09.03.08

Subway submarines

Posted in Fast food restaurants at 3:24 am

Fast food is the food that can be prepared quickly and easily and is sold in restaurants and snack bars as a quick meal or to be taken out. But at the present time no one needs the definition of fast food, almost each and every person has tried it. And most of people consider fast food tasty, delicious and nutritious. Most probably, they do not think of all the danger fat fast food contains. They just recall some nice fast food restaurant like Subway and want to go there another time.

About Subway in general. Subway is a chain of fast food restaurants. Subway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Doctor’s Associates, Inc. Subway provides primarily sandwiches, salads and pizzas. The company was founded in 1965 by Fred De Luca and Dr. Peter Buck when Fred DeLuca decided to borrow some money and open his first sandwich shop. At that period of time he was only 20 years old and tried to raise money to pay for college. And in 2007, Forbes has called him one of the richest people of the United States. Subway is considered to be the fastest growing franchise in the whole world and the third leading fast food restaurants chain after Yum! Brands and McDonald’s. Recently the company has been aggressively advertised as a health conscious fast food chain that provides different products that do not contain that much dangerous elements and damage our organisms. At the present time Subway is headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The tagline of the company is: “Eat Fresh.” Subway has its franchises in more than eighty-six countries. Subway menu varies by store and it can include seasoned breads, toasted sandwiches, Coca-Cola products, bagels, etc. Subway claims in its marketing campaign that the company really concerns on health of the customers.

Subway menu. Subway fast food restaurant chain specializes in sandwiches and salads. These restaurants offer a diverse line of submarine sandwiches and other dishes. Subway fast food restaurant chain is actually the leading submarine sandwich shop chain in the United States of America. And besides, the company operates a number of submarine sandwich shops in many other countries all over the world. Though all the subs at Subway are served toasted, they can be made untoasted at the request of the customer. There are a lot of different variations of submarine sandwiches at Subway.

08.31.08

IHOP

Posted in Fast food restaurants at 6:15 am

There are some places you really like to visit. With your friends, your family or on your own. To sit there, have a nice conversation and eat something extremely tasty, though maybe very fat and unhealthy. But they say that most of the best dishes that we like are fat and unhealthy. Specialists in diet state that we have to stop eating this and that, but we do not have to follow their advices. We can have our own philosophy: if the weather is bad and the spirits are low, some tasty waffle with cream and strawberry in IHOP can bring a lot of happiness. These fast food restaurants were created to bring happiness and energy that can make our life better.

About the company. IHOP is a wholly owned subsidiary of DienEquity. IHOP is a chain of fast food restaurants that specializes in breakfast foods. IHOP is an acronym that stands for the International House Of Pancakes. The company was founded in 1958. The company was founded by Jerry Lapin and Al Lapin, Jr. IHOP is headquartered in Glendale, California. The signature of IHOP is their pancake with strawberry. The menu of IHOP restaurants also includes salads, waffles, French toast, sandwiches, omelettes, and blintzes, beverages, etc. The chain operates more than a thousand of restaurants in forty nine US states, in Canada and Mexico. The company is constantly expanding and opening new locations. IHOP does not have such rivals that would specialize exactly in breakfast foods as well; that is why the chain is flourishing. And most of IHOP restaurant have their regular customers.

IHOP complaints. Nevertheless, there have been many complaints filed against the company. Some people are angry with poor customer service, and some are unsatisfied with the quality of the food. Customers of IHOP state that sometimes the service in the restaurants is very slow and they have to wait for quite a long time to have a waiter coming, to make an order and then finally to get food. And that happens not in the busiest hours. Some people do not like waiters who can hardly speak English and cannot understand what they say. They claim that managers have to take into consideration that serving people in the restaurant means communicating with them and comprehending their orders. There are also some other problems connected with IHOP, their food and their service.

06.20.08

Panda express

Posted in Uncategorized, Fast food restaurants at 1:12 am

Food is something a person needs, every day. If a person is on the way and has no time to sit in the restaurant and have a meal, fast food is a very good option.

Fast food. The term “fast food” was first mentioned in a Webster’s dictionary in 1951. A fast food restaurant is also known as a quick service restaurant or QSR. It is a specific type of restaurant which is characterized by fast food cuisine and minimal table service. Food served in fast food restaurants is a Western-style diet. The food is cooked in advance in bulk and is kept hot; it is finished and packaged to order. The food is also available ready to take away, however seating may be provided as well. The menu at such restaurants is quite limited. Fast food restaurants are usually part of franchise operation or a restaurant chain, which provisions standardized ingredients and/or partially prepared foods and supplies to each restaurant through controlled supply channels. Fast food restaurant concept variations include catering trucks and fast casual restaurants. Fast casual restaurants provide higher sit-in ratios. Here the customers can sit and have their orders served to their tables. Catering trucks are popular with factory workers that are why they are often parked just outside worksites.

Panda Express is one of the numerous brands of fast food restaurants in the United States.

Panda Express. The Panda Express was founded by Andrew Cherng, a young man from Yangzhou region of China. It is a family owned chain of fast food restaurants. At the present time, the corporate office of the company is based in Rosemead, CA. The food offered at the restaurants range from traditional Chinese favorites to fresh new taste creations. Panda Express Chefs have worked up a menu with something for everyone to enjoy. Clients can find on the menu the following dishes: several types of chicken (Orange, Mushroom, and Kung Pao Chicken), Broccoli Beef, Sweet and Sour Pork, Mixed Vegetables and much more. Everyone can make his own meal at Panda Express by choosing any two entrees and a side of steamed rice, fried rice, chow main or mixed veggies.