Popeye's Chicken Sandwich

guidomerkinsrules said

So growing up in NO one develops a 6th sense about finding good/great food in ramshackle locations
This was a skill that I found very useful on tour - I could usually spot a good, homey place off the beaten path
When I moved to Texas I had to recalibrate- I had to learn how to find hidden gems in strip malls bc seemingly that’s the only architectural style allowed
But those gems were there - the human spirit is indomitable - it will create beauty even in the most drab locations
Of course not every discovery is going to reveal winsomeness, but it’s a gamble worth taking
If someone doesn’t want to discover beauty, there’s always Olive Garden and I suppose that’s fine; but I’ll always take that chance for the sublime bc that’s how I know I’m alive

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While true, I think it largely depends on where you're at and what's readily available. Like, where I live, there are those places with that sublime experience, most of those smaller, standalone places here have actually been pretty crummy experiences. Not many stand out here. I'm spoiled a bit though because I knew where those gems were in Lafayette before I move to NOVA.

I like CFA every now and then. I enjoy Popeyes every so often as well. Lately, I've been cooking and eating at home a lot more because eating out prices are getting absurd. Hard to find anything for less than $15 here these days. Grocery prices have gone up a lot, but it's still a lot cheaper to eat at home than even CFA or whatever.

And he's not wrong about CFA consistency. We've eaten at a lot of different locations over the years and I can't recall ever having a bad experience at one. I did get a wrong order via drive through once and they gave me a new order pretty quickly.

Ultimately, to each his own. While I can't eat at the same restaurant more than a couple of times in a given month because I love variety, I still appreciate that CFA is a reliably consistent experience.