FEBO Amsterdam - Nieuwendijk 50 — Restaurant in Amsterdam

It's not about the greasy, fried, processed, fatty, only-God-knows-what-ingredients pieces of food that come out of the machine. It's about the experience. There's something about putting the right amount of coins into the slot, and slowly opening the small door to reveal a golden croquette. It feels like winning a prize! Like those annoying claw machines. Only here, you won't have to waste all your coins and walk away with nothing.

Yes, I'm from NYC so there are plenty of late night food options. Anything you want, really. But FEBO machines are just so convenient! For 2-4 Euros, you can get items ranging from croquettes to hamburgers, or fries and drinks at the counter.

I saw on a television show that they have workers behind the walls that makes sure the slots are refilled just as quickly as they get empty. The food isn't particularly good, but if you're thinking about going to FEBO for great food, then you may need to reevaluate your life.

It's the perfect snack for when you're drunk/high and I think that's probably what its inventor...

A small location of the quirky fast food chain. The main draw of FEBO is very cheap ready cooked snacks, equivalent to McDonald's saver menu in the UK, or the dollar menu in the US. Expect fried foods, nothing healthy, but definitely tasty and very low prices. A simple burger or similar snack will cost you about 2 or 3 euros.

There are two ways to order. If you have coins, you can go to the wall covered in small vending machines. Check the plaque above for the price of that column, put coins in the slot, and open the door for the item you want.

If you want something else, or you don't have change, there is a manned counter where you can select from the full menu.

I can highly recommend the Rundvleeskroket. 2 euros for a crispy fried potato croquette that is magically filled with a rich beef gravy and a couple small pieces of beef.

This is a very small outlet, you should come here for...

This is the only fast food place we wanted to try. We wanted to try the croquettes and the burger just to compare a bit to what we know as fast food in the US.

The croquette was good, we got it out of the little vending machine because we thought it was cool looking. We were only there maybe 15 minutes, and they get replaced pretty quick as people seem to come in and buy and leave quite a bit, at least at 8pm at night.

The burger and fries are essentially what you would expect from a fast food place. Nothing special, but not terrible either. We ordered from the guy and it was ready in about 60 seconds. Limited...