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"forgotten fast food chains"
*Goes to the 5th and 9th largest chains in the world*
It's because he's younger and assumes that if his friends don't go that it's forgotten.
@daniellerisser999kinda funny that youre defending a statistic that is more true now than for any other generation across the years.
@daniellerisser999 Mf went to Burger King and claimed it's a forgotten brand. The 9th largest food chain in the WORLD he's listing as a forgotten brand lmao.
I was thinking the same thing
@daniellerisser999 Because y'all making yourself look bad?
a&w and not getting a burger which is their main :0
A&W at a combo restaurant is gonna be shit, he needs to find an actual drive in stand... the food is gonna be much better and the experience will be much much better. Ordering a Big Papa burger, coney dog, and a frosty cold mug of root beer is amazing.
A & W were known for Coney dogs not chili dogs.
Yeah. Get a papaburger
and come to canada.. its a tier here. the yanker versions is horrible!
@greatbigguythe burger family is Canada only
tenders at DQ? hot dog at a&w? this gotta be rage bait
Eating whilst watching your videos is the only right way to watch them
same
So am I 😂😂😂😂
eat well guys
same lol
Same 😂
BK is not a forgotten fast food chain 😭also the quality might just be the location for that one
Double Whopper and chicken fries for days. BK should not be on this list.
wouldn't have made a long enough video otherwise
BK definitely not as big as it was and it's always been mediocre. Every new menu idea blows compares to their Whopper, which is also kinda mediocre. BK hit it's height in the mid 2000's... 20 years ago...
I've never eaten BK and not regretted it later.
@AceRasputinsame 😂
A&W fries arent seasoned like that. Thats KFC fries lol
i didnt expect that out of A&W in USA idk if he just got the most cursed item on the menu but overhere in Canada its quality homemade ingredient and u feel like ur eating a burger at ur neighbor bbq with fresh lettuce and hand made patty
I was thinking that as soon as he pulled them out of the bag! Lol and then he was like, "There's something that tastes chicken-y"
@konyhix-_-4937ahh unless you've been to an A&W recently, you're dead wrong. Garbage quality thrown together like it was prepared by an amputee. A&W is absolute ass
@konyhix-_-4937I also don’t think I’ve seen an A & W combined with another restaurant in Canada j believe they are all standalone here.
@zoomin131yea kinda sad to say but i think its only here in canada that a&w is "respected" like it was back in the days in usa i have some friend that wont buy any fast food other then some mozza cheese burger and poutine at a&w
I'm from Chicago and White Castle is definitely still poppin here!
lol i live in Iowa and when i go to Chicago i absolutely INHALE White Castle☠️☠️ ts is so fucking good man
@ayesha5753Indianapolis will have LINES outside the white castles during lunch time.
Same here in ny
I live in Ft Wayne and drive over 100 miles to Anderson just for White Castles.
He lives in Dallas and White Castle has NEVER been a thing in Dallas.
You should’ve added Arby’s in the video instead of Bk in my opinion.
Arby's is still super popular just like BK. That's why they can afford to advertise so much.
They have the meats
Arby's and Wendy's
@sew3521 fake meats
Quizno's too
If the Dairy Queen does not have Peanut Buster Parfait on the menu, it's not a Dairy Queen.
A&W is still quite popular in Canada! And the menu is different, they dont sell hotdogs here anymore. Also the poutine and beyond meat burger is above any other fast food chains in my opinion. And I used to work at A&W too and I can confirm the patties here are 100% beef, with just the seasoning salt added on top during cooking. Its quality fast food.
It's a different store. Owned by different companies.
A&W Canada is entirely separate from A&W USA, and SO much better in Canada !!!
Recently A&W in Canada has new veg burger. Breakfast is my favourite. During Blue Jays run local A&W’s had whistle hot dogs.
A&W Canada slaps ❤
A&W Canada is top notch fast food. Teen burger combo or mozza burger combo for the win!
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As a Texan you missed out on DQ! The Dude, Jalitos Ranch Burger, or the Steak Finger Basket are the only true options.
