Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 12:51 pm

I mean, the ice isn't even melted.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:00 pm

Are you going to drive back to Five Guys for this? The logistics need to be revealed here.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:07 pm

That's a homeless person move.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:10 pm

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:31 pm

Brontoburglar wrote:Are you going to drive back to Five Guys for this? The logistics need to be revealed here.

2 miles round trip but no, I'm not going to now that you guys have shamed me.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:46 pm

I might need to amend the first post for that.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:47 pm

If you were in the hood a misspelled and grammatically incorrect sign would specify very clearly that this is not permitted... in addition to stating the astronomical cost of a cup of ice.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:51 pm

Jerloma wrote:
Brontoburglar wrote:Are you going to drive back to Five Guys for this? The logistics need to be revealed here.
2 miles round trip but no, I'm not going to now that you guys have shamed me.

You were seriously considering getting in the car to go a mile each way for a vanilla coke refill if not for the Swamp?

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:55 pm

Imagine how much better this thread would be if 'loma had driven those two miles only to have his refill denied by one or more of the Five Guys, and came to the Swamp with an after-report.

AB, bronto and/or PDX are the true Assholes here.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:58 pm

rass wrote:Imagine how much better this thread would be if 'loma had driven those two miles only to have his refill denied by one or more of the Five Guys, and came to the Swamp with an after-report.

AB, bronto and/or PDX are the true Assholes here.

If one person denied Jerloma at a Five Guys I wouldn't put it past him to demand a ruling from literally five different guys on the premises to get a majority call before he left.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:59 pm

rass wrote:Imagine how much better this thread would be if 'loma had driven those two miles only to have his refill denied by one or more of the Five Guys, and came to the Swamp with an after-report.

AB, bronto and/or PDX are the true Assholes here.

You know, in hindsight, we totally should have told him it was OK. I apologize to all of swampdom.

Post by **brian** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:12 pm

What the scale of asshole-dom is you're opening a door to walk into an establishment and stop to look at a sign for a second (specificially put there to get your attention) and the guy behind you sighs about being made to wait for an extra five seconds before walking in?

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:18 pm

brian wrote:What the scale of asshole-dom is you're opening a door to walk into an establishment and stop to look at a sign for a second (specificially put there to get your attention) and the guy behind you sighs about being made to wait for an extra five seconds before walking in?

You, or the guy behind you? On a scale of 1-10, I'd say it's about a 6 and a 9, respectively.

Post by **brian** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:24 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote:
brian wrote:What the scale of asshole-dom is you're opening a door to walk into an establishment and stop to look at a sign for a second (specificially put there to get your attention) and the guy behind you sighs about being made to wait for an extra five seconds before walking in?
You, or the guy behind you? On a scale of 1-10, I'd say it's about a 6 and a 9, respectively.

I can live with that.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:36 pm

A_B wrote:
Jerloma wrote:What's the statute of limitations on free refills? Like, if I went to Five Guys for lunch and I'm really craving another Vanilla Coke, can I go back in there with my cup a couple hours later or are you fucked as soon as you leave the establishment?
You can't be serious.

Yes, once you leave the premises you are SOL.

Does this apply to all-you-can eat places too?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:47 pm

The Sybian wrote:
A_B wrote:
Jerloma wrote:What's the statute of limitations on free refills? Like, if I went to Five Guys for lunch and I'm really craving another Vanilla Coke, can I go back in there with my cup a couple hours later or are you fucked as soon as you leave the establishment?
You can't be serious.

Yes, once you leave the premises you are SOL.
Does this apply to all-you-can eat places too?

Of course. It's all you can eat in one visit, not "pay once and eat here forever". Seriously, when you leave the restaurant, it's over.

Post by **brian** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 4:29 pm

There are corrolarys though. In an airport for example if they have self serve soda I will go back for a refill from my seat in the terminal. Especially since they ding you for like $3 on what costs 10 cents.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 8:26 am

brian wrote:There are corrolarys though. In an airport for example if they have self serve soda I will go back for a refill from my seat in the terminal. Especially since they ding you for like $3 on what costs 10 cents.

They don't sell air in an airport for 3$.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:31 pm

Cries because someone at Popeye's calls him "white boy".

