Arby’s

12÷4÷15 (Afternoon)
I came here with my parents, who really like this chain. I did not get anything. So I was able to review their experience:
They always get the Arby’s «Super» sandwich, which may or may not be on the menu. It’s the same as the «roast beef» mid or max, but with lettuce and tomato, no cheese. Apparently from the 80s, so they say.
Stating, «One comes here expecting a meal, and it usually exceeds expectations», says my father.
Upon looking at their meals, they looked fresh and tasty, or as fresh as you can make freshly sliced roast beef look.
They finished their meals entirely and they were very pleased.
«This meal is so good, it’s hard for it to be over», my father.
We decided to hang out for a bit. Hunter, one of the employees, cleared off the table for us. A kind gesture, definitely.
Arby’s
⁵⁄₅ stars (according to my parents)

Yep. They got the meats all right. And as someone who himself is a smoke master, I have to give Arby’s major props for carving out a niche for itself and delivering the meats in fine fashion, considering this is a fast food joint.
After hearing James Earl Ray yell at me about Arby’s, I had to give the spicy jalepeno (is there any other kind of jalepeno) brisket sandwich a go. And it was damn tasty. Smoky, spicy, lean brisket nestled in a toasted bun. Hard to believe I was at Arby’s. And as a side, I went with the steakhouse onion rings and those too were really fine.
For you non-​meatheads, they have a good looking chicken sandwich and even some salads.
All in all, a pleasant surprise and mighty tasty.

I hate to be cliché, but I needed to run an errand during lunch time, so that meant a very quick lunch. I was thinking Arby’s!
The inside of the restaurant is a little bit of an 80s time-​warp, with a multi-​level seating area and a large plantscape in the middle of the dining area, reminiscent of the old Wendy’s dining rooms with the salad bar.
I ordered at the counter. The cashier, I think his name was Hunter, was super friendly without being overbearing, creepy, or annoying (which is how I usually interpret fast food counter friendliness — like when the guy at McDonald’s called me «angel face.») He appeared relaxed and in a good mood, just wanted to chat about the weather. I later overheard him chatting with co-​workers about going to school, etc. Seems like a pleasant kid to work with. I kind of wanted to rescue him like a puppy — «RUN FREE, HUNTER! YOU’RE TOO GOOD FOR CURLY FRIES!»
I’ve never had any issues with my order or food from this Arby’s. My go-​to is the Chicken, Bacon & Swiss sandwich (with Horsey Sauce!) and mozzarella sticks. And they have Dr. Pepper.

I made the mistake of coming here during lunch rush on a Friday. I usually have no issues with this location but my last experience wasn’t the best. I was very excited to try their BBQ pulled pork sandwich, being in love with anything BBQ I had to try it. When I got to the order board, i didn’t notice a option for it. I asked the person helping me if they had it, and all I got was a very irritated «no». Uhhhhh ok, so apparently that’s out of the question. I ordered what I thought I’d like, a Chicken sanwich. The line through the drive thru was long, but moving pretty quick. I got closer to the window and realized I had forgot to order apple crisp. So before I handed her (which was the shift manager) my credit card, I asked her if I could add on a apple crisp I forgot, then apologized for my mistake. She shoved, and I mean shoved my drink at me and walked away. If she could have thrown it at me, she would have. I was shocked. She came back, asked what kind of sauce I want, gave me my bag and left. No goodbye, no thank you. I left feeling a little jaded and disrespected. I didn’t go there to be an inconvenience to them, but that’s what I definitely felt like.
My chicken was dry. The ham on the chicken over powered the whole burger and I couldn’t even eat it. They threw about 2 table spoons of cinnamon onto my apple crisp, which I am pretty sure qualifies as taking the ‘cinnamon challenge”. And to top it all off, that sauce i told her to put in the bag? Non existant.
I wasn’t too impressed with this visit, and it might actually cause me to look for a different location.
2 stars, only for decent curly fries and the other decent times I’ve had here.

Good Arbys in Naperville. Staff was friendly and the food was hot and fresh (the staff even warned me that it was really hot). I would go back.

Favorite fast food– why why isn’t the «hot ham and cheese» not on the menu?
I need to ask for it special and I always panic that they will remove it from the menu and I will never have it again.
They always give me boats of Arby’s sauce when I ask for it.
And the curly fries?
I am old enough to recall what McDonald fries actually tasted like when they were the best in the world. Yes, kiddies, Mcdonald’s fries were the most amazing food product in the world at one tme.
Now? Meh.
But Arbys curly fries? Crunchy Pig Tail Heaven!

Why on Earth do I proudly give a lonely, old Arby’s in the suburbs a full 5 stars?
Curly mf’ing fries. I don’t know what it is about them, but they’re perfect. This is the first place I had them, growing up nearby, and never have I had a better batch. Have they not changed the oil since ’85? I don’t rightly care, they’re slamtastic.
And Arby’s sauce? Don’t be a hater. I don’t care what it is, or how bad it is for me. I’d drink Arby’s sauce if they served it in a shot glass.
The roast beef, the chicken cordon bleu thing they have as a sandwich, even the Strawberry shake. Arby’s is my favorite fast food chain, and this is my favorite Arby’s.