Freebirds

Had a Freedirds burrito today. Like Chipotle, it's not as good as they claim and overpriced. So here's my laydown on those upscale fast food joints.

1) Lower your expectations. In general, they don't taste as good as their cheaper fast food brethren.
2) Do bring an appetite. The entree is usually much bigger hence the higher price.
3) Don't bother with chips unless you like to overstuff yourself.
4) The staff are generally from the wannabe 'chic' crowd. Pompous with attitude. Expect flak if you give them any trouble such as slowing down the line, etc.
5) Research and decide what you want BEFORE entering the store. See above. :p

Seems these upscale fast food is more of a fad than anything serious. They don't have any food really worth the higher price. Only exception I found of the ones I've tried so far is Wingstop which actually has pretty good food. Not very healthy though so you shouldn't eat there often.

Wingstop & KFC

During lunch I had some Wingstop. It's always good stuff. I wanted to order some baked beans but I already had my hands full with the wings, fries, and cheese dip. The place is expensive and there isn't much as far as customer convenience goes but the food obviously makes it worth it as seen by the ever present customers at the place. I really do wish they had an accessible trash can though.

And I had KFC at night. Their fried chicken breading is unmistakably one of the best in the business but the quality of the chicken overall is pretty bad in comparison to Church's, especially when it comes to thighs. Not only is the size of a thigh on a completely different level but the taste and texture is just that much better. I want to try the KFC original recipe strip next time since I want to taste more of the breading.