#2 In and Out burger near me finally opened.
Re: Two good things happened today
By: Denn to All on Fri Aug 23 2024 01:11 pm
An In-N-Out opened about a 45 minute drive from me about 3 and a half years ago. It still draws a lot of people, and it almost always seems busy. A few years ago, I went and tried it, and I went inside and waited about 45 minutes for my food. It's still almost always busy every time I pass by it, so I haven't been back there since. I don't want to wait that long for my food. It definitely isn't as quick as the name seems to imply.
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Nashville area is getting 3-4 In-and-Outs by 2025. I love in and out but when they brought Whataburger back to Nashville, that's gonna be hard to beat.
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Re: Two good things happened today
By: Bandit to Denn on Fri Aug 23 2024 10:44 pm
Nashville area is getting 3-4 In-and-Outs by 2025. I love in and out but when they brought Whataburger back to Nashville, that's gonna be hard to beat.
Interesting.. I didn't know In-N-Out and Whataburger were building locations that far out. And I've only been to a Whataburger in Texas.
Interesting.. I didn't know In-N-Out and Whataburger were building
locations that far out. And I've only been to a Whataburger in Texas.
Plenty of Whataburgers here in the panhandle of Florida, but In-and-Out is not in this area at all. I always thought those were a west coast thing.
How about 5-Guys burgers, are they out west? They are certainly in the conversation for the best burgers that I know of. We have them here, but not as commonly seen as others.
Nashville area is getting 3-4 In-and-Outs by 2025.
I love in and out but when they brought Whataburger back to Nashville, that's gonna be hard to beat.
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How about 5-Guys burgers, are they out west? They are certainly in the conversation for the best burgers that I know of. We have them here, but not as commonly seen as others.
Yes, we have 5 Guys here. I think they're pretty good. As with many
fast food places though, their prices have increased to fairly crazy levels in the past couple years. Currently, their regular hamburger is about $9 and a cheeseburger is about $10.. Last time I went there,
maybe 4 or 5 years ago, it was about half that, I think. I feel like
fast food prices are a bit insane these days, and to save money, I try
to only go to places that offer deals now (often through their
smartphone app).
Oh, I agree on the pricing increases. 5 Guys is definitely on the high end of that scale. Ridiculous is what it is, and I don't go there any more for that reason, and rarely go to any fast food place any more. Both for cost and health reasons. :-) I know everything is up in recent years, but fast-food seems to lead the way. You can't even go to McDonalds for less than $10 any more. Maybe that's actually a good thing.
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Re: Re: Two good things happened today
By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Sat Aug 24 2024 03:38 pm
Oh, I agree on the pricing increases. 5 Guys is definitely on the high end of that scale. Ridiculous is what it is, and I don't go there any more for that reason, and rarely go to any fast food place any more. Both for cost and health reasons. :-) I know everything is up in recent years, but fast-food seems to lead the way. You can't even go to McDonalds for less than $10 any more. Maybe that's actually a good thing.
The McDonalds app offers deals in it, and lets you accumulate reward points that you can use to order an item for free, so you can save some money that way. Some other fast food places offer similar deals in
their apps, if you choose to go there.
#2 In and Out burger near me finally opened.
Plenty of Whataburgers here in the panhandle of Florida, but In-and-Out is not in this area at all. I always thought those were a west coast thing.
Yeah, I know about that, but I don't go to any of those places often enough to justify the hassle of reward programs. I try to avoid "apps" whenever possible. ;-)
Re: Two good things happened today
By: Nightfox to Denn on Fri Aug 23 2024 02:56 pm
Man, I miss I&O burgers!!!
I'm back in Ohio and we don't have them here.
We have Five Guys, but these yo-yos are CRAZY expensive.
#2 In and Out burger near me finally opened.
Man, I miss I&O burgers!!!
Plenty of Whataburgers here in the panhandle of Florida, but In-and-Out
i don't think they are East of TX. At least IIRC.
Yea same here. I don't do fast food hardly anymore except as a "treat". So, like you, I don't find the need for apps.
We have a local burger place called Burger Bar that puts them all to shame.
Plenty of Whataburgers here in the panhandle of Florida, but
In-and-Out
i don't think they are East of TX. At least IIRC.
Gamgee lives in Florida, and if he says there are Whataburgers there, I believe him. But you can check Whataburger's web site - they do indeed list that they have locations in Florida:
Even if you don't go often, the apps often have deals (not just the reward points), so when you do go, you can save some money by ordering through the app. Prices are getting crazy with fast food meals over $10, so I often tend to find deals in the apps before I get fast food.
The McDonald's app is pretty useful. I use it occasionally thorughout the year, but every day for a solid week when I'm at EAA AirVenture each July (Our volunteer team meets at a local McDonalds each morning).
For a solid year they had a daily "30% off your entire order" deal in the app. It brought my breakfast each morning to under $10, and I'm a fat guy who eats a lot.
We have a local burger place called Burger Bar that puts them all to
shame.
