Saddest fast food place to eat alone? (1 Viewer)

[McJose]

Captain Hook Fish n Chips.  That's why you always bring a twin.

 

[McJose]

The McDonald's either at Buffalo Bill's at Primm NV or the McDonald's at The D on Fremont street.

 

[Bull Dozier]

  Also typically weekly;  super cheap and I like being able to enter my name as "Jasper" on the touchscreen.  

Taco Bell is super cheap?  I can't get out of there without spending $13, and that's just for me.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Taco Bell is super cheap?  I can't get out of there without spending $13, and that's just for me.

yeah, it used to be cheap ...not anymore.  I can load up for $6-$7 at McDonalds, not so much at Taco Bell.

over a buck a dinky, non-supreme taco ...

the burritos have gotten a lot smaller than the old days too - but I'll still hammer a couple chili-cheese burritos for $2/each

####in $4 for crunchwrap supreme.  

 

[nirad3]

Taco Bell is super cheap?  I can't get out of there without spending $13, and that's just for me.

I make a killing off the dollar menu.  The Beefy Fritos burrito is pretty big and they have "mini" chicken or beef quesadillas that are pretty good.  

I'll agree, though, if you're ordering anything else it's kind of pricey.  I really love the queso crunch taco but I think it's $3ish just by itself.  Totally not worth it.  When they have the $5 box that has that bad boy, though, I'm all over it.

 

[TheIronSheik]

yeah, it used to be cheap ...not anymore.  I can load up for $6-$7 at McDonalds, not so much at Taco Bell.

over a buck a dinky, non-supreme taco ...

the burritos have gotten a lot smaller than the old days too - but I'll still hammer a couple chili-cheese burritos for $2/each

####in $4 for crunchwrap supreme.  

Yeah, I remember about 20 years ago, a buddy of mine telling me he went to Taco Bell after drinking one night and he spent almost $20.  We were like, "WTH?  Did you buy two of everything?!?"

But now it seems like that has gone the way of the cheap Las Vegas buffet.  

 

[Chemical X]

look, i love white castle, but they are usually in seedy areas and made for take out.  if you are eating at a WC alone, you look really downtrodden.  i know from experience.

 

[badmojo1006]

Couple of local burger joints. Good food, great shakes, but the inside is dark, dank and sad. Usually get food to go, but the times I eat there, depressing

 

[Dan Lambskin]

look, i love white castle, but they are usually in seedy areas and made for take out.  if you are eating at a WC alone, you look really downtrodden.  i know from experience.

I live like 2 blocks from White Castle

 

[Leroy Hoard]

If it wasn't fast food, my answer would be Chuck E. Cheese.

That would be pretty awful.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I live like 2 blocks from White Castle

I guess if you walk both ways it becomes slightly healthier.

 

[Tom Servo]

Word. I had a friend that liked cafeteria all-you-cans and such. I have no idea why he did like them so, but decided to humor his taste and taste them on my own. Holy heck, in the words of EL-P, oh my.   

If you like all you can eat, I highly recommend this place. I mean, look at the pies available:
 

Apple

Cherry

Blueberry

Peach

Pecan

Cheese Cake

Boston Cream

Egg Custard

Coconut Custard

Chocolate Merinque

Lemon Merinque

Coconut Merinque

Peanut Butter Merinque

Chocolate Chip Pecan

French Apple

Shoo Fly

Other Pies Vary By Season

And there's no skimping either; multiple plates of multiple different pies are available at the same time.

 

[EYLive]

Der Wienerschnitzel is up there.

They only have outdoor seating, so eating bad hotdogs alone in plain sight of the entire neighborhood is super sad.

 

[Bull Dozier]

I make a killing off the dollar menu.  The Beefy Fritos burrito is pretty big and they have "mini" chicken or beef quesadillas that are pretty good.  

I'll agree, though, if you're ordering anything else it's kind of pricey.  I really love the queso crunch taco but I think it's $3ish just by itself.  Totally not worth it.  When they have the $5 box that has that bad boy, though, I'm all over it.

There is no way I can go to Taco Bell and not order a Cheesy Gordita Crunch.  I'm pretty sure that crack is up to $8 by itself.  

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I make a killing off the dollar menu.  The Beefy Fritos burrito is pretty big and they have "mini" chicken or beef quesadillas that are pretty good.  

I'll agree, though, if you're ordering anything else it's kind of pricey.  I really love the queso crunch taco but I think it's $3ish just by itself.  Totally not worth it.  When they have the $5 box that has that bad boy, though, I'm all over it.

our local Taco Bell charges $6 for the $5 box.

I am not kidding.  

 

[Chemical X]

I live like 2 blocks from White Castle

Geez, I hope not in NY.

 

[TheIronSheik]

our local Taco Bell charges $6 for the $5 box.

I am not kidding.  

To quote one of the greatest posters this board has ever seen:

Does.Not.Compute.

 

[kevzilla]

the McDonald's at The D on Fremont street.

Lots of solo diners there, but many of them are arguing with God under their breath.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

our local Taco Bell charges $6 for the $5 box.

I am not kidding.  

To quote one of the greatest posters this board has ever seen:

Does.Not.Compute.

There is a note in small writing at the bottom of the menu that says the franchisee can charge differently than a nationally advertised price.  Guy seems like a real ****. 

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

as MoCS points out, it's in your car and raining.

Weird.  I consider sitting inside a fast food restaraunt eating by yourself far more sad than eating alone in your car.  

Perhaps I shoulda mentioned that I went thru d drive thru on me mo-ped...

