Fast Food and Restaurant advice
 

I shall be coming over to your glorious country in 4 weeks time (Florida). I see so many adverts watching Football of great looking Fast food and dine out places I don't know where to start.

For the record the following US Brands have found their way over to the UK and are established.


Burgers

Macdonalds
Burger King

Pizza

Dominoes
Papa Johns
Pizza Hut

Chicken

KFC


So I will avoid these places and be looking to new places to eat out can you give me any recommendations? Little Caesars and Sonic are on the list so far?

Thanks

Do not waste your time or money with Little Ceasers. Seriously.

No fast food period. Fresh seafood.

If you're going to be in Florida, then you probably have to go to Waffle House once.

Burgers: Red Robin

Chicken: Chik-Fil-A

Mexican: Chipotole

Breakfast: Cracker Barrell


For fish you DO NOT want to eat in any fast food restaurant. Fresh fish places all over. Use Yelp.

Florida. Try Checkers they have decent fries and i am not a fan of fries.

Those places you listed are all horrible. If you must try name brand places go to a bar-and-grill type franchise instead. But you'll be better off going to local no name places that use local ingredients.

Shake Shack-not fast food-but great

What part of Florida are you going to? All of those national chains listed are pretty terrible, except for maybe Sonic.

This

Whataburger is decent fast food if you're dead set on fast food.

I expect NOTHING LESS!!

Are you trying to get a sense of the fast food experience specifically?
Are you simply looking for reasonably priced chains that have awesome food?
Are you trying to get a handle on what America consumes in the most massive quantities?
What exactly are you looking to experience?

Forgot to say I like the use of the word 'shall'
Sonic is good depending on the franchise.

Little Caesars is terribad.

Burgers: 5 Guys
Pizza: Mellow Mushroom?
Chicken: Popeyes

Little Caesars is ****ing trash. Don't bother.

the Little Caesars in my town is OK, especially for cheap, fast pizza, but I have heard that the quality varies a lot at other locations...even when it's ok, though, it is not the kind of pizza Americans would want to show off to visitors

Hot Pockets are better than LC.

Whataburger if you can find one in the area.

I can tell you some good strip clubs in Atlanta

Google maps has a great feature for finding local favorites in an area. I have used this while traveling to new cities in the US and found some great local places that blow the fast food chains out of the water.

Don't you work for PFF?

**** all the bullshit you and others have listed.

You should try out Five Guys if you like burgers and Tijuana Flats if you like Tex-Mex.

*clears throat*

Install yelp for sure....yelp burger places or bar and grill...

Can't help you specifically with Florida but Carl's Jr. Or Hardee's or whatever they call it is pretty damn good for fast food.

If they have a Hooters you may wanna check it out for the wings and cold beer.....wink

Yah 5 guys is great

We just got one here

Ah, great job. You are a foodie. I should have known you'd have suggested the best burger of all time.

Popeyes is also a good suggestion for chicken. Chic-Fil-A is great but the chicken and fries are bland if you don't use sauce. Popeyes is bursting with flavor.

if in Florida and you want pizza go with Hungry Howie's. the flavored crusts are awesome. for sandwiches go with firehouse subs. It was founded in Florida and is the best damn sandwich you can buy.

Firehouse is good.

I also like Jersey Mike's. They've got this chipotle Philly cheesesteak that I'd kill for.

Just be sure to choose one of those two because Subway and Jimmy John's are ass. Complete garbo.

Hooters might be the most consistently horrible food of any national chain in existence.

Sub White Castle quality at TGI-Friday's prices.

Not dead set on Fast food but like I said your commercials make food look pretty amazing and there are lots of choices so would appreciate where you like to it?

I just noticed where you're from.

Are you near a Nandos? That's one fast food option I wish would come here some day.

Yeah but live in England

Nandos is every where here, I like it but is overpriced, there are local imitation Portuguese Chicken places for a 3rd of the Price

Yeah, well the commercials are embellishing. Subway for instance.

You guys are killing me about Little Caesars those Deep dish Pizza's look amazing.

Well, they suck. Mostly dough.

Shitty dough. Shitty toppings. Shitty pizza.

I have heard their breadsticks are the bomb tho.

I recommend the Pan Pizza from Pizza Hut and the #2 Combo from Wendy's and the Spicy Chicken Combo from Chic-Filet. Don't waste your time with Burger King or McDonalds.

Little Ceasar's is widely regarded as the shittiest, cheapest pizza around.

I would stay away from fast food. Try all the Mom and Pop places-better food and service.

