• Two good things happened today

    From Denn@OUTWEST to All on Friday, August 23, 2024 13:11:37
    #1 Commie-con is finally over.

    #2 In and Out burger near me finally opened.

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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to Denn on Friday, August 23, 2024 14:56:03
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Denn to All on Fri Aug 23 2024 01:11 pm

    #2 In and Out burger near me finally opened.

    An In-N-Out opened about a 45 minute drive from me about 3 and a half years ago. It still draws a lot of people, and it almost always seems busy. A few years ago, I went and tried it, and I went inside and waited about 45 minutes for my food. It's still almost always busy every time I pass by it, so I haven't been back there since. I don't want to wait that long for my food. It definitely isn't as quick as the name seems to imply.

    Nightfox

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  • From Denn@OUTWEST to Nightfox on Friday, August 23, 2024 16:57:39
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Denn to All on Fri Aug 23 2024 01:11 pm

    An In-N-Out opened about a 45 minute drive from me about 3 and a half years ago. It still draws a lot of people, and it almost always seems busy. A few years ago, I went and tried it, and I went inside and waited about 45 minutes for my food. It's still almost always busy every time I pass by it, so I haven't been back there since. I don't want to wait that long for my food. It definitely isn't as quick as the name seems to imply.

    Nightfox

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    I have two within 20 minutes, never had to wait long. Been to the other two a lot.

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  • From Bandit@BANDHIDE to Denn on Friday, August 23, 2024 22:44:14
    Nashville area is getting 3-4 In-and-Outs by 2025.
    I love in and out but when they brought Whataburger back to Nashville, that's gonna be hard to beat.

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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to Bandit on Friday, August 23, 2024 23:24:47
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Bandit to Denn on Fri Aug 23 2024 10:44 pm

    Nashville area is getting 3-4 In-and-Outs by 2025. I love in and out but when they brought Whataburger back to Nashville, that's gonna be hard to beat.

    Interesting.. I didn't know In-N-Out and Whataburger were building locations that far out. And I've only been to a Whataburger in Texas.

    Nightfox

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  • From Gamgee@PALANTIR to Nightfox on Saturday, August 24, 2024 07:15:00
    Nightfox wrote to Bandit <=-

    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Bandit to Denn on Fri Aug 23 2024 10:44 pm

    Nashville area is getting 3-4 In-and-Outs by 2025. I love in and out but when they brought Whataburger back to Nashville, that's gonna be hard to beat.

    Interesting.. I didn't know In-N-Out and Whataburger were building locations that far out. And I've only been to a Whataburger in Texas.

    Plenty of Whataburgers here in the panhandle of Florida, but In-and-Out
    is not in this area at all. I always thought those were a west coast
    thing.

    How about 5-Guys burgers, are they out west? They are certainly in the conversation for the best burgers that I know of. We have them here,
    but not as commonly seen as others.



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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to Gamgee on Saturday, August 24, 2024 09:02:32
    Re: Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Sat Aug 24 2024 07:15 am

    Interesting.. I didn't know In-N-Out and Whataburger were building
    locations that far out. And I've only been to a Whataburger in Texas.

    Plenty of Whataburgers here in the panhandle of Florida, but In-and-Out is not in this area at all. I always thought those were a west coast thing.

    Yes, I think they are mainly a west coast thing. I believe they started in California. As far as I know, there are only 2 in Oregon so far. I've been hearing they've been wanting to build an In-N-Out in my metro area for the past few years. I heard they had decided on a location, but the city denied them a permit to build there, and I haven't heard anything about it since then.

    How about 5-Guys burgers, are they out west? They are certainly in the conversation for the best burgers that I know of. We have them here, but not as commonly seen as others.

    Yes, we have 5 Guys here. I think they're pretty good. As with many fast food places though, their prices have increased to fairly crazy levels in the past couple years. Currently, their regular hamburger is about $9 and a cheeseburger is about $10.. Last time I went there, maybe 4 or 5 years ago, it was about half that, I think. I feel like fast food prices are a bit insane these days, and to save money, I try to only go to places that offer deals now (often through their smartphone app).

    Nightfox

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  • From Denn@OUTWEST to Bandit on Saturday, August 24, 2024 11:47:30
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Bandit to Denn on Fri Aug 23 2024 10:44 pm

    Nashville area is getting 3-4 In-and-Outs by 2025.
    I love in and out but when they brought Whataburger back to Nashville, that's gonna be hard to beat.

