Arby’s

3.5 stars.
I love me some curly fries.
I’m the first to say I don’t come to Arby’s very often… literally probably 2 – 3 times a year. When I do it’s usually because I’m craving curly fries or the cherry turnover here. That being said I was recently running errands at Lakeshore Plaza and since it was lunchtime I thought I could get a bite. I ordered one of the toasted sandwiches, turkey and bacon. While the sandwich was small it was tasty and I did get my curly fries so ultimately I was happy.

It’s okay for fast food. It’s the only Arby’s location left in the city. The value menu is not bad. Never had any problems with service. I seldom come here, but like other reviews mentioned I also get those email discount coupons.
Hours: daily 6am-​10pm

Growing up as a kid I really enjoyed coming to Arby’s. My favorite is their roast beef burgers and curly fries.
They have recently remodeled. I must say it still feels kinda gloomy in there.
They let you use expired coupons.
I haven’t found anything wrong with this place yet. But there is trans fat in their roast beef burgers and curly fries, but I’m sure you knew that already. But it’s okay? because it tastes good!

While nothing spectacular, I hadn’t had arby’s in quite some time. It was close to where we were, so my son and I stopped off for lunch. I’, not a huge fast food fan, but Arby’s always reminds me of when we had one by high school. Always takes me back to there, somehow.
He got a spicy chicken sandwich meal, while I got a arby-​q sandwich meal.
Their soda was flat.
The curley fries were very nicely seasoned and the sandwiches were on par with fast food I suppose. We also ordered the stuffed jalapenos. Nothing spicy there, but was tasty.
It was a nice unexpected treat, but a bit pricey for just us two to have a meal… just over $ 16 for the two of us…

I didn’t think that you could ruin a Beef’n Cheddar, but this location managed to do it. The sandwich is so simple. Onion bun. Beef. Cheddar. Arby’s Sauce. So simple. You know what they did? Instead of putting on Arby’s Sauce, they put BBQ sauce on it. The fuck?
Arby’s, you’re dead to me.

I’ve always liked Arby’s, and this location is nice. The people working there are very friendly and the inside of the store is nice.
Other than that, it’s fast food– not a lot to say. I really don’t understand how anyone could hate Arby’s.

American
Roast
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Yes
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In one episode of The Simpsons, Bart, while starving on an uninhabitable island, remarks, «I’m so hungry I could eat at Arby’s!»
I thought it was just a joke, that no place could really be that bad. Then I actually went and ate at Arby’s. It is that bad.

This place is disgusting — food wise.
This place is disgusting, even to high schoolers who consume vast amounts of fast food.
I think the real problem is that the guy who is always (and I mean 100% of the too-​many times I’ve been in there) never smiles and never deviates from the stupid script they teach cashiers when they first get hired. He’s been there at least four year.
Definitely not worth the walk across the parking lot when coming from Lowell. Try the potato wedges at Albertson’s/Lucky’s; they’re only half as bad.

Food: A
Location: C (Great location if nearby or have car, but slow to reach via Muni’s 23)
Cleanliness & décor: B
Manager & Owner’s Attitude: F– -(My LOWEST ever given)
I went to the sole Arby’s location on Sloat Blvd. in San Francisco on Monday & was curtly told that they have decided not to honour the Bacon Cheddar Roastburger coupon that Arby’s corporate emailed to me. I was taken aback & inquired as to why, especially given that I know that they were a participating location as of two days prior. I was told that the response was too great to the promotion & that they were «losing money on them».
I thought the whole point of such promotional rollouts was to GENERATE large responses, not shun & them. I asked the store manager, Rick, for the owner’s first name & corporate number & was told only a first name of John & given the store’s phone number. If I called the number that Rick provided, he’d answer, so it was pointless & a game to him. I asked how I can talk to the owner if he claimed he has no way of contacting either John or corporate. Then I discovered that the owner, John, was RIGHT behind me the entire time doing paperwork & instead of asking me what’s going on, he kept repeating,“I’m NOT going to honour any coupons, now LEAVE!” or he’d call the police if I persisted on asking him for a corporate contact number.
How can a location be participating one day then not the next? Then tell customers to leave when they tried to use the coupon (I went to the nearby Kinkos & printed off additional coupons from my laptop & placed them on the benches outside the Arby’s & watched as folks picked them up & were rejected. I asked two of the rejected what happened. They said they were told to get out. I asked John if he was planning on calling the police to throw coupon-​holders out & he nodded & gestured as if making a cell call.
Is this how Arby’s conducts business? If so, I, along w/​my friends will no longer patronise ANY Arby’s in the future. While I enjoy their food (& horsey sauce), such attitudes as presented by John & his manager Rick will not be rewarded w/​any further business.
John obviously was not only aware of Rick’s actions & attitude, he condones it & holds the same. I emailed
& asked them to discontinue sending coupons or offers as I no longer see fit to patronise a business w/​such egregious treatment of customers.
Santa’s Unilocaler sez: «The arrogance & absence of customer service by this location’s owner makes Muni look like angels!»

