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Suddenly I'm not hungry, nor do I want to upgrade my OS
10-24-2009, 01:50 AM
What do the two things in the subject line have in common? Absolutely nothing... unless you're working for either Microsoft or Burger King in Japan.
Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldne ... opper.html]Burger King marks launch of Windows 7 with a SEVEN-patty Whopper
(Spotted over on the In Nomine forum at the SJGames forums, where the poster was sure this is a case of Vapula and Haagenti working together for some reason.)
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the burger has been conquered.
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I'm saving a picture of that. I want any surviving future generations to see this and laugh...
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Meah, I think I could handle one. It's not in the same league as the 1kg burgers found here, apparently here and a few other places. Still a burger in this grade is not to be sneezed at.
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Ah, but those are (apparently) all made with Grade-A beef, cooked long enough to be tasty. Who knows what's in a Whopper or how long it's been fried?
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Quote: robkelk wrote:
Ah, but those are (apparently) all made with Grade-A beef, cooked long enough to be tasty. Who knows what's in a Whopper or how long it's been fried?
Whoppers aren't fried; Burger King makes a point of that. They are, however, pre-cooked and microwaved before serving, so you can imagine the
quality of flavor that a reheated so-so beef patty will have. Add that to the spongy white bread buns that they use, and it sounds unappetizing to the seventh
power.
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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that the 'average' fast food burger is _ Fairly Decent_.
stone me for heresy, amirite?
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At the risk of derailing the original topic, I will guardedly agree with you, WG. Burger King is near the bottom for me, but still quite edible. (I have tasted
the absolute worst fast food franchise burger, and BK is much better.) Top of the line IMHO is Wendy's. McDonald's is near the top, say around 80 on a
0-100 scale. Given the range of my assessments, I would have to say that they tally reasonably well with your observation.
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In order of descending quality (IMO):
Wendy's
Carl's Jr.
Jack in the Box
McDonalds
Burger King
Also, Eb, my wife -- the former Burger King manager -- wants to point out that BK's patties are pre-formed, yes, but they are not pre-cooked or pre-heated
in a microwave. They are, indeed, flame-broiled, on a custom grill unit that rotates them through the flames.
She and I argue about whether this makes them taste any better, but regardless, they're not pre-cooked and reheated in a nuker.
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Absolute bottom: http://www.checkers.com/]Checkers. I tried them once. Never, ever, ever again.
I understand that Sonic burgers are supposed to be good, but I've not tried them yet. Nor have I had Carl's.
Spud, we'll have to agree to disagree on one poi t -- I would rate McD's above Jack's.
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Quote: Sofaspud wrote:
In order of descending quality (IMO):
Wendy's
Carl's Jr.
Jack in the Box
McDonalds
Burger King
Also, Eb, my wife -- the former Burger King manager -- wants to point out that BK's patties are pre-formed, yes, but they are not pre-cooked or
pre-heated in a microwave. They are, indeed, flame-broiled, on a custom grill unit that rotates them through the flames.
She and I argue about whether this makes them taste any better, but regardless, they're not pre-cooked and reheated in a nuker.
That's in direct contradiction with my experiences with BK. I have no doubt that the flame broiler's back there, but I've seen them
microwaving burgers at non-peak hours. Maybe it's a franchise difference. Generally, I get my burgers from Sonic or Whataburger, these days, if I'm
looking for drive-through food.
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It might be a franchise thing, I'll admit -- though given how draconian BK corporate is about The Rules, I'd be surprised if it was widespread.
According to my wife, they're only supposed to microwave the breakfast foods (croissanwich, for example); the burgers are supposed to be held at temp under
the heatlamps until they expire or are served. Which is why you'll see them ramp up production before the lunch rush. The majority of the folks ordering
a burger don't take advantage of the "Have it your way" rule, so the employees can just grab one, stuff it in the sack, and go.
(Protip: if you want a guaranteed-fresh burger from BK, order it without condiments, then ask for packets of whatever it is you want after you've been
handed the bag. They'll assemble one for you. If you order one without something else, they might just take the offending bits off. They're not
supposed to, but it happens. But you can't scrape off condiments. 
She finished her career with BK as a training manager, hopping from franchise to franchise teaching The BK Way (caps mine; I just got elbowed for it). That
said, it wouldn't surprise me any to discover a local manager bending the rules for the sake of speed and/or labor costs.
Plus, the grill unit is a real pain to clean and maintain, so that might be a factor too.
Bob: Carl's seems to be a west-coast and surrounding areas thing, mostly. I think they do awesome burgers; the only reason I like Wendy's more is
because of the prices. Carl's is a bit more expensive.
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Whataburger's a decent chain. A little off-putting for a Yankee to go into for the first time, since the default burger comes with just mustard instead of
ketchup, but tolerable. And, they have the third most-distinctive architecture of any fast food chain. Orange-and-white A-Frames, FTW.
