BEST FAST FOOD CHAIN (N AMERICA)

wendy's close over popeye's

In-N-Out by a ridiculous margin.

^^^

west coast bias

i wish i've ever eaten at in-n-out :(

The sailor gets it.

that sounds like a stick-up line from a '50s pulp novel.

not west coast bias, in-n-out is legitimately better than any other fast food chain

"west coast bias"

Nah it's just a lot better than the rest of this crap.

The first thing I do when I get off a plane at LAX is go to In-N-Out.

i've never had in-n-out either :(

it really is that good!

i'm not a big fast food guy, but out of the ones i've had i would go for popeye's, wendy's, or sbarro.

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i'm surprised there hasn't been a "where's sonic?!?" post yet.

I was gonna ask about Sonic! And I've never been to one! Fuck you TBS / TNT!

JW is crazy.

napkin dispender

Seconded.

Never had In/Out (I did try to sound an ALERT on a press trip full of 'where's the best burger' Britishes in LA but no go) so no vote. I would like to believe attendant hype.

Taco Bell, Dairy Queen and White Castle have a place in my life, but there can only be one winner.

Wendy's. Our beef, let us show you it.

if there's an in-n-out within driving distance there's no need to bother with some bullshit like wendy's or burger king

i live 500 feet from a jack in the box and 5 miles from an in-n-out and i go to the in-n-out every time

Maybe it's just my local franchise, but Wendy's has gone downhill fast quality-wise in the last few years. The burgers are smaller, almost always overcooked, and about the only thing on the menu I still feel confident ordering is a Frosty.

i live 500 feet from a jack in the box and 5 miles from an in-n-out and i go to the in-n-out every time

You are a lucky sob.

yeah i meant west coast bias in that ppl from the east/midwest like me have never had tasty in-n-out before ;_;

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1133/1407393671_f05ffa2dbe_b.jpg

This really isn't a fair poll.

Even in Fast Food Nation (book) and Supersize Me (bonus features), In-N-Out is called out for having best in class quality standards, health codes, wages, employee benefits, etc.

Thomas Keller who some consider to be the best chef in North America, opened a casual restaurant where the menu would change every day (Ad Hoc) and the menu on the day it opened were In-N-Out style burgers.

nando is in the us?

Props to EPL for making the list.

Popeye's

no in-n-outs here :(

can a pizza place be considered fast food

that burger looks so much better than the soy hot dogs I just ate

i only get to enjoy i-n-o burgers once or twice a year, but they've got my vote.

Oh jesus do I want In-N-Out badly right now.

nando is in the us?

-- lauren, Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:52 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

it is -- or was -- in canada. my brother used to work there dressed as a giant chicken. yes, that job actually exists.

I guess I can lord Sonic over all those of you who don't have them, but really it's not as good as the commercials make you think it is.

Five Guys

KRYSTAL'S!!!!

oh, right. canada.

I've never seen a Nando's in the US!

The first thing I do when I get off a plane at LAX is go to In-N-Out.

-- Alex in SF, Tuesday, April 15, 2008 2:43 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

Hell yes! on sepulveda

I have only had in and out once about eight years ago and it was only the "grilled cheese" because I'm a vegetarian but you know what? It was fucking awesome. I'm gonna have to go with I-n-O.

What the hell is A&W?

hot dogs and root beer.

not bad, actually.

A&W is mostly known for their root beer, but the hot dogs and burgers are pretty decent.

I think Five Guys and In-N-Out both make you wait too long to count as fast food. also yeah totally unfair to every other franchise on the list

A&W root beer also = ROOT BEER FLOATS.

TS: root beer float vs. root beer freeze

give me fribbles or give me death.

too long=3-5 minutes?

man i haven't been to a friendly's in forfuckingever.

hardee's/arby's is part of wendys empire though

Also, Jack In The Box 2 tacos for 99 cents is the best fast food deal ever.

Fake meat, American cheese, shredded lettuce... and the whole thing is deep fried.

Maybe part of the empire but totally different menu/taste.

No, wiki says Hardee's/Carl's is a separate restaurant group, CKE Restaurants Inc.

drove by a new chick-fil-a in hollywood today, not sure if it is actually open yet. what is best there?

― buzza, Tuesday, July 19, 2011 6:10 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

the standard (fried) chicken sandwich and the waffle fries, only fast food that gets anywhere close to in-n-out

the argument i had itt still pisses me off so much

it is sad how jealous people are of california

BASICALLY the same thing.

http://www.hardees.com/
http://www.carlsjr.com/

it is sad how californians have to front like their chains are soooo much better than any national chains

baja fresh tbqh but otherwise ehh otherwise fuckit

in-n-out was the closest thing to my house

I could walk there in like 5 mins

baja fresh only would make sense in a place w/ no other mexican food ie not california

fact: i have not had satisfying burrito since leaving LA, but i came pretty damn close in SF

In 1990, Jim and Linda Magglos took out a third mortgage on their home[3] and opened the first Baja Fresh in the Conejo Valley of California with the vision of fast food, Mexican-style, that was not processed

haha the perfect california story

"Jim and Linda"

it is sad how californians have to front like their chains are soooo much better than any national chains

well fast food was invented in southern california after all, and basically every major chain was started here. it's all part of the terroir man.