    Never had a whataburger, hopefully we'll get one here.
    Went to our new In and Out last night for the first time.
    It was super busy, I was in and out (no pun intended) in 15 minutes.
    I got my usual a double double, got the wife a single double toasted animal style.

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  • From Gamgee@PALANTIR to Nightfox on Saturday, August 24, 2024 15:38:00
    Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-

    How about 5-Guys burgers, are they out west? They are certainly in the conversation for the best burgers that I know of. We have them here, but not as commonly seen as others.

    Yes, we have 5 Guys here. I think they're pretty good. As with many
    fast food places though, their prices have increased to fairly crazy levels in the past couple years. Currently, their regular hamburger is about $9 and a cheeseburger is about $10.. Last time I went there,
    maybe 4 or 5 years ago, it was about half that, I think. I feel like
    fast food prices are a bit insane these days, and to save money, I try
    to only go to places that offer deals now (often through their
    smartphone app).

    Oh, I agree on the pricing increases. 5 Guys is definitely on the high
    end of that scale. Ridiculous is what it is, and I don't go there any more
    for that reason, and rarely go to any fast food place any more. Both
    for cost and health reasons. :-) I know everything is up in recent
    years, but fast-food seems to lead the way. You can't even go to
    McDonalds for less than $10 any more. Maybe that's actually a good
    thing.



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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to Gamgee on Saturday, August 24, 2024 15:22:51
    Re: Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Sat Aug 24 2024 03:38 pm

    Oh, I agree on the pricing increases. 5 Guys is definitely on the high end of that scale. Ridiculous is what it is, and I don't go there any more for that reason, and rarely go to any fast food place any more. Both for cost and health reasons. :-) I know everything is up in recent years, but fast-food seems to lead the way. You can't even go to McDonalds for less than $10 any more. Maybe that's actually a good thing.

    The McDonalds app offers deals in it, and lets you accumulate reward points that you can use to order an item for free, so you can save some money that way. Some other fast food places offer similar deals in their apps, if you choose to go there.

    Nightfox

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  • From Gamgee@PALANTIR to Nightfox on Saturday, August 24, 2024 20:53:00
    Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Re: Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Sat Aug 24 2024 03:38 pm

    Oh, I agree on the pricing increases. 5 Guys is definitely on the high end of that scale. Ridiculous is what it is, and I don't go there any more for that reason, and rarely go to any fast food place any more. Both for cost and health reasons. :-) I know everything is up in recent years, but fast-food seems to lead the way. You can't even go to McDonalds for less than $10 any more. Maybe that's actually a good thing.

    The McDonalds app offers deals in it, and lets you accumulate reward points that you can use to order an item for free, so you can save some money that way. Some other fast food places offer similar deals in
    their apps, if you choose to go there.

    Yeah, I know about that, but I don't go to any of those places often
    enough to justify the hassle of reward programs. I try to avoid "apps" whenever possible. ;-)



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  • From KnightMare@TELEGRAP to Nightfox on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 08:40:41
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Nightfox to Denn on Fri Aug 23 2024 02:56 pm

    #2 In and Out burger near me finally opened.

    Man, I miss I&O burgers!!!

    I'm back in Ohio and we don't have them here.

    We have Five Guys, but these yo-yos are CRAZY expensive.

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  • From KnightMare@TELEGRAP to Gamgee on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 08:56:58
    Re: Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Sat Aug 24 2024 07:15 am

    Plenty of Whataburgers here in the panhandle of Florida, but In-and-Out is not in this area at all. I always thought those were a west coast thing.

    i don't think they are East of TX. At least IIRC.

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  • From KnightMare@TELEGRAP to Gamgee on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 09:00:49
    Re: Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Sat Aug 24 2024 08:53 pm

    Yeah, I know about that, but I don't go to any of those places often enough to justify the hassle of reward programs. I try to avoid "apps" whenever possible. ;-)

    Yea same here. I don't do fast food hardly anymore except as a "treat". So, like you, I don't find the need for apps.

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  • From Denn@OUTWEST to KnightMare on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 13:16:11
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Nightfox to Denn on Fri Aug 23 2024 02:56 pm

    Man, I miss I&O burgers!!!

    I'm back in Ohio and we don't have them here.

