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xc2215x ,

Finally. Better late than never I guess.

solsangraal ,

nobody ever went to mcdonald’s because it’s “good” but because it was cheap and fast

now it’s none of those 3 things. no reason to go there at all. that applies to most other fast food shit too.

Atrichum ,

When big mac is made right, and the ingredients haven’t been sitting around all day, it’s pretty dang good. Even their basic hamburgers.

DrSteveBrule ,

Trusting that the underpaid and overworked employee is going to deliver a “pretty good” burger from a fast food joint isn’t a gamble many people are willing to make anymore. And I don’t blame those employees at all.

solsangraal ,

made right

haven’t been sitting around all day

LOL

Snowpix ,
@Snowpix@lemmy.ca avatar

So, basically, it’s never good.

Artyom ,

Have you ever had a cheeseburger at a real restaurant in your life? This is a serious question.

tiefling ,

McDonalds also directly supports the IDF

Dead_or_Alive ,

Sounds like I need to buy a Big Mac.

minibyte ,

Any time I try to get fast food I see what they’re charging for it and remember steak is $10 a pound. Steak and frozen veg with a baked potato for about the same price.

mozz ,
@mozz@mbin.grits.dev avatar

How about you guys rethink the food

If you can reconstitute some kind of edible food that maintains some semblance of the low price, I think that'll be enough. People started going to Five Guys and paying $16 because your burgers are clearly made of mouse shit.

DaddleDew ,

The “food” they have now is the product of decades of incremental changes made to cut cost and tinkering with fat, salt and sugar contents to fool your brain into giving you a dopamine hit for eating it. What they have now doesn’t even taste like hamburgers anymore.

can ,

Good. I used to grab a burger after work sometimes but it barely feels worth it anymore.

foggy ,

I won’t go back until hash browns are 2 for $1.

Fuck outta here with this $2.00 hash brown bullshit.

Graphy ,

$2.50 Cones were my breaking point. The tourist trap general store next to me does a decent waffle cone for $4.

Jerkface ,

Jesus, I can’t find a cone near me for less than $6.

howrar ,

You can get a pack of frozen hash browns for cheaper than that. Saves time, money, and tastier imo.

mp3 ,
@mp3@lemmy.ca avatar

And crunchy af in the air fryer.

Protoknuckles ,

Takes forever though

mp3 ,
@mp3@lemmy.ca avatar

Takes about 10 minutes in mine, full power and flip once.

DragonTypeWyvern ,

F O R E V E R

PythagreousTitties ,

Forever ever?

foggy ,

FOR-EV-VERRR

FOR-EV-VERRR

FOR-EV-VERRR

howrar ,

I do them on a tray in the oven and I don’t even bother with flipping. They still come out great.

Moobythegoldensock ,

10 min? Vs like 3-5 min in the drive through, but I can do other shit while the air fryer’s going.

Protoknuckles ,

Oh, I’m not advocating McDonalds breakfast, but I remember them taking like 20 minutes in the oven. I’m not a morning person, so I do not plan my breakfast 20 minutes ahead, lol.

Snowpix ,
@Snowpix@lemmy.ca avatar

Forever? I think an extra 5 minutes is worth the wait for anything better than McDonald’s.

littlewonder ,

Shout-out to Trader Joe’s pack of elliptic-cylinder-shaped hash browns.

Lightsong ,

It’s worse here in Canada.

theedqueen ,

Wanna say they’re $2.79 where I’m at. I know for sure they were just under $3

foggy , (edited )

Yep fuck that.

2 for $1.

And egg McMuffins and sausage muffins should be <$3.00.

And the sausage burritos should be 2 for $1.

McDonald’s trying to act like they’re a restaurant and not a fucking logistics company. The market rate of a potato doesn’t affect the price of French fries at McDonald’s when they legitimately own the rights to the only brand of potato that is used to make McDonald’s French fries.

Any company that is known by all doesn’t do what the average person thinks they do.

