What's your favorite fast food item?

[LavenderBlue]

I'm torn between Wendy's chili and Nathan's fries. The chili is cheap, tasty and filling. The fries at Nathan's are thicker than your usual stick cut fries and have a nicer ratio of crust to interior. Nathan's used to have a pleasantly tomatoey Manhattan clam chowder on the menu but I haven't seen it in years unfortunately.

[Quimby]

If I had to pick one item, I would say McDonald's Chicken McNuggets. No other Nuggets either from a restaurant or frozen taste like them and I will cheat a bit and also include McDonald's Sweet and Sour sauce. I love that stuff so much I wish they bottled it.

[LavenderBlue]

If I had to pick one item, I would say McDonald's Chicken McNuggets. No other Nuggets either from a restaurant or frozen taste like them and I will cheat a bit and also include McDonald's Sweet and Sour sauce. I love that stuff so much I wish they bottled it.

Those are really good. My daughter's a committed vegetarian but oh my does she make an exception for chicken mcnuggets. We grabbed a 20 piece last night as a snack along with some fries. I think she ate fifteen of them.

[UFC Is Sux]

Taco Bell's beef burrito. I don't indulge often but the taste is perfect when I'm in the mood for trash food.

[Rushgeekgirl]

Taco Bell taco salad with a caramel empanada for dessert.

[panache45]

Anything from Five Guys.

[handsomeharry]

Big Mac. (or, Big Mac Meal, since I call all three items a No. 1!)

[Kamino Neko]

A&W Double Teen Burger (I think a strictly Canadian thing, nowadays...I know A&W Canada and the original are no longer connected, and I think only A&WC brought back the Burger Family...yer loss!).

The texture of the patties is unique among fast food burgers, making them second only to homemade.

[Jaledin]

I like those sausage mcmuffins when I'm around one of those places. I can go all fucking day on a couple of those and a cup of coffee. Also cheers to the above mentioner of Taco Bell -- I like those little soft tacos with beef or whatever in them. Those two items are tied for favorite I guess.

[Ponch8]

The 7-layer burritos at Taco Bell kick ass. I can usually remember all 7 layers off the top of my head. Here goes: lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, rice, and refried beans.

[don't ask]

My friends and I refer to the Oporto burger range (http://www.oporto.com.au/menu/http://www.oporto.com.au/menu/) as the default fast food choice. When you can't decide what you want have an Oporto burger, usually a Bondi with chili sauce.

[Wargamer]

Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich. The original, not the spicy, not the grilled, just bun, pickles, and chicken breast.

It's just divine.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Delux angus snack wrap from McDonalds. Yummy.

[silenus]

For small chain - Hamburger, hold the tomato (because they use 1/2" thick slices!), extra onions from The Hat (http://thehat.com/menu.htm).

Regional chain - the basic taco from Del Taco.

National chain - like Wargamer, the basic Chick-Fil-A sandwich, customized to my liking.

[Elendil's Heir]

Arby's Beef 'n' Cheddar with lots and lots of that tangy Arby's Sauce. Terrible for me, I know, and not exactly haute cuisine, but so help me, I love 'em.

[silenus]

Arby's Beef 'n' Cheddar with lots and lots of that tangy Arby's Sauce. Terrible for me, I know, and not exactly haute cuisine, but so help me, I love 'em.

See, that would have made my list but for the fact that I have refused to set foot in an Arby's since they dumped their regular fries for those gawd-awful curly fries. That corporate decision made me give up their food forever.

[Yorikke]

In-N-Out's Animal-Style Fries (http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn210/hrhomer/animal_style_fries_in_and_out.jpg).

Joe

[blondebear]

It used to be the original Jack in the Box Chicken Supreme Sandwich. It has morphed into something different that's not as good. These days my fave is Togo's Turkey Bacon Club on sourdough (with a scoop of avocado, please).

[missinformation]

White Castle cheeseburger.....only thing that rivals it is a cheeseburger from the White Manna in Hackensack New Jersey.....

[jnglmassiv]

As soon as I read the OP's title, I knew it had to be Wendy's Chili.

For a complete meal, I spoon it over a plain baked potato. Ideally, a small will have 3 hot sauce packets and two pepper packets stirred in. If I'm feeling particularly naughty, I'll squeeze a bit on sour cream onto every third or fourth bite.

[Ibanez]

Italian Poutine (http://leeshbb.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/italian.jpg?w=465).

