Freebirds doesn't have the sauce dispenser pumps anymore

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NormanEH
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Thanks alot Trump
FIDO*98*
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The fact that you know this means you still eat at Freebirds. Why?
toucan82
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NormanEH said:

Thanks alot Trump


Dammit
I Am A Critic
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How fat do you have to be for this to matter?
Username checks out.
jetch17
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Freebirds sucks D
Tree Hugger
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I went to Freebirds in The Colony a month or so ago and I should have walked out even before ordering, too many red flags I should have taken into consideration.

  • It was 12:30 on a Sunday and only one table was occupied
  • Only one family in line in front of me
  • Only two employees visible (one was working on a to-go order, the other on the grill)
  • Neither employee had weird piercings or tattoos
I got a burrito and took it home and my wife kept asking why I had "disappointment face"
They went heavy on the rice and it was pretty mushy, plus apparently they changed the BBQ sauce again and not for the better.

$15 for a burrito and never again.
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Usual pattern: corporatized, then the original ingredients are slowly but systematically substituted for gigantic food distributor near equivalents that can be reheated cheaply, to improve margins, and they go as long as they can on brand good will.
Ag CPA
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So true, I know I'm old but I don't trust a Freebirds whose staff isn't covered in tats.

Was such a great concept 25 years ago but they sold out way too soon. Even 15 years ago the food was still ok but since then they have been slowly giving up the ghost.
Jugstore Cowboy
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Who was the old school poster that used to always rant about the changes to the BBQ sauce and his conversations with the managers over it?
Sooper Jeenyus
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They changed the bbq sauce?!?
dabo man
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I can remember coming back from the 1990 football game at t.u.. Someone had slid a "Save the Bird Eat a Monster" sticker under my door at Law. Apparently the place was doing badly. As I had a meal plan, I'd never been. I finally went at some point in the spring of 1991 and got a monster for $4, IIRC. I seem to remember a series of Save the Bird Eat a Monster radio commercials that spring. Brilliant advertising "Keep us from going under!"
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Your mom knows where to find the sauce dispenser
WorthAg95
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that was 91-92 /histag
et98
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Jugstore Cowboy said:

Who was the old school poster that used to always rant about the changes to the BBQ sauce and his conversations with the managers over it?

I remember this. One my favorite online Texags rants of all time. I don't recall if blue stars were a thing yet at that time, but if they were, I wore my finger out blue starring those rants. Freebirds changing their BBQ sauce and then changing it back (for the most part) was right up there with the New Coke disaster in my opinion.
Ginormus Ag
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Things that used to be great that now suck ass.

1. Freebirds
2. Whataburger
3. Texags

At least boobs haven't failed me. I hope they never do. It's all I have left.
lotsofhp
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Kids eat free on Sunday and we go after church very frequently as my kids love it there.

They recently had a jalapeno and cheese sausage as one of the meats and I really liked it.

I think it's alright.

Good deal on sundays
Ghost of Bisbee
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jetch17 said:

Freebirds sucks D


It was good in 2009
OnlyForNow
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The ones in college station are still a lot better than the ones in Houston.

No one in the entire greater Houston area can roll a bird or monster to save their life, sad really.
NoahAg
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If you have a Cabo Bobs near you check it out.
>>>> Freebirds.
AggieArchitect04
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+ for Cabo Bobs. I never considered it the same kind of restaurant as Freebirds but I suppose it is (go through the line instructing them how to make your order). Same process but they have fish along with pork, beef, and chicken.

Amazing fish tacos. I always get the #2 Deluxe Fish Tacos.
Rexter
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IIRC, when they started, the beef was a John Soules product. Then they tried to cut costs and starting marinating it with their own recipe. Thats when the quality took a dive.
permabull
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The freebirds near me changed their cheese a few years ago and it is disgusting. I am not sure if all of them went that way but they no longer have the mixed cheese.
lotsofhp
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permabull said:

The freebirds near me changed their cheese a few years ago and it is disgusting. I am not sure if all of them went that way but they no longer have the mixed cheese.


You can always make your own:

fpnate
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My local Freebirds lost the sauce dispensers during Covid and they never came back. They have also replaced almost every fresh option that was formerly prepared in-house with pre-packaged slop from a warehouse.
Slicer97
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Freebirds went down hill once they expanded beyond the Northgate location.
toucan82
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The same thing happened to your mom
SockDePot
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FIDO*98* said:

The fact that you know this means you still eat at Freebirds. Why?


Sometimes you need a good cleanse. Nothing queues up a good 5 + couric movement than running a monster through the system.

It's like running a pig through a pipe.

Seriously though, I stopped eating there 10 + years ago, when they got rid of all the foil artwork.

Went back a couple of yrs ago with my kids, and even they were not impressed. Even the 8 yr old boy who would snort and/or mainline queso of any variety given the opportunity.
maroon barchetta
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Does this mean Chipotle >>>>> Freebirds?
toucan82
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It always was
SockDePot
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maroon barchetta said:

Does this mean Chipotle >>>>> Freebirds?


Unfortunately, current iteration I would say yes.

Freebirds in its prime, in early 2000's, destroys chipotle.
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