Our club makes eating a required part of the Tuesday Thursday rides. It is a lot of fun and people enjoy it. It is often a sandwich style stop, but sometimes Mexican food finds its way in. There are a couple of us that do the stops but just munch on the stuff in our jersey pockets, dried fruit, nuts, sometimes 1/2 a PB&J.
When we get back on the road again it takes awhile before my legs come back and loosen up again. It is not my preferred ride style; however, it makes for a lot of fun and a very close knit group of riders who like each other a lot.