McDonald’s just doesn’t hit the same as it did in the 1980s. Now it’s got overpriced burgers, cranky, underpaid employees, and fries that are no longer cooked in beef tallow. But to kids, it used to be a magical place…
McDonald’s has over 41,000 restaurants and sells gazillions of burgers and fries every day. But lurking behind the superstars are the awkward backup dancers of the menu. And the strange thing is usually, McDonald’s axes anything that doesn’t bring in…
If you’re the type who needs coffee before anything else in your day kicks into gear, your coffee has an important job. Important jobs belong to important coffees, and if you’re sourcing it from a fast-food drive-thru, things become trickier.…
With much of the country dealing with recent heat waves and flooding, it doesn’t exactly feel like fall is near. But don’t tell that to the fast food and chain restaurant industry because they’re already rolling out special pumpkin spice…
If you’ve been side-eyeing the fries at KFC for the last five years, here’s a late summer treat for you. The chicken giant is bringing back the chunky, seasoned potato wedges that used to own the side-dish slot — and…
When hunger strikes and you need a fast, tasty fix, Taco Bell often comes to the rescue. Known as the go-to spot to satisfy those late-night cravings with fast-food deals (my real ones know nothing hits like that 2 a.m.…
There may be no fast-food restaurant more famous for its breakfast than McDonald’s. They gatekeep the good stuff (save for a brief stint before Covid), locking up the eggs and…
Remember when Chipotle was the darling of the fast food world? People were enamored with it because the burritos were the size of small babies. The chain could seemingly do…
The customer might always be right, but they rarely know what’s actually happening behind the counters of their favorite fast-food chains. That breakfast sandwich egg isn’t coming from a skillet…
“The customer is always right” — except when you are stuck in a 30-minute drive-thru line, dealing with a missing order, or getting attitude from an underpaid employee who’s just…
Right after the burger, milkshakes are one of the better American inventions — the one-handed confectionary wonders you can slurp with a straw. Milkshakes began in the late 1800s as…
There’s plenty of talk about which McDonald’s menu items reign superior, but what about the ones you should avoid? And what about the overlap that occurs between those two notions…
Few things hit like an Italian sub. They’re one of the best sandwiches we’ve got, and when the craving hits, it’s hard to ignore.Imagine if you will: You’re craving an Italian sub…
Next to burgers, fried chicken has got to be the most popular fast-food meal. Restaurant chains like Chick-fil-A and Dave’s Hot Chicken always seem to be busy as people gobble…
East coast-style hoagies are a magnificent thing. If you’re a fan, you probably also like Jersey Mike’s. The backbone of this restaurant is the quality of the meat, made into…
American cheese is a lot of things. It’s not technically “real” cheese the way others are, at least, according to the FDA, which deems it a “pasteurized processed American cheese food.”…
Fast food, as the name suggests, is all about speed and consistency, and for many chains, that means frozen beef. While some fast-food chains use fresh beef as a selling…
It’s breakfast time, you’re near a Chick-fil-A, and you’re going for it. But the breakfast menu is surprisingly large, so you have some choices on your hands. What are you…