McDonalds? Logistics company

CocaCola? Logistics company

Ups? Logistics company

Starbucks? Logistics company

Miller/Coors? Logistics company

Shaw’s? Logistics company

W.B mason? Logistics company

Exxon Mobile? Logistics company

Amazon? Logistics company

The price of sugar doesn’t affect Coca-Cola. The price of wheat doesn’t affect millercoors. The price of lumber doesn’t affect wb mason. The price of gasoline doesn’t affect ups. The price of coffee doesn’t affect Starbucks. The price of beef, potatoes, and dairy doesn’t affect McDonald’s. The price of oil (barely) doesn’t affect Exxon Mobile.

These are the fucks that pull the levers. Not the farmers. Not the lumberjacks. Not the oil refiners.

brbposting ,

The market rate of a potato doesn’t affect the price of French fries at McDonald’s when they legitimately own the rights to the only brand of potato that is used to make McDonald’s French fries.

McDonald’s certainly has enormous buying power. I do imagine widespread drought or something would impact their bottom line by some pennies if it were severe enough. Anyway, I read:

The Dakota Russet is one of eight varieties accepted [by McDonald’s] in North America. The most recent additions to the McDonald’s North American varieties were in 2016.

Don’t see that one online but other varieties appear popular.

Now, enjoy

PROCESS FOR PREPARING FROZEN FRENCH FRY POTATO SEGMENTS

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/d5d0faec-bc9c-4e24-9834-35834fd09e54.jpeg

(Other patents: methods of preparing / cooking food; packaging; equipment used in cooking food.)

howrar ,

I keep hearing that McDonald’s is actually a real estate company

MystikIncarnate ,

Oh no!

… Anyway.

DoctorButts ,

I miss cheap fast food. Feels like it will never come back anywhere.

Sterile_Technique ,
@Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world avatar

Hole-in-the-wall ethnic food shops/take out are the way. If you want 'murican fast food, you gotta break the bank… but find a little family owned taqueria that does their shit right and you can stuff your face with the best tacos you’ve ever eaten for like $3. Highly dependent on your local options ofc, so keep an eye out.

In my experience, the sketchier the restaurant looks, the better the food is.

almar_quigley ,

You absolutely can get great American food from a hole in the wall. Also, I’m not sure why you had to say ‘murican as if our food has something wrong with it. Just a weird flex. I’m lucky to live in a city with a plethora of food trucks all around and you can get pretty much any kinda cuisine for cheaper than fast food joints.

Sterile_Technique ,
@Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world avatar

'murican … weird flex.

…flex?

Botzo ,

You reminded me of a dumb song by a little known christian singer from the 70s and 80s that my dad liked.

We played this song on repeat as kids because there was a giant belch in it.

I give you Randy Stonehill’s American fast food (what a stupid way to die)

catloaf ,

I wish we had those around here. Even the hole-in-the wall Indian places start their plates at like $12. It’s absurd.

Icalasari ,

I was amazed to find out the chicken place I order from looked nice (for a sketchy hole in the wall ethnic food place). $30 CAD for two or three days worth of INCREDIBLY good chicken and fries

Like seriously, it was dying mall food court sketchy when I expected, "...You killed the health inspector with a pan to the head didn't you?" sketchy

somethingsnappy ,

Bag of Dick’s burgers are the only way to go in Seattle.

Jerkface ,

What is Dick’s charging these days? My local equivalent burger joint has a double with fries for just over $8. Easily the best I can do around here.

somethingsnappy ,

$8.10. Their advertised base wage ($21/hr) must be lower than their actual base wage. I saw a posted at location janitorial position with a $23/hr start.

travysh ,

$5.30 for a deluxe, $2.80 for fries.

Dick’s and a taco truck in the same area ($2.50/taco) are my go to cheap but delicious lunch options.

Croquette ,

If a restaurant looks shady and stays in business, it’s either a front or the food is delicious.

ArmoredThirteen ,

And if it’s a front the food might still be awesome because it’s some rando doing their home cooking to cosplay as a restaurant worker

roguetrick ,

Yeah the fronts specifically want to pay for halfway plausible quality ingredients to mask their income.

teuto ,

Bonus points if the menu is at least half in another language

hydroxycotton , (edited )

Does this pretty much imply that if it looks shady and stays in business, but the food is shite, then then business is a front for money laundering or other criminal activities? Because there is this absolutely trash Mexican place near where I live and it’s always dead (no business) and the food is suspiciously bad like “the refried beans are dry and look like they’ve been sitting out for days” kind of bad. And this place has been “in business” for like 15 years.

