Redditor BungOnMimosas was curious to hear what people considered to be the most overhyped fast food chains around, leading them to ask:
"What do you think are the most overrated fast-food chains? Why?"
"Food As It Should Be"... Or Not...
"I know it's not technically 'fast food', but Panera Bread pisses me off."
"Insanely expensive for extremely average food." - Reddit
"Panera."
"Their quality has decreased so much in the past few years and they’ve added weird sh*t to their menu like pizza and chicken sandwiches."
"Massive identity crisis and crap food."- asm233
Things Ain't What They Used To Be...
"All of them, now that they charge real restaurant prices."- P00pf4rt5
Golden Arches
"As much as I hate to say it, McDonald's is the only place that I can think of that the quality hasn't changed much."
"I mean, that's a pretty low bar, but it is what it is."- gnatman66
happy ronald mcdonald GIF by McDonald's CZ/SKGiphy"The majority of them, especially the really big ones (McDonald's, Wendy's, BK, Pizza Hut, etc)."
"The prices are no longer fast food prices and the quality is not there like it used to be."
"Far better local options that cost roughly the same at the end of the day."- senorita_diablo
Consistency Is Key...
"Dunkin."
"You can go to the same location three separate times, have the food made by the same staff, and receive 3 wildly different results."- AndrewLampart
Not So Popular Anywhere, It seems...
"KFC in France became so bad."- SterBout
fried chicken animation GIF by octavioterolLikely Won't Go National...
"Idk how wide spread they are, but in the Buffalo NY area there is a chain called Mighty Taco."
"They were even voted best tacos a few years ago."
"It is absolutely terrible food."
"I’ve tried to like it and given them 3 chances."
"Each time I couldn’t eat more than a couple bites."
"Absolutely terrible and I’m disgusted even thinking about their sour vomit in a tortilla."- aa-2020
"Eat Fresh"...
"I think I’ve answered this question before but definitely for me, it’s Subway."
"Nothing but a giant hunk of bread."
"I’m editing this to add that part of my anger about Subway is how good it used to be."
"I can remember the days of nearly a whole can of tuna salad delicious sub."
"And a Veggie sub with Swiss cheese and piles of yummy veggies and the sweet Vidalia onion sauce."
"It’s all gone to sh*t."
"I would’ve been perfectly OK with increasing price but the big drop in quality pissed me off."
"Oh woe is me with my first world problems."- Mysterious-Region640
football ok GIF by Subway ColombiaGiphyQuantity Doesn't Guarantee Quality...
"Starbucks is a scam."- cmkeller62
Tasty, But Not Worth It...
"I’m going to say Five Guys."
"Not because the food isn’t good, but because I’m not paying $20 for a burger meal."- 2PacTookMyLunchMoney
"Dairy queen grill and Chill for sure."
"I worked at one for a lil' while and 1 burger combo is $14.56 CAD."- lolidk13
Ice Cream Miracle Treat Day GIF by Children's Miracle Network HospitalsGiphyAnd Not In A Good Way...
Big Kahuna Burger, it kills you."-Darklock2022
No two people have the same taste in food.
Some people know to avoid crappy food, while others eat literally nothing else.
If You Like Bread...
"Panera."
"Food tastes like literally nothing."
"Like there is a department dedicated to removing flavor."
"It’s the food equivalent of Hint water."- My_browsing
"Panera bread."
"And I don't think it's close at all."
"They charge ten dollars and nineteen cents plus tax for a mac and cheese."
"It's good but I know how to make my own."- ooooooooooooolivia
"Panera bread."
"Overpriced, undersized, underseasoned."- makinbaconCR
Mac And Cheese Want GIF by Panera BreadGiphyHence Why It Never Caught On South Of The Border...
"Tim Hortons."
"It's an absolute travesty that they've literally advertised their way into Canadian identity while cutting costs in every way possible."
"Their coffee is at the absolute bottom of the barrel, and I genuinely can't think of a major chain that serves worse food."
"It's awful."
"Nothing is made in house, and simple basics, like toasting bagels, something that's been an issue for fifteen years remains unaddressed."
"They're still somehow always cold AND burnt."
"Not to even touch on their abuse of temporary foreign workers, abysmal pay, and awful work culture."
"Easiest boycott you'll ever make."
"After only a few weeks of working at Tims, a girl ate something she was allergic to and nearly died."
"The management tried to get staff to sign a waiver taking personal responsibility for any fallout."
