes enough to make things tolerable. Introโ€™ing wraps was a solid move, not nearly as messy.

Coke Freestyle machines could be a real game changer if you really value variety.

Is it considered fast food or more like a Chilis or Panera Bread?

Fast casual?

1 hour ago, Fudbelty said:

Guess Iโ€™ll answer my own question. Iโ€™d honestly take Chic Fila. With all the breakfast options, sauces, and sides I think I could make it semi interesting. CFA itself isnโ€™t even in my top restaurants but I could do the variety.

You gonna get hangry on Sundays.

2 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Does it have to be a chain?ย  Because Top Notch has a nice variety of pretty good options, (but no breakfast).

Yeah if not a chain, Danโ€™s Hamburgers would be solid since they have breakfast. ย 

Whataburger...breakfast tacos/sandwiches, burgers, grilled/fried chicken breast, fried fish sandwich, 3 different salads, deserts.ย  You can take advantage of the unlimited additions/subtractions to make off menu chicken fajita tacos. since those were discontinued.

20 hours ago, Fudbelty said:

If you had to choose one fast food restaurant to live off of for a calendar year what would you choose?

Chipotle type, sandwich shops, and pizza places all allowed.

Is Beck's Prime too pricey to be considered?ย 

3 hours ago, Da Fino said:

Is Beck's Prime too pricey to be considered?ย 

Remind me.ย  Does it have a drive through?

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Also, I might throw in for Einstein Bros. Bagels for a year if pressed.ย  Nothing they have is great, but the coffee is okay, as are the breakfast options, sandwiches, soups, and desserts.

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Alternative answer might be Rudy's.

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30 minutes ago, dcbc said:

Remind me.ย  Does it have a drive through?

Yes

So is La Madeleine "fast food" or "fast casual"?ย  I'd probably say the latter, but I could sustain myself there for awhile.

2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

So is La Madeleine "fast food" or "fast casual"?ย  I'd probably say the latter, but I could sustain myself there for awhile.

I think the test above is a fair one: to qualify as fast food, it has to regularly feature a drive-thru.ย  So, sorry, no La Madeleine for you.

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I'm serious about Arby's. King of the fast food Reuben sandwich. Well, possibly the only fast food Reuben sandwich, but anyway.ย 

Plus, Horsey sauce.ย 

3 hours ago, Deej said:

I'm serious about Arby's. King of the fast food Reuben sandwich. Well, possibly the only fast food Reuben sandwich, but anyway.ย 

Plus, Horsey sauce.ย 

McAlisters has entered the chat, and it has a drive through, along with giant spuds filled with pot roast.

Portilloโ€™s might be in the running. They cover a lot of bases.ย 

On 11/17/2025 at 5:56 PM, ztejas said:

Like - I can only eat there - or that's the only restaurant I can eat at?

Arby's actually has a ton of variety and most of it's pretty good. I might not make the full year though because I'd wind up housing so many mozzarella sticks.ย 

Sonic isn't a bad answer but I'm a little picky with their menu.ย 

I might go with something like taco cabana.ย 

Think having breakfast is a big plus.

that's a solid pick for this question. rosa's would be the upgrade pick.

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closest i ever came to anything like this was chipotle's chiptopia promotion coming out of the salmonella era. to get the top prize you had to go 11 days per month, with the 5th, 9th, and 1st of the next month visits being free. do it three months in a row and you got catering for 20.

i'm sure there's people who split that between their family, roommates, or office. i did it by myself. 34 chipotle visits in 3 months and then catering that lasted me a while afterward (plenty went into the freezer).ย 

If Iโ€™m trying to keep myself alive and decently functional for a year, Panera Bread is a good bet. Breakfast, soups, salads, sandwiches, fruit cups, and they do lots of limited menu items so you can break the monotony. With effort you can design a decently healthy diet.ย 
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The problem is I donโ€™t ever โ€œwantโ€ anything from there, Panera Bread is just a place I end up sometimes, somehow.ย 

