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Post by msc on Aug 1, 2023 19:03:58 GMT -5
In this part of the world Burger King burgers are better than McDonald's burgers. Our McDonald's are rather half assed and expensive. A well made double quarter pounder is great but I see one of those about once in a blue moon.
McDonald's Coke on the other hand is insanely good and I'm not usually a Coke fan.
No Wendys, Wimpys etc round here and not spending twelve quid on a burger elsewhere.
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Post by The Legendary Ring Troll {BLM} on Aug 1, 2023 22:43:38 GMT -5
Having had In N Out, I'm convinced that Cailifornians have been playing a giant prank on us East Coasters convincing us that such a mid place is like God of Fast Food Burgers. It's basically Burger Chick-Fil-A.
Lived in Cali most my life, In N Out is the most overrated garbage I’ve ever had. |
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Post by dablueboy on Aug 2, 2023 5:08:50 GMT -5
Never had a Five Guys as it’s way overpriced, same with Archie’s. BK’s burgers are sometimes too small for what they charge and can have the taste and feel of a Rustler’s microwave burger and McD’s generally is enjoyable but they’re lazy at bringing back the same LTO’s over and over instead of creating something fresh and inventive
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Post by Joker on Aug 2, 2023 5:57:50 GMT -5
UK edition 1.Meat Liquor 2.GBK 3.Byron burger (If they still exist) 4.Mcdonalds 5.Five Guys 6.Wendys 7.Wimpy 8.The dodgy burger van by a football stadium. . . . . . . . . . . . 4002. Burger King Just to add context.. Every time in the last 3 or so years we have been to Burger King it has been a bad experience and/or one of us has been sick afterwards. So we don't go to Burger King anymore. It's saying something that a dodgy van frying onions you can smell half a mile away located outside many a football stadium is better than Burger King. Wendys and Wimpy are fine but they are so far away or so few restaurants we don't go there often. Five Guys is too expensive, plus the big sacks of nuts they leave everywhere means it's a no go for our friend with a nut allergy. Mcdonalds is reliable, relatively cheap and as a no frills on the go burger place works for us. Byron Burger is good, but seems to be vanishing from the high street so haven't been in ages. GBK is great, good quality burgers, good choice, good fires or chips. (Preferable over a gasto-pub burger offering). Meat Liquor - I love these places, the flavours, the chilli cheese fires, the music and the drinks options. Drools thinking about it. |
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Aug 2, 2023 14:24:54 GMT -5
1. Carl’s Jr.
2. Burger King
3. In-N-Out
4. Five Guys
5. Red Robin
6. McDonald’s
7. Wendy’s
8. Shake Shack
9. Jack in the Box
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Aug 2, 2023 15:58:04 GMT -5
Having had In N Out, I'm convinced that Cailifornians have been playing a giant prank on us East Coasters convincing us that such a mid place is like God of Fast Food Burgers. It's basically Burger Chick-Fil-A.
Lived in Cali most my life, In N Out is the most overrated garbage I’ve ever had. Agreed...while it is better than a chain like Habit, it's nowhere near the hype it gets and there are other smaller chains out here in Southern California that blow it out of the water (like TK Burgers based out of Orange County). As far as my rankings: 1. Whataburger (had it in Oklahoma) 2. TK Burgers 3. A&W 4. Carl's Jr. 5. McDonald's (the ones by my house are damn good). 6. In-N-Out 7. Habit 8. Five Guys (the one by my house is straight-up ass) 9-998: Everyone Else 999. Burger King |
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Post by darthobiwan on Aug 2, 2023 19:28:15 GMT -5
Now are we ranking specifically their Burgers only are their overall food? BTW I usually like getting chicken over burgers most days depending on my mood.
Anyway amongst the ones I have tried that are among top 20, I will first rank them by Burgers, then rank them by my overall enjoyment of the food.
Burger rankings.
1. Culvers
2. Freddys
3. Hardee's/Carl's Jr
4. SteakN Shake
5. Wendy's
6. Jack in the Box
7. 5 Guys
8. White Castle
9. In N Out
10. Burger King
11. Mcdonald's
12. Sonic (not sure if I remember having their burgers?).
By overall food quality.
1. Culvers
2. Freddys
3. Hardee's/Carl's Jr
4. Sonic
5. Wendy's
6. In N Out
7. Steak N shake
8. 5 guys
9. Jack in the Box
10. White Castle
11. Mcdonald's
12. Burger King
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Post by Sephiroth on Aug 3, 2023 12:01:19 GMT -5
And you all forgot about Bob’s Big Boy…
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tirtefaa
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Post by tirtefaa on Aug 3, 2023 13:53:52 GMT -5
And you all forgot about Bob’s Big Boy… 2. Frisch's Big Boy - who knew that tarter sauce on a burger would make it taste so good? I mean, it's a regional difference for using tarter sauce instead of thousand island dressing (which is also very good), but otherwise the same menu. |
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Kalmia
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Post by Kalmia on Aug 3, 2023 14:26:08 GMT -5
UK edition 1.Meat Liquor 2.GBK 3.Byron burger (If they still exist) 4.Mcdonalds 5.Five Guys 6.Wendys 7.Wimpy 8.The dodgy burger van by a football stadium. . . . . . . . . . . . 4002. Burger King In my experience, dodgy burger vans will either give you the dirtiest (and therefore best) burger you've ever eaten or are basically inedible. I don't think I've ever had a burger from one that was simply "okay." |
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Post by HMARK Center on Aug 3, 2023 14:43:29 GMT -5
I try to rank drive thru places differently than I do places that are more meant for walking in and typically charge more.
