Quarantine is a lot of stress for some people. Many businesses are closed, but a few essential ones are still open, such as fast food, grocery stores, gas stations, hospitals, and more. Probably one of the most popular forms of business right now is takeout. While dining rooms in restaurants may be closed, drive thrus are still open, very much so. So popular in fact that they wrap around buildings and onto roads. Today I’ll be rating takeout. This will be a rating based on wait times, food quality, and price.
I’ll start with Culver’s. Culver’s is one of the most popular Wisconsin based fast food chains. But it’s not really fast food, per se, because they make everything fresh. But it’s good stuff and they have good custard as well. The price of quality is a bit higher so expect to spend a bit more when you’re here. Since this place is popular, expect a bit of a wait time. But in my opinion, it’s well worth it.
Next up is a bit of a contrast from the first one, McDonald’s. It’s like how the Krusty Krab is to the Chum Bucket in Spongebob. One is genuine, quality food, and the other may as well be actual garbage. But it’s cheap and fast if you’re looking for something to eat and fast. Their coffee isn’t too bad either. McDonald’s is popular however, so drive thrus may be busy. But since this place is fast food, the line will move pretty fast, and you won’t pay too much.
On the topic of coffee, let’s talk about Starbucks. This is probably the most popular cafe in the country, with hundreds of locations located around the continental United States. But the fact that it’s popular means that it’s busy. And it feels like it’s always busy. When I talked about the drive thru queue wrapping around buildings, this is what I meant. People will wait forever to get their coffee fix. To be honest, it’s not even worth the wait. In the time it takes to wait in the line at Starbucks, I could already be finished with my own coffee at home. Lately I’ve been digging that whipped coffee recipe that uses instant coffee mix, it’s good stuff. I gotta give props to the Starbucks workers though, you deal with a lot of people and it can’t be easy to keep everyone happy, especially during a pandemic.
This article’s getting a bit long, so I think I’ll start a part two sometime. Let me know in the comments which fast food/takeout place to review next and I’ll get on it. I’d like to give a huge shout out to all the workers in fast food and retail, you’re keeping us going.