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There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 8:34:18

The king of fast food has been dethroned after more than a decade on top.

That's according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, a report released this week based on thousands of customer surveys reflecting on recent experiences with major restaurant chains.

Beloved chicken chain Chick-fil-A has sat atop the index for 11 years, but 16,464 respondents knocked it from the top spot in favor of the sandwich shop Jersey Mike's, which was routinely praised for freshness, food variety and value.

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Other top quick-service restaurants include Jimmy John's and Panda Express (Tied-3rd), KFC, Papa John's and Domino's (Tied-4th), Raising Cane's, Starbuck's and Subway (Tied-5th) and Burger King, Dunkin' and Little Caesars (Tied-6th).

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Other consumer rankings from the report:

Best sandwich: Jersey Mike's, Jimmy John's, Subway, Arby's

Best pizza: Papa Johns, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Little Ceasers

Best burger: Burger King, Culver's, Sonic, Wendy's, Five Guys

Best full service: Texas Roadhouse, LongHorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Applebee's, Chili's, Cracker Barrel.

https://www.mlive.com/business/2026/06/popular-sandwich-chain-ends-chick-fil-as-11-year-run-atop-fast-food-rankings.html

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interesting, because the I thought he general concensus was JM was in decline

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:59:58, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

smaller portions, much worse value etc

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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

Even after the PE buy, I haven’t noticed any changes to portion or price*

Posted by MC <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=MC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 12:03:49, in reply to "interesting, because the I thought he general concensus was JM was in decline"

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smaller portions, much worse value etc

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Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some Tang, it'd be you.

never had it and couldn't tell you without googling where one was*

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:43:32, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

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"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

I like JM, but they don't need to do the oil and vinegar like a 13 year old putting on cologne*

Posted by Gene Parmesan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Gene+Parmesan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:35:15, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

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that's Mike's Way, baby!*

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:37:59, in reply to "I like JM, but they don't need to do the oil and vinegar like a 13 year old putting on cologne*"

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I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

lulz, agreed. always gotta ask for light O&V

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:37:53, in reply to "I like JM, but they don't need to do the oil and vinegar like a 13 year old putting on cologne*"

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

^^This is the way^^*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 13:33:11, in reply to "lulz, agreed. always gotta ask for light O&V"

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JM’s is awesome. Raising Cane is very good….we also have a Guthriees which is the same*

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:17:03, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

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Recrudescence

I feel like I'm missing something with Raising Cane's. Had it a few times...

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:47:36, in reply to "JM’s is awesome. Raising Cane is very good….we also have a Guthriees which is the same*"

...and though decent, nothing good enough that I'd ever make a special trip for.

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

the sauce really makes or breaks it IMO. If you like the sauce, it's great

Posted by Gene Parmesan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Gene+Parmesan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 13:57:22, in reply to "I feel like I'm missing something with Raising Cane's. Had it a few times..."

if not, it's fine.

I happen to like the sauce, but can see how some might not.

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...and though decent, nothing good enough that I'd ever make a special trip for.

It's a tad too peppery for me.*

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 15:48:35, in reply to "the sauce really makes or breaks it IMO. If you like the sauce, it's great"

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if not, it's fine.

I happen to like the sauce, but can see how some might not.

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...and though decent, nothing good enough that I'd ever make a special trip for.

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

It’s that damn garlic toast that gets me*

Posted by Jackie <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Jackie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 14:25:46, in reply to "the sauce really makes or breaks it IMO. If you like the sauce, it's great"

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if not, it's fine.

I happen to like the sauce, but can see how some might not.

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...and though decent, nothing good enough that I'd ever make a special trip for.

as somebody who only eats boneless chicken, it's my #2

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:51:37, in reply to "I feel like I'm missing something with Raising Cane's. Had it a few times..."

1st is Wingstop for the garlic parm dry-rub tendies, then Cane's, then KFC, and Popeye's brings up the rear. I've never had Chick Fil-A.

