Fast Food - A "Guilty" Pleasure….
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Popeye's chicken sandwich tastes about like you'd expect, like a piece of Popeye's fried chicken on a bun. Which means that it lives up to the hype. It's better than Chick Fil-A (a larger filet with a crunchier batter) and with none of the political baggage. While it's still industrial food, perhaps it's not as vile as the CFA sandwich:
I waited in line at a mall in Princeton, NJ for a few of them to share with my sister's family while visiting last weekend. It was at 4PM so I guess this was probably a short line.
The hot version has a spicy mayo. Both versions have thicker and tastier pickles relative to Chick Fil-A.
I also enjoyed an In N Out "Animal style" to see if it warranted the hype–I was told that being unimpressed with In N Out without having explored the "secret menu" (give me a break) was like going to the Sistine Chapel and not looking up. It was way better in this preparation than my prior encounters with In N Out, though the fries remain disappointing for a place doing spud-to-fry onsite. I still would rank their burger behind a number of national chains (Freddy's, Smashburger, and including fries into the equation, Five Guys to start) and especially local offerings in almost any city.
Finally, this was not a fast food place, but I tried an Impossible burger. This one was a slider Persian-inspired in style with hummus, dill havarti, Israeli salad, and avocado from a Denver restaurant called Linger. It was fantastic. I could live with this as a burger meat if it is sustainable and healthy. Meat is delicious but I would prefer not to kill cattle (and the climate) to eat it or something like it:
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@mclaincausey That is a hell of a lot of ingredients for one burger… :o
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It was somehow unsurprising yet eye-opening at the same time. The things are like crack, and apparently that includes how good they are for you. Having one within walking distance has been a constant temptation, but seeing all the carcinogens laid out like that has made it easier to resist.
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i'd order the burgers and chuck the buns away. i hate chicken with bones, or rather the mess and not knowing how to eat it clean. so the popeye's chicken burger fillet will probably be the best thing to chow down with ease.. and i can still enjoy the popeye's taste!
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2 Bros Pizza in NYC at $1 a slice is the best value fast food on the planet
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I hadn't been home in over a month, so they did me up nice
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MY guilty pleasure: frying up cups of pepperoni exactly like that and just eating them.
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Damn, that's a good looking pepperoni pizza.
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I am man [fat] enough to handle Arby's Meat Mountain. (Ihad a stomach ache for 2 days afterwards).
But idk if I could handle this eruption of fat and cholesterol. Only 1430 calories. Enough meat to feed an entire village in Africa.
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@Filthy:
I am man [fat] enough to handle Arby's Meat Mountain. (Ihad a stomach ache for 2 days afterwards).
But idk if I could handle this eruption of fat and cholesterol. Only 1430 calories. Enough meat to feed an entire village in Africa.
How tf can I get my hands on this? Looks EPIC. Sure I'll feel the same as when I ate a KFC Double Down and a Taco Bell Grilled Stuft Burrito with a Caprisun to wash it all down (cold sweats), but I gotta try it.
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You have to go to a Burger King in Japan @henry_david
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Dammit. Well flights are v cheap rn, @Filthy
