The official ATOT Fast Food discussion thread

[RossMAN]

https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/troll-level-master-burger-king-trolls-google-assistant.2503825/

 

[BadTrip]

I am a former Louisianan living in Western North Carolina and I have to say Texas Pete is all around gross vinegar water.

Real hot sauce:

 

[zerocool84]

The chicken at Chic fil A is delicious but no the Spicy Chicken from there is not spicy at all and I've had it from different regions. They can't make it spicy because there are so many weak sauce people out there.

 

[nakedfrog]

The chicken at Chic fil A is delicious but no the Spicy Chicken from there is not spicy at all and I've had it from different regions. They can't make it spicy because there are so many weak sauce people out there.

It varies a lot even at the same restaurant. Just had one today, wasn't spicy at all, but I've had ones that were much spicier at the same place.
I know what you mean though, it's so hard to get a General Tso's chicken that's actually spicy, despite it always being marked as such.

 

[Chaotic42]

It varies a lot even at the same restaurant. Just had one today, wasn't spicy at all, but I've had ones that were much spicier at the same place.
I know what you mean though, it's so hard to get a General Tso's chicken that's actually spicy, despite it always being marked as such.

Yeah, it's hard to find any restaurant not dedicated specifically to making spicy food which will make food truly spicy. Even Thai restaurants with their wink wink, nod nod "Thai Hot" level are really variable.

 

[zerocool84]

Yeah, it's hard to find any restaurant not dedicated specifically to making spicy food which will make food truly spicy. Even Thai restaurants with their wink wink, nod nod "Thai Hot" level are really variable.

Gotta be careful with that Asian spicy if you're not Asian. Has caught me off guard many times at Thai and Indian restaurants getting spicy stuff.

 

[Chaotic42]

Gotta be careful with that Asian spicy if you're not Asian. Has caught me off guard many times at Thai and Indian restaurants getting spicy stuff.

Basically you want as few white people touching your food as possible.

 

[zinfamous]

Yeah, it's hard to find any restaurant not dedicated specifically to making spicy food which will make food truly spicy. Even Thai restaurants with their wink wink, nod nod "Thai Hot" level are really variable.

I find that Tibetan or Pakistani places that make a real effort to inform you of what you are getting yourself into, are legit. The Thai places that I have been to are pretty good, too--but I have been spoiled with such restaurants.

Take out Chinese (anywhere that serves General Tsos) is a total crapshoot when it comes to what 2 or 3 chili peppers means. The "good" ones will simply offer pepper oil as a condiment. So, there's that. Hell, Trader Joe's frozen Kung Pao chicken meal is generally spicier than anything at most take out places.

 

[Chaotic42]

I find that Tibetan or Pakistani places that make a real effort to inform you of what you are getting yourself into, are legit. The Thai places that I have been to are pretty good, too--but I have been spoiled with such restaurants.

Take out Chinese (anywhere that serves General Tsos) is a total crapshoot when it comes to what 2 or 3 chili peppers means. The "good" ones will simply offer pepper oil as a condiment. So, there's that. Hell, Trader Joe's frozen Kung Pao chicken meal is generally spicier than anything at most take out places.

Yep. It's also worth noting that I live in what is basically the US equivalent of the Neutral Planet in Futurama, Southern Ohio. I thought Saint Louis was white bread, but holy crap.

 

[zinfamous]

I am a former Louisianan living in Western North Carolina and I have to say Texas Pete is all around gross vinegar water.

Real hot sauce:

hipster junk. no one eats that.

here's the real deal go-to hot sauce that you can pretty much find anywhere:

And, as mentioned--Texas Pete isn't meant to be hot. It's vinegary because it is supposed to be, and because it compliments perfectly the food that it is designed to. Get your ass back to LA if you hate NC so much. Damn water-born insect-eater!

Here's an NC sauce that is way better than Texas Pete, but doesn't have the exposure:

They also do a fantastic bloody mary mix.

