I’ve stopped doing fast food. Last time I was out running errands over lunch I went to a pub instead. I chatted with the staff got a cidre, burger, and fries for like $30. It was great, worth the time and money.
Comment on The fuck is the point
orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 1 day ago
What even is the point of fast food now?
- ✅ Fast
- ❌ Good
- ❌ Cheap
It has jumped the shark and serves no purpose now, other than screwing working class people in food deserts out of their hard-earned money.
West_of_West@piefed.social 1 day ago
orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 1 day ago
Yeah, we have a few local places that will do to-go orders, so we give them our money instead. The last few times where we grabbed fast food because we were traveling or just super busy, it was just a shit experience. I’m okay parting with my money if it’s going back into a local business.
My wife and I have also started shopping in smaller grocery runs. So we will buy food for like 3 meals ahead of time, and then do it again after a few days. We find that we have much less food waste and we make less impulsive decisions. I just wish veggies didn’t suck so much now.
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Available at off-ramps while travelling. That’s the only time I get it.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I usually only drive through Pennsylvania, and as a result I always end up at Sbarro, an “Italian” restaurant that can only survive in the cloister of a turnpike travel plaza. Somehow my brain forgets how fucking awful it was last time. Plus I always order something you can’t eat while driving, like pasta, so I have to sit there and finish it. The only good thing is having a bathroom right there.
hdsrob@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
They were a mall staple for many decades, but I haven’t been to a mall in a while, so not sure how many are left.
FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Gaht Damm… I was on the Ohio Turnpike and got Sbarro… Two slices of pie was like $15. Theyre huge slices, but not $15 huge.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Theyre huge slices
That’s sort of like the old joke: “This food is terrible!” “Yes, and such unfortunately large portions!”
UndergroundGoblin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
If a fast-food burger costs the same as a burger in a restaurant, then something’s wrong…
CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 1 day ago
I have a non-chain fast food place near me, doesn’t even have indoor seating, just a small waiting space (holds maybe 10 people if you pack them in such that the personal space bubble is tiny) and some picnic tables, but no drive-through.
They’ve managed to keep prices pretty low; Big Mac or whopper equivalent is $4, for example and I think fries are some 2.50 for the large. While that does add up since everything is ordered individually, the quality is superior and it’s local-family-owned, so well worth it. And it’s very very popular even without the drive-through convenience. The local McDonald’s hardly gets any traffic by comparison.
Just goes to show it can totally be done, if not for outright greed.
orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 1 day ago
This rules. I love finding places like that.
FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 1 day ago
When I lived in Seattle, I loved eating a bag of Dick’s.
apotheotic@beehaw.org 12 hours ago
There are still places with surprisingly good value for money, but they’re rare. Greggs has been this for me, recently, though maybe a useless point of reference for anyone outside the uk
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 14 hours ago
Since when is fast food fast?
Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
What the fuck happened with everyone switching to ingredients that make you shit yourself? Like making it smaller, without flavor, and unpleasant textures wasn’t enough? It’s like someone at the top said “Wow, they’re still buying our food after all that? Well let’s see what happens if we start making them shit their pants too.”
metakrakalaka@lemmychan.org 10 hours ago
It used to be fast before skeleton crews were the norm, but I’m sure a lot of people alive today have never experienced it.
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
I remember when I was young, I could go to mcdonalds with a friend and 5 bucks. They handed you your order almost immediately and we both left full. There was a time when fast food was actually fast and food. Now it struggles to be either.
felsiq@piefed.zip 1 day ago
Your instance name is so peak 😂
blinfabian@feddit.nl 1 day ago
not even fast anymore to my experience