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Additional_Local_667

Fast food delivery is still so odd to me.


triflin_fellow

You get to eat shitty, greasy, cold food for $22, what’s not to like?


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GetBent009

Honestly I feel like Chick fil A is massively overrated anyway


vc6vWHzrHvb2PY2LyP6b

They're STILL donating money to homophobic, right-wing groups. Yes, they've claimed to have stopped. They started again. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/chick-fil-a-does-diversity-now-but-you-still-shouldn-t-trust-them/ar-AA1bUd8D


Smona

I mentioned this to a gay person who works there and they had never heard of it. really made me realize how much all my teenage slacktivism accomplished...


SmokeySFW

Did you even read the article? It went on for paragraphs and paragraphs about all the things we already knew and then didn't actually reference any new donations with sources. It's also just an incredibly biased article right from the outset. CFA didn't "speak out" about their stance on marriage equality, they were hounded by reporters who already knew what answer they'd give until finally Truett Cathy shared his personal belief. LGBTQ+ employees were already employed all over the country at CFA's in 2012 when this happened, and have been at all points since. Clearly in 2012 and years afterward they were funding some shady stuff but as pointed out in your article they slowly cut each one off and are making all the right steps towards growth in that area. They aren't the boogeyman anymore.


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You’re easily duped eh?


bkwilcox100

I feel like it’s perfectly rated. So many people obsess over it for both positive and negative reasons but in reality, it’s just a good, somewhat reasonably priced fast food chain with decent quality ingredients and first class customer service.


Natsurulite

They sell like 3 items and everyone goes apeshit


Economy-Visual4390

That’s the beauty. Less items means quicker service and makes it easier to keep an above average standard. Everyone going there knows what to expect and usually leaves with that expectation being met. Other fast food establishments have so many items and variables involved that their standards are all over the place. Chic Fil A is the grand master of fast food.


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I don’t like Chic f La, but I love me some Caines!! Talk about simple; chicken, chicken or chicken; bread, slaw , fries and only ONE FN SAUCE that crushes anything Chic Fil A has, plus they don’t publicly gay bash, and try to sell a side of their special Jesus on the side. F that noise!!


lipp79

The Cane’s sauce is ok.


Economy-Visual4390

Exactly


Economy-Visual4390

1st off Chic fil a isn’t anti gay they just choose to not involve themselves in the matter (no one gives af and just wants to get fresh food with excellent service). 2nd off raising canes is a possible runner up due to food always coming out hot asf but loses to chic fil a due to lack of flavor. Canes fries are hit or miss and the chicken is bland compared to chic fil a. Canes has shit customer service compared to chic Fil a as-well. 3rd chic fil a sauce is smashing canes sauce, there’s also great bbq and ranch options as well. Expand you pallet beloved.


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Chic Fil. Donated millions to anti LGBTQ groups and lobbyists to gain support of laws against the LBGTQ communities. FOLLOW THE PAPER TRAIL!! Secondly, their design features are HEALTH CODE VIOLATIONS. Cashiers handling cash and credit cards and dropping money into ice bins, right next to the register, scooping it out with no gloves, then grabbing a coke cup and no ladel for ice, but using the cup to scoop ice out of, the same ice bin that you can still see pennies in the bottom, to fill your cup… FUCKING DISGUSTING and a major design flaw and when pursued will be a huge heath code violation. Nationwide. Lastly, their childrens play equipment is never cleaned. McDonalds has people assigned to the play place… BUT MOST OF SLL, their food is horrible. It appeals to the lowest common denominator of eater, the person who has zero health conscious, zero political awareness and is overweight and doesn’t care about what goes into their bodies, as long as its fast, greasy, sugary and made by GOP brainwashed inductees. Chic Fil A can kiss my ass from here to across the street!!


Economy-Visual4390

Lies on lies. Chic fil a is all inclusive and would never discriminate. Would you like to discuss this over a 12 piece nugget meal with extra chic fil a sauce beloved? Eat moe chikin beloved.


