Only ever had it at Brisbane Airport. Was underwhelming.
Comment on Daily discussion. ⚡⚡⚡ Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Carls Jr going into administration, can’t say I’m surprised, nobody needs to feel any FOMO on this one.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Baku@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I feel the same about opporto. Only ever had it at melb airport when I was flying out to Adelaide. It sucked
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Oh man don’t get me started on Oporto.
Picture it, late 1990’s. @mysticgreg is working in Sydney and living in the southern suburbs, right near one of the early Oporto stores. IT WAS GLORIOUS. Double-Bondi burgers with tender, juicy chicken fillets bigger than your head, and chilli hot enough to melt the paper they came in. Rappas so good they would launch you into another dimension.
Time moves on, I return to Victoria. Decades later I stumble upon an Oporto and think OH YES, IT HAS RETURNED TO MY LIFE. I order. I unwrap the food. I look confused. I taste it. I cry. I mourn. I leave.
It is but a shadow of its former self :(
ajsadauskas@aus.social 3 months ago
@mysticgreg @Baku Not surprised about Carl's Jr.
I went out of my way to try one when they first came to Australia, and underwhelmed is an understatement.
It's basically Hungry Jack's, but somehow worse.
I remember trying Oporto when they first opened a store in Chapel Street. A good friend of my ex-gf insisted we try a burger at this joint that's like Nando's but 1000x better.
Even as we were trying to find parking at midday in the side streets of South Yarra, insisted it would be totally worth it.
(This would have been around 2004-ish?)
I was dubious, but went along for the ride.
And I remember that it was actually not that bad.
And that's not something I've ever felt eating their food since then.
I thought it was just me!
bull@aussie.zone 3 months ago
A couple of their breakfast things were passable but by no means ‘good’. Shakes were decent though RIP.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I thought it was ok, but it was pricey for “Ok”