I completely agree.
White Castle is definitely not forgotten. They're still opening new locations.
I wish they would open one in my area
I haven't had White Castle in well over a decade because I live in Texas but I do miss it
Nah dude, I've only seen like three in my life
Dude. Where i live, there are like 5 or 6 Whitey's in any direction within like 3 miles
In 34 years, I’ve seen one White Castle
A&W is super popular in Canada!!! they have SO MANY locations here more than the most famous fast food chains.
Different owners, in Canada it's the second largest burger chain
Not only that, but A&W is a *completely different* fast food chain in Canada, down to the root beer being a different formula!
Do they still do the frosty mugs? The near me in CA closed and I miss it so much!
@ericb8419 yes
A&w, killer onion rings in Canada. The best
Long John Silvers fell away because its very expensive and most of them closed down. Their food is amazing, but also incredibly oily, which doesnt sit so well with people who are into "healthy options". I miss LJS, as it was one of my favs growing up. But 5 shrimp and fries for $16 is steep. They did always have yummy tartar sauce.
Dairy Queen is still pretty popular in the midwest.But their food it just okay. They are mostly well known for Blizzards, shakes, and ice cream cakes.
A&W restaurants mostly died out as thier food just wasnt that good and their main draw was their rootbeer float which also is a desert that has fallen out of favor.
I love BK and White Castle.
Give me a long john silvers and white castle combo store and I'd move there and keep them in business!
I feel like the best way to really rate a place is to try a couple things instead of just one meal, especially when there are so many different items
or their signature meal/item.
A&W needs to be eaten inside because you get a frosty glass mug and their in-house root beer made on site. There's one near me just closed, sadly. A&W is underrated. It's the same price as McDs or BK but way better. I know in Canada it's HUGE.
WHAT
Love A&W but no one would call it huge here in Canada.
and def get a burger not a hotdog lol
@Psytethits definitely pretty popular.
@Dylan Yeah, the root beer freeze is good, but you should have tried their regular root beer. The stuff in restaurant is made with cane sugar instead of corn syrup and they mix their flavor, sugar, water, and CO2 fresh in-shop. Plus the freezer under the counter full of real glass beer mugs. Time to make another video! 😂
There is a White Castle coming to the colony this summer!!! I’m so excited
A Whooper taste nothing like a Big Mac!
And whoppers w cheese are so good
whopper better in my opinion.
@MarriBlickEm yeah, Big Mac just gotten so shitty lately
@LiyahTingswhoppers are the GOAT of fast food burgers
@LiyahTings w/the mayo don't even really need the cheese. too cheap to pay 50c for a glorified kraft single.
dairy queen depends a lot on location.. we have on here that is really great
exactly!! mine always tastes fresh and be so good😭
@curliemiah I have TWO here and they're both fantastic.
I agree, the one near where I live is always packed on Wednesdays with a drive-thru line that wraps around the building to the road. The parking lot is also full most of the week with people eating inside.
We have one out my way and the mall I used to work at had one which I sometimes visited on my lunch breaks, but they didn't have much of a "lunch" menu. Just basically microwaved hot dogs (yes I do mean it) and really just cold/heated sandwiches in a microwave. It mostly focused on ice cream. Now its gone and replaced with a See's Candies. I just think most Dairy Queen locations focused on ice cream only then lunch/dinner.
Honestly, same thing with long John silvers. The one in my childhood town slaps so hard.
I haven't remembered or noticed half of these. I really enjoyed the video.
You lost me at bk being “forgotten.” I have 5 in driving distance from my house 😳
Might depend on region, but yeah, I agree. BK is my go to for convenient fast food for my kids with their 3 sandwiches for $7 and other somewhat cheap menu items. And I still like the Whopper.
edit: Just realized he's from Texas. There are three or four within five minutes of my parents' house (where I grew up) in Houston. BK is not the most delicious, but it's a good bang for the buck with their value menu items (namely the 3 for 7 and 2 for 5) and kids meals. Even when money isn't a huge factor, I'd still prefer BK to McD's. In and Out is superior to both but I don't always have 10-15 plus min to be in line.
