Panther in the Den wrote:... and nobody has mentioned Maid-Rite yet?
whiskeybent wrote:As long as we're all hoping for random fast-food outlets to open up around here, how about a Carl's Jr.? (No, not Hardees. But I'd take one of those, too.)
midas wrote:whiskeybent wrote:As long as we're all hoping for random fast-food outlets to open up around here, how about a Carl's Jr.? (No, not Hardees. But I'd take one of those, too.)
I was just in Colorado and saw a TV ad for Carl's Jr.... They were pushing a Pastrami sandwich served on a hamburger bun. in the commercial, the Pastrami looked awesome. I'm sure the real thing shows little resemblance. But I still wish I'd had the opportunity to try it.
Da Beef wrote:Panther in the Den wrote:... and nobody has mentioned Maid-Rite yet?
I was just in Davenport, IA this past weekend and I had the worst dining experience of my life at one of the Maid-Rites. It took over an hour to get our food. When I checked what was going on after people were getting restless, it seemed as though the cook was literally cooking one item at a time. To top it off the loose meats were not that good, ive made better in my kitchen.
Panther in the Den wrote:I can't understand why it would take so long? It is just ground beef sitting in a steam table tray.
You are right as they are not all that good. I would stop for one from time to time when I was in Iowa but now that they have gone to a stylish 'Diner' interior and raised the prices to over $2.50 (!!!) a sandwich.
Even if it is an acquired taste like White Castle's...
Panther in the Den wrote:When is Steak and Shake or Sonic going to make it's way into the city?
fastfoodsnob wrote:I would love to see a Hardees open up in these parts
stevez wrote:fastfoodsnob wrote:I would love to see a Hardees open up in these parts
There's one as close as Racine and I've seen one somewhere along I-55 between here and Joliet.
fastfoodsnob wrote:I would love to see a Hardees open up in these parts
whiskeybent wrote:As long as we're all hoping for random fast-food outlets to open up around here, how about a Carl's Jr.? (No, not Hardees. But I'd take one of those, too.)
Paul SL wrote:fastfoodsnob wrote:I would love to see a Hardees open up in these parts
I doubt you'd say that if you'd ever eaten at the ones that populate, or should I say infest, the Indiana Toll Road. Nothing's as grim as facing a long-sitting, grease-congealed Hardee's burger on a winter night in a sanitationally-challenged Indiana service plaza.
Paul SL wrote:fastfoodsnob wrote:I would love to see a Hardees open up in these parts
I doubt you'd say that if you'd ever eaten at the ones that populate, or should I say infest, the Indiana Toll Road. Nothing's as grim as facing a long-sitting, grease-congealed Hardee's burger on a winter night in a sanitationally-challenged Indiana service plaza.
Paul SL wrote:fastfoodsnob wrote:I would love to see a Hardees open up in these parts
I doubt you'd say that if you'd ever eaten at the ones that populate, or should I say infest, the Indiana Toll Road. Nothing's as grim as facing a long-sitting, grease-congealed Hardee's burger on a winter night in a sanitationally-challenged Indiana service plaza.
rdstoll wrote:Cathy2 wrote:Hi,
What is good to order at Sonic? I went to a Sonic two years ago in Mississippi, where we ordered a corn dog. I'd like to know for the future what is worthwhile ordering there.
I live for any opportunity to go to Waffle House!
Thanks!
Regards,
A person from my own heart. I am a Sonic feind and go there every single time I'm in any area that has them. I always get a double bacon cheeseburger...the bacon is actually crispy which is a novel concept for fast food. And you have to get the tater tots! Read an article in the Trib a few weeks ago saying Sonic was exploring a northward expansion toward Chicago but still need to figure out how they'll make the drive-in concept work in cold weather.
Waffle House: Hash Browns scattered, smothered and covered....mmmmm!!
LikestoEatout wrote:The only Hardee's I know is on Ill Rte 29 in Chillicothe, Illinois just north of Peoria. We drive by it every visit to the inlaws but have never stopped. When there was one in Geneva, years ago, we did like their biscuits and gravy breakfast.
TonySpilotro wrote: Anybody ever been to a Rally's? I went once in college, and from what I remember they had a pretty solid burger and excellent curly fries.
Cathy2 wrote:Chik Fil'A was completely off my radar until the Trib article yesterday. Going to Racine is not an infrequent event for me, so what should I order there?
Cathy2 wrote:Chik Fil'A was completely off my radar until the Trib article yesterday. Going to Racine is not an infrequent event for me, so what should I order there?
Binko wrote:TonySpilotro wrote: Anybody ever been to a Rally's? I went once in college, and from what I remember they had a pretty solid burger and excellent curly fries.
Rally's is the same as Checker's, right? If so, there were a string of them here on the southwest side in the 90s, but the only one I could think of in current existence off the top of my head is just off Garfield (55th) and Wentworth. It's been about 15 years since I've been, but I do remember the curly fries and the burgers fondly. Maybe it's time for a return--I pass by the Checkers on Garfield a couple of times a week.
.they bought out and destroyed my childhood favorite fast food chain, Burger Chef, in the early 1980s
Binko wrote:Rally's is the same as Checker's, right? If so, there were a string of them here on the southwest side in the 90s, but the only one I could think of in current existence off the top of my head is just off Garfield (55th) and Wentworth. It's been about 15 years since I've been, but I do remember the curly fries and the burgers fondly. Maybe it's time for a return--I pass by the Checkers on Garfield a couple of times a week.
Artie wrote:I never knew they were the same as Checkers. There's one in South Holland and several in NW Indiana although for some reason they all don't come up on their website.