New fast food discussion/review thread
12-20-2023
, 03:26 PM
12-20-2023
, 03:51 PM
12-21-2023
, 05:38 PM
12-23-2023
, 11:27 PM
12-26-2023
, 05:49 PM
A little late, but I achieved a fast food goal and tried Culver's twice while visiting family in AR over Thanksgiving. On the first trip I did the Culver's Deluxe with mayo and mustard; the second I had the fried pork loin sandwich; I also got a bite of the fried shrimp which my dad got. For sides, at various times tried fries, onion rings, pretzel bites and of course cheese curds. Then tried a few flavors of custard and a concrete with marshmallow and cherry.
The burger (poorly pictured) was good. It's most similar to Wendy's Dave's Single/Double out of the big 3, and it tasted like the very tippy-top range of a Wendy's Dave's - I say that as a compliment, as Wendy's hits it out of the park when they do it right. The beef was good and hot, and the produce was all very nice and fresh and added a lot to the experience.
The pork sandwich (not pictured) was absolutely a winner, hot and juicy and crispy and flavorful. Obviously not something you can order anywhere else, and a very decent way to spend lunch. The fried shrimp were pretty darn good too.
Don't remember much about the fries and onion rings. Cheese curds were good, about what I expected. Pretzel bites were my favorite side I tried, soft and warm and very good.
Ice cream/custard was high quality too, we particularly liked the special lemon/berry flavor-of-the-day we got one of the days.
Overall very much enjoyed getting to try it and am glad I went, and would happily go back if given the chance. But, it wasn't life-changing by any stretch, and I wouldn't make a special point for visiting when near one.
The burger (poorly pictured) was good. It's most similar to Wendy's Dave's Single/Double out of the big 3, and it tasted like the very tippy-top range of a Wendy's Dave's - I say that as a compliment, as Wendy's hits it out of the park when they do it right. The beef was good and hot, and the produce was all very nice and fresh and added a lot to the experience.
The pork sandwich (not pictured) was absolutely a winner, hot and juicy and crispy and flavorful. Obviously not something you can order anywhere else, and a very decent way to spend lunch. The fried shrimp were pretty darn good too.
Don't remember much about the fries and onion rings. Cheese curds were good, about what I expected. Pretzel bites were my favorite side I tried, soft and warm and very good.
Ice cream/custard was high quality too, we particularly liked the special lemon/berry flavor-of-the-day we got one of the days.
Overall very much enjoyed getting to try it and am glad I went, and would happily go back if given the chance. But, it wasn't life-changing by any stretch, and I wouldn't make a special point for visiting when near one.
12-26-2023
, 05:50 PM
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Treated myself to a shake shack longish lunch on a slow holiday week work day. Grabbed a smokeshack burger ($8.99), spicy cheese fries ($5.69), and a christmas cookie shake ($6.79).
Smokeshack burger comes with cheese, bacon and chopped cherry peppers. It was good, but a little on the small side - internet tells me it's a 4oz patty but I'd say it felt a little smaller than a Dave's single. The cherry peppers were noticeably cold, and would have been better at room-temp. I enjoyed it, no doubt, but I wouldn't go out of my way to pay $9 for one.
Spicy cheese fries were tasty. The spice blend was good and overall the fries had a lot of flavor. Again I thought the portion seemed on the smallish side, for $6 I'd love a large size fries.
Christmas cookie shake definitely had a distinct flavor that was different than vanilla. Blindfolded I probably would have guessed birthday cake rather than xmas cookie, but either way it was good and creamy. High quality.
In all the meal was good, I enjoyed each piece of it and together. And, I'm definitely not hungry anymore, if not outright stuffed. But, it was $26 and change after leaving on the default 10% tip option. I would much rather pay $15 for a menu price baconater, fries and frosty from Wendy's than $26 for this. I'd also rather pay $13 for a burrito or bowl at Chipotle than $26 here. If my powerball ticket comes in then I'd be happy eating here regularly, but until then I think once every year or two sounds about right.
Edit: I want to add a pic but tapatalk won't load :-/
Smokeshack burger comes with cheese, bacon and chopped cherry peppers. It was good, but a little on the small side - internet tells me it's a 4oz patty but I'd say it felt a little smaller than a Dave's single. The cherry peppers were noticeably cold, and would have been better at room-temp. I enjoyed it, no doubt, but I wouldn't go out of my way to pay $9 for one.
Spicy cheese fries were tasty. The spice blend was good and overall the fries had a lot of flavor. Again I thought the portion seemed on the smallish side, for $6 I'd love a large size fries.
Christmas cookie shake definitely had a distinct flavor that was different than vanilla. Blindfolded I probably would have guessed birthday cake rather than xmas cookie, but either way it was good and creamy. High quality.
In all the meal was good, I enjoyed each piece of it and together. And, I'm definitely not hungry anymore, if not outright stuffed. But, it was $26 and change after leaving on the default 10% tip option. I would much rather pay $15 for a menu price baconater, fries and frosty from Wendy's than $26 for this. I'd also rather pay $13 for a burrito or bowl at Chipotle than $26 here. If my powerball ticket comes in then I'd be happy eating here regularly, but until then I think once every year or two sounds about right.
Edit: I want to add a pic but tapatalk won't load :-/
