* (1 stars)
KFC food is tasty and usually good for a solid three stars, as it was here. But this place wins the award for most inefficient KFC in the world. The staff were sleep walking, and obviously would rather have been anywhere else.KFC
Mile Marker 184Fort Drum Service Plaza
Okeechobee, FL
34972
(863) 216-5743
https://www.yelp.com/biz/kfc-okeechobee-2
*** (3 stars)
Service at the drive through is a bit slow and distracted. The Impossible Whopper is excellent. There is no way you could tell this isn’t beef.Burger King
13500 West Colonial Dr
Winter Garden, FL
34787
(407) 656-1214
https://www.yelp.com/biz/burger-king-winter-garden
*** (3 stars)
I’ve been coming to this Popeyes for over twenty years, and have always been completely satisfied with the food. My go to meal was always spicy three piece with red beans and rice, and mashed potatoes. But I have to say the new chicken sandwich is amazing, and I may have to change my allegiance!Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
5245 W Colonial Dr
Orlando, FL
32808
(407) 299-6150
https://www.yelp.com/biz/popeyes-louisiana-kitchen-orlando-7
*** (3 stars)
This is mainly a review of the Cheetos chicken sandwich.
I’ve always been a fan of KFC original recipe chicken; I find the crispy version flavorless. I usually don’t order sandwiches, because I associate them with the awful ones served at Chick-fil-A. But I do like to put potato chips into any sandwich, and I like Cheetos. So…
Of course I had to try this new item at KFC, and I really liked it. The chicken is moist and flavorful with a nice crunchy coating, and the Cheetos add even more crunch. Mayo gives it a creamy consistency, and there is an orange sauce that might be intended to be hot sauce, but I would have liked to be spicier.
Overall I enjoyed the sandwich and would have it again.
As for the location, it was difficult for the person taking orders from the drive-through to get the order correct, even after they repeated it correctly, and then I ended up with the wrong soda, so I would rate the service as below average.
KFC
5173 Kirkman Road
Orlando, FL
32819
(407) 351-8669
https://www.yelp.com/biz/kfc-orlando-10
Bacon Maple Chicken
* (1.5 stars)
I’m not a fast food guy, but for various reasons I’ve been here twice, and think it should be higher rated. The staff is friendly and works hard, and the food is fine.
I tried the new Maple bacon croissant sandwich with the spicy chicken, and it was good. Maybe a bit pricey for what it was, but I enjoyed it.
Wendy’s
2751 Wilshire Dr
Orlando, FL
32835
(407) 292-2039
https://www.yelp.com/biz/wendys-orlando-16
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Western bacon cheeseburgers and sides
*** (3 stars)
Carl’s junior offers a nice variety of pretty typical fast food. Unlike at most of the competitors you can get a BBQ bacon cheeseburger and onion rings, which are my favorites.
The food at this Carl’s is good, but it is quite slow, even when uncrowded, so don’t visit if you’re in a hurry.
The place is clean and the staff seems nice.
Carl’s Jr Restaurants
1611 S Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(323) 731-0384
https://www.yelp.com/biz/carls-jr-restaurants-los-angeles-3
3 Pcs Chicken Combo
**** (4 stars)
El Pollo Loco has always been my favorite fast food place. It’s healthy (depending upon what you order), tasty, and generous. A three piece combo with chicken breasts, side salad, a heap of cole slaw, corn tortillas and a drink is ten bucks. You can’t beat that! And the salsa bar has fresh cilantro and lots of different salsas. Service was friendly and efficient.
El Pollo Loco
1545 S Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 380-2772
https://www.yelp.com/biz/el-pollo-loco-los-angeles-56
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Son of baconator
** (2 stars)
Pros:
Nice interior decor, Coke Freestyle Machine
Cons:
Well, it’s Wendy’s food; pretty much flavorless burgers, and fries are inferior to all other fast food places.
Wendy’s
6517 Old Brick Rd
Windermere, FL 34786
Bacon cheese single burger
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Mint and m&m mini custard
**** (4 stars)
My friends from the Midwest were excited about the local arrival of Culver’s, so I was looking forward to checking it out.
The Bacon Cheese Deluxe Single burger I had was good, better than most fast food burgers, and came with all the trimmings I like.
The specialty here is frozen custard, especially “concretes” made by mixing in ingredients. I had vanilla custard with mint flavoring and m&ms added. It was very tasty, fairly indistinguishable from soft serve ice cream.
It’s worth noting that custard is REALLY high in calories compared to alternatives. It’s also worth noting that the serving sizes are really large. I had a “mini” which, when I was a kid, would have been called a large. Between the caloric content of the custard and the size inflation, it would be easy to order a single serving that had over 1000 calories!
Service was very friendly. I was greeted on arrival and departure, and the food is delivered to the tables and the tables are bussed, all nice services not usually found at fast food places.
Culver’s
13649 W Colonial Dr
Winter Garden, FL 34787
(407) 395-2225
https://www.yelp.com/biz/culvers-winter-garden
BBQ Bacon cheeseburger
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***** (5 stars)
This is the best quick serve burger I’ve found in Orlando. It’s also the best-priced quality burger I’ve found, costing barely more than fastfood chain burgers.
I had the BBQ bacon cheeseburger, which came will all the trimmings I’d usually order, standard. It was juicy and flavorful, and the bun held together well.
Breaded onion rings were nicely crisped, and the manager offered me some ranch dressing that was perfect for dipping them.
The burger, rings and a large drink came to under ten bucks. It was a great meal for that price.
Service was friendly, and the cooked-to-order meal came out very quickly.
The Habit Burger Grill
4706 Millenia Plaza Way
Orlando, FL 32839
(407) 351-9009
https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-habit-burger-grill-orlando-2