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

I was reading to see where Chick-Fil-A ranked on your list only to find you’ve never had it?!?!*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 13:34:18, in reply to "as somebody who only eats boneless chicken, it's my #2"

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1st is Wingstop for the garlic parm dry-rub tendies, then Cane's, then KFC, and Popeye's brings up the rear. I've never had Chick Fil-A.

up until last fall, I had never lived within an hour of a chick fil-a*

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 13:48:44, in reply to "I was reading to see where Chick-Fil-A ranked on your list only to find you’ve never had it?!?!*"

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1st is Wingstop for the garlic parm dry-rub tendies, then Cane's, then KFC, and Popeye's brings up the rear. I've never had Chick Fil-A.

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

Potbelly's is better than JM imo.*

Posted by ibdoc <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ibdoc' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:54:55, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

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not really a fan of their subs but they have a couple of great salads*

Posted by lcubed <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=lcubed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:06:50, in reply to "Potbelly's is better than JM imo.*"

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My local Potbelly also has arguably the best iced tea in Kane County. *

Posted by illini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:05:00, in reply to "Potbelly's is better than JM imo.*"

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Burger King? GTFOOH*

Posted by PapaDels <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=PapaDels' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:24:09, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

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I have schweppervessence and wessonality.
Too sweet to be sour, too nice to be mean.

underrated fast food chain: Cook Out *

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:19:54, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

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Agree to disagree

Posted by Tortillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tortillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 12:21:17, in reply to "underrated fast food chain: Cook Out *"

Pros: lots of milkshake flavors

Cons: everything else on the menu

Jesus Christ…those lists are an indictment on our entire culture. *

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:08:40, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

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It’s a survey about chain restaurants, what would you expect to be on the list?*

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:26:24, in reply to "Jesus Christ…those lists are an indictment on our entire culture. *"

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When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

The survey itself whatever...the fact that these restaurants (I'm guessing here)...

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:46:41, in reply to "It’s a survey about chain restaurants, what would you expect to be on the list?*"

...likely dwarf other categories in American food dollars is what I'm talking about.

As an aside...I think the chicken places do the best...because thus far it seems hard to fuck up fried chicken.

Burger places can be decent to good but probably has the widest gulf in the category.

Chain pizza is almost as a rule completely inedible and the chain "ethnic" just isn't really comparable to their actual cultural equivalent. At all.

I'm not sure if they're popular and thus ubiquitous crowding out all else or if they crowded out all else and became popular. Either way, it's a sad state of affairs.

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The problem is that the VAST majority of the country doesn’t live in places like we do.

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:10:52, in reply to "The survey itself whatever...the fact that these restaurants (I'm guessing here)..."

These are the options they have available and they serve a purpose in that regard. Obviously there’s another discussion to be had about why local businesses can’t survive in small towns anymore, but I don’t begrudge people for liking these kinds of places.

Its really only a last ~20 years development for these places to be mock worthy, I grew up in a good sized Chicago suburb in the 80’s/90’s and even then a night out at Pizza Hut or Olive Garden was a delicacy. There were a few other restaurants in town but nothing like it is now where there’s one on every corner.

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When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

Yea...I realize I have an embarassment of riches for food options...I was more thinking about...

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:40:19, in reply to "The problem is that the VAST majority of the country doesn’t live in places like we do."

...where I grew up.

The have vanishingly small local options...but I guess nearly every form of retail consumption has gone that way.

They had a killer local spot "Burgers and Beer". It opened after I had left but it was like my go-to when I came back home. Great burgers. A solid collection of beers. It closed this year. Local German restaurant, closed. Local coffee shop / restaurant down to one. Pizza, Casey's seems like the go-to. The olds meet up at McDonalds for coffee instead of the local place.

Why is that and why has that happened? General downward socio-economic glidepath of the rural midwest forcing cheaper food choices?

Anyway, I'm tangenting way hard away from the original point.