But do you go to them?? 😭😭
@Bitmap711That’s irrelevant. The fact that all have remained open in close proximity to each other after all these years is a testament to its popularity
For me the issue was he quality and consistency fell off dramatically for Burger King. If you find a good one you gotta always go back there specifically because I’ve gone to some where the food is just poorly put together and a huge let down. It’s a shame because I like Burger King 1000x more than McDonald’s, when it’s made properly
@okisobaHe's from Dallas. And I used to live in both Houston, and Dallas. Seems like Houston has more BK locations than the Metroplex.
Trashing BK for not sticking to what they were good at then trashing White Castle for sticking to what they’re good at is craaazy 😂
For real lol. Guy is never consistent.
Except that he didn't trash White Castle at all..
if you see the end of the video, hes not trashing it, just saying its because it wasnt forgotten to begin with. unlike the rest which have less of a following or have fallen off, white castle has a relatively consistent following, just that they have less locations, which is smth he acknowledges
Yeah I know this kid doesn't what the fuck he's talking about. He just got here. 😂
that attention span man
DQ always been POPPING where im from their food always hits different
A&W is like . One of the highest quality fast foods we have in Canada . It uses local ingredients, and their burgers are actually like . Real burgers . Way better than McDonald’s , or other fast food burger joints .
Same with Wendy’s which I know is kind of “low quality” in the states . In Canada it’s really good fresh ingredients , and different from the states
Wendy's is fresh and low quality both, here in the Midwest lol. As for A&W, they're basically just too few to get back to critical mass.
Horrendous choices at the A&W. Gotta have a burger.
I went to A&W when I visited Canada and miss it so much. They need to come back to US.
A&W in Canada is actually owned by a completely different company than the US restaurants
Here in Green Bay, we have I think 3 A@w locations
Most of these restaurants are still popular
Not Long John Silvers.
i remember going to long john’s silvers so much as a kid! when they closed down in my town my dad and i joked that now it was “long gone silvers” 💔
I’m surprised that Dairy Queen is considered forgotten. There’s one in my town that people go to all the time.
If the Dairy Queen does not have Peanut Buster Parfait on the menu, it's not a Dairy Queen.
A&W you need to get the onion rings and burger!!!!
YES! I’m from Canada and we love it here.
The draw of A&W was the car hops and window trays. Plus the iconic Root beer float.
12:49 for anyone wondering those are kfc fries not a and w
100% they are like steak fries in KFC and thin cut for A&W. Also disappointed didn't dine in to see abt getting a root beer float hopefully properly in the glass mug thingy and that hot dog is a disgrace. I miss A&W. Ours here closed late 2010s
These brands are not forgotten at all
Oh wow literally all of them are just mid-size chains aren't they? I guess they're 'forgotten' in terms of the zeitgeist but like, except for Long John Silvers (which I have no idea how it stays open) most of these are just normal ass chains
The well of ideas for content is getting dry.
White Castle kinda is
@AI-BundyWhite Castle is not at all forgotten depending where you are. In Indiana there are tons of them and they always have lines of people. Not only that, they are way cheaper than most fast food these days.
@darkshotmakerI’m in Wichita and there’s none sadly
I like white castle when I find one, the little fish sliders are great
was the list getting short so you threw BK in there? because idk how you consider a restaurant with 19k locations world wide "forgotten"
I know right?! BK and DQ are everywhere where I'm from! Michigan, there are like one in every block.
I would consider it dying personally. My city and surrounding area had like 7 locations and now only 1 is open soooo...
Its dead in the states near me. Many more McDonald's, wendys and evil chicken
@thuytruong3210 yeah for real
@thuytruong3210and they’re still making DQs where I live!
