It’s not just fast food restaurants that are getting expensive. I went to an Italian restaurant that I like and it was almost $50 just for myself
Yep, quality at all the chains has gone into the toilet. Who wants to pay more for lower quality food?I use to do El Pollo loco, Popeye, and Del Taco, was not the prices that drove me away. It was inconsistent service, inconstant portion, cold food, wrong food, and people who do not care.
Franchise owner are big corporation, with bean counters, who have no clue about anything but bottom line. Was talking one night to area manager for Popeyes, he had 7 or 8 stores. Franchisee who over hundreds just mandate a 20% cut in labor costs, so proper staff, went away.
Next thing I know this guy is gone, lady who replaced him, is also gone. Don't do no more, El Pollo loco, Popeye, and Del Taco.
what do you mean Taco Bell can't loose ... look at this gorgeous brown fat sauce your food is drowning into... it looks so ... why I have't got to Taco Bell in agesPrices of everything is up. I went to Taco Bell the other day to have the enchirito because I use to order that a lot. Now you have to ask for hot sauce packets. I was wondering how much they save dolling them out instead of people just grabbing hand fulls from a bin? Seems minor but I bet it adds up?
Any way, I got the enchirito to see how it compares to a local restaurant called Taco Bravo. Which happens to be operating out of an old Taco Bell building. Both similar prices but Taco Bravo has the enchiladas for $1.50 on Thursday. Quite the deal!
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And, Taco Bravo for the WIN
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Steak & shake is definitely one of the best burgers around. Don’t forget they have the $4 options. For chili and shakes I prefer a local burger place over steak and shakeWhenever I want fast food (typically burgers), I go to Steak & Shake now. I've got a good one close to me and the quality is much better than the other fast food places. And interestingly enough, the prices have remained very reasonable.
You can get a double combo for like $6!
And they have good chili and of course good shakes!
Another good regional favorite here is Culvers! Excellent burgers, fish & shrimp and good prices. Good stuff!
Avoid the big 3 which have become a rip-off. Other smaller chains exist that are better and still have decent prices!
Where I live, no local options exist close by. Unfortunately!Steak & shake is definitely one of the best burgers around. Don’t forget they have the $4 options. For chili and shakes I prefer a local burger place over steak and shake
I believe a McD's Double Cheeseburger is now well in excess of $3 USD. Perhaps even $3.50?I don’t eat a lot of fast food, but when I do I always go cheap. I figured out years ago that the “value” items can be pretty good and are cheap. Why buy a $6 Big Mac when I can buy 2 $1.99 McDouble cheese burgers?
Raunchy Ronald’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, A&W, Wendy’s… cheapie menu items are all I eat on the rare occasion I feel like cleaning out the old insides. Drives my wife and kids crazy, but no $12.99 combos for this guy!
I have no problem paying $50+ for a great steak at a good restaurant, but I ain’t paying $15 for a crappy burger, fries and a Coke.
That's nuts!My once or twice a year McD's item, bacon egg and cheese biscuit meal, with a large coffee, and an additional hash brown, was $12+ this Spring. I don't eat fast food enough to care, but McD's inconsistent preparation quality and $12+ to eat breakfast in my vehicle, means that is almost off my list of options.