krameriffic
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It's fucking disgusting and even more diarrhea inducing than any Taco Bell or Del Taco could ever hope to be.
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Why does everyone hate Arby's?
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itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
At college their was was a roach coach (food truck-ish) right outside one of my classes everyday. It was stocked with sandwiches from all the various fast food joints in the area, drinks, snacks and tobacco products. So I'm saying I've eaten me some cheddar roast beef in my day on the go between breaks. They weren't the worst thing out there. I do know the owner of the food truck had to be making serious bank though.
Nose Master
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It's the sandwich shop version of fast food. Hey, want something you can slap together at home in 20 seconds for 10x the price? No? Let me hit you with this: It somehow tastes much, much worse than it would at your house.
Sandwich shops are fine, but sloppy dirt-meat sandwich shops are not.
Sandwich shops are fine, but sloppy dirt-meat sandwich shops are not.
PsychoSoldier
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Ironically I eat Arby's more than I used to thanks to Nihilist Arby's.
Version 3.0
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People hate Arby's? I thought it was just a Jon Stewart joke. I like Arby's.
dead souls
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Same here. I limit my fast food intake to once a week and probably eat at Arby's every six weeks or so.
Due to this thread I had to stop at Arby's for lunch.
So good.
Dude you spent like $12 on that didn't you?
perfectchaos007
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Probably. Buying full sized sandwiches a la carte at fast food joints are a ripoff. Combo's are $7, but the sandwich itself is $5.50. The fries and drink are a no-brainer
If he bought a la carte, I would say Potato cakes $2.50 + Chicken Cordon Blue at $5.50, + cheese sticks $3.50. That's about $11.50
Main reason for me is that Arby's is a bit more expensive than I'd like.
That said, my uncle is a food scientist for Arby's, and while we can hardly call him an unbaised source, he's only heaped praise on their methods and practices compared to the other major companies he's worked at. As for what that actually means, your guess is as good as mine.
Personally, I think it's the actual franchises that are hit or miss. The one we had in my hometown was fantastic and really clean, but the one in my college down was a total dump.
That said, my uncle is a food scientist for Arby's, and while we can hardly call him an unbaised source, he's only heaped praise on their methods and practices compared to the other major companies he's worked at. As for what that actually means, your guess is as good as mine.
Personally, I think it's the actual franchises that are hit or miss. The one we had in my hometown was fantastic and really clean, but the one in my college down was a total dump.
i3allistic
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i like arby's ...only thing tho, i keep seeing old people there tho ...
Arby's is a pop culture joke but their actual food is disgusting because it is highly, highly processed (i.e. meat glue). I know people who eat fast food aren't remotely interested in health or nutrition but it's not as if the jokes about Arby's are totally unfounded.
perfectchaos007
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There was an Arbys in Pearland that lasted about 3 months before it closed haha.
thekonamicode
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One of the Arby's in my town was so poorly run, the health department ordered the building be destroyed and concrete slab be entirely replaced. Arby's was given the option to build a new restaurant in it's place only after no remnants of the original location remain. They declined to rebuild.
What did they do that such extreme measures were required? Our old Pizza Hut had a manager cooking meth in their kitchen and didn't even require the whole concrete slab to be replaced. Shut down and not usable yes but not destroyed from existence.
If I had to guess, I'd say mold was involved.
People that like "cheap" lunch meat? It's pretty fucking tasty. Roast beef isn't cheap.
Fuck Arby's though. Honestly a run of the mill cafeteria/hof brau deli is going to have the best roast beef/pastrami in the would for $10 max. There's this place in Soma, SF called Deli Board that costs a little more and it's shitting all over those plain ass arby's sandwiches. The hole in the wall places are probably even cheaper and also shit on Arbys.
http://www.deliboardsf.com/
Mr. Giggles
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They do?
That's too damn bad, Arby's is the tits
That's too damn bad, Arby's is the tits
Technosteve
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Arby's roast beef is this gray meat that they get in a bag and throw in the oven. When they slice it it looks like spam loaf
Pai Pai Master
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The jamocha shake and jalapeño poppers are the only thing I've ordered from them.
It's because Simpsons or daily show mostly
It's because Simpsons or daily show mostly
See, it's proof.
They wouldn't have lived so long if they had been eating McD's and Taco Bell instead.
I believe it, but who really gives a shit what their food looks like?
Lmao pretending that subway is even in the same league as JJ.
Subway's bread game alone is complete shit.
Subway bread is pretty disgusting. Like I don't even know how they actually bake that in store and still have it taste like a paper bag.
ScatheZombie
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Umm... the menu on the place you linked sells sandwiches for $15 - no sides, no drink.
I would fucking hope that a place nearly 3x as expensive has better damn food.
PrivateWHudson
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I love Arby's. Unfortunately there isn't one within a 30 min radius of my home or work. I'm in some weird Arby's blackout zone or something. Tons of them outside of that radius.
I went on to say that even a local hole in the wall spot is better and would likely cost about $10. Here a local joint called Bud's Buffet that is better and probably cheaper than that shitty ass meal that dude paid $12 for.
http://www.budsbuffet.com/
ScatheZombie
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So, this one is only 2x as expensive. Cool.
way more
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I like Arbys quite a bit. They have some really good coupons and send them a lot too. 2 Beef n Cheddar for 5-6 bucks is a steal.
It also has two locations within a few miles of me that have been open for at least 5 years so it must be doing ok for itself around here (Indy southside)
It also has two locations within a few miles of me that have been open for at least 5 years so it must be doing ok for itself around here (Indy southside)
Your Entertainer
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It sucks
Some mainstays like roast beef sandwiches and curly fries are literally just basic store bought food - so stupid
You can't buy a fucking Taco Bell god tier cheesy bean and rice burrito at fuckin Walmart
Some mainstays like roast beef sandwiches and curly fries are literally just basic store bought food - so stupid
You can't buy a fucking Taco Bell god tier cheesy bean and rice burrito at fuckin Walmart
What.
BattleMonkey
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Its marinated loaf of beef that comes in a bag full of juices it marinates in, They boil the bagged meat, take it out and slice. It should be of no surprise that this is how most fast food meats are handled, prepared off site, bagged, and simply heated up before serving. Heck most chain sit down places like TGIF and such also get many of their dishes in similar forms.
Davey Cakes
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Wendy's went down the shitter after merging with Triarc. Arby's is guilty purely by association.
Poodlestrike
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Because it's really, really bad.
Like, super awful.
Like, super awful.
Charles Foster Kane
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Life is pointless, so why not eat at Arby's?
I've never had Arby's.
And this is why I never will.
Good lord. The Simpsons was right.
A sandwich that is as big as your head is $7 and it's actually not just heated up lunch meat. Yea Arby's still sucks which is really the whole point.
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