Most Overrated Foods
Let me start by saying that I like almost all of these foods/food spots. I have been at home, eating great home cooked meals (thanks Mom). Now that I don’t have to pick from these choices, it has allowed me ample time to reflect on the foods/food spots that bother me based on the love they get. In my reflection, it dawned on me that there that seems to be so much praise for a good majority of these foods/places when in reality, they’re not THAT great. In all my years of eating, I truly don’t think I have experienced as many overrated foods being circulated around discussions, food spot rotations, and social media. It’s not that the food is bad, it’s just that the foods shouldn’t be nearly as praised, frequented, or discussed as they are.
*Reminder that this is just my opinion. Please do me a favor and get really mad at it and try to argue with me if you want. I don’t care. You have an inferior palate.
Any Non-IN-N-OUT Burger: “Oh but Shake Shack/5 Guys/The Habit/etc. is so much better bro. C’mon stop trying to..” listen I get it. I have been through them all. I have tried them all. Are they almost always really good? Yes, but In-N-Out has stood the test of time and for people from Southern California to slander the good In-N-Out name is embarrassing. All these other burgers are just phases that we love to go through because everyone wants to be different, BUT WHY?? In-N-Out is easily the most consistent, fairly priced, delicious option and fuck anything else you try to bring up. You can go to In-N-Out practically every week and not get sick of it, but these other burger spots don’t have the same pricing or lightness/freshness to keep up with that. Also, don’t try to argue about fries. I don’t care about their fries?? We’re talking about a goddamn burger place dude. If you pick what BURGER place you want to go to because of FRIES, please wipe yourself from the face of the Earth.
Korean BBQ: Plates and plates of meat where 90% of them basically taste the same. On top of that you have to cook your own food?? If I have to cook my own food, I would prefer to just stayed home and grill a steak. I go to restaurants for me to complain about other people’s cooking, not my own?? Also, you smell like shit after from all the smoke in the air. After a couple rounds, the plates are just stacked up all over the place and my OCD just starts going a little haywire. It’s an “experience” sure, but one that I find to be kind of annoying and not that great to begin with. The food does not equal the struggle of cooking for yourself.
Chick-Fil-A: Canes is better. Also, Chik-Fil-A is really just over-priced, sub-par, non-filling chicken without their sauces. I get that we are taking the place in it’s entirety, but I am convinced that you just make some breaded/fried chicken at home or buy some at Ralph’s or whatever, and keep some sauces from your trip before (or just buy the sauces now), you have a cheaper , more filling Chick-Fil-A from home.
Bacon: Bacon sucks. It commands every single dish that it’s on and just absolutely takes over your palate. People love to wrap items in bacon just to not taste anything but bacon?? Like just eat your bacon like a normal person and not wrap it around shit just to have it ruin the item. Also, you want to put it in a sandwich/burger only to have the bacon slide out and at that point you have to open it up and put it back or just eat it on the outside. There’s a lot of bacon flavored and scented shit that just really does not need to exist, but does cause of the cult following. Stop the bacon obsession please.
Nutella: The hype on this one has died down a bit, but nevertheless is it a miserable food. It’s just palm oil, some hazelnut, and chocolate. It’s never as appetizing as it looks. It is just way too rich to be thrown around on items that aren’t classified as a desert. You’re basically just throwing cake frosting on shit. Nutella is trash. Give me peanut/almond butter all day, every day over this one.
Panera: Panera bread is the most MID place that you could possibly eat at. It’s the white paper, vanilla, most “meh” food spot out of all food spots. There’s nothing bad nor great about this place. It’s kind very overpriced for their good that is just, plain food? Just a head-scratching restaurant and deserves 0 hype. *It can be a nice study spot with re-fillable liquids though so I will give it some credit.
Cajun Seafood Places (Boiling Crab, Kickin KAsian, etc.): Very similar to KBBQ, this one is about the experience. Being “messy” and wearing a bib and eating out of a bag; trash. I for one enjoy not being a messy slob and being able to eat my foods without spending 3 minutes cracking and maneuvering around to eat a food item. Is it good? Sure, but if you’re gonna cover food in a shitload of butter and salt/spices, no shit it’s gonna be good.
Charcuterie Boards: They’re just adult, fancy lunchables. You like them way more for the aesthetic than you do the actual food on them. I’m not saying that to hate because the aesthetic is often times fire, but this is something that the charcuterie board is the fad of this summertime and its really just meat, cheese, crackers, and some other assorted fruits & veggies. It’s good, but I can’t help but feel like it has been getting way too much love on the gram and for that, overrated.
White Claw: Technically a liquid and not a food, but this drink has gone completely overboard. I have seen some people shaping their personalities and even wardrobes, non-sarcastically over this alcoholic beverage. White Claw is good, but it’s not even the best in the seltzer game (shoutout High Noon and Bud Light Seltzer). Not to mention they lead to some of the worst hangovers known to the human race.
Bat Soup: I heard it kinda slaps, but not worth it. Fuck COVID-19.
Songs played while writing:
070 Shake — Guilty Conscience (Tame Impala Remix)
Soulection Radio (Episode 466)
Bad Bunny — YHLQMDLG [Album]
