300 @ 30: Episode 26–The Fast Food Critic
Reviving an old blog favorite for YouTube…
Category Archives: The Fast Food Critic
The Fast Food Critic’s Love/Hate Relationship with Chick-Fil-A
Chick-Fil-A: come for the chicken, don’t come back for the politics. In these surreally-partisan political times, even food has taken on an unfortunately polarizing nature. Your red states have a litany of fried chicken places and (inexplicably) conservative pizza chains like Papa John’s. Your blue states have Whole Foods and pretending Shake Shack is healthy. No other… Read More »
Fast Food Critic: White Chocolate Oreos Vs. Candy Cane Ones
[Note: Some call them Peppermint Oreos and that may be technically correct, but Candy Cane Oreos are just regular Oreos with the cream as half red/half white.] So many specialty Holiday Oreos, but only one can rain supreme… Candy Cane Oreos…Definitely a less bold experience than the limited-edition watermelon Oreos released in the summer (green… Read More »
Fast Food Critic: Arby’s Smokehouse Brisket Sandwich
Another example in meaningless adjectives appealing to our subconscious nature Arby’s new “Smokehouse Brisket Sandwich” is neither from a smokehouse nor true brisket, although it is technically a sandwich. More and more fast food chains are throwing in mouthwatering adjectives like “Asiago,” “garden,” or “fresh,” to sell the same damn chicken sandwich they’ve always been… Read More »
The Fast Food Critic: Pumpkin Spice M&Ms and Candy Corn M&Ms
“What do M&Ms have to do with fast food?”–New readers might say if they are unfamiliar with The Fast Food Critic’s insistence on reviewing different types of food that’s bad for you. It’s not all KFC buffets and Pizza Hut double-decker pepperoni cheese crust folks. It’s October time, and that means we’re going to be… Read More »
Fair Foods, Part 2 (Cheese Curds, Red Velvet Funnel Cake, Fried Burritos, and More)
A continuation of Minnesota’s State Fair foods review… A five dollar glass of lemonade…Not so much unhealthy as it is “What the fuck am I paying five dollars for when this cost them a nickel to make?” There’s insane mark-up (theater popcorn), and then there’s wallet rape. Grade for taste: B…Heart Attack O-Meter: 1… Read More »
Fast Food Critic: State Fair Foods, Part 1 (Deep Fried Snickers, Pork Chop Sticks, etc.)
The “Part 1” of that title is either a threat or a promise depending on your perspective on nasty, greasy, unhygienic things, but enough about the people of rural Minnesota who showed up in droves for the fair…Recently, I had the pleasure/displeasure of sampling some of the worst calorie bombs around at the Minnesota State… Read More »
Fast Food Critic: Watermelon Oreos
For a limited time only, Oreo is releasing these beauties, which use a golden (vanilla wafer) oreo cookie instead of a chocolate one and a pink and green filling twisted into the shape of the inside of a watermelon. While You’re Eating Them: They’re basically a Starburst sandwiched in-between two Teddy Grahams. After You’re Done:… Read More »
Fast Food Critic: What’s the Best Food Documentary? “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”
Ordinarily the Fast Food Critic talks about greasy lard burgers or the best ways to kill yourself by eating some scummy new “Pizza” from Pizza Hut, but I decided to take a different approach today. I wanted to recommend the single best food documentary I’ve ever seen. It’s not a “Don’t eat this!” documentary (although… Read More »
Fast Food Critic: Sodas are Linked to Depression
Welp, for those that didn’t believe me before, we now have proof that sodas (and even diet sodas) are linked to depression. Now I know, I know, the study “isn’t conclusive,” but when are they ever? Right now, if you were to go on Yahoo’s front page or just do a little searching, you’d find… Read More »