OT: Fast Food - What's Your Guilty Pleasure?
shailynn
They never tell you what you need to know.
I know there are several road and air warriors like myself here, and I'm betting if you're anything like me, while out on the road I always don't make the best eating decisions because of time constraints or just not wanting to sit in a restaurant alone for the 4th consecutive night, instead going thru a Wendy's drive-thru thinking "why the fuck am I doing this!?!"
So what's your guilty pleasure?
Mine are:
In And Out - since I'm an east coast guy anytime I am out west I need one trip to In And Out. Not two, just one, so it remains special to me. I just get 2 cheeseburgers, fries and sometimes a milkshake, and in that meal I have more calories than I have the rest of the week combined.
Popeyes - there are no Popeyes near me so that's a big deal, I usually stop in one when I am in Detroit or near DC/Baltimore. Last time I went into one in Detroit and the entire kitchen was enclosed with bulletproof glass. They even had a revolving window inside the store to serve you. I've been all over and had never seen that. I love their biscuits, fries and any chicken or fried shrimp they have. I immediately feel like shit after eating here.
Captain Ds - these are rare, again none near where I live. I just get fried fish and their hushpuppies are to die for. I actually feel like shit before I even step into the door.
Moes - an actual decent taco place spreading out to several cities. I can actually eat somewhat healthy for fast food here and I don't feel like shit after eating here. I like Moes better than Chipotle.
So what's your guilty pleasure?
Mine are:
In And Out - since I'm an east coast guy anytime I am out west I need one trip to In And Out. Not two, just one, so it remains special to me. I just get 2 cheeseburgers, fries and sometimes a milkshake, and in that meal I have more calories than I have the rest of the week combined.
Popeyes - there are no Popeyes near me so that's a big deal, I usually stop in one when I am in Detroit or near DC/Baltimore. Last time I went into one in Detroit and the entire kitchen was enclosed with bulletproof glass. They even had a revolving window inside the store to serve you. I've been all over and had never seen that. I love their biscuits, fries and any chicken or fried shrimp they have. I immediately feel like shit after eating here.
Captain Ds - these are rare, again none near where I live. I just get fried fish and their hushpuppies are to die for. I actually feel like shit before I even step into the door.
Moes - an actual decent taco place spreading out to several cities. I can actually eat somewhat healthy for fast food here and I don't feel like shit after eating here. I like Moes better than Chipotle.
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I have now cut out all fast food, whether in good neighborhoods or bad.
But
Taco bell, pizza hut and KFC was my spot
Long John Silver's or Captain D's, Chick-fil-a, Baja Fresh or Moe's, Popeyes, Dunkin' Donuts bacon, egg, and cheese croissant or donuts, or Bojangles bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit. Oh, and pizza.
Guilty pleasures: Wendy's, it's not as gross as many other fast food places but I can still only finish like 3/4 of their JR cheeseburgers without thinking, 'ew wtf am I eating'? But I do eat theit spicy chicken ceaser salads and fries.
Taco Bell's fiesta potatoes. I just love potatoes. But I will NEVER eat their beef.
Popeyes rice and beans.
Sometimes Long John Silver's, if I'm in the mood for cheap seafood that I have to question its authenticity.
Friend:"Hey what are you doing here?"
Jim Gaffigan: "Oh I wouldn't eat this stuff, I'm here to meet a hooker. Yeah, he should be here by now!"
In n Out Burgers
Captain D's
Last time i was at Captain D"s i saw some DD's
I don't know if 5 Guys is classified as fast food or not but nobody beats there burgers at any price.
If I'm in a Mex mood, Moe's, Chipotle or Baja Fresh are all pretty good.
If it has to have a drive-up window to qualify as fast food, I would say Jack-in-the-Box or Portillo's.
I love me a burger from Jack in the Box, Hardee's, and Carl Jrs with a large Dr. Pepper to wash it down.
I usually enjoy the special menu items that Taco Bell does such as the current Steak Boss Wraps. I ate at a really good fast food Tex-Mex chain called Taco Mayo out in Oklahoma earlier this year.
Jimmy John's and Cousin's have great sandwiches.
SJG
SJG
I usually eat at Skyline Chili at least once a week. I also swing into Jersey Mike's whenever I get the chance.
"He" should be here by now.
Like seeing a male hooker is better than eating at McDonalds. Lol! Gaffigan is my favorite comedian. I saw him with his family swimming in a pool at a resort two years ago, and he was in the pool with a long sleeve shirt on. Lmfao!
On the other hand, IMO White Castle is vile (my crew calls them "ratburgers"), as is Long John Silver, where the fried fish tastes like the fried chicken tastes like the French fries tastes like the . . .
I love Taco Bell. But we also have lots of real Mexican taco places, and I like them too.
SJG
Yes, we have to be careful dealing with coworkers. But the other way to look at this that women have the right to be employed without being harassed.
20 years ago I was the target, I feel, of a kind of reverse harassment. Lots of our office worker girls would dress really sexy. And I enjoyed looking at them.
But then we hired for their group this new supervisor from Stanford. She picked up on this and decided that I needed to be morally reformed. She was bringing Stanford sensibilities to the work place. She did not understand that in such environments the women often want to be looked at. They aren't there just to get a paycheck.
But she interrogate them and put out the line, "Unless you affirm that this Mr. SJG is out of line, then you are contributing to the degradation of all women."
It got ugly. But eventually everyone figured out that this was all coming from this Stanford educated supervisor and not the women themselves, and so she got axed at the next layoff.
But by then I had moved on to a better position, with an internal start up group.
I have since learned that if I want that kind of voyeurism, then I need to go to a strip club or a Viet Coffee Shop.
SJG
THe women from that group that were supposedly complaining were always extremely nice to me. Even after the supposed complaint was relayed to me.
So it took a while for me to figure out that it was all coming from the supervisor.
She, FWIW, was not only a recent Stanford grad, she was also Orthodox Jewish, and she dressed in an extreme peasant style. I have since learned, well how else to put it, that Orthodox Jewish women often believe that visual sex appeal in public should be eliminated.
The girls in her group were working class and some ethnic. They wore high heels, mini-dresses, and lots of makeup.
So you see there could be a problem, and especially with me added in to the scenario.
SJG
I do like the fact that Taco Bell constantly introduces new items. They may not stay around for long - but it's not the same old stuff. ((Well, it kind of is, just repackaged)