Wouldn’t surprise me that CFA’s product has gone way downhill in that time frame. Same thing happened with In-N-Out. Ate their burgers often in the ‘90s in So Cal. Best chain around of its type. I moved out of state and didn’t go there for about a decade. When I came back they were crap. Same with KFC. In the ‘70s and ‘80s they were tasty, but for the past couple decades ....garbage. The quality of fast food chains in general is way down compared to what it used to be.
Quality in general is way down over the decades. Including people.