Arby's — Restaurant in Manassas

Let me first say I am not a big fan of fast food restaurants, but Arby's is a rare exception. I love this Arby's in particular. No, they don't offer much in the way of fiber or roughage, but there are ways to deal with this fact. When I put my keys in my pocket I drop four or five brussel sprouts in the other pocket. That way I know, come what may, I have the fiber and the gas producing agent to supplement a fast food meal yielding a good, if expedient, BM Kit. Indeed, I was giving a BM Kit presentation at a local Lion's Club meeting recently. Believe it or not I'm not a gifted public speaker. I pulled a couple of my ever present brussel sprouts from my pocket and began rolling them in my hand, not unlike Captain Queeg in "The Caine Mutiny." Very relaxing, but I digress. One person in the audience asked about the need for gas in BM formation and expulsion. A very good question. This is a largely personal decision but I generally advise one strive for an initial expulsion of gas closely approximating a goose calling another goose. This initial gas expulsion prepares the aperture to dilate before the BM begins it's trip to the porcelain. The correct amount of gas varies from one person to another, but you should have enough to aid the BM in its' passing but not so much as to annoy the person in the next stall. I hit upon brussel sprouts through trial and error. Originally, I carried a few spears of broccoli. The resulting bulge alarmed some women and intrigued others. I had to find another way forward, so brussel sprouts it is. I know this is a long way of saying you should eat here and you will enjoy it. This is a really great restaurant. Just be sure you have the needed ingredients to supplement your order with BM friendly...

So I normally don’t eat at Arby’s but I was craving something different this time . So I decided to go to Arby’s here near my house and omg the service was really weird to say the least. The drive thru person started off by not a greeting but a command like “ hey order when your ready “ so I first I’m like cool they’re giving me a chance to take my time and study the menu so I can really get a feel of what I wanted , well wrong ! Right after she command me to order when ready she immediately asked what I wanted I was like confused because how quick she was to ask me what my order was right after she told me I can order when ready , but thats not the tricky part . After ordering my drink which was a lemonade which by the way was small , she did it offer different sizes , I went to the window I noticed it was a small and wanted to change to a large. She had the attitude like no other she was hissing and complaining under her breath all because she didn’t give me an option of different sizes for the lemonade. I cannot believe this and they won’t even I can only imagine they’re busy and I wanted to change my order size from small to large, but come on now really no need for someone to the freak out ! Here you’re not busy you have all the time in the world . I just thought I’d be ridiculous so really have an attitude when dead slow …. I can only imagine what her attitude will be...

It has been a while since I've been out and about to eat since COVID and I was put running and errand decided to come in for a quick bite. Today is Sunday and came in around noon time and it was not busy as the weather is a bit dreary. I got my usual Beef and Cheddar and also the new Fish Strips. The combo and fish strips came out to about $16 which is on par for inflation pricing. The food was good and everything came out hot. The only draw back is there is so much A/C that your food could get cooled relatively quickly. The Arby sauce and Horsie sauce were still on point and if you don't walk away with your plate with a hot mess of sauces then you have not ate at Arby's.

The soft drink machine was also proper and had the right amount do carbonation and syrup. Some places is too flat some places is just all water. The Barq's Root Beer was on point and though I don't drink much soda, Barq's still slaps.

Men's bathroom was decent. Didn't use the stall as I just came in to wash my hand beforehand to eat. Everything inside appeared to be in order and the faucet was clean as well as the spigot. Even the paper towel dispenser was plenty filled and did not leave me hanging like so many places.

Overall, it was a good experience and of you are ever out and in the mood for Arby's, I'd recommend this location. After all, they are next to a Krispy Kreme....