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The biggest fast-food flops of all time
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Posted on 12/21/2021 7:35:29 AM PST by mylife

Not Lovin' It Fast-food restaurants make some of our favorite guilty pleasures, many of which have reached iconic status. But it takes a lot of experimenting to score a hit the likes of the Big Mac, Whopper, or Frosty. Whether they missed the mark on taste, customer enthusiasm, or something else, here are some of the biggest fast-food flops from the past few decades, including a burger that's getting a second chance to impress math-challenged Americans.

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21 posted on 12/21/2021 7:51:01 AM PST by mylife (Christmas is cancelled, all the reindeer have Covid and a red nose, Donner and Prancer and Vaxxen)
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22 posted on 12/21/2021 7:51:30 AM PST by BBQToadRibs2
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To: z3n

Chi-Chis was my go to Friday night hangout. A friend was a bartender so we drank all night for free and left a big tip. They had good queso.


24 posted on 12/21/2021 7:52:10 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (If you are vaccinated, you cannot get COVID from someone who is not vaccinated. Lighted up Karen!)
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To: Theoria

The homo “stick it in” crap and the prices also doomed them.


25 posted on 12/21/2021 7:52:17 AM PST by mylife (Christmas is cancelled, all the reindeer have Covid and a red nose, Donner and Prancer and Vaxxen)
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But, they actually had good subs. They killed subway in taste, but they couldn’t manage with prices.


26 posted on 12/21/2021 7:53:29 AM PST by Theoria
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To: OttawaFreeper

John makes a mean fish sangwich!


27 posted on 12/21/2021 7:54:07 AM PST by mylife (Christmas is cancelled, all the reindeer have Covid and a red nose, Donner and Prancer and Vaxxen)
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To: struggle; mylife; Gamecock; SaveFerris; PROCON
Never had Roy Rogers. I have had Kenny Rogers (in Dallas).


28 posted on 12/21/2021 7:54:35 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Theoria

horrible service as well.


29 posted on 12/21/2021 7:55:23 AM PST by mylife (Christmas is cancelled, all the reindeer have Covid and a red nose, Donner and Prancer and Vaxxen)
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To: mylife

too much fat
too little fat & taste
too much effort required to prepare


30 posted on 12/21/2021 7:55:27 AM PST by Brian Griffin ( )
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To: mylife

My apologies, blasphemy was not intended. But McDonald’s did have “That’s Amore” in the ads for the silly pizza.


31 posted on 12/21/2021 7:55:34 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: Larry Lucido

Oh yes, immortalized by the Seinfeld episode. There was one even in my locale, lol.


32 posted on 12/21/2021 7:56:20 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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I used to work part time there.


33 posted on 12/21/2021 7:56:37 AM PST by struggle
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To: caver

My sons get McGridles every week.

McRib makes a seasonal return.


34 posted on 12/21/2021 7:56:57 AM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: Larry Lucido
In Dallas, try Cowboy Chicken, the wood makes it good!


35 posted on 12/21/2021 7:58:07 AM PST by mylife (Christmas is cancelled, all the reindeer have Covid and a red nose, Donner and Prancer and Vaxxen)
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To: z3n

Chi Chi’s was great! Really one of the first large Mexican chains.


36 posted on 12/21/2021 7:58:52 AM PST by cornfedcowboy ( )
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To: mylife

And today’s high school senior says,. “Hey man, that don’t make sense. 4 is bigger than 3”.


37 posted on 12/21/2021 7:59:33 AM PST by Signalman (HA)
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:)


38 posted on 12/21/2021 8:00:40 AM PST by mylife (Christmas is cancelled, all the reindeer have Covid and a red nose, Donner and Prancer and Vaxxen)
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To: mylife

So where was the rest of the article on MSN? I went there and saw the usual small blurb but nothing more.

A&W was the only one mentioned. Anyone remember Minnie Pearl’s Fried Chicken? or Sandy’s Hamburgers?

My personal favorite hamburger was GEORGE AND JOHN’S in Farmington NM back in 1973-1977.

Then McDonald’s opened down the street and people went to the cheaper poor tasting burger.


39 posted on 12/21/2021 8:03:29 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Still OUT of Facebook Jail! But I'm pushing it!)
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You got me hooked on Popeyes Sammy.


40 posted on 12/21/2021 8:03:34 AM PST by Big Red Badger (Make His Paths Straight!)
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