Friday, September 24, 2010

Fast Food Rankings

The following entry is a compilation of lists, rating a wide array of fast food restaurants. They are divided into different categories, and also rated for their overall quality. I have not included smaller, local restaurants, but instead focus on the popular fast food chains that everyone should recognize. Feel free to agree, disagree, or perhaps get a little hungry.


BURGER RESTAURANTS

Best Burgers

1. In ‘N Out

2. Carl’s Jr.

3. Rally’s

4. McDonald’s

5. Jack in the Box

Best Fries

1. McDonald’s

2. Rally’s

3. In ‘N Out

4. Carl’s Jr.

5. Jack in the Box

Worst Burger Place: Burger King


MEXICAN RESTAURANTS

Best Burritos

1. Chipotlé

2. Del Taco

3. Rubio’s

4. Taco Bell

5. El Pollo Loco

Best Tacos

1. Del Taco

2. Rubio’s

3. Taco Bell

4. Chipotlé

5. El Pollo Loco

Best Hot Sauce

1. Del Taco

2. Chipotlé

3. El Pollo Loco

4. Rubio’s

5. Taco Bell

Worst Mexican Place: El Pollo Loco


PIZZA RESTAURANTS

Best Pizza

1. Lamppost Pizza

2. Roundtable Pizza

3. Sbarro Pizza

4. Domino’s Pizza

5. Pizza Hut

Worst Pizza: Little Caesar’s


MISCELLANEOUS RESTAURANTS

Best Food Item

1. Weinerschnitzel- Deluxe Hot Dog

2. Arby’s- Market Fresh Sandwich

3. Panda Express- Beijing Beef w/ Fried Rice

4. KFC- Extra Crispy Chicken

5. Subway- Footlong Roast Beef

Worst Food Item: Subway- Meatball Marinara


OVERALL

Best Options

1. Jack in the Box

2. Del Taco

3. Weinerschnitzel

4. Subway

5. McDonald’s

Best Value

1. Subway

2. Little Caesar’s

3. In ‘N Out

4. KFC

5. Weinerschnitzel

Best Dessert

1. Carl’s Jr.

2. McDonald’s

3. KFC

4. In ‘N Out (shakes)

5. Jack in the Box


***BEST OVERALL***

1. Jack in the Box

2. In ‘N Out

3. McDonald’s

4. Weinerschnitzel

5. Del Taco

6. Carl’s Jr.

7. Lamppost Pizza

8. Arby’s

9. Taco Bell

10. Subway

WORST OVERALL

1. Burger King

2. El Pollo Loco

3. Little Caesar’s

4. KFC

5. Pizza Hut

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Best Science Fiction Films of All Time

So I'm not entirely sure what led me to make a list of science fiction movies. To be honest, it's not my favorite genre, and I'm not particularly interested in writing sci-fi. Still, there are some AMAZING movies out there that deal with aliens, space, time travel, genetics, and the supernatural. What's most impressive about these films, though, is their humanity. And in some cases, their ability to prove ass-kicking entertainment.

This list is divided into two parts. The first part includes movies which mostly take place on Earth, and the second half is made up of those that occur mainly in space/alternate universe. And so, without further ado, the greatest science fiction films of all time:

TOP 10-ON EARTH
1. Blade Runner
2. Gattaca
3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
4. The Matrix
5. Jurassic Park
6. Back to the Future
7. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8. Predator
9. Planet of the Apes
10. Robocop

TOP 10-IN SPACE
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
3. Aliens
4. WALL-E
5. Total Recall
6. Pitch Black
7. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (film set on Earth, but hey, it's Star Trek)
8. Galaxy Quest
9. Starship Troopers
10. The 5th Element

WORST 5
1. Judge Dredd
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
3. Congo
4. Brazil
5. Soldier