If Hardee's is a muscle car then Arby's would be a cross dressing Mercedes wearing leotards going to the nobody judges, ladies only gym.
You maybe right about Arby's and the Crossfire. Crossfires were detuned SLK's. Although the SRT6 had the "blown" hand me down 3.2 liter from the AMG when MB offered a 5.5l V8 that would out run the lighter and more powerful 400HP Corvettes. When the SLK had a 3.5 standard the Crossfire died with the old 3.2 V6.
Car and driver called the Crossfire:
"The Crossfire is just the kind of florid prêt-à-porter that appeals to people in the look-good business."
Arby's food looks better from the outside but under it's 20 some sodium based ingredients it's not good for you. It's probably not going to kill you as quickly it's just better for you than Hardees. FWIW Although all these compounds in moderate amount is not said to be bad you but if you have any type of kidney issue some of them are discouraged in any amount*.
I don't do fast food for the same reason you mentioned but Arby's, while better than Hardee's, still had food scientists who pump artificial ingredients and processing that enhance flavor, texture, and lifespan in their products. Large amounts of salt on top of Sodium based ingredients seem to run a muck along with Soy oil at Arby's.
While you know, going in, that Hardee's will kill you, Arby's is like your soon to be ex wife poisoning you with small amounts of antifreeze.
Sodium Phosphate*
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
Sodium Citrate
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
Disodium inosinate
Disodium guanylate
Sodium Phosphates
Monosodium Phosphate
Sodium Benzoate
Sodium alginate
From Arby's (note the lack of and the use of "% of" notations)
Roast Beef: Beef, Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphates
Smoked Brisket: Beef Brisket, Water, Salt, Less than 1% of the
following: Sodium Phosphates, Black Pepper, Paprika, Red
Pepper, Garlic Blend (salt, corn starch, garlic powder).
Corned Beef: Beef, Water, Sodium Lactate, Contains 2% or
less of the following: Salt, Flavorings, Sugar, Sodium Chloride,
Potassium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Phosphates,
Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Erythorbate.
Pit-Smoked Ham: Ham Cured with: Water, Dextrose, Contains
2% or less of the following: Salt, Sodium Phosphates,
Potassium Acetate, Potassium Lactate, Sodium Diacetate,
Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite.
Prime-Cut™ Chicken Tenders: Chicken Breast Tenderloins,
Water, Seasoning (salt, hydrolyzed corn and soy protein,
flavor, autolyzed yeast extract, disodium guanylate,
disodium inosinate, enzyme modified egg yolk, thiamine
hydrochloride), Sodium Phosphate. Battered and Breaded
With: Bleached Wheat Flour, Water, Wheat Flour, Salt, Spice,
Disodium Inosinate and Disodium Guanylate, Yeast Extract,
Leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum sulfate),
Garlic Powder, Yellow Corn Flour, Dextrose, Onion Powder,
Extractives of Paprika and Turmeric. Breading set in vegetable
oil. Cooked in Corn Oil. CONTAINS: EGG, SOY, WHEAT
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Originally Posted by Rain Man
I don't have those near me now, so I haven't eaten in one for years.
I have fond memories of Hardee's growing up. As a teenager, I thought they had very good food, and my local restaurant had one half of a twin package named Courtney who enchanted me, so I would go there just to hear her say "ham and cheese", and possibly brush my hand as she handed me my change. But that's off topic. Let's just say that I liked Hardee's.
I have a policy against going to Carl's Jr when I'm traveling, mostly because I despise those commercials that have people making crunching and grunting and slurping sounds while they're eating. I don't wish to make those sounds and I don't wish to be near people who make those sounds and I don't wish to support a business that supports making those sounds. Their commercials also give me a distinct feeling that their food is mega-caloric, and that if I eat a small hamburger there I'll overshoot my daily calories for the next two days. I recognize that's their brand, and maybe they're right to go for the loud-eating gluttonous market, but that's not me.
Relative to other fast-food brands, I would rate Carl's Jr closer to Long John Silver's than anything else. Both places have flavorful, plentiful food that's incredibly unhealthy. Jack in the Box would also live close to them on the brand map.
I would place Hardee's closest to Arby's. Good creative menu variety and generally good food.
If they were cars, Carl's Jr. would be a 60s muscle car that looks cool, but is loud and get 8 mpg. Hardees would be a Chrysler Crossfire - good and underrated, not well known, and canceled before its time.
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