# What's your favorite fast food item? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953 "2011-12-31T15:44:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/1 "2011-12-31T15:44:34Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/2 "2011-12-31T16:03:10Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/3 "2011-12-31T16:06:01Z")
> [@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. 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. ---
**Author:** ![UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/46a35a/32.png) [@UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UFC_Is_Sux)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/4 "2011-12-31T16:13:38Z")
Taco Bell’s beef burrito. I don’t indulge often but the taste is perfect when I’m in the mood for trash food. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/5 "2011-12-31T19:21:14Z")
Taco Bell taco salad with a caramel empanada for dessert. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/6 "2011-12-31T20:27:13Z")
Anything from Five Guys. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/7 "2011-12-31T20:32:40Z")
Big Mac. (or, Big Mac Meal, since I call all three items a No. 1!) ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/8 "2011-12-31T20:36:19Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/9 "2011-12-31T20:40:51Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/10 "2012-01-01T00:06:58Z")
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. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/11 "2012-01-01T00:23:10Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/12 "2012-01-01T00:23:13Z")
Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich. The original, not the spicy, not the grilled, just bun, pickles, and chicken breast. It’s just divine. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/13 "2012-01-01T00:29:14Z")
Delux angus snack wrap from McDonalds. Yummy. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/14 "2012-01-01T00:47:11Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/15 "2012-01-01T00:51:29Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/16 "2012-01-01T00:55:43Z")
> [@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. 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. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/17 "2012-01-01T00:57:18Z")
In-N-Out’s [Animal-Style Fries](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn210/hrhomer/animal_style_fries_in_and_out.jpg). Joe ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/18 "2012-01-01T01:31:59Z")
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). ---
**Author:** ![missinformation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@missinformation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missinformation)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/19 "2012-01-01T01:44:33Z")
White Castle cheeseburger…only thing that rivals it is a cheeseburger from the White Manna in Hackensack New Jersey… ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953/20 "2012-01-01T02:09:15Z")
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. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-fast-food-item/607953.md?page=2)