 

[Mister CIA]

Welcome to CiCi's!

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

Welcome to CiCi's!

How can ya be sad, CIA, when ya be so warmily welcomed?

Or, you just not like being talked at?

 

[jvdesigns2002]

H. Salt Fish and Chips----this might be a Southern California thing---and this might sound a little "hot take-ish"--but this is not about the food.  The food at H. Salt is pretty decent for fast food.  The sad part about eating here alone is that virtually every location that I'm familiar with in Southern California is in a very depressed, uncared for strip mall.    Like legit--their locations breed sadness.   I would for sure eat there every now and then if going to them wasn't so depressing.  

 

[TheIronSheik]

There is a note in small writing at the bottom of the menu that says the franchisee can charge differently than a nationally advertised price.  Guy seems like a real ****. 

Reminds me of that Mitch Hedberg routine.  

Every McDonald's commercial ends the same way, right? "Prices and participation may vary." I wanna open a McDonald's and not participate in anything. I wanna be a stubborn McDonald's owner. Cheeseburgers? Nope. We got spaghetti! And blankets!

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

...And blankets!

WHOA dere!

You just added me as a consumer, Sheiky!

That blanky woulda helped plenty, eatin alone - outside in the rain - enjoyin' my table top stick porn.

Bravo!

 

[facook]

The McDonald's either at Buffalo Bill's at Primm NV or the McDonald's at The D on Fremont street.

look, i love white castle, but they are usually in seedy areas and made for take out.  if you are eating at a WC alone, you look really downtrodden.  i know from experience.

I was going to say the White Castle in Casino Royale on the Strip.

 

[nirad3]

There is no way I can go to Taco Bell and not order a Cheesy Gordita Crunch.  I'm pretty sure that crack is up to $8 by itself.  

That's what I meant, actually.  And  it is totally like crack.

 

[McJose]

I was going to say the White Castle in Casino Royale on the Strip.

The Strip?  You some sort of Rockefeller? 

 

[zamboni]

The lunch buffet at Big’uns.

 

[facook]

The Strip?  You some sort of Rockefeller? 

Casino Royale is like the 4 Queens of The Strip.

 

[rockaction]

Reminds me of that Mitch Hedberg routine.  

Every McDonald's commercial ends the same way, right? "Prices and participation may vary." I wanna open a McDonald's and not participate in anything. I wanna be a stubborn McDonald's owner. Cheeseburgers? Nope. We got spaghetti! And blankets!

Awesome. RIP to a mother####er, you know. And not a mother####er, but a good soul.  

 

[dickey moe]

The old A&W on South H Street in Bakersfield.

 

[kutta]

All the fast food answers surprise me. I would feel way more awkward/uncomfortable/lonely eating at a sit-down place all by myself as opposed to stopping at Burger King on my lunch break or something.

I really enjoy going to nice steakhouses and sitting at the bar alone and ordering a whiskey or three and good steak. I do it quite often on the road.

But, alas, this is the "fast food lonely thread," as others pointed out.

 

[Scott Tenorman]

Captain Hook Fish n Chips.  That's why you always bring a twin.

Are you kidding???  Have you ever heard of the word blemish?

 

[kutta]

I was going to say the White Castle in Casino Royale on the Strip.

I love that place. Both the White Castle and Casino Royale.

 

[glvsav37]

Geez, I hope not in NY.

There was a WC here in Long Island that was exactly between my GF’s and my house when we were dating.  I’d drop her off late and on the way home be like “don’t do it, don’t turn left, don’t turn left, don’t....#### I’m turning left! (Into the WC parking lot)

thankfully that’s back when i was young and active and could eat anything and not gain a pound. Today,  not so much 

 

[glvsav37]

I agree. Last time I went, the salad bar was full of good choices. There are plenty of healthy options available. It's the obese people that make the visit less enjoyable

At least you know that there won’t be a line for the salad bar there.  Bonus! 

 

[peaces]

White Castle fries only come in one size 

 

[Chemical X]

There was a WC here in Long Island that was exactly between my GF’s and my house when we were dating.  I’d drop her off late and on the way home be like “don’t do it, don’t turn left, don’t turn left, don’t....#### I’m turning left! (Into the WC parking lot)

thankfully that’s back when i was young and active and could eat anything and not gain a pound. Today,  not so much 

i go to lynbrook, sunrise hwy. whenever humanly possibly.  pysched to be going 5/14 next.

 

[ChainsawU]

That would be pretty awful.

"When you look like me it's hard to get a table for one at Chuck E Cheese." Zach Galifianakis

 

[ChainsawU]

it's ironic because if you stopped eating fast food you probably wouldn't be all alone

 

[ChainsawU]

What place would be your number one?

whichever fast food chain gives you free food on your birthday, and it's your birthday

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I really enjoy going to nice steakhouses and sitting at the bar alone and ordering a whiskey or three and good steak. I do it quite often on the road.

But, alas, this is the "fast food lonely thread," as others pointed out.

Sitting at a bar, whether it's a drinking or breakfast bar, is much better than being tucked in the corner by yourself.

 

[kutta]

Sitting at a bar, whether it's a drinking or breakfast bar, is much better than being tucked in the corner by yourself.

agreed

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

whichever fast food chain gives you free food on your birthday, and it's your birthday

I think @krista4 could eat the rest of her life for free, if this birthday deal was properly exploited...

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I think @krista4 could eat the rest of her life for free, if this birthday deal was properly exploited...

I used to go to 2 different Denny's on my birthday just because I was determined not to spend any money on my birthday.