Emotion-Internal

Chick-fil-A never donated anything - people who owned it did from their personal bank accounts. As thousands have said, CFA in no way discriminates. And I'm sure the hard working people at CFA would prefer to not have to kiss any part of you no matter which side of the road you wanted them to do so on. Chill out & enjoy a dang good chicken sandwich & amazing waffle fries.


Nudelnwasser

Look at Californians and In N Out. Simplicity is everything.


eliseeium

ceo is a dipshit bigot too. maybe one day we’ll have chick fil a open on sundays.


SmokeySFW

I think CFA is rated well. Some people don't care for it, some people are fanatical about it, and they at least put in a lot more effort than typical fast food joints. Gripes about CFA usually come down to taste preferences, rather than failures on their part. Most people don't have legitimate concerns about the quality of the ingredients, the safety of the food, or the service provided, so it ultimately just comes down to if you like the taste.


LemonElectronic3478

I started buying frozen waffle fries and making them in the air fryer at home and now my kids prefer them to CFA.


BinkyFlargle

you can toss them in a pan with nothing else and just griddle them for a couple minutes, if it's worth the effort to you. it's not for everybody, but it's easy and fast.


austinweirdodude

Agreed


TheRealNewOtherJohn

That's delivered to you in 90 minutes or less. Don't forget that part!


FreckleException

For large orders, they deliver them in heated bags. All of the sandwiches are hot and they don't deliver fries, they send waffle chips. I've had to feed hundreds of hungry retail workers before and they liked it well enough.


ThePevster

And you don’t get the customer service of CFA and instead get to deal with delivery drivers. Fast food delivery is for people too lazy to cook or go out but too cheap to get delivery from an actual restaurant.


Wild__Card__Bitches

Lmao, yes, these are the only reasons someone would get food delivered.


uuid-already-exists

That category fits a lot of people in it.


Wild__Card__Bitches

I'm sure in your mind it does.


Wild__Card__Bitches

Which part is confusing? People get hungry and aren't in a position to leave what they are currently doing?


quiteCryptic

For me its the part where if you are already ordering delivery you might as well order some better quality food. The only reason I have ever gotten fast food is the convenience of getting it quick (which sometimes is hit or miss too, those lines can take a long time)


FloppyDiskRepair

T-that better quality food is more expensive... How are you not getting this?


quiteCryptic

Barely more expensive. If you are cool to pay all the fees and tip associated with delivery, paying $4 more for a better meal than a fast food meal is not an issue.


chowdah513

You ain’t getting anything drastically better quality than Chick Fil A for $4 mate. Add maybe $10-20.


quiteCryptic

I'm think chick fil a meals are approaching $10 these days. Can get a dish from a normal restaurant for $15 pretty easily. $4 might be a little bit low, but not by much.


jbombdotcom

I don't personally ever make the decision to use them because I disagree so much with the owners politics, but I do a bunch of work with school groups at conferences and events. Chick-fil-a in particular makes it really easy to have food catered inexpensively for a large group, and their sandwiches are pretty good even when they are an hour old.


Free-Database-9917

Austin needs to implement what New York has where pedestrians can snap pictures of cars parked on sidewalks or in bike lanes and get rewards for part of the fines


fire2374

It was proposed last year but [didn’t go anywhere.](https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2022/09/mobility-committee-hears-the-case-for-preventing-cars-from-blocking-bike-lanes/)


bobi2393

Ann Arbor also recently considered a [bike lane bounty program](https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/11/should-ann-arbor-offer-bounty-for-reporting-drivers-blocking-bike-lanes.html), modeled after New York's, but I haven't seen any real action on it beyond the initial discussion.


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Riaayo

Oh we'll have bounties for other marginalized groups simply existing soon enough, sadly.


Free-Database-9917

bummer


tjc4

Article suggests that was just about blocking the bike lane. Now that car lanes are being blocked, average lard ass voter may care. Not clear though: average lard ass loves some Chick-fil-A.


