What do you consider Fast Food?

[Hillbeans]

Just curious after the thread yesterday.

I think of McD's, Burger King, Wendy's, KFC...

I don't think Subway, Quiznos, etc.

 

[jkovick]

I guess in general, I think of anything I stand in line to order and pay for before I get it ,as fast food.

 

[Sirius]

I'd agree with you. If the food is ready before you are, it's fast food.

 

[monkeyboy]

Originally posted by jkovick
I guess in general, I think of anything I stand in line to order and pay for before I get it ,as fast food.

Yep

 

[onecoolmama]

I think of all of them as fast food! With one exception..Burboun Chicken. I am sure it is, but I dont think of it like that.

 

[dmadman43]

Food that doesn't stay in my system very long...

 

[TigerBear]

Houston has some rather nice counter service restaurants that I don't consider to be fast food. Pei Wei is a counter service version of PF Changs and Amazon Grill is a counter service version of Churrascos. They are not real cheap - I think the highest entre at Amazon Grill is $16. Great places for lunch!!

 

[monkeyboy]

Originally posted by dmadman43
Food that doesn't stay in my system very long...

 

[cynsaun]

Originally posted by dmadman43
Food that doesn't stay in my system very long...

 

[Beauty]

I consider anything that I can get on a lunch hour fast food for some reason.

 

[Cruise04]

Food that doesn't stay in my system very long...

 

[bananiem]

If I don't have a menu at the table and they don't come to me to take the order, then it's fast food.
Also, if there's a drive up window it's fast food.

 

[aprincessmom]

Any food you have to order at a counter or a restaurant with no table service.

 

[disykat]

I thought about it for a minute and decided the determining factor - if I bus my own table I consider it fast food ( I always bus my own table if there are trash cans out for this purpose like at McD's). For example we go to a pizza place where I order at the counter, pick up my pizza at the counter, but leave our garbage on the table - I don't consider it fast food. I also don't consider a buffet fast food even though I get my own food and it is immediate.

I admit though that I also consider take out and grocery deli food fast food - and I have to clean that up myself. I guess I blew my own theory.

 

[two4ruff]

Anything I can carry home, already made, in a bag or box!!

 

[jipsy]

Anything that I have to stand at a counter to order rather than someone coming to my table and taking the order

 

[Epcotgal8]

What is fast food? Something that unfortunately we are eating way too much of lately due to all of our schedules. Between 14 yr. old dd's schedule and 2 sons and a husband having games or practices every day/night it makes it hard to cook and I love to cook!

 

[flaps]

*in my best Finding Nemo imitation*

Umm, fast...and...food?
I KNEW it!


Which, come to think of it, would eliminate most so-called "fast-food restaurants."

 

[Poohbear123]

Unfortunately, here in Miami, fast food is NOT very FAST! We waited 15 min one day for an order at BK! This was in the drive thru.....

 

[TigerBear]

Anyone familar with Cafe Express? Do you consider it fast food? I think there is a niche of new counter service restaurants that are causal but not "fast food". Much more expensive that ff, but you order and pay at the counter. I like these new places but rarely eat traditional fast food. I think there is likely a big market for these casual, counter service restaurants.