Fazoli's

OMG I LOVED THIS PLACE SO MUCH.

This past summer I drove across the country, alone, from Philadelphia to Los Angeles.  On my second day, I stayed overnight in Springfield, Missouri.  After a long day of driving I was pretty hungry.  Like, duh, right?  I got into Springfield kinda early and wasn't totally burnt out so I decided to drive around a little bit, see Amurrica etc.  I drove past this place and I'm pretty sure I actually real life did a double take - Italian Fast Food!??!! It's like every dream I have ever had manifest in Fast Food form.  

I went in kind of expecting the worst, I'm not even sure what that would be, but was blown away!  The menu was well designed.  It had all the dumb boring / simultaneously delicious Italian-ish food I craved.  And it was cheap!

I got Lasagna, which came with a salad, breadsticks and soda, and was less then $10.  What!  It was made really quickly, the cashier girl was super friendly, and I was back at my hotel in no time stuffing myself with an ambiguous sauce/cheese/pasta combination.  A+!