Surprising to see BK on the list cuz they’re everywhere! Even the commercials on tv lol
Yeah. BK rules; love the burgers, chicken tenders, and that Halloween a few years back loved their Addams Family Family theme Chocolate shake with chocolate chocolate cookie bits.
Why the heck would you go to NYC for White Castle?? It originated in the mid-west😅😅. Love Dairy Queen, but my go to is the bacon cheeseburger and cheese curds. I think all of these are subject to the location, but I love all of these 😅.
Agree with the comments, this video just doesn't deliver "forgotten chains".
The smell of Long John SIlver's...the smell is heavenly.
Fried heaven and a strange smell of vinegar I wasn't used to as a 6 year old in the 90s
place is great! they closed the one near me. always loved the fish and the clam strips. hushpuppies were good too.
The little fried bits at the bottom of a Long John Silvers platter was always the best part of the meal. They would specifically put some in there the way Five Guys adds an extra scoop of fries in the bag.
Crumblies!
Plain tenders at DQ is diabolical man 😅 lmfao
burger king forgotten? BK over mcd anyday.
Highly agree. The whoppers for me are the best.
@corv989 Every burger is better then McDonald's x3
Agreed. I loved the burgers and chicken nuggets.
@BoardCatidkMy brother just happens to be playing a Banjo Kazooie game next to me. I remember Big Al & I must respectfully disagree. 😆
Except their fries. I'm from Belgium so I can get a good fry literally anywhere, BK is soooo salty and tasteless...
Seeing Burger King here baffles me because in all the towns and cities where I’m at they always have a lot of customers 😭
Last burger I got from BK I couldnt swallow a second bite and I used to be 350lbs. The problem isnt me. It is their trash food.
We need videos about Skyline
chili and Rally’s/Checkers
Not all Dairy Queens are a full service restaurant. The ones that serve hot foods usually have a Brazzier logo back in the old days.😅
They still differentiate based on being g a brazzier also or not.
i was pretty sad when they got rid of the last brazier sign in my area. one of the dqs in my area has an outside walk up counter that's open late spring through summer which i always thought was cool. they used to also have customer appreciation day where everything was half off (haven't participated recently and haven't looked if they still have that at the one location but i got so many ice cream cakes through the years at half off because of it XD)
Burger King!!! Forgotten? Seriously?
it is in California. BK is dead.
@clutchfan3152 There are 476 Burger Kings in California. What the fuck are you talking about?
Wait, what???????? There's a BK right up the road from me. I'm talking walking distance. I live in Sacramento........
@wayfarereinsAnd they're all dead with 2 stars or less 😂
@clutchfan3152Lowly-rated != forgotten
agreed on Long Johns - too much memories there
White castles still popular in Michigan, some of them are spots for drug deals tho 😂
And we gotta thank harold and kumar for that 🤣
Who forgot those chains? There are BK, DQ, and White Castles all around here. And they're always busy.
he's clueless becaue he doesn't actually like to eat food (seriously, watch him!)
Fr, he’s almost always hating and acting “wise”, but when it comes to expensive restaurants it’s almost always an “out of the world” experience when it’s just tiny bite of meat slapped on a plate. At this point idek if this is about actually tasting food and doing actual research regarding the place…or just him showing us he can go to fancy restaurants and acting like every other RUclipsr trying to convince themselves something is good just because it’s “pricy!!!”
The A&W when i was a kid was a sit down restaurant and fireplace. It was nice
Dairy Queen cakes were a staple of my childhood! We would always get them for our birthdays. That cookie crunch in the middle was THE BEST!
Hot take maybe... Burger King has better burgers than McDonalds
not really a hot take
assuming the BK has decent employees making the food at least
They do
Not a hot take, BK tastes better☺️😎
No way. McDonald's quarter pounders now are way better than whoppers. I do like a rodeo burger though
Thanks for making so many videos that I love to watch!!!
I so miss Long John Silver's, but the nearest one is now over 3 hours away :(
I love this channel, but I feel like "forgotten" is a real stretch for these chains, especially with some of these chains (White Castle especially) opening a lot of locations each year.
