Arby's Restaurant

Today was supposed to be an "eat my lunch at work" day.  I popped my bagel in the toaster oven.  And then I forgot about it.  I reluctantly grabbed my purse and headed for the door.  Where to?

It was just past noon and I wanted a replacement bagel.  Panera's parking lot would surely be a madhouse.  Defeated, I decided to grab some food at whatever was closest to the office, which meant Portillo's.  But their drive-thru line that time of day is about as long as a line giving out free Justin Bieber tickets.

Arby's?  Okay, well, I haven't been in awhile.  And when they closed the one off of Route 59 and 111th Street, I was one of those people who complain about the closing of a place I don't dine.  I hate those people.  So I went to Arby's, that way I can complain when they close.  Because at least I'd have eaten there recently.  They've been closing a lot of locations, so I doubt this one will be open much longer.  There is too much competition in the area.

I ordered a beef 'n cheddar with some homestyle fries.  The curly fries are seasoned fries that remind me of my high school cafeteria, and my hands stink when I'm done eating them, so I avoid these even though they're probably what Arby's is most known for aside from the beef.  Oh yeah, and I got some horsey sauce on the side.  I've heard so many remarks throughout the years about how gross this stuff is.  No way, it's horseradish sauce and makes everything on the menu taste better.

I was starving, so I ate fast and forgot to put the sauce on my sandwich, which was noticeably dry.  Why do I have to keep asking, "where's my cheese?" usually I have to be careful about these sandwiches, the cheese and sauce can get a little messy.  Sandwich was dry overall.  My fries were super hot and fresh though.

There is little wait in the drive-thru line any time of day.  Sometimes it takes awhile to actually receive your food, but that depends what you order.

Is Arby's "good mood food" like the slogan goes?  Well, I'm in an OK mood.  I've got time to kill on Yelp and want to start a pool on when this location will finally close its doors.

typical Arby's with a drive-thru

The service here is slow.  Super, molasses slow.  

Once you finally get your food, its the typical Arby's goodness.