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Category: Fast Food
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When I want frozen custard, this is one of the “go to” places in town. For some, it is THE place, I”m lucky that it is on the south side so I don’t indulge too often. I know there is a national frozen custard chain. It’s good when I’m out of town. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2026)
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I was doing a consulting job at a university. They took me out for breakfast (to a nice local place–not here), but we drove by this and I had to get a shot of this combo platter. (Queens, NY, 2016)
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When I was doing field work in the Superstition Mountains, I tried to arrange my work schedule so I could have lunch here. One of my standards for a Mexican restaurant is that they serve menudo. Even if you don’t like it, it is a good litmus test for the whole menu being good. This…
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The flags probably give this away. The architecture is dutch but the locale is tropical. I took this when I was using fast food to teach about economic geography and supply logistics. I took a lot of fast food location shots–and a few in exotic locations. (Willemstad, Curaçao, 2003)