Pizza Hut's popularity declining in U.S

[Metalwolf]

Originally Posted by Leo656

It's like a NJ 7-11 except the hot dogs won't give you the drizzling sh*ts.. Actually more an East Coast thing in general, but my friends in NY and Florida tell me there's more of them in NJ. I'unno how true that is. I'm two minutes from one, it's great.

And yeah, we got a couple Sonics and DQs. I think I"m the same distance as Cure from them, give or take. I live literally, like, dead center bullseye of NJ. Pretty sure I've been by those exact ones a few times. I only hit either of them once in my life, though, but I go by them all the time going to shows. They're alright.

How about Checkers? Anybody got a Checkers close by?

I live near the Wawa corporate headquarters, so I must be really lucky

I've been to DQ's, never been to a Sonic. Is it nice?

[BubblyShell22]

The only Sonic I've been to is the one in Lafayette, IN. It's really good and has good food, so I'd definitely recommend it.

[KROW]

I live in Bizarro World, because my local Pizza Hut's buffet is crap where their actual pizzas are fantastic and the Domino's is a cesspit. Now, compared to the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut is a palace. At least the food matches the f***ing pictures on the menu, instead of having to pray to get good crap from TB. Also, there are dozens of local pizzerias that have insane prices for their food with one or two that charge fairly.

Another short stick? There is no Sonic or DQ where I live. I'd shoot off one of my toes for that.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Metalwolf

I live near the Wawa corporate headquarters, so I must be really lucky

I've been to DQ's, never been to a Sonic. Is it nice?

I try not to eat out much but once in a while I'll still hit WaWa for a chicken BLT sammich. Especially after a show, and since it's literally the last place we hit before we get back to the house. I actually really like theirs. Better than a pre-packaged 7-11 one that's been sitting out all day.

[Slade]

I can say we have a Sonic, Dairy Queen(said before I ain't allowed inside), Checkers. We actually just got that a couple of years ago. Anybody else have a Popeye's? Commercial's seem like it's only a Louisiana thing.

[Cure]

I've got a ton of Popeyes around here. It's LA cuisine, not based.

[Netkeeper]

Sonic is great. They have a lot of interesting menu items that don't really appear anywhere else.

Though to be honest my favourite fast food joints are Del Taco and Wienerschnitzel. Several Taco Bells had problems with putting onions on my bean and cheese burritos when I would EXPLICITLY tell them "bean and cheese only, NO onions". It's like everybody that ever worked at a Taco Bell I went to had their heads up their asses. Del Taco never did that. And they have fantastic fries.

[Slade]

Originally Posted by Cure

I've got a ton of Popeyes around here. It's LA cuisine, not based.

Gotcha. I actually hate Popeyes. Could just be the people here can't cook worth a sh*t.

[Mayhem]

Originally Posted by Cure

Uh, yes they do. I'm in NJ 10 minutes from a Sonic and 20 from a Dairy Queen. Those aren't the only ones, either.

Okay, I wasn't being literal here fair enough (more like they are so rare you don't know they exist), but my other half has been in NY state all her life, and a Sonic only appeared near her (about 30 mins drive) about 2-3 years ago. And there's no DQ in sight. And I've been to NY state many times over the last 20 years and I've never seen either as I've driven around. Or Maryland. Or Virginia. I think I saw one in NC when I was there 3 years ago.

And the Carl Jr/Hardee's divide is really weird, anyone know where the crossover in name happens? On the Cali border?!

[Netkeeper]

What's the Carl's Jr/Hardees divide?

[Wingnut]

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

What's the Carl's Jr/Hardees divide?

I don't care food-wise.

Hardee's is predominately located in the South/Midwest, Carl's Jr in the West/Southwest if that's what you mean.

Saw a few Hardee's in PA when I passed through. Kind of weird for me, it was like seeing a Whataburger in the North.

[Mayhem]

They are the same franchise now technically, both part of the same company... I think the clue is the large yellow smiling star they both have as a logo heh. But for some reason the brand is Carl's Jr in California when I've been there, and Hardee's when I've been further east, like Mississippi a few weeks ago. We went to Hardee's for breakfast before the road trip back further east.

(ah, doing a bit of research, the parent company didn't buy Hardee's until 1999, and that's when the smiling star was also introduced there, borrowed from Carl's Jr restaurants)

Probably answers my question. Carl's Jr stated in Cali, Hardee's started in NC (only a few miles from where a mate of mine lives) and the two are slowly homogenising.

[Leo656]

I LOVE Popeye's. It's a little farther away than KFC but totally, totally worth it, it's so much better.

[pandaderek]

I've, always, liked Pizza Hut as my main go-to, for pizza. Also, Domino's pizza makes you pay $1 for crushed red peppers!

But, I don't eat much pizza, unless, I'm feeding my coworkers or something. Living on the west coast and in Southern-California, I've eaten, mostly, Mexican and East-Asian foods. The California burrito and Beef Bulgogi FTW!

[Jephael]

I gotta admit, as much as I love Pizza Hut, Papa John's has really become my go-to over the last 10 years.

[Slade]

Originally Posted by Leo656

I LOVE Popeye's. It's a little farther away than KFC but totally, totally worth it, it's so much better.

I swear, it's got to be the employees of the ones here. Popeye's is horrible, KFC way better. Though Church's has em both beat.

[DonatelloNinja82]

Most of the Pizza Huts around here closed a long time ago. There are very few left near me, the closest being about an hour away.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Raph_tha_Dude

I swear, it's got to be the employees of the ones here. Popeye's is horrible, KFC way better. Though Church's has em both beat.

Very possible. Most everyone who lives near me swears we have better Popeye's than KFCs, on average. Over here, the closest KFC is on RT. 18, and frankly, it's about 50/50 if your food is fully cooked or not. I got sick so many times from greasy, half-cooked KFC that we go out of our way to avoid that one in particular. But they're not ALL like that. Some of 'em around here, the only real difference between KFC and Popeye's is that Popeye's is a little spicier.

I try and avoid fast food chicken on the whole these days, though. Just ain't worth it.

[shuriken]

I haven't eaten at a Pizza Hut since 2010...
Dominoes on the other hand all the damn time. At least those pizzas don't taste like they were re-heated on a microwave.
To be honest though, I would much rather make my own pizza.

[TigerClaw]

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