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Quiznos trumps Subway in my books and the Taco Time near my place takes 2nd place because they serve beer (fast food and beer is always a good combo).

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Its impossible to have a favorite.....for anyone
---if i would have to pick one though, it would be In n Out only because I drove 8 hours to Reno for it

Burger King - Decent Burgers, Big fries in small package, not very good
McDonalds - Fries are the best part, more expensive nowadays, BRING BACK THE 29cent HAMBURGERS AND THE 39cent CHEESEBURGERS!!!!
Wendys - Exellent Nuggets, Baconator (what else to say), average priced
Jack n the Box - Good food all around, open 24 hours, a little more expensive, hit or miss, if you go to a good one, amaIng, if you find a bad one, worst food ever
Taco Bell - Delicious, cheap, open late...and uhhhh Baja Blast??? case closed
Taco Time - a little better than taco bell, a little more expensive
Little Caesars - Anyone got $5??? (recommened crazy crust)
Panda Express - BEst American Asian food out there (hint: on the back of reciepts, just wright 5 numbers like 59762 and you get a free entree)
White Castle - One word: DONT GO!!!!, I drove past one on the bus on my way to Basic Training, I sat in a Hell Hole for 4 months untill I had it, top 2 Worst burgers Ive ever had in my life
Carls Jr.(for west coast) - Big delicious burgers, one of the most expensive
Hardy's (for east coast) - See Carls Jr. Its the same thing
Arby's - Never cared for, theres better places
Subway - 5 dolla footloooong, good sandwhiches
Quiznos - a little better than subway, but more expensive

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Can't really say I go to fastfood joints unless it's the only last resort really, basically, rarely.

Speaking of which, what's up with the public post mix (soda machine) at Subway. I went there once, in NZ (with Masked Marsoe), I ordered some stickbread and a cola. I got an empty cup and could fill after I payed, a bit away from the whole counter setup. Are you allowed to refill? As it's kinda hard to check who's using the postmix not? And why would the place it "in the open"? However there wasn't any sign regarding it. Not on the postmix machine, not on the walls, not on small carton/plastic table advertising thingies...

If I do eat fastfood it's likely to be at any given shoarma/dönner-kebab place, which usually don't belong to any branch. A nice dönner-kebab with garlic sauce is quite nice. :nodding:

Besides, the only fastfood chains that I can think of (of any significant size) are:
- Mc Don
- Burger King
- Dominos pizza
- Pizza hut
- Subway (since a couple of years)
- Do we have a KFC in NL? dunno... maybe...
As you see I'm not really familiar with other fast food chains (only heard about them through these forums), and as far as I know we don't have most of the chains mentioned througout this thread here in NL.

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What do you mean by "Postmix," Admiral?

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It's the (official) name for those machines that dispense variou's soda's. You hold a cup/glas under it and you fill it with a soda.
I'm not sure what else to call it, I always called it postmix machines, I worked in a restaurant (as a waiter/bartender) and us staff always referred to it as a postmix (machine).

It is a major source of profit regarding drinks. Often (all the time? =p) restaurants sell their glasses of a given soda for the same price you buy the same amount of the same soda in a bottle (at a difference place). Or the difference is neglectable even though bottles soda (33 cl) has a higher cost then postmx drinks. POstmix drinks are, as the name implies, a mix of a soda syrup with (filtered and cooled) tab water and CO2. Costs are pretty damn low (a few cents If I recall correctly) for a glass of soda, which is sold for like 2.00-3:00 euro's and over.

Edit: Google image search is your friend:
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If it's not behind the counter you can get free refills. Actually even if it is behind the counter you can often get free refills.

I like to mix various drinks at them. =p

I can't say for certain what my favorite fast food joint is but I can narrow it down to Burger King, Chick-Fil-A, and Taco Bell.

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A text stating such, anywhere, would be nice. BUt I guess they don't so that not too many people actually go about refilling their drink.

I thought "Hmm, the postmix isn't behind the counter, but next to it. I could perhaps refill it without being spotted, but it would be kinda rude. I have no way of telling if I am or am not allowed to refill it... this would be the first time I saw a place were you can actually refill your cup and it being uncommon I'd expect a notification of some sort..." , I then proceeded to ask Masked Marsoe, he didn't know either. I then wondered "But if you can refil your cup, why do they offer various cup sizes? You could go for a small cola and refill it three times or so to get the same a large cola for the same price... so there definately need to be a sign of some sort not?" I wasn't that thirsty so I didn't bother walking to the counter (postmix) to refill the cup.

Free refills are pretty damn rare here, infact I have never seen any free refill thingy. Unless you count in "all you can eat" food offers ("unlimited spareribs" and such).

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Ah, typically I've heard of people call it a soda fountain or dispenser.

As for myself, I rarely eat out, but when I do I try to go to more locally owned joints or small chains.

-Charo's Chicken
-Firehouse Subs
-Scotty P's
-Freebirds
-Jimmy Johns

But I can't avoid the large ones when I am on a long trip or really hungry.

-Subway
-Wing Stop
-Chick fil-a
-McDonalds
-Wendy's

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Well I know in the U.S. it's universally acknowledged that if the drink station accessible, you can get free refills which is why they never bother saying so anywhere. Actually, almost all restaurants, even nice sit down places, have free refills.

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Yep. For soda fountain drinks, it's pretty rare to not have free refills. At fast food places, the fountain is usually in the dining room rather than behind the counter, so customers can fill up as they please. Mixing drinks is rather fun as well. Sprite and Dr. Pepper make an interesting combination. :)

At sit-down places, when you order a glass of Coke or any other fountain drink, your waiter or waitress will usually bring you another glass when yours is empty.

I used to work at Chipotle, and those soda syrup packages ("bag in a box", we call them, since it's basically a pouch of syrup in a sturdy cardboard box with a nozzle attached for instant connection to the carbonated water for the fountain) are dirt cheap.