Value of the brand and uniformity in operations. Demonstration of why the branded franchise business model has its appeal, in spite of sometimes stumbling over disparities in bargaining power.
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Now that the thread Take These Chains From My heart And Set Me Free has sort of eclipsed this thread, I’m personally dealing with a case of The Paradox of Buridan’s Ass: http://steve-patterson.com/paradox-resolved-buridans-ass/
But I’m here now so here also is my fast food comment…
I was driving to meet a friend for a few beers at a new tap room in St Clair Shores early this afternoon. Realized I had an empty stomach and needed bulk to absorb the beer comfortably. Stopped at an Arby’s and bought two Sliders, a Roast Beef and a Turkey. Good decision. Both sliders came to me at a nice hot temperature. The Roast Beef slider was gloriously salty and moist. The Turkey Slider tasted of definite oven roasting. Both sliders were topped with a slice of White Cheddar–gooey White Cheddar. The Buns were the perfect size for the meat portions served. Fresh and “springy” they were, too.
A totally right decision.
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Parents who rely too heavily on phones to distract their kids probably don’t really know how to mind and take care of them either. My younger son was about 2 1/2 when my sister graduated from law school in SF, and we did a celebratory dinner at Zuni Cafe. It was one of the nicer places we’d been to at that time. I was actually deathly afraid my little would be loud and throw tantrums and bother everyone around us. The funny thing is - the staff brought him a cup full of crayons, and he spend all of dinner, quiet as a mouse, peeling the labels off of them. A small mess to clean, invaluable peace for the entire meal.
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Back to Popeyes–their flounder sandwich is a winner. A good slab of real fish (not pressed a la the Filet-o-Fish), with a crunchy, slightly spicy coating on a soft roll. My local Popeyes ran out of them, but one a couple of towns over had them.
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Thanks I’ve been meaning to try this, I love fried flounder sandwiches
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Me too!
I’m so excited - we finally got a Popeye’s in Northern Westchester. Can’t wait to try it!
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Hey speaking of which (filet o fish) I haven’t seen this year’s annual commercial for it!
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Popeyes fried flounder sandwich. Delicious, crunchy flavorful, but I’m going to remember to bring a lemon wedge to squeeze on it next time.
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My mom is a flounder lover. Does it have any sauce on it, or is it plain?
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It had a mayonnaise type sauce, but not too much. Mine was spicy which I liked, but I don’t know if you can ask for I t spicy or mild like the chicken since they didn’t ask me.
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Wish Popeye’s had fish sandwiches in Canada. Only chicken up here.
I have always liked salad bars. Red Barn had a good one. Someone else did also…Roy Rogers perhaps? A few fast casual places did also. I suspect COVID has pretty well killed salad bars.
That there would be a “Fixings Bar” not a salad bar there partner. (that’s my cowboy vernacular for you)
Wendy’s strangely gave a salad & AYCE pasta bar a shot in the late 80’s early 90’s. Other than that I don’t remember any other fast food style restaurants having a salad bar.
You are correct Covid has put an end to salad bars and buffets’. Though I give it 1-2 years of “no-covid” and the American public will demand their AYCE buffet’s again.
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Au contraire. I worked at Roy Rogers in Monmouth Mall for three years (in the 1980s) and we had both a “fixin’s” bar (apostrophe, who knows why, and no g) and a salad bar.
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Really? Well as a fellow former Mall Food Employee I cannot dispute your claim!! (line cook at Ponderossa in Ocean County Mall late 80’s). All I remember is the Fixin’s bar, perhaps my most recent trip to the now defunct Edison location didn’t have one and it erased my earlier memories. lol
I stand corrected!! (@Auspicious)
I have a lot of stories from that job. Least favorite customer: Kaiser Roll Guy. He came in every day and bought a $.15 Kaiser roll, then made himself a lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle sandwich from the Fixin’s bar. I did not like this, but there was no real rule against it. Then one day he showed up with a Tupperware container and started loading it up with vegetables. So I finally go to throw him out.
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Yes, Wendy’s did have a salad bar back then. Thought I’d hit the mother lode with their blue cheese dressing. Chunks galore. Nope, it was some kind of cubed, flavorless tofu like substance. Took the wind right out of my sails.
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