Popular snacks/restaurants/drinks you hate

[HFCS]

KFC has gone down the crapper quality wise. As a kid, when my folks would get a bucket of KFC for us to have in the station wagon at the drive-in movies, it was a special treat. When my kids were young in the mid to late 90s, it was still really good. Since then it’s turned into a tasteless shadow of its former greatness. And their potatoes and gravy - which used to be addictingly delicious - is horrible pasty glop now.

It was just regular fried chicken with a somewhat unique flavor, pretty solid for something to grab fast. Now it's just loaded with salt and they're constantly "inventing" gross combinations of their sides and chicken. KFC and Pizza Hut really are prime case studies for Idiocracy, their offerings in other countries are even weirder sometimes. What is wrong with basic fried chicken and pizza? There's no need to improve.

 

[Mr Janny]

I get people like Cane's because it's a mountain of food for $12 and they really just want to drink punchbowls of that sauce...but I don't like that sauce and I swear their chicken doesn't even have a pinch of salt and pepper.

I have a new one near me I'd probably get all the time if they could add even a pinch of seasoning and/or get bbq or some other sauce options. As it is I never go there.

Cane's is the definition of mid. The sauce is the only thing that's above average. Nothing is bad, but it's just basic. It's soccer mom food.

 

[NWICY]

I’m sure the newness is a big factor.

Here’s the secret to chic-fil-a though: they keep that line moving. It’s why they have people walking around with menus and taking orders. The whole point is to keep the line moving.

My point is: don’t let the line deter you. It doesn’t take nearly as long as it appears. Of course the first month might be extra-busy. But pretty much every location will have a line at peak times.

The service at the Ames Chick-fil-a is top notch! I'm impressed every time I use the drive thru.

 

[JP4CY]

Cane's is the definition of mid. The sauce is the only thing that's above average. Nothing is bad, but it's just basic. It's soccer mom food.

My favorite part is actually the toast.

 

[simply1]

Are Twin Bings popular?

Careful now

 

[simply1]

You know why I like in n out? Because the workers appear to give a ****. Looks like a place where you work hard, they pay you decently, and the good is atleast on par if not better than similarly priced places.
Same reason I like Costco, Trader Joe's, Kwik Star, Scheels.

Yeah, about Trader Joe’s…

 

[Mr Janny]

My favorite part is actually the toast.

The toast is fine. It doesn't taste bad. It just isn't special.

 

[CYaeger]

KFC has gone down the crapper quality wise. As a kid, when my folks would get a bucket of KFC for us to have in the station wagon at the drive-in movies, it was a special treat. When my kids were young in the mid to late 90s, it was still really good. Since then it’s turned into a tasteless shadow of its former greatness. And their potatoes and gravy - which used to be addictingly delicious - is horrible pasty glop now.

KFC is still pretty good, just gotta know which locations to go to. The one on Euclid in Des Moines is pretty good. Popeyes is delicious. Pizza Ranch has really good fried chicken.

 

[CYaeger]

Mint ice cream = garbage

 

[packattack425]

How do all you coffee haters poop in the morning?

 

[Rural]

Cane's is the definition of mid. The sauce is the only thing that's above average. Nothing is bad, but it's just basic. It's soccer mom food.

When they opened in Coralville they had to have employees directing traffic in the drive through lanes for about the first ten days it was so busy.

Now these how many months later I can guarantee you the place isn't pulling the coin they think it should.

 

[throwittoblythe]

I really like Canes. It works for them particularly because they have such a limited menu. The quality of the meat/strips is hard to beat.

I get that people want more spice or seasoning, but that is not what it is. I think they could please more people if they had a spicy option, but then they would be going against their philosophy of the limited menu.

I do think they could add a couple sauces too, that would not really be going against their limited menu, and would make more people like it.

The quality of the strips are far better than most out there, but the lack of options for spice or sauce does turn some off.

I like their sauce, but I do also wish they had other options sometimes.

The one thing you cant argue with is their popularity or success, they apparently are doing something right. Just like I dont get the hype for Chick Fil A but they must be doing something right, by how successful they are.

Think about it from a production standpoint. It takes, what, 4 to 5 employees to run the whole operation? The employees only need to know how to drop chicken and fries in the fryer, which I’m sure is timed.

So the employees need to know how to do and manage a few very simple tasks. The limited menu means ordering is very fast.

I’m sure it’s a very low margin operation that churns very fast to make profits in volume.

 

[MeanDean]

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How do all you coffee haters poop in the morning?

Same way I did before you or I were 18 - or whatever age you started drinking coffee. I eat breakfast. FISO (Food In S___t Out).

 

[FarmerCy1]

Jethros- crappy, overhyped BBQ, crappy owner, surcharges added for blatantly political reasons. Most Mexican restaurants- the food is the same and there’s a greater than 50% chance you get food poisoning from most of them.

 

[bsaltyman]

Avocados and guacamole

Spicy foods

Sushi

Beer

Damn. I could live happily just on these things.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Bud light.

Mushrooms on pizza.

Heath Candy Bars.

 

[Al_4_State]

How is Diet Coke still around, when they already created the much superior Coke Zero? I have actually met people who claim Diet Coke tastes better than Coke Zero, but I think they're just being stubborn.

My wife is this way.

Diet Coke is a cult.

 

[cycloner29]

Bud light.

Mushrooms on pizza.

Heath Candy Bars.

I can agree on the first two. I am not a fungi either on anything.

The Heath Bar hate though, may the lord have mercy on your sole. Heath Bar Blizzards are the bomb. You can put heath bar bits in hot chocolate, coffee, on top of desserts.

 

[clonechemist]

Jethros- crappy, overhyped BBQ, crappy owner, surcharges added for blatantly political reasons. Most Mexican restaurants- the food is the same and there’s a greater than 50% chance you get food poisoning from most of them.

Either you’re magically finding the worst Mexican food on the planet, or your gringo GI system just isn’t used to good food.

 

[FarmerCy1]

Either you’re magically finding the worst Mexican food on the planet, or your gringo GI system just isn’t used to good food.

Oh, it’s used to it… I think I just have bad luck finding the right places