So you know, unless they have something new, the LC deep dish is like a 4-inch thick pillow of bread with a slick of sauce and cheese swiped across the top.

BL, you use your mouth purtier than a $20 whore!

basically spot on.

Or Dominos they are the worst.

Pretty much EVERYthing mentioned in OP is shite, KFC is good though - although the CP'ers don't care for it.

Fast Food and Restaurant advice
 

Popeyes is exponentially better.

Sonic is good when fresh.

Dominos has worked on their shit and it has improved.

Their basic medium regular pepperoni should be in the Smithsonian as the epitome of cheap quick OK pizza.

Their new crusts and particularly the new Italian sausage, is pretty decent for a chain.

There's still a good 1/2 dozen local pizzerias I'd go to almost always ahead of them, but in the budget chain arena they're pretty high ranking.

I can do KFC, Church's or Popeyes. They're all good IMO

I tried Dominos for the first time in probably 20 years pretty recently. It is better than I remembered.

they've put out better pizza.

I think they completely revamped their product a few years ago

I would eat Little Ceasars over Pizza Hut ten times out of ten.

For Burgers try 5 Guys.

Why would you fly over to the US and eat fast food? Hit up some local favorites, especially in Florida where you can get some really great fresh seafood.

Don't do fast food! That's my advice.

This guy said it better than me.

You're letting those commercials have to much effect on you. No food in those commercials looks as good in real life.

I love Seafood and will be checking those type of places out too.

Point taken

Good grief, avoid fast food as much as possible.

There's Mexican, Cuban, steakhouses and seafood restaurants all throughout southern Florida. Depending in which hotel chain you're staying, you'll probably find better and more affordable breakfast food at places like Waffle House or Denny's, as they're generally overpriced and eggs are just eggs.

And Chipotle is about as Mexican as I am, which is not at all. Blech.

Waffle House - Fried pork chops, eggs, hash browns smother and covered, with a waffle and a bowl of Burts chili. Breakfast of champions!

Staying in an Orlando Villa for 2 weeks

That's cool, I wasn't saying I would only eat fast food but will be having some. But will be going for more expansive evening meals. So Mexican, Cuban and Chinese,Seafood will all be on the menu.

My main point was there are lots of places like Sonic, Popeyes, DQ, LC not in UK so was just after any recommendations which some have supplied.

Get a corndog from Sonic, take the stick out and stuff it into the middle of a Hardee's loaded omelette breakfast sandwich. Get an order of Chik Fil A nuggets. Stuff all of those inside of a Subway footlong tuna sandwich. Top with fresh out of the fryer McDonalds fries.

Enjoy the real American experience.

If you don't eat at a Waffle House all hungover while you're here, you're a limey tart.

Hope you enjoy your visit.

In order to make it Authentic American, I think you're supposed to dip that in a Frosty before taking a bite, or something like that.

:titus:

You'll be in my neck of the woods then.

So, as I mentioned, you should definitely try Five Guys for burgers and fries, Tijuana Flats for "Mexican", and Popeyes for chicken.

Landry's and Joe's Crab Shack are good options for fresh seafood.

I think the problem is that the American fast food experience has been dramatically diminished over the last 25 years and many of us that frequent the board are old enough to know it. Literally every aspect of the experience has declined.

Definitely hit a 5 guys for burgers, and a Chik Fil A for a chicken sandwich or two. I'll think of more but those two are at the top of my list for first timers. Popeyes chicken is good, if you've got a BoJangles give it a go as well and get you a sweet tea. I read your post in a British accent by the way. I may have to vocaroo it and post that shit.

Here's the good news, chap. We'll point you to places that serve pizzas that actually look like the ones you see in those commercials. You'll come back telling us "Good show!"

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QDoba might not be the most 'authentic' Mexican you'll ever come across, but their Steak Fajita Burrito with a double scoop of extra-hot salsa is one of the most addictive things I've run into in all of fast casual.

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cilantro-lime rice
queso fresco
fajita skirt steak
grilled peppers and onion
romaine
sour cream
salsa

That's what I took from it. You just want to experience some of it. I want to help make sure you're not disappointed. I am a food lover. I'll want the same advice from you when I come to your country.

LMAO That's ****ing golden.

This. So this. Things have changed so much as far as food preparation due to trans fats and the like. Old mom and pop drive in's are pretty much a thing of the past as well.

I'm gonna cosign this. QDoba is by far the best burrito chain I've eaten at. **** Chipotle. Get you some QDobas!!!

Greasy spoon diners have died, and it's soul crushing. It was literally my go to when eating out.