Discontinued fast food items rant

[Carl Pickens]

It’s not fast food but I sure do wish they still made jello pudding pops

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Bring back the Halloween whopper or the American thickburger

 

[JCHateSteve]

Seriously? No one else had the stop-sign shaped pizza? Who knew LC was so cutting edge back in the 80's?

We got either the rectangle pizza or these.

They were Toni's pizzas.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

We got either the rectangle pizza or these.
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They were Toni's pizzas.

Those were tasty and cheap

 

[GVF]

Back in the 80's Sonic had a roast beef with nacho cheese sandwich. Money!

Don't know if it is a trend, but our local Sonic is not worth the look when you drive by. I've been maybe twice in a year now and same thing. Cold tater tots or fries. Nothing in the burger warm at all, and you're sitting in your car waiting on it. How can the patty even not be warm. Pitiful.

 

[GVF]

I ate there a lot with my family in Canton,Georgia from 1977-1979. McDonalds came to town and drove Burger Chef out of business

Burger Chef was good fast food.

 

[05_never_again]

Might add Kystals to the list, they just filed for bankruptcy

Par for the course for them. It's their third Chapter 11 filing since 1997.

 

[GVF]

I loved Shoneys as a kid. Been once during my adult life and wasnt impressed. Hate when something isn't like how you remember. Subway comes to mind as well. Their quality has just went down hill since the mid 90s.

Haven't done Shoney's breakfast bar since the guy in front of us, who already had his plate triple stacked, was double dipping biscuits in the gravy in line and leaning over the bar to eat it. We left. That was our last visit.

I've eaten a decent share of Subway, but it was never a hit with me to begin with. My favorite childhood sub shop was Blimpie. The best I've had lately is either Penn Station or Which Wich.

 

[GVF]

I may have told you this before, but I have family in Jackson. There's some bbq place there that my cousin's husband brags about a lot. It's in Jackson, or pretty close.

Two that come to mind...Brooksie's Barn & Jack's Creek (On Hwy 100E outside Henderson).

You related to Dinka ?! lol.

 

[GVF]

chicken club biscuit at Mrs. Winners - tragic loss

Haven't seen a Mrs. Winners in a minute. We used to pick there over KFC.

 

[GVF]

I never had one....I shy away from trying anything new to drink if it's not my staple......the coke.

Sierra Mist is everything 7_Up and Sprite never were. Clean, crisp, and doesn't leave your mouth sticky.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Haven't seen a Mrs. Winners in a minute. We used to pick there over KFC.

I've always thought Churches had the best fried chicken

 

[GVF]

The Walmart Mountain Thunder is pretty close to Mountain Dew

I still prefer Sam's cola over Coke. I'm a Pepsi guy though. And Cheerwine. And only a moderate soft drink person anyway. When I was a kid, we could only get Cheerwine in NC at church camp out of a drink machine. We drooled for that week every year cause we knew we'd get a Cheerwine.

 

[GVF]

I've always thought Churches had the best fried chicken

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We had one of those as well in my home town. When Hardees came out with Fried Chicken, they were fantastic. The slaw was horrible but the chicken was great.

Not to be that guy, but we weren't dumb. When a certain segment of the locals in my 50/50 hometown were at Church's or Mrs. Winners and passed KFC to get there, we knew who had the better fried chicken. You're right though, Church's was prob a little better.

 

[GVF]

We had a place called burger queen, and one called Druthers before DQ bought them out. Best french fries ever.

Yeah, only saw a couple Burger Queen's back in the day. Didn't get their angle on business.

 

[GVF]

Wendy’s changed their hamburger, fries and a few other items back around 2010. It is not even close to the quality it once was.

The fries are better. I like the fresh cut skin on deal. Like going to Penn Station.

 

[GVF]

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This was it back then!

That is from back then. They are letting it sit out to see if it lasts as long as the fries without degrading.

 

[GVF]

Del Taco > Taco Bell. Miss Del Taco. Taco Bell maybe only once a year for me. To clean out the pipes.

 

[GVF]

I miss the rectangle shaped school pizzas with the little cubed pepperonis. My oldest told me they had pizza every Wednesday, so I was so excited to go eat lunch with her one day, only to find out they don't serve them anymore. This generation will never get to experience the delight of those pizzas. Crying shame.

Not to dis on those old school pizzas. They were great. But, if a kid hasn't had those square rolls they served with spaghetti, then life sucks. They had the butter soaked bottoms. We had fights before over those rolls. And one stabbing. nobody tried to steal that guys rolls anymore. We had to sit down, let everyone see you lick the top of your roll, then you were safe.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Haven't seen a Mrs. Winners in a minute. We used to pick there over KFC.

The Mrs. Winners here in Jackson changed their name to something else years ago......maybe going on 10 years.

 

[GVF]

Lol........you sly dog you. I'd do the same with about 5 of us. We'd leave church service and go to to a famous Hotel here in Jackson. We'd sit there upstairs & talk & smoke our cigarettes for 50 minutes or so and then head back to the First Baptist Church. The only food that was available was at the Greyhound Bus Station.....the only thing there was just candy and chewing gum.....nothing like sandwiches to get you over the hump.

Why did the Olde English Inn close. that was a Sunday trip after church. I was a Freedie. Man the prime Roast. And that Strawberry dessert in that huge bowl.

 

[GVF]

The Sonora Chicken Pasta was the only item I liked on Ruby Tuesday's menu, but it didn't survive a menu overhaul several years ago. Penne pasta in a spicy southwestern cheese sauce with black bean salsa, slices of seasoned grilled chicken, and Sonora tomatoes. It still pisses me off every time I think about it. That was my favorite restaurant for a while based solely on that dish.

ETA: Oops! Ruby Tuesday is not fast food. I guess I just really wanted to complain about that.

The general owners of Applebees and Ruby Tuesday's, and I guess Red Lobster and Olive Garden, I think are all one ownership group. Anyway, must be struggling corporately. Applebees and Ruby Tuesdays closed down in Cookeville. Almost over night. Well Ruby was overnight. Rumor was the Applebees here had no choice. always failed health inspections.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

The fries are better. I like the fresh cut skin on deal. Like going to Penn Station.

To each his own. I liked the old fries better. I do not even order a combo anymore because I do not like the fries.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

The general owners of Applebees and Ruby Tuesday's, and I guess Red Lobster and Olive Garden, I think are all one ownership group. Anyway, must be struggling corporately. Applebees and Ruby Tuesdays closed down in Cookeville. Almost over night. Well Ruby was overnight. Rumor was the Applebees here had no choice. always failed health inspections.

How good a restaurant chain in an area depends on the franchise owners. Some are good and some are not.

 

[GVF]

How good a restaurant chain in an area depends on the franchise owners. Some are good and some are not.

It was strange though. Ruby Tuesday always had a crowd here. Good service. Consistent food. Open one day. Note on door and closed next. Was said employees weren't even notified. With Applebees, the local mgt was not good. They kept failing inspections. Probably forced to close or lost their franchise card or whatever. But, the Ruby Tuesday closing was strange, and apparently a trend with the company. Closed 51 locations in 2018 without notice. They concluded business on a Sunday night, locked up, told the employees and paid severance based on service, and posted a notice on the door.