A few posts ago, I told you I had an unexpected delicious meal at the FJ location down in Laredo. Well, now let's talk about the FJ in Waco, TX. The "meal" I'm evaluating here is the "new" Steak Benedict. Again, terrific in Laredo - in Waco - weak to poor. First of all, the basic cost was $7.59 in Laredo. Somehow it went up in Waco costing $8.79 plus $1.59 for toast. The toast was free and came with the meal in Laredo. The Waco dish had 1/2 the amount of home fries - in fact, the portion they gave me was positively skimpy. It was a kid's serving. The steak consisted of two small 2 inch pieces of under-cooked meat. At both places I wanted it cooked "medium" - Laredo was perfect, Waco was rare. I rarely send anything back, I thought about it, but ate it anyway. I like my eggs over easy - Laredo, yes you guessed right - was perfect, Waco needed another 15 or so seconds. They were too watery and warm. Laredo had that great white peppery sauce - Waco had no sauce. Lastly, Laredo toasted the english muffin - Waco didn't bother and they tasted like dough. I'm glad there was toast, because I chose not to eat the untoasted muffins. A small thing perhaps, but Laredo gave me the toast with the butter on the side - Waco - and I did not ask for buttered toast - smothered it with gobs (way too much) of what tasted like margarine. Lastly, Laredo offered me dessert, with Waco it was hit and run. Deliver the meal and leave the bill. Of no concern to Flying J, the server in Laredo was hot, Waco was not. I give Laredo 5 flushes, Waco 2. In Laredo, the Steak Benedict looked better than the picture, in Waco the meal didn't look anything like the photo. And, since I know FJ does read these reviews - its invoice #60895588 5/8 19:22 Cynthia for Laredo, and invoice #46141405 5/9 18:08 Tina for Waco. I would really like if FJ could be more consistent with their quality. At least give us OTR drivers more home fries and not give us kids portion. What I order MUST be equal to or better than the picture.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
FJ - two meals, two experiences...
A few posts ago, I told you I had an unexpected delicious meal at the FJ location down in Laredo. Well, now let's talk about the FJ in Waco, TX. The "meal" I'm evaluating here is the "new" Steak Benedict. Again, terrific in Laredo - in Waco - weak to poor. First of all, the basic cost was $7.59 in Laredo. Somehow it went up in Waco costing $8.79 plus $1.59 for toast. The toast was free and came with the meal in Laredo. The Waco dish had 1/2 the amount of home fries - in fact, the portion they gave me was positively skimpy. It was a kid's serving. The steak consisted of two small 2 inch pieces of under-cooked meat. At both places I wanted it cooked "medium" - Laredo was perfect, Waco was rare. I rarely send anything back, I thought about it, but ate it anyway. I like my eggs over easy - Laredo, yes you guessed right - was perfect, Waco needed another 15 or so seconds. They were too watery and warm. Laredo had that great white peppery sauce - Waco had no sauce. Lastly, Laredo toasted the english muffin - Waco didn't bother and they tasted like dough. I'm glad there was toast, because I chose not to eat the untoasted muffins. A small thing perhaps, but Laredo gave me the toast with the butter on the side - Waco - and I did not ask for buttered toast - smothered it with gobs (way too much) of what tasted like margarine. Lastly, Laredo offered me dessert, with Waco it was hit and run. Deliver the meal and leave the bill. Of no concern to Flying J, the server in Laredo was hot, Waco was not. I give Laredo 5 flushes, Waco 2. In Laredo, the Steak Benedict looked better than the picture, in Waco the meal didn't look anything like the photo. And, since I know FJ does read these reviews - its invoice #60895588 5/8 19:22 Cynthia for Laredo, and invoice #46141405 5/9 18:08 Tina for Waco. I would really like if FJ could be more consistent with their quality. At least give us OTR drivers more home fries and not give us kids portion. What I order MUST be equal to or better than the picture.
