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re: Is Zaxby's in trouble? All Oklahoma City locations abruptly closed.

Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:22 pm to
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
15870 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:22 pm to
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Long John Silvers
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It's so bad
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by CatfishJohn
I’ll trust your expert opinion.
Posted by deltadummy
Member since Mar 2025
2825 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:27 pm to
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This is a wild take

I think it's pretty good. Best ever? Nah, but pretty good. There are some straight inedible food chains. You want Long John Silvers over Zaxbys?

The one near our house is always packed. It's also really clean and they hire polite high school kids to work there like the old days of fast food. Good experience.


That's what I was thinking, but I assume it's an ownership issue/franchise thing. I go to mine about four times a year and have never had anything that approaches a bad experience or bad food, though it's chicken fingers and fries. Not sure there's a way to mess that up to a large extent.
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
87620 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:29 pm to
I won't praise Zax or argue it's better than Canes (although I think Canes, by its nature, can only ever be a half step ahead of Zax/Guthries/etc - only so much you can do).

But, I personally like it for the variety. Salads are tolerable, etc.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
41403 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:30 pm to
I ate at Zaxby's once. It was complete dogshit. How it stayed in business, much less expand, is beyond me.
Posted by GoShoughYourself
Member since May 2026
33 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:34 pm to
In all honesty, Zaxby’s is the worst of the ‘chicken fingers’ restaurants. Tiny overcooked dry overaeasoned tenders. Guthries and Foosackly’s are bad too, but Zaxby’s is probably the worst.
Posted by Stinger_1066
On a golf course
Member since Jul 2021
3070 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:39 pm to
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You want Long John Silvers over Zaxbys?


Why are you comparing a fish restaurant to a chicken restaurant?

Long John Silvers may serve chicken, but they specialize, by definition, in fish. At least they did the last time I ever ate at one, which was probably around 1995.
Posted by Night Vision
Member since Feb 2018
22855 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:39 pm to
Captain D's over Long John's Silver.
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
10773 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:40 pm to
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Is Zaxby's in trouble? All Oklahoma City locations abruptly closed.


They ran out of spicy.
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
7409 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:43 pm to
They all taste like mediocre salty chicken fingers. How someone could eat enough of it to say one is better than the other is beyond me.

It's like having a favorite Mexican restaurant when you only eat ground beef tacos.
This post was edited on 7/1/26 at 3:44 pm
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
10773 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:46 pm to
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ground beef tacos.



Mmmmmmmm. That sounds good.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
35857 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:50 pm to
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It’s the worst food chain ever in my opinion.


I would not say "worst ever". But in a world where every fast food menu is just a giant salt bomb, Zaxby's somehow stands out for seemingly dumping in more salt than anyone else. The few times I had it I was worried I might have a stroke right after.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
61553 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:54 pm to
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would not say "worst ever". But in a world where every fast food menu is just a giant salt bomb, Zaxby's somehow stands out for seemingly dumping in more salt than anyone else. The few times I had it I was worried I might have a stroke right after.
it’s salty, stale, overcooked shite served by terrible employees in a dirty, sticky arse store….they are all terrible
Posted by nuwaydawg
Member since Nov 2007
2355 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 3:59 pm to
They have the best fast food salad of all fast food restaurants.

Come to think about it, they have the only grilled chicken large salad. And It's good. I have never ordered anything else from them.
Posted by Night Vision
Member since Feb 2018
22855 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 4:02 pm to
The one in my area is fairly new. Clean with good employees.

If you ask for fries with no salt they will fix them for you.

They have slightly screwed my order up a few times, but other than that all good.
Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
13903 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 4:03 pm to
Canes seems to hire better people than Zaxby’s in my experience. The service is a little better. Zaxby’s has a better menu, but the food kinda sucks.
Posted by Stinger_1066
On a golf course
Member since Jul 2021
3070 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 4:12 pm to
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It's like having a favorite Mexican restaurant when you only eat ground beef tacos.


Exactly. I look for Mexican places that offer unusual dishes, but unfortunately my family members stick to the basic Tex / Mex stuff that they've eaten 1000 times before.
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
150954 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 4:12 pm to
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I’d rather eat at Checkers
hol up why Checkers in here catching strays



I might lay around there and catch a charge behind that
Posted by Stinger_1066
On a golf course
Member since Jul 2021
3070 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 4:13 pm to
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every fast food menu is just a giant salt bomb


Nailed it!
Posted by Tarps99
Lafourche Parish
Member since Apr 2017
13051 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 4:19 pm to
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Checkers is awesome. Dem fries!!


Am I the only one that doesn't like Rally's/Checker's Fries?
Posted by Night Vision
Member since Feb 2018
22855 posts
Posted on 7/1/26 at 4:21 pm to
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Rally's/Checker's


Haven't seen one in years.
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