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a lot of small businesses, esp restaurants, are terribly managed and bleed cash

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:55:47, in reply to "Yea...I realize I have an embarassment of riches for food options...I was more thinking about..."

they don't get put out of business by McDonald's they get put out of business by their ownership being inept.

the olds meet up at McDonalds in your town because the total experience is consistent (clean, quality is the same, wait times are consistent, etc etc.)

in my home town the same guy i went to HS with keeps buying everything small (couple of bars, a sit down restaurant, a diner) and makes them all work because he worked for the sit down restaurant for 15 years and figured out how it works before buying it. he's able to turn all these things cash positive. he's an outlier. most small business owners are clueless about what they are actually selling.

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for why local places can't survive...i assume high costs (and associated high price)

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:35:49, in reply to "The problem is that the VAST majority of the country doesn’t live in places like we do."

not having the supply chain scale that a McDonalds or a Burger King increases costs, which increases price in order for the place to survive. Customers see those prices and either can't afford it, don't want to sit down/wait longer for their food, or figure McD's/BK is good enough for less, so they go there.

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

Right...but they survived for decades before...something in economics or preferences changed. *

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 12:01:45, in reply to "for why local places can't survive...i assume high costs (and associated high price)"

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Honestly I wonder if it’s more about there just being way less people now who are willing…

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 12:11:32, in reply to "Right...but they survived for decades before...something in economics or preferences changed. *"

to work around the clock 7 days a week for minimal to no profit - which seems to be what it often takes to run an independently owned restaurant. The idea that these restaurants were successful in the past could be a false assumption, I’m guessing many (or most?) were perpetually teetering on the edge.

I remember being on vacation in Sedona and talking to a couple in their 70’s who said they had just sold their restaurant and were on the first vacation they’d taken in decades since the husband would never take a day off. How many people in this current generation are willing to live that life?

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

fewer

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 13:48:04, in reply to "Honestly I wonder if it’s more about there just being way less people now who are willing…"

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

I generally despise full service chain places as a rule. fast food has its place

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:14:36, in reply to "Jesus Christ…those lists are an indictment on our entire culture. *"

that said, I feel we should also talk about BK being #1? That place is by far my least favorite fast food burger joint.

they do have the best burgers, by a hair over Wendys

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:16:54, in reply to "I generally despise full service chain places as a rule. fast food has its place"

Unfortunately, their fries are worse than Wendys, which suck. And the cheese sticks, onion rings, and chicken fries aren't much good either.

I really wish they'd let you just get a regular burger as a "side" instead of any of those.

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

I'm sorry, you're saying BK burgers are better than Culver's? Or 5 Guys?

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:20:26, in reply to "they do have the best burgers, by a hair over Wendys"

Or In 'N Out?

Or even Wendy's?

Dude..

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"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

BK is the Papa John’s of FF burgers. *

Posted by bjl63 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bjl63' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:37:13, in reply to "I'm sorry, you're saying BK burgers are better than Culver's? Or 5 Guys? "

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Or In 'N Out?

Or even Wendy's?

Dude..

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I only see Wendy's as a direct competitor among those

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:26:53, in reply to "I'm sorry, you're saying BK burgers are better than Culver's? Or 5 Guys? "

5 Guys to BK is like Chipotle to Taco Bell, and neither Culvers nor In & Out are national chains, so they don't have to make the compromises that come with scaling up to that many stores.

The Baconator is better than any of BK's bacon burgers, but a Whopper with everything is better than a Dave's single with everything. Also, the BK double chee is significantly better than a Double Stack, which is like 75% bread at this point.

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

That makes more sense. What about Steak and Shake? BK isn't better than that. *

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:01:56, in reply to "I only see Wendy's as a direct competitor among those"

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"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

Speaking of Steak n Shake what the hell happened to them?