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:46 pm

Swamp autochanger blast from the past.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:10 pm

Wendy's tweets out a Pepe the Alt-Right Frog meme

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:29 pm

That meme existed for a very, very long time before it was commandeered by the alt right crowd. I mean, Harambe with red hair would have been better, but it sucks that that had to be the end of their coolness.

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:43 pm

I don't know what the most profitable fast food restaurant in the country is, but there's an In-N-Out opening on the Strip on Wednesday and I fully expect it to give whatever it is a run for the money.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:07 pm

brian wrote:I don't know what the most profitable fast food restaurant in the country is, but there's an In-N-Out opening on the Strip on Wednesday and I fully expect it to give whatever it is a run for the money.

Been a minute since I've had In-N-Out, but a much longer minute since I've been in Vegas. I remember Fatburger was on the strip.

It looks like this will open north of that at The Linq. I'm not familiar with that place. What did it used to be?

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:09 pm

Johnnie wrote:
brian wrote:I don't know what the most profitable fast food restaurant in the country is, but there's an In-N-Out opening on the Strip on Wednesday and I fully expect it to give whatever it is a run for the money.
Been a minute since I've had In-N-Out, but a much longer minute since I've been in Vegas. I remember Fatburger was on the strip.

It looks like this will open north of that at The Linq. I'm not familiar with that place. What did it used to be?

This is the Linq district between the Linq hotel (formerly Imperial Palace) and the Flamingo. The district itself used to be an alley.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 4:04 pm

Wasn't there already an In n Out near MGM?

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 4:06 pm

govmentchedda wrote:Wasn't there already an In n Out near MGM?

Across I-15 on Dean Martin Drive. About a good mile walk if not even longer.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 4:59 pm

Would have sworn there was one right near the MGM when I was there 10 years ago.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:49 pm

Check Google maps. You're right. It's just not as close as you think it is. It's just not "on the strip," as Brian notes.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:02 pm

It's weird. The place I was thinking of was on the strip, just north of the northernmost entrance of MGM on the strip. I'm probably remembering it wrong. It could have easily been a Krispy Kreme or Chick fil A or some other fast food place that I thought of as novelty at the time.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:14 pm

FYI, since this thread has morphed from its original posting into a general fast food discussion, I went ahead and changed the title.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:27 pm

So lips and assholes?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:36 pm

govmentchedda wrote:It's weird. The place I was thinking of was on the strip, just north of the northernmost entrance of MGM on the strip. I'm probably remembering it wrong. It could have easily been a Krispy Kreme or Chick fil A or some other fast food place that I thought of as novelty at the time.

Could it be the aforementioned Fatburger?

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:28 pm

Giff wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:It's weird. The place I was thinking of was on the strip, just north of the northernmost entrance of MGM on the strip. I'm probably remembering it wrong. It could have easily been a Krispy Kreme or Chick fil A or some other fast food place that I thought of as novelty at the time.
Could it be the aforementioned Fatburger?

Yeah, there's definitely a Fatburger (and has been for quite some time) right next to MGM Grand.

Rams Fanny · Post by **Rams Fanny** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:29 pm

brian wrote:I don't know what the most profitable fast food restaurant in the country is, but there's an In-N-Out opening on the Strip on Wednesday and I fully expect it to give whatever it is a run for the money.

I imagine the top dog is the White Castle that opened on the Strip last year that literally ran out of food each of its first three days of existence.

Also, the answer to the MGM question is Fatburger which has been there two decades that I can personally attest to. Bonus: they have now opened a Strip-side bar with seating. There are usually cute girls passing out two-for-one drink tickets at all hours.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:21 pm

Ten years and two more kids really fucks with your memories. Not to mention all the space pot bfj and I enjoy.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:43 am

These guys moved to the main strip? Anyone else ever eat here?

They used to be in Chandler, AZ. I went to that location before they got booted because people got mad at them. Their overweight unofficial spokesperson died and that left a sour experience on everyone. They moved to Dallas, where I've read they didn't pay rent. Shortly after they moved to Vegas where they've been for a while now. Last time I went in there was 2012 when I visited Vegas for the weekend before I went to Germany. The food is actually pretty good, but watching 400+ pound people step on a scale that activates alarms and flashing lights like a circus sideshow was very off putting.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:00 am

"If you're still alive in 10 years, you eat for free for life."

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:48 am

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Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:49 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:http://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-e ... 1483465285

Cause they're awesome and cheap?