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Why Is Everyone Hating On Arby's?

2025-08-24 Entertainment
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Deconstructing the Arby's Dilemma: Nostalgia, Brown Food, and Competing Against the Modern Fast Food Landscape

Explore the root causes of Arby's widely polarized reputation, determining if the brand is universally disliked or simply struggling to connect with younger consumers who crave colorful, hyped menu items.

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  • Identify roast beef, curly fries, and onion buns as Arby's enduring, iconic cornerstones.
  • Connect older generation loyalty (Boomers/Dads) directly to nostalgic memories tied to childhood visits and landmark life events.
  • Analyze how marketing struggles to excite younger demographics due to the food's perceived "brown" color palette versus competitors.
  • Acknowledge that attempting too much menu variety distracts from core strengths.

The conversation dives deep into why Arby's remains standing despite persistent online hate, attributing its survival partially to older generations who still value plain, traditional roast beef. The hosts examine competitive branding aesthetics and marketing misfires, concluding that simplifying the menu might revitalize the classic offerings for their core audience.

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Today, Josh and Nicole talk about why Arby's has such a bad reputation and if it's legit, or are people just jumping on the hate bandwagon? Check out all the episodes of A Hot Dog Is A Sandwich: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8XZTagL0oIGE0YPFlWbxfk332rLzoCy Want more Mythical Kitchen? Check out these playlists: Last Meals - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8XZTagL0oLPu4rowq_WOqg6nJ_oToRN Food Battles - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8XZTagL0oKvNweUd0NzXBTUgmVDXbTe Meals of History - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8XZTagL0oJzDtzkhoE_KeH_macdrpHJ Check out our podcast, A Hot Dog Is A Sandwich! Apple Podcasts: https://mythic.al/ahdias Spotify: https://mythic.al/hotdog CHAPTERS 0:00 I'm So Hungry I Could Eat At Arby's 1:26 Boomers Love Roast Beef 2:40 Our Arby's Memories 5:20 Arby's Icons 6:27 Let's Talk About Horsey Sauce 8:40 Trying To Get Millenials In Arby's 12:15 Magpies & McDonald's 14:11 PLZ EAT CHICKEN CORDON BLEU? 15:35 Arby's Really Tries 17:40 McDonald's Salads Are Indulgences 19:50 Arby's Should Simplify 21:16 Is Beef Going Out Of Style? 25:30 Hire Us, Arby's! 29:07 Opinions Are Like Casseroles 29:31 Angels On Horseback 32:08 What We Eat In A Day 37:01 A Great Handheld Food 38:44 I Love My Casserole-Averse Wife 43:30 Little Caesars Expert Calling Pick up official Mythical Kitchen merch at https://mythical.com/collections/mythical-kitchen Check out Sporked, Mythical's new website dedicated to helping you find the best food on the shelves! - http://www.sporked.com Submit your Dreams Become Food photos here: https://forms.gle/cBopySaTXdzG7RFr5 Join the Mythical Society: https://www.mythicalsociety.com Follow Mythical Kitchen: Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythicalkitchen Facebook: https://facebook.com/mythicalkitchen Mythical Chef Josh's Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythicalchefjosh Check Out Our Other Mythical Channels: Good Mythical Morning: https://youtube.com/goodmythicalmorning Rhett & Link: https://youtube.com/rhettandlink Ear Biscuits: https://applepodcasts.com/earbiscuits Good Mythical MORE: https://youtube.com/goodmythicalmore In the spirit of minimizing food waste associated with the filming of this series, Mythical is donating to the Hollywood Food Coalition who provide daily, nourishing meals to underserved communities in the Los Angeles area. Closed Captioning provided by Rev

Top Comments (10)

@Ramsteinrig 2025-08-24

Dude I love Arby’s and I hate how everyone rags on it when it has delicious menu items.

355 19 replies
@a2zfighting 2025-08-24

The arbys gyro is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's also criminal you did not get any arbys to eat during this!!!

206 14 replies
@PaleHorseO.o 2025-08-24

I have never once hated on Arby's. It has always been good every time I have went however it can be expensive.

130 4 replies
@UmiNova7 2025-08-24

I'm 39 and I love Arby's. I miss the chicken salad sandwich, with sliced grapes and pecans.

114 7 replies
@BrandonianButterfield 2025-08-24

I don’t understand why people hate on Arby’s, they’re actually pretty dang good. I dislike fast food as a whole but Arby’s is one of the ones I dislike the least.

88 1 replies
@thaursir 2025-08-24

I hate to do it but I hard disagree with Nicole saying to par down Arby's menu. The entire reason that my husband and I go to Arby's is because they offer more than simply burgers, aka meat (and cheese) on a bun. I was introduced to them through the iconic beef and cheddar, but I almost never order it. It's also the only place that I can get Diet Dr. Pepper and they give my dogs biscuits whenever they accompany me at the drive-thru.

87 2 replies
@shanewhitman4312 2025-08-24

Arby’s French dip is honestly so underrated

53 11 replies
@Gordysmiles 2025-08-25

The mozz sticks at Arby’s hit better than any other fast food restaurant

18 1 replies
@nixhixx 2025-08-24

The turkey bacon ranch is the nicest fast food sandwich out there. Nicole is shedding braincells

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@MNFinest 2025-08-24

arby’s was there when everyone was jacking up prices. 2 for $6 or the current 4 for $10 is such a fire deal

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