[pudytat72]

Subway-6 inch Italian bread with tuna salad, spinach, tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, and olives. No cheese, No toast, No dressing.

[Glory]

Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich. The original, not the spicy, not the grilled, just bun, pickles, and chicken breast.

It's just divine.

Extra pickles, please.

I hate loving Chick-Fil-A so much :(

[Invisible Chimp]

The Enchirito from Taco Bell. It's not just an ordinary burrito, it's part enchilada.

[Elendil's Heir]

See, that would have made my list but for the fact that I have refused to set foot in an Arby's since they dumped their regular fries for those gawd-awful curly fries. That corporate decision made me give up their food forever.

Emphasis added.

Two words: drive thru!

[loshan]

Toss up between Burger King Original Chicken Sandwich and the McDonalds Filet-O-Fish (the only bad thing about it is that it is too damned small, I want a double sized option. Same fish/bread/cheese/tartar sauce ratio, just bigger)

[carnut]

Local chain called Zantigo offers something hysterically good called the "Chilito" which is chili sauce and cheese wrapped up in a tortilla and heated. It is most excellent and number 1 with me.

[zoid]

Arby's Beef 'n' Cheddar with lots and lots of that tangy Arby's Sauce. Terrible for me, I know, and not exactly haute cuisine, but so help me, I love 'em.

OUCH! You were SO close.
The correct answer is...

Arby's Beef 'n' Cheddar with lots and lots of horsey Sauce.

[Terraplane]

The Enchirito from Taco Bell. It's not just an ordinary burrito, it's part enchilada.

This, but it's gotta be the steak enchirito. For the breakfast option, McDonald's steak, egg, and cheese bagel (which they don't actually sell around here but apparently sell in other markets :mad: ).

[tomcar]

Taco Bell Crispy Potato Soft Taco.

[Chef Troy]

See, that would have made my list but for the fact that I have refused to set foot in an Arby's since they dumped their regular fries for those gawd-awful curly fries. That corporate decision made me give up their food forever.Admittedly, I haven't ordered fries in an Arby's since I started Weight Watchers a couple of years ago, but the Arby's locations in Dallas offer your choice of curly fries, regular fries, or potato cakes (like big triangular tater tots).

[Chef Troy]

Extra pickles, please.

I hate loving Chick-Fil-A so much :(I am with you on this. I feel so guilty ordering from there, but now and again I must.

[expectopatronum]

mcdonald's bacon egg and cheese biscuit, no contest.

[Infovore]

McDonald's fries. Runner-up: the Quarter Pounder with Cheese when they get it right (which they sadly often don't these days.)

Second runner-up: Chipotle burrito.

I also love the ham, turkey and smokey cheddar sandwich from Port o' Subs, but I haven't had one in years since there's no restaurant anywhere near where I live anymore.

[TriPolar]

It used to be a Wendy's cheeseburger, plain. I'd put salt on it. But they changed everything. They're all dried out now, and our closest Wendy's closed down.

Now it would be back to the Big Mac. Not exactly good, but I know exactly what I'm getting. Since I'm just getting fast food anyway, I'll go with consistency.

[What the .... ?!?!]

Breakfast: McDonalds Sausage Biscuit

Lunch: Two McChickens turned into a double by tossing away two halves of the bun

Dinner: repeat lunch

[Dolores Reborn]

My favorite is the Jack in the Box taco. 2 for $1. Yum! I only eat them maybe twice a year, since they are SO bad for me.

[dalej42]

Taco Bell. Bean Burrito with no onions.

A close runner up would be Del Taco's bean and cheese burrito with green sauce.

Honorable mention goes to Del Taco's Spicy chicken quesadilla.

[PapSett]

Rally's Chicken tender strips with garlic-parmesan sauce. OMG sooooo good, and sooooo bad for you. Deep fried strips of chicken slathered with garlic-parmesan butter. I would be happy to eat them every day, and if I am executed in the future for anything, I believe that will be my last meal request.

Best breakfast? McDonald's steak, egg & cheese bagel, with grilled onions. Mmmmm.

[brainstall]

I was crushed when I went into McD's last week and realized they no longer have bacon and egg McGriddles. Early morning road trip and I was really looking forward to treating myself.

For burgers - I love Harvey's veggie burger with everything on it. Throw in a side of poutine and I'm in fast food heaven.

[LVBoPeep]

In-N-Out cheeseburger and fries. Preferably eaten on a road trip to Southern California, somehow it's not the same if I have one here in Vegas. Recently, on a trip to San Diego, we stopped by In-N-Out and it was the best meal I've had in a long, long time.

