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People Break Down Which Fast Food Chains They Wish Would Go Out Of Business

People Break Down Which Fast Food Chains They Wish Would Go Out Of Business
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There are very few people in the United States who don't indulge in fast food every once in a while.

Sometimes it's out of pleasure, taking an occasional indulgence in the delicious, salty, if less than healthy, treats the food chains provide.

Other times, it might be out of necessity, as it might be the only option while on the road or waiting in the airport after your flight was canceled for the second time.

But there are some fast food chains to which people have such an aversion to that they simply will not eat from them, even if it is literally the only option.

Making one almost wish that these places would go out of business, so that they will never even be an option.


Redditor rcinvestments was eager to hear which fast food chains people wish would go out of business, and thus no longer be found in rest stops and airport food courts, leading them to ask:

"What fast food chain should go out of business?"

Long John Silver's

"i swear Long John Silvers is just a money laundering front."- FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF1234

Seafood Hushpuppies GIF by Long John Silver'sGiphy

"How is there still any Long John Silvers? "

"Pretty confident it's there for money laundering."- ChucksNorris243

Subway

"I’m starting to question getting subway multiple times a month."- Moose_dude16439

"Subway."

"They brand as fresh and healthy but are neither."

"The food is awful."- Emergency_Sundae6842

"I’d be down to get rid of subways but only if all locations were replaced with better sub/deli sandwich shops."

"Cause that’s about the one thing Subway has on anyone else, proximity."

"I do love the cookies too."- Forsuremaybe_

"Subway."

"You can’t get a footlong for less than $10 now and it’s not even a good sandwich compared to just about anywhere else."

"Firehouse and Jersey Mike’s are better, but nothing great, don’t @ me. Go local on this one fools."- AllGarbage

Sub GIF by Subway SverigeGiphy

KFC

"KFCs quality has DROPPED in the last 10 years."

"It’s not the same delicious, well cooked chicken I remember."- Graceland1979

"KFC."

"You can get better chicken almost anywhere these days, and they don't stuff up your order."- Chance_Ad1260

Burger King

"Is Burger King even trying anymore? "

"When I was a kid I remember them being a legit competitor to McDonalds and Wendy's was barely an afterthought."

"Now its McDonald's vs. Wendy's for me."

"McDonald's vs. Burger King for me now feels like WalMart vs. K-Mart and then Wendy's is Target."- basedlandchad20

"Going to a Burger King is like playing Russian Roulette but with food poisoning."

"The quality of the locations varies so much it's crazy."- SquilliamFancySon95

"Burger King."

"Everytime I eat there my stomach protests it and I feel HORRID for the rest of the day."

"I have gastro problems, but other fast food places give me like 1/4 of the reaction."- connectedstones

"As sad as it makes me, Burger King."

"At least in the part of the US I live in."

"It’s been years since I was satisfied by the taste, thanks to undercooked Pattie’s, cold hard buns, stale fries, employees that seem like they’d rather not be there, drive through as that smell like rotted soft drinks, and overall the locations are looking run down."

"Even their advertising has been sloppy and sometimes outright inappropriate."- RustliefLameMane

Scared The Shining GIFGiphy

Golden Corral

"Golden Corral needs to go."

"People touching food, coughing and sneezing by the food, kids grabbing plates and then putting back."

"Food is absolutely bland."

"The best tasting food there is the iceberg lettuce if that's any indication how bad the food is."- kimsuh

All Of Them... Well, Almost All Of Them...

"All of them."

"Well many not Wendy’s."- Digi_CrrowFly

"They all suck now. "

"They're like corporate color vampires."

"I want play grounds."- OnyxOwl222

"All of them."- Crankshit2

Shut It Down 30 Rock GIFGiphy

Wendy's

"Wendys."

"My family and I have gotten food poisoning anytime we’ve eaten there."

"Only fully stopped once my brother had to be hospitalized."- Inner-Revolution3892

Taco Bell

"Taco bell."

"The food is not authentic and its like eating potato chips for main meal."- PsychologicalGold557

Chipotle

"Chipotle."

"Just based on all their incidents in the past few years I just can’t trust their food anymore."- MaddenRob

life lol GIF by Chipotle Mexican GrillGiphy

Chick-Fil-A

"Shocked to not see Chick-fil-A and their hate-chicken on this."

"Yes that's an amazing chicken sandwich, but I hate to see my money go to support religious extremists who donate so much money to anti-LGBTQ causes."- Mizzou-Rum-Ham

McDonalds... Unless They Save A Menu

"McDonald’s should get rid of their ice cream and McFlurry offerings if they’re never going to 'work'.”- amandatrot

Of course, the quality of the food might not alway be the reason people wish some places would go out of business.

Sometimes, the food might simply be so good that you find yourself unable to resist your temptations.

Ask anyone with an office in close proximity to a Shake Shack.

And these days, who's office ISN'T in close proximity to a Shake Shack...

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