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October 17, 2025 • 21 mins
I can see your podcast notes for Episode 2! That's quite an impressive list of 28 favorite fast food places. The title "Fast Food in Moderation" is pretty humorous given the extensive lineup.

Your list covers a great variety:
- Classic burger chains (Burger King, Five Guys, Wendy's)
- Fried chicken spots (Popeyes, KFC, Dave Hot Chicken, plus multiple Walmart options)
- Regional favorites (Sheetz, Wawa, Royal Farms - the convenience store trinity)
- Sit-down casual chains (Applebee's, Chili's, The Habit Grill)
- Pizza places (Pizza Hut, Walmart Marketside)
- Sandwich shops (Subway, Firehouse Subs, Jimmy John's)
- Some interesting wildcards (Krispy Kreme for donuts, Walmart Muffins, Mission BBQ, Cookout)

I'm intrigued by the Walmart representation - you've got their fried chicken, Weis fried chicken, Marketside Pizza, and muffins all making the cut! And "Daunt Concentron" is an interesting one - is that a local spot or perhaps Dunkin' Donuts creatively spelled?

Are you actually recording this podcast, or is this more of a fun personal ranking project? Either way, it would make for an entertaining discussion!

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hey, everybody, this is the Fast Food in Moderation Podcasts,
your host Alan Marshall Graham. Like, this is episode two
of the Fast Food and Moderation Podcasts. So let me
tell my favorite fast food places of all time. Number

(00:26):
one Burger King. Burger King is fantastic. You could do
it on the go. I usually get no Mayo, no ketchup,
cause you know why, Like the calories on Mayo is
like one hundred and twenty some calories and for Ketchup
it's only twenty calories. But I have to cut that off,
like just to save the calories in my opinion, which

(00:47):
is a good idea in my opinion. So I think
Burger King is like underrated. In my opinion, Burger King
is underrated. I think it's better than McDonald's my opinion,
but both are equally great. But it just depends what
you like. I do like Burger King. It's really good.

(01:09):
It's just like it's different, it's very different. I get
the double like triple operate cheese with no mayo and
no Ketchup. That's instantly my order, and a Sprite zero
sugar that's my go to diet soda right now. So
I've been on a like a Sprite zero Sugar kick lately.

(01:31):
Sprite zero Sugar is really really good in my opinion,
it's just like it's really good. I think it doesn't
like it deserves more credit in my opinion, it's instantly
really good. But it's just like like Burger King usually
gets outshined by McDonald's a lot because you know what,

(01:51):
like they have the Knopoly thing, like the Knopoly prize thing,
Like oh my gosh, like why are people doing that.
It's just like it's very different, but it's people's opinion.
I respect people's opinion in my opinion, So I think
Burger King is really good. In my opinion, it's technically

(02:12):
in my top like three ish three cause why it's great.
But it's just like something's like missing, like something's missing,
like a crunch or something. Their fries are really good,
but they're very dense, like they're very very very dense,
but in a good way. Like I think Burger King

(02:33):
deserves more appreciation what they're doing. In my opinion, Burger
King's good. But if I go to Burger King in
Canada someday, like burg King, Cano will be like a
little bit different. It would hit like a little bit different,
but it wouldn't hit the same no matter what it takes,
in my opinion, But I think Burger King is fantastic.

(02:58):
I think it deserves more appreciation what they're doing. In
my opinion, it's just like like McDonald's and Burger King,
like they've go at it for like years in my opinion,
absolute like decades in my opinion, instantly, like I think
it's getting out of hand, but they're still going at

(03:19):
it at each other, like who can do the most,
Like like, well, what do you call it? Like like
like ads are like inviting, I don't know how you
call that. But Burger King's really good, So let's get
to five guys. Five guys is really good. But it's

(03:41):
pricey at shit, no matter what it takes, it's very
very pricey. It's very pricey to the bone in my opinion.
But but I think five Guys is really good. With
their fries, I like Casun fries. Their Casun fries really
slap and their burgers for really good. But they're very dense,

(04:02):
which is really good. But they got a coke style
like freestyle machine, which is really good. I usually get
Sprite zero sugar or like a powery zero sugar instantly,
like it tastes like static. It tastes like really good
static in my opinion. But five Guys really good. But

