Hardee's

[CivicFan]

Today I went into a Hardee's to get a thickburger for lunch. They had a coupon for BOGOF which is what made me go there.

The service is slow as usual, but there are actually customers there. The image of a 'manly food' promoted in the TV ads has resulted in increased traffic. The main clientele seemed to be blue collar white males though. The restaurant is located around technology oriented office buildings so these guys must have gone out of their way. Not bad if their revenues have increased. I don't own Hardee's so I haven't looked at their cash flows.

As for the food; I had to drink a couple of cups of coffee to flush the taste of the burger off of my tastebuds. Why do I subject myself to this torture sometimes, I don't know.

 

[Pablo]

I vomited a little bit in my mouth.

 

[obbop]

Rea men projectile vomit.

But, other than maggots crawling out of the meat or some incredibly rancid taste brought on by spoilage why would one regurgitate that which is edible?

Oh.... sure... eat 5 or 6 and engorge yourself, overfilling the stomache so that the body rids itself of some excess. But, other than that, rancidity or loathsome creatures escaping the all-meat patty on a bun, why oh why vomit?

 

[simple_gifts]

Mediocre seems to be the "in" thing. Applebees, Ruby Tuesdays, Chilis, all mobbed on weekends, all places I avoid.

 

[sprintman]

Trying to clean the vomit off my keyboard. Please don't do this again

 

[PRND3L]

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Mediocre seems to be the "in" thing. Applebees, Ruby Tuesdays, Chilis, all mobbed on weekends, all places I avoid.

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Amen! And what IS the fascination with Cracker Barrel?

 

[sprintman]

Cracker Barrel is a cheese and a bl00dy good one at that along with the bigger seling Coon.
http://www.dairyfarmers.com.au/s02_products/crackerbarrel.jsp

 

[PRND3L]

Different CB from the cheese sprintman. I'm referring to the chain restaurant/gift shop prevalent on US interstate exit ramps (and I believe unaffiliated w/the cheese).

 

[moribundman]

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And what IS the fascination with Cracker Barrel?

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Maybe it's popular with the KKK.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/2004-05-07-cracker-barrel_x.htm

 

[sprintman]

Do you have CB or Coon cheese in the U.S?

 

[PRND3L]

OK this can get confusing:

1) We have Cracker Barrel cheese.
2) We have rascist Cracker Barrel restaurants.
3) We do not have the other cheese, as here that word is a rascist term for African-Americans.

Phew!

 

[sprintman]

Thanks..s

 

[Pablo]

We used to have Coon cheese, but that went the way of a gay party.

I wonder if Cracker Barrel cheese is the same?

 

[sprintman]

It is but made here

http://www.dairyfarmers.com.au/s02_products/crackerbarrel.jsp

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

Like any eatery, it depends who/how it's prepared. I've had fantastic thick burgers, and a couple mediocre ones. My theory: the farther you are in the country, the better the chance it will be a better Hardees burger. 'round here, that's VERY true. (That theory only holds true for Hardees, no other chain.)

Cracker Barrell isn't bad, just too predictable. I don't get the store thing. Why buy more food after I just bought a meal? Do I really *NEED* all those sweets? The $19 doll? The big checker game that no one will ever use? The only thing I've ever bought from the store was a Sara Evans CD for $11.99.

Could you imagine what products would be sold at the Hardee's store (if they had one)?!? I see an entire Larry The Cable Guy show's worth of material there...

 

[Pete C.]

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Thanks..s

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But we do have a type of cheese named/called Coon Cheese, Kraft is one manufacturer. No need to be PC on this subject, unless you root for the Packers. Greenbay that is.

 

[Warlord]

I love Cracker barrel. I always have to go to one when I visit the states. They have the best restaurant stew ever!

 

[NYEngineer]

I've never been to Cracker Barrel. My wife refuses to eat there, but doesn't seem to have any valid reasons. Next time I drive south alone, I'm goin'.
Also, why do my stepkids eat Applebee's and Domino's and all that other #@$%! when there are quality restaraunts all over town? I swear, if they don't stop with the Taco Bell, I'm getting them a port a potty.

 

[sxg6]

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I've never been to Cracker Barrel. My wife refuses to eat there, but doesn't seem to have any valid reasons. Next time I drive south alone, I'm goin'.

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I use to live near one when i lived in western mass. If you ever find yourself in the springfield area, theres one right off of I-91

 

[GT Mike]

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But we do have a type of cheese named/called Coon Cheese, Kraft is one manufacturer. No need to be PC on this subject, unless you root for the Packers. Greenbay that is.

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I live about 50 miles from Green Bay, but I really don't understand where you are going with the whole PC thing. I'd think somewhere like NYC, Chicago, or areas of CA would be a bit more touchy for selling "coon" cheese. Up here, we'd just laugh.

Not being a football fan, much less a Packer fan and living where I do gets tiring. Businesses actually close on Sundays for the Packer game. It's so sad that so many people's lives completely revolve around a stupid football team. I'm surrounded by idiots wherever I go during football season here.