chik-fil-A. somebody explain this travesty to me

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SlitheryDee

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I never thought they were anything special, but ATOT doesn't need a good reason to like any particular restaurant. The chicken at KFC is 10x better, and it mostly gets put down by this crowd.
 

Aikouka

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I've never been to one, which might be a sacrilege here in the south. There's one in the local mall, but it's right beside this really good... okay, maybe not really good, but good for the price chicken teriyaki :p.
 

QueBert

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my friend from NC got so excited that its opening in CA. My other friend on the east coast said that he'd trade 5 Guys and Chick-fil-A for In-n-Out. Except too bad 5 Guys is in CA now too.

As good as some places are, if it came down to where I only had 1 place to eat in my area. It would be In-N-Out by about 9000.
 

Schadenfroh

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I never thought they were anything special, but ATOT doesn't need a good reason to like any particular restaurant. The chicken at KFC is 10x better, and it mostly gets put down by this crowd.

A well managed Popeyes can defeat all chicken restaurants with their cajun fried chicken and onion rings. Although, CFA is making headway into this sector with their delicious spicy chicken sandwich + bbq sauce.
 

Skitzer

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preslove

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As good as some places are, if it came down to where I only had 1 place to eat in my area. It would be In-N-Out by about 9000.

In-N-Out is number 1 for me, but Chik fil a is a close 2nd because the salads are so good.
 

QueBert

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In-N-Out is number 1 for me, but Chik fil a is a close 2nd because the salads are so good.

Out here we have a lot of taco bells that have pizza huts in them. I think INN + CFA should merge and do the same. They're both have kick ass food and are both ran by people who are highly religious.

That might be the greatest idea I've ever had.
 

preslove

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Out here we have a lot of taco bells that have pizza huts in them. I think INN + CFA should merge and do the same. They're both have kick ass food and are both ran by people who are highly religious.

That might be the greatest idea I've ever had.

While that would be awesome, indeed, they are both also privately owned, so it would never happen :p
 

CZroe

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Jun 24, 2001
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Like any place, there is enough variation that it isn't always as good as it is supposed to be and is sometimes out-right bad. A CFA sandwich that is made right beats all, but I'll admit that I usually only get one like that a third of the time and often it's bad enough to provoke a "why did I order/eat/pay for that?" thought (soggy/thin crust or strong pickles on a flavorless patty).
 

zinfamous

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I never thought they were anything special, but ATOT doesn't need a good reason to like any particular restaurant. The chicken at KFC is 10x better, and it mostly gets put down by this crowd.


KFC is not in the chicken business. what a travesty of a notion.
 

TheAdvocate

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Do they recite their corporate handbook to you when you walk in to be served?

No

Do their employees try to convert you while you stand inline?

Kinda. The one I usually go to has religious groups including the store owner holding get togethers during the lunch rush on a regular basis and just a couple of weeks ago the owner sat one of her employees down in the booth behind me and they had a discussion about her work ethic representing a crisis of faith...

Do the play gospel music on their radio if you dine in?

No, they blast a christian rock station all day long. The idea of christian "rock" is just ridiculous to me in the first place, plus they play it too loud.

I recall their sign did say simply, "Closed on Sundays," but many places have that posted on their hours.

I believe this is a nefarious marketing technique based on the number of times Ive craved a sandwich only to realize it's Sunday... damnit!

CFA is a good company. They tend to at least marginally care for their employees, their food is solid, though the menu is limited and pricey, the stores are clean, and the people are friendly. I eat there regularly, but I do wish they'd cut the cornball music off. That really is ridiculous, regardless of your faith. If it was top 40, I'd still find it annoying, though admittedly less so.

PS - Wendy's spicy chick > CFA, though the quality has fallen off.
 

thepd7

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if you mean they were owned by the religion fairy decades ago.... then yes.. i guess so?


geeze... you catholic/christian nutbags are as bad as neckbeard and his "british/english" crap

lol you should at least know something about the people you are trying to troll.



How did a thread about fast food devolve into religious shenanigans?

troll happens.
 

CZroe

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Jun 24, 2001
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No



Kinda. The one I usually go to has religious groups including the store owner holding get togethers during the lunch rush on a regular basis and just a couple of weeks ago the owner sat one of her employees down in the booth behind me and they had a discussion about her work ethic representing a crisis of faith...



