Anonymous wrote:I largely grew up on fast food, so I have a huge soft spot for it.

Top Tier:

Roy Rogers-- Roast beef w/cheese
Wendy's-- Frosty
Popeyes-- Basically anything on their menu

Second Tier:

Burger King/McDonald's-- I like a Whopper or a Quarter Pounder w/Cheese but they don't quite make the favorites list.
Pollo Campero-- Yucca, and overall it's good
Arby's-- I can be in the mood for one of their beef sandwiches, especially if I'm closer to an Arby's than a Roy Rogers

No Favorites:

KFC
Taco Bell
Long John Silver's
Subway
A couple more

I don't hate any of these places (though I'm not a cold cuts person except if it's like a real Jewish or Italian American place, so there's not much I eat at Subway). But there's no particular favorite item I like to get there. I won't go to them unless they're far more convenient in the moment or everyone else really wants to go, etc.

Not Enough Data:

Regional places not in my region, like Jack in the Box or Bojangles or Tim Horton's or something-- I've only had some of these once or twice, if at all, and can't remember being blown away. Of course, most of the top tier for me wouldn't blow anyone away, per se-- but they have a nostalgia/craving factor you can't get when you've only been to a place 1-2x over decades.

Location-Dependent:

Jollibee-- I can get with a pie or something and I can go for it sometimes-- the Wheaton location is close by-- but it's just not as good as in the Philippines. In the Philippines, it's basically all top tier to me, like Popeyes.

Disqualified (almost wrote DQ, but that's Dairy Queen):

Five Guys, Chipotle, Pizza Hut, etc.

IMO it's not fast food if there's no possibility that a standard menu item could have been fully made prior to your ordering it. Although Chipotle-style places come close (it's just assembly), Five Guys type places aren't true "fast food" IMO. Just being relatively quick or greasy or ubiquitous doesn't make a restaurant "fast food" per se.

I had Jollibee for the first time in Guam when I was super pregnant. That sweet hotdog spaghetti and salty fried chicken was the bomb!

Anonymous wrote:Bojangles Chicken is the BEST chicken. I don't think they have any outlets here though.

Their biscuits are the best in the biz. Plus their breakfast chicken biscuit is my favorite in the category!

Texan here, if we're including regional favorites, if you haven't tried a Whataburger, you haven't lived your life to the fullest.

I largely grew up on fast food, so I have a huge soft spot for it.

Top Tier:

Roy Rogers-- Roast beef w/cheese
Wendy's-- Frosty
Popeyes-- Basically anything on their menu

Second Tier:

Burger King/McDonald's-- I like a Whopper or a Quarter Pounder w/Cheese but they don't quite make the favorites list.
Pollo Campero-- Yucca, and overall it's good
Arby's-- I can be in the mood for one of their beef sandwiches, especially if I'm closer to an Arby's than a Roy Rogers

No Favorites:

KFC
Taco Bell
Long John Silver's
Subway
A couple more

I don't hate any of these places (though I'm not a cold cuts person except if it's like a real Jewish or Italian American place, so there's not much I eat at Subway). But there's no particular favorite item I like to get there. I won't go to them unless they're far more convenient in the moment or everyone else really wants to go, etc.

Not Enough Data:

Regional places not in my region, like Jack in the Box or Bojangles or Tim Horton's or something-- I've only had some of these once or twice, if at all, and can't remember being blown away. Of course, most of the top tier for me wouldn't blow anyone away, per se-- but they have a nostalgia/craving factor you can't get when you've only been to a place 1-2x over decades.

Location-Dependent:

Jollibee-- I can get with a pie or something and I can go for it sometimes-- the Wheaton location is close by-- but it's just not as good as in the Philippines. In the Philippines, it's basically all top tier to me, like Popeyes.

Disqualified (almost wrote DQ, but that's Dairy Queen):

Five Guys, Chipotle, Pizza Hut, etc.

IMO it's not fast food if there's no possibility that a standard menu item could have been fully made prior to your ordering it. Although Chipotle-style places come close (it's just assembly), Five Guys type places aren't true "fast food" IMO. Just being relatively quick or greasy or ubiquitous doesn't make a restaurant "fast food" per se.

McDs Quarter Pounder w/ cheese or sausage McMuffin w/egg
BK Whopper w/ cheese or original chicken sandwich
Popeye's Chicken Sandwich
Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich, curly fries, jamocha shake
Lee's Chicken strips family meal
Chick-fil-A nuggets
Captain D's fried fish with hushpuppies & fries
Taco Bell original crunchy tacos & bean burritos
Five Guys little cheeseburger with everything

Honestly, it is hard to come up with a short list, but here it goes...

- McDonald's fries
- Dairy Queen Blizzard (with banana and pineapple)
- Chik-fil-A deluxe chicken sandwich

Bojangles Chicken is the BEST chicken. I don't think they have any outlets here though.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not fast casual! We're talking McDonald's, BK, Popeye's...fast food.

Mine is an Egg McMuffin. Salty, cheesy, eggy goodness.

McDonalds - Sausage McMuffin with Egg. Only 480 Calories.

This. I don’t even care about the calorie count. That thing is delicious.

McDonald's egg & cheese biscuit
Arby's Jamocha shake

Roy Rogers bacon cheeseburger with lettuce tomato onion jalapeños and bbq and horseradish sauce

Mickey Ds for a sausage biscuit with a packet of picante . Instant hangover cure.

Tub of pimento cheese from Bojangles.

Chick-Fil-A Spicy Southwest Salad

And their Peppermint Milk Shake but it's only available in December

Anonymous wrote:-The Popeye's chicken sandwich when it first came out was FIRE. I got one the day after the released them and...wow. They are not even close to what they were after they re-released them.

YES! Now they just hurt my stomach from the oil. Doesn't stay in my stomach for long.

McDonald's fries

Roast beef sandwich and fried chicken from Roy Roger's

I've never been to Arby's, but now I want to try their fries.