I love that I now live closer to Arby’s.
I hate that I now live closer to Arby’s.
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I hate that I now live closer to Arby’s.
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I hate that I now live closer to Arby’s.
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I hate that I now live closer to Arby’s.
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I hate that I now live closer to Arby’s.
I love that I now live closer to Arby’s.
I hate that I now live closer to Arby’s.

For some reason, it’s always a semiannual visit for me. This time, it was to try the new Bacon Cheddar Roast Beef Burger. Not bad, though exactly what was expected (i.e., a bacon cheddar burger with roast beef instead of ground beef patty). The combo was $ 7.33.
Really a three star, but I only go when there’s a coupon is not good. Located in the Lakeshore Shopping Center, it’s also not a go-​out-​of-​your-​way place unless you’re already in the area, or need to shop at the other stores. However, the place was clean for a fast food chain.
You need tokens, available at the register, to use their restroom. The TVs had some sports highlights show on most of the time.

Arbys fun fact #276
Mr. August of the Arby’s Calendar works here. He used to model for Abercrombie and Fitch, and the lower half of his body is on 2 different bags.
Other than that, I still remember the days of the old 5 roast beef sandwiches for $ 5. Its only 4 for $ 5 now but its still a pretty strong deal.
I can also say their curly fries are pretty tasty~

It’s just one of those places you hate to admit you have a secret craving for once in a while, because it’s lame to review and enjoy fast food on Unilocal.
Boy, was I craving a BLT with that thick cut peppered bacon and soft wheat bread.
And although it would have better, easier, healthier, and probably safer to make in my own home, who can resist the AWESOMELY greasy and heartburn-​inducing side of LARGE curly fries plus a Dr. Pepper?
Awesome alternative to bad mexicanfood knock off fast food and disgusting cheeseburgers.

Although this may be the Arby’s in the weirdest location I have seen, it is our only Arby’s in SF so you gotta love it — especially when it hosts the Arby’s Olympics!
I had the equivalent of two Big Montanas and I wish they would still call it that instead of a «Large» which is weak ass. But hey for the fast food roast beef lover, it’s perfect!
A review of the 2^nd annual event is posted on our blog too:

