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It turns out that dealing in absolutes is not a wise way to govern (or love your life in general) - who knew?
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Captain Monkey posted:Bueno was way way better in the 90's/00's, the queso was actual queso not the ballpark queso at Taco Bell (both are good). It's much worse these days. I wondered about this. My friends who grew up in San Antonio talk up Taco Bueno like it is the best thing ever. Several years ago I was visiting my friend’s family there and we had breakfast at Bueno and it was… meh. I just assumed it used to be much better, or it is one of those things like regional burger joint chauvinism where the key is not the actual quality of the food but the remembered associations with good times when we were young and life wasn’t all despair and ashes.
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Aug 13, 2023 16:35
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Zwabu posted:the remembered associations with good times when we were young and life wasn’t all despair and ashes. this is why i like dairy queen more than whataburger
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Aug 13, 2023 16:41
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i say swears online posted:this is why i like dairy queen more than whataburger reported
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Aug 13, 2023 16:48
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jalitos beltbuster and a heath blizzard, ain't much else like it
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Aug 13, 2023 16:54
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used to be a great burger joint called Sparky's in Honey Grove, TX and their large fry was a brown paper bag full of fries
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Aug 13, 2023 16:56
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i say swears online posted:this is why i like dairy queen more than whataburger Dairy Queen is the most Texas of fast food chains. It has a completely different menu than the national chain, it's own mascots and they serve THE BEST fast food tacos. Talk up your Bueno (which is fine) or your Bell (great if you quit thinking it's Mexican food), but DQ tacos are perfect.
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Aug 13, 2023 16:58
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i might get taco canana this week
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Aug 13, 2023 17:07
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♫ that's what i like about tex-as ♫
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Aug 13, 2023 17:08
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i say swears online posted:this is why i like dairy queen more than whataburger I don’t agree, but it is close. DQ is always surprisingly good, and Whataburger has no treats as good as a Blizzard.
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Aug 13, 2023 17:23
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Growing up DQ's big selling point was that no matter where our poor rear end was driving to in state for our vacation, there'd be one, so every road trip would include DQ. It's definitely best left in the rose colored fog of my memory though.
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Aug 13, 2023 17:46
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DQ burgers aren't very good, and while a blizzard is okay, I normally either want a milkshake or harder serve ice cream. The whole weird thing with them pretending to be Texan is weird both because they're not and Texan branding puts me off of them more.
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Aug 13, 2023 18:09
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Dairy Queen is from Canada. or somewhere north it may as well be.
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Aug 13, 2023 18:09
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No one else has steak fingers and so DQ reigns supreme
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Aug 13, 2023 18:13
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I don't think I've ever waited for fast food as long as I have for DQ burgers. That said, I grew up going to a really big DQ with an indoor playplace and even had my birthday party there a few times.
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Aug 13, 2023 18:24
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Raising Canes is open very late, very useful during the week as I help bring American alcohol consumption back to pre-Prohibition levels. The line is often shorter/non-existent compared to Whataburger.
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Aug 13, 2023 18:27
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SlothfulCobra posted:DQ burgers aren't very good, and while a blizzard is okay, I normally either want a milkshake or harder serve ice cream. I know everyone in here is probably aware of the history but this story does a pretty good job of explaining why they have done it; they basically let Texas franchises do their own thing for a while who wanted to compete with Whataburger, and then it was too late for the chain to take control again.
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Aug 13, 2023 18:29
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a texan fast food burger should have mustard standard on whatever the #1 is and DQT passes the test
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i say swears online posted:a texan fast food burger should have mustard standard on whatever the #1 is and DQT passes the test Krystal burger collapsed immediately.
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Aug 13, 2023 18:31
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Nonsense posted:Dairy Queen is from Canada. or somewhere north it may as well be. Everyone north of beltway 8 might as well be a yankee.
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Aug 13, 2023 19:00
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the big texas cheeseburger at jack in the box was a buck and just had mustard, cheese, and pickles and i don't think i've eaten there regularly since they axed it
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Aug 13, 2023 19:47
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I haven’t eaten at Jack in the Box since my ur-boomer parents decried their now over cooked burgers as an overreaction to government intervention in burger cooking temperatures. Because they served e.Coli tainted burgers that killed people. The free market demands juicy burgers!