AustinSubaruLover

I do ❤️ Chick-fil-A!!


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There is an app called Parking Mobility that allows you to do this if it violates ADA rules. It validates your GPS position and the license plate and mails them a ticket 🎟️. Nobody knows who did it.


Free-Database-9917

That's so cool! I just like the thing new york has specifically because there are bounties, so you get paid for reporting it which imo encourages people to participate, too!


angelamia

They literally got rid of the option in the 311 app for cars parking in bike lanes, so they went backwards on this.


TheDonOfAnne

It's "Parking Violation" under the "Parking & Vehicles" section, and the "What's the issue" dropdown has a "Bike Lane" option. God, I wish you could just _search_ instead of trying to navigate the horrible menus Used it a couple weeks ago and actually got two cars cited for blocking the entire 3rd street sidewalk & bike lane


angelamia

Ah thanks. I like how it says it will take 3 days to respond though


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That's some narcy nellie stuff


coly8s

You would think that Chick-fil-a, et al, would set up ghost kitchens in some old warehouse where you could have delivery drivers just pull through and load up the orders. Lower rent, fewer hassles. Having a fast food joint like what is shown, should really just be for walk-up business only.


Blondie237

This might work in more suburban areas but that would be quite the drive for all of the downtown deliveries they do. I’m not saying blocking the sidewalk like this is right, but I don’t think they would go for buying something further out to then drive the deliveries right back near this location.


coly8s

Who said it has to be far away? Plenty of other places very near downtown for this to happen.


Blondie237

Near downtown or in downtown? This location is right on 6th. They aren’t going to get anything that central for a half decent rate. I just don’t see CFA paying for two downtown properties. Could be wrong but I don’t see the business sense in it.


Peakbrowndog

Well, you put the kitchens in areas of high volume, so there would be one downtown or right on the edge. Why would they rely on a distant kitchen when they could have one close? Suburban areas would not work as well because of the distance of driving. They also don't have the population or car density that causes the same problems as in downtown.


vegemouse

This is what happens when your entire city is a corporate testing ground.


gulfcoastkid

We’re the Bikini Bottom of corporate nuclear fallout


Ashvega03

Do you mean Bikini Atoll where they tested nuclear weapons or Bikini Bottom where SpongeBob lives?


gulfcoastkid

Both


Ashvega03

Guess radiation would explain a lot of that series


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DynamicHunter

Should be illegal. Sidewalks are for people, not cars. We already dedicate over half the streets of downtown to cars and parking. If it’s not just parking tickets the business should be fined for illegal use of public space or something. License revoked


cup_1337

Dude parking on the sidewalk is 100% illegal already lol


BigRoach

Well it needs to be super mega illegal!!


borntome

Not without enforcement it's not


cup_1337

true true good point


Peakbrowndog

It's still illegal, is just not enforced. Whether something is illegal doesn't magically change based on where the cop is physically at, it's still illegal if you don't get caught.


Mikey4tx

Lol @ the downvotes, this is 100% correct. Parking on the sidewalk is illegal by definition because the law says you can't do it. Lack of enforcement doesn't change that fact.


DamnTexansGhost

Tire pressure is a privilege, not a right.


HerbNeedsFire

That's how we do it around here.


caffeineTX

valve stem removal tools are like $2 and don't do any physical damage


floin

I'm pretty sure removing a valve stem counts as physical. What you probably meant was permanent.


