I've heard a rumor that McDonald's uses sawdust as filler, and another about McDonald's using "pink slime", but I've always thought those are just myths. I think the pink slime one in particular has been debunked as false. Also, Google sez the sawdust rumor comes from the use of cellulose as a filler.
I think he also wants us all to eat bugs. Kinda creepy.
The Whopper is my favorite thing from Burger King.
BK was my favorite back in the '70s when their burgers were really flame broiled, and you could taste it. Later, they still claimed they were flame broiled, but that tast was gone and it just tasted like every other burger joint.
Whendy's became my new go-to, fast food place. The burgers
are still good and I love their chocolate Frosty.
BK was my favorite back in the '70s when their burgers were really
flame broiled, and you could taste it. Later, they still claimed
They aren't flame broiled anymore? I suspect they legally shouldn't be able to claim they are if they aren't. And I'd think they'd still be able to use kitchen equipment that would cook them that way. I still think Burger King's burgers have a unique taste that I don't notice from other burger places.
Whendy's became my new go-to, fast food place. The burgers
are still good and I love their chocolate Frosty.
I really like Wendy's too - They're one of my favorites now for burgers. They also claim that their burger patties are never frozen, which would contribute to their quality (if true). I think their prices are a bit high though, like many other fast food places these days, and they don't offer many deals in their app, so I don't go there often. But Wendy's is a place I go to often if I want a fast food burger.
I think their prices are a bit high though, like many other fast food places these days...
I think their prices are a bit high though, like many other fast food
places these days...
Mone than "a bit" IMO. When DQ reopened after COVID, their prices nearly doubled on everything. What used to cost ~$7, was now $13.xx. I haven't been back since, or any other restaurant, unless someone else is paying. :)
Various bugs are actually high in protein. If you were to take survivalist courses, "living off the land" is one thing you'd need to learn, and that wo
Back in the '70s, there was a naturalist named Euell Gibbins who promoted getting back to more natural foods like nuts, berries, plants, etc. He even
Wendy's used to have great deals in their app, they also used to have great
They also used to have weekly deals, I rarely goto Wendy's these days, My
See if you can figure out how much and what kind of "meat" is in Jack In The Box tacos.
See if you can figure out how much and what kind of "meat" is in Jack
In The Box tacos.
They're still around? They died out decades ago in my area.
See if you can figure out how much and what kind of "meat" is in Jack In
The Box tacos.
They're still around? They died out decades ago in my area.
See if you can figure out how much and what kind of "meat" is in Jack In Box tacos.
They're still around? They died out decades ago in my area.
Denn wrote to Mortar <=-
Not a fan of Jack taco's, Some of the guys at work like them because they're cheap.
They're still around? They died out decades ago in my area.
Yeah, there are a number of Jack In The Box loactions where I am. I like to get fast food breakfast sometimes - I prefer McDonald's breakfast
I prefer McDonald's breakfast items, but McDonald's stops serving their breakfast stuff at 10:30AM..
I don't go there to often as their drive thru is slower than molasses running up hill, going inside is about the same.
Not a fan of Jack taco's, Some of the guys at work like them because
they're cheap.
Back in my college days, Jack in the Boxes weren't open 24 hours - but
the drive-thru was. As long as they had food left and were closing
up, the drive-thru window light was on.
I prefer McDonald's breakfast items, but McDonald's stops serving their
breakfast stuff at 10:30AM..
Yeah 10:30 seems to be the standard time, at least the places 'round here. Love Mickey-D's breakfast. I usually got either a couple sausage, egg and cheese McMuffins or their pancake breakfast.
I don't go there to often as their drive thru is slower than molasses
running up hill, going inside is about the same.
On the bright side, if you go in, you'll have a better chance of thme getting your order right.
Not sure about them being stale or not, I want taco's with a crunchy shell. Jack has soggy shells and no where near as good as tacotime or del-taco.
The breakfast menu is pretty good, although I prefer a suasage
egg McMuffin from McDonalds.
My favorite breakfast items from McDonald's are their sausage & egg McMuffin and hash browns...
The sausage & egg McMuffin is one of my favorite fast food breakfast
items.