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Aug 13, 2023 20:06
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Nikumatic posted:the big texas cheeseburger at jack in the box was a buck and just had mustard, cheese, and pickles and i don't think i've eaten there regularly since they axed it the rodeo burger at bk was the last dollar hamburger i ever had. it holds a special place in my heart
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Aug 13, 2023 20:09
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jack in the box curly fries are pretty good
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Aug 13, 2023 20:30
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any place that has steak fingers is awesome in my books Actually, did any of yall who grew up in Texas have steak fingers as a school lunch menu item? We had them often in elementary school in the 90s but other people are like 'wtf are steak fingers'
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Aug 13, 2023 20:40
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steak fries kick the poo poo out of wedge fries, I always keep a hill country fare bag of them in my freezer. never thought of them as a texas thing though
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Aug 13, 2023 20:55
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Watermelon Daiquiri posted:any place that has steak fingers is awesome in my books Yep, distinctly remember steak fingers during elementary school lunch. Also, I still walk down to the DQ right off Riverside occasionally to grab a large chocolate dipped cone.
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Aug 13, 2023 23:31
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Nonsense posted:Raising Canes is open very late, very useful during the week as I help bring American alcohol consumption back to pre-Prohibition levels. The line is often shorter/non-existent compared to Whataburger. Raising Canes is good for everything EXCEPT their chicken. The bread, the fries, the sweet tea, the Cane sauce are great but the chicken itself it most bland, tasteless chicken I've ever eaten. It's loving bizarre. I got Sonics all over the goddamn place here in Sugar Land, and that's always a a good experience. Gimme them chili cheese tots
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Aug 14, 2023 00:07
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Sonic's burgers used to be sneakily the best major chain burger but they changed sometime in the 2010s and are just solidly mid-tier now.
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I've been trying fast food shakes at a couple places and I think Jack in the Box and Sonic might be the best so far. Sonic has flavors, I really love the caramel shake, but I'm not a fan of their burgers and I like Jack in the Box's weird eclectic selection where I can get a sourdough ham and egg sandwich at 6:00 PM. Also I'm not a fan of sitting around in my car on a hot summer day. I ate more Sonic when I worked at a mall and they had a place at the food court (and had some kind of onion ring sandwich, that was good).
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Aug 14, 2023 00:31
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If Jack in the box has their spicy chicken strips it's a pro move. If not then it's worthless.
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Aug 14, 2023 01:52
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I begrudgingly admit that Rodeo Goat and Cookshack both from Dallas are good.
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Aug 14, 2023 01:54
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George H.W. oval office posted:I begrudgingly admit that Rodeo Goat and Cookshack both from Dallas are good. I hate how much I like Rodeo Goat, it's too good to be from Dallas.
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Aug 14, 2023 02:20
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anything that goes from DFW to Houston and sticks around is bound to be great.
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Aug 14, 2023 03:20
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Also Rodeo Goat started in Fort Worth lol
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I miss braums. Rodeo goat is good, but RIP off site kitchen in DFW. They had the perfect lunch burg.
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Chieves posted:Also Rodeo Goat started in Fort Worth lol As a native of DFW (expat in houston), Ft. Worth is Dallas. All of DFW is Dallas.
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Aug 14, 2023 06:22
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Best fast food fried chicken in the San Antonio - Austin corridor is Bill Millers
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Jake Gittes posted:I'm p sure wes lives south of 59 in Boulevard Oaks. ah - maybe - I only knew that because he was one of the coaches for Neartown Little League which is mostly Montrose but includes boulevard oaks too
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Sab0921 posted:ah - maybe - I only knew that because he was one of the coaches for Neartown Little League which is mostly Montrose but includes boulevard oaks too the reason I know this is kind of dumb. i don't follow his twitter account, but a couple years ago he posted a letter from the NFLPA on about denying him coverage for football related injuries or something similar. some sports media outlet retweeted it w/ some commentary about how unfair the nflpa is treating players etc etc doesn't really matter for this poast. anyway wes left his north blvd address unredacted on the letter
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