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Most chain burger joints use a specialized microwave oven to get the burger from the storage temperature to 'it's hot off the grill' temperature.
It's usually just a high-power oven, although some joints have claimed they tune them to go after proteins over water (yeah, right). Nonetheless, as 95% of
the moisture content in a burger is the patty, it'll get most of the heating.
And from a personal perspective, when it comes to the chain fast food joints they're all about equivalent to me. Given, the all there is here in 'Toon
is McD, BK, A&W, and Wendy's. Of them, the only one I tend to avoid is A&W. They're expensive and their patties are seasoned with way too much
salt. I tend to go to McD's a lot, as the wife likes them and their current menu has some decent items on it.
(If we're talking somewhat less fast-foody chains, then I'm going to pull out Fuddruckers, as they're awesome.)
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Quote: Bob Schroeck wrote:
Absolute bottom: Checkers. I tried them once. Never, ever, ever again.
Blasphemy! While the cheapest Checkers burgers are of decidedly mediocre quality, their Big Bufords are rather good for cheap fast food (and
usually on sale 2/$3).
Of course, my brother and I once had some Checkers fries that somehow chemically reacted with our skin in such a way that five minutes after leaving the place,
we were rushing home to wash the burning chemical sensation off of our skin. I have no idea what they did wrong, but they tasted fine and I can now proudly say
that I've dined at the home of the flesh eating fries.
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I don't think of Fuddrucker's when I think of fast food... they're more a casual restaurant chain. We have one near us, and yes, very good burgers. But the wait time between order and service makes it expressly not fast food.
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Once you go In-n-Out, you never go back.
Really simple menu, but what they do offer is GOOD.
You can order X-by-Ys (2-by-2s, 3-by-3s, or even 10-by-10s) where X is number of patties, and Y is slices of cheese.
The 10-by-10 doesn't stand up, it comes laid down. And I've only seen one ordered once, by a friend on a bet (If you can finish it, I'll pay. I didn't end up paying.)
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Most any fast food places are hit-or-miss. It honestly depends on how sharp the franchise owners are. I've been to Sonics that were awesome and Sonics at
are horrible. The same with McDonalds, Wendy's, and BK.
At this time, I can say without a doubt that the McDonalds on-base over here in Yokosuka is quite possibly the best one I've ever been to. Helps that
it's operated by one of the Japanese franchises (fortunately, they only offer the American menu - for the Japanese fare you'll need to go to the one
off-base). The food's fast and always fresh, and the place is always filled with some snazzy or cool jazz playing in the background.
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In my last job, my usual lunch - aside from "bring it with me" - was a pair of Burger King chicken sandwiches. (The burgers weren't terrible, but
nothing to write home about and not particularly worth the price.) It had to be two, because just one would leave me hungry again before I got off work.
In my current job, my usual lunch almost immediately became a Five Guys bacon cheeseburger.
Admittedly, Five Guys is stretching the definition of "fast food" slightly, in that it's almost always about a ten-minute wait for the burger -
but A: that's because they literally grill it up from raw meat after you place the order, and B: I've almost never seen it take more than that ten
minutes even in the middle of a "there's a (concert|football game) at the stadium tonight!" dinner rush.
Plus, the patties are bigger than anyone else's I've seen; the standard burger comes with two patties rather than one; the most expensive burger is
only $5.79; you can order any combination of toppings you want and they'll assemble it by hand while you watch; and 15 out of the 17 available toppings
(i.e. everything but cheese and bacon) are free.
They also do some very good fries, but I don't usually order those because there's just too much of them. (We once determined, by observation, that a
single "regular size" order of Five Guys fries is enough to go around three people.)
I imagine it's possible that there might be a better possibly-fast-food burger out there. I just don't think it's very likely. That said, the
description of In-n-Out in this thread leaves me wanting to give them a try...
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Quote: blackaeronaut wrote:
Most any fast food places are hit-or-miss. It honestly depends on how sharp the franchise owners are. I've been to Sonics that were awesome and Sonics at
are horrible. The same with McDonalds, Wendy's, and BK.
Agreed. There are six McDonalds in my immediate area, one of which I would go to over any of the others, and two I will never again set foot in.
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Hm. There are a couple "Five Guys" around -- both near us and near my mom's. Maybe I ought to try them.
And might I suggest http://cheeburger.com/home2/index.asp]Cheeburger Cheeburger? (Yes, they're named for the "Olympia Diner" sketches from SNL.) Also pushing the definition of "fast food" but good burgers, also done up directly from mounds of fresh-ground beef (last time Peg and I were at one, we sat at the counter and watched the grill guys scoop up the meat and form it by hand).
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I see all your "fast if 10 minutes is fast" food places, and wish one of them would open a franchise on this side of the border... Then I remember that you folks don't have any http://www.fultonburgers.com/]Fulton Market Burger Co. franchises, and realize that the taste-good inequity is balanced.
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