Hey Nightfox!
On Wed, Dec 31 2025 18:25:48 -0600, you wrote:
Burgers: Wendy's has been a favorite of mine recently. I like their
Dave's burgers (single or double) - I think they're tasty, and they
seem fairly fresh too (and they say their burger patties are never
frozen - maybe that's true?).
I don't go to Wendy's often enough to even remember what a burger from there tastes like. But I believe it's one of my son's favorites so for now, I'll just have to take your word for it.
I like Culver's the most, I suppose. But I'm not sure they've made it out to the west coast yet, so you may have not had/heard of it.
I also like A&W's Papa Burger, Burger King's Whopper, and In-N-Out
burgers.
You had brought this up not too long ago (sometime in 2025, lol) which convinced me to stop at an A&W on the way home from work one day (there's none close to where I live, but 45 minutes southeast on the freeway was one). I don't remember if I got the Papa burger, or the Bacon Cheeseburger (which looks like a Papa burger with bacon, to be honest).
I don't remember it standing out above and beyond, but I didn't /not/ like it, either. It was a decent burger.
I like Burger King's Whopper with "heavy all" which they give you 1.5x of everything besides the meat.
I've only had In-N-Out once in my life, when we were on vacation in Arizona. Again, I don't remember being like "zOMG" but I didn't complain, either.
Mexican fast food: Admittedly I do like Taco Bell sometimes, but
also Del Taco and Taco Time (and I think Taco Time is mainly in the
northwest US). I think Baja Fresh and Victorico's are pretty good
too.
We probably shouldn't pool Taco Bell anywhere near "Mexican food". That is probably the most Americanized Mexican food around, and I'd be willing to bet most Mexicans wouldn't skimp on their meat, like Taco Bell does. I'm not even sure I'd classify any of the places listed above as "Mexican food".
That said, I don't mind Taco Bell once in a while. ;)
To be honest, Mexican fast food to me mainly consists of taco trucks, and those can be hit or miss whether they're good or not.
Otherwise, there's a couple sit-down places by me that I would rather go if I wanted authenticity. Corn tortillas, beans and rice, etc.
Pizza: These days, my favorites tend to be Papa Murphy's, Round
Table, and a couple that are more regional here (Abby's Legendary
Pizza and Belaggio's). For value, I think Little Caesar's isn't bad
for the price.
Since my son worked at Dominoes all last summer, we ordered from there at 50% off quite a bit, as we knew he was making our pizzas with love and was able to get us a hell of a discount. Plus, they usually have a better deal than other places where you can get up to 5 toppings on a large pizza for like $10. ;)
I honestly don't think I've ever had Papa Murphy's, but don't think I've ever heard anything bad about it, either.
Otherwise, I'd rather order pizza from a local bar, or Italian joint. I tend to like thin crust, where they load up the toppings and melt the cheese over the top of them, locking all the goodness in. I'm not a huge fan of thick crust, like most of the "fast" food pizza places make.
Regards,
Nick
... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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