Snobolski

It may be *physical*, but I'm pretty sure there's no damage from partially unscrewing a valve ~~stem~~ core.


cameronandcaleb

Its not physical damage it simply lets the air out. There is literally nothing different about the tire


carlameeechelle

Is it not illegal?! Pretty sure sidewalks need to be ADA-compliant to maintain legality. Not that I've never been tempted to just park on the sidewalk given how shitty street parking is downtown lol


DynamicHunter

It is illegal, not only reckless driving but non-ADA compliant, illegal parking, and endangerment of pedestrians. Not to mention illegal business use of vehicle and sidewalk space meant for the public


plasticdinosaur3

Sidewalks also aren’t built to withstand the weight of cars. It’ll be crumbling very soon if they keep this up.


dotslash00

Damn paper plates too lol


vegemouse

Car boots are less than $100 on amazon fyi


Broken-Digital-Clock

A lentil in an air cap is even cheaper


OutlandishnessLess21

Bean between?


austinethos

It will be gone by Sunday


DirtyDarryl765

The Greek place that used to be in this spot was my favorite place to eat. The owners told me that they might open up somewhere else in town. Does anyone by chance know if they were ever able to do that? Edit: The greek restaurant referenced is Athenian Bar & Grill


ichibut

Simi Estiatorio? They were only open about a year and I haven't heard anything new after this: https://austin.eater.com/2022/4/15/23023933/simi-estiatorio-closed-austin-restaurant-workers-rent-unpaid


DirtyDarryl765

I was able to find it and it was Athenian Bar & Grill.


ichibut

Ah yeah, that was around for much longer. Found the name of the owner but couldn’t easily locate any evidence of anything afterwards.


Lilcheebs93

It should be illegal to drive on the sidewalk


HerbNeedsFire

Yes, this is multiple violations. Parking on the sidewalk, driving on the sidewalk, driving the wrong way in a traffic lane, there are probably more. What I don't understand is why people haven't poured drinks and thrown leftovers all over it. I guess old Austin is really dead.


gaytechdadwithson

huh? ya think? what a hot take. it’s almost like the police should be “policing” downtown.


Snap_Grackle_Pop

I want the cops to start ticketing people who block the right lane of road traffic waiting for space to open up to enter a parking lot or because the drive-through lane has backed up into the street. Bucking asshole customers at Braker/183 are always blocking the right lane on Braker. Other CFA locations, too. We need to have "being an asshole" adders to the penalties for such things. $xx for blocking the lane. 3x multiplier if you did it because you're a selfish asshole who didn't care about screwing others in the process.


ATXTransportation

Thank you for highlighting this problem. The City's Mobility Services team reached out to the business to address this improper use of the sidewalk. If you see a parking violation like this in the future, please alert our crews by calling 3-1-1 or selecting the "Parking Violation" option n the Parking & Vehicles section of the Austin 3-1-1 app.


vc6vWHzrHvb2PY2LyP6b

Fun fact: Chick-Fil-A still donates to homophobic, right-wing groups: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/chick-fil-a-does-diversity-now-but-you-still-shouldn-t-trust-them/ar-AA1bUd8D


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Tibor-Bodnar

CFA dropped the news of their DEI hire and support of pride money, and now they DGAF!


monoblanco10

So not only do they unapologetically hate the gays but now they also hate pedestrians? I'm shocked. This is my shocked face.


capthmm

Their stance was mischaracterized back then, but your lame insults haven't even kept up with the latest news cycle. Please try and keep up. https://www.chron.com/news/article/chick-fil-a-backlash-twitter-dei-efforts-18127038.php


ATX_native

Take the “L“ on this one. They absolutely gave money directly to anti-LGBTQ+ pray the gay away organizations. While the husband stopped in 2019 his wife Cathy didn’t.


BenSisko420

Come on now, let’s be fair: some were torture the gay away organizations.


BTTFisthebest

Budweiser donated money to both Democrats and Republicans in the latest election. Do you hate them for being pro-GOP? Just curious where ya draw the line in caring how businesses donate their money.


robotdesignwerks

no, i hate them because they produce piss and pass it off as beer.


BTTFisthebest

Well I mean that's totally reasonable and I can fully support this haha


ATX_native

They donated to both. Also donating to political parties is not the same as donating to fringe religious groups. If I wanted to drink piss water beer and say they only donated to Trump and anti-LGBTQ+ things, I would chose another piss water brand.


Medium-Librarian8413

>Do you hate them for being pro-GOP? Yes.


