Posts Tagged ‘fast food’

Are Five Guys and In-N-Out really rivals?

Over the last few years, I have noticed a bit of a rivalry between Northern Virginia based Five Guys and Southern California based In-N-Out Burger or at least from their partisans. I was reminded of it yet again when the latest Zagat survey came out (Fast Food Maven, OC Register)
I disagree with the premise of [...]

Review: Chick-Fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Not that long ago, fast food chain Chick-Fil-A debuted its Spicy Chicken Sandwich. However, rather than just putting them on the menu, the required “reservations” during the first week. Prospective customers had to sign up at getspicychicken.com. The exclusivity of this offer gave the chain some buzz on twitter and some blogs. [...]

This almost makes it okay to get McDonald’s on a boardwalk

WILDWOOD, N.J. — This retro neon Speedee sign on the Wildwood boardwalk may have been there from before it could be considered retro. That almost makes it okay in my mind to get McDonald’s on a boardwalk. When on a boardwalk, support the indigenous grease merchants, mmmkay? You can still stop for McDonald’s on the [...]

Free Taco Bell today, but who cares?

Rather than give customers free tacos just because, Taco Bell came up with a contrived World Series tie-in — Steal A Base, Steal a Taco. Yes, because someone stole a base during one of the early games of this year’s World Series, Taco Bell is giving out free tacos for four hours starting at [...]

For all the (Fast) Foodies

Ode to an Onion Ring, and Other Fast Food in the Slower Lane – The Times“The less prominent the establishment is, compared to McDonald’s and Burger King, the gluttonous Gargantua and Pantagruel of the industry, the happier its menu makes me.”
The death of Popeye’s founder, Al Copeland, prompts the author’s nostalgia for smaller fast food [...]

Fast Food review: Bojangles

CONWAY, S.C. — Not long after visiting Coast Carolina University, we needed to make a pit-stop. Since I was a little hungry and certainly curious, we stopped at a Bojangles’ Famous Chicken ‘n’ Biscuits, known for . Not needing a full meal, I ordered a two-piece and biscuit combination, ($2.18), for us to split.
Now, [...]

Fast Food review: SONIC

MYRTLE BEACH, N.C. — Since we only had a few hours to explore Myrtle Beach, we wound up choosing fast food for lunch. Having never been to a SONIC, we figured we would give yet another regional fast food chain a try. I hadn’t planned on making visiting fast food places a theme, but [...]

In-N-Out Luther Burger?

DALY CITY, Calif. — Prior to this past weekend, neither Erica nor David were familiar with the “Luther Burger” (snopes), the gastronomical creation of a bacon cheeseburger with two Krispy Kreme donuts for a roll. The sandwich is said to have been created and enjoyed faithfully by the late Luther Vandross. Draw your own [...]

Taco Bell was prepared for the onslaught

On Tuesday, I went to the nearly empty Taco Hell Bell on Old Courthouse Road near Tysons for my free taco. The promotion was triggered because there was a stolen base in the World Series. Really, one lousy stolen base over a minimum of four games? Why not just give them away outright instead of [...]

Free "taco" day

From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Taco Hell Bell is giving out free tacos. Apparently, it has to with MLB somehow. I may go after work and before my flag football game because that would be the best decision ever.
Find a Taco Bell here, just don’t go to the Vienna Maple Ave. location since it [...]

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