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:12:27, in reply to "That makes more sense. What about Steak and Shake? BK isn't better than that. *"

I drive by the one on Neil twice a day and its always a ghost town

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They got stuck in no-man's-land between fast-food slop and fast-casual

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:40:18, in reply to "Speaking of Steak n Shake what the hell happened to them?"

and it doesn't seem like the beef tallow fries are doing much to help.

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

heh, i had a similar thought earlier this week

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:32:14, in reply to "Speaking of Steak n Shake what the hell happened to them?"

i was passing through the parking lot of one by my place to get to another store and it occurred to me that there was not one single customer inside the place (at least that I could see) and no cars in the drive thru. This was at, like, 6 pm.

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

We go to the one near I-74 and Cunningham. Service can be a little spotty but not bad and...

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:27:22, in reply to "Speaking of Steak n Shake what the hell happened to them?"

the food is pretty consistent and good.

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I drive by the one on Neil twice a day and its always a ghost town

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"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

totally agree on Five Guys, different type of thing *

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:34:05, in reply to "I only see Wendy's as a direct competitor among those"

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Five Guys is closer to Gibson's than to BK.

Posted by Illiniphil <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Illiniphil' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:07:26, in reply to "totally agree on Five Guys, different type of thing *"

At least price wise.

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i think a BK burger is better than just about anywhere

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:31:19, in reply to "I only see Wendy's as a direct competitor among those"

I think 5 Guys and In and Out are very overrated. 5 Guys sales are getting pummeled because it is too expensive for what it is. they've announced they are closing stores.

In and Out experience is good, the food is fine, but if they scale up I think they'll run into a lot of problems.

You've gotta hand it to McDonald's. They are very innovative for a company their size in food, marketing, and experience. The consistency of food and experience plus speed at scale is unmatched.

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I remember listening to a podcast on chain restaurant food innovation

Posted by DT <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DT' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:11:57, in reply to "i think a BK burger is better than just about anywhere"

I think it was a This American Life episode. It was really fascinating to hear about how big chains like that explore new food options.

One crazy thing about McDonald’s in particular is that they are so huge, simple logistics were a critical element in their recipes. They are so big that just adding an ingredient to a food item can move the market and shift prices significantly, or even overtax world supply of something.

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i had In and Out once and was unimpressed

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:54:32, in reply to "i think a BK burger is better than just about anywhere"

it was a fine burger, but to me it was no different than comparable places steak n shake, shake shack, culvers, etc.

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

I decided when I lived in Cali that In 'N Out might be the most overrated brand in America.

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:54:15, in reply to "i think a BK burger is better than just about anywhere"

Not that it's not good but definitely not up to the hype.

Also, I don't like BK in general. Haven't been in aing time. Maybe need a revisit.

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"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

in n out has a good experience

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:45:24, in reply to "I decided when I lived in Cali that In 'N Out might be the most overrated brand in America. "

clean stores, friendly staff, small menu, "secret" items. the food is just normal fast food but the brand is super strong.

Chik Fil A is the same way. There are better chicken sandwiches, there aren't a lot of better experiences. Chick Fil A being able to scale that experience the last decade to become a national chain is a tough task to pull off, but they did.

Buccees, tho not fast food, is very good at executing the experience.

Not that it's not good but definitely not up to the hype.

Also, I don't like BK in general. Haven't been in aing time. Maybe need a revisit.

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I actually do enjoy In N Out and completely agree with your assessment.

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 11:41:57, in reply to "I decided when I lived in Cali that In 'N Out might be the most overrated brand in America. "

It's also the only place I can go with all 4 of us and eat for like 35 bucks. It's the cheapest place to eat outside of my house by a fucking landslide.

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Not that it's not good but definitely not up to the hype.

Also, I don't like BK in general. Haven't been in aing time. Maybe need a revisit.

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i agree with Sammich here.

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:24:20, in reply to "I'm sorry, you're saying BK burgers are better than Culver's? Or 5 Guys? "

BK has great burgers and everything else (food, service, experience) is terrible.

