What's your favorite fast food restaurant?

SDBK · 07-09-2007, 01:36 PM

I have to admit I do love McDonalds

The service can be terrible but what can you expect when there's a 99 cent menu

lol

joepole · 07-09-2007, 02:14 PM

Based on my personal experience Subway is the most consistently filthy restaurant chain in the United States and Taco Bell is the second most consistently filthy restaurant chain in the United States. The Subway in downtown Shreveport is still new enough to be sort of clean, but every other one I've ever been in was absolutely filthy. I haven't eaten at a Taco Bell since 1992 because 1. the food is incredibly awful-tasting and devoid of any nutritional value 2. the restaurants are disgusting.

Chick-Fil-A has consistently clean, well-maintained, over-staffed restaurants. I give them business whenever I can. Cane's is likewise well-run, but the service is slower than it should be, especially in the drive-thru.

I really only like their breakfast food, but McDonald's basically invented to fast food franchise and is still one of the best at doing what it should be dong: delivering food the customer expects in a timely, orderly fashion. The fact that they do this with the unavoidable turnover of a fast food restaurant really is incredible. Wendy's does an OK job, but it's not the same class of service. Burger King is terrible. People are milling around the end of the line, waiting on their food or using the self-serve drink machines.

We order a lot of box lunches for in-office meetings and the only restaurant to get every order correct 100% of the time is Heavenly Ham. If you oder thirty box lunches every single one will be exactly as it was ordered and the box will be labeled with that person's name no matter of the order was done over the phone or via fax. I also give them business whenever I can.

Isaac-Saxxon · 07-09-2007, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by joepole

Based on my personal experience Subway is the most consistently filthy restaurant chain in the United States and Taco Bell is the second most consistently filthy restaurant chain in the United States. The Subway in downtown Shreveport is still new enough to be sort of clean, but every other one I've ever been in was absolutely filthy. I haven't eaten at a Taco Bell since 1992 because 1. the food is incredibly awful-tasting and devoid of any nutritional value 2. the restaurants are disgusting.

Chick-Fil-A has consistently clean, well-maintained, over-staffed restaurants. I give them business whenever I can. Cane's is likewise well-run, but the service is slower than it should be, especially in the drive-thru.

I really only like their breakfast food, but McDonald's basically invented to fast food franchise and is still one of the best at doing what it should be dong: delivering food the customer expects in a timely, orderly fashion. The fact that they do this with the unavoidable turnover of a fast food restaurant really is incredible. Wendy's does an OK job, but it's not the same class of service. Burger King is terrible. People are milling around the end of the line, waiting on their food or using the self-serve drink machines.

We order a lot of box lunches for in-office meetings and the only restaurant to get every order correct 100% of the time is Heavenly Ham. If you oder thirty box lunches every single one will be exactly as it was ordered and the box will be labeled with that person's name no matter of the order was done over the phone or via fax. I also give them business whenever I can.

Joepole I see you have done you home work here. Does Heavenly Ham serve just ham ? Is that the one on Youree Drive or is there another one ? Always looking to try something new.

howela · 07-09-2007, 07:04 PM

Hands down it has to be Alvin Ords.

Isaac-Saxxon · 07-09-2007, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by howela

Hands down it has to be Alvin Ords.

Need some help on this one please

joepole · 07-09-2007, 07:15 PM

HH has lots of stuff:

http://www.heavenlyham.com/Corporate...egory=BoxLunch

I usually get the paradise club. My wife like the veggie with extra dill sauce.

Isaac-Saxxon · 07-09-2007, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by joepole

HH has lots of stuff:

http://www.heavenlyham.com/Corporate...egory=BoxLunch

I usually get the paradise club. My wife like the veggie with extra dill sauce.

I drive by HH every day I use the bank across the street. I always thought they just sold hams. I will check it out soon with that nice menu. You drive all the way from down town to pick up there it must be good.

howela · 07-10-2007, 04:23 PM

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Need some help on this one please

Alvin Ords Sandwich Shops
204 University Dr, San Marcos, TX
Tel: (512) 353-8042
2520 Electronic Ln Ste 801 Dallas 214-350-7709
635 W Campbell Rd Ste 308 Richardson 972-680-2100

They're the best!

Texasbelle · 07-10-2007, 07:29 PM

We learned a lesson today at our office. Don't order from the Chick Fil A at the Mall in Bossier. Judging from my conversations with the people working their the IQ level is LOW. We had a drug rep order lunch from there. He gave the instructions for it to be delivered by 12:00. It wasn't an unusually large order nor is our office very difficult to find. It's a very well known facility in town. Long story short. The lunch did not arrive until after 1:00. The manager's excuse to me was the girl "took the main road to your office instead of the Interstate". Our office is in Shreveport off Bert Kouns. The delivery girl informed us when she got to the office that she did not actually leave Bossier though until 12:45 as opposed to the manager who told us that she left at 12:00.