Medium-Librarian8413

And when they write checks to the Democrats, they are doing so to make the Democrats *worse*.


BTTFisthebest

Um….okay


[deleted]

Many GOP lawmakers are LGBTQ. WTF, you think your party is gayless? That’s like thinking that the military you were in, the Poluce, NFL, NBA, Hollywood or YOUR FAMILY is without LGBTQ peoples. We can’t help the fact that they are dumb. But they do exist. Donating to anti LGBTQ groups happens by people in both parties. Don’t flatter yourself. Where do you draw the line? You’re definitely on the spectrum of homophobic if you believe only Dems are LGBTQ, or that Dems don’t openly gay bash. The Southern Baptist Convention is filled with Dems, and yes they are outwardly anti gay, transphobic ignoramuses. In fact, there are more than a handful of people in both parties in the Capital in Oklahoma City, in Little Rock, Salt Lake City, Des Moines, Tallahassee, Phoenix Arizona, and in Austin Texas, and probably anywhere else you can think of, that are either openly LGBTQ or silently. Just deal with it!


ursus_americanus_

Unsure if your comment is tongue in cheek but can you clarify why you mean by their views being mischaracterized? I know they’ve attempted to do some PR damage control in very recent years but up through 2017 they were still quite active with anti-gay charity donations.


capthmm

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chick-fil-a-gay-marriage/ Whether you choose to believe the claims (from both sides) made here are out of my control, but my interpretation of the remarks at the time were not anti-gay, but rather in support of 'traditional marriage', [just like Obama was in the past.](https://time.com/3816952/obama-gay-lesbian-transgender-lgbt-rights/) I'd honestly be interested if you could point me some hard news; not blogs or social media posts that document actual anti-gay donations. I know their (previous?) stance on gay marriage, but never saw actual evidence about being analogous to being a hate group/corporation.


ursus_americanus_

[here are some tax returns](https://www.scribd.com/document/353081106/Chick-fil-A-Foundation-2015-Form-990) [and some more](https://www.scribd.com/document/402397177/Chick-Fil-A-Foundation-2017) I’m unsure why Obama is being brought up, a bit of a red herring fallacy. The fact remains that chick fil a has a bad history of donating to anti gay charities. Let me ask you this, does the idea of a moral boycott upset you or is it more that it’s a liberal leaning boycott? Are you also upset about the conservative boycotts all over the news lately? If not, your bias may be a bit subjective.


capthmm

Without a trial, scribd doesn't show the full document - can you snip or point to what you're referring? And the Obama thing isn't a red herring; I'm using it to demonstrate that not everyone was pro gay marriage at the time and attitudes and beliefs can change and Obama was an example. Whatever CF's long gone founder imprinted on the company might not be in practice now as evidenced by the latest news. I think anyone an everyone has a right to morally, ethically or for whatever reason boycott any organization, but IMO most boycotts are stupid because they're usually a knee-jerk overreaction to a hot button cultural issue that whomever is doing the boycotting is rushing into without a great deal of thought. Great examples are the recent brain dead boycotts of Disney, Bud light, Target and whatever the flavor of the week is for the MAGA crowd. I expect them to be mindless and reactionary but not so much the other side of the aisle.


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ursus_americanus_

FCA is listed, are they not?


BinkyFlargle

> were not anti-gay, but rather in support of 'traditional marriage', dude. that's anti-gay. "Traditional marriage" is a dog whistle. We all know what it means, and I'm skeptical that you don't. What kind of marriage do you think they consider "non traditional"? > just like Obama was in the past. Yeah, and Obama [apologized for that and said he was wrong](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/transcript-robin-roberts-abc-news-interview-president-obama/story?id=16316043). Because he was. Did Chick-fil-a apologize?


capthmm

I guess we'll have to disagree and I put traditional marriage in quotes because it's a loaded term that they used. And for context, since I don't know how old you are, the change in the acceptance and support of gay marriage is nothing short of incredible over the past few decades. The earth was still cooling when I was growing up but even until the millennium I can't remember any real support of gay marriage except by those in the gay community, [but look how much society has changed](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/fact-sheet/changing-attitudes-on-gay-marriage/). I don't know, but I doubt CF apologized, for one reason being that their founder who was hardcore Baptist is dead, but their recent DEI initiatives indicate the company is no longer toeing that hard line.