In Vegas, my pick is Rubio's fish tacos. Mmmmm!!

[Sir T-Cups]

Wendy's spicy chicken sandwich with no tomato.

The best ones is when they JUST take it out of the pot where they marinate it and it's at its spiciest....oh it's wonderful

[El_Kabong]

Here's one from out of left field: Jack in the Box Teriaki Chicken Bowl. A bit pricy considering how simple it is, but one of the few fast food items that seems at least marginally healthy. Their little egg rolls are pretty good as well.

Otherwise, Big Mac. As traditional as it comes.

[Invisible Chimp]

This, but it's gotta be the steak enchirito.
I've never had the steak or chicken Enchirito, just the ground beef.

[Idle Thoughts]

I'm surprised Johnny L.A. hasn't been in here yet with a post about Jack in the Box's tacos.

...which would be high on my list of favorite fast food as well, so I guess I'll do the job for him.

[Scholar Beardpig]

When I was an ESL teacher in China, I ate a lot of Pizza Hut, but that's only 'cuz it's mad fancy over there. My favorite treat was McDonald's, because it was the only place in town you could get a drink that was really, really cold. For this reason, I would say that my favorite fast-food treat is the most ubiquitous of them - the Big Mac.

But skip the fries. If you're too hungry for one hamburger, just order a second one.

Edit: I also ate a lot of pizza hut because they delivered, and they were the only delivery service that had English-speaking dispatchers. Otherwise I'd have to puzzle through a Chinese menu and push my imagination to the limit to figure out what a Five Treasure Chicken Sandwich might be.

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

National chain - Chik-Fil-A sandwich



Local-- the Pork barbecue sandwich, from the Bar-B-Cutie. $4.91 gets me a sandwich (good sandwich), a baked potato/bbq beans/fries (choice), and a soda/sweet tea.

Near-sit down service & fast food speed!

[Swords to Plowshares]

Chipotle burrito is numero uno.

After that, Five Guys cheeseburger, Chik-Fil-A nuggets with waffle fries and cole slaw, KFC chicken tenders, and Wendy's Spicy Chicken Combo and Frosties.

[markdash]

Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger from Carl's Jr.

I also enjoy the Sausage McMuffin with Egg from McDonalds.

I used to like Chicken McNuggets until I ate 29 of them in a single sitting.

[Elendil's Heir]

Funny, I don't consider Chipotle to be fast food, but I guess it is. The barbacoa is outstanding.

[Avarie537]

Taco Bell bean burrito, no onions, and one mild sauce; plus a chicken burrito add lettuce and lime sauce, with a large Mt. Dew Baja Blast, no ice.

Wendy's Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger (lettuce, tomato, pickle), value fries, 20oz. Coke no ice.

[VOW]

McD's fries.

Or Baker's fries with Habanero ketchup!


~VOW

[missred]

National chains: Jack in the Box's Sourdough Jack or Wendy's Baja salad

Local chains: Fat Mo's cheeseburgers with lettuce, pickle, mayo and tomato or Stroud's BBQ chopped pork plate (outside meat, please) with slaw, mac and cheese, cornbread and unsweet tea.

[chiroptera]

God help me, I like McDonalds sausage Mcmuffin with egg. BK's ham croissanwich is a distant second.

Arby's curly fries, with their horseraderish-sauce.

Don't like hamburgers but the McDonald's fish sammich is OK if I must have fuel.

[salinqmind]

Whopper Jr. No other burger will do. Barring that, a chicken wrap from McDonald's or KFC, light on the mayo/sauce.

[Lust4Life]

In the U.K. Fish and chips fried in lard with curry sauce.

In Germany Brattwurst mitt pomme frits unt mayonaisse.(A kind of sausage, with chips and mayonaisse)

In the U.S. an Arbys beef sandwich.

Also I like Donner Kebabs anywhere.

[Lust4Life]

Sorry used the Brit meaning of chips, as in fries.

[pulykamell]

Tough one. Going international, a Thuringer Rostbratwurst with mustard on a ridiculously undersized bun, like this (http://www.maclement.de/hp/wurst1.jpg), may just be the most perfect sausage I've ever eaten. I first had one in a town square in Erfurt, and ever since that has become the bratwurst by which I judge all bratwursts. (And, yes, I understand different regions have different bratwurst traditions, in terms of ingredients and preparation method, but that is by far my favorite.)

