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As much as I love a fancy meal with nicely-dimmed lights and ambiance, there's nothing quite like local fast food. Now, I'm not talking about your local Burger King, but rather the chain-free fast food spots that you visit -- the neighborhood joints that deliver fast food without the wide-spread brand. Maybe there's a couple locations across your city, but these are the sort of places that deal in local crowds -- the establishments where you're more than likely to have a brief chat rather than a minimum wage snarl.

I first discovered my love, George's Chicken, one night after clubbing. My friend had taken me to the late-night Dundas stop, and it was a madhouse -- hordes of people waiting for meats and bbq'd goodies to soak up the alcohol. Many years later, the Bloor location has become my ultimate comfort food and quick meal. Being a sandwich fiend, I can't help myself from either ordering the delicious cheeseburgers (that I hear are homemade) or the chicken sandwich, the latter of which always comes with a bonus chicken wing. More importantly -- in a world where many places offer inferior taters, the fries are always perfectly crispy. Just look up. That's the meal I brought home and ate at my desk tonight.

Since this isn't a chain, the quality never changes. For years I've gone to George's, and I've never had a bad meal. That's what is so great about the neighborhood fast food stops. They're not only local -- they're reliable.

Slashfoodies -- what are your favorite local fast food haunts?