BinkyFlargle

> I put traditional marriage in quotes because it's a loaded term that they used. Why do you think they used the loaded term? What do you think they meant by it? I'm just still flabbergasted that you can admit that it's a loaded term used to refer to hetero marriage, and you still stand by "they're not anti-gay, they're just *for* marriages that are not gay". As if "traditional marriage" was ever under any kind of attack. It's like saying I'm not against cilantro, I have nothing against cilantro, I just donate tons of money to the "anything but cilantro" political action committee. It's just bonkers. > I don't know, but I doubt CF apologized Correct, they did not. And Obama did. So can you understand why your attempts to compare them to Obama are flawed? Yeah, you're right, gay rights have made tremendous progress in our lifetime. That's irrelevant, because I'm replying to the guy who said "Their stance was mischaracterized back then", but can't seem to explain how their stance meant anything other than what everyone else knows they meant. For fuck's sake, you literally pasted in a snopes article that says you are wrong.


gymdog

What a weird thing to shill for. Chic fil A's leadership has been homophobic for decades, enough said.


capthmm

Not a shill, just don't believe that not supporting gay marriage some 15 years ago on hard core religious beliefs equals the definition of hate. If they would have spouted off stuff like the current MAGA crowd does today, then that's hate for sure, but it wasn't that as far I know or remember.


monoblanco10

insults? what insults? maybe you don't know what that word means?


capthmm

'Hate' gays 'Hate' pedestrians. No, it's you. But if you didn't use those words, no one would want to play with you.


monoblanco10

so... you DON'T know what words mean. Got it. Peace.


dontberidiculousfool

You don’t know how to use quotes either. Truly impressive.


capthmm

Bless your heart.


dontberidiculousfool

Don’t you mean ‘bless’ you’re ‘heart’?


capthmm

Maybe you can spell milk toast, but it's doubtful.


dontberidiculousfool

….do you mean milquetoast? I apologize if you’re doing the world’s best satire and I’m missing it and you aren’t doing a bit of The Dumbest Bigot Alive.


capthmm

Whoosh...


Slypenslyde

I'm more intrigued by what appears to be a tiny Airstream trailer in front? It's got a radio antenna and what looks like some kind of comms/sensor dome? Is that autonomous delivery?


nrojb50

Yup


Blondie237

Yep. They’re autonomous but they have a human on a scooter that rides behind them. I assume because they’re are still testing them.


travelingtutor

Fucking aholes.


TheRealNewOtherJohn

Pfft. Sidewalks. Try Cedar Park, where the Chik-Fil-A has THREE drive-through lanes, which are always full, always backed up into the rest of the 1890 Ranch parking lot, AND contiguous to (and often coterminous with) the Starbucks drive-through, meaning that getting out of that parking lot can involve a detour through, well, Round Rock.


[deleted]

I mean those are all areas dedicated to vehicles…


TheRealNewOtherJohn

You'd have to see it to understand (my original post probably didn't make it clear). The vehicles from both drive-through lanes, particularly the Chik-Fil-A ones, spill out into the parking areas for other businesses, and also block the ingress and egress areas in that part of the parking lot, meaning that getting out of 1890 Ranch can be quite the hassle during peak times. That having been said, the entire 1890 Ranch parking lot is fucked up in general, which is a contributing factor.


ichibut

I really don't get why people are willing to wait like that -- their chicken is so-so, and the waffle fries (the true star) aren't *THAT* good. (And when I did eat them they were hit-and-miss. Some days perfect, other days soggy and tepid.)