    We have Five Guys, but these yo-yos are CRAZY expensive.

    I have a five guys near me as well, great hamburger, bit like you say extremely over priced.
    We have a local burger place called Burger Bar that puts them all to shame.

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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to KnightMare on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 13:06:06
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: KnightMare to Nightfox on Tue Aug 27 2024 08:40 am

    #2 In and Out burger near me finally opened.

    Man, I miss I&O burgers!!!

    You replied to me, but the part of the message you quoted was not written by me.

    Nightfox

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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to KnightMare on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 13:09:33
    Re: Re: Two good things happened today
    By: KnightMare to Gamgee on Tue Aug 27 2024 08:56 am

    Plenty of Whataburgers here in the panhandle of Florida, but In-and-Out

    i don't think they are East of TX. At least IIRC.

    Gamgee lives in Florida, and if he says there are Whataburgers there, I believe him. But you can check Whataburger's web site - they do indeed list that they have locations in Florida:
    https://locations.whataburger.com/directory.html

    Nightfox

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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to KnightMare on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 13:11:07
    Re: Re: Two good things happened today
    By: KnightMare to Gamgee on Tue Aug 27 2024 09:00 am

    Yea same here. I don't do fast food hardly anymore except as a "treat". So, like you, I don't find the need for apps.

    Even if you don't go often, the apps often have deals (not just the reward points), so when you do go, you can save some money by ordering through the app. Prices are getting crazy with fast food meals over $10, so I often tend to find deals in the apps before I get fast food.

    Nightfox

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  • From KnightMare@TELEGRAP to Denn on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 22:49:35
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Denn to KnightMare on Tue Aug 27 2024 01:16 pm

    We have a local burger place called Burger Bar that puts them all to shame.

    When I lived in CA (Ione, CA), there was little burger joint called 88 Burger. OMG, it was freakin awesome AND cheap too!
    I think a double cheese, fries and a drink only set you up $9. But theis was back in 2011... Better than 5 Flies... *lol*

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  • From KnightMare@TELEGRAP to Nightfox on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 22:52:30
    Re: Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Nightfox to KnightMare on Tue Aug 27 2024 01:09 pm

    Plenty of Whataburgers here in the panhandle of Florida, but
    In-and-Out

    i don't think they are East of TX. At least IIRC.

    Gamgee lives in Florida, and if he says there are Whataburgers there, I believe him. But you can check Whataburger's web site - they do indeed list that they have locations in Florida:

    I was referring to In & Out, sorry.

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  • From DaiTengu@ENSEMBLE to Nightfox on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 11:18:35
    Re: Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Nightfox to KnightMare on Tue Aug 27 2024 01:11 pm

    Even if you don't go often, the apps often have deals (not just the reward points), so when you do go, you can save some money by ordering through the app. Prices are getting crazy with fast food meals over $10, so I often tend to find deals in the apps before I get fast food.


    The McDonald's app is pretty useful. I use it occasionally thorughout the year, but every day for a solid week when I'm at EAA AirVenture each July (Our volunteer team meets at a local McDonalds each morning).

    For a solid year they had a daily "30% off your entire order" deal in the app. It brought my breakfast each morning to under $10, and I'm a fat guy who eats a lot.

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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to DaiTengu on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 12:50:36
    Re: Re: Two good things happened today
    By: DaiTengu to Nightfox on Wed Aug 28 2024 11:18 am

    The McDonald's app is pretty useful. I use it occasionally thorughout the year, but every day for a solid week when I'm at EAA AirVenture each July (Our volunteer team meets at a local McDonalds each morning).

    For a solid year they had a daily "30% off your entire order" deal in the app. It brought my breakfast each morning to under $10, and I'm a fat guy who eats a lot.

    Yeah, the McDonalds app has some decent deals in it. I've been having a problem with it recently though, where I'm unable to use a deal unless I clear the cache, clear the app storage, and log in again. Seems like a bug in their app, and it hasn't been fixed yet.

    Nightfox

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  • From Accession@PHARCYDE to KnightMare on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 17:31:38
    On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 03:49:34 -0400, you wrote:

    We have a local burger place called Burger Bar that puts them all to
    shame.

    When I lived in CA (Ione, CA), there was little burger joint called 88 Burger. OMG, it was freakin awesome AND cheap too!
    I think a double cheese, fries and a drink only set you up $9. But theis was back in 2011... Better than 5 Flies... *lol*

    The small, locally owned, non-fast-food-chain burger joints are usually 100x better than most of the common fast food places.