(04:23):
the price, the price is okay instantly, but they have
like fourteen dollars for a hot dog, which is actually
not that bad in my opinion instantly, but I think
five Guys is like well priced to a certain extent.
But five Guys is really good. Ah Man, it's a

(04:46):
tough one. Like man, the fries are really really good. Man,
I like Cajun fries. They're instantly goaded in my opinion,
they're instantly goaded. But it's a tough one between. Like
the fast food French fry I always get sometimes it's
usually like very different, but it usually tastes same but

(05:07):
different it it tastes different because you know why they
season it in like in a different seasoning. And like
like what five Guys do is like they do like
peanut oil instantly. They don't fry them and like beef
tallow or anything. But it's very different in my opinion.

(05:28):
And next I'm going to talk about his sheets. Sheets
is really good. It's very unappreciated because you know why
they're competing with Wah Wah instantly because you know why,
I like wa Wa and Sheets have been going at
it for a long long time. But it's really good
and they have very good quality, and their prices are
very like reasonable in my opinion, they're very very reasonable instantly.

(05:53):
In my opinion, it's just like it's very different. It's
really really different. But like Sheets is really good. I
usually get their half like chicken tender sub with a
side of question chips. That's actually really good high protein meal. Instantly,
it's a very good high protein meal. If you want
to double up on the chicken like you could do

(06:14):
like twenty to twenty five grams of protein or fifty
to seventy five grams protein, you could do that. In
my opinion, it could fit in your macros like what
fits in your macro range instantly and next to them.
And to talk about it is Royal Farms instantly very underrated.

(06:35):
I think it's one of the better gas station fried
chicken places. Instantly. Is it better than like like Chester's Chicken, Maybe,
but I like Royal Farms a little bit better than
Chester's chicken. But Chester's chicken is actually it slaps but
you got to get it at a very great location

(06:57):
in my opinion, but their location really good. It slaps,
it's instantly fantastic. But I think royal farms, like they
know how to fry their chicken really really well instantly,
but they're building a royal farms like in front of
my house, which is actually really fantastic, but like, how

(07:20):
are they gonna do this? In my opinion, like like
what is the parking lot gonna be? What's the like
the employee managers are gonna be Are they gonna be good?
Are they gonna be like semi nice? Like what's gonna happen?
Like we don't know? And next to minute talk about
as wah wah wah wa is really good. But they

(07:43):
usually have hits or misses, but they're usually hitting with
those hogies instantly. They instantly slap in my opinion. That
actually kind of slaps in my opinion. But I usually
get their pinnini with no cheese and usually must and
buffalo sauce instantly because you know why, it has the

(08:06):
calories instantly it's like six hundred to seven hundred calories,
which is good. I usually do questions on side with it,
so that's a really good hypertea meal you can do,
in my opinion. And next I'm gonna talk about it
is Taco Bell. Nan Taco Bell gives you the runs,
but Taco Bell is very reasonable with their macros instantly

(08:29):
very reasonable. I think Taco Bell is really good. I
think Taco Bell is very unappreciated what they do, Like
the meat is made out of like oh and beyond meat.
It's usually beyond meat. But their meat is really good.
But people go for their chicken now, but not their
ground beef. Like their ground beef is really good, but

(08:51):
it gives you the runs instantly, in my opinion, but
Taco Bell is very reasonable. I usually get their cantrap Supreme,
but I usually do it differently now, like get four
or five chicken like soft tacos like dollar half calories,
like like five hundred and thirty calories for like four tacos,

(09:14):
which is actually a pretty good steal in my opinion.
And next I'm going to talk about it is Pizza Hut.
I think Pizza Hut is more superior than Domino's Pizza
because you know why, their garlic butter crust, it's instantly
really good, but not I like Pizza Hut to a

(09:37):
certain extent, but it's very, very very pricey instantly just
for me. I think it's way too pricey for me,
but they're pizza slabs. It's instantly really great. In my opinion,
I think Pizza Hut is very underrated instantly because why
like they're very unappreciated what they do for all of

(09:59):
us in my opinion. And next I'm going to talk
about as Checkers, Checkers and Rallies, like they're owned by
the same company in my opinion, but Checkers is really good.
It just depends what you get. I get like the
triple Buford with no Mayo and no ketchup, and I
usually get their like Buffalo Chicken tenders. They're fantastic in

(10:22):
my opinion. That's like nine hundred and fifty calories. I
know that's high calorie. I like having like high calorie days,
and like I do like low calorie days. But but
I'm like, you know, like a calorie deficit instantly, like
my calories or like my calorie deficit calories or like

(10:43):
like three thousand, four hundred calories instantly, which is not
bad for the human being instantly, like for me, because
I'm like I'm six, like two, like now like two
hundred and thirteen point one. Maybe it just depends what
I'm doing in my opinion, Like Checkers is really good.

