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"plaintext": "A couple years back, nearly every Burger King in Detroit closed; it's a long story, but I believe it was something about a single franchisee owned every BK in the city. Whatever, not important."
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"plaintext": "Recently, the one closest to my house re-opened as \"Choixes\" (choices with an X. I dunno). At first glance, it seemed like typical \"McNaldo's\" kinda hilarity. Like, clearly still a Burger King but rebadged. I am always down to clown with some goofy Detroit shit, so I finally went to check it out today."
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"plaintext": "It still has a drive-through, so I tried it out. The menu was pretty impressive for a fast-food clone, but definitely there was some \"Detroitness\" to it: first thing I noticed was that the fries offered three varieties: lemon pepper, cajun, and \"straight out the grease\" as the man told me over the speaker."
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"plaintext": "They have a pretty wide variety of fast food options: sliders, burgers, tenders, chicken sandwiches, wraps, shakes: typical fast food fare."
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"plaintext": "Hoever, then I noticed an entire vegan section of the menu... I've never seen a vegan menu in a drive through before. It had options like a cauliflower wrap or a falafel sandwich."
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"plaintext": "I'm not vegan but it's great to see more options. "
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"plaintext": "I opted for the \"Whaddupdoe Slider Combo\" (for those unaware, whaddupdoe is a greeting that is unique to Detroit vernacular)"
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"plaintext": "The combo is two sliders, fries, and a drink. I got the \"Choixes Palmer\" as my drink (lemonade and iced tea), and lemon pepper fries. I also ordered a cauliflower wrap for my vegetarian wife."
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"plaintext": "The guy who took the order was absolutely sunshiney and happy to be doing his job. He said things like \"I hope you are having a fantastic day on this beautiful late summer afternoon!\" and stuff like that. Definitely not \"bored teenager\" running the drive-through."
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"plaintext": "I pulled up and peeked in. The place was absolutely spotless. Now, I've been through here before when it was a Burger King, and it was never exactly 'clean', but the renovation must have included the deepest of deep-cleans because it was just pristine in there, and much less cluttered than it used to be."
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"plaintext": "I believe the joyful man who took my payment and gave me my order might have been the owner; he thanked me three times for \"my business\" and \"my support\" and said \"I really hope you enjoy your food!\" which is just a wild departure from ordering from a corporate restaurant."
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"plaintext": "The food was great. The sliders were perfect, cheap, and the buns were spectacular. They were not typical steamed slider buns; they were more like pillowy soft rolls or biscuits even. The fries were tremendous: lemon pepper was the correct play."
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"plaintext": "I've seen zero press on this, and they don't have a website (maybe they have a Facebook page or something I dunno) but damn... I am super impressed."
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