Discontinued Foods That We Miss. - A memorial for those gone too soon.

[Valstrax]

I feel like this image summarizes a lot of this thread.

 

[Do_as_I_say_not_as_I_do]

Before Combos, in the 80's, we had these glorious bastards.

 

[Water-T]

Truly a COVID tragedy. It's really a shame since it's my favorite childhood place for a healthy option. No other salad place can compare. Gives me something to blame the chinks for dragging the world into this global shitshow we've been stuck in for over a year.
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To be fair, they were already on shakey ground since 2017. That's when they started to shut down lots of locations, like the one near my apartment. COVID just gave them a reason to take that dying dog behind the shed.

 

[lurk_moar]

Frozen pizza used to taste good. I bought a tombstone pizza for the first time in forever as a cheat meal. Like it was so gross that I threw the whole thing in the garbage. I also thought that Jack's changed their recipe or am I mistaken?

 

[Adamska]

Frozen pizza used to taste good. I bought a tombstone pizza for the first time in forever as a cheat meal. Like it was so gross that I threw the whole thing in the garbage. I also thought that Jack's changed their recipe or am I mistaken?

I wouldn't be shocked if those companies cheaped out. I do know that Celeste, while being a trash frozen pizza even by their standards, used to be somewhat better. Nowadays the cheese imitation just flows like water if you nuke it and they skimp on the other ingredients now too.

 

[Goyslop Muncher]

the screaming sicilian are pretty good but cost almost the same as a cheap chain pizza so why bother. Domino's has a deal of a large 3 topping pizza for $10 carryout only, and they always have the buy 2 pizzas for $6 each.

 

[Some Badger]

I miss old BK chicken fries. I used to get them when I was out with my grandpa as a kid cause I didn't like burgers. Like yeah, they came back after a couple years of being discontinued, but they don't taste the same. The original chicken fries were crispier and had a bit more spice to them. The current ones feel like they've been neutered both in terms of taste and texture for normies.

 

[Super Guido]

While it's not discontinued, I miss actual Burger King food from 20 years ago. It's amazing how after some formula and ingredient changes, Burger King went from top tier level fast food to bottom of the shit barrel.

Maybe the Burger Kings around my area are absolute shit, but all the ones I've been to were filthy with burgers containing enough grease to fill a doggie bag with stomach acid. This was in the 90s, even.

My father said they were good when they first opened in the 50s, but they were never good during my lifespan. Kinda wish I understood the hype, but them's the breaks I guess.

 

[Trash Puppet]

Frozen pizza used to taste good. I bought a tombstone pizza for the first time in forever as a cheat meal. Like it was so gross that I threw the whole thing in the garbage. I also thought that Jack's changed their recipe or am I mistaken?

Red Baron french bread pizza is good. Idk about their regular pizzas though.

 

[Jason Wynn]

Maybe the Burger Kings around my area are absolute shit, but all the ones I've been to were filthy with burgers containing enough grease to fill a doggie bag with stomach acid. This was in the 90s, even.

My father said they were good when they first opened in the 50s, but they were never good during my lifespan. Kinda wish I understood the hype, but them's the breaks I guess.

I was born in the mid 80s and they were pretty decent in the late 80s to the late 90s. Probably just had shit taste as a kid, but I remember always preferring BK if we were going to pick up fast food.

you’re not wrong that they’ve gone completely down the toilet though. All the ones in my area just look filthy, they’re staffed by absolute nitwits and the handful of times I’ve gotten food from one it’s been disgusting, no other word for it but disgusting.

 

[Nut-Roaster the 2nd]

I was born in the mid 80s and they were pretty decent in the late 80s to the late 90s. Probably just had shit taste as a kid, but I remember always preferring BK if we were going to pick up fast food.

you’re not wrong that they’ve gone completely down the toilet though. All the ones in my area just look filthy, they’re staffed by absolute nitwits and the handful of times I’ve gotten food from one it’s been disgusting, no other word for it but disgusting.

Visited one of my old haunts a few days ago, and the BK nearby was completely shelled out. Had some awesome food and good promotions from when I was small, but I guess their quality tanked so low that they had to close up.

 

[AnOminous]

Visited one of my old haunts a few days ago, and the BK nearby was completely shelled out. Had some awesome food and good promotions from when I was small, but I guess their quality tanked so low that they had to close up.

The only thing I miss is the BK Big Fish. They were making this from actual filets when McDonald's was still using nasty ground up who knows what fish parts. (McDonald's now uses actual filets).

The last time I visited a BK it was filthy and disgusting beyond belief, and it was really the final straw because while I'd occasionally gone there in the hopes of a good location, they were all absolutely filthy and the food was horrible. After the last time walking into one, I walked out without ordering.

 

[Water-T]

I was born in the mid 80s and they were pretty decent in the late 80s to the late 90s. Probably just had shit taste as a kid, but I remember always preferring BK if we were going to pick up fast food.

you’re not wrong that they’ve gone completely down the toilet though. All the ones in my area just look filthy, they’re staffed by absolute nitwits and the handful of times I’ve gotten food from one it’s been disgusting, no other word for it but disgusting.

Agreed. BK was pretty good during the 90s (I grew up on their Crossandwiches), but they've been on a steep decline the past 20 years. I went to one a few months ago, and a simple order for a Whopper and drink inside the store (because the drive though window was closed for some reason) took OVER 30 MINUTES. Damn place looked like it hadn't been mopped or dusted in months! The last time I had ordered from that same location was two years ago, and back then it was very clean and the service was quick.

No wonder a lot of them have shut down. Another one near me has been boarded up and surounded with construction fencing for months. What a shame.

 

[HandsomeDan]

I miss the Mr. Salty pretzel sticks.

 

[Nero You're DeadWeight]

Since we're all talkin bout BK, I really miss the crown nuggets.
I loved biting the tips off as a kid cuz they got SUPER crunchy. Since they went to the regular nugget shape they haven't tasted as great tbh.

 

[sparklemilhouse]

I miss that BK broiler and the grilled chicken arch deluxe From McDonalds. Nobody makes a grilled chicken sandwich anymore. ( Near my work. )

 

[Miss Misery]

Truly a COVID tragedy. It's really a shame since it's my favorite childhood place for a healthy option. No other salad place can compare. Gives me something to blame the chinks for dragging the world into this global shitshow we've been stuck in for over a year.
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[AnOminous]

I miss that BK broiler and the grilled chicken arch deluxe From McDonalds. Nobody makes a grilled chicken sandwich anymore. ( Near my work. )

The Kenny Rogers Roasters grilled chicken sandwich (and most of their menu) was one of the best grilled/roasted chicken restaurants. I don't why this doesn't exist any more (outside a few obscure locations in Asian countries).

 

[Nero You're DeadWeight]

Can I pour one out for the Buttermilk crispy and the grilled chicken sandwich at mcdonalds?
The new chicken sucks and feels like a downgrade from what they used to have, and I miss the grilled chicken since they took it away to "slim down their menu" during covid.

 

[ChonkyNeko]

Right, so, I know they still do white chocolate cadbury fingers but i specfically remember the Dream variant. Used to eat an entire box of these as a kid. I'm also devastated to know that the Salt and Vinegar Space Raiders got discontinued. They were also a huge favorite of mine as a kid.