When I lived in CA (Ione, CA), there was little burger joint called 88 Burger. OMG, it was freakin awesome AND cheap too!
I think a double cheese, fries and a drink only set you up $9. But theis was back in 2011... Better than 5 Flies... *lol*
Since I'm not much for fast food these days (mainly McDonalds and Taco Bell, really), besides maybe Burger King and Culver's (which Culver's may be more of a Wisconsin thing, too - and way better than In and Out burger, IMO). I've taken a liking to some local custard shops that serve burgers. They're usually pretty amazing, and twice the size of a normal fast food burger. Oddly enough, Culver's is also known for their frozen custard.. but they've become quite the favorite fast food chain around here for a lot of people.
There's one place by me here in WI, called "Bubba's Frozen Custard" yet have a full menu of burgers and even /real/ Chicago dogs, and of course, cheese curds. :)
The small, locally owned, non-fast-food-chain burger joints are usually 100x better than most of the common fast food places.
Since I'm not much for fast food these days (mainly McDonalds and Taco Bell, really), besides maybe Burger King and Culver's (which Culver's may
I don't get the culvers thing. for me, at best they are ok. I've had problems where the food was wrong and the food was cold.
Another fast food burger I like is A&W's Papa Burger.
Re: Two good things happened today
By: MRO to Accession on Wed Aug 28 2024 07:11 pm
I don't get the culvers thing. for me, at best they are ok. I've had problems where the food was wrong and the food was cold.
Wow, really?
I've never had a bad encounter with any of the 3 Culvers we have... Geez.
A while ago I was remembering one in my area that my dad and I
sometimes went to in the late 80s, which is closed now, but they
used to make large hamburgers (not tall, but bigger diameter), and sometimes we'd get one and cut it in half and each eat a half.
I think McDonalds burgers are okay sometimes,
but I'd take a Burger King Whopper over a McDonalds burger.
But in the past few years, when I get a fast food burger, I've often
been going to Wendy's again. I think I prefer a Wendy's burger over McDonalds or Burger King (usually a Dave's Single or Dave's Double)
- They seem really fresh to me, and are fairly tasty.
Another fast food burger I like is A&W's Papa Burger.
I think McDonalds burgers are okay sometimes,
I'd take a Kwik Trip gas station burger over a burger from McDonalds, any day.
but I'd take a Burger King Whopper over a McDonalds burger.
Completely agree! You can also order your whopper with "heavy all" and get 50% more of every other ingredient on that whopper. You can thank me later. :)
But in the past few years, when I get a fast food burger, I've often been
going to Wendy's again. I think I prefer a Wendy's burger over McDonalds
or Burger King (usually a Dave's Single or Dave's Double) - They seem
really fresh to me, and are fairly tasty.
Wendy's isn't bad. I just don't have one close enough to me, and there's always other and better options if we're out and about and pass one. :)
Another fast food burger I like is A&W's Papa Burger.
I happened to stop at probably one of the only A&W's left in Wisconsin (it was down in Racine or Kenosha), not all that long ago. Whatever burger I had wasn't bad, for fast food. But really nothing I'd write home about, when comparing fast food burgers with burgers from just about anywhere else.
Wendy's isn't bad. I just don't have one close enough to me, and there's
always other and better options if we're out and about and pass one. :)
Both of the ones here in Appleton shut down about a year ago because the franchisee went bankrupt. One is just down the road from me, but they could never keep enough people. Even if they were open, the lights outside were off, and it regularly took 10 minutes at the drive-thru even if it wasn't busy.
Apparently someone has snatched up the locations and there's a sign out front saying it'll be re-opening this fall. I do miss Frostys...
Another fast food burger I like is A&W's Papa Burger.
They made a big push about 15 years ago or so to expand. 20-25 years ago there was only a handful like the one you were at.
Re: Two good things happened today
By: Accession to KnightMare on Wed Aug 28 2024 05:31 pm
My coice of fast-food joints:
1. Wendy's
2. Culver's
3. Burger King
4. Roosters
I remember when they had the "Gilbert Burger". A triple whopper with double everything (without pickles).
I'd order it with pickles and without tomatoes. :)
Both of the ones here in Appleton shut down about a year ago because
the franchisee went bankrupt. One is just down the road from me, but
they could never keep enough people. Even if they were open, the lights outside were off, and it regularly took 10 minutes at the drive-thru
even if it wasn't busy.
There's more A&Ws than you think in WI according to https://awrestaurants.com/locations-list/wi/
(47 cities, Some cities have more than one)
They have the best cheese curds from a fast-food, "chain restaurant" standpoint. (That's right, Culver's, I'm calling you out for those dry balls of bread you call "cheese curds").
Back when I was a kid my parents would occasionally stop at the one in Clintonville, WI on the way up to our cottage. Maybe once every couple years or so, and usually only when we were going up there with friends.
I've heard Burgr King might be in some trouble though. They closed one
of the locations close to me (which seemed random), and I've heard
they're closing others too. I think it kinda sucks because I like their burgers, but even the deals in their app aren't very good deals anymore.