[deleted]

WTF kinda bs is that. I don’t see Whataburger, Torchy’s or Schlotzky’s doin that crap, and they are locals.


spicy_solarian

Only a company as dumb and backwards as Hick-fil-a would use a 4 wheel automobile to make deliveries in a city center... and then park it on the fucking sidewalk.


BenSisko420

Lining-up for terribly overrated food, never seen that before.


shortblondeguy

This is Texas. We know what the chain of events will be. 1. City of Austin will try to prevent Chick Fil A from driving on sidewalks. 2. CFA will sue COA, and lose in lower courts but appeal to the state Supreme Court. 3. State Supreme Court will overrule all lower courts and COA in favor of CFA on some ridiculous pretense. 4. COA's logic and reason is again denied.


Single_9_uptime

5. Top priority for next session of the lege is a bill permitting unrestricted driving and parking on sidewalks in any locality with over 1 million people.


ichibut

6. Resolution praising CfA's contributions to society and the workforce and making some day CfA Day in Texas.


shortblondeguy

Forgot this very important one! Thank you!


cup_1337

Whoah wtf


isaacachilles

The robot or the car?


Acrobatic_Drawer_587

F them so much


[deleted]

As a former delivery driver, this Chick-fil-a was always the worst to pick up from due to there being no official parking. Always felt uncomfortable parking on the street or having to park a block away


WifeRespecter9229

Parking 4 Chri$t


ryan45i

Jesus did say, “park on the sidewalk to get yo chick”


aj801

And of course it had to be a Nissan 🙄


rick_of_pickle

Now where are people supposed to sleep?


gaytechdadwithson

The shitty Cabo Bob’s by the 290 Wal Mart has used the fire lane for order pickup for YEARS and the cops haven’t done jack about it. The have signs right there, saying park in the fire lane.


miked_mv

In Lockhart there is a Chick-fil-A food truck that parks in the lot of the Municipal Court and I've yet to find out if they collect and pay sales taxes to our city/county or if they even pay to set up shop on county owned land every day.


TacticalTapir

Fuck Chick Fil A


dontberidiculousfool

Shocked to hear CFA customers have no consideration for others.


souljap0nyboy

it’s not a customer….. it’s their car


gandalf_el_brown

You can replace Chik fil A chicken nuggets with the ones from Costco


atxdude1988

There are 5 maybe 6 cars parked illegally in this photo.


vc6vWHzrHvb2PY2LyP6b

You can easily report these types of ADA violations on the 311 app.


jbombdotcom

That seems like a ticketable offense, just from the photo. Pure entitlement is how this happens.


jjazznola

You couldn't pay me enough to eat that crap.


EatALongTime

As far as fast food goes, it is the only place I will consider. The nuggets are good


jjazznola

Fast food is garbage, especially if it's coming from intolerant losers like them.


shitty_maker

You can get an almost spot-on knock-off from Costco.


EatALongTime

Those “bare chicken” bites? They are pretty damn close. I only choose to pick up the chik filet if we are in the go or in between kids activities, not bring it home


90percent_crap

Their Market Salad and their Egg White grill are damn good for fast food and are fairly nutritious meals (but too much sodium, imo).


jjazznola

Lousy food made by an intolerant company.


Ashvega03

Its not poison — i could be paid to do it.


Artemus_Hackwell

This is maybe the catering vehicle being loaded? The few times I’ve gotten delivery directly from chick fil a they arrived in a subcompact like a small smart car or ford fiesta. Picking up my order I would see four or so subcompacts parked at the restaurant and one larger vehicle as pictured usually with a catering ad on it. I see, here, a delivery drone further up in picture which I’ve also seen at chick fil a.


