What I Order - Part 3

Whenever I go to fast food restaurants I’m often presented a difficult choice. Do I order the new or special food items that’s available or do I go with the food item I know and love.  I got to thinking about this, and it made me wonder what is my go to order at most fast food restaurants. Obviously I have different choices depending on the restaurant, but I think each and every restaurant has a go to item for me. I’m not saying it’s the best item or the most popular. I’m just saying that this is the flavour I associate with this restaurant, and maybe you might have something else.

So here’s part three of my choices. Keep in mind that I haven’t included a few fairly popular restaurants, and that’s mostly because I’ve either never eaten there, or at the very least haven’t eaten there in the last 3 years. There also might be a few restaurants that you don’t know about, it could be because I’ve been living in Asia for the last few years so there are a few that are only common in this part of the world. I’ve only done fast food restaurants, which I describe as places were you either commonly get takeout (pizza mostly) or places that require a tray.

Pizza Pizza

Pizza Pizza is a chain from Canada that has a jingle that used to get stuck in my head all of the time. When it comes to a regular order I would often go for deluxe (pepperoni, green pepper and mushrooms) or pineapple, ground beef and mushrooms (it’s weird I know, but it tastes good). The thing about Pizza Pizza is you have to luck out on the location when you order. In my youth I would often walk to a specific location for pickup, just so I could choose which location made my pizza.

Popeyes 

I don’t actually have a history with Popeyes chicken. I think it might have been around when I was a kid, but it was never a choice I would make. As an adult however I’ve developed a taste for their chicken sandwich. I don’t want it spicy or with any “extras”. Their plain chicken sandwich is probably the best chicken sandwich available anywhere. 

Shake Shack

My go to order at Shake Shack is often leads to regret. The regret is that I’ve eaten way too much rich and heavy food. I go for a Double Shack Burger with cheese, cheese fries and a milkshake. The milkshake flavour might vary, but I’ll either go for their specialty shake or a chocolate shake. I’ve actually never regretted the specialty shakes, except for the fact that I’m truly stuffed/sick at the end of the meal. The same goes for the cheese fries.

Taco Bell

Taco Bell gets a bad reputation. The key to enjoying Taco Bell is to know what you’re getting into. If you expect the finest Mexican cuisine, you’ll be very disappointed but if you expect Taco Bell you’ll be fine. My go to order used to be a couple of simple soft tacos, however I’ve since changed/upgraded to the Crunch Wrap Supreme. It’s a very complicated disk filled with just about everything Taco Bell has to offer in one blissful meal.

Wendy’s

This is a little complicated. My most common order at Wendy’s is the Dave’s double combo without onions. I often forget to ask for no onions, so you’ll often see me picking them off. This all goes out the window however if they have the bacon mushroom melt available. The fact that this very messy burger is not a staple on their menu makes me extremely sad. I would actually go to Wendy’s more often if the offered the bacon mushroom melt all of the time.

Old Candy Critic Articles - Frosty and Busted

I've decided to take down several old articles from the candycritic.org and re-post them here on the Candy Critic blog.  This week we look at an article I wrote about adding M&M's to a Wendy's Frosty (as an added bonus you get to see me with horrible hair).

Could I look more disheveled?

Man I love desert, it has got to be the best time of the day. I love desert so much I sometimes have desert with every meal, not just dinner. I mean lunch is a given, but sometimes I have desert with breakfast as well. Nothing is more satisfying than starting off your day with a bowl of cereal, followed by a bowl of ice cream. Today was a fun day for me, I decided to head out for a nice meal at my local Wendy's. I have a problem when it comes to the Bacon Mushroom melt; the problem is I just can't eat enough of them. On this particular day I decided that I could go for a cold frosty treat for dessert, so I got myself a Wendy’s Frosty.

When I was a kid we could only get the regular Frosty. When we craved something cold and we where at Wendy's we could only get that chocolate ice cream like stuff in a cup. The kids today? No! They need all the frills and excitement they can get, stupid internet generation. When they get a frosty they can choose from a whole mess of great ingredients to sprinkle on their cool treats. Man kids today get all the breaks; all we had was TV and plain deserts, lucky punks.

Back to the point... Well I decided today I was going to get myself a cold treat, and after thinking about it I still couldn't decide what I wanted to sprinkle on my Frosty. I eventually made a quick decision (only because we had to leave) and I got M&Ms. The shocking thing about my treat is that the M&Ms didn't come already mixed into my Frosty. What I got was a regular frosty like I remembered it, and a bag of stuff to put on myself.

Seriously, look at my hair.

First of all I have to say, good job Wendy's! You see I'm a guy on the go; sometimes I can't eat my desert in the restaurant. I'm also a picky eater, but I'm sure if you've been reading this web page long enough to know that. I like the system they have with this Frosty because it gives the consumer control.  By putting on the candy bits yourself you can save some, and put them on halfway down the cup later on. That way you don't get a mouthful of candy on the first bite, and nothing on the bottom. This was the first time I've enjoyed one of these new Frosty hybrids but I assure you it won't be my last.

The strange thing about this Frosty was the M&Ms I received in the little bag. Now the menu said I'd be getting M&M bits, and that's what I got. I didn’t get a bag of regular M&M’s, but instead I received a bag of pre-broken M&Ms. What I want to know is, don't you find it odd that Mars is packaging broken M&Ms? It just seemed strange to open a pack of M&Ms and everything inside is smashed on purpose. Remember this is the candy that's supposed to be strong enough not to melt in your hands. It was just a little weird, that Mars made a batch of M&M’s, only to smash them up for people to sprinkle on they’re Wendy’s Frosty.

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