New Yorker Tries Every Southern Fast Food: A Culinary Adventure
In our latest video, “New Yorker Tries Every Southern Fast Food,” we invite you to join Robert as he embarks on a mouth-watering journey through the heart of Southern culinary culture. With the charm of a true New Yorker and an insatiable appetite, Robert explores the iconic fast food chains that make the South’s dining scene unique.
From crispy fried chicken to delectable biscuits and gravies, Robert’s taste test isn’t just about sampling food—it’s about experiencing the culture and hospitality that Southern fast food has to offer. Along the way, he shares his candid reactions, hilarious commentary, and even a few surprises that will keep you entertained.
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Cook Out getting a D is crazy </3
You picked Macon? Interesting choice… Note: Old Clinton BBQ is north of Macon in Gray.
Popeyes and Krispy Kreme are worldwide
South Carolinian; living in Central New York here… Sonic is good… (Down there)… They don't give a $&#@ up here…
As a southerner. .. a lot of these are just trash. i say visit Waffle House & Popeyes and leave.
CookOut is the king of broke late night food because the trays are super cheap and it's open until like 4 am.
Just when I thought I had forgotten about "heard the juice," this video is released. Had a great time!
You should've gone to Bojangle's for breakfast too… They use actual eggs on their breakfast biscuits, and they usually have their Ringers making the biscuits in the morning… B-Team usually does the baking after lunch… And it used to be sausage in the dirty rice. Not ground beef. They would use the same sausage as the breakfast patties; diced up… Not sure if that changed… And Bojangle's is better than Popeye's, because the chicken is comparable, but Bojangle's has the best breakfast of any fast food place, and Popeyes stuff usually has a whiff of seafood to everything, because they don't use separate oils to fry… Every time I get a Popeye's Chicken Sandwich; that ish tastes like catfish…
Dawg you go to Cook Out because you can get a goddamn corn dog as a SIDE ITEM.
you must of had a bad cookout. cause cookout Quesadas and cheerwine is amazing.
You should try every Mexican fast food
Yep that Cookout with Carolina Classic style burger. Always remember the 4 C's: Chili, Coleslaw, Chopped Onions, Mustard. Wendy's has much better Carolina Classic.
So many ads man!!
stop looking at the camera, it's on
Zaxby's is not fried chicken. Fried chicken in the South must have bones in it.
Botanically okra is a fruit. Theres a fun fact next time you are in a bar 😆
You went to some bad locations if Krystal was higher than Bojangles and cookout.
I enjoy your style of review a lot, no extra fluff, just your personality and some cool food I wanna try. Keep it up!!
I am gonna order Popeyes right now here in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
As long as your in Georgia, you definitely need to check out Savannah and Atlanta! In Savannah try enjoy true southern charm and stop by Savannah River Street Sweets or Leapold’s for dessert. Is Atlanta the NYC of the south? Hop on the Marta and decide for yourself ❤️
For low cost fish and chips, Capt D is my choice. Alas, they no longer operate in Maryland.
CookOut is S tier for value alone
I never liked cookout, their food is always so disappointing
I don't trust Robert's opinion after he overrated Zaxby's and underrated Cookout. Zaxby's is an overpriced Chick-fil-a wanna be, and Cookout is a one of a kind southern specialty that needs to be treasured. Yeah the burgers aren't the best, but you gotta try their hush puppies and chicken, plus they have so many milkshake flavors.
Not going to bojangles for breakfast is criminal
Happy New year John ❤❤ from myself and Mrs anon xxx lovin this m8 .. I love fried chicken personally but KFC is pony in uk so I go elsewhere 😂😂😂❤❤ great video sir
That was a bad Cookout order. You gotta get trays with corndogs and quesadillas etc. Can’t order a chili burger and chili dog only
Waffle House will always be an S tier for me
popeyes, you have to get the chicken in spicy, the non-spicy has no flavor, mash and spicy sausage gravy and Cole slaw with a coke will hit…
U see John my man .. that burger.. sounds like .. wat rubbish u get from mac Ds
No Whataburger?
Goes to bojangles and the guy doesn’t get him a bo Berry biscuit????
Bro we have Popeyes and Kryspy kreme in NYC
Cookout has one of the best burgers in fast food. I love it there. 😊❤
You ordered the wrong things from Cookout— hush puppies, build your own burger and hot dog, get a Cheerwine to drink… and you need Bo-rounds from Bojangles
Sodium overload! That all star special alone has like 2200 milligrams of sodium. That crap will kill you.
No Guthrie's??? A box of chicken? Thats THE most southern.
I think the only Krispy Kreme donut that beats Dunkin is their glazed.
Waffle House is not fast food there are plates and silverware. Grits with butter and syrup.
There's also a Dollar General on every corner. I've never been but hubby says Zaxby's isn't very good. I stopped eating fast food in 2003 but we used to get Captain D's back then and it was VERY good.
Jon, I feel like the national equivalent of Krispy Kreme is… Krispy Kreme. (I've always thought of Dunkin as more regional, but maybe that's just because I'm a native New Englander and remember back before it was everywhere.)
Bo jangles was better before private equity bought out just opened one by me has no bone in chicken, no mashed potatoes. Will be staying with Popeyes.
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Please, how did this get by edit? LOL Zaxby's is ChikFilA or Canes, Popeyes is KFC. Cook-out properly done is drive-in, drive-up, never seen one with a dining room, that was atypical.
We have Krispy Kream up north theres a few in Springfield MA and surrounding area
From Colorado, I just had Captains Ds on New Years Eve. One of my go to special occasion foods, and super value friendly as far as price goes.
THWG! 💪🏽
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