3 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

If Iโ€™m trying to keep myself alive and decently functional for a year, Panera Bread is a good bet. Breakfast, soups, salads, sandwiches, fruit cups, and they do lots of limited menu items so you can break the monotony. With effort you can design a decently healthy diet.ย 
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The problem is I donโ€™t ever โ€œwantโ€ anything from there, Panera Bread is just a place I end up sometimes, somehow.ย 

To me, Panera has always been a "I want something decent to eat at this generic middle american airport, but don't have time to sit down at any of the sit-down places here" place.ย  My wife, on the other hand, has actually asked to go there, on purpose, while we're running errands on the weekend or somesuch.ย  But even she was relating that in recent months -- after private equity has inserted itself in Panera's operations -- Panera has gone way downhill.ย ย 

I've never had a meal there that I actually "enjoyed."ย  Their best is always "fine."

Had a McDonaldโ€™s sausage, egg and cheese McGriddle this morning for the first time in about ten years and it was delicious.

With hash brown and coffee it was only $5.

Good deal.

On 11/14/2025 at 12:31 PM, Texzilla58 said:

He oversaw the double decker taco project. ย Quite proud of it.


The double decker taco is an exact rip off of the Taco Bravo at Taco Johnโ€™s that had been around for years. But Iโ€™m sure it was a complex project for Taco Bell lol.

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To add to this thread I had Popeyes for lunch, it might have been the best Popeyes Iโ€™ve ever had. Order was right, everything was hot and fresh, biscuit was fresh. Lunch must be a more optimal time to go than dinner. And the 3pc spicy was only $5 ordering online. Added a side of Cajun gravy for .99 and had a free red beans and rice reward to round out this meal. I need a nap now.

4 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

If Iโ€™m trying to keep myself alive and decently functional for a year, Panera Bread is a good bet. Breakfast, soups, salads, sandwiches, fruit cups, and they do lots of limited menu items so you can break the monotony. With effort you can design a decently healthy diet.ย 
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The problem is I donโ€™t ever โ€œwantโ€ anything from there, Panera Bread is just a place I end up sometimes, somehow.ย 

In this area of rather go to Jason's deli. There's a few good items on their actual menu (not the shitty catering menu) which is something panera no longer has (did panera ever sell actual bagels or have they always been crappy ring-shaped rolls?)

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10 minutes ago, elfenix said:

In this area of rather go to Jason's deli. There's a few good items on their actual menu (not the shitty catering menu) which is something panera no longer has (did panera ever sell actual bagels or have they always been crappy ring-shaped rolls?)

I think youโ€™re right and thatโ€™s a good call. Plusโ€” salad bar.ย 

Thought about McAllisterโ€™s too but donโ€™t recall if they have breakfast.ย 

9 minutes ago, elfenix said:

In this area of rather go to Jason's deli. There's a few good items on their actual menu (not the shitty catering menu) which is something panera no longer has (did panera ever sell actual bagels or have they always been crappy ring-shaped rolls?)

Yep.ย  We actually stop in to Jason's for lunch on the weekend every now and then.

And man, are you spot-on about the difference between their catering menu and their actual menu.ย  The best fucking things on the menu are their muffaletta and their gumbo....and you can't get either on a goddamned catering tray.ย  "Hey, we have an item that everyone loves, that we're most famous for.ย  What's that?ย  You want us to cater your meeting?ย  Well fuck you, you sure as shit can't get the thing we're famous for!"

Bringing a sick kid home from the doctor today and I get the "I am hungry and want Jack In The Box" request that has never happened before today. Okay. They have the worst tacos of any place on the planet, but I've gotten the "2 Tacos for $1.xx" from the drive thru every time I've ever gone through there since age 11. So here I am, 2 tacos later, somehow on this thread. Grim.

Butย  but but Jason's Deli doesn't have a drivethrough!ย  (Or does it?ย  The one near me doesn't.)

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