    Since I'm not much for fast food these days (mainly McDonalds and Taco Bell, really), besides maybe Burger King and Culver's (which Culver's may be more of a Wisconsin thing, too - and way better than In and Out burger, IMO). I've taken a liking to some local custard shops that serve burgers. They're usually pretty amazing, and twice the size of a normal fast food burger. Oddly enough, Culver's is also known for their frozen custard.. but they've become quite the favorite fast food chain around here for a lot of people.

    There's one place by me here in WI, called "Bubba's Frozen Custard" yet have a full menu of burgers and even /real/ Chicago dogs, and of course, cheese curds. :)

    Locally owned, employees the high school kids, and supports the community.

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From MRO@BBSESINF to Accession on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 19:11:01
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Accession to KnightMare on Wed Aug 28 2024 05:31 pm

    Since I'm not much for fast food these days (mainly McDonalds and Taco Bell, really), besides maybe Burger King and Culver's (which Culver's may be more of a Wisconsin thing, too - and way better than In and Out burger, IMO). I've taken a liking to some local custard shops that serve burgers. They're usually pretty amazing, and twice the size of a normal fast food burger. Oddly enough, Culver's is also known for their frozen custard.. but they've become quite the favorite fast food chain around here for a lot of people.


    I don't get the culvers thing. for me, at best they are ok. I've had problems where the food was wrong and the food was cold.

    usually in the richer areas the culvers are better.

    Anyways, a mcdonalds quarterpounder deluxe is better than any burger at culvers and you can get it for like 4 bucks on the mcdonalds app.

    regardless, I can make a better burger at home than any of these places, and i know they get their meat from the same source (cargill).

    There's one place by me here in WI, called "Bubba's Frozen Custard" yet have a full menu of burgers and even /real/ Chicago dogs, and of course, cheese curds. :)

    sobelmans has great burgers. those are the guys with the fried chicken and hamburgers in their bloody marys. but their burgers get so big they end up being a mess with all the addons.

    I'm living just outside of minnesota now and I'm enjoying that area. It's a lot better than wisconsin in many ways. The air is so much fresher, roads are great and people are very nice. It's just overall better in every way from what i've seen so far.
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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to Accession on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 18:21:05
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Accession to KnightMare on Wed Aug 28 2024 05:31 pm

    The small, locally owned, non-fast-food-chain burger joints are usually 100x better than most of the common fast food places.

    A while ago I was remembering one in my area that my dad and I sometimes went to in the late 80s, which is closed now, but they used to make large hamburgers (not tall, but bigger diameter), and sometimes we'd get one and cut it in half and each eat a half.

    Since I'm not much for fast food these days (mainly McDonalds and Taco Bell, really), besides maybe Burger King and Culver's (which Culver's may

    I think McDonalds burgers are okay sometimes, but I'd take a Burger King Whopper over a McDonalds burger. But in the past few years, when I get a fast food burger, I've often been going to Wendy's again. I think I prefer a Wendy's burger over McDonalds or Burger King (usually a Dave's Single or Dave's Double) - They seem really fresh to me, and are fairly tasty.

    Another fast food burger I like is A&W's Papa Burger.

    Nightfox

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  • From KnightMare@TELEGRAP to Accession on Thursday, August 29, 2024 08:18:29
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Accession to KnightMare on Wed Aug 28 2024 05:31 pm

    My coice of fast-food joints:

    1. Wendy's
    2. Culver's
    3. Burger King
    4. Roosters

    Maybe once in a blue moon, White Castle.

    I'm in Central Ohio, so that's what I got around here.

    of course if in and Out, were out here? Yumm!!! :)


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  • From KnightMare@TELEGRAP to MRO on Thursday, August 29, 2024 08:20:25
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: MRO to Accession on Wed Aug 28 2024 07:11 pm

    I don't get the culvers thing. for me, at best they are ok. I've had problems where the food was wrong and the food was cold.

    Wow, really?
    I've never had a bad encounter with any of the 3 Culvers we have... Geez.


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  • From Denn@OUTWEST to Nightfox on Thursday, August 29, 2024 08:58:50
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Nightfox to Accession on Wed Aug 28 2024 06:21 pm

    Another fast food burger I like is A&W's Papa Burger.