 

[Ns1]

Take out Chinese is never spicy. You want spicy, go to a real Szechuan place - or punch yourself in the face and then light it on fire, same difference.

 

[PlanetJosh]

I search for reports to justify my eating fast food. Like a report in the last few years that said salt isn't as bad for you as we thought. Or that eating fast food in moderation is not harmful. Well good luck with the moderation part.

 

[ponyo]

I get the mild sauce at Taco Bell.

 

[ponyo]

Take out Chinese is never spicy. You want spicy, go to a real Szechuan place - or punch yourself in the face and then light it on fire, same difference.

Most Americans would absolutely freak out if they had to eat real Chinese. Imagine Americans eating spicy organ and other undesired cuts of meat or seafood. Some Szechuan dishes are so hot that most Chinese can't even eat it.

How many in posting in this thread could eat the food in this video?

 

[jman19]

hipster junk. no one eats that.

here's the real deal go-to hot sauce that you can pretty much find anywhere:

And, as mentioned--Texas Pete isn't meant to be hot. It's vinegary because it is supposed to be, and because it compliments perfectly the food that it is designed to. Get your ass back to LA if you hate NC so much. Damn water-born insect-eater!

Here's an NC sauce that is way better than Texas Pete, but doesn't have the exposure:

They also do a fantastic bloody mary mix.

El Yucateco green chile habanero or GTFO.

 

[Paratus]

I find that Tibetan or Pakistani places that make a real effort to inform you of what you are getting yourself into, are legit. The Thai places that I have been to are pretty good, too--but I have been spoiled with such restaurants.

Take out Chinese (anywhere that serves General Tsos) is a total crapshoot when it comes to what 2 or 3 chili peppers means. The "good" ones will simply offer pepper oil as a condiment. So, there's that. Hell, Trader Joe's frozen Kung Pao chicken meal is generally spicier than anything at most take out places.

Yup most Chinese places around here I have a hard time telling the difference between a 1 and a 3. Although as I get older I don't feel the need to make my food as spicy as I used to in college.

However we had a hole in the wall Chinese place my family used to go to when I was a kid. One time my sister ordered Szechuan Beef very hot. After the old Chinese waiter asked her if it was spicy enough. She said it was good but could have been spicier.

That apparently offended the waiter. He told her, "Next time you come back we make it so spicy you won't know whether it's shrimp, beef or pork!"

Next time we came back it was.

 

[zinfamous]

Take out Chinese is never spicy. You want spicy, go to a real Szechuan place - or punch yourself in the face and then light it on fire, same difference.

true. freaking numbing peppers on top of the actual hot peppers, yo.

 

[Ns1]

Thanks to Shake Shack, I have successfully replaced 1 meal a week with chicken. I have discovered that adding some vinegary hot sauce which SS also supplies takes this sandwich from 10/10 to 10.5/10.

 

[nakedfrog]

:hatred of Ns1 intensifies:

 

[Ns1]

I was about to get a shackburger and then walk to InO for a cheeseburger, but wasn't hungry enough today.

 

[nakedfrog]

Guess it will be worth it if I can shoot lightning from my fingers.

 

[zerocool84]

Most Americans would absolutely freak out if they had to eat real Chinese. Imagine Americans eating spicy organ and other undesired cuts of meat or seafood. Some Szechuan dishes are so hot that most Chinese can't even eat it.

How many in posting in this thread could eat the food in this video?

You can get undesired cuts of meat at any decent Mexican restaurant.

 

[KMFJD]

 

[Ns1]

I actually can't hate on that.

 

[MrSquished]

Thanks to Shake Shack, I have successfully replaced 1 meal a week with chicken. I have discovered that adding some vinegary hot sauce which SS also supplies takes this sandwich from 10/10 to 10.5/10.

welcome to the very fucking wonderful world that is shake shack and all it embodies