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Slims chicken guy,

I'm not a fan of slims in general but the chicken & waffles was quite good. I usually get tenders shaken in buffalo and cayenne ranch for dipping but it is meh

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11-17-2014 , 03:27 PM

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CalledDownLight

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Originally Posted by El Diablo

All,

Not fast food, but there are a handful of locations in the South and now one in the SF Bay Area. Holy cow this looks good: http://www.farmburger.net/#one

Menu: http://static.squarespace.com/static....14.14+pdf.pdf

I'm thinking beef burger
+ (free) FB sauce, iceberg lettuce, red onion
+ ($1) crispy red onions, cheddar
+ ($2) one of: oxtail marmalade, pork belly or roasted bone marrow ($3)

usually go with a fried egg on a burger, but I think that would be too much going on this time.

maybe a black cow float (coke/vanilla) or a young's chocolate stout w/ vanilla.'

also interested in: roasted garlic, smoked paprika mayo, sauteed mushrooms, caramelized onions, beer battered onion ring, cured lardo, and bacon as burger toppings

SO MANY CHOICES!

FramBurger is decent, but not good enough to go out of your way for or anything. The one near my office is basically across the street from Chipotle. I get Chipotle like 2x/month for lunch and have never once gone to FB for lunch.

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11-17-2014 , 08:46 PM

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sofocused978

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DQ cherry dipped cones amd Dilly Bars FTW

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11-17-2014 , 09:02 PM

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Mark_K

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Originally Posted by sofocused978

DQ cherry dipped cones amd Dilly Bars FTW

Wow, I forgot about these. I've haven't had either since I was a kid.

I remember butterscotch too. (bleh)

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11-17-2014 , 09:08 PM

#20180

Mark_K

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Originally Posted by Nootka

Forget the chains, except maybe InnOut. In or near downtown:

-Grand Central Market has a few newish places that are supposed to be great, like Egg Slut, Belcamp Meats for burgers,

- Mendocino Farms for sandwiches
- Langer's for pastrami
- Phillipe's

Lots of great Japanese and Sushi downtown in Little Tokyo, and Mexican south or east of downtown. Bludso's BBQ in Compton is good too.

If you're in Santa Monica, get sandwiches at Bay Cities (Chicken Parm or the Godmother).

If I was Villian and my stomach felt up to it. I would have a chiliburger at one of the Original Tommy Burgers locations.

Good chiliburgers, good fries, good hotdogs

I just noticed they opened a location in LV... Hmmph.

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11-17-2014 , 09:08 PM

#20181

Hoagie

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Buster bars>>>>>>>>dilly bars

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11-17-2014 , 09:09 PM

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dNAssume

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Originally Posted by sofocused978

DQ cherry dipped cones amd Dilly Bars FTW

Crunch cone dipped in cherry!

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11-17-2014 , 09:12 PM

#20183

grando1.0

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wtf they have cherry dip?

DQ spicy burgers are tremendous

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11-17-2014 , 09:45 PM

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jawhoo

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May have to give that Tommy's Burgers a try. There is a fantastic burger joint in Millville, NJ about 30 min outside AC called Jim's Lunch that served burger's and hotdogs with just chili, onions and mustard. Tommy's seems to add pickle & tomato but the pictures look kind of similar. (At least the chili looks about the same consistency.)

Worth trying to see if they capture some of the Jim's Lunch magic.

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11-18-2014 , 02:31 PM

#20185

kioshk

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On the DQ 5 dollar specials with sundae, you can upgrade to a blizzard for $1.

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11-18-2014 , 02:54 PM

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ty71087

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Grew up on the butterscotch dipped cones. Omg. Has been far far too long

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11-18-2014 , 03:04 PM

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stockguy3205

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Originally Posted by kioshk

On the DQ 5 dollar specials with sundae, you can upgrade to a blizzard for $1.

Drive Thru Pro Tip: Ask for a dessert coupon (unless you enjoy eating ice cream in the car) and they'll give you a coupon that is good for either a free sundae or $1 blizzard.

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11-18-2014 , 03:23 PM

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durango155

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Still love me some whataburger with jalapeno and cheese...if u wanna get wild get a side of gravy for the fries

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11-18-2014 , 04:05 PM

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punkass

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I feel like I should have been going to DQ more often.

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11-18-2014 , 06:01 PM

#20190

wrongarm300

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^ this!

I remember always enjoying the chicken strip baskets with gravy but can't remember what the burgers even taste like .. guess I'll hit em up soon

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11-18-2014 , 06:20 PM

#20191

27offsuit

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Took a friend to lunch today for helping me move a big window and he suggested Chipotle. Got a gigantic chicken bowl, muy bueno.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Pleases and Thank Yous go a long way with service industry people who have to put up with asswads all day every day. The lady today gave me a ginormous scoop of meat that was easily a double and I like to think it is because of that. You don't need to be this patronizing friendly creeper, just look them in the eye and be nice. A little respect goes a long way.

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11-18-2014 , 06:43 PM

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ty71087

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Completely agree, but I was making fun of u as I read that post

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11-18-2014 , 10:32 PM

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REDeYeS00

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Originally Posted by punkass

I feel like I should have been going to DQ more often.

they are not the best
they are not the worst
but they are near the top of the middle

*edit: i honestly think with the right marketing to the proper target audience and a good growth plan, DQ could triple in the near future.

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11-18-2014 , 10:35 PM

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SirOsis

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Yeah whenever I go to DQ I think to myself, "Damn, that was pretty good and didn't cost too much" and then I forget about them entirely for like a year. Don't they have some garlic toast thing too? That was pretty good.

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11-18-2014 , 10:42 PM

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pwnsall

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They gave cheese curds at dq here. Not sure if common

I like turtles

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11-18-2014 , 10:43 PM

#20196

Brandonspade

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Originally Posted by pwnsall

They gave cheese curds at dq here. Not sure if common

I like turtles

It is here...I'm in va

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11-18-2014 , 10:52 PM

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Brandonspade

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Do any of you guys have a Tastee freeze in your area? We have one in my area that's been here for years. I don't go there very often but when I do I usually get a chili dog and a banana split. Just was wondering if they are still common round the states.

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11-18-2014 , 10:59 PM

#20198

REDeYeS00

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Originally Posted by Brandonspade

there was one near me when i was living down in salinas, ca, but there were other better options near by (foster's freeze, etc).

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11-18-2014 , 11:02 PM

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Villian1

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I've never been to one but I think I've heard of them before (I'm an east coaster). Edit...apparently there are some on the east coast. Never been.

Thanks for all the LA tips!! We went to Filipe's and it was very good. I'm sure I'll be going to more of your recommendations. Thanks everyone. Off to the LA Kings game now!