(11:06):
I usually like do no sauce on my burgers cause
you know, I that's just not that, that's just not
me in my opinion. But next minute talk about it
is the Habit Grill. The Habit Grill is really good.
I think it deserves more appreciation what they do in
my opinion, but it's really good. And I think Habit

(11:29):
Grill like I get the Santa barbitaar, no avocado, no mayo,
no cheese, Like if I want cheese, I'll take it.
Like on a day, I usually go for no cheese,
but get the chicken bites. They're so good. And their
fries are really good. I usually go for sweet potato

(11:49):
or regular fries in my opinion, if I'm on like
a healthy day, I will go for the sweet potato fries.
The sweet potato fries are really good. You could do
ketchup or you could do health pinos. You could do
that too. And next I'm gonna talk about as Applebee's.
Apple Bee's is really good. Know WI should I tried
on my like like my restart on my fitness journey,

(12:12):
I did grilled chicken and like broccoli and mashed potatoes
instantly fantastic. It's very good in my opinion. It's instantly
really good in my opinion. But Applebee's gets like like
it needs more credit in my opinion, like because you

(12:33):
know why, I like apple Bee's is really good. Is
it better in Chili's. I don't know. Like Chili's is
really good. It's just like their Triple Dipper is fantastic instantly,
But it just depends what you're getting instantly in my opinion.
But I think apple Bee's and Chili's like they're a
fair fight in my opinion, in like in the fast

(12:55):
food or restaurant industry. In my opinion, but next to
a minute talk about it is Chili's. Chili's is really good.
I like the Triple Dipper, I like the burgers, I
like their Chien Crispers. They're really good. They're actually really
really good in my opinion. But it just really depends
what you like. In my opinion, I like Chili's and

(13:19):
apple Bee's together. It's really good together. But it's fine
with me in my opinion, because you know why people
are different with their own opinions. But my own opinion
is like I think Chilis and Applebee's are like top
tier in my opinion. But next a minute talk about
it is Dave's Hot Chicken. Dave's Hot Chicken is really good.

(13:43):
I remember one time I got the Reaper instantly, the
two Reaper sliders, and my mom looked at me when
I was like crazy, but I was crazy instantly, but
but it was an experience. It was my first experience
with the high tolerant spice I have. I have a
high tolerant spice for spicy food, but I usually have

(14:06):
that in moderation, which is fine with me. In my opinion,
I think Dave's Hot Chicken is really good, but I
hope I get the Reaper again. The Reaper's really good.
I can't lie. It's really good and it's very tasty
to me in my opinion. And next to the minute
talk about is Popeyes? Popeyes really good. They have really

(14:29):
good chicken sandwiches and their fried chicken is immaculate in
my opinion, like Royal Farms and Popeyes KFC, they know
how to do chicken really well. In my opinion, and
Dave's Hot Chicken too. In my opinion, I think Popeyes
is really good. Is it better in KFC? I don't know.

(14:53):
It just depends what you will like in my opinion.
And next to the minute talk about it is KFC Man.
They tore down the KFC in like Man Man Man
leonardtown Man. They tore it down instantly. It was like
between a Taco Bell and a KFC together, but they

(15:15):
went out of business instantly. And now that's a Taco Bell.
But we need a KFC here instantly, maybe in front
of my house. Maybe should it happen, Yes, it should.
And next I'm going to talk about as Krispy Kreme.
Krispy Kreme is really good with their donuts. They're instantly
really good. They're melt in your mouth instantly, and they're

(15:37):
really good. And like the calories on them are like
one hundred and ninety calories for one donut, which is
actually really good. In my opinion. I think Krispy Kreme
is very underrated and very underutilized in my opinion, but
Krispy Kreme, it slaps. And next I'm going to talk
about his donut connection. I tried donut Connection this year.

