﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Fast Food Franchises &amp; Non-Roadfood Chains</title><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/</link><description /><copyright>(c) Roadfood.com Discussion Board</copyright><ttl>30</ttl><item><title>Mr. Steak Restaurants... (MrSteak)</title><description>Anyone out there know what happened to the Mr. Steak Restaurant chain?
Any info would be appreciated....</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=97379</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:01:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al's #1 Italian Beef - San Jose, CA (love2bake)</title><description>It's man food time!  After many setbacks and delays, Al's Beef finally opened in San Jose in mid-April, and I got there today to try some of their specialties. Of course, there's the Italian beef--I appreciated that they offer a little version.&amp;nbsp</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=740008</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:40:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arbys French Fries circa 1970-1985?  (JohnL08)</title><description>Hello,
 
We had an Arby's restaurant near where I grew up in the Landmark area of Northern Virginia. The local Wash DC area Arbys of the time (from the 1970's up to the mid 80's) used to serve great french fries. As I recall, they were</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=667111</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:59:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>what's up with chipotle's chicken? (Eatallday)</title><description>it seems like every few months they switch off between a chicken that's really good, and one that's absolutely terrible. anyone else notice this? the bad chicken just tastes like soft rubber, not even edible in my opinion.    right now it's the</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=739687</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:58:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Anyone remember Charlie Chan's in the Dayton Mall? (jayday78)</title><description>There used to be a food court restaurant called Charlie Chan's in the Dayton Mall upstairs and in the corner.  Does anyone remember it?  They had the best fried chicken on a stick.  What I would give to eat one of those again!  I wonder if a recipe exists</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=410476</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:35:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Zum Zum? (Ciaoman)</title><description>No, this has nothing to do with Mazda cars.

Does anyone out there remember the Zum Zum chain that had a bunch of locations in NYC and surrounding areas back in the 60s/70s?  It featured a German-style menu with various wursts, krauts, German beer, frie</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=218546</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 13:01:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ice Cream Truck (nicks2211)</title><description>Restaurant Professionals Forum: http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=738755</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=738760</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:56:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jet's Pizza (Casey3557)</title><description>We were recently in the Detroit suburbs for a family event and my cousin ordered this pizza while we were there.  We thought it was terrific for a chain pizza, but apparently it has not yet made it to our neck of the woods - SE PA.   We have a lot of gre</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=738115</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 11:21:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Burger Fi! (JanetPelle)</title><description>Any other Burger Fi fans out there?
I love them green-style, wrapped in a lettuce leaf instead of a bun. And their onion rings!
And the concretes!
 
What do you usually get?</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=737976</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 01:46:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>I think RF randomly attacks FF establishments with no forethought (Adjudicator)</title><description>For example:
http://www.newyorkfries.com/</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=737683</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:45:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your thoughts on P.F. Chang............ (senor boogie woogie)</title><description>你好！(Ni Hao！Hello in Chinese.)
On the internet on a Saturday afternoon here on the far side of China in the city of Hangzhou. For some reason,
 
﻿I have never been to P.F. Chang's before and never heard of this chain until several years ago. I</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=614234</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 03:53:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Zombie restaurants (ScreamingChicken)</title><description>I thought this was an interesting article about chain restaurants in today's economy.
 
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/slicing-costs-still-serving-160802334.html[</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=679436</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 15:26:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Disappointed at Houlihans *but received excellent response from management (Scorereader)</title><description> This was among our favorite spot years ago when I lived in Greensboro, NC. The one on High Point Road, across from Darryl's had an excellent staff, nice brunch, good menu, food and service. We often took visiting guests here for brunch. We wen</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=737306</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 23:19:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fast Foods Gone Global (Foodbme)</title><description>The Travel Channel had 2 shows on today about Fast Food, (NOT Street Food) in Europe &amp;amp; South America. They were about how US Fast Food Chains like McDonalds, KFC, Subway, Dominos, etc have adapted their menus to the tastes of the count</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=737477</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:09:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>McDonalds going upscale (FriedClamFanatic)</title><description>McDonalds announced to day that they will soon offer Beef Tenderloin sandwiches on the menu for 99 cents as a special introductory promo.  Regular price will be $3.99 
  
In certain locations in New England, the company is testing Lobste</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=735030</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:04:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>KFC Boneless For post Millinennials Convenience Has Been Outdone (DawnT)</title><description>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/gamers-can-order-pizza-hut-straight-xbox-hand-gestures-6C9561992
 
