I think Hardees is going for the “Fuck you - I’ll eat whatever I want” market. Seriously. They’re loading the menu with hi-fat stuff to buck the “healthy living, even at McDonald’s” trend.
Joe
Yes, I mentioend them back here a while ago. Tasty. Not just ribs, however, they were different.
That’s part of it, but another important element is that, for a decade now, the corporate controllers of the Carl’s Jr chain have owned Hardee’s. I will admit to be unfamiliar with Hardee’s (wrong part of the country), but the menus noted have been those offered by Carl’s Jr as long as I can remember. It would appear, then, to be a case of menu consolidation.
Back in the day the Arby’s sauce was a BBQ sauce, which was different from the sweet sauce they put on their Beef and Cheddars.
ETA: Ahhh, I see that somebody responded telling me to order the “ranch” sauce. I’ll give that a whirl next time I’m at Arby’s.
I also miss the fried chicken you could get at Hardees.
Your Hardee’s doesn’t have any fried chicken, or it’s just different now? Ours still has chicken.
:mad: May your waffle cones be always soggy, and may your metled confection forever drip upon your clothing. :mad: ( 
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(I thought of another menu item I want restored a few days ago but now I’ve forgotten…)
Subway used to have this sauce that was heavenly … like a mixture of dijon mustard and horseradish mayonnaise. Yum! Now it’s gone, and the closest thing to it is chipotle sauce.
Years ago, Einstein Brothers used to have a sandwich called the Holey Cow - rare roast beef, leaf lettuce, sliced tomato, sharp cheddar cheese, red onions, and horseradish mayo on an onion bagel. Absolute heaven! One day, I asked for one and was told it had been discontinued only the week before. I left.
You guys were right, and I had some horchata at a burrito place just the other day.
Years ago, Domino’s Pizza served roast beef po-boys. It is possible that they were only available in a few locations–I was living in southern Louisiana at the time. They featured large quantities of rich, flavorful beef, dripping with au jus and covered with molten cheese, on a fresh, crusty po-boy bun. They were fantastic, and they sustained us through many a long study session, since there was a Domino’s right across the parking lot from my best friend’s apartment.
Then, after about a year, they vanished–the victims, no doubt, of Domino’s drive to sell only cardboard and rubber disguised as pizza. I’ve tried many good (and not-so-good) roast beef po-boys, subs, and French dips since, and none have ever quite matched those long-lost sandwiches.
This doesn’t quite count, but there used to be a Schlotzsky’s deli that had this sandwich called the Texas Schlotzsky that was ham and jalapenos with cheese and mayo on jalapeno cheese bread that was out of sight, but the closest location is now in Kenosha Wisconsin.
Nah, they (or the franchisee) cancelled it. It’s a rare bird who can find chicken at Hardee’s. (pun intended).
Yeah, French Dips. Those seemed to be wildly popular in the '80’s and then pretty much vanished. I haven’t had one in at least ten years, and wouldn’t have a clue where to find one today.
Incidently, this will probably surprise no one, but like a lot of other things with ‘French’ in the name, in ten years living in France I never once saw anything like a French Dip sandwich.
I haven’t been a fan of KFC ever since they stopped selling their rotisserie chicken.
Jack in the Box used to have pizza pockets. They were decent too-- rich, not tart, tomato sauce, pepperoni, cheese, black olives, and mushrooms. I’d go there and have a pizza pocket and side salad. They discontinued it after a couple years. That effectively ended my patronage of the place.
And I wish Burger King hadn’t made their Italian Chicken Sandwich a seasonal offering.
I guess these changes were for the best, as I eat far less fast food now. 
Taco Bell’s Frito Burrito Supreme.
Put. It. Back.
-FrL-
Arby’s has a French Dip sandwich now, and it’s pretty darn good for fast food. It may be a regional thing, and like anything else that’s good, I expect it to be off the menu next time I go there.
You might try Jason’s Deli, if there’s one in your area. Their Beefeater is a pretty good French Dip, though I find the au jus to vary wildly even at a particular restaurant.
I’ve had Arby’s French Dip, and I will charitably say that it wasn’t a bad sandwich. I found it rather bland and with an odd flavor to the au jus, but not offensive. I’d take it over pretty much anything McDonald’s has to offer, but that’s not saying much. (I will generally skip a meal rather than eat anything other than a biscuit from McD’s.)
Grocery store don’t sell Raisin Biscuits anymore.
Ever.
ANYWHERE!!
<whimper>
Whole Foods used to sell these individually packaged peppermint brownies in the bakery section. They were, without question, the best brownies I’ve ever had–a moist, dense brownie portion topped with peppermint and chocolate ganache.
They’ve been gone for over a year. Whole Foods is not nearly as exciting now.
KFC had, for one brief shining moment (well, maybe 3 years), Chicken Littles, which were White Castle-sized chicken sandwiches and were BY FAR the best thing they ever served. RIP Chicken Littles. Of course, they could be back on the menu for all I know; the local KFC sucks so much I don’t plan to return. And I’ve moved TO Kentucky!
Not exactly “gone” from the menu, but Cracker Barrel has the maddening habit of putting their best dishes on the daily special menu only. Thus, the fried cod is only available Fridays; the roast turkey only on Thursdays, and the best of all, the baked chicken, is only a lunch item Mondays (and it seems they regularly run out of it by noon or so). They did add a “Butter Baked Chicken” for Tuesday night, but it’s made with - I don’t know - 30 pounds or so of breading, so you have to go on a treasure hunt to find the chicken.
At the old Busch Stadium, they had absolutely GLORIOUS garlic fries. Big, honkin’ fries in a cup with an absolute embarassment of garlic. You’d be cartin’ these bad boys back to your seat…I swear, the crowd would part in awe and envy. They still have “garlic fries” on the menu, but they’re an absolute travesty. They’re those dinky, soggy crinkle-cut fries from a bag. Disgusting and most disappointing. Why in the name of all that is holy would they remove the only thing worth eating in the entire park. Yeah, let’s leave in the day-glo-“cheese”-infested nachos and the dried-out-“toasted”-ravioli and give the most excellent garlic fries the old heave ho.
Thanks!