# If you had to eat at one of these fast food places for the rest of your life, which would it be? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 21, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967 "2015-12-21T02:45:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/21 "2015-12-21T04:57:20Z")
I chose Whataburger, only because Lotaburger wasn’t a choice. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/22 "2015-12-21T05:01:32Z")
Now is the OP’s question really: “I can ONLY eat \ for the rest of my life” or “For the rest of my life, \*whenever \*I eat fast food, I can only eat \'s food.” The first question sounds hellish no matter which one you choose, and the second one… I’d pick Whataburger, because they have a fairly active program of introducing new seasonal menu items, so it wouldn’t be as boring as say… In 'n Out, which seems to have had its menu freeze in 1940. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/23 "2015-12-21T05:07:20Z")
If I had to do that, I’d choose Panda Express. And I’d nominate it for inclusion in OP’s list of places that are just a little bit better than average. I imagine **WhyNot** would approve: Fairly good variety in the offerings, with a lot of high-vegetable-content selections to choose from. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/24 "2015-12-21T05:12:31Z")
I’m not familiar with most of these, but are they all burger joints? How long could you actually live on just burgers? Surely you’d be missing some vitamins or something. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/25 "2015-12-21T05:17:48Z")
I’m actually not that keen on Whataburger’s burgers, but they do at least have some other things on the menu so I could have chicken on Tuesdays and Thursdays. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/26 "2015-12-21T05:24:46Z")
I live in a country whose palate is unencumbered by those particular fast food places. I think the best ubiquitous chain of local places is reported to be [Grill’d](http://www.grilld.com.au/) but I haven’t tried it, let alone tried living on it forever. ---
**Author:** ![Hocus\_Pocus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/41988e/32.png) [@Hocus\_Pocus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hocus_Pocus)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/27 "2015-12-21T05:31:17Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I’m not familiar with most of these, but are they all burger joints? How long could you actually live on just burgers? Surely you’d be missing some vitamins or something. Makes me think of the movie _Supersize Me._ ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/28 "2015-12-21T06:25:09Z")
I’m kinda surprised by the dislike for Five Guys. I found them to be surpassing yummy, and among the best burgers I’ve ever had. I was also sad that Smashburger didn’t seem to succeed. They were good too! Given my druthers, for a fast food place of some real prominence, it’d be Del Taco. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/29 "2015-12-21T09:22:34Z")
In-N-Out is what it is - the traditional burger joint done in a traditional way. (OK, the clever menu items are a bit much) Five Guys impressed me as trying too hard to be In-N-Out. The boxes of peanuts were utterly bizarre - who eats roasted and salted _in the shell, no less_ peanuts as an appetizer to a burger? I have never seen the other three, but my love for In-N-Out will survive. (double double animal! forever!) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/30 "2015-12-21T11:36:07Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > The only one near me is Five Guys, which I was completely unimpressed by. If the other four are like it, I’ll take Steak 'n Shake. The other four restaurants? Or the other four guys? mmm ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/31 "2015-12-21T12:06:56Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I’m not familiar with most of these, but are they all burger joints? How long could you actually live on just burgers? Surely you’d be missing some vitamins or something. Five Guys offers Powerade and Vitamin Water and has tomatoes, jalapeños, pickles, onions, mushrooms, relish, and green peppers (and even offers a Veggie Sandwich); figure you could do worse, even without factoring in the peanuts. ---
**Author:** ![Torontonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@Torontonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torontonian)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/32 "2015-12-21T12:13:40Z")
McDonalds. Im serious ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/33 "2015-12-21T12:19:25Z")
Five Guys is the only one that has a location that’s less than two hours’ drive away, so I guess I pick that one. They recently opened one 25 minutes away, but I’ve never been there. Their menu does not inspire confidence that I could subsist on it very long though. There’s nothing that looks like a very healthy option. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/34 "2015-12-21T12:42:39Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > I’m kinda surprised by the dislike for Five Guys. I found them to be surpassing yummy, and among the best burgers I’ve ever had… I like them well enough as a greasy treat. I think I would feel ill if I ate there very often, though. > [@usedtobe](#): > > … > Five Guys impressed me as trying too hard to be In-N-Out. The boxes of peanuts were utterly bizarre - who eats roasted and salted _in the shell, no less_ peanuts as an appetizer to a burger?.. I dunno, the peanuts are my favorite thing about the place. I rather like peanuts, and theirs are good. I remove the shells before eating them. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/35 "2015-12-21T13:48:34Z")
Five Guys is the only one close enough to me to survive on. I love them, but their menu is too limited to exist on. I could make it quite a while on just the Cajun Fries though. I would probably choose Steak N’ Shake since I can get a proper fried eggs with bacon and hash browns or pancakes for breakfast, and a variety of sandwiches from burgers and melts… spicy chicken to a club, and also Cincy style chili. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/36 "2015-12-21T16:31:10Z")
Only one within 50 miles of me is Five Guys, but I’ve never tried it. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/37 "2015-12-21T16:54:45Z")
> [@Torontonian](#): > > McDonalds. Im serious Me too. Of the poll options, we only have 5 Guys and I haven’t tried it yet (no drive-through). I heard their fries are good. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/38 "2015-12-21T16:58:53Z")
All of them. Or none of them. Depending on how you define things. Because as we all know after the Corporation Wars it all be Taco Bell anyway. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/39 "2015-12-21T17:14:35Z")
I’ve never eaten at any of them, but I know there is a Five Guys somewhere near here, so I’d go with that. A burger is a burger to me. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967/40 "2015-12-21T17:20:17Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > I who eats roasted and salted _in the shell_ Wait, I’m a little confused. Do you mean you’ve never had peanuts served in the shell, or roasted and salted in the shell, or something else? I mean, roasted and salted in the shell is how they sell ‘em at the ol’ ballgame. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967.md?page=3)