"Bad" Food Thread: A Whole Night of Self-Doubt, Regret and Food Baby

Mego Thor

As a life-long theme park enthusiast, I freakin' LOVE theme park food. Some of my favorites are at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure in Orlando.



I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. Note that there is no one in line because they are only opened seasonally, not because the burgers are terrible.



Nothing says "hey, let's get some ice cream" quite like a spread-eagled comics character.

Tox

I made a pepperoni melt last night, it was absolutely delicious! Before I buttered the outsides, I lightly buttered the insides of the bread and put some garlic powder on it, then put a slice each of mozz, provolone, and cheddar, with pepperoni in between the cheeses.

And before we get into that, I call it a pepperoni melt because I feel that is a more apt description.

Last weekend I made grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches. I call them that instead of a bacon melt because, to me, a bacon melt could be a grilled cheese and bacon, or it could be a BLT melt. "Bacon melt" isn't quite specific enough for me.

And now I really want a BLT melt for lunch.

builderr0r

Yay the bad food thread is back finally! I got KFC/Taco Bell over the weekend.

Brainleech

I had half a package of Lemon Oreos
They are better than I thought

Psykoma

Most of the times that I go to see a movie is because I'm craving movie theatre popcorn.

Mego Thor

builderr0r wrote: »

Yay the bad food thread is back finally! I got KFC/Taco Bell over the weekend.

I needed somewhere to brag about the smoked brisket and baby back ribs I made over the weekend (OMG, so good!), but didn't want to start out a new thread with it.

minirhyder

Had a biscuit sausage egg and cheese from McD's this morning. Held me over till 1PM.

Take that "healthy breakfasts" and "nutrition"!

builderr0r

Psykoma wrote: »

Most of the times that I go to see a movie is because I'm craving movie theatre popcorn.

I like the movie theater cheese fries. :P

Madican

On the subject of movie popcorn, every time I go to concessions and overhear someone requesting popcorn with no butter or salt I can practically see the employees wishing for death to come take either the customer or themselves.

Psykoma

I always ask for extra butter

builderr0r

At the movie theater near me, there's a little stand where you can add your own butter and salt. My boyfriend tries to kill us with amount he adds to the popcorn. :?

Madican

Extra butter they will gladly do. No butter/salt means they have to dedicate an entire machine to no butter/salt at the beginning of the day, so becoming overwhelmed with orders for regular popcorn because of production issues is greater, and they have to haul out the special popcorn from the dark corner of the Abyssal Storeroom because normal movie popcorn has salt and butter already in it.

DaMoonRulz

No butter, but they do have a caramel flavored powder you can put on the popcorn that makes it taste like pancakes.

We call it popcakes.

see317

Psykoma wrote: »

I always ask for extra butter

The theaters I go to you have to butter your own popcorn. They have the pseudo-butter on tap next to the coke machines.

Sadly, that means that only the top inch or so of popcorn gets any butter because the bags are stuffed too full to shake it around. Of course the alternative to that is pissed off customers griping about only getting 3/4s of a bag of popcorn for their money, which nobody wants to stand behind that person in line.

Uriel

Around here extra butter is like

2.50 extra

BronzeKoopa

Do the straw trick to get that butter "butter" in the middle.

Uriel

I hate movie theater food because you can easily get charged like 40 bucks for 2 pops a small popcorn and a box of candy.

Like that is twice the price of my tickets, I'ma just go without snacks, thanks.

Mego Thor

builderr0r wrote: »

At the movie theater near me, there's a little stand where you can add your own butter and salt. My boyfriend tries to kill us with amount he adds to the popcorn. :?

I don't care for movie theater "butter", but Lady Sif always complains about how much salt I put on our popcorn. If you don't salt it enough, the popcorn at the bottom will be plain!

Madican

Uriel wrote: »

I hate movie theater food because you can easily get charged like 40 bucks for 2 pops a small popcorn and a box of candy.

Like that is twice the price of my tickets, I'ma just go without snacks, thanks.

I'll just sneak in a 2 lb bag of Sour Patch kids under my jacket or in my pockets.

I like big pockets.

builderr0r

Yeah the movie theater food prices are completely ridiculous. If I'm feeling stingy I'll just sneak in McDonald's or something since there's one down the street. Yay for big purses!

Uriel

As a large man who has no need for a purse or a coat.

I feel left out on sneaking food into theaters.

the cheat

I'm pretty sure cargo shorts were invented for sneaking food into theaters.

Mego Thor

Wasn't it just last week that Regal theaters announced that they would start searching folks for "weapons"?

see317

Mego Thor wrote: »

Wasn't it just last week that Regal theaters announced that they would start searching folks for "weapons"?

http://www.today.com/popculture/regal-cinemas-begin-searching-bags-theaters-prior-admission-t39756

Quetzi

I don't think weapons needs scare quotes there

That seems like a very legitimate thing, these days

Mego Thor

I put it in quotes because I really believe it's to dissuade people from bringing in snacks.

captaink

There's a restaurant in town called Biskit Junkie. Just biscuit sandwiches. I had the Hungry Man: Fried chicken, candied bacon, gravy and American cheese. It was fantastic.

TheCanMan

I once snuck a tube of chocolate chip cookie dough into a movie theater and ate the whole thing like a giant candy bar. I miss my 16yo metabolism.

Madican

Mego Thor wrote: »

I put it in quotes because I really believe it's to dissuade people from bringing in snacks.

I am creative. I will wear a hat and place a bag of candy + soda underneath and jam it on.

see317

Madican wrote: »

Mego Thor wrote: »

I put it in quotes because I really believe it's to dissuade people from bringing in snacks.

I am creative. I will wear a hat and place a bag of candy + soda underneath and jam it on.

Man, if you're not wearing a top hat with a 7-11 big gulp in it already...

Madican

I don't want a Big Gulp. Why would I want a Big Gulp? That is entirely too much soda.

Uriel

Madican wrote: »

I don't want a Big Gulp. Why would I want a Big Gulp? That is entirely too much soda.

Too much soda? I know these words but when arranged in this order they make no sense.

Tox

Sheetz has the best breakfast sandwich menu there is. Choose your bread, choose your meat. Fried, scrambled, or white egg. Want a hashbrown on it? What kinda cheese(s). More meat? Different meat? all the fixins, sauces. It's just crazy.

Psykoma

builderr0r wrote: »

At the movie theater near me, there's a little stand where you can add your own butter and salt. My boyfriend tries to kill us with amount he adds to the popcorn. :?

The place near me has a stand like that, but it serves margarine instead of butter.
So I ask for butter behind the counter, and then I also add margarine later on because they never add enough!

Madican

Margarine is the devil and I will always use butter whenever I can.

Lasbrook

After having not eaten all day I may have gone and gotten too much Taco Bell

Tox

Lasbrook wrote: »

After having not eaten all day I may have gone and gotten too much Taco Bell

This is like calling a Big Gulp too much soda...

Lasbrook

I mean just a couple of weeks ago was my year anniversary without caffeine, a big gulp is too much soda.

Kaplar

The $5 box deals they have are pretty good. Got the bacon chalupa and added a bean burrito. $6 for 4 items and a drink is pretty good in my book.

TheCanMan

Madican wrote: »

Margarine is the devil and I will always use butter whenever I can.

I have good news for you!

V1m

Madican wrote: »

On the subject of movie popcorn, every time I go to concessions and overhear someone requesting popcorn with no butter or salt I can practically see the employees wishing for death to come take either the customer or themselves.

As a cinema naif I need this solecism explained to me. What is so bad about doing this?