Elinda wrote:
Or on a big lit-up board in the drive-through. 
Well if you have a drive through at all, you're probably not making food from scratch.
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Well if you have a drive through at all, you're probably not making food from scratch.
BrownDuck wrote:
not making food from scratch.
The One and Only Poldaran wrote:
BrownDuck wrote:
not making food from scratch.
I assume any number of sit down, menu-at-the-table chain restaurants make ample use of pre-prepared frozen menu items.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
I expect certain sauces or complex recipes (e.g. soups, pies) to be premade to preserve consistency across locations, but really, if you're offering mashed potatoes as a side item, I should be able to taste chunks of mashed potato in my mashed potatoes.
Elinda wrote:
BrownDuck wrote:
Elinda wrote:
Just curious, how do people define 'fast food'?
Clearly McDonald's, BK and Wendy's fit the bill. How about Panera Bread? Five Guys? Dominoes? Starbucks?
What are the criteria?
Clearly McDonald's, BK and Wendy's fit the bill. How about Panera Bread? Five Guys? Dominoes? Starbucks?
What are the criteria?
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
BrownDuck wrote:
I expect certain sauces or complex recipes (e.g. soups, pies) to be premade to preserve consistency across locations, but really, if you're offering mashed potatoes as a side item, I should be able to taste chunks of mashed potato in my mashed potatoes.
The Olive Gardens various pasta dishes come to the stores in premeasured frozen plastic pouches...or so I've heard.
Alma wrote:
I lost my post
BrownDuck wrote:
I expect certain sauces or complex recipes (e.g. soups, pies) to be premade to preserve consistency across locations, but really, if you're offering mashed potatoes as a side item, I should be able to taste chunks of mashed potato in my mashed potatoes.
The first time I sent my kids off to overnight summer camp they were served up dehydrated mashed potatoes. My son called home in tears pleading with us to not make him eat them.
My husband is king of mashed potatoes. My kids had never had the fake ones.
On the other hand, as a kid, I ate Potato Bud fake mashed potatoes all the time. I liked them and they were easy to make.
Alma wrote:
I lost my post
Jophiel wrote:
The One and Only Poldaran wrote:
BrownDuck wrote:
not making food from scratch.
I assume any number of sit down, menu-at-the-table chain restaurants make ample use of pre-prepared frozen menu items.
Also, if the gravy comes in a can, you're serving fast food.
Wizard's first rule.
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Solrain wrote:
WARs can use semi-colons however we want. I once killed a guy with a semi-colon.
LordFaramir wrote:
ODESNT MATTER CAUSE I HAVE ALCHOLOL IN MY VEINGS BETCH ;3
Yeah, I think the "menu on the wall" is a good measure. Even if you see them assemble it, like a Subway, it's still fast food.
Actually, Subway is probably the only fast food chain that offers stuff that is acceptable for most diets. They bake their own bread in the store, but the dough comes on a truck already formed into a log, so even they don't get the made from scratch cred. They just don't add a ton of extra oil and sugar into their ingredient spread unless you tell them to add it manually.
For me, the point at which is ceases to be fast food is when I have to sit down at the table, open the menu, tell a waitress what I want, and wait 20-30 minutes for the chef to get it assembled.
Actually, Subway is probably the only fast food chain that offers stuff that is acceptable for most diets. They bake their own bread in the store, but the dough comes on a truck already formed into a log, so even they don't get the made from scratch cred. They just don't add a ton of extra oil and sugar into their ingredient spread unless you tell them to add it manually.
For me, the point at which is ceases to be fast food is when I have to sit down at the table, open the menu, tell a waitress what I want, and wait 20-30 minutes for the chef to get it assembled.
catwho wrote:
For me, the point at which is ceases to be fast food is when I have to sit down at the table, open the menu, tell a waitress what I want, and wait 20-30 minutes for the chef to get it assembled.
I can grab a sandwich at my local bagel shop as quickly as I can a burger from wendy's across the street. My sandwich will be relatively free of preservatives and trans fats (and SUPER tasty).