PrincessLeiasCat ,

In Louisiana some of the best fried chicken and other Cajun food is in gas stations. Not even joking. It’s usually small towns, but there are some around NOLA and other cities, too.

nomous ,

Those breaded skewers with chicken/pickle/onion/potato you can get at roadside stations down in the MS delta area are absolutely incredible and I love them. Any time I’m passing through there I have to find some.

BakerBagel ,

Best fried chiicken i ever had was at a gas station in the middle of nowhere off ther interstate in Mississippi.

ElegantBiscuit ,

One of my best fried chicken experiences was a $5 fried chicken buffet somewhere in rural Kentucky near Lincoln’s birth home.

VelvetStorm ,

All the local taco places near me are like 10 bucks for 2 tacos

themeatbridge ,

Cheap food is still out there, but it’s not corporate food.

Corporations put profit above all, which is anathema to how every successful chain became successful. Whatever mechanism they had to stresamline production, negotiate with vendors, push addition products (would you like fries with that?), their primary goal was always consistency and value. You know what to expect, and it’s worth the money.

You’ll find that now in local diners, in food trucks, in cafes, and in small restaurants where they value good food over profit, but you won’t find it at most chain restaurants.

nomous ,

Food trucks are hit or miss. The food can be OK but the ones here tend to be very overpriced for the quality.

Someone else mentioned ethnic places which have become my go to for good, cheap food. There’s a gyro place near me where you can get a gyro and fries for like $7. It takes 5 minutes and the food is fresh.

Bye ,

Taco Bell still has $1.25 bean and rice burritos where I live. It’s like 400 calories so it’s a pretty good deal.

CMDR_Horn ,

Taco Bell is my goto for cheap fast food

Zorsith ,
@Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

They aren’t even cheap anymore, damn near $2+ basic bitch tacos. I can go elsewhere and get a street taco (with multiple meat options) for a buck that’s actually flavorful and warmer than room-temp, and that’s in fucking Ohio

Snowpix ,
@Snowpix@lemmy.ca avatar

Not here! The burritos at Taco Bell here are outrageous. A single bean burrito is 4.50CAD. The 7-layer? 8 BUCKS. The Grilled Cheesy? Fuck you, over ten dollars for a single burrito. A burrito that isn’t heated right, has all the ingredients separated into disgusting pockets of single ingredient, and makes you feel terrible after eating them.

And mind you, these aren’t even combos. This is just one burrito.

Mereo ,

I assume you are North American, look for small ethnic food stores. You will find better food at a cheaper price.

Nougat , (edited )

I think we have two classes of "fast food" now. The higher class places like Five Guys, Poke Bros, Panera are going to cost you more, and you're not going to go there every day (or even every week), but they're pretty damned good.

The OG fast food places - McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Hardee's/Carl's Jr., Arby's, Taco Bell - they're just not good enough to command the higher prices that the new class of fast food can. Not to mention that the quality of all of those chains has declined dramatically in the last decade. Obvious drop in quality plus increase in price, people notice that.

foggy , (edited )

… They have always been. There is fast food and fast casual.

Fast food would love to be fast casual, they sell the idea to seem like fancy fast food. Like McDonald’s having table service through the kiosk, etc.

But this isnt new. It’s literally the business plan of the places you mentioned to not be fast food.

citrusface ,

Except you can get a Duo meal for $7 at Panera that’s soup sandwhich and chips and that’s 3$ cheaper than McDonald’s

thesohoriots ,

I’ve never met an Panera that has everything in stock, so you’re going to be making a second or third line choice. One of your items is guaranteed to be out. Regular sandwiches, god knows why, are $14.

