Carl's/Hardee's El Diablo burger review

[Fritzo]

What's the appeal of eating spicy shit? I never understood this. Why don't you just go spray mace in your mouth it's pretty much the same concept. That shit is spicy for a reason, it's no bueno. Or you could just chew on razor blades for awhile and then drink some lemon juice that'd be good too. Even if it doesn't 'hurt' you while eating it, that shit is just raping your insides. Then your butthole after a few hours. That's right. You just got your butthole raped.

That's actually an interesting question. There's "flavorful spicy", and then there's "no flavor, all pain spicy", the later of which does seem to be useless. The answer is different people have different sensitivities to capsaicin, the chemical in peppers that gives them their spice. Some people have an immunity to it, and these are the people that like to brag "the hotter the better!" The spiciness simply does not affect them that much, and they can't understand why everyone else is such a wimp.

On the other side, if you're a "super taster", you're going to be in pain from even the slightest bit of spice.

 

[QueBert]

...that anything calling itself "Mexican" would have it.

BUZZ wrong, my complaint about Cilanto was Chipotle uses it in their FUCKING RICE. The easiest thing to make from Mexican cuisine is rice. It's literally impossible to fuck up.

Rice + Tomato and some Tomato paste. Chipotle uses no Tomatoes, no paste and add's Cilantro. I don't expect a shitty fast food place like Chipotle to have hand made tortillas and anything of any sort of authentic, fine. But you can't make the fucking rice right? serious? Now Taco Bell copied and they have "Latin inspired rice" so they're on my fuck you no more business from me list.

I think my argument is pretty valid as I've eaten at probably 400 different Mexican places and every single one had the same rice. Chipotle was the 1st place to offer up some bullshit.

 

[Ns1]

BUZZ wrong, my complaint about Cilanto was Chipotle uses it in their FUCKING RICE. The easiest thing to make from Mexican cuisine is rice. It's literally impossible to fuck up.

Rice + Tomato and some Tomato paste. Chipotle uses no Tomatoes, no paste and add's Cilantro. I don't expect a shitty fast food place like Chipotle to have hand made tortillas and anything of any sort of authentic, fine. But you can't make the fucking rice right? serious? Now Taco Bell copied and they have "Latin inspired rice" so they're on my fuck you no more business from me list.

chipotle = this cilantro lime rice mixture; they never claim it to be an authentic mexican rice. Because authentic mexican rice needs some mother fucking lard, and chipotle is never gonna put that shit in their rice.

chipotle = mexican food for white people, closer to tex mex then baja mex.

 

[QueBert]

chipotle = this cilantro lime rice mixture; they never claim it to be an authentic mexican rice. Because authentic mexican rice needs some mother fucking lard, and chipotle is never gonna put that shit in their rice.

chipotle = mexican food for white people, closer to tex mex then baja mex.

They fucked up THE staple of Mexican food, it would be like going to a Chinese spot and them serving you Rice-A-Roni. Del Taco, Bakers, and every "white people" Mexican place I've ever eaten at gets the rice correct. If I order a Carne Asada burrito and bite into it to see white rice with Cilantro, somebody's getting stabbed in the face with my Titanium spork.

 

[Ns1]

They fucked up THE staple of Mexican food, it would be like going to a Chinese spot and them serving you Rice-A-Roni. Del Taco, Bakers, and every "white people" Mexican place I've ever eaten at gets the rice correct. If I order a Carne Asada burrito and bite into it to see white rice with Cilantro, somebody's getting stabbed in the face with my Titanium spork.

The chow mein they serve at Panda Express isn't really chinese. Same shit (to me). And Del Taco's tacos are 0% legit, so I can't see how you can say "Chipotle rice is not legit" when Del Taco's entire menu isn't legit.

that said, I love del taco and just had some the other night. those chicken soft tacos.

 

[CZroe]

BUZZ wrong, my complaint about Cilanto was Chipotle uses it in their FUCKING RICE. The easiest thing to make from Mexican cuisine is rice. It's literally impossible to fuck up.

Rice + Tomato and some Tomato paste. Chipotle uses no Tomatoes, no paste and add's Cilantro. I don't expect a shitty fast food place like Chipotle to have hand made tortillas and anything of any sort of authentic, fine. But you can't make the fucking rice right? serious? Now Taco Bell copied and they have "Latin inspired rice" so they're on my fuck you no more business from me list.

I think my argument is pretty valid as I've eaten at probably 400 different Mexican places and every single one had the same rice. Chipotle was the 1st place to offer up some bullshit.

Well, I think the quote you're responding to says it all about your unreasonable hatred of Chipotle.

