About 6-8 years ago, McDonald’s had a line of like, “gourmet” burgers that came with grilled onions on them and big leafs of Romaine lettuce, those things were delicious but they discontinued them after only like, six months. For a while afterward I would order grilled onions on a regular quarter pounder but one day they said they didn’t do that anymore either.

I’m still not over Taco Bell discontinuing the Quesarito. One day when I tried to order it, they told me you could only get it through the app anymore, but I hate installing apps for every little thing so I didn’t bother. I occasionally ordered through the website and was able to get it there but it eventually disappeared altogether.

Then one day I spotted the chipotle ranch grilled chicken burrito on the value menu and I got hooked on those, but that also disappeared recently. The chicken enchilada burrito that replaced it is a banger, though, and surprisingly cheap.

And before anyone calls me a shill, I’ll say I fucking hate how everything else on their menu is now like $6 or more unless you order it as a combo.

IMO, combos shouldn’t be more than 20% cheaper than ordering items a la carte. Like, it shouldn’t be legal to price things that way. It’s just ridiculous that you get ripped off unless you order like, 500 more calories worth of food than you should really be eating in a single meal.

The chicken enchilada combo box is fucking stupid because of how much food comes in it, and the stacker taco is garbage. They stuff that thing with so many stale, rock hard chips that it’s like eating glass.

A few years ago, Morningstar used to have a vegetarian rib patty. Once I realized its potential as a vegetarian McRib, I bought a pack. It was delicious. I bought another pack.

And then it was gone from shelves in every store that had it.

Keebler Pizzarias. They had 3 flavours IIRC, the Pepperoni was my favourite, I used to inhale those things

Affordable fresh fruit

I’ve never seen anyone bring it up, so there’s probably no chance it ever gets brought back. How come banana ice cream is so uncommon? It’s the obvious secret fourth flavor, and this one was good. Why do we live on hellworld?

It was a good citrus soda. o7

Pop Tarts. They still make them but the ingredients have changed and the quality declined so significantly that they are a different product than they used to be.

SoBe

• Pepsi Kona
• McDonald’s Arch Deluxe
• Orbitz (always thought it was gross but it looked fucking cool)

Take a guess.

Coke with coke in it

• Shark Bites fruit snacks
• Santa Fe Chicken Chalupas from Taco Bell
• Squeezit fruit drinks
• Mad Dawg fizzy bubble gum

EDIT: There used to be this brand of pickled prawns in a jar you could get at the super markets here. You can’t find them any more, but the brand name escapes me. I miss those.

EDIT 2: Nate’s Spiced Prawns.

Lots of chip flavors. In the UK and probably other countries Frito-Lay makes a Thai Sweet Chili kettle chip under the Sensations sub-brand. They sold it in the U.S. too but dropped the whole Sensations line after the corn chip side did not do well at the same time as Sun Chips were growing (used the same production lines). Hal’s of New York does a really good version of this but I only see them at one hotel I often stop at in Albany.

Later they had a white cheddar and cracked peppercorn flavor, also a kettle chip but with a cut that made it more like Ruffles. Fantastic chip, but gone.

When I was a kid I remember a brand called O’Boise’s. I think it was connected to Keebler. The sour cream and onion was really good. Schlotzsky’s sour cream and onion chips are extremely similar.

Panera used to use chips from a brand called Krunchers. Panera only had the plain kettle chips, but in grocery stores they had a lot of good flavors. Haven’t seen those in years. Now Panera’s chips are private labeled, but taste the same.

I submit the following:

Both of these RULED and I miss them dearly.

Red Baron breakfast pizzas. Biscuit crust slathered with gravy, sausage, and cheese. They were awesome.