Best Fast Food

[Loony BoB]

Are these places - Five Guys / In N Out or whatever - the same kind of fast food as McDonalds etc? What I mean is, you guys are talking about preparing the food the way you want, and it almost sounds like they are proper restaurants, or at least something that shouldn't be considered on the same level as most fast food places I know. Maybe the food is still fast, but it sounds like it's a different kind of food store, if that makes sense...

I want to try these places someday, though, as that burger+fries looked pretty awesome.

It also reminded me that I lovelovelove the German Markets when they turn up in Edinburgh every December. They have some amazing food there, and the local markets every Thursday are pretty good too. They have hot plates about 1.5m in diameter and just load all kinds of varieties of food onto them and you just buy it in portions. My favourite is the herb sauce on the fried potato+bacon stuff. Mmmmmm.

[Shauna]

It also reminded me that I lovelovelove the German Markets when they turn up in Edinburgh every December. They have some amazing food there, and the local markets every Thursday are pretty good too. They have hot plates about 1.5m in diameter and just load all kinds of varieties of food onto them and you just buy it in portions. My favourite is the herb sauce on the fried potato+bacon stuff. Mmmmmm.

Oh man the German markets. Definitely my favourite part of Christmas - not that I buy anything, I just love going round it. xD

[Night Fury]

Five Guys. Not even a close contest. You Americans have no idea how lucky you are to have it, and I would kill people to have one in my country, let alone my state.

I'm actually concerned about your obsession with this place.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Are these places - Five Guys / In N Out or whatever - the same kind of fast food as McDonalds etc? What I mean is, you guys are talking about preparing the food the way you want, and it almost sounds like they are proper restaurants, or at least something that shouldn't be considered on the same level as most fast food places I know. Maybe the food is still fast, but it sounds like it's a different kind of food store, if that makes sense...

They're totally still fast food restaurants, but a level of customization is more expected at these places than typical places. In N Out has a secret menu of more food items, while Five Guys just has you choose your own toppings.

[Shorty]

The quality is just better. McDonald's is like, bottom tier crap compared to these restaurants.

[Miriel]

Are these places - Five Guys / In N Out or whatever - the same kind of fast food as McDonalds etc? What I mean is, you guys are talking about preparing the food the way you want, and it almost sounds like they are proper restaurants, or at least something that shouldn't be considered on the same level as most fast food places I know. Maybe the food is still fast, but it sounds like it's a different kind of food store, if that makes sense...

Same kind of fast food as McDonalds in the sense that it's very casual (ie: it's not a proper restaurant), they have drive throughs, no waiters or anything, and it's fast and cheap. But In-n-out uses all fresh ingredients, cooked to order. So if you order fries, you can literally watch them slice the potatoes in front of you before deep frying. They also treat their employees really well and the prices are cheap cheap cheap. In-n-out has a cult following in California and is generally regarded as one of the best fast food places in America:

Top Fast Food Restaurants - Chef Reviews of Best Fast Food Restaurants - Esquire
Science Confirms In-N-Out Burger Is The Best And McDonald's The Worst
Subway, In-N-Out, Chick-fil-A top Zagat fast-food survey - latimes.com

So basically, it's fast food done right.

[Flaming Ice]

Man half of the places you guys are mentioning in this thread I have never heard of.

Also who in their right mind doesn't like KFC? I could eat KFC biscuits for the rest of my life.

Yum deep fried pie for dessert.



I don't really eat fast food anymore...so much garbage but I don't mind subs too much.

[Pike]

There was a ton of controversy about Chik-fil-A last year because the corporation gives money to anti-gay rights causes.

oh right, I remember that now.

Never seen or been to one, though.