Nightfox wrote to Mortar <=-
Occasionally lately I've been getting food delivery, but sometimes I
still prefer to go pick it up myself. Sometimes, my delivered food
order is missing an item (which could be the fault of either the
delivery service or restaurant employees). Food delivery also adds
fees.. So going there to pick it up myself is less expensive, and I
can ensure the order is correct (especially if I go inside).
Nightfox wrote to Denn <=-
I think Jack In The Box is a popular choice for people who like to make snack runs when they have the munchies, and the quality might not be as important as filling up on snacks (and some people might prefer it).
Mortar wrote to Nightfox <=-
Forgot about the hash browns; those are great. Too bad they only serve those for breakfast. I'd get those instead of fries.
My favorite breakfast items from McDonald's are their sausage & egg
McMuffin and hash browns...
Forgot about the hash browns; those are great. Too bad they only serve those for breakfast. I'd get those instead of fries.
The sausage & egg McMuffin is one of my favorite fast food breakfast items.
While I do enjoy those, they've also (finally, as it seemed to take a bit) adapted from the steak, egg, and cheese bagel and made a McMuffin version of it. It's wonderful. I've never really been a fan of bagels, so while that was a thing I was always like "man, they should make this on a muffin," which they eventually did!
I miss the old days of having a drawer full of to-go menus, calling the restaurant and knowing there wasn't a middleman involved. Heard too many horror stories of delivery companies gouging customers and screwing restaurants.
Peak breakfast fast food has to be the Carls Jr. Breakfast Burger. It's a burger with cheese, sausage, an egg and hash browns, somehow all barely contained in a bun. Then, to add to it, the combo includes MORE HASH BROWNS.
Nightfox wrote to Mortar <=-
My favorite breakfast items from McDonald's are their sausage & egg
McMuffin and hash browns...
Forgot about the hash browns; those are great. Too bad they only serve those for breakfast. I'd get those instead of fries.
Yeah, I might do that too if they offered hash browns all day.
McDonald's started offering all-day breakfast about 10 years ago. They stopped doing that after a short while, so apparently something about
that must not have been working out well for them.
McDonald's started offering all-day breakfast about 10 years ago. They
stopped doing that after a short while, so apparently something about
that must not have been working out well for them.
Waffle House for the win.
Unfortunately, there aren't any Waffle House locations in my area..
Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: The Breakfast Club
By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Sat Jan 03 2026 03:31 pm
McDonald's started offering all-day breakfast about 10 years ago. They
stopped doing that after a short while, so apparently something about
that must not have been working out well for them.
Waffle House for the win.
Unfortunately, there aren't any Waffle House locations in my area..
Mortar wrote to Nightfox <=-
Re: Re: The Breakfast Club
By: Nightfox to Gamgee on Sat Jan 03 2026 15:00:41
Unfortunately, there aren't any Waffle House locations in my area..
Never been to one, but their reputation for bad food is well known.
McDonald's started offering all-day breakfast about 10 years ago.
They stopped doing that after a short while, so apparently
something about that must not have been working out well for them.
Waffle House for the win.
Interesting bit of lore, I've heard that you can judge the severety of the weather by whether a Waffle House closes or not. Ergo, if a WH closes, you're in deep doo-doo.
Unfortunately, there aren't any Waffle House locations in my area..
Pretty sure this is the first time this sentence was ever typed.
Here in Utah we have Ihop.
Re: Re: The Breakfast Club
By: Codefenix to Nightfox on Sat Jan 03 2026 21:53:24
Unfortunately, there aren't any Waffle House locations in my area..
Pretty sure this is the first time this sentence was ever typed.
None in my area either, so I guess that's #2.
Unfortunately, there aren't any Waffle House locations in my area..
Pretty sure this is the first time this sentence was ever typed.
Waffle House for the win.
Here in Utah we have Ihop.
Codefenix wrote to Nightfox <=-
Re: Re: The Breakfast Club
By: Nightfox to Gamgee on Sat Jan 03 2026 03:00 pm
Unfortunately, there aren't any Waffle House locations in my area..