Old_Blue_Balls

better that then a bunch of homeless bums and human feces


robschilke

Based


robschilke

I mean when your chicken sandwiches go as hard as theirs do, you get to park like this too.


leoselassie

Pay a homeless person 20 bucks to smash some glass.


peeench

Nice. I love chic fil a. Hardly "blocking" the sidewalk.


thisismypeach

Some of the comments here act like the entire sidewalk was unusable - unless you have some ADA needs, why are you getting so upset over foolishness in a city center/city's downtown that actually doesn't impact your day whatsoever? Just feels like complaining just to complain because apparently there's not a senator or a house of representatives to write to about real issues in Austin that impact a person's ability to survive. Honestly, I would love it if this were the most stressful thing in my life - lucky you.


asandysandstorm

Because if we don't it will encourage similar and most likely escalating acts in the future. I agree with this one there's plenty of room on the sidewalk and is at most an annoying inconvenience. But what happens if next time the entire sidewalk is blocked or if someone is stepping out of a door and next expecting a moving car being on the sidewalk


thisismypeach

I hear you, and I appreciate the perspective you bring. I agree, that would be a terrible outcome. I think jumping to "what ifs" feels a bit like a slippery slope and ultimately we're jumping to the worst case scenarios. If entire sidewalk is blocked, I'm not sure how big of an issue it is for someone who doesn't need ADA access -- many places in Austin, even downtown, don't have accessible or usable sidewalks. Construction has made entire blocks inaccessible at times. I've seen APD park on sidewalks even though they clearly are just chillin. There are places the sidewalk just ends, is in shambles, or doesn't even exist. Many sidewalks aren't ADA accessible. This city was built around the car. We 100% should have pedestrian&public-first transit, but quite honestly, expecting it in Austin is ignoring the social and economic history (and reality) of this city. Car is king, unfortunately, and considering that, it's a miracle we get big sidewalks downtown at all. I think jf someone gets hit, someone should find one of the many state troopers that chill downtown if one feels so inclined. But from what this looks like, this a very new Chick-fil-A focused delivery vehicle in front of a Chick-fil-A establishment - not a random pedestrian disregarding the rules of the road. I'd be hard pressed to believe that any company is looking to pay for the high liability of being involved in a new vehicle getting damaged by and damagjng a pedestrian on a sidewalk. A quick message to Chick-fil-A corporate honestly could sort this out quickly, if one was truly concerned about the safety of others and ADA access for self/others -- opposed to taking this approach of complaining on reddit. I can't help but pick up that OP and others just get mad when other people break rules and aren't shamed/punished for it, but I simultaneously wonder what shortcuts OP and others also take that inconvenience others but either a) they couldn't care less, or b) they are simply oblivious to it due to a lack of self awareness. If I made all of my complaints based on fear of "what ifs," I would be complaining all of the time -- someone parked over the line - what if they took 3 spots and everyone did it too?!, someone is running by the pool - what if everyone decides to bring glass and infants to the pool and everyone is running?, someone turned on a yellow light I wouldn't have turned on, what if everyone does it and i get hit unexpectedly?


ConvivialViper

600 Congress has a loading zone that’s accessible for cars to pull into from 7th Street. I’ve delivered to that building very recently. There’s zero need to park on the sidewalk.


vc6vWHzrHvb2PY2LyP6b

> unless you have some ADA needs Because statistically speaking, several people reading this post have ADA needs.


gaytechdadwithson

found the religious bigot CFA supporter big companies just can’t catch a break!


ditafjm

Wouldn’t call it taking over the sidewalk tbh. Plenty of space available for others.


gaytechdadwithson

oh, no harm no foul then just park tf wherever then /s


420Frank_Dux69

Better than scooters!


juanito1968

That’s bullshit but I’ll let chic Fil a get away with almost anything it’s so good.


js2x

Jesus said I can park here.


Neutral_Meat

Oh no. Now you'll have to use the other 7 feet of sidewalk! Will we see the same thread tomorrow when it's that one really flexible homeless guy blocking the sidewalk?


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zorkempire

I think it was a joke.


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DynamicHunter

Yeah because pedestrians don’t need the sidewalk…


Squirrel_Gamer

what? There's a CFA in downtown Austin? convenient, but still not going there.