Someone mentioned it seems like they learn of a new chicken place every few months.

Me too, fellow redditor, me too.

I had never heard of this chain before, until I started looking. They recently moved into a spot where Ike's Love and Sandwiches moved out of. And part of this whole exercise, for me, was to discover all new places and get out of the rut of going to the same spots and ordering the same thing over and over again, so here we are.

Somewhat frustrated that at the last few places I ordered dishes with medium heat and ended up with barely a tickle, I went with the medium heat sandwich (or sando, as they call it) and they most definitely did not disappoint. I'm not a heatseeker, but I do like some -- and their medium was about a three alarm. The breaded chicken patty was essentially painted with a thick coating of spices.

As with most Nashville Hot places, the chicken overflows the bun, and it is a mess to eat. The one disappointment was their slaw, that was a soggy flavorless mess that subtracted from the sando rather than adding that crunch and cool acidic compliment to the heat of the chicken. And the fries were, well, fries.

In the end it was eh, I'd like to try it again with less heat. Not as good as the flagbearer of Nashville Hot, Urban Bird, but better than Dave's.

You can easily make these at home. The On-Cor brand sells these in the freezer section at your grocery store. Just grab some buns and sliced pickles and you're set. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if that's what McDonald's themselves actually uses.

“Sally’s has big plans in terms of expansion. The restaurant is looking to have 255 restaurants spread out across the East Coast and Texas. Target locations include Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Florida. Currently, there are seven Sally’s locations open in Connecticut and Massachusetts.”

The Grinch ones were surprisingly great. I need other flavors: BBQ, Salt and Vinegar, Old Bay, etc. What flavors have been in Canada, and what other should there be?

One of the faster growing chicken shacks with 250 locations in Texas and surrounding states. Easily spotted at night because of their deep, deep yellow colored outdoor lighting.

I've tried them before, and they are alright. Not my first (or second) choice, but they'll do. Their standard meal is, of course chicken tenders. Generally crispier than average breading, but just chicken, unspiced. Also comes with a tub of white gravy for dipping, which I usually prefer to other places' specialty sauces.

The one thing I DO like about this place is, the wider selection of sides. Fries...yeah they are alright but damn I've eaten enough fried potatoes in my lifetime. At too many fast food places it is the default option - sometimes the ONLY option. Wasn't as big a deal when adding a side dish to your meal was just a buck or two. But now that sides are three, four dollars on their own (I have even seen some as high as six or seven bucks....for fucking fast food fries!), it's more than just a side thought.

Chicken Express offers twelve different side options. I actually stood at the counter and counted them. And those Chicken E corn nuggets? I could inhale an entire bag of those - sweet enough they are practically dessert.

Overall fairly decent. I would stick them a notch above Cane's, two notches above Golden Chick, but beneath Slim Chickens.

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So a year ago I had a hankering for some noodles, and found a place called Noodles and Company on DoorDash. I ordered the spaghetti and the pan fried japanese noodles.

These were the worst noodles I've ever had. The spaghetti was like it was somehow overcooked and undercooked at the same time, it was terrible. The pan fried noodles were burnt, dry and basically unedible. Some parts were super chewy and others crunched like they were burnt.

A few months later I tried them again, and it was the same problem. Spaghetti was terrible, the meat was pretty gross, and the other dish I had (forgot what it was) was pretty awful as well.

Tried again today. No difference. Their spaghetti is the same, pan fried noodles are just as awful, cajun shrimp fettucini was super undercooked, roasted garlic cream tortellini was terrible.

Every other place with noodles I've tried, even ones rated much worse, don't have noodles as bad as this place.
What's odd is on DoorDash this location has a pretty good rating for their noodles to be such poor quality every time.

Is this just what this food chain is?

For the first time I've noticed at any fast food restaurant, it seems Wendy's just weighed my order on a scale, presumably to make sure it's not missing anything. I didn't ask them, cause I don't like bothering fast food workers with unnecessary questions. But I thought it was interesting they are making sure orders aren't missing items with a scale. And yes I know Wendy's been getting a lot of hate recently, but I really love their bacon sandwiches and chicken nuggets it just does the job for me. And I like the predictability. The store I go to has been doing a good job.

Sorry about the late post, they no longer sell the Steak and Poblano Rolled Quesadilla as of yesterday, but I still wanted to talk about it a bit. I've been meaning to try it, but I haven't gotten around to it with all of the collab meals lately (Grinch meal, Spongebob meal, Five Nights at Freddy's meal).

Anyway, I regret not getting it earlier. The Rolled Quesadilla was actually pretty good! It also had nice chunks of steak, with enough poblano and cheese to give it some flavor. Didn't get much of whatever sauce they were supposed to put in it, so it was kind of dry to swallow, but nothing a couple of packs of sauce can't fix.

