Taco Bell-
Taco Bell was never a go-to restaurant. I would usually get
it in the company of friends. In high school, they used to have the Bacon Club Chalupa
that I used to love. It was chicken, bacon, some sort of ranch sauce with that
fried shell that I loved. After that went away, I would get the cheesy gordita
crunch or the quesadilla. The main reason I am completely leaving Taco Bell
alone is that there just isn’t enough food anymore. Something is always
lacking. Not warm enough, not enough sauce, underfilled quesadillas. Their food
is cheap but not that cheap. This year especially has been disappointing. The
last thing I enjoyed was those street tacos, especially the chipotle one. I am
personally not affected by the recent menu changes but I know plant-based fans are upset. There needs to be more focus on how the items are
presented and stop with all these random slushies. Focus more on the food. And
stop being so skimpy with condiments. I’m still upset about their Verde sauce
being gone.
Applebee’s-
Inconsistency will tear this chain down even further than it
already is. The food itself isn’t bad at all. I enjoy a variety of mixed
drinks and non-alcoholic options. It’s
just too unpredictable these days. Way too many options to choose from. I enjoy
the buffalo wings (bone-in and boneless) the quesadilla burger and the one with
a lot of bacon. The problem is that it is so rare that it comes out correctly.
Wings are randomly sauced. Some are drenched, some barely have any. The cheese
won’t be melted all the way often. They have a good happy hour but even at a
discount I want the wings to be coated, all of them. The nachos never have
enough cheese. I’m already sitting down, take the extra five minutes and make
sure it's consistent. If they decided to sell some of their food in the freezer
aisle, I’d probably buy it though.
KFC-
I’m very upset about this but I just can’t do it anymore. It
feels like someone stole 9 of the 11 spices and just left us with salt and
pepper. The original chicken tastes it’s been sitting in saltwater for a week.
Too salty and soggy. I heard the extra crispy is a bit better but Popeyes exist
and I’d much rather go there. The sides are absolutely horrible and we can
fight about it. The only thing I can power through is the mashed potatoes. I never
liked the wedges but the fries are worse. The mac n cheese is a waste of time,
rather have easy mac. Until this year, the only thing I would buy and loudly
support were the hot wings. Or, depending on your region, wing zingers. Spicy
fried wings that don’t have sauce. That is one of my absolute favorites. They
used to be amazing. The two times I had them this year they were small and
didn’t have a lot of flavors. I could get some sauce I guess but it's not the
same. They really need to improve on the chicken and sides. There are too many
places to buy fried chicken these days to buy from KFC.
I love taco bell! It always upsets me when they take the grande nacho box off the menu because I love it. I will say though, that I could probably count on one hand the amount of times I've gone this year because I've been cooking myself. I've been making quesadillas and they're honestly soo much better made at home.
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