My whole point is I hate poor customer service especially when the business can't be honest about the problem whatever it was. We've never had this problem with the store on Youree and we will be sure they get all of the business from this point forward.

rhertz · 07-09-2007, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by joepole

The Subway in downtown Shreveport is still new enough to be sort of clean, but every other one I've ever been in was absolutely filthy.

The downtown Subway is the only one I ever eat at. It opened up before Theo's closed down which wasn't a good swap, but better than nothing.

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I haven't eaten at a Taco Bell since 1992 because 1. the food is incredibly awful-tasting and devoid of any nutritional value 2. the restaurants are disgusting.

I used to like Taco Bell in the 60's and 70's along with McDonalds and Da King. They were all good once upon a time. McDonalds used to peel and slice french fry potatoes on-site. Taco Bell used to cook taco meat on-site and not in some far off factory. Now everything comes in a bag preprocessed....

None of them are any good anymore, unless I'm looking for a fresh sandwich or a sausage biscuit, LOL...

Isabella · 07-09-2007, 09:51 PM

I hate fast food. Try to avoid it.

rhertz · 07-09-2007, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Isabella

I hate fast food. Try to avoid it.

Excellent advice!! Short, to the point... And totally true.

Which is why I like this thread. Finding "good" fast food in a sea of drive-thru's is extremely difficult. Like crabfishing!!

Sometimes I head straight into the wind and drive thru Shanes to order a catfish dinner and half a dozen Zwolle tamales... Maybe even some crawfish if in season..

07-09-2007, 01:36 PM	#1
SDBK Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: On Cross Lake (Shreveport, LA) Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	I have to admit I do love McDonalds The service can be terrible but what can you expect when there's a 99 cent menu lol __________________ SDBK

07-09-2007, 07:04 PM	#4
howela Advanced Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Port Royal Posts: 288 Rep Power: 242	Fav Fast Food Hands down it has to be Alvin Ords.

07-10-2007, 07:29 PM	#9
Texasbelle SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the woods Posts: 1,819 Rep Power: 287	We learned a lesson today at our office. Don't order from the Chick Fil A at the Mall in Bossier. Judging from my conversations with the people working their the IQ level is LOW. We had a drug rep order lunch from there. He gave the instructions for it to be delivered by 12:00. It wasn't an unusually large order nor is our office very difficult to find. It's a very well known facility in town. Long story short. The lunch did not arrive until after 1:00. The manager's excuse to me was the girl "took the main road to your office instead of the Interstate". Our office is in Shreveport off Bert Kouns. The delivery girl informed us when she got to the office that she did not actually leave Bossier though until 12:45 as opposed to the manager who told us that she left at 12:00. My whole point is I hate poor customer service especially when the business can't be honest about the problem whatever it was. We've never had this problem with the store on Youree and we will be sure they get all of the business from this point forward. __________________ One shoe can change your life! Cinderella

07-09-2007, 09:51 PM	#11
Isabella Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 487 Rep Power: 259	I hate fast food. Try to avoid it. __________________ Where there is a will there is a way!

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07-09-2007, 02:14 PM	#2
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	Based on my personal experience Subway is the most consistently filthy restaurant chain in the United States and Taco Bell is the second most consistently filthy restaurant chain in the United States. The Subway in downtown Shreveport is still new enough to be sort of clean, but every other one I've ever been in was absolutely filthy. I haven't eaten at a Taco Bell since 1992 because 1. the food is incredibly awful-tasting and devoid of any nutritional value 2. the restaurants are disgusting. Chick-Fil-A has consistently clean, well-maintained, over-staffed restaurants. I give them business whenever I can. Cane's is likewise well-run, but the service is slower than it should be, especially in the drive-thru. I really only like their breakfast food, but McDonald's basically invented to fast food franchise and is still one of the best at doing what it should be dong: delivering food the customer expects in a timely, orderly fashion. The fact that they do this with the unavoidable turnover of a fast food restaurant really is incredible. Wendy's does an OK job, but it's not the same class of service. Burger King is terrible. People are milling around the end of the line, waiting on their food or using the self-serve drink machines. We order a lot of box lunches for in-office meetings and the only restaurant to get every order correct 100% of the time is Heavenly Ham. If you oder thirty box lunches every single one will be exactly as it was ordered and the box will be labeled with that person's name no matter of the order was done over the phone or via fax. I also give them business whenever I can.

07-09-2007, 07:15 PM	#6
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	HH has lots of stuff: http://www.heavenlyham.com/Corporate...egory=BoxLunch I usually get the paradise club. My wife like the veggie with extra dill sauce.

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