First things first ... it's Gerry Bertier.



Just found this out today. Pardon my french, but that's just six miles past fucking retarded.



Could not possibly be more accurate.



He willfully drinks with us ... I think you have your answer.

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- Henry George

My God - you miss Rax and consider Arby’s to be a quality product???

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Yes I worked at Rax for a summer job and the food was good. For fast food yes Arby's is decent.

TIER 1
Culvers
Chic Fil A
Portillo's ( I think they are now firmly in the run of the mill fast food space, but at the top tier of it)

TIER 2
5 guys
Chipotle



TIER 3
McDonalds
Wendy's
Burger King
etc.

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I have no idea what you're talking about.

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THAT'S WHY GOD INVENTED CHEESE CURDS YOU IDIOT

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There's a real good series on THE HISTORY CHANNEL called 'THE FOODS THAT BUILD AMERICA'.

I really liked this one about Burger King vs McDonalds. Shows how Burger King had MCD on their heels w/ the Whopper.

It's on cable but if you don't have cable, it's free on the HISTORY APP on iphone.

Also here : https://play.history.com/shows/the-food ... /episode-3

I get this all the time, but mainly because its so bland I never have to worry about having a bad acid reflux reaction. It's my safety lunch. but, here's how I order it.

#15
TBO (their code word for taking the inside of the bread out)
EZ lettuce
EZ cheese
no tomato
no cucumber
extra pickles


Sometimes when I feel like tasting something I have them add dijon mustard.


Without a doubt the best thing at Jimmy Johns is their jalepeno potato chips. Everything else there pretty much sucks yet I eat there several times per week.

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3 years later this post still stands out as being 100% correct.



BTW, has anyone noticed how much McDonalds fries have gone downhill? They're inedible at least 80% of the time you get them. they used to be the gold standard, now they are garbage.

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Yes! They are horrible now. It's a bummer.

Portillos is going down, imo, too.

I have been relegated to ordering lettuce wraps from Jimmy John's.

Pretty good actually.

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Portillo’s overall has fallen of a cliff.

I would swap them with 5 Guys on shakes list, although 5 guys is super expensive for what you get.

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Not a mult.

definitely agreed on portillos, i don't know what happened but it's not the same. and they fuck up orders more often now.

i can only eat mcdonald's fries if i'm in the store. they have to be fresh; after 5 minutes they're--as jim gaffigan has described--packing peanuts.

Portillo's was bought by a private equity firm in 2014. So not sure when the food turned, but if in fact it did, that is probably the genesis of it.

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Wait, what happened to Portillos? Haven't been there in a while. Wendy's is my #1 stop if I need a spicy chicken sandwich.

Root Beer Float from Culver's is great. Cod sandwich also pretty good.

I am partial to Hardee's

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Agree on their cod sandwich. I tried the Popeye's new fish sandwich and it is pretty good too.

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I wondered if was just my local spot, or if I was nuts. It was bad enough when they changed from the fat they fried them in in the seventies but whatever they're doing for the last year is horrific. And they jacked up the price about 100 percent to boot.

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Do they still freeze well?

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McD quality control has gone downhill last 10 years. The fries have really really sucked the last year. I don't each much there but when I do order, the fries have been absolute shit.

I saw a commercial that Arby's has come out with their version of the Fish O Filet sandwich. Much bigger than McD's. But who the fuck eat's at Arbys.

Didn't McDonald's oil contain beef tallow? I thought they got into legal trouble with the vegetarians and Hindus as a result.

I think it's been decades since they last used animal fat to cook the fries. My guess is the decrease in quality is from not changing the oil as frequently as they used to.

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They were not as good as when they used beef tallow right after but they are worse now. Something has changed. I bet we go there maybe once a year now and we wonder why right after. Keep hoping but something is off.

Maybe Covid related?

Also there seems to be none or almost no salt on the MCD fries these days.

Chipotle belongs in Tier 1.
Chic-Fil-A is good, but they are Tier 2.
5 guys in Tier 2 is a bit harsh. Yes they're overpriced, but in terms of food quality.....theyre Tier 1
Portillo's continues to be the most overrated Chicagoland thing ever. No chance I'm putting them in Tier 1.

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I guess if you want to put Cipotle in tier 1 I wouldn't object. Personally it drops on my list because you can get so much better mexican food just as fast from 1000 different places in Chicago.

I don't agree on Chic Fil A. I have it definitely in tier 1. Simple menu and they don't do much, but they do a very good job with what they do. And always great service there compared to the others.

I agree that Portillo's is overrated, but only because people choose to go there over neighborhood hot dog/beef stands that are 100x better and usually less than a couple miles away. It's still in the same class as the tier 1 places though when you are comparing it to other fast food chains. There are plenty of items on their menu that are top of the line for fast food chains. The italian beef, chopped salad are great examples of that.


5 guys makes 2 things basically (burgers and fries) and one of them is terrible (fries). Burger is good though.

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Wendy's doesn't belong in the same class as McDonald's or Burger King

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No she is ugly as shit, but I would still do her over Grimace, the Hamburgler, or that creeper king mascot.

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