Pretty sure this is the first time this sentence was ever typed.
Here in Utah we have Ihop.
We have IHOP here too. I like them, but I haven't been there in a while. We also have some of our own local restaurants & chains which I think are pretty good (Tom's Pancake House, Black Bear Diner, Elmer's).
Pretty sure this is the first time this sentence was ever typed.
There are no Waffle Houses on the West Coast, we have to get by with
local diners. I have one in Moss Landing that serves fishermen
heading out to the harbor that does a killer breakfast. Great
chilaquiles, a fish and eggs breakfast, with a couple of fishes
caught about 500 feet away, and a great eggs and carnitas breakfast
with tortillas and beans.
Ok, now I'm hungry.
Interesting bit of lore, I've heard that you can judge the severety of the weather by whether a Waffle House closes or not. Ergo, if a WH closes, you'r in deep doo-doo.
Unfortunately, there aren't any Waffle House locations in my area..
Pretty sure this is the first time this sentence was ever typed.
They were similar to Denny's (and I'm disappointed to see they've closed a lot of locations too).
They were similar to Denny's (and I'm disappointed to see they've
closed a lot of locations too).
Lyon's restaurants in the SF bay area competed with Denny's. There was a Lyon's near my college campus, we'd go there around midnight, get the breakfast deal - 2 eggs, hash browns and toast for $1.99, and drink endless cups of coffee while we did our homework. We were polite and quiet, we tipped as well as we could being poor college students, and the restaurant was empty, so they didn't mind us taking up a table for an hour or two.
... Ever catch yourself replying to the tagline?
Interesting bit of lore, I've heard that you can judge the
severety of the weather by whether a Waffle House closes or
not. Ergo, if a WH closes, you're in deep doo-doo.
They take their responsibility to feed and provice comfort for people displaced by disasters and first responders seriously.
The quote in the lawsuit is "They placed unlawful restrictions
on emergency management grants."
Or truthfully, the Fema workers were told not to help anyone with
Trump sign in their yard. I understand that employee was fired.
I wonder where he/she got their instructions from?
They take their responsibility to feed and provice comfort for people displaced by disasters and first responders seriously.
Unless you happened to be living in NC during the last hurricane disaster that
hit in the mountains there.
They are going to have to pay for that one...
The quote in the lawsuit is "They placed unlawful restrictions on emergency management grants."
Or truthfully, the Fema workers were told not to help anyone with
Trump sign in their yard. I understand that employee was fired.
I wonder where he/she got their instructions from?
i hope all those people are put in prison, including the ones following the order. nothing will happen.
Ok, now I'm hungry.
There's another restaurant chain in the western US called
Shari's which closed all their locations in my state a couple
years ago.. I miss them. They were similar to Denny's (and
I'm disappointed to see they've closed a lot of locations too).
When I was a teenager, we had a restraunt called Sambo's on
state street, in Salt Lake City.
White Castle burgers...are affectionately known as "gut grenades".
Re: Re: The Breakfast Club
By: Daryl Stout to Nightfox on Tue Jan 06 2026 17:26:21
White Castle burgers...are affectionately known as "gut grenades".
I've also heard them called gut or butt bombs. I love 'em.
Unfortunately, since the prices have shot up, I get them much; six bacon-cheeseburgers for $13.xx? Fuggetaboutit!
Unless you happened to be living in NC during the last hurricane disaster that hit in the mountains there.
We're talking about Waffle House, not the federal government.
Daryl Stout wrote to Nightfox <=-
As for Krystal, you can buy the White Castle burgers in the frozen
food section at many grocery stores. Those are affectionately
known as "gut grenades"...but, I personally love sauteed onions.
Sautee onions on a skillet, make a burger patty next to them. Smash
the patty down, and when you flip it, put it on top of the onions.
You get all of the hamburger grease cooking with the onions.
Slice of american cheese on top a few moments before taking it off,
and don't forget to grill the bun. Perfection.
They take their responsibility to feed and provice comfort for people displaced by disasters and first responders seriously.
Unless you happened to be living in NC during the last hurricane disaster that hit in the mountains there.
We're talking about Waffle House, not the federal government.
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