What is the point of fast food anymore

[jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org]

Panda Express is actually awesome for this. $10 for huge plates of food with 2 entrees.

[bigbananadealer@lemm.ee]

taco bell definitely has one of the widest ranges in quality. one near my house is fucking awful and never gets the substitutions right, but the one 20 minutes away is great

[flamekebab@piefed.social]

I'm well aware that there are many different ways to format numbers and currencies - that's why I asked specifically about those that use the dollar sign.

[flamekebab@piefed.social]

Hah, that makes sense.

[aa5b@lemmy.world]

It’s been a long time since fast food was any good. It’s addictive, maybe comfortable, but definitely not good. Break your addiction, especially now that you could save so much money

[sojb@lemmy.ml]

Name better fast food at a comparative price.

[loss@sh.itjust.works]

Five guys.

[renzev@lemmy.world]

This sums up my experience as well. It's never been healthy, but at least it used to be cheap and tasty. But nowadays mcdonalds is so expensive I almost consider it a luxury, and the plastic-looking sauces and mystery meat are in no way appetizing (tho that might just be me getting older and changing preferences as opposed to the actual food getting worse)

[nihilistic_mystics@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Five guys is triple the price if not more.

[ilikeboobies@lemmy.ca]

To me it’s McDonalds, how something using the exact same ingredients and prep can taste so different and have vastly different delivery times in everyone you go to boggles the mind

[ikidd@lemmy.world]

How déclassé to not use the accente aigu.

[dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world]

Yes, but to be fair, it's peak mid. Most other chains do a worse job on burgers, and to do better, you have to go substantially upmarket.

[loss@sh.itjust.works]

Not in the West Coast. Both are about ~7 for the base burger and cap out at about ~12 for the highest menu item without extras.

[iii@mander.xyz]

Áccĕntẹ égŭă

[lifeinmultiplechoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Where about are you guys? I'm in the U.S. and it isn't anywhere near that. I don't buy it but a 10 pack is usually a free add on

[dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world]

Ah yes, Five Guys. Where the fries turn into a pile of greasy mush if not eaten within the first five minutes your order is ready. But you've completed that task, you're now full-up on fried potato, but now your burger is cold or at best half eaten. Nobody should have to eat with the gusto of a professional contestant just to make the most of things. It's a meal that conspires against itself, every single time.

If you skip the fries, the burgers are actually pretty good and can enjoy it at any pace.

/rant

[bothsidesistfraud@lemmy.world]

That's fair, spell it right tho

[shardikprime@lemmy.world]

Lmao can't take this guy seriously after this

[ikidd@lemmy.world]

You figure "accente" should be "l'accente"? Then it would be "the the accent".

[loss@sh.itjust.works]

I'm sorry you're too used to frozen preserves potatoes from Sysco or other manufacturers of potato-like rectangles to appreciate real fries.