Alma wrote:
I lost my post
Elinda wrote:
catwho wrote:
For me, the point at which is ceases to be fast food is when I have to sit down at the table, open the menu, tell a waitress what I want, and wait 20-30 minutes for the chef to get it assembled.
I can grab a sandwich at my local bagel shop as quickly as I can a burger from wendy's across the street. My sandwich will be relatively free of preservatives and trans fats (and SUPER tasty).
Also probably twice as expensive.
catwho wrote:
Yeah, I think the "menu on the wall" is a good measure. Even if you see them assemble it, like a Subway, it's still fast food.
Eh, I know of a few high end sushi restaurants that write the menu on the wall every day, which I do not consider fast food. Especially the four star places. Also get the benefit of watching them assemble it, if you sit at the bar.
Dandruffshampoo wrote:
Curses, beaten by Professor stupidopo-opo.
Annabella, Goblin in Disguise wrote:
Stupidmonkey is more organized than a bag of raccoons.
I'd say there's a big difference between writing it daily versus the plastic-there-everyday-rarely-changing menu that is being discussed here.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
lolgaxe wrote:
I'd say there's a big difference between writing it daily versus the plastic-there-everyday-rarely-changing menu that is being discussed here.
Menu on the wall is menu on the wall, is all I am saying.
Dandruffshampoo wrote:
Curses, beaten by Professor stupidopo-opo.
Annabella, Goblin in Disguise wrote:
Stupidmonkey is more organized than a bag of raccoons.
catwho wrote:
Elinda wrote:
catwho wrote:
For me, the point at which is ceases to be fast food is when I have to sit down at the table, open the menu, tell a waitress what I want, and wait 20-30 minutes for the chef to get it assembled.
I can grab a sandwich at my local bagel shop as quickly as I can a burger from wendy's across the street. My sandwich will be relatively free of preservatives and trans fats (and SUPER tasty).
Also probably twice as expensive.
I don't eat at many fast food joints much anymore, but I had noticed that it's getting to the point that they really aren't any cheaper than the better one-off places. That's relative to the amount of food you get, of course; you can always order off the dollar menu, but you're not getting much bang for your buck.
Combo meals in most fast food restaurants seem to range from $7-$10 now. For that price you can get a big, quality meal at a nicer place, even here in NYC.
Edited, Sep 27th 2012 12:32pm by Eske
Eske Esquire wrote:
Combo meals in most fast food restaurants seem to range from $7-$10 now. For that price you can get a big, quality meal at a nicer place, even here in NYC.
And sadly, I can get a full (overstuffed) plate of Chinese for $5 still. Wish the stuff was healthier.
Professor stupidmonkey wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
I'd say there's a big difference between writing it daily versus the plastic-there-everyday-rarely-changing menu that is being discussed here.
Fast food is like ****. I can't define it, but I know it when I see it.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
The husband and I went to Olive Garden for lunch the other day. We got the unlimited soup and salad. Two of those and drinks ran us 20 bucks. We probably would have paid more for two combo lunches at a fast food place. Especially Arby's.
All babies look like the Michelin Tire Man.
I guess the uncool non photogenic ones do?
I wouldn't know.
Edited, Sep 27th 2012 12:45pm by Smasharoo
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Jophiel wrote:
Fast food is like ****. I can't define it, but I know it when I see it.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
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Menu on the wall is menu on the wall, is all I am saying.
I can see the writing on the wall for this theory.
Professor stupidmonkey wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
I'd say there's a big difference between writing it daily versus the plastic-there-everyday-rarely-changing menu that is being discussed here.
Menu on the wall is menu on the wall, is all I am saying.
I can see the writing on the wall for this theory.
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Debalic wrote:
Sir Xsarus wrote:
I prefer water with my meals myself.
Nah, beer for everything.
Uglysasquatch wrote:
Guenny wrote:
Uglysasquatch wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
Elinda wrote:
Are we really gullible enough to fool ourselves
Ah, eating at a fast food restaurant, ordering a diet soda, AND being a diabetic - the trifecta. Are you sure you haven't slipped south of the border?
I apologize, I didn't realize that it was even considered that people would order multiple entree sized portions at a sit-down restaurant.
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