"Absolute f*cked."- NeoPossum
"Canadian here."
"At the risk of being tried for treason, Tim Horton’s is way overrated."
"They’ve lost their identity, which once was a solid coffee and donut, fresh, from scratch, baked on site, shop that was never a letdown."
"Now it tries to be, on one hand, a hip cafe a la budget Starbucks, and is selling all sorts of fast food items it has no business selling."
"And on the hand it wants you to believe it’s still a coffee and donuts place."
"The fast food sucks, the donuts all taste the same, slathered in glaze, and are baked off site and trucked in."
"And the coffee? "
"Meh."
"Most people I know would rather hit McDonald's for their morning coffee."
"Tim’s is a national institution but needs to get its act together and go back to simplicity."
"In my opinion, of course."
"Sorry."- RS724
canada GIFGiphy"NOT Everybody Needs A Little KFC..."
"Honestly KFC."
"Literally just get served a bucket of grease and bones and is stupidly expensive."- THENOCAPGENIE
"KFC."
"You see it on TV and are like, "f*ck I haven't had kfc in ages."
"You order it, it takes an age to make, and you eat it."
"The feeling afterward of self-loathing and disgust is the reason you haven't had KFC in ages."- Mcfozzle
"KFC."
"I can go to any grocery store and pick up an 8 piece bucket of fried chicken from the deli for like $6-$8."
"Grab a side of mac and cheese, a small coleslaw and a pack of Kings Hawaiian rolls and I spent an extra five bucks."
"Maybe. KFC is like $30 for an 8 piece bucket and sides and I'll take grocery store chicken over KFC any day."
"It's bigger, juicier, crispier and tastes less salty."- PunchBeard
kentucky fried chicken 80s GIFGiphyTake Your Pick...
"Correct answer is....all of them."
"The prices have gone up so much it's not worth it."
"The fast food empire is built upon being cheap and fast."
"They really are not either these days."- FilledwithTegridy
Five Guys, But Definitely Not Five Stars
"Five Guys is ok for three times what it should cost."- Sarged117
It's Not The Chain, But The Franchise...
"Everyone is going to have different answers and they're all going to come down to the fact that the quality of fast food is extremely dependent on the state of the particular restaurant you go to."
"I have a McDonald's by me where the McNuggets are always inedible, but another where they're pretty good."
"The Popeyes near me is always terrible, but anywhere else I've been, it's amazing, but still overpriced."- Deressi
onion rings spit in food GIFGiphyEat Fresh?
"Can't believe it's not on the list yet but ... Subway."
"Bland cold cuts on cardboard bread."- Slowcow7
It's all about the logo...
"Starbucks."
"Their percolator coffee tastes like cigarette butts with way too much caffeine in it."
"The food ok, but costs three times more than it should."
"Starbucks is just bougie McDonalds."- Ganglebot
Taste is a personal trait, and one man's misery could be another man's ambrosia.
"What's your one discontinued fast food menu item you want back?"
Not Your Grandmother's Burritos
"The Volcano Burritos from Taco Bell were my fav fast food item ever."- kefefs
"Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito."- insertcaffeine
The Perfect Alternative To A Big Mac...
"McDonald’s Snack Wraps."- MadisonPearGarden
Food Burger GIF by McDonald's ParisIf A Taco And A Quesadilla Had A Child...
"Meximelt."- Canesfan2718
For Those Who Needed More Than McNuggets...
"The original McDonald’s Chicken Select Strips."- H0D00m
...Or Couldn't Settle For An Egg McMuffin...
"Mcdonalds Steak, Egg & Cheese bagel."- TheRealSzymaa
National Bagel Day GIF by BagelNetGiphyWho Doesn't Love A Handheld Pie?
"McDonalds fried apple pies."- NoOneEscapesTheFury
Don't Leave Any Consonants For Anyone Else!
"McDLT."- ManimalBestShowEva
Desert Empanadas? Yes Please!
"Taco Bell's carmel apple empanadas."
"They dropped them like a couple years ago."
"Plus side is that I very rarely ever go there anymore."
"Maybe twice a year now."- Pragmatist203
Hungry Taco Bell GIFGiphyWe generally don't go out for fast food to expand our palettes and try new things, but rather to get a reliable and comforting favorite.
Which makes the disappointment of discovering that old favorite is off their menu all the more bitterly disappointing.
Though, one can only assume that anyone who actually misses the McPizza might not actually understand what pizza is supposed to taste like...