Following up on the success of last years Meat Madness, on Tuesday So Good unveiled The Fast Food Bracket, a 32-chain tournament to determine who is the top fast food chain in America. The first round of voting begins today, with a new match-up around noon each weekday.
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Fast Food Bracket Round 1: McDonald’s vs. Little Caesar’s, Quizno’s vs. Dairy Queen
by Eick · March 18th, 2010 · 8 Comments
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The Fast Food Bracket
by Eick · March 16th, 2010 · 40 Comments
Have you filled out your Fast Food Bracket yet?
(Click on Bracket for larger view)
Ah March, that time of year when people put anything and everything into “bracket” form. Last year, So Good brought down the house with our wildly popular Meat Madness tournament. One full month of debates, arguments and voting, leading to some interesting [...]
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McDonald’s Burger Domination: A Tale of Conflicting Maps
by Eick · March 10th, 2010 · 6 Comments
A few days ago, Consumerist had a blog post showing an interesting map alleging to show the concentration of fast-food burger joints across the U.S.
The Consumerist post is based off an “Infographic of the Day” post from the magazine Fast Company. The map above appears to show a far less dominant market position for McDonald’s [...]
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California Tortilla Dropping Cold Hard Cash
by Eick · March 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments
….well, assuming you think a one dollar bill qualifies as “cold, hard cash.”
The Maryland/DC based burrito joint California Tortilla will be placing hundreds of $1 bills around the DC area on Thursday, March 11th with messages attached to them promoting its $5 “Fiesta Combo.” To raise awareness of this promotion, California Tortilla is apparently going [...]
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So Good Blog/News Round-Up 2/17/10
by Eick · February 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Fast food calorie counts might not be effective.
Burger King will start serving Seattle’s Best coffee.
Can Wal-Mart help people eat healthier?
GrubGrade reviews….bagel poppers?
Slice reviews five different frozen pizzas.
Moe’s vs. Chipotle vs. Qboda.
The Flood Burger.
Can slow food be fast food?
Steak Frites.
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Meat Briefcase
by Eick · February 1st, 2010 · 6 Comments
Wow. Wish I had seen this a couple months ago.
Via Guyism, Geekologie, Gizmodo and Lifelounge.
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Miss Michigan Doesn’t Know Her Breakfast Cereals
by Eick · February 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment
At the start of the 2010 Miss America pageant on Saturday, the introduction portion of the show lets contestants come out and give an upbeat intro for their state, which usually consists of something along the lines of “I’m XXXX from the great state of XXXX home of [insert famous food, product, company, celebrity, historical [...]
Taco Bell’s Terrible Grammar
by Eick · January 29th, 2010 · 7 Comments
Taco Bell has unveiled a new offering which they are calling the “NBA $5 Buck Box.” Someone should explain to Taco Bell that the $ symbol represents the word “dollar” so they don’t need to also include the word “buck” in the name. Think about it, the proper name of this product when said correctly [...]
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“Chris” is a Big Fan of Wendy’s
by Eick · January 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments
A glowing review of the fast food chain, except for those mean fryer girls:
Thanks to @agencyspy.
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If Tim Tebow Endorsed Doritos
by Eick · January 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Given the chatter and buzz about an upcoming anti-abortion Super Bowl ad starting Tim Tebow, Upright Citizens Brigade took it upon themselves to imagine what a commercial featuring the University of Florida star hawking Dorito’s might look like.
Via Jezebel.
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Will CBS Air ManCrunch’s Potato Chip Ad?
by Eick · January 28th, 2010 · 8 Comments
Update: AgencySpy is reporting that CBS has rejected the ad, and provided the following statement to ManCrunch as a response:
CBS Standards and Practices has reviewed your proposed Super Bowl ad and concluded that the creative is not within the Network’s Broadcast Standards for Super Bowl Sunday.
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It wouldn’t be Super Bowl season without debate over [...]
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So Good Blog/News Round-Up 1/25/10
by Eick · January 25th, 2010 · No Comments
Chris Coyier graphs changes in Pizza Hut & Domino’s quality over time.
Are any foods banned from your office?
Huffington Post asks, if you dropped food on the floor, do you eat it?
Burger Shoppe is now serving a Mac ‘N Cheese burger.
McDonald’s sales have dropped for the first time in 25 years…
…and Franz Ferdinand is pissed at [...]
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Fast Food Mascots Rage!
by Eick · January 13th, 2010 · 8 Comments
Rad Omen. Who are they again? I have no idea either. Their Twitter and MySpace accounts are totally inactive, but apparently they are some sort band/group/music collective. Regardless of who the hell they are, their latest video, for their song “Rad Anthem”, directed by Nicholaus Goossen (who was the director of “Grandma’s Boy” and [...]
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KFC: Helping You Survive “Awkward” Black People Since 1952!
by Eick · January 5th, 2010 · 12 Comments
This Australian TV commercial for KFC is officially titled “KFC Cricket Survival Guide.” It features a white Australian cricket fan, who, realizing all the fans around him are black and rooting for the opponent, offers up “a tip when you’re stuck in an awkward situation.” What happens next? He offers the people around him a [...]
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Burger King “Shower Babe”: Gone But Not Forgotten
by Eick · December 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Earlier this month, the United Kingdom division of Burger King put up a new page on its website called “Singing in the Shower”, featuring a “Shower Babe” who you could view live each morning singing a song while lathering up and showering in a bikini.
In case you miss it live, the site lets you replay [...]
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Kim Kardashian Naked for Carl’s Jr.
by Eick · December 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Kim Kardashian is, in fact, naked in her new ad for Carl’s Jr., although you don’t get to see anything fun, merely her back as she slides into a bubble bath while eating the new Carl’s Jr Cranberry, Apple & Walnut Grilled Chicken Salad. This continues Carl’s Jr’s strategy to get the most of its [...]
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So Good Blog/News Round-Up 12/24/09
by Eick · December 24th, 2009 · No Comments
Serious Eats looks at the best Christmas beers.
The Smart Set defends butter over margarine.
An open letter from Cookie Monster.
GrubGrade reviews the Toasted Wrap from KFC.
The best food books of the decade.
Fast Food Maven has the “Domino’s Pizza Turnaround” video.
In defense of Rachael Ray.
The Impulsive Buy tries Burger King Funnel Cake sticks.
YumSugar readers vote Kevin their [...]
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Where Should I Eat? Fast Food Edition
by Eick · December 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments
For those of you who haven’t yet heard about Eating the Road, it’s a fun little food blog that has gotten some attention for their positively awesome flowcharts. If you haven’t seen any of them, lets start by checking out their Fast Food edition. Don’t let it melt your eyes when you first look at [...]
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Domino’s Unveils New Pizza Recipe
by Eick · December 16th, 2009 · 63 Comments
Pizza Hut. Papa John’s. Domino’s. While all of them have experimented to some degree or another in the last year or two with releasing new products or offers (Domino’s and Pizza Hut much more so than Papa John’s) – the core business remains traditional pizza. That’s why reports that Domino’s has totally revamped its pizza [...]
Would You Rather? Cream Cheese vs. Sour Cream
by Eick · December 14th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Well folks, it’s been a while since our last Would You Rather? You know how the game works, choose either option #1 or option #2, and live with the consequences. Today, we have a battle of creamy white substances that purport to both be dairy. One of them you can continue to eat at your [...]
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