Updated with photo link:
Updated with nutrition calculator link [AWESOME!]:
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Awesome Arby’s, thanks for letting us crazy people take over the place for the second year in a row! Arby’s Olympics — two years and going strong! Sure, I wasn’t there the first year, and really, none of the current staff were there last year either, but it’s all good. You’re still cool. I might have had Arby’s once in high school. I don’t remember. Since I can’t remember, it doesn’t count, right? [What? We did what? Nah, don’t remember. You got pictures? No? Therefore, doesn’t count!] So really, last night felt like the first time. Possibly the last time as well… although doubtful because I love me some curly fries!
I only tried the Loaded Potato Bites. The first few were actually quite good, but then the sodium and cheesiness took over. Nice, even crispiness on the outside with a hint of herbs and spices, gooey cheese and bacon on the inside. Cindy described it perfectly — it’s like sticking your face under one of those nacho cheese dispensers at a movie theater! You can order them in 5’s or 10’s. Anything beyond 10 just tastes disgusting.
While Donna has threatened to post something I wrote in an email earlier today [yes, we still email each other even though we live with each other and see each other almost daily] as a quote to the Arby’s 2^nd Annual Olympics thread, I will beat her to the punch and say it here:
«Gosh, I hope I can poo.»
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Results from the debauchery of 2008 Arby’s Olympics:
Most amount of meat consumed in one sandwich: ChrisT with 40 ounces [All that for just $ 20 — what a deal!]
Most «Big Montanas» eaten: Erin R [just one, but DAMN], gene x had 2!
Most Beef n Cheddars eaten: Anthony L with 9 [OUCH!]
Most Arby Melts eaten: Perci N snuck in at the end with 4
Most number of different sandwiches eaten [aka The Variety Pack]: Fong L with 4 Market Fresh Sandwiches to win two categories!
Most Market Fresh Sandwiches eaten: Fong L w/​his 2-​buck Chuck!
Most number of Jalapeño Bites eaten: N/​A — no takers!
Most number of Mozzarella Sticks eaten: Amy Z with 8.
Most number of Loaded Potato Bites eaten: Cindy K and I tied at 35 each. [We could have eaten more, but they were just SO gross, so we decided to call it even.]
Most number of APPLE TURNOVERS eaten: Jenn N. with 3
and of course, Best Arby’s Staff: Arby’s on Sloat Blvd.

Roast beef = nah. I’ve never been a fan of the stuff. Sorry!
Chicken = good.
Cheese sticks, potato cakes, curly fries = yum, greasy though.
Fish = perfect for lent! :-) I’mma sucker for this!
Why am I rating this place? Because every time I’ve been here, the guy’s been nice enough to give me a small discount! (No, I am not sharing any wares or anything else inappropriate.)
And the service is fast and friendly here! It’s relatively clean here. Not too bad for an Arby’s.

It’s Arby’s! It’s in the city! I’m embarassed to say that I didn’t know this Arby’s existed for my first three years in San Francisco. I truly thought I had to drive down to San Bruno to get Arby’s — and I did so on multiple occasions.
Silly me. This one is a lot easier to get to from the Glen Park area. I don’t care what the mapping software says — it’s a lot easier to take Monterey to Sloat than it is to go down 280 and up Lake Merced (though the latter is a pretty drive).
I digress. This is an Arby’s. They have yummy roast beef sandwiches, potato cakes, curly fries — you know the drill. It’s good fast food. I’ve eaten at this one about three times. They’ve usually been on the slow side (even though the place was nearly empty), but they get the order right and the food tastes good. My needs are simple. :-)

«Ah, hon, ya got Arby’s all over me»
…that’s what seven-​months pregnant Margie Gunderson said to her mallard-​painting husband in «Fargo». And I could have said the same thing to myself as I overdid the Horsey sauce on my Bacon, Beef & Cheddar.
Going to Arby’s was such a huge part of my childhood in suburban Dallas that it always came down to Naler’s Fried Chicken, Long John Silver’s Fish & Chips and Arby’s when it came to dinner on the go after my mom picked me up from glee practice.
Several gazillion calories later, I find myself with my friend at the only Arby’s I know in the city, way out on Sloat in a cloistered shopping mall. What a throwback this place is to my pre-​adolescence — the laminated, faded pastel early seventies décor; the framed posters from a Motel 6 fire sale; the plastic plants in prairie-​style cubby holes; and best of all, a portable TV with rabbit ears and the worst reception I’ve seen since the early days of NASA’s space program.
The major change since the days of yore is the ridiculously expanded menu which held my eyes aglaze for at least five minutes. The pressure of making a decision led me to the Bacon, Beef and Cheddar — three ingredients that belong together only on an edible Rorschach test pattern. My childhood memory of mounds of shredded beef spilling over the sesame buns has been invalidated by the reality of a paltry amount of beef between tow oversized buns.
The fries were insanely hot probably since they had to deep fry a new batch (…seems most people go for the curlies). I actually passed on the Jamocha Shake since I didn’t want to add insult to injury. And what’s with the advertising campaign of having skinny people’s faces spouting about their Arby’s addictions on all the fries cartons and drink containers? Hmmmm, seems disingenuous to me.
FOOD — 2.5 stars… childhood nostalgia interruptus
AMBIANCE — 3 stars… kitsch royale… gotta love it
SERVICE — 3.5 stars… with a smile
TOTAL — 3 stars… save the calories and gas mileage… if you can

