David Landsel, writing at Food & Wine, recently ran through his picks for each state’s best fast food. For Missouri, he picked Lion’s Choice:

We’ll get to those classic roast beef sandwiches, some of the best you’ll find at a fast food joint, and to the little dispensers sitting on the counter labeled “Au Jus,” from which you may allow yourself just as much as you like, turning that sandwich into a French dip, for all you care. (Don’t forget the horseradish.)

I have a back and forth relationship with fast food. About three years ago I went through a good stretch, nearly a full year, where I avoided drive-throughs like a black hole, but ultimately that greasy gravity pulled me back in. Now I just try not to eat it too often or at least balance it out with relatively un-terrible breakfasts and lunches.

I was never really an Arby’s roast beef person, but Lion’s Choice? That’s some roast beef I can chow down on.

Also interesting was his pick for Milo’s in Alabama.

I was recently on a work trip to Birmingham, and after a series of airline mishaps and delays, I arrived at my hotel at nearly dusk. Worn, weary, and hungry, I checked in and then walked over to the Milo’s just down the street. I don’t know if it was this particular location or the fact that it was getting later on in the night, but I did not have the same impression as Landsel. My burger was rubbery, and the BBQ sauce was underwhelming. The crinkle-cut fries and the sweet tea, however, almost made up for it.

(Via Saint Louis Magazine)