For Mexican "fast food," we only have Taco Bell. When I first moved here, we only had Taco John's which, IMHO, is better. After a trip to California, I wish we had Del Taco (which, IMHO, is more like Taco John's) or King Taco. King Taco is awesome.

Ive lived in areas with a large hispanic population and have been
fortunate to have taco trucks and taquerias with wonderful, authentic
mexican food.

I have not had much experience with food trucks, aside from the odd BBQ
trucks that used to park downtown near where I worked. In Paducah --
several hours away -- there is a very small drive-up mexican place that apparently started as a truck. I wish I could remember the name... they
were at least as good as King Taco.

Burrito Loco! How could I forget that name?!? :D

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Back before Pepsi-co bought out A&W we had the drive up car services, Girls on rollerskates would bring the food out to your car. A&W was real good back then.

I don't remember that, though A&W was never very common where I live. I thin there are only 2 A&W locations in my area, and they're both combined with KFC

Back before Pepsi bought them, I would see free-standing locations south
of here. The combo restaurants, with A&W or Taco Bell combined with KFC, started showing up after Pepsi bought them.
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I guess A&W was not purchased by Pepsico.
Pepsico bought Pizza Hut (1977), Taco Bell (1978),
and KFC (1986), later spinning them off in 1997 into Tricon Global Restaurant
May 8, 2002: Tricon officially became the owner of A&W and Long John Silver' adding them to KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell.

Pepsico ruined KFC IMHO.

Based on that timeline I don't guess it was Pepsi that ruined Long John Silvers, but something did. I grew up in Louisville in the 1970s and LJS
was, at that time, sort of a cross between "fast food" and a table service restaurant. It was sort of a big deal to go there, and the fish was
pretty good -- very much unlike the overbreaded stuff you might find in an
LJS in the 1990s.

There was a local chain called Hungry Pelican that sort of became what LJS used to be, i.e. with better food like LJS used to have.

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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: MIKE POWELL to NIGHTFOX on Sat Jan 03 2026 09:16:00

The combo restaurants, with A&W or Taco Bell combined with KFC...

In my area there's a Dunkin Doughnuts/Taco Bell combo and all I kept thinking was, please don't get the ingredients mixed up.

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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: MIKE POWELL to NIGHTFOX on Sat Jan 03 2026 09:16 am

I don't remember that, though A&W was never very common where I live.
I thin there are only 2 A&W locations in my area, and they're both
combined with KFC

Back before Pepsi bought them, I would see free-standing locations south of here. The combo restaurants, with A&W or Taco Bell combined with KFC, started showing up after Pepsi bought them.

Don't forget Pepsico Bought out Pizza Hut as well.
Now, they're all owned by Tricon Global Restaurants.

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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: MIKE POWELL to DENN on Sat Jan 03 2026 09:19 am

I guess A&W was not purchased by Pepsico.
Pepsico bought Pizza Hut (1977), Taco Bell (1978),
and KFC (1986), later spinning them off in 1997 into Tricon Global
Restaurant May 8, 2002: Tricon officially became the owner of A&W and
Long John Silver' adding them to KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell.
Pepsico ruined KFC IMHO.

Based on that timeline I don't guess it was Pepsi that ruined Long John Silvers, but something did. I grew up in Louisville in the 1970s and LJS was, at that time, sort of a cross between "fast food" and a table service restaurant. It was sort of a big deal to go there, and the fish was
pretty good -- very much unlike the overbreaded stuff you might find in an LJS in the 1990s.

We used to have Skipper's, They were a mix of fast food and restruant seafood.

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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: Mortar to MIKE POWELL on Sat Jan 03 2026 20:02:29

Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: MIKE POWELL to NIGHTFOX on Sat Jan 03 2026 09:16:00

The combo restaurants, with A&W or Taco Bell combined with KFC...

In my area there's a Dunkin Doughnuts/Taco Bell combo and all I kept thinking was, please don't get the ingredients mixed up.

I saw an Long John Silver/A&W Combo in Kansas during one of my travels. Was kinda interesting getting things from both.

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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: Mortar to MIKE POWELL on Sat Jan 03 2026 08:02 pm

Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: MIKE POWELL to NIGHTFOX on Sat Jan 03 2026 09:16:00

The combo restaurants, with A&W or Taco Bell combined with KFC...

In my area there's a Dunkin Doughnuts/Taco Bell combo and all I kept thinking was, please don't get the ingredients mixed up.

that's weird because taco bell is owned by yum brands.

regarding dunkin i think they just thaw out frozen stuff so don't
have to worry about actual cooking or mixing.
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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: MRO to Mortar on Sun Jan 04 2026 12:46 am

In my area there's a Dunkin Doughnuts/Taco Bell combo and all I kept
thinking was, please don't get the ingredients mixed up.

that's weird because taco bell is owned by yum brands.

In my area, there's a combined location with Taco Bell & Long John Silver's. I just looked it up online, and it looks like Long John Silver's is owned by Four Oaks Partners.

Nightfox

The combo restaurants, with A&W or Taco Bell combined with KFC...

In my area there's a Dunkin Doughnuts/Taco Bell combo and all I kept thinking was, please don't get the ingredients mixed up.

I did not realize they were affiliated. I, too, would have similar
concerns! :D
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Don't forget Pepsico Bought out Pizza Hut as well.
Now, they're all owned by Tricon Global Restaurants.

Oh I have not forgot. ;) Tricon (or whatever they were called
originally) was located here in Kentucky, I think. Not sure about now.