Wendy's fell off a cliff. It's in bad shape, they are closing hundreds of stores.

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Or In 'N Out?

Or even Wendy's?

Dude..

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Papa John’s is terrible pizza. I do not understand how they became and remained so popular

Posted by DT <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DT' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 8:51:30, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

Their sauce is disgustingly sweet and absolutely ruins the taste.

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it is awful. there’s bad pizza and then “how did they even do that?”?

Posted by memyselfandillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=memyselfandillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 14:47:24, in reply to "Papa John’s is terrible pizza. I do not understand how they became and remained so popular "

Hut is like a salt lick
Caesar’s is lunchroom quality
Dominos is edible but not great.

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Their sauce is disgustingly sweet and absolutely ruins the taste.

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LBK drunkenly ordered some in Minneapolis a couple weeks ago. Can confirm.

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:31:44, in reply to "Papa John’s is terrible pizza. I do not understand how they became and remained so popular "

Even inebriated, I couldn't eat more than a piece or two.

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

it's the garlic sauce/butter*

Posted by lcubed <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=lcubed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 9:56:15, in reply to "Papa John’s is terrible pizza. I do not understand how they became and remained so popular "

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Their sauce is disgustingly sweet and absolutely ruins the taste.

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I like it, but like almost all chain pizzas it's absolutely worthless if not eaten right away

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 9:42:31, in reply to "Papa John’s is terrible pizza. I do not understand how they became and remained so popular "

the only national chain I've found that can still be enjoyed cold/reheated is Pizza Hut

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

I haven't had it in a long time, but it was always my go-to for trash pizza

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 9:52:19, in reply to "I like it, but like almost all chain pizzas it's absolutely worthless if not eaten right away"

Dominos really made big moves in that space in the last few years.

I've never liked Pizza Hut's pizza

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 9:44:10, in reply to "I like it, but like almost all chain pizzas it's absolutely worthless if not eaten right away"

that said I would absolutely go eat at an OG pizza hut

They recently revamped their traditional hand tossed and have tavern style now as well.

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:11:24, in reply to "I've never liked Pizza Hut's pizza"

I really like the tavern style and my wife really likes the new hand tossed, so could be worth giving another shot if you haven’t had it in a while.

Definitely depends on the quality of your local store though. I always get a couple sides of marinara because there were times in the past where I wondered if they just didn’t remember the step of putting sauce on the pizza.

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

It used to be my favorite national chain, but my local went insanely downhill after covid.

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 9:48:42, in reply to "I've never liked Pizza Hut's pizza"

I think it's been a few years since I've had it now. Even I will eventually stop throwing good money after bad.

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

I mean, bad pizza is still pizza and I'll eat it over almost anything, but I just never loved PH

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 9:51:11, in reply to "It used to be my favorite national chain, but my local went insanely downhill after covid."

but I have such an incredible nostalgia trip over going to the Eureka Pizza Hut once a month to cash in my book it coupons for a personal pan pizza, it was about the only time we really ever ate out growing up.

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I think it's been a few years since I've had it now. Even I will eventually stop throwing good money after bad.

Eureka is one of the retro pizza huts, so I may have to make a trip there sometime*

Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ISeeDeadHawkeyes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:46:56, in reply to "I mean, bad pizza is still pizza and I'll eat it over almost anything, but I just never loved PH"

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I think it's been a few years since I've had it now. Even I will eventually stop throwing good money after bad.

two of my friends worked at the PH in Sammich when we were in HS

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:04:12, in reply to "I mean, bad pizza is still pizza and I'll eat it over almost anything, but I just never loved PH"

we never imagined our culinary lives could get any better than the lunch buffet there

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

The one in C-U went way downhill as well.

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 9:50:52, in reply to "It used to be my favorite national chain, but my local went insanely downhill after covid."

Had Dominoes recently and it was damn good.