    Last Time I went to A&W they had a bad fly problem, haven't been back since.
    Where I grew up in Utah county we had two burger joints (High Spot). they were pretty good, the High Spot in Orem, Utah was in the original Footloose movie.
    The other was in American Fork, Utah.

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  • From MRO@BBSESINF to KnightMare on Thursday, August 29, 2024 17:15:45
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: KnightMare to MRO on Thu Aug 29 2024 08:20 am

    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: MRO to Accession on Wed Aug 28 2024 07:11 pm

    I don't get the culvers thing. for me, at best they are ok. I've had problems where the food was wrong and the food was cold.

    Wow, really?
    I've never had a bad encounter with any of the 3 Culvers we have... Geez.

    well i've been all over my state and surrounding states.
    the worst culvers i have had were in the milwaukee wi area, which overall has terrible food.

    when it's not super bad, i just consider it mediocre burgers.
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  • From Accession@PHARCYDE to Nightfox on Thursday, August 29, 2024 18:10:26
    On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 23:21:04 -0700, you wrote:

    A while ago I was remembering one in my area that my dad and I
    sometimes went to in the late 80s, which is closed now, but they
    used to make large hamburgers (not tall, but bigger diameter), and sometimes we'd get one and cut it in half and each eat a half.

    That's what I'm talkin' about! You probably still have a place or two
    like that around you somewhere. You just have to find 'em.

    I think McDonalds burgers are okay sometimes,

    I'd take a Kwik Trip gas station burger over a burger from McDonalds,
    any day.

    but I'd take a Burger King Whopper over a McDonalds burger.

    Completely agree! You can also order your whopper with "heavy all" and get 50% more of every other ingredient on that whopper. You can thank me later. :)

    But in the past few years, when I get a fast food burger, I've often
    been going to Wendy's again. I think I prefer a Wendy's burger over McDonalds or Burger King (usually a Dave's Single or Dave's Double)
    - They seem really fresh to me, and are fairly tasty.

    Wendy's isn't bad. I just don't have one close enough to me, and there's always other and better options if we're out and about and pass one. :)

    Another fast food burger I like is A&W's Papa Burger.

    I happened to stop at probably one of the only A&W's left in Wisconsin (it was down in Racine or Kenosha), not all that long ago. Whatever burger I had wasn't bad, for fast food. But really nothing I'd write home about, when comparing fast food burgers with burgers from just about anywhere else.

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From DaiTengu@ENSEMBLE to Accession on Friday, August 30, 2024 09:01:16
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Accession to Nightfox on Thu Aug 29 2024 06:10 pm

    I think McDonalds burgers are okay sometimes,

    I'd take a Kwik Trip gas station burger over a burger from McDonalds, any day.

    And there's a Kwik Trip on just about every corner, too :)

    but I'd take a Burger King Whopper over a McDonalds burger.

    Completely agree! You can also order your whopper with "heavy all" and get 50% more of every other ingredient on that whopper. You can thank me later. :)

    I remember when they had the "Gilbert Burger". A triple whopper with double everything (without pickles).

    I'd order it with pickles and without tomatoes. :)

    But in the past few years, when I get a fast food burger, I've often been
    going to Wendy's again. I think I prefer a Wendy's burger over McDonalds
    or Burger King (usually a Dave's Single or Dave's Double) - They seem
    really fresh to me, and are fairly tasty.

    Wendy's isn't bad. I just don't have one close enough to me, and there's always other and better options if we're out and about and pass one. :)

    Both of the ones here in Appleton shut down about a year ago because the franchisee went bankrupt. One is just down the road from me, but they could never keep enough people. Even if they were open, the lights outside were off, and it regularly took 10 minutes at the drive-thru even if it wasn't busy.

    Apparently someone has snatched up the locations and there's a sign out front saying it'll be re-opening this fall. I do miss Frostys...

    Another fast food burger I like is A&W's Papa Burger.

    I happened to stop at probably one of the only A&W's left in Wisconsin (it was down in Racine or Kenosha), not all that long ago. Whatever burger I had wasn't bad, for fast food. But really nothing I'd write home about, when comparing fast food burgers with burgers from just about anywhere else.