It's clickbait. He 100% made the title because he knew people would comment about how they are not forgotten, it's a scummy way to take advantage of the algorithm since the video will get recomended more if it has a lot of comments.
waitt are you the bloxburg youtubers from 2020?
RIP Ruby Tuesday's 😭😭
Only the real ones remember that place lol
My local Ruby Tuesday shut down & the property was bought out by a business chain that sells weed after it became legalized. Personally, I'm not a fan as it's close to my store (Some of my customers started to smell a skunk) but as long as it's legal there's nothing you can do about it.
A&W is top tier in Canada. Completely separately owned from the American version
Amen.
Same with Malaysia
The one here In Southern California up my street is owned by indians. The family works there. I was skeptical at first but i must say. Its the best! They make everything to order so everything is always hot. Its a little wait for sure but its totally worth it.
So odd cause A&W is super popular here in Canada!
I think a&w is just better quality in Canada
Next time, try this list: Arthur Treachers, Rax, Zantigo, Roy Rogers, Church's Fried Chicken, and Ollie's Trolley.
Why aren't you making the videos? Rax was a childhood obsession of mine, along with The Ground Round.
there is one zantigo's near me (like less than a half hour) and i've only been there once with my dad
Excellent suggestions 👏👏👏👏👏!
Now that's a list goddamn
Zantigos was better than Taco Bell.
And we have a restaurant called Marinos Seafood that serves Arthur Treachers menu. And there are a couple Arthur Treachers in NE Ohio.
White Castle isn’t forgotten lol pull up to the one by my house at midnight
when we went to visit Texas (my home state) we popped into a Dairy Queen cause my friends had never eaten there! I swear we ate at Dairy Queen 5 more times they loved it so much 😭💕 the steak fingers are my favorite
Long John Silvers definitely deserves a comeback. They're fantastic. I have memories of going with my grandma every Saturday as a kid. Sadly they closed where I'm at so instead I had to find a copycat recipe (club soda is indeed used) and do it myself at home occasionally. My husband is a huge fan.
whenever my sisters and i went to the mall of america with my grandma, we would always go to long john silvers T^T i miss her and those days so much (even though i never ate the hushpuppies XD)
Sorry man, you can’t go to these places where in small towns it’s the only fast food joint- it’s not forgotten
I missed your videos but it’s glad to see your still uploading at the times Keep the videos going ❤
7:38 calling the Texas Toast just "toast" because you're in Texas
Isn’t Texas toast thicker?
The thing to get from A&W is the root beer float.
The White Castle near me still has the castle look
Damn missed the opportunity to either visit the original white Castle or the white Castle from Harold and Kumar 😂
I'm from Detroit and there are actually 11 White Castles within a 10 mile radius, and just 4 miles away is an A&W that is a 1950s style drive-in restaurant.
Came here to brag this. Drunken glory at 3 am in a white castle! I might go brave 15° weather for a ten pack and I don't have to fly to NYC!
A & W known for thier burgers! (Orders a $9 hotdog and complains).
Dairy Queen also known for thier burgers! (Orders chicken fingers because of some rando lady with Tourette's).
Burger King! (Second burger with weird taste looked like it had the "beyond beef" fake patties on it). 😂
the a&w fries were just kfc fries 😂
The joint A&W and KFC locations are owned by the same brand and share a single kitchen. So it's not surprising. Kinda funny tho since those fries are from the 5th largest fast food brand in the entire world, in a video about forgotten fast food restaurants
I was just gonna say that those were Definitely KFC French Fries. The A&W fries are Shoelace like McDonald's
A&W cheese curds are rockin!
I remember as a kid always wanting to go to DQ tried out my first blizzard months ago with cookies and cream immediately a fan!
Long John Silvers was the biggest surprise. Now I want it
Can't wait to visit my local spot for the fish and malt vinegar.
There is actually a stand alone A&W restaurant in Old Town Kissimmee FL that still has the retro feel.
We have one in Missouri that used to be a Mcdonalds/Gas Station.
