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My favorite places are Portillo's and Culvers.
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Portillo's needs to do a national roll out.
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Good times, Chipotle, Noodles & Co, Panda Express & Culver's. Not necessarily in that order but those are probably my top five. I would also like to stress that I eat at these places pretty infrequently. I would much rather have a home cooked meal but these places fill in nicely when I cant
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Yep - I'm with you. I very rarely eat fast food. When I do it's usually a matter of trying to find something as unfastfoodlike (making up words) as possible.
Edit> I'd never heard of Noodles & Co. That Thai Hot Pot looks pretty good. Apparently two in the area, will have to check it out some time.
Edit> I'd never heard of Noodles & Co. That Thai Hot Pot looks pretty good. Apparently two in the area, will have to check it out some time.
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Cookout, their shakes are awesome
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Outside of mom and pop places which are THE BEST...I like Steak and Shake. Black Pepper fries, great shakes, great pancakes and spicy sausage.
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Jimmy John's...tasty, healthy, and can be safely eaten while driving.
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Agree - I wasn't really counting mom and pop places in this. I don't really consider most of those "fast food", but I suppose it depends on your definition.
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Yeah, I don't go to the chains very often anymore. I'm more into independent joints, which are far and few between in the suburbs here.
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You don't have them by you?
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Mom and pop can serve fast food.
A good example are these Chicago hot dog places. You may see them as one-off. But 95% of them buy their materials from the same source, cook the food the same way, and use the same recipes. It's not far off a chain.
*cough* Portillos* aint special.
A good example are these Chicago hot dog places. You may see them as one-off. But 95% of them buy their materials from the same source, cook the food the same way, and use the same recipes. It's not far off a chain.
*cough* Portillos* aint special.
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I don't really consider places like Steak N Shake and Portillo's to be true fast food, but if we're counting those they are right at the top.
In N Out, Chik Fil A, and Chipotle are right up there too.
In N Out, Chik Fil A, and Chipotle are right up there too.
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Steak N Shake didnt use to be fast food at all, but as they became a larger chain they certainly acted like one.
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I gotta give a thumbs down to Chipolte. I'd rather have Los Burritos Mexicanos or El Burrito Mexicano
For me Chipolte is just bleh, maybe a step ahead of Friaco's. It's sterile for me.
For me Chipolte is just bleh, maybe a step ahead of Friaco's. It's sterile for me.
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They make some dang good guac though
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Steak N Shake is like a hybrid. When you go inside you get seated, have a waitress give you a menu, take your order and serve your food to you at the table. Yet they also have a drive-thru.
My favorite fast-food places are Sonic, Checkers (when I can find one) and Beef-A-Roo. The chicken cordon-bleu from Arby’s is probably my favorite non-burger sandwich though.
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Not a fan of avocado but that said I have been told the multiple varieties that I make are outstanding.
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