This message brought to you by 1^st annual Unilocal Arbys Olympics champion.
The twenty ounce beast
History has been made. There will be imitations but we will always be the first. Few moments in your life will be remember for all time and this is one of mine.
I still cannot believe I ate a sandwich so big it couldnt fit in the container. The reciept was 5 inches long with the words «xtra beef» repeated over and over. Can you believe a single sandwich cost 14 $? That and a soda and I spent as much as dinner at a nice restaurant.
But wait, I never said this place wasn’t nice. In fact I was impressed at how well the unprepared Arbys staff handled it. No comparison to Supperclub!
At first the manager was so nervous that she kept touching her face and biting her lip. I couldnt help but turn away and laugh at how overwhelmed they felt. Hehehe The place was empty and then suddenly 30 people show up to order. The best part is that we all ordered crazy shit like 5 large sandwiches, 3 orders of curly fries, 4 beef and chedders or a pile of cherry turn overs.
Personally I chose to challenge Rick H and Percival N for the title of «Most Meat on a single sandwich»
Little did I know how much one-​up manship was going to take place. I was first to order and we originaly decided to go for 16 ounces. After paying I found that someone got 17 so I offered to pay for an extra ounce. Can you believe they gave it to me for free! But thats not the end of it — Rick then ordered a TWENTY ounce sandwich. Not to be out done I had to order 3 more.
I waited for Rick to arrive and we both started eating. The first 4 minutes were fine but then I started to slow down. By then Percival sat down. Holy shit that man can eat! After a while I started to slow down but Rick and Percival kept chugging along. Can you believe Percival was last to start and first to finish! Rick took his last bite shortly after.
Unfortunately I was in for the long haul. I made the amatureish mistake of ordering a soda and drank too much. It literally took me 5 minutes to eat the last 3 bites. I was sweating. I kept chewing until my stomach was ready for more but that time never came. I tried to swallow a whole bite at once and my body was NOT happy with that. The last two bites went down in tiny portions but at last I was done.
My hands were getting pruney after absorbing the combination of meat juice and horsey jizz. I stood up and immediately got a cup of water. It wasnt that bad really. I felt sorta euphoric! A meat induced buzz?
I had no issue with a three way tie for first. To be known world wide for competing and completing «Largest Sandwich» at the first Arbys Olympics was reward enough for me.
I shared the table with Jenn N who won two awards! Most potato products and most fries consumed. This girl ate through THREE LARGE BOXES of curly fries! The Arbys slogan «Happiness is just a curly fry away» is so fitting.
Lets not forget to speak of Ed. He is a meat eating machine. Over all the most beef consumed at one sitting with 45 ounces of meat. He is my meat hero. A MEAT GURU
You’d think by now my stomach was so full I couldnt think of putting anything else inside but peer pressure got to me. Can you believe I followed these crazy ass Unilocalers down to Baskin Robbins and got a scoop of Rockey Road ice cream?! Ludacris I tell you.
Later a good portion of the group met up at Dragon Lounge in the Sunset for drinks. I think everyone else was feeling the meat induced buzz because they all wanted to buy me drinks! It was my first time to try the drink named after and inspired by «Euge». Everything was fine until we did shots of Patron. My stomach was VERY ANGRY with me for so many hours of abuse.
One thing that brings a smile to my face is that we gave the employees of this tiny Arbys the their best work day ever. I’m sure that Kathryn, Cristine and Wu will be talking about this night with all of their co workers and friends. I actually went back in after the event and told them we were from Unilocal and to come check the site out :)
By the end of the night Kathryn was ecxstatic because they had never had so many tips. The final total was nearly 20 $ in the hour or so we were there. After going to Bask Robins Rick came by to inform us that they had closed early! Can you believe this MOB of Unilocalers closed the place down?!
All in all we must have finished an entire loaf of beef. The slicer was running full speed for nearly 20 minutes. Someone estimated we spent 200 dollars though I believe it may have been more.
Edit: Its 5pm the next day and I still have not eaten. I feel as if I should be hibernating or something. Someone says to me «mmmm Arbys curly fries sound good» and I cant help but feel a little