Rally's/Checkers menu is full of fail.

[CZroe]

When I came back to Newnan, GA from San Diego, CA, I found that they had built a Checkers location here. I had only eaten there before a couple times when out of town, so I decided to check out their menu.

At first, I noticed that they were selling "NEW" chicken wings. These were kind of expensive, but I tried a sample pack of all the different flavors and noted that one was "Classic" flavor. FAIL. How can one be both "new" and "classic?" If they mean "classic" as opposed to the radically new flavors available, then wouldn't Buffalo, Barbeque, etc also be "classic" flavors?

That was a few months ago. I came back today and ordered two large sandwiches for $4. CHEAP, I know, but they put me on hold at the window and forgot about me for 5 minutes. Anyway, while I was there, I noticed two more menu fails:
They offered a "Frisco Melt" and another that they distinguished as "American Melt." Last time I checked, San Francisco was in America too.
I ended up getting the American Melt and a Big Chicken (avoid both; trust me) only to discover that the so-called "melt" wasn't "melted" at all. It was liquid cheese, ala nacho cheese or Arby's cheese sauce. Is that even legal to sell as a "melt" if nothing is melted? Is it OK to call something a club if you replace the bacon with a bacon-flavored seasoning and the cheese with a cheese-flavored sauce?

More #firstworldproblems to come.

 

[lxskllr]

Checkers is kind of meh. The stuff's alright, but the presentation is highly variable. Marketing words? I always have my internal translate on, and drop/adjust needless descriptors. Marketing from any company is about 90% bullshit.

 

[DominionSeraph]

Is that even legal to sell as a "melt" if nothing is melted?

Is it legal to call something a Philly cheese steak if it isn't from Philadelphia? Is it legal to call a sparkling wine "champaign" if it isn't from Illinois?

 

[SandEagle]

i thought all Rally's had closed down, but i spotted one the other day and picked up some of their awesome fries. man i missed those.

 

[CZroe]

Is it legal to call something a Philly cheese steak if it isn't from Philadelphia? Is it legal to call a sparkling wine "champaign" if it isn't from Illinois?

I didn't say that the Frisco was supposed to be from San Francisco because that argument is bunk. It's a descriptor. Like Chicago-style Deep Dish or giant New York Style pizzas. A Philly cheese-steak is a kind of cheese-steak sandwich that originated from Phillidelphia. A Vidalia Onion is an onion from Vidalia, GA. It's OK to call it that because it has a history of being used to describe the origin of the style as often or more often than the actual origin of the physical product.

 

[ponyo]

I just see OP fail.

You order chicken wings from Checkers. Automatic fail. What were you thinking ordering wings from Checkers?

Everyone knows the only good thing Checkers have is their battered fries. That's the only thing worth eating there. You can also get the basic burger if they're doing $1 burger promotion or something similar. That's about all its worth.

 

[kranky]

I ended up getting the American Melt and a Big Chicken (avoid both; trust me) only to discover that the so-called "melt" wasn't "melted" at all. It was liquid cheese, ala nacho cheese or Arby's cheese sauce. Is that even legal to sell as a "melt" if nothing is melted? Is it OK to call something a club if you replace the bacon with a bacon-flavored seasoning and the cheese with a cheese-flavored sauce.

It was melted before they put it on your sandwich. Pre-melted, if you will.

 

[JSt0rm]

Is it legal to call a sparkling wine "champaign" if it isn't from Illinois?

This is a joke no? :hmm: