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littlekiwi

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Do you like or eat fast food?
What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item?
Have you ever worked at a fast food chain? Any interesting memories of that time?
 
Do you like or eat fast food?
I do like the convenience of it but don't like how I feel eating it nowadays plus there isn't actually a lot of gluten free options that meet my other intolerance needs

What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item?
Burgers & Fries or Pizza or Fish & Chips or Subs. In terms of Fave chain it would be either Wendys or Carl's Jr/Hardee's, mainly because I can get lettuce wrapped burgers easily either for free or a 50c upcharge.

Have you ever worked at a fast food chain? Any interesting memories of that time?
Yes, I spent nearly six years working at Pizza Hut over two different roles. First one was as a waitress at my local dine in all you can eat store
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& the second was as a customer service representative at the chain's national call centre. No real fun stories but even though I worked at Pizza Hut, I never actually made a pizza - I was too short to reach where all the toppings were.
 
Do you like or eat fast food? Yes, I do like it but rarely eat it these days. Actually stopped with eating it over 15 years ago when I took a personal finance course and realized how much money I was spending on it. Since then I tend to only eat it when I'm on vacation. I'm not much of a salad eater so most fast foods are actually not good for me since they are fried. If I do eat them, it kicks up the acid in the stomach and I'm miserable later on. I have found that I can eat a Filet of Fish from McDonald's since it isn't covered in grease.

What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item? I would go to Wendy's quite a bit for their bacon/cheese baked potato and a Frosty. I would also eat a single hamburger with lettuce, mayo and tomato from Wendy's. I'm not fond of hamburgers from other chains (except a place that is local to me).

Have you ever worked at a fast food chain? Any interesting memories of that time? Yep. Spent 2 summers and a Christmas break working at McDonald's. Started at the end of my senior year of high school and continued until the start of my 2nd year of college. It was so long ago it is hard to remember any interesting memories. This was in the days before drive-thru windows as well. I never worked at the counter waiting on customers but did most of the jobs working with the making of the food. If you were on the Fries, you also made the milkshakes. At the grill, you could be the burger flipper. Or you could toast the buns and "dress" them. I got quite good at "dressing" the buns. I was glad when I got on days permanently since when I worked closing I usually had to wash the dishes. Washing greasy pans and utensils was not my favorite job.
 
Do you like or eat fast food? I do. We tend to get it a lot because it's comforting, consistent, cheap, and less clean-up. Certain McDonald's employees know my husband based on kiddo's order and our "round up for Ronald McDonald House."

What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item? McDonald's fries are a comfort food, forever and always. Taco Bell chips & cheese got me through college. (We would order a bunch of orders to split 2 or 3 ways and they always made them fresh for us.) I always had a teeny junior Frosty between rounds at a major debate tournament at UF because I could get 10 for a dollar by buying the Boo Books. Made me very popular with kids from other schools, much to the annoyance of their coaches.

Have you ever worked at a fast food chain? Any interesting memories of that time? I worked at a combination KFC & Taco Bell. One of my managers and I dreamed up the perfect "staff meal" for me to take home at the end of the day: popcorn chicken dipped in buffalo sauce from KFC with the chips and nacho cheese from Taco Bell. Yum! As for interesting memories, there was the time the church ladies gave me moldy pennies and I had to go home with a bad reaction. There was also the time the registers went down and I was the only one who could do the math in my head. I was everyone's favorite that day. We were a busy location near 2 movie theaters so were were BUSY on the weekends!
 
Do you like or eat fast food?
Yes and yes
What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item?
Cuisine Mexican
Chain Cafe Rio, Taco Time
Menu item shredded beef salad (which they discontinued recently), crisp bean burritos because I never make them myself
Have you ever worked at a fast food chain?
Nope. My oldest brother worked at McD, my high school friends worked at Subway, and now a bunch of family members work at In N Out
 
Do you like or eat fast food?
Do I like, it's a big word... Let's say it's practical, but I wouldn't say I like it.

What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item?
I only know two chains: McDonald's and Burger King. I don't really see any difference between them. I prefer the veggie menus.

Have you ever worked at a fast food chain? Any interesting memories of that time?
No, I don't.
 
