For me

My personal ranking is a good Dairy Queen>Jacks>hardees>McDonalds>Wendys

Who here goes to Cracker Barrel and what do you think of the food, decor, atmosphere, and new changes?

Cracker Barrel has been in the news lately because of the logo change, rebranding, decor changes, and "woke" controversy. The logo change caused the stock price of Cracker Barrel to crash 12% on Thursday. I personally think it's an over-reaction, and there really is nothing wrong with the new logo. Of course I've never been to a Cracker Barrel and it isn't really a Californian thing.

All publicity is good publicity, and the logo change and media buzz surrounding it may be the best thing to happen to Cracker Barrel in years.

Edit: I forgot Checkers/Rally's

Mine are:

1. Taco Bell chalupa: The fried shell is the star of the show here. I've tried making chapulas at home with store-bought shells and they weren't even close.
2. Pizza Hut personal pan pizza (the old one, 2019 and before): It used a pre-made shell and tasted amazing. It was axed a few years ago.
3. Chipotle chips and queso: Unusually good for fast food. The chips taste like something you'd get at a higher-end restaurant, and the queso is very good.

I've learned that things usually don't last, so I try to enjoy them while I can.

As many of you know, the old Pan/Deep Dish pizza at Pizza Hut was a special delicacy. A few years ago, the PDF files on their board decided to introduce the "new and improved" Pan pizza which is made with regular dough. The old one used a pre-made shell and, for whatever reason, tasted amazing.

I think Domino's and other chains used a shell as well for their pan pizza, but those are all gone as well.

Are there any chains left that use a pre-made shell similar to Pizza's Hut's old Pan pizza?

For example I've heard negative things (in pop culture and from people in general) about Arby's, Del Taco, and Krystal to name a few. Which restaurants are actually great?

Most people will say Chick-Fil-A is pretty nice and even when located in lower-income areas still maintains its reputation and standards. Same with Raising Cane’s.

But, on the other end of the spectrum, places like Burger King and Popeye’s seem to be more run down. Like the buildings are usually more in disrepair, the service isn’t the best, and/or the place is kind of filthy.

McDonald’s is like hit or miss. They can be nice and almost like a CFA or they can be really gross and like the worst BKs or Popeyes. Wendy’s is pretty hit or miss too.

Anyways, is it just corporate culture? But, then, if it is, how do you explain the middle of the pack fast food places that can be either really nice or really run down?

I travel 100% for my job. I travel all over the USA. I have been all over the East coast, West coast, Southeast and Midwest and every Chick-Fil-A i pass is packed with cars, Cars lined up in the drive-thru. What is so great about this place? I have had it a few times and don't see what is so great that people line up to buy it.

Sorry if this has been asked. But when I see regional chains, why don't they test other places. The obvious call out is IN-N-OUT. I find it tough to believe they cannot source meat all over the country (USA). I am excited about Bojangles expanding near me. And Canes has been awesome.

This was briefly visible this morning for a short period of time on Taco Cabana's website as well as food delivery services such as Uber Eats and DoorDash before being removed and nearly entirely scrubbed from the internet.

Description:

A crispy chicken tender with Nashville-inspired sauce and chipotle ranch, topped with lettuce and tomato wrapped in a tortilla. Combos served with 2 tacos, chips and queso and a small drink. Plates served with 2 tacos, rice and beans, guacamole, and your choice of tortillas.

Compared to other hamburger joints, Hardee’s, Burger King, McDonald’s and so on, there seems to be no rhyme or reason where a Krystal is located.

Hardee’s seems to aim for small towns

Burger King for small-large cities

McDonald’s, everywhere.

Krystal on the other hand, it seems like they just throw a dart at a map.

combos used to be 13.99 for a sandwich med fry med drink, now it’s 9.99. I wonder when this happened here in Canada

It’s a regional chain, used to only be in Alabama, but now they have expanded to Georgia, and Mississippi.

In my opinion, they have the best hamburgers and best milkshakes of any fast food chain. Fried chicken is meh, on par with how Hardee’s used to be before it was discontinued.

Just gonna throw this out there - do any of you like the automated drive thrus? As a customer I hate them.

Bonus question: how many of you are getting things like “55 fries, 55 burgers, 55 shakes” type orders to get an actual person on the speaker?

2x Bonus: do you find the previous question’s answer funny?