HeyJoe ,

I used to love Panera back in high school, which was early 2000’s. As someone who hung out with friends at a movie theater on weekends it was the best place to eat at in the same strip mall. I still remember getting sandwiches for $4 or $5 at the time. If I was in high school today there is no way I could eat there, and if I could I also couldn’t justify spending that much. I feel like they are scrambling as well, changing a lot, making products worse, adding items nobody wants, just trying to hit big with one of them. My wife really wanted to try the new caprese sandwich they have, we were dying when she got it and all you saw was bread… when she opened it up there was like 1 slice of tomato and 1 slice of mozzarella and it was the saddest sandwich I’ve ever seen. I thought it was hilarious until I realized we paid over $10 for that joke…

Sharing the pic so everyone else can join in on the laugh. Bad sandwich

Organichedgehog ,

Lol no you can’t. I didn’t believe you, so I checked. $11.79, and that’s for mostly cheaper options of the pick 2 (broccoli cheddar + frontega chicken). And I live in Missouri, where shit’s cheap.

citrusface , (edited )

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6e1eed2f-ca2d-404b-8d22-681506dd6c6e.png

Sorry, they are called Duets, not duos. They still come with apple/bread/chips. You cant sub anything out, but it’s still a good portion for healthier fast food option.

Organichedgehog ,

Whoopsie doodle. Well $8 ain’t $7 either.

But yea I’m shocked there’s anything reasonably priced @ Panera.

citrusface ,

They must have gone up in the past few months. It was 6.99 last I got them I thought. Oh well! Still cheaper than a big mac or whopper

Organichedgehog ,

Last time I tried to get fast food was like 2 or 3 months ago. I went to Taco Bell, saw that the beefy 5 layer burrito was like $4.50, and just left the drive through. Fuck all that

citrusface ,

Taco Bell is my go to - I am vegetarian so my opinions are slim. But for $7 I can’t get a crunch wrap with black beans, a cheesey bean and rice burrito, and a fiesta potato and a drink with thier app combo. Then after every other meal (like every to weeks) I get a bonus something. So. Yeah, I only mess with the build your own cravings box… 9 dollars for 3 tacos and a drink is ridiculous.

the_post_of_tom_joad ,

And I live in Missouri, where shit’s cheap.

Also “The show me State” and you got shownnnn awwwwwwshit boyeee

;D

Organichedgehog ,

Lol

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

the only fast food that didnt go stupid during covid in my area ... quality, price or service... seemed to be five guys

i think its the simple menu plus it was already quite expensive, and so i assume they are paying a fair wage to keep good people.

cdf12345 ,

Five guys already had astronomical prices.

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

i could have sworn i said exactly that

calabast ,

Yeah but you put a “please stop reading now” gap before your first line, and the one where you said they were already expensive.

I know I’m being a bit tongue in cheek, but I had to reply because I literally did the same thing your replier did. I read your first line, and my immediate thought was “wait, aren’t they already expensive?” And I felt compelled to stop reading and immediately see if any replies confirmed that. And then I saw YOUR reply saying you already said they were expensive, and I had to go back to read the second half of your comment.

So yeah, not really my proudest moment, or a good sign for how the Internet is affecting attention spans… But I think that’s what happened.

(If I can make ANY defence for myself and your replier, it’s that your first sentence initially says five guys didn’t give in to gouging like other joints, which might imply that five guys has lower prices than the restaurants that raised their prices. So maybe we stopped reading because we thought we knew where you were heading.)

originalucifer ,
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i appreciate your analysis. thank you!

Dead_or_Alive ,

5 guys is insane where I live. $45 for 1 double hamburger, med drink, 1 kids hamburger, med drink and a med fry to share. I stopped going to 5 guys after that one a few months ago.

randon31415 ,

I would go to five guys if one of them would put in a drive thru. Drive thru food and ambiance but as a sit down restaurant? Why?

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

this is a great point. it does seem like the perfect place for a drive thru

LordKitsuna ,

A drive-thru would be a disaster, their average turnaround time on orders is like five plus minutes drive-thrus need to be able to be pushed out in generally under 2 minutes.

I feel like people forget that they don’t pre-cook their burgers. Drive-thru’s only work because a lot of the food is pre-made based on popularity and just sits under a warmer

originalucifer ,
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they don't pre-cook their burgers

this is a great point.. But... we are post-covid. i would bet a non-insignificant percent of their orders are now 'pre-ordered' unlike before

adarza ,

culvers isn’t quick service either, but they do it.

you order, pay, and if there’s a line behind you (there always is), you get a number, pull ahead and park. they bring it out.

LordKitsuna ,

I feel like that’s stretching the definition of drive-thru. I guess you still don’t need to get out of your car but it feels like curbside delivery with extra steps

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