Now, a new app tha</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=737069</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:00:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wow!  I didn't know Five Guys was in Canada! (45013)</title><description>I was playing with the Five Guys store locator the other day, and when I entered Burlington, VT, I got a bunch of locations outside Montreal!  How long has Five Guys been operating in Canada?</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=669972</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:48:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shotgun Sam's Pizza Palace (ZekeTheCat)</title><description>Does anybody remember the Shotgun Sam's Pizza Palace in Tulsa and OKC back in the late 60's and 70's ?
I was in college then and would frequent them (and Shakey's 'Pizza too) on trips to Tulsa from NW Ark. Great pizza and Samwiches and a fun</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=736107</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:46:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ancient McDonald's items - ever have these? (Ketteract)</title><description>If you look at Jason Liebig's photostream on Flickr, he has an enormous gallery of vintage fast food paraphernalia - placemats, packaging, etc.  It's actually fascinating. Some of it brings back memories, and the rest is old enough to be alien to me</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=730343</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:04:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>york steak house (recpools)</title><description>just found this very nice web site.

was curious about york steak house.

i know there is one in columbus ohio still.

i worked there from 1979 to 1981. it was owned by general mills. i believe the last general mills ysh closed around 1989 or so.</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=107070</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:06:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shakey's Pizza (RevJATB)</title><description>Whatever happened to Shakey's?  Anyone still have one.  Back when we only had 4 channels on the TV, no VCR's or GameBoys (or, God forbid, Chuck E. Cheese!) a night out a Shakey's, with the banjo players, the old Three Stooges films, etc., was a big night</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=39043</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:23:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>KFC, boneless (chewingthefat)</title><description>KFC is going boneless with it's chicken, I don't know if you will be able to buy it bone in or not, but a boneless wing or leg??? KFBC, Kentucky Fried Boneless Crap!</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=735420</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:24:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers (Foodbme)</title><description>Never heard of them until Yesterday, but I guess they have 150+ stores in 18 states and opening more all the time.
Went to the one in Tempe, near ASU naturally, to try it out. All they sell is chicken fingers. Period. Accompanied by fries, Texas toast</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=735436</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:55:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arby's question (kozel)</title><description>I don't go to Arby's all that much, just when I am traveling.  I've noticed the last few times that the 'help yourself' bar is gone and sauce or ketchup is the only thing available.  There used to be a place to get pickles or raw onion and the like and it</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=329624</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:39:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Craving for Pizza Hut Thin 'N Crispy Has Ended (David_NYC)</title><description>For the last 40-odd years I have had an occasional craving for Pizza Hut Thin 'N Crispy Pepperoni pizza, for its combination of cracker crust, a peppery sauce, and a generous number of paper-thin pepperoni slices. It persisted even through the negative r</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=735529</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:56:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>McDonald's McFish Bites (mar52)</title><description>http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/files/2012/02/fishmcbites.jpg
 
These are available in Tucson.  It could be they're being test marketed because I haven't seen them on signs around here.
 
A fish taco would be great w</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=728757</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:14:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Southern California Getting Its First Steak And Shake! (Root-Beer Man)</title><description>While I must admit to a fondness for the Frisco Melt, I don't often eat there but the folks in Cali will soon be able to get their fill of steak burgers and a finestkind milk shake. Now, if we could only get them to trade us an In and Out here in Indiana</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=734928</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:45:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Smashburger--the new kid replaces In-n-Out in my list (EdSails)</title><description>Here on Roadfood, there are constant discussions what constitutes a Roadfood place. Nowhere is this discussion more heated then on the subject of hamburgers. Besides the independent one and two location burger places, In-n-Out and Five Guys are usually i</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=730363</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:45:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What is the secret of Applebees success? (senor boogie woogie)</title><description>I was reading about the minister who stiffed an Applebees waitress of a tip, writing something like "I give God 10%, why should I give you 18%?". Then the poor waitress gets fired when she posts the receipt online.
 
What I want to know is, what</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=728555</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 10:12:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>McCheddar grilled onion burger (phatphil)</title><description>anyone try one yet? would be better as a double with more onions if you ask me, and thats all they put on it is grilled onions and a slice of white cheddar</description><link>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=730494</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:48:20 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>