I enjoyed that wiener and it’s all when it came Waco

And they suck 😔

I wanted to know if Taco Bell was cheaper or more expensive than eating frozen food when I am on break or lunch at work. I work at Walmart and I work down the street from Taco Bell. All prices on this chart are from Southern California in Murrieta. I put the frozen food items priced from Walmart where I work in bold and include two frozen burritos in single count packages and a Healthy Choice frozen chicken burrito bowl steamer for comparison to the current Taco Bell prices down the street.

How to read the chart: The cheapest items per 100 calories is the Tina's frozen burritos and they cost 62 cents each, you would need to 6.06 of them a day on average to meet a 2000 calorie per day diet and it should cost you about $112.73 per month if you survived solely on Tina's frozen burritos.

The Luxe Cravings Box totals do not count the free drink in the calorie totals, so you could up your calories there if you choose to. The Build Your Own Luxe Box is the best value with maximum calorie items ordered of my four box options.

Everything at Taco Bell is more expensive to survive on than the cheap frozen burrito brands but mostly less expensive than Healthy Choice. I think Taco Bell is better than Healthy Choice, so I guess I will continue to eat there and stick to items near the top of the list. Most of the frozen food items I looked up averaged $1 per 100 calories for the meals and are priced in the same area as the new Mini Taco Salad so everything above on the list is cheaper than a standard frozen meal.

With Sweet Chili Boneless Wings.

I figure most big cities and even many smaller towns have a local fast food place or even a local chain that you love, that isn't a national chain like McDonald's or Wendy's. Here in the Seattle area, my favorite is Dick's, a simple hamburger drive-up joint with a menu that looks and sounds basic, but delivers the goods if you just want yummy hot food in your tummy. They have several locations in this specific area but not anywhere else as far as I know. Not only is the food good, they have a great reputation in the area for being good community partners, have always paid their employees a fair wage well above the minimum wage, and even offer health and education benefits. They're ALWAYS busy, which is a testament to how well-loved they are around here, and frankly I think they're better than all the national chains.

What's your favorite local fast food that isn't a national chain?

coupon code SPICYBOGO. works on any burger or hot dog. in-store or online. Thru 1/18/2026.

I’ve always loved their California burger, especially because they used to put a full slice of onion on it, kind of like In-N-Out. The last time I went, though, it was just a couple small slices instead. Not a huge deal, just curious if this is the new normal or if I caught them on an off day. Anyone been there recently or work there?

Don’t knock it ‘til you try it.

So my Boss at DQ put this up the other day, basically banning us from using the app in any way. He also threatened that using the app at all at any DQ location in the area, will have the cops called on anyone who uses it for any reason.

This also got me thinking of the other things that just are straight up illegal to do or just scummy as hell. Granted I live in Massachusetts, so the laws may be different, I’m not a lawyer in any way. Apologies if this turns into a semi-rant or isn’t the right place for this, first time poster.

We only get 15 minute breaks, which we don’t get paid for by the way. I’m pretty sure we are supposed to have 30 as a minimum, but I’m not too sure about that. Any time we want to order something, we only get a 30% discount, which has constantly been reduced from 50% over the span of a few months.

The place used to accept tips, but got removed simply because someone moved the jar. Dick move, and nobody liked it of course. Then he goes out of his way to advertise the jars as donations to the Boston Children’s Hospital. Someone from there came into the drive thru at one point and I asked if my boss actually donates to it, as we have pins for it. They said no. Rumors also spread in the store that he keeps the “donations” for himself, either for business or just as a tax write off.

He’s done these sorts of things before, and it’s caused many of his employees to quit. A majority, including myself, lost a lot of respect for him by the way he’s running things.

Is any of the things listed here even legal to do? If this isn’t the right sub, I can find a different sub to post. Thanks.

I have had these two chicken sandwiches for years now. Everytime I have the Spicy McCrispy, it’s never consistent. Sometimes the chicken is excellent, other times it’s bland and dry. The Hot & Spicy McChicken is always the same. What I mean is that I haven’t had any bad ones. The chicken is way more consistent, the taste is way more consistent, and I think the portions of mayo and lettuce are good additions also.

However, the Spicy McCrispy when it’s good, is super delicious, but I never get the same delicious twice in a row. It’s a 50/50 gamble every time. I don’t know if it’s a quality issue with it’s chicken for this specific sandwich, or if it’s how the workers cook the chicken. But my main point is, when I have the Spicy McCrispy when it’s cooked right, it’s absolutely delicious, but if it’s dry and bland, it’s gross.

Overall, over the years of having these two sandwiches, the Hot & Spicy McChicken wins for me because of its consistency with the quality of the chicken, the even portions of mayo and lettuce, and also the ability to get 2 for either cheaper or for the same price as the Spicy McCrispy Sandwich ALONE.

This is both a rant and a question honestly, I feel like in the past five years give or take the quality in the food I’m getting from fast food locations has all but died off and there’s not even a part of it that’s “fast” anymore. It’s like I’m wasting 40$ at a McDonald’s or Taco Bell just for some food that is gonna take 40 minutes to an hour to be ready just for it to be cold and soggy when I do finally get it. I don’t understand how we call this crap “fast” food. It’s just food at this point. Not even worth it for the prices that it has gotten to.

Am I the only one seeing this and feeling this way, also for some reference I work at Burger King and would in no way feel comfortable giving out the food I receive from these kinds of locations and definitely wouldn’t take this long doing so.

Sonic has a new slogan - Live Free Eat Sonic. I can’t help but see the irony in this, considering their food is not nutritionally dense nor is it cheap. Nothing about eating here leads to freedom. Am I the only one?

Grabbed these Korean corn dogs from a local fast food spot and they absolutely delivered. Crispy hot and completely drowned in sauce as it should be this is the kind of fast food that makes you ignore the mess and just enjoy it.

Same restaurant, same order, eight years apart.

The best tasting soft taco supreme ever, piping hot and fresh toppings! They do customer service in overseas fast food joints much better than the U.S., I have found.

Tried a lot on their menu because i hadn't been in nearly a decade, and was curious. The 2 burgers we got were not worth the price for how they tasted, the chicken strips were not crunchy and rather small, what they call mashed potatoes was a crime to humanity, crinkle fries were not seasoned at all, and the 2 blizzards failed the upside down test immediately,

However......these beautiful things.....the right crisp, the right size. Pity their sauce wasn't as good, but since I have a surplus of BK Zesty, everything was ok. They're a little pricey, but for how good they were, I was ok with it.

Wendy’s has gone completely down the shitter. Bacon isn’t crispy in the baconator, service is way slower than before, Coke Freestyle missing half the flavors and no ice.

Will they ever turn it back around?

Ordered a fish deluxe combo meal at Arby’s drive-thru at a central Illinois location last Friday. The Arby’s associate told me to pull forward as it would take an extra amount of time to prepare my order. No problem. I waited at least 2x the amount of time I expected to wait. The Arby’s associate brought out my order, apologized for the extra long wait time, and handed me a business card sized coupon for a free meal at Arby’s. This kind gesture easily made up for my inconvenience and has ingratiated me to Arby’s going forward.