Pro tip: Next time you think Chipotle meat is "bland," try adding salt. Even the best meat/salve needs salt to bring out the flavor and there is enough variability that yours might not have had enough. I've only had to add salt to Chipotle's meat twice ever, but it's easily the most flavorful grilled chicken I've had anywhere.

Just like you, I've eaten at plenty of hole-in-the-wall Mexican places when I lived in San Diego. Doesn't change how I feel about Chipotle.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Although I'm not a Chipotle fan, their rice doesn't bother me. Never liked the tomatoey Mexican rice in the first place. Probably cause I'm asian.

 

[QueBert]

Well, I think the quote you're responding to says it all about your unreasonable hatred of Chipotle.

Pro tip: Next time you think Chipotle meat is "bland," try adding salt. Even the best meat/salve needs salt to bring out the flavor and there is enough variability that yours might not have had enough. I've only had to add salt to Chipotle's meat twice ever, but it's easily the most flavorful grilled chicken I've had anywhere.

Just like you, I've eaten at plenty of hole-in-the-wall Mexican places when I lived in San Diego. Doesn't change how I feel about Chipotle.

Add more salt to one of the highest sodium content fast food places in America? BRILLIANT!

 

[MongGrel]

I still haven't tried the hottest setting from the local Thai restaurant here yet.

I got hot instead of really hot last time. the woman on the phone asked the wife "are you sure?"

I think I'm going full power next time, it was pretty hot but I wasn't intimidated.



Are a few good ones round here.

We do Mexican at the house usually and pretty good at it, used to go to a few but are tame compared to some Thai things.

Have our own rice cooker we use for various rice, makes it a just do it and it's right thing easy.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007WQ9YNO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Having one is worth it, yeah there are better but it's just a nice easy one.

The wife was skeptical when I bought one, she loves it now.

Does all rice very well, we have 4 types in the house these days, Jasmine, Basmati, Brown and Yellow.

 

[MongGrel]

What's the appeal of eating spicy shit? I never understood this. Why don't you just go spray mace in your mouth it's pretty much the same concept. That shit is spicy for a reason, it's no bueno. Or you could just chew on razor blades for awhile and then drink some lemon juice that'd be good too. Even if it doesn't 'hurt' you while eating it, that shit is just raping your insides. Then your butthole after a few hours. That's right. You just got your butthole raped.

 

[zinfamous]

They fucked up THE staple of Mexican food, it would be like going to a Chinese spot and them serving you Rice-A-Roni. Del Taco, Bakers, and every "white people" Mexican place I've ever eaten at gets the rice correct. If I order a Carne Asada burrito and bite into it to see white rice with Cilantro, somebody's getting stabbed in the face with my Titanium spork.

Mexican rice is fucking horrible, though.


what is this, the 800th time you've negatively labeled something as "white people" food? You really do hate the fact that you're white, don't you?

 

[PenguinPower]

Add more salt to one of the highest sodium content fast food places in America? BRILLIANT!

You keep saying this, and it's not true. They have less sodium for equivalent items than Qdoba, Salsarita's and BlueCoast Burrito. They also have equivalent levels of sodium on a per calorie basis for many items at McDonald's, Subway, Wendy's, etc.

 

[smackababy]

What's the appeal of eating spicy shit? I never understood this. Why don't you just go spray mace in your mouth it's pretty much the same concept. That shit is spicy for a reason, it's no bueno. Or you could just chew on razor blades for awhile and then drink some lemon juice that'd be good too. Even if it doesn't 'hurt' you while eating it, that shit is just raping your insides. Then your butthole after a few hours. That's right. You just got your butthole raped.

The appeal is that quite a few of the peppers are very tasty. The fact they are spicy and I've conditioned myself to tolerate them is a side effect. Sort of like drinking my favorite wines. The fact I get drunk, isn't the purpose, but a side effect.

But, then again, this is ATOT. Land of the weak stomach butthurt club. You morons think Taco Bell will tear you up inside.

 

[CZroe]

You keep saying this, and it's not true. They have less sodium for equivalent items than Qdoba, Salsarita's and BlueCoast Burrito. They also have equivalent levels of sodium on a per calorie basis for many items at McDonald's, Subway, Wendy's, etc.

Also the ones he's comparing it to also *gasp* have to use sodium to bring out the flavor of their meats too! Sodium isn't what causes heart attacks anyway and, after years of telling us to avoid it, the health industry is finally re-evaluating the health risks. Yes, it raises blood pressure, and HBP correlates with Heart Disease, but does the BP increase from salt contribute to Heart Disease? They're now saying "probably not," which is something I have always suspected.