A&W is super popular in Canada now, and theyre one of the only consistently 24h chain fast food restaurants.
12:04 how you gonna go to A&W and not get the cheese curds? That’s the best thing on their menu in my opinion lol
Exactly 🤤😋🥹!
Not even that. Bro went there and didnt order a papa burger smh. He fkd up.
@JM-qt5mgthat’s real 😂
@heylay2810😅
You're probably the only person who ordered that chili cheese dog lmao. A&W are known for burgers, and i've heard in the US A&W is very mid while in Canada its really popular and veeery good and fresh.
Yes!!! Been waiting for a new video!
Goes to Dairy Queen and doesn't get a Texas Beltbuster Burger...
Flamethrower is also solid
I like their triple cheeseburger with 🥓 bacon 🥓
TX DQ Tacos.
Because some rando yelled to get the tenders as he's walking into the store. 🤔
And goes to A&W and doesn’t get a Teenburger. Well… maybe they don’t sell them any more, it’s been ages since our location closed.
I love Burger King foreverrr, you just went to a bad location!
Same. I would rather eat their burgers, shakes, and chicken tenders than McDonald's any day. McDonald's food is trash; they only got good ice cream cones, chocolate chip cookies and hot fudge sundaes. Their shakes only depend on the people who worked there.
9/10 locations are bad. If you live by a good one cherish it. I can't eat it anywhere near me anymore.
A&W is still doing well in Malaysia and it still stands to be one of my top 5 fast food restaurants.
9:02 have the cheese burgers, they’re better
That’s what I’m saying the chicken at DQ is trash
Not gonna lie but I love their tacos
19:29 why NYC? You should have gone to where White Castle originated from… and St. Louis Missouri would be closer than NYC, no?
He also went to one of the newest, yet one of the worst locations in NYC as well.
There's also a White Castle in Arizona which is even closer. I think he just wanted to go to New York at that point.
Dylan was there for another video. He's goofy, not stupid.
Though, I knew this innovative dude who'd use airline miles or an employee comped ticket to fly outta John Wayne in Orange County, CA to Newark, NJ with In & Out for the New Yorkers and return with cardboard mini-suitcases of White Castle for the Californians in the know.
FYI a bunch of Dairy Queen locations don't have all the food items. Many don't serve any food and it will say "treat only" online, and others still don't have a grill so only serve limited food options.
DQ Dude brother...I grew up withe Dude and the Steak Finger Basket with Texas toast, gravy! DQ is greatness.
In my town we have two DQ, but neither one of them serve anything other than the Ice cream part of it.
DQ steak fingers and white gravy is so good
I wouldn't say Dairy Queen is forgotten. Still very popular, still have commericals airing. The one in my city always has a lot of people at it
Not getting extra crums at Long Gone Silvers is diabolical.
What is this video, burger king forgotten??
lol when he said who dominate the fast food seafood I thought of Captain D’s
saw one in a small city the other day, and it shocked me. now that is a forgotten chain
dairy queen is forgotten?
He need to hit up a Texas DQ , although looks like he might have.
@TheName141i think he is from Tex broo
This person just became one of my favorite youtubers i just discovered him today while trying to find a good video i watched like 3 of his videos
In my home town we had an A&W/ Long John Silvers combination so I have nostalgia for the two of them together
I would order from both 🥹😋🤤🥰!
I swear as a kid long long silvers always had extra cracklin batter at the bottom of the basket.
You could actually ask for extras.
A&W in canada is THRIVING
In Michigan, BK is still very much a key competitor to McDonald’s. And if I’m being honest, whopper over Big Mac any day
Big mac tastes way better then a whopper hands down. The craziest part of a whopper is that you have to request the f-ing cheese. Now if you would have said the big king XXL then I would agree, but the whopper is trash.
I rather have the whopper 🤤😋🥹!
@gloriawinbush1590some people like bland food and that's ok.
White castle didnt fall off. We just dont have one here
DQ burger combos slap. It's my go-to.