Richard Kaszeta wrote:
> "Darkginger" > writes:
>> other words, what do Americans eat when they're drunk that they
>> wouldn't dream of eating when they're sober? Kebabs? (another
>> drunken Brit favourite), McD's?, Chinese food?
>
> When I lived in Tennessee, the answer for this was inevitably the
> Krystal (fast food place that sells nasty little steamed hamburgers).
> In fact, I'm pretty certain that no sober person has ever eaten at the
> Krystal in Oak Ridge, TN.
>
> Similarly, in Minneapolis, a popular sobering-up hangout was the White
> Castle (near-identical fast food restaurant to the Krystal[1], except
> that the little burgers have five little holes in 'em and are called
> "Sliders").
>
> [1] Now I've done it. Any minute the rabid Krystal and White Castle
> fanatics will beat down my door and tar and feather me for daring to
> equate the two, and then attack each other.

Nawwww, I live in Tennessee and I equate the two as well. We can purchase
frozen White Castle's down here and they are virtually identical as far as
I'm concerned. And you're right, I think Krystal's that's the normal
after-pub place to go. It's the only time I'd order a bowl of their "chili"


Jill