Re: Why so few ff places in the northeast?

In article <srhi-9074F8.22090013012008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Shawn Hirn <srhi@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> In article 
> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0801131835060.19697@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  Al Eisner <eisner@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 12 Jan 2008, Golden California Girls wrote:
> > 
> > > Oh, and I fully understand not ever wanting to eat a hamburger at
BK, 
> > > Wendy's 
> > > or McDonands if there is an In-N-Out anywhere within 100 miles.
> > 
> > You must own stock!
> > 
> > But in any case, In-N-Out doesn't satisfy the original criteria, since
> > it's not a fast food place.  Typical time delay is similar to that of
> > good non-chain burger places (unless one goes at very-off hours).
> 
> In my experience, the only reason In-N-Out isn't fast is because of the 
> long lines and their policy of making their burgers to order. I still 
> consider it a ff place though.

A "fast food restaurant" is any that is focused primarily on take-out or 
self-service (i.e., not waited table service). Order at a counter, pick 
up the food and deliver it yourself or carry out.

Places like "The Counter" are in-between; the food quality is usually 
higher than most fast food restaurants, and the service is usually 
waited table, but the food is mostly the style of that found in fast 
food restaurants (burgers and fried snacks).

Steve

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