In the US? I think I'd have to go with a plain ol' In-N-Out cheeseburger.

[papergirl]

Best breakfast? McDonald's steak, egg & cheese bagel, with grilled onions. Mmmmm.

This gets my vote. I order it without the egg so that I'm not distracted from the onions and that lovely artery-clogging sauce.
If McD served these all day long I might never eat anything else.

[TruCelt]

Arby's mozzerella sticks. A full week's supply of both fat and sodium, and I have to go through their drive-thru first, then around the corner to McDonald's for a coke; but sometimes I still can't resist.

For smaller regional chains - Zaxby's chicken strips. This is seriously the best of the best fast food - but unfortunately not available in my area. Just had some last week during a Christmas trip down South. Yummmmmmmmm.

[Musicat]

Favorite? None.

That doesn't mean I don't eat at Mickey D's. I do. Often.

But I don't eat fast food because it's good, I eat it because it's fast. And maybe cheap.

[Elendil's Heir]

You left out "actually sometimes delicious."

[Yorikke]

Long John Silver's hush puppies and chicken planks.
Egg McMuffin with a half-hashbrown on it.

Wife :

JITB tacos
Sausage McMuffin with egg
McDonald's fries

Joe

[Rhiannon8404]

Single favorite item would be In-N-Out chocolate shake. Favotie meal would be In-N-Out cheeseburger and chocolate shake.

[Elendil's Heir]

...

Joe

Where is Joe a fast food item?

[Rhythmdvl]

I invented a time machine.

It's sole function is to reach back to pre-90s McDonalds and bring me back an order of McD's fries made with beef tallow.

[Kamino Neko]

Where is Joe a fast food item?

At McLechter's.

[Yorikke]

Where is Joe a fast food item?

In my pants. It's also super sized.

Joe

[Elendil's Heir]

Thanks, but I'm trying to cut back. New Year's resolution, y'know.

[bouv]

Five Guy's cajun fries.

[mweb]

In-N-Out Double double animal style.

Wahoo's Cajun fish tacos.

Chipotle burrito.

[mundylion]

Not a national chain but everywhere around Chicago, Portillo's Italian Beef, wet and hot. Just as good as Al's or Mr. Beef's, IMHO.

[psychobunny]

Jack in the Box super taco-not the regular one, which I dislike.

[h.sapiens]

Not a national chain but everywhere around Chicago, Portillo's Italian Beef, wet and hot. Just as good as Al's or Mr. Beef's, IMHO.

Oh, yes. It sounds indecent because it is. Indecently delicious.

For national chains, Wendy's spicy chicken filet sandwich.

[DCnDC]

See, that would have made my list but for the fact that I have refused to set foot in an Arby's since they dumped their regular fries for those gawd-awful curly fries. That corporate decision made me give up their food forever.

Interesting. The curly fries are the only item on Arby's menu that I like. If it weren't for that, I'd never go in there.

[DCnDC]

As for my favorite fast food item, a simple Taco Bell crunchy taco, drowned in their hot sauce (3 packets). Now that I think about it, it's probably the hot sauce that I like most; the taco is merely the delivery system.

[Dung Beetle]

I invented a time machine.

It's sole function is to reach back to pre-90s McDonalds and bring me back an order of McD's fries made with beef tallow.

Ooo! Get me some of those deep-fried apple pies!

[Typo Negative]

The 'made-from-scratch' biscuits at Carl's Jr. (Hardees to the folks in other areas).

[elbows]

Wendy's baked potato with cheese and broccoli.

I"m not a burger and fries kinda girl. Without the cheese sauce, it's just a potato with broccoli. That's damned close to being real food, right there.

[Khadaji]

If Pizza counts, Pizza. If not, then if subs count, subs.

If not, then I got nothin.

[carnut]

Not a national chain but everywhere around Chicago, Portillo's Italian Beef, wet and hot. Just as good as Al's or Mr. Beef's, IMHO.

I've only had this once. It was fantastic.

[Pixel_Dent]

Beef on Weck

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Beef on Weck

A Buffalo gal!

[Scubaqueen]

an plain cheese pizza with extra sauce from the local pizza joint of your choice.

in fact, if i wasn't going out tonite to my favorite sushi place, i might just've stopped off for one on the way home from work.

[Elendil's Heir]

If Pizza counts, Pizza. If not, then if subs count, subs.

If not, then I got nothin.

But... where?