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Originally Posted by Mutt
A&W broke my heart when they dropped the Coney Fries from their menu. they still have them where you are?
when i was a kid our next door neighbor was a close friend of an executive at A&W - and each summer he'd get boxes of the A&W hamburger patties from his friend and damn they tasted even better grilled on the BBQ.
the other reason Arby's got hurt worse by the recession than other fast food giants is that they have the most locations in Midwest states hit harder by the economy - Michigan, Ohio and some other nearby state.
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Well that and they merged many of their locations into buildings that were also KFC locations (another expensive fast food.). Can not see that helping A&W. Their menu out here is a few hot dogs of poor quality, burgers, fries, and drinks. I really think KFC sucks away sales. Too often people would change their mind I imagine and get KFC and an A&W drink and maybe side.
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Originally Posted by Twistys Tim
It has to be processed meat.
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Why? it is not like it is super cheap. They would buy roasts in super large bulk orders as a chain with their buying power. Plus they do not really give that much meat on a sandwich.
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Originally Posted by PR_Tom
I always thought it was like Gyro meat.
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It can seem that way. I personally think gyro meat is better. You just got to sort of understand that meat will sort of look and taste different depending on how it was cooked - steaming really does change its texture some.
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Originally Posted by Dood
I worked at arby's when I was 17 and the uncooked roast beef is a big bag of brown goo. If you dropped it on the floor it would totally splat like a thick gravy or something, that's why it's in a plastic bag.
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It has lots of juices and liquid around it. That is true. It is not made of goo. I already explained the plastic bag. You can believe me, research it yourself, or just continue remembering myths. Just like those who say if you saw hot dogs made you would never eat them again, another stupid myth.
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Originally Posted by Mutt
the thing about fast food for adults these days is that it's no longer cheap, you can't walk out of a fast food place if you're hungry and walk out for less than 7-8 bucks or more, for that you can get a good meal at a good mom and pop restaurant.
when i was a kid, those little regular McDonald's hamburgers were 20 cents, if i rifled through my dad's suit pockets waiting to go to the dry cleaners, looked under the sofa seat cushions and the car seats I could always find about a dollar worth of change and it would get me 2 of those little hamburgers, fries and an orange drink. and for $1.05 i could get a small pizza from a great pizza shop, no toppings though other than cheese.
Taco Bell is still the cheapest and that's why TB is always popular with young teenagers.
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I really think and I believe the stats also show it by growth, that Wendy's has the best under a dollar menu and cheap items. They do have some expensive burgers but Taco Bell has expensive items too.
Wendy's selection is amazing and they are really leading the pack with their menu. I can actually eat full meals off their 99 cent menu. Heck my favorite meal combo is the following.
Meal: Small chili (cheese and onion on side), sour cream and chive potato, Jr. bacon cheese burger (add mustard, hold lettuce and tomato), value iced tea (with lemon).
I prep the potato by adding the condiments, add a few spoonfuls of chili to it and half of the cheese. Add remaining cheese to the chili with the chili oil and the onions. Spoon 2 spoon fulls of the chili onto the bacon cheese burger. Then I will crumble a cracker into the rest of the chili. Then it is all ready to eat.
That meal combo is 3.96 plus any tax
Sometimes I will add a ceaser salad. It is eaten as is. Sometimes I skip the bacon burger and go with the double stack - all still on value menu.
I also love that on Wendy's combo meals that you can alter the meal. Instead of being stuck with fries (face it when driving a small distance before eating fries are gross). You can have a side salad, a ceaser salad, a small chili, or a sour cream and chive potato. You also can get bottled water with any combo.
Kids meals are even better. Instead of fries you can get mandarin oranges. Instead of soda or standard beverage you can get chocolate low fat milk, low fat milk, or even a Jr. Frosty.