    There's more A&Ws than you think in WI according to https://awrestaurants.com/locations-list/wi/
    (47 cities, Some cities have more than one)

    They have the best cheese curds from a fast-food, "chain restaurant" standpoint. (That's right, Culver's, I'm calling you out for those dry balls of bread you call "cheese curds").

    They made a big push about 15 years ago or so to expand. 20-25 years ago there was only a handful like the one you were at.

    Back when I was a kid my parents would occasionally stop at the one in Clintonville, WI on the way up to our cottage. Maybe once every couple years or so, and usually only when we were going up there with friends.

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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to DaiTengu on Friday, August 30, 2024 08:40:20
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: DaiTengu to Accession on Fri Aug 30 2024 09:01 am

    Wendy's isn't bad. I just don't have one close enough to me, and there's
    always other and better options if we're out and about and pass one. :)

    Both of the ones here in Appleton shut down about a year ago because the franchisee went bankrupt. One is just down the road from me, but they could never keep enough people. Even if they were open, the lights outside were off, and it regularly took 10 minutes at the drive-thru even if it wasn't busy.

    Apparently someone has snatched up the locations and there's a sign out front saying it'll be re-opening this fall. I do miss Frostys...

    A while ago, I thought Wendy's might be disappearing, but there are several in my area. They just don't seem as common as other fast food places.

    Another fast food burger I like is A&W's Papa Burger.

    They made a big push about 15 years ago or so to expand. 20-25 years ago there was only a handful like the one you were at.

    Yeah, I hadn't eaten at an A&W until maybe 10-15 years ago when they started building more locations - they now have a few in my area. I usually see them as combined KFC-A&W locations.

    I've heard Burgr King might be in some trouble though. They closed one of the locations close to me (which seemed random), and I've heard they're closing others too. I think it kinda sucks because I like their burgers, but even the deals in their app aren't very good deals anymore.

    Nightfox

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  • From Amessyroom@TL-QWK to KnightMare on Friday, August 30, 2024 09:04:28
    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: KnightMare to Accession on Thu Aug 29 2024 08:18 am

    Re: Two good things happened today
    By: Accession to KnightMare on Wed Aug 28 2024 05:31 pm

    My coice of fast-food joints:

    1. Wendy's
    2. Culver's
    3. Burger King
    4. Roosters

    They are building a Culver's near by. I have never been to one of them. Have not heard of Roosters either :-)

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  • From Accession@PHARCYDE to DaiTengu on Friday, August 30, 2024 13:28:44
    On Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:01:16 -0500, you wrote:

    I remember when they had the "Gilbert Burger". A triple whopper with double everything (without pickles).

    I'd order it with pickles and without tomatoes. :)

    I think they still have a triple whopper, but it's not called a Gilbert Burger any more, and it may not even be displayed on their regular menu. I'd imagine not many people order it, since the double whopper is already pretty big. :)

    Both of the ones here in Appleton shut down about a year ago because
    the franchisee went bankrupt. One is just down the road from me, but
    they could never keep enough people. Even if they were open, the lights outside were off, and it regularly took 10 minutes at the drive-thru
    even if it wasn't busy.

    Yeah, I've seen that at just about every fast food franchise lately. Even BW3's by me is always short staffed.

    There's more A&Ws than you think in WI according to https://awrestaurants.com/locations-list/wi/
    (47 cities, Some cities have more than one)

    Ah, then the only one I've seen in southeastern Wisconsin, then.

    They have the best cheese curds from a fast-food, "chain restaurant" standpoint. (That's right, Culver's, I'm calling you out for those dry balls of bread you call "cheese curds").

    Hmm, good to know!

    Back when I was a kid my parents would occasionally stop at the one in Clintonville, WI on the way up to our cottage. Maybe once every couple years or so, and usually only when we were going up there with friends.

    It was definitely a nice change from the normal shit they stuff two of in every town.

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From Accession@PHARCYDE to Nightfox on Friday, August 30, 2024 13:30:58
    On Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:40:20 -0700, you wrote:

    I've heard Burgr King might be in some trouble though. They closed one
    of the locations close to me (which seemed random), and I've heard
    they're closing others too. I think it kinda sucks because I like their burgers, but even the deals in their app aren't very good deals anymore.

    I wouldn't doubt it, when you went from 2 whoppers for 5 dollars within the last 5 years or so, to over $10 for a regular whopper combo these days. Less and less people are going to come around.

    Regards,
    Nick

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