No, they blast a christian rock station all day long. The idea of christian "rock" is just ridiculous to me in the first place, plus they play it too loud.
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"Do everything you do as if unto the Lord." How dare they live by their religious virtues!

Anyway, I'm in a CFA right now and they're playing "Ace of Base or Bananarama (whatevs) - Cruel Summer."

While that would be awesome, indeed, they are both also privately owned, so it would never happen :p

Also, it's fundamentally incompatible with INO's simple menu strategy.
 

alkemyst

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I have never had dried out chicken at any chick-fil-a I've been to.

Yeah dude, you are getting pwn'd there by someone that doesn't like you much.

fuck, i hope you didn't eat that sandwich.

Chik-Fil-A's around here are all very good.
 

sao123

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we get it... you dont like religious folks and their values.

how about you never leave your hose again, then you'll never be xposed to it again.
/troll thread.
 

alkemyst

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No



Kinda. The one I usually go to has religious groups including the store owner holding get togethers during the lunch rush on a regular basis and just a couple of weeks ago the owner sat one of her employees down in the booth behind me and they had a discussion about her work ethic representing a crisis of faith...



No, they blast a christian rock station all day long. The idea of christian "rock" is just ridiculous to me in the first place, plus they play it too loud.



I believe this is a nefarious marketing technique based on the number of times Ive craved a sandwich only to realize it's Sunday... damnit!

CFA is a good company. They tend to at least marginally care for their employees, their food is solid, though the menu is limited and pricey, the stores are clean, and the people are friendly. I eat there regularly, but I do wish they'd cut the cornball music off. That really is ridiculous, regardless of your faith. If it was top 40, I'd still find it annoying, though admittedly less so.

PS - Wendy's spicy chick > CFA, though the quality has fallen off.

You are telling lies.
 

zinfamous

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Out here we have a lot of taco bells that have pizza huts in them. I think INN + CFA should merge and do the same. They're both have kick ass food and are both ran by people who are highly religious.

That might be the greatest idea I've ever had.

what, why? Chik-Fil-A is a southeast tradition. Why should this storied franchise of chicken sandwich goodness and down-home values be sullied by your inferior west coast burger joint? why why why?

Plus, I doubt the In-N-Out people would be keen to adopt the proselatizing of the CFA people; much less CFA tolerating the godless heathens at INO.

:D

also, INO has always seemed to maintain a success-through-small size model. They aren't too keen on spreading, are they?
 

Macamus Prime

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sounds more to me that gays dont like jesus chicken... not jesus chicken doesnt like gays.

By that logic, I can buy bullets, give them to some one with a gun and when he shoots you; I am not liable in any way shape or form. I just gave him bullets - how was I to know he would shoot you. I mean, I knew he had a gun. And I know that guns kill people,...

Frankly, the gays can be respected for standing up for their rights. Not hidding behind organizations, groups and religions like cowards.

Careful, I heard the gay disease is now airborne!!!!
 

mcmilljb

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/u...d=2&adxnnlx=1299186008-8Xoyr5sAm7kpXtqVrl9nXQ

But Douglas Quint, a concert bassoonist who operates The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck in New York during the summer, said he believed that people should make informed decisions about their food.

“It literally leaves a bad taste because I know the people who are putting this food in my mouth actively loathe me,” he said. “I’m all for freedom of religion, it’s just that I know where I want my money to go and I don’t want my money to go.”

They're not putting the food in your mouth. You are! People at McDonalds and Burger King loathe you too because they have to do work. Luckily Chick-fil-a will do it with a fucking smile and not ask for your jesus card. Well if you know where you don't want your money to go, don't go to Chick-fil-a! Buy from someone else.
 

OCGuy

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By that logic, I can buy bullets, give them to some one with a gun and when he shoots you; I am not liable in any way shape or form. I just gave him bullets - how was I to know he would shoot you. I mean, I knew he had a gun. And I know that guns kill people,...


Uh, you wouldn't be liable in that scenario, unless you knew he was planning on shooting someone.

I hope you just got mixed up, and dont actually think that...
 

ElFenix

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/u...d=2&adxnnlx=1299186008-8Xoyr5sAm7kpXtqVrl9nXQ



They're not putting the food in your mouth. You are! People at McDonalds and Burger King loathe you too because they have to do work. Luckily Chick-fil-a will do it with a fucking smile and not ask for your jesus card. Well if you know where you don't want your money to go, don't go to Chick-fil-a! Buy from someone else.

i never did understand why people insist on doing business with people who hate them when they have options.