How is this unpopular? The company wouldn't exist if people didn't like eating there.
Chains aren't necessarily popular because they're great, but because they're accessible and predictable.
See also: Applebee's
Everyone I've ever met who said they hate Arby's has also admitted that they have never actually eaten at Arby's.
Arby's is good. I just wish it was cheaper/came with more food. They're too good to be that small. Especially the brisket. 😩
My go-to item is the Meat Mountain.
Man I miss me that 5-for-5
Dude that was my jam back when they had that special running. That and extra horsey sauce
All about the horsey sauce
I was raised on Arby's, their fries are the bees knees.
Back when calories didn't matter to me (and before I stopped eating meat), I used to split their 5 for $5 roast beef, toss the extra buns, and layer beef + a generous pump of Arby's sauce, and a pump of horsey sauce on repeat. In total there was ~3 sandwiches worth of beef, ~5 packets worth of Arby's sauce, and 3 packets of horsey sauce.
Toss in an order of curly fries and a jamocha shake, and you've got a meal fit for a king.
My other favorite growing up: there was an Asian restaurant next door to Arby's that made a really great sesame ginger salad. I'd go there for a salad, hop over to Arby's for an order of chicken strips, and make the most delicious Chinese chicken salad.
Ooh you brought back some good food memories.
I mean, to be fair, they have the meats.
Quick question.
Why ?
A beef sandwich? If I go out it's because I can't make it at home. I can make a beef sandwich at home for next to nothing. Why would I pay someone to do that for me ?
Maybe it's just me. Probably is
As a former employee, their roast beef would be very difficult to buy from a store or replicate at home.
Any attempt would likely be superior to what's sold at locations.
It's not just you. I usually make mine at home too because i think they're far superior, buuuut every now and then you want something different. I gotta say their roast beef sandwich is pretty good and i can't get curly fries like that anywhere else near me. Same argument could be made for burgers.
I mean, most people don't have a meat slicer at home, and most store-bought sliced meat isn't going to have the same consistency as you'd get from a proper slicer.
But, it's the same reason people eat out anywhere: Because they don't want to make it, themselves. I can make a chicken and rice dish at home, but I'll still go to Panda Express from time to time. I can make my own burgers, but that doesn't stop me from going to McDonald's once in a while. I can unleash diarrhea with the force of 300 PSI into my own toilet from home, but sometimes I'll let Chipotle handle that for me. Sometimes it's just about convenience.
I can't believe this thread is running with no mention of jamocha shakes. That shit is nectar of the gods.
I love them but they also make me poop.
When you get older that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Oh shit, those things were so good. When I was a kid, a classic roast beef with Arby's sauce, curly fries, and a jamocha shake was the dream. My parents didn't really let us have fast food much, so it was always super exciting when we did, and that was the ultimate combo.
Their Turkey Ranch and Bacon sandwich with a bit of Arby's sauce is S-tier fast food. And their curly fries, while not the best fries around, definitely beat McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, etc. Plus their horsey sauce is a nice take on Horseradish if you're not in the mood for a lot of spiciness. So yeah, Arby's is pretty solid.
The only down side to arbys is the price to amount of food you get. If it was cheaper or they gave more food id go there all the time
It was good. I loved their food.
Then I got food poisoning from them and I’ve never been back. Hours of expelling Arby’s from both ends tends to sour you on their food.
It really depends on the Arby's. Richmond VA has a fancy one with extra items others don't have, and the restaurant is decorated like a redwood forest lodge, with canoes and totem poles and polished hardwood tables. Richmond also has a classic-style Arbys that looks like the 1970s but it's run very well.
As a Richmond native, how did I not know this? I'll check it out.
West end of Richmond at Short Pump. It's perty cool for an Arby's.
Thanks!
I don't get why this is an unpopular opinion. I love Arby's. And I'm extremely sad that the only one within a 50 mile radius closed during COVID and I can't have Arby's anymore.
They said it on the Simpsons that one time, and now everyone thinks they're edgy and original for referencing it.
Try their brisket sandwich, I was surprised how tasty it is.
And all hail the superior curly fries!
Omg, so much agreement here. I was raised in the states and have now lived abroad for just shy of 2 decades. In 2 weeks, my wife and I are moving back to the US and Arbys is top of my "homesick kitch things to do" list.
Is it crap, obviously, but I miss it so much. The super thin shaved, 40% water "beef". The arbyque (sp?)and horsey sauce that taste of neither BBQ or horseradish.
The one thing I really miss, and I know won't be the same, the prices. Something tells me 5 for $5 is long gone. But at any price I'm soooo looking forward to it.
I do enjoy the French dip and Swiss. I do miss the potato cakes though. I liked to dunk the potato cakes in the leftover au jus sauce.
Here in St Louis we have Lions Choice. Best roast beef sandwhich you can get. I tried Arbys recently and the roast beef looked like rotting flesh. Never again.
So these are the people keeping Arby’s afloat. Amazing!
I can see this being an unpopular opinion. I regularly hear people complain about Arby's. Also, at least once a year I'll hear some rumor about maggots or the plastic wrapped, pre sliced roast beef resembling alien heads in formaldehyde.
TBH, I try not to think of that. They make a good brisket sandwich. Curly fries, too. Those are great. And, like OP says, even their chicken is good.
Their crinkle cut fries are legit too and their market fresh sammiches aren't bad either.
Crinkle cut is the worst type of fry is my unpopular opinion. I have a theory that the waffle cut is the biggest reason chick fil a is more popular than like zaxbys or raising canes
I miss the potato cakes. They dont have them at my location anymore.
They don't have them anymore at all. I miss them. I think I liked them better than the curly fries.
Their secret "red ranch" sauce is especially good.
I don't necissarily agree, but I think more people should see this
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