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Sorry LSDave...I'm sticking to this thread...Jimmy Johns is opening up another location here in the central Ohio area near me...but I will stick with the one I'm currently working at for now..The new location is on the southern edge of Grove City at the intersection of I71 and London-Groveport Road..aka State Route 665.
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So I stopped by a local Firehouse Subs over by Hilliard Rome Road (Hillard but technically West Columbus) for lunch. It was on a Saturday at about noon and I thought the place would be hopping, but when I walked in boy was I wrong. Out of two dozen seats in the store, two were only occupied and this was during a lunch rush. My turkey sub was meh and hardly anyone came in while I was there. Probably because the sandwich cost an arm and a leg, about 10 dollars and the employees looked really thrilled to be there as they were texting away on their phones. Also there a Panera, a five guys, a mcdonalds, a hot head burritos less than 100 yards away and stores like red robin, big boy, burger king, chipotle also nearby..That might have something to do with it.
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So, Brent....what's your favorite fast food place?
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J T wrote:So, Brent....what's your favorite fast food place?
maybe its this place
http://www.toppers.com/
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McTroll's, Troll King, Troll Bell, Del Troll, and Trollway.J T wrote:So, Brent....what's your favorite fast food place?
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Frisch's Big Boy in Hilliard has been closed for several months.redside20 wrote:big boy, burger king, chipotle also nearby..That might have something to do with it.
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Does Big Boy still associate with Frisch's (or Elias Bros, Azar's, Shoney's etc.) anymore. I know when they didn't associate with Shoney's it allowed an independent non-Big Boy Shoney's to open for a few years in Benton Harbor. It became a plain Big Boy later and is now a Sophia's House of Pancakes.cbehr91 wrote:Frisch's Big Boy in Hilliard has been closed for several months.redside20 wrote:big boy, burger king, chipotle also nearby..That might have something to do with it.
The Big Boy in Stevensville is just a Big Boy, no longer an Elias Bros. Big Boy.
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I don't know, I just ate there.Jochs wrote:Does Big Boy still associate with Frisch's (or Elias Bros, Azar's, Shoney's etc.) anymore. I know when they didn't associate with Shoney's it allowed an independent non-Big Boy Shoney's to open for a few years in Benton Harbor. It became a plain Big Boy later and is now a Sophia's House of Pancakes.cbehr91 wrote:Frisch's Big Boy in Hilliard has been closed for several months.redside20 wrote:big boy, burger king, chipotle also nearby..That might have something to do with it.
The Big Boy in Stevensville is just a Big Boy, no longer an Elias Bros. Big Boy.
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Further reading: Americans belly up for better burgersConsumers are opening their wallets wider, forgoing Big Macs and Whoppers for the pricier patties and customizable burgers they find at upscale burger joints.
McDonald’s U.S. sales declined 3.7 percent in August, its worst decline in more than a decade, caused globally by food-safety issues and sagging sales in China, but also including a 2.8 percent drop in the U.S. That’s the company’s fourth straight month of decline in its home market, which has seen a big shift in the past few years.
This sales slump follows a Consumer Reports survey that placed McDonald’s last in taste among its readers – well behind “better burgers” from the likes of Five Guys Burgers and Fries, The Habit Burger Grill and Smashburger.
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I'd tell you but I'd do it wrong .J T wrote:So, Brent....what's your favorite fast food place?
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MagnumForce wrote:I'd tell you but I'd do it wrong .J T wrote:So, Brent....what's your favorite fast food place?
I would guess Kewpie Burgers in Lima!
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Kewpee is good but not amazing and Wendy's burgers, frosties and chili are darn near carbon copies of Kewpee's
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Gotta try Penguin Point if you are railfanning North Central Indiana. The tenderloin and fries are the best I've had. Burgers and chicken are pretty good too. Locations are in Elkhart (3), Goshen, Warsaw (2), and Wabash. I think they may have more locations, but I've had too many beers to remember them now. The Goshen location is next to the Marion Branch on US 33 and a couple tables feature window views of the trains. The Lusher St location in Elkhart has some train theme artwork. The IN 15 location in Warsaw is next to the Marion Branch and less than a mile north of CF&E.
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I was in all those places yesterday and did not even notice said restaurant chain. I'll have to look next time.
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We've been running stories about once a week now about how both McD's and BK's sales are slipping both here and globally, for basically the same reasons. On a whim yesterday I had my first Quarter Pounder in years and I remembered why it had been years since I ate one!railohio wrote:Further reading: Americans belly up for better burgersConsumers are opening their wallets wider, forgoing Big Macs and Whoppers for the pricier patties and customizable burgers they find at upscale burger joints.
McDonald’s U.S. sales declined 3.7 percent in August, its worst decline in more than a decade, caused globally by food-safety issues and sagging sales in China, but also including a 2.8 percent drop in the U.S. That’s the company’s fourth straight month of decline in its home market, which has seen a big shift in the past few years.
This sales slump follows a Consumer Reports survey that placed McDonald’s last in taste among its readers – well behind “better burgers” from the likes of Five Guys Burgers and Fries, The Habit Burger Grill and Smashburger.
I need to try Smashburger. There are several in the Dayton area.
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In recent times...I have enjoyed eating at places like Potbelly, Q-Doba, Panera, Penn Station, and Graffiti Burger every so often...I am staying away from Firehouse Subs and abhor Five Guys. The one place I am willing to try again is Sonic even though I wasn't impressed the first time I ate there.
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I think Sonic has really went down hill. They don't even use real whip cream on their ice cream shakes and other products.
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Is Panera fast food?redside20 wrote:...Panera...
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I've been to Northern Indiana hundreds of time and never been to a Penguin Point. ("The People Pleasing Place" according to their commercials they used to show.)BIG AMISH wrote:Gotta try Penguin Point if you are railfanning North Central Indiana. The tenderloin and fries are the best I've had. Burgers and chicken are pretty good too. Locations are in Elkhart (3), Goshen, Warsaw (2), and Wabash. I think they may have more locations, but I've had too many beers to remember them now. The Goshen location is next to the Marion Branch on US 33 and a couple tables feature window views of the trains. The Lusher St location in Elkhart has some train theme artwork. The IN 15 location in Warsaw is next to the Marion Branch and less than a mile north of CF&E.
Here is a link to their website, and locations:
http://www.penguinpoint.com/locations.htm
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What would you consider them to be? And what makes them standout say from competitors like Starbucks and Tim Hortons?AARR wrote:Is Panera fast food?redside20 wrote:...Panera...
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