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I think it's been a few years since I've had it now. Even I will eventually stop throwing good money after bad.

there are times where I crave a stuffed crust pizza but never actually end up getting one

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 9:47:30, in reply to "I've never liked Pizza Hut's pizza"

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

They're no Pizza World, that's for sure.

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 9:20:38, in reply to "Papa John’s is terrible pizza. I do not understand how they became and remained so popular "

I liked Firehouse Subs

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 8:50:23, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

Haven’t been to one in a long time, maybe they fell off. Jersey Mikes was pretty meh to me. I thought Jimmy John’s was better

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Local Firehouse only made it a couple of years before closing.

Great food, terrible location. Lots of traffic, but a spectacular pain to get in and out of.

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Haven’t been to one in a long time, maybe they fell off. Jersey Mikes was pretty meh to me. I thought Jimmy John’s was better

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I had Firehouse on the reg when I lived in Florida. Awesome subs but they didn't travel well.

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 9:19:32, in reply to "I liked Firehouse Subs"

Never got them to go. Waaaaay too soggy.

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Haven’t been to one in a long time, maybe they fell off. Jersey Mikes was pretty meh to me. I thought Jimmy John’s was better

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"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

Never had Firehouse. I haven’t had Jersey Mike’s or Jimmy John’s enough to have a preference

Posted by DT <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DT' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 9:31:30, in reply to "I had Firehouse on the reg when I lived in Florida. Awesome subs but they didn't travel well. "

Both are solid, though. A clear step up from Subway.

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Never got them to go. Waaaaay too soggy.

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Haven’t been to one in a long time, maybe they fell off. Jersey Mikes was pretty meh to me. I thought Jimmy John’s was better

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*pours one out for quizno's*

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:07:18, in reply to "Never had Firehouse. I haven’t had Jersey Mike’s or Jimmy John’s enough to have a preference "

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Both are solid, though. A clear step up from Subway.

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Never got them to go. Waaaaay too soggy.

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Haven’t been to one in a long time, maybe they fell off. Jersey Mikes was pretty meh to me. I thought Jimmy John’s was better

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"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

ooo

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:15:01, in reply to "*pours one out for quizno's*"

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

they're good, but they lose points for not having a meatball snawich*

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 8:43:34, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

i was very disappointed to learn they'd discontinued that after/during covid

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 9:13:03, in reply to "they're good, but they lose points for not having a meatball snawich*"

that was my go-to. although now I get a BLT (with no T, so just a BL with cheese, so a BLC) and they usually put a bunch of bacon it without needing to ask for extra. so that's nice.

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

They're pretty good... my biggest complaint is that they've really mastered the

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 8:40:12, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

"do you want this sandwich that's a bit smaller than you want for $9, or do you want something absurdly large for $17?" trick

Mine is they serve Pepsi products.*

Posted by SurfTheBoneyard <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=SurfTheBoneyard' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:54:44, in reply to "They're pretty good... my biggest complaint is that they've really mastered the"

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"do you want this sandwich that's a bit smaller than you want for $9, or do you want something absurdly large for $17?" trick

Sky Marshal of the Luftwaffle

“Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie

YES!!!!!!! 1000% this.*

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 10:32:24, in reply to "They're pretty good... my biggest complaint is that they've really mastered the"

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"do you want this sandwich that's a bit smaller than you want for $9, or do you want something absurdly large for $17?" trick

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

LOL, very true.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on June 18, 2026, 8:46:22, in reply to "They're pretty good... my biggest complaint is that they've really mastered the"

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"do you want this sandwich that's a bit smaller than you want for $9, or do you want something absurdly large for $17?" trick

You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Going with someone and and ordering a medium and a large is the perfect outcome

because about 3 segments of sandwich is exactly what you want

never been there but i'd like to give it a go*

Posted by lcubed <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=lcubed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 18, 2026, 8:39:23, in reply to "There’s a new top fast food chain: Jersey Mike’s"

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