Comments on: I live in Fast Food Hell

By: k

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:55:48 +0000

just go a little south; san jose is infected all over the place with fast food joints of all types. and, there’s a dunkin donuts down the street from me, so eh.

By: SFGary

SFGary — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:23:39 +0000

what! we have fast food restaurants in SF? Isn’t it against some city law?

By: anna

anna — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 06:12:59 +0000

Great post Darren. Your posts have a good combination of insider-city stuff, but accessible if you don’t live here. I too have a love of fast food that I manage to tame about once a quarter, and I go to In & Out @ fishy wharf, where I get to catch teens in their habitat. The tough part is walking home without sucking down the entire chocolate shake.

By: The Skirt

The Skirt — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 23:45:13 +0000

Hey Darren, for what it’s worth, I liked your post too. I read for the opinions and the quirkiness, and you delivered here IMHO.

I empathise about the fast food hell too. Living in NZ but using the internet, I know a lot about delectable-sounding fast food treats that are more than a 12-hour flight away!

By: cd

cd — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:42:14 +0000

okay, i’ll part ways with you on waffle house, but DD can be good. and yeah, you don’t notice it not being in Cali until you go to a north-eastern city where it is damn near on every corner (philly, i’m looking at you . . . .)

By: Darren Mckeeman

Darren Mckeeman — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:40:44 +0000

They closed it down because the building got sold and is being made into luxury condos.

Mostly, this post came out of the frustration of being teased with something I can never have. I keep seeing John Goodman voiced ads for Dunkin Donuts (a chain from back east) when there’s not a DD in the entire state.

Don’t get me started on Waffle House. The closest one is in Phoenix.

By: cd

cd — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:38:06 +0000

okay, wait, get away from the bickering for a second – i need to clarify something –

they closed the wendy’s?!

i hear you on the need for comfort hometown food and commend you for admitting to it in a city that can be – rightfully – snobby when it comes to cuisine. (difference: while SF has many fantastic, unparalleled restaurants, I don’t think they nullify the value of chains – even fast food).

Wendy’s was a staple for me while I was living briefly in West Virgina since they really do have a far more varied menu with more actually almost-healthy choices than most. When I got back to California, I realized that as much as I was glad to return to some SF-only favorites, I missed the comfort of a baked potato and side salad.

So this post was newsworthy and a bit sad for me, thanks.

By: sw

sw — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:28:42 +0000

Glad I could help. I’ve enjoyed this little exchange of ours, even though you have been quite out-classed. You spout vulgarities and reference your violent urges while I humorously point out your obvious shortcomings. I should probably stop this before you blow your lid and take it out on your dog or girlfriend. Farewell, may tomorrow by kinder to you.

By: Darren Mckeeman

Darren Mckeeman — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:17:39 +0000

Actually, I am having a bad day today and I feel like taking it out on someone without beating their face in. Thank you for being the one constant in the Internet — anonymous jerks who happily feed into my need to blow off steam.

By: sw

sw — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:02:49 +0000

You seem to like that word, “asshole”. At least what you lack in creativity, you make up for with an intimate knowledge of colloquialisms.

As for my anonymity, does that somehow diminish my point? You seem to take me seriously enough that you can barely let ten minutes go by without a response.