Now, I say that even if salt is bad for you, there's no point in having anything salve/fat without it. Why bother eating something else bad for you if you can't even taste it?! For example, you can buy unsalted butter and you can slather it all over your vegetables like normal butter, but why bother if they won't taste any better without salt? All you've accomplished is making them fattier and slipperier with no improvement in flavor. If you are going to make it less healthy by adding butter, you might as well add a little salt to make it worth it. Same goes for meats: the higher the meat grade the more marblization (which is fat). If you are going for a better (fattier) cut of meat, you might as well add salt.

If you are going to eat awesome Chipotle Mexican Grill meat and they somehow messed yours up by not adding enough salt, then adding salt is only restoring the amount it was supposed to have for flavor anyway.

I don't know why I am making this so complicated for him. It's really very simple: Salve is the pleasant flavor of meats and fats. Salve needs salt to trigger our taste buds.

If you think Chipotle is bland, I suspect a lack of salt where yours was prepared because it is by far the most flavorful chicken I have ever had at a chain. It's an inescapable reality of the way our taste buds work. The others you don't consider "bland" also had to add salt, so it's ignorant to hold that against Chipotle specifically.

 

[CZroe]

The appeal is that quite a few of the peppers are very tasty. The fact they are spicy and I've conditioned myself to tolerate them is a side effect. Sort of like drinking my favorite wines. The fact I get drunk, isn't the purpose, but a side effect.

But, then again, this is ATOT. Land of the weak stomach butthurt club. You morons think Taco Bell will tear you up inside.

It does. So did the El Diablo burger mentioned in the OP. I had to rush into a public restroom yesterday to fill the toilet with liquid El Diablo so soon after I ate it that it smelled like barf (happy to describe it for you).

It happens to a lot of people. Sometimes we are fine, often we aren't. Call it IBS or food poisoning, I don't care. Taco Bell and Chipotle trigger it more than most anything else which is why they are known for it. We aren't pussies and we aren't formally diagnosed and other foods can randomly trigger it too so we keep eating it.

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[preslove]

"Authentic Cuisine is so 1990s. Now, it's all about fusion and taking traditional food and changing it. Chipotle's cilantro white and brown rice taste great (especially for brown rice), so I like chipotle, even though I live in a texas border town. I'm happy that chipotle is finally opening up some locations near me, because it will be something different.

If I want some well seasoned fajitas, I'll go to a local joint. If a I want a burrito, which isn't a traditional mexican dish anyway, I'll go to chipotle.

Of course, quebert sincerely enjoyed taco bell at one point, so taking his opinions on food seriously is kind of silly.

 

[wabbitslayer]

The burger is probably pretty meh, but I would very much like to devour the model that is in the commercial for the burger. :wub:

 

[smackababy]

In honor of QueBert, I went to Chipotle for lunch. It was delicious.

 

[LevelSea]

Quebert likes fat chicks too right? Or is that someone else?

 

[QueBert]

Quebert likes fat chicks too right? Or is that someone else?

Fat for ATOT standards, normal for actual men who aren't virgins that live in their mothers basement and spend all day on teh interwebs. I run with the shit here because the dudes get up in a tissy over it. My GF is maybe 135lbs, I know on here that's like fat to the point she needs gastric bypass surgery though.

 

[smackababy]

Fat for ATOT standards, normal for actual men who aren't virgins that live in their mothers basement and spend all day on teh interwebs. I run with the shit here because the dudes get up in a tissy over it. My GF is maybe 135lbs, I know on here that's like fat to the point she needs gastric bypass surgery though.

Just a weight means nothing. 5'1 @ 135 is a lot different than 5'8 @ 135.

 

[QueBert]

Just a weight means nothing. 5'1 @ 135 is a lot different than 5'8 @ 135.

Not saying she's 5'1, because she's not. But according to the BMI chart 5'1 @ 135 is just on the cusp of normal/overweight. Definitely nowhere near fat. For what it's worth I'm looking at the BMI chart I have on my wall and for females 5'1 @ 130 falls in the optimal range, it's upper end. But still within where she should be.

 

[IronWing]

I tried the Diablo burger today. Verdict: nasty assy. The cheese in the poopers was like that cheddar cheese spread crap that comes in the plastic tubs. The sauce (whatever the hell it was supposed to be) was un-good. The jalapenos were unpleasant. Probably wouldn't buy again.


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Also, why do you keep a BMI chart on your wall? It's not like your height goes up and down.

For what it's worth I'm looking at the BMI chart I have on my wall and