The quest for new tastes can lead down perilous roads, but the true epicure does not falter when challenged, and does not shun even fast-food explorations, lest he miss the slight chance that it will be, at least this one time, something edible. Such thoughts were strong as I ventured out bravely to try a few new fast-food creations, each prepared with a good dose of marketing-hype.
Arby's, in what may have been the most daring bit of puffery, is touting its new "Philly Beef Flatbread Melt" in a state that adores authentic cheese steaks, and, perhaps predictably, Arby's muffs things completely. A cheese steak's dignity simply cannot bear being sullied by Swiss cheese, and the presence of a "Parmesan peppercorn sauce" would seem to obviate any right to claim some sort of Philly heritage. That said, the thing's actually kinda pleasing, in a gooey, starchy, beefy sort of way, but I don't think such Delaware cheese steak champs as Yatz's have anything to worry about.
For a really scary moment, the place to go right now is Taco Bell, which has the nerve to foist on us their new "99 cent Zesty Nachos," a soggy, gloppy mess that is neither "zesty" or worth 99 cents. Popeye's hyped-up Cajun Shrimp sounded like a worthy heart-stopper, until I encountered the typical Popeye's chaos -- the first time I tried to get it, I waited 15 minutes in the drive-through, only to be told they were out when I got to the window. My next attempt succeeded in getting the fat fried shrimp (not too bad), but they failed to give me any of the alleged Cajun dipping sauce. I'm officially giving up on that one.
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Popeye's food is horrible, at least the one on Kirkwood. They always seem to be out of something and it takes too long for a fast food place.
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