Have you seen the kitchens of the other restaurants that you say are cleaner?@SoCalMama wrote:
I refuse to shop them. I pulled up in a big SUV a couple of years back. I saw the kitchen through the drive thru window. No more. It's gross. There's only one near me. There's a new (2 years?) Popeye's in the parking lot. That's much busier. So many better, cleaner and healthier places to eat around here anyway.
Same here. I have one scheduled in early January.@1forum1 wrote:
There are two in my area that are open for drive-thru and drive-in.
Just out of curiosity, is Popeye's shopped? They've been expanding their presence in my area and I've never been to one.@SoCalMama wrote:
I refuse to shop them. I pulled up in a big SUV a couple of years back. I saw the kitchen through the drive thru window. No more. It's gross. There's only one near me. There's a new (2 years?) Popeye's in the parking lot. That's much busier. So many better, cleaner and healthier places to eat around here anyway.
I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with the term "revealed soda shop." What does that mean? You tell them you're a shopper and order a soda?@HonnyBrown wrote:
They are shopped, but as a revealed soda shop.
@MisterBill wrote:
Have you seen the kitchens of the other restaurants that you say are cleaner?@SoCalMama wrote:
I refuse to shop them. I pulled up in a big SUV a couple of years back. I saw the kitchen through the drive thru window. No more. It's gross. There's only one near me. There's a new (2 years?) Popeye's in the parking lot. That's much busier. So many better, cleaner and healthier places to eat around here anyway.
Ah thanks. I did one of those, hated it. Never again.@NinS wrote:
No, you order an item and see if they offer you a soda. Then you do the reveal and give the manager a pack of gift cards for the staff if they offered the drink. If they didn’t you give them an “oops” card. These shops are really fun if the location passes and really awkward if they don’t. Add in the hassle of getting and returning the gift cards and these shops are not for everyone, but in my area they’re for someone as they get scheduled at paltry fees.
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@SoCalMama wrote:
I refuse to shop them. I pulled up in a big SUV a couple of years back. I saw the kitchen through the drive thru window. No more. It's gross. There's only one near me. There's a new (2 years?) Popeye's in the parking lot. That's much busier. So many better, cleaner and healthier places to eat around here anyway.
I would think that Sonic, where people eat in their cars or outdoors instead of in the restaurant, would be better suited towards surviving the restrictions. The restaurant closest to me (but still 30+ minutes away) closed a couple of years ago. I found it odd given that they were on a major road.@marg704 wrote:
As I wrote, all of the Sonics in MY area are closed. The assignments are off the board. They are franchises, so they can be open in other areas. Sadly, a lot of businesses have closed in my area. They can't survive with all the restrictions and closures, especially with the lack of government help.
@marg704 wrote:
All of the Sonics in my area closed. I heard the franchises were owned by the same person.
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