otm

I'm about to go on tour. Really should just buy veggies, a loaf of bread, and a huge tub of peanut butter but i know i'll rely on Taco Bell instead.

baja fresh can fuck off. Got ecoli from that shithole.

eh, taco bell is fine. have pistachio butter on rye for breakfast or whatever and then treat yourself to a couple of burritos in the p.m.

the standard (fried) chicken sandwich and the waffle fries, only fast food that gets anywhere close to in-n-out

I go with the spicy chicken "deluxe" or whatever it's called that has lettuce, tomato, cheese and a bacon disc.

eating chik fil a atm

I just have to remind myself that basically all corporations are evil whenever I take a big delicious bite out of a juicy Spicy Chicken Chik Fil A sandwich.

FUCK CARL'S JR

Karcher was a lifelong supporter of Conservative causes and contributed to anti-gay initiatives such as the Briggs Initiative.[5]

Karcher was an early supporter of John Schmitz, a Republican and member of the John Birch Society, who represented Orange County in the California State Senate and later Congress.

In 1978, he provided $1 million USD to California's Proposition 6, also known as the Briggs Initiative. He was the initiative's biggest financial supporter. The proposition was a ballot measure requiring the termination of all gays and lesbians from employment in public schools. The initiative was defeated by over one million votes.

eh, grimace hates gay people, too. no biggie.

yeah I don't eat at McDonald's either. I think the last time I was inside one was... hmmm 20 years ago?

really all of these suck except for In-n-Out

i'm glad there isn't a chik-fil-a anywhere near where i live, makes it easy to boycott

I boycott it on Sundays.

checked out the new hollywood chick-fil-a today, first time eating at that chain. decent sandwich, terrible layout of drive-thru/parking lot plus super overcrowding due to newness/novelty made for irritating experience.

they have the best nuggets

Wendys' new burgers are gross.

Chick-Fil-A is so Christian, they close on Sundays!

Wendys' new burgers are gross.

― Antonio Carlos Broheem (WmC), Thursday, October 13, 2011 6:01 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

sad to hear this already. what was wrong w/it?

"buttered toasted bun" was dry and crunchy; they changed the pickles from dill slices to some weird slighly-sweet pickle that doesn't go all the way to bread-and-butter pickle like Hardee's; the lettuce was changed from iceberg to some darker kind that was noticeably bitter; heavily loaded with mayo and ketchup, moreso than usual. If there was a difference in the meat, I couldn't tell. I think they're shooting for something more like the Hardees/Carl's Thickburger, but less expensive.

in n out not even close

burgerville deserved more votes.

Five Guys

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Another layer of disgusting in fast food restaurants

Over 50 percent of frontline fast-food workers rely on some sort of public assistance to support their families. In Illinois, the price tag for that assistance is $368 million. Those statistics came out Tuesday in a report from University of California-Berkeley and the University of Illinois.

Devonte Yates works at a McDonald’s in Milwaukee. “I don’t like [relying on food stamps],” he said. “It’s something I have to do to eat at night. I work hard everyday. If it weren’t for workers, these companies wouldn’t thrive.”

Jack Temple works at the National Employment Law Project, which released a companion report. That report showed that providing public assistance for workers at the 10 largest fast-food chains costs taxpayers $3.8 billion each year; public assistance costs for employees at McDonald’s alone costs $1.2 billion annually.

“These companies operate on a business model that leaves low-paid workers unable to buy basic necessities and leaves taxpayers on the hook,” said Temple.

http://www.wbez.org/news/half-fast-food-workers-rely-public-assistance-make-ends-meet-108929

the whole thing with in-n-out is pretty high up in the top 50 most obnoxious aspects of californians

what's more obnoxious is paying people so little that you not only exploit their labor, but force them to rely on govt assistance to survive

well, yeah.... but californians, man, let me tell you....

i would rather eat a californian than a big mac

the whole thing with in-n-out is pretty high up in the top 50 most obnoxious aspects of californians

― sleepingbag, Thursday, October 17, 2013 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Personally, In-n-Out burgers taste fine, but after I moved to Los Angeles, I didn't get the hype. I know every tourist, and even myself at one point, is like In-n-Out! In-n-Out! In-n-Out! But I get better burgers at pubs or gastropubs. I've not been to any in LA, but I'm pretty sure I can get something tastier there.

I think I've only had an In-n-Out burger maybe three times in the last 2 years.

you live in LA. there are a million amazing local burger places there.

I mean there are even local LA chains that are better than In-n-Out.

I only eat at In-n-Out when on the road, because it's the only chain along various highways that's remotely edible.

I like them cos they will lettuce wrap my burger for me, same with Carls Jr.

in-n-out pays pretty well from what i hear. and out of these options it's undeniably the best. (little caesars got robbed though, it's shitty food but i can't pass up $5 pizza)

Who are these people that think In-n-Out Burger is better than Five Guys and why the FUCK do they think that?