(15:58):
It was really good. Like I think Donut Connection deserves
more credit what they do. In my opinion, their donuts
are really good. I like cake donuts better in regular donuts.
That's just my opinion. And next I'm gonna talk about
is Wendy's. Wendy's is really good like Dave's Triple Opper

(16:19):
with no mayo and no ketchup. And you could do
without cheese or cheese. You can, it's just your preference
in my opinion. And next I'm gonna talk about it
is Okay, we're gonna talk about a grocery store fried chickens. No, Like,
here we go Walmart fried chicken. Walmart fried chicken is

(16:40):
really good. It's very tasty. But when I gave my
mom fried like Walmart fried chicken, she said it had
no flavor and no taste. But I think they're cutting
back on salt and sodium because you know why people
have high blood pressure, like high pretension. But Walmart fried
Chicken does its job in my opinion. But Walmart fried

(17:05):
chicken is very underrated. In my opinion, Walmart fried chicken,
I like getting like the thigh in the chicken breast.
It's actually really good in my opinion. So that's that
in my opinion, And next a minute talk about it
is why is this fried chicken? Why is fried chicken
is really good in my opinion? Because you know why?

(17:29):
Why is fried chicken is really good in my opinion
because I had it before last year it was really
good and it actually slapped in my opinion, and actually slapped,
which is actually really good. Like why is fried chicken?
Is very foody approved in my opinion because I've been
a full time foodie in a long time mostly my

(17:49):
whole life twenty three years now, which is actually very
good in my opinion, but very weird. But next minute
talking about it is Walmart market side piece. Okay, Walmart
market side pizza is better than all the pizza instantly
superior because you know why, Like Walmart pizza's like a

(18:09):
little bit dowe, but all the pizza has a lot
of toppings, which is a lot. But Walmart like they
they're really good with toppings. But it's very different with
the crust in my opinion. The crust is very crunchy
and like delicate in my opinion. But next I'm gonna
talk about is Walmart market side muffins. Okay, Walmart market

(18:33):
side muffins are one of the best muffins in my opinion,
Like they're really good. They melt in your mouth, They're
instantly really good. Like my favorite muffins are banana chocolate
chip muffins. Those are the best muffins in my opinion,
Like those are really good. But I like apple cinnamon

(18:54):
muffins like those are good too in my opinion, And
pumpkin spice muffins They're really good too too. And next
I'm gonna talk about is subway Subway is really good?
Is it better than firehouse subs? They're both equally really
good in my opinion, but Subway is really good. Like

(19:17):
I usually get the It just depends on a day
in my opinion, Usually get the bacon ranch like like
Subway sub that's really good in my opinion, But it
just depends what you like in my opinion, usually get
the meatball, mari and Era or something different in my opinion.

(19:39):
And next I'm gonna talk about is firehouse subs. Okay,
get the casion like sub casun chicken sub It slaps
in their mayo. You could do light mayo or extra mayo.
That's your preference in my opinion, but Firehouse subs really good.
But it's a little pricey on the pricey side, but

(20:02):
it's really good in my opinion. I think fire House
Up's fantastic to me in my opinion. And next minute
talk about it as Jimmy Johns. My dad did not
like Jimmy John's. But Jimmy John's was pretty decent. It
was like at eight point eight. It was really good.
But it reminds me of Subway a little bit, but
it was really good in my opinion. And next a

(20:25):
minute talk about his mission barbecue. Get their brisket, their
mac cheese, their fries, and their corn. It's instantly really
good in my opinion. It's instantly really good. In my opinion,
it's instantly really good. And next I'm minute talk about
is a local thing, fair food, carnival, fair food, twinkies,

(20:48):
fried twinkies, like fried oreos, like pizza, corn dog and
maybe it just depends what you get a burger, fries
like maybe hot dog. That's actually a very good meal
in my opinion, And last minute talk about is cookout.
Cookout is really good instantly it slaps I had cookout

(21:11):
multiple times, really good on road trips. It's fantastic in
my opinion. It's really good in my opinion. And that's
the last question I talked about. I'm going to do
the fast food in Moderation Podcasts, Episode three in a
little bit. Stay tuned.
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