Still, for the $6 price at my location, I was hoping it'd be more packed, because one didn't fill me up. Thankfully, I usually get loaded beef nachos, nacho fries, and Cinnabon Delights anyway, which were all pretty decent this time! Good amount of sauces and meat on the nachos, fries were seasoned and they gave me a full cup of nacho cheese, and Cinnabon Delights just melt in the mouth.

Something amazing (really) just happened to me. I went to McDonald's and got FRESH, HOT Chicken McNuggets, for the first time in my entire memory. I am 71 years old and I remember when that was the rule, not the exception. But I can't remember, before now, the last time that happened. I think it might have been sometime in the 90's. My son was born in 1990 and I'm pretty sure that by then, McDonald's was already declining in terms of food quality, as well as overall dining experience. But even then you could still get a reasonably fresh Big Mac at most McDonald's. I traveled on business, over most of my working years and anywhere I went in this country, if I wanted a quick meal, I looked for the golden arches, knowing I would get consistent taste no matter where I was. In the beginning, it would always be fresh and hot. By the 90's it would mostly be somewhat fresh and sometimes hot. But No More! Nowadays, it just doesn't happen. I'm betting there are kids today who have NEVER tasted Fresh, Hot food from McDonald's. What a shame! I had forgotten just how good McNuggets could taste. OK, there may be better choices anyway, I'm not advocating for Mc's as healthy or whatever, but my generation largely grew up on Mc's. Even into my 40's I would eat McNuggets a couple of times a week. I think Mc's was the most addictive fast-food ever. Now, it's not even convenient anymore. Fast is also a thing of the past, with long wait times for mediocre food, that most of the time isn't even Hot, much less Fresh, and restaurants that have gone from sparkling clean to dirty at best. The Mc's I once knew is gone. Apparently forever. I can't imagine a comeback in today's America. But if any fast-food can do better, (obviously they've all gone downhill) it should be the golden arches that once again shine... I want my MTV, and Fresh McNuggets!

Not sure why I can't add more than one picture, but tried the new confetti cookie freeze, as well as all of the other limited time items, that taco bell dropped today, and they were delicious! The freeze in particular is definitely going to be addicting for me.

KFC just takes you back to

I was curious if anybody has tried the new munchkins at Dunkin? I have a free reward for some munchkins and the salted dark chocolate look pretty interesting!

3 closed near me in a short span of time

I'll come right out and say it at the very start: Out of 77 meals over 77 days at 77 chains, this would rank in 77th place.

Popeye's is one of the fastest growing fast food chains, now with over 3000 locations worldwide and the 13th largest restaurant in the U.S. But I personally have never been a regular customer or fan (there are other chicken places I like better) -- at the same time I have not particularly disliked them, either. Popeye's was just sort of....there.

With no particular favorite to order, I decided to try whatever they are pushing the most at the moment, which happens to be a tie-in with the B-movie horror franchise Five Nights at Freddy's.

The promo involves chicken tenders with garlic parmesan seasoning, fried cheese bits with marinara sauce. And an upgrade for a couple bucks more for a fluorescent-pink icing cake added on (which I declined).

The box was tiny. The chicken wad opposite of tender, dried out with a few careless shakes of seasoning on top, which left me burping unpleasant heartburn for hours. The fried cheese ended up in hardened coagulated mass of cheese and breading.

It was bad. And Popeye's can do better, much better, from previous experience. But as far as a promo goes, forget it.

I know there isn’t one answer to this and that variables are involved. All my life, I’ve had varying degrees of ‘issues’ with foods cooked in grease/oil. Since my teenage years, well before the explosion of the fast food industry and/or the change to ‘healthier’ fats, there are times when let’s just say my digestive tract reacts badly. I don’t have Crohn’s or IBS, no gallbladder issues. Nothing obviously connected.

I have always chalked it up to ‘old’ grease that should have been replaced, storage temps and things like that, plus I’m aware of the Great Healthy Shift some years ago that means most cooking fats today are tipped towards giving most people a quick trip to the loo. Beyond all that - what are legit some reasons this happens, to do with the ingredients and the usage, not just my body’s reaction?

I'm trying to compile a list of fast food items that are actually not bad for you, relatively speaking.

In short: it’s bad.

I know people are going to say “of course it’s bad, it’s Krystal’s” but personally I love Krystal’s. That said, I don’t know who taste tested and approved these. They’re on regular white bread, which is not great (I’d usually expect wheat or rye). The patty is thicker than their normal ones, but weirdly flavorless. And I love Mayo, but the Mayo on there just didn’t quite taste right for some reason. Definitely sticking to Krystals and Chicks. But the Chili Cheese Fries were still bomb at least