Gourmet

Here's a cool article on the top 10 Fast Food Fumbles (alliteration) of all time -----> here

But, as I consider myself a fast food connoisseur I would like to talk about the top 5 most triumphant specialty menu items of all time:

5. The McRib

- This was a small piece of heaven. Maybe the most popular specialty menu item of all time. They bring it back about once every 3 years, so you should be on the lookout for it sometime in 2008. The best part is how there are no rib bones, but it is still shaped like there are. It's like you're eating bones! Really makes me feel like a man.

4. The Triple Cheeseburger (aka The Tripp)

- Still a classic. They add this one back to the menu every once in a while as well. This delicious fast food delight will make you more regular than fiber.

3. Carl's Junior's Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger

Carl's Junior is what fast food should be. A greasy mess. Though I hate the commercials so much that they make me punch the television, the food is the topps. This beast has onion rings and ranch on it. It sits like a ton of hot rocks in your stomach for about 4 hours after. The team that created this sandwich deserves some kind of a trophy.

2. The Jason Kidd burger

-This probably went by many other names in many other cities, but here in Phoenix it was named after Jason Kidd. The burger appeared at McDonald's shortly after its namesake had been traded to the Suns. Also referred to as "The Triple Double" the burger was on a half sized sub roll and it was douched in cheese and mayonnaise. They have never brought this one out of retirement, but it's better to burn out in a blaze of glory than fade away in a sad Big Mac style mess of secret sauce.

1. Jack's Tacos

-I can't say enough about these. Who would've thought that we would one day live in a world where the best tacos come from one of the shittiest American fast food establishments. Jack in the Box has had its fair share of bad press and worse specialty items (I'm looking in your direction rice bowl), but the tacos wipe the slate clean and deliver a flavor explosion that is irresistible. Not only are they delicious, but affordable. Instead of Del Taco, make Jack in the box your last stop on an evening out drinking and save a bundle. I say there should be an Iron Chef Jack's tacos edition.