Sioux Falls Trip

#1 posting 6.29.2008
a periodic look at life in the fast food lane

I traveled to Sioux Falls and back on Friday through Sunday. So here we go with a extended trip chronicle.

FRIDAY
Since I left right at breakfast time Burger King was the first stop:

BURGER KING
Place: Burger King, 8501 Xylon Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Date: Friday, June 27, 2008
Meal: breakfast
Order: #1 Croissant Sausage, Egg Cheese meal with small hashbrown and orange juice.
Total cost: $4.24
Method: drive through
Time entered line: 7:00 am
order time finished: 0:09
Wait to pay: 1:08
Wait for food: 0:01
Total elapsed time: 1:17
extremely fast.

SUBWAY
Place: Subway, 3101 W 41st St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Date: Friday, June 27, 2008
Meal: lunch*
Order: cold cut 6 inch
Total cost: $3.20
Method: take out
Time entered line: 11:32 am
order time finished: 2:39
Wait to pay: 0:09
Wait for food: 0:01
Total elapsed time: 2:49
this was for supper since I was going to be locked in for nine straight games and I wanted a little more than the hot dogs involved.

BURGER KING
Place: Burger King, 2509 W 41st St., Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Date: Friday, June 27, 2008
Meal: lunch
Order: Value meal #3 Double cheeseburger, medium fries, Diet Coke
Total cost: $4.14
Method: drive through
Time entered line: 11:39 am
order time finished: 1:19
Wait to pay: 1:28
Wait for food: 0:01
Total elapsed time: 2:48

SATURDAY
With breakfast provided by the hotel I only needed two meals

SONIC
Place: Sonic Drive In, 3810 W 34th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2008
Meal: Lunch
Order: SSCB Deal, onion rings, and a diet Dr. Pepper.
Total cost: $6.51
Method: Drive in
Time entered line: 2:12 pm
order time finished: 0:57
Wait to pay: right away
Wait for food: 6:20
Total elapsed time: 7:17
This was back to the future with the 50s themed Sonic Drive in. It is similar to the old A&W pull style. There are a few differences or modern improvements. First you call in the order with the flick of a switch. Second you pay with a credit card like at a gas station. The waitress comes to the car, but there was no tray that hangs on the car window as in the past. Instead you get your meal in a bag.
Sioux Falls has two Sonics, Minnesota has one.

MC DONALD'S
Place: McDonald's, 3200 South Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2008
Meal: supper
Order: #3 Quarterpounder with cheese meal, Diet Coke
Total cost: $5:03
Method: take out
Time entered line: 7:52 pm
order time finished: 0:30
Wait to pay: 0:01
Wait for food: 1:16
Total elapsed time: 1:47
fast for a Saturday. I avoided the 8 car line and went in to order. No one was in front and as you can see it was quick and painless. I may have been in the drive through line still.

SUNDAY
WENDY'S
Place: Wendy's, 303 11th Ave S, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008
Meal: lunch
Order: #2 Double Cheeseburger meal. Diet Coke
Total cost: $6.07
Method: drive through
Time entered line: 1:27
order time finished: 0:20
Wait to pay: 0:38
Wait for food: 1:16
Total elapsed time: 2:14

Obviously this trip was heavy on burgers