IMHO, they seemed to mess the food up less with Taco Bell and Pizza Hut
than they did the others, although I missed the sit-down Pizza Hut
experience for several years after most of them went to delivery only.
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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: MIKE POWELL to MORTAR on Sun Jan 04 2026 09:26 am

In my area there's a Dunkin Doughnuts/Taco Bell combo and all I kept
thinking was, please don't get the ingredients mixed up.

I did not realize they were affiliated. I, too, would have similar concerns

Pretty soon, we'll go to DunkinChickenBurgerBell and they'll 3D print the food for you. Make sure they swap the fat cartridge between franchises!

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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: MIKE POWELL to DENN on Sun Jan 04 2026 09:28 am

IMHO, they seemed to mess the food up less with Taco Bell and Pizza Hut than they did the others, although I missed the sit-down Pizza Hut experience for several years after most of them went to delivery only.

We have a couple of pizza places that capture the old-school feel - dark wood, pitchers of soda and beer, carafes of wine, plaid tablecloths covered in clear plastic. Shakers of crushed red papper flakes and grated parmesan cheese.

I think the Round Table Pizzas near us still have dine-in service.

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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: MIKE POWELL to MORTAR on Sun Jan 04 2026 09:26 am

In my area there's a Dunkin Doughnuts/Taco Bell combo and all I kept thinking was, please don't get the ingredients mixed up.

I did not realize they were affiliated. I, too, would have similar concerns! :D

they arent. the owner might be doing something that is not okay with
the 2 brands.
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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: MIKE POWELL to MORTAR on Sun Jan 04 2026 09:26:00

I did not realize they were affiliated.

They're not. They just share the same building.

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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: poindexter FORTRAN to MIKE POWELL on Sun Jan 04 2026 17:28:27

Pretty soon, we'll go to DunkinChickenBurgerBell and they'll 3D print the food for you. Make sure they swap the fat cartridge between franchises!

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Based on that timeline I don't guess it was Pepsi that ruined
Long John Silvers, but something did. I grew up in Louisville
in the 1970s and LJS was, at that time, sort of a cross between
"fast food" and a table service restaurant. It was sort of a
big deal to go there, and the fish was pretty good -- very much
unlike the overbreaded stuff you might find in an LJS in the
1990s.

IMO, LJS uses far too much breading on their chicken and fish.

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In my area there's a Dunkin Doughnuts/Taco Bell combo and all I kept
thinking was, please don't get the ingredients mixed up.

I did not realize they were affiliated. I, too, would have similar concer

Pretty soon, we'll go to DunkinChickenBurgerBell and they'll 3D print the foo for you. Make sure they swap the fat cartridge between franchises!

Reading that made my stomach turn. :O :D

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I did not realize they were affiliated.

They're not. They just share the same building.

Interesting. Back in the 1990s I can remember visiting some small towns
here in Kentucky where they had a "strip mall" like building they called a "food court." You would walk in and it was a lot like a mall food court,
but without the mall. You could choose from 3 or 4 counters to get a
burger or pizza or whatever. IIRC, the chains represented were also not affiliated.

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Based on that timeline I don't guess it was Pepsi that ruined
Long John Silvers, but something did. I grew up in Louisville
in the 1970s and LJS was, at that time, sort of a cross between
"fast food" and a table service restaurant. It was sort of a
big deal to go there, and the fish was pretty good -- very much
unlike the overbreaded stuff you might find in an LJS in the
1990s.

IMO, LJS uses far too much breading on their chicken and fish.

They did the last time I stopped in one, which was ages ago now. In the
1970s, when I was younger, the fish was prepared differently. Still
breaded but not near as much.
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We have a couple of pizza places that capture the old-school feel - dark wood pitchers of soda and beer, carafes of wine, plaid tablecloths covered in clea plastic. Shakers of crushed red papper flakes and grated parmesan cheese.

I think the Round Table Pizzas near us still have dine-in service.

Sounds wonderful. ;)
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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: MIKE POWELL to DARYL STOUT on Mon Jan 05 2026 08:54:00

Based on that timeline I don't guess it was Pepsi that ruined
Long John Silvers, but something did. I grew up in Louisville
in the 1970s and LJS was, at that time, sort of a cross between
"fast food" and a table service restaurant. It was sort of a

Pepsi owned KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, LJS, and A&W up to the late 90s.

Yum! Now holds that ppsition.

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Re: Re: Favorite Fast Food It
By: KJ5EKH to MIKE POWELL on Tue Jan 06 2026 09:31 am

Based on that timeline I don't guess it was Pepsi that ruined
Long John Silvers, but something did. I grew up in Louisville
in the 1970s and LJS was, at that time, sort of a cross between
"fast food" and a table service restaurant. It was sort of a

Pepsi owned KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, LJS, and A&W up to the late 90s.

Pepsico bought KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, they never owned LJS, or A&W. KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell were spun off into Tricon Global Restaurants. Tricon was later renamed Yum! Brands Inc., which now owns these and other restaurants like Habit Burger.
A&W Restaurants and Long John Silver's (LJS) are no longer owned by the same company;
Yum! Brands sold both chains in 2011 to focus on KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. A&W was sold to A Great American Brand, LLC, a franchisee-led group, while Long John Silver's went to LJS Partners LLC, a consortium of franchisees and investors.

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Mike,

Pretty soon, we'll go to DunkinChickenBurgerBell and they'll 3D print the

oo

for you. Make sure they swap the fat cartridge between franchises!

Reading that made my stomach turn. :O :D

If it's Mexican related, they better swap out the fart cartridge. <G>

Daryl

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