Do you like or eat fast food? I do!
What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item? I like Carl's Jr (breakfast sandwich, Western Bacon Cheeserburgers) and McDonald's (Big Macs, QP with cheese, McGriddles), Panera for a more elevated experience, Chick-fil-A for some delicious chicken sandwiches, Taco Time (mine is being remodeled, it needs to open already, I miss my crisp chicken burritos!)
Have you ever worked at a fast food chain? Oh heck no...HARD PASS!
 
umyesh said:
Do you like or eat fast food?
Yes and yes
What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item?
Cuisine Mexican
Chain Cafe Rio, Taco Time
Menu item shredded beef salad (which they discontinued recently), crisp bean burritos because I never make them myself
Have you ever worked at a fast food chain?
Nope. My oldest brother worked at McD, my high school friends worked at Subway, and now a bunch of family members work at In N Out
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When I visited my "other mother" (mom's best friend) in Utah for a work event, one of the non-negotiable things for both of us was that she take me to Cafe Rio. I totally understand what all the hype was about. That trip was a whirlwind but I can remember what I ate!
 
Do you like or eat fast food? I don't eat at fast foods often but while driving and out for the day I'll sometimes pop in for a burger or an order of large fries. Because I have high BP I have to watch my sodium intake which unfortunately means not eating out much anymore.

What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item? I love burgers so would pop into Wendys or A&W for a beef or chicken burger. KFC chicken burger is good too.

Have you ever worked at a fast food chain? Any interesting memories of that time? When I was a teen I worked at Burger King for about 6 months and ate burgers and fries for free.
 
I stopped eating fast food several years ago.

My first job, in 1989, might have been at Kentucky Fried Chicken. I had applied at a bunch of places right after I graduated from high school. Then one day my Mom called from work (a department store) and said, come in, they're hiring here! I got hired there and a when KFC called to invite me to an interview a little while later, I was happy to tell them never mind, I got a different job! I stayed at the department store for 6 years until a couple months before I started teaching in 1995.
 
Do you like or eat fast food? Yes!

What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item? Usually a burger, and pretty much any fast food joint works. I do like Burger King and Freddie's b/c you can get onion rings.

Have you ever worked at a fast food chain? Any interesting memories of that time? Yep ... Ginos/Kentucky Fried Chicken ... Ginos was a local (VA/MD) chain and sold burgers and KFC. A few years later I worked at McDonald's and wore those bright yellow polyester uniforms. Later I moved up to management and still have my blouse and slacks ... thankfully NOT yellow.

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One memory from those days is having to bring home ALL THE CASH from the store one night. There was an issue with the safe, so we loaded the money into the back my little Vega station wagon. Needless to say, I didn't sleep well that night.
 
Do you like or eat fast food? Actually, I don’t even like it anymore. It’s been a while since I had fast food burgers or even pizza. On the very few times I’ve tried, it never tasted as good as I remember and I kinda feel crappy after.

What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item? If I do anything it’s Chipotle, I love their guacamole. Aldo the barbacoa or carnitas, but they are too full of sodium and I feel it like crazy.

Have you ever worked at a fast food chain? Any interesting memories of that time? I did, actually, for 3 days until the grocery store chain called me for an opening as a cashier there. It paid way better and was the neighborhood store we shopped at.
 
Do you like or eat fast food?
Too much lately lol

What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item?
Oh gosh, that one is tough. It depends on my mood. I love Moe's Southwest Grill, Wendy's for burgers, Jersey Mike's for subs, Chick-fil-A for their mac and cheese, Arbys for roast beef....

Have you ever worked at a fast food chain? Any interesting memories of that time?
Never have. My oldest worked at KFC as his first job and all I remember about that is how everything he owned smelled like fried food lol
 
IntenseMagic said:
Do you like or eat fast food?
Too much lately lol

What is your fave fast food cuisine, chain and/or menu item?
Oh gosh, that one is tough. It depends on my mood. I love Moe's Southwest Grill, Wendy's for burgers, Jersey Mike's for subs, Chick-fil-A for their mac and cheese, Arbys for roast beef....

Have you ever worked at a fast food chain? Any interesting memories of that time?
Never have. My oldest worked at KFC as his first job and all I remember about that is how everything he owned smelled like fried food lol
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My husband managed Subways for a franchisee...ack! Did he stink! You'd think baking bread would smell good...it did not. Especially when I was pregnant! I couldn't go in there. Made him bring me "the good ice," though! :lol
 
Fast food? Not really any more. Pizza Hut changed management, so we now go to a local, family-owned pizza place. This a very rural area and there aren't very many choices.

Can't really pick a favorite. When we lived in town, I think I had some of everything! Subway is always a favorite.

Not sure it counts as fast food, but I drove an ice cream cart for one summer. We had a route to drive and kept track of inventory and what sold well, etc. My cart broke a shifting something-or-other, and I was towed across town by the maintenance guy. Most terrifying ride ever! One night I was balancing my cash and figured out I was working for 85 cents an hour!! Fun!
 
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