For the big national drive thru chains, Wendy's easily beats McDonald's and Burger King, but if we add the next level down in availability I've always been partial to White Castle for reasons I can't really fathom beyond nostalgia and ease of being able to eat four of them in a sitting. I don't mind Burger King or McDonald's, though; McDonald's was my childhood favorite, so I'll still grab some now and then, and Burger King offers enough topping variety that the burger itself isn't terribly important...plus, because of that, it's perfectly fine to order an Impossible Whopper and not feel like you're missing anything!
I've had a few west coast trips over the last handful of years, and I will say I genuinely enjoy In n Out, but it absolutely can vary based on the location you're eating it in. The drive thru outside Disneyland in Anaheim? Solid. The one on the road off the Vegas strip? Good stuff. The one I went to IN the Vegas strip? Still pretty good. The one at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco? Outright disappointing.
That said, for the more regional drive thrus I've had, I might go like this:
1. A&W (upstate NY and Canada)
2. In n Out (West cost)
3. Harvey's (Ontario)
4. Jack in the Box (had it in Vegas)
5. Sonic (have a couple around here in the NJ/NY area)
All of these are pretty solid, though, so no shade on any of them.
But the walk-in ones?
1. Shake Shack
2. Five Guys
3. Smashburger
4. Habit
Again, though, I don't really want to fight any burger wars over those, they're all good for what they are, but there's definitely something really nice about a fresh Shake Shack order.
The rankings of all these places may vary a bit if we include the quality of the fries, though...
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 3, 2023 15:01:11 GMT -5
SmashBurger is weird, because the ordering style is like Shake Shack or Five Guys. But the burger quality and prices are more in the line of regular sitdown restaurants. Still really good, though. As little as I thought of my experience with In N Out, I think Shake Shack very much lived up to the hype. The burger itself was delicious and the fries were solid, too.
Never had Habit before. Should look up where the closest one is and give them a shot.
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Post by HMARK Center on Aug 3, 2023 15:15:34 GMT -5
SmashBurger is weird, because the ordering style is like Shake Shack or Five Guys. But the burger quality and prices are more in the line of regular sitdown restaurants. Still really good, though. As little as I thought of my experience with In N Out, I think Shake Shack very much lived up to the hype. The burger itself was delicious and the fries were solid, too.
Never had Habit before. Should look up where the closest one is and give them a shot.
Definitely a bunch in north Jersey at this point. First one I saw was by Teterboro Airport, also drove by one up in Parsippany on 46. |
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Post by Nosnorb on Aug 3, 2023 16:04:51 GMT -5
Wimpy still exists? I thought that it had died decades ago.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Aug 3, 2023 17:11:33 GMT -5
Ranking all the ones I got locally.
1.Bumpers-Imagine a low rent looking sonic with cheaper and much better food. Fries with 3 types of cheese and bacon on top...
2.Sonic-Just a step below Bumpers in quality and a step above on price. And they aint got the fries with cheese and bacon.
3.Rallys/Checkers-Hadn't had a burger from them in 20 years then one openeed in town. Damn good but pricey.
4.Wendys-Their spicy chicken is great. but their burgers are good bbut nothing amazing.
5.Krystals-Yea the next day can be a crap shoot..in more ways than one. But sometimes you want a dozen of those tiny burgers. And Krystals>white castle.
6.Burger King-The bacon king is the only burger here worth eating.
7.McDonalds-Their burgers suck. Decent spicy chicken. More of a place to get a cheap drink and some good fries.
Best place locally is a mom and pop place called Chisum's. Burgers and soul food at this place. Eat there or take it home. Funky Monkey had great burgers and the best fries ever. But they closed,reopened with new owners and lost the best fries ever. And upped the price on the burger.
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No Longer a Produceman
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on Aug 4, 2023 1:41:31 GMT -5
I’m only taking burger places that had the privilege to try
1) In-N-Out: Don’t think I’ve ever had a bad burger here. Double double animal style with chopped chilies, animal style fries and a Neapolitan shake are my go to the few times I go here as a treat.
2) Five Guys - delicious burgers but way overpriced. I do like that they give you a ton of fries and, at least at the one I go to, they’re never soggy or overcooked.
3) The Habit - Good variety, quality burgers, a bit expensive but solid choice
4) Bob’s Big Boy - There one not too far in So Cal that I occasionally go to. Burgers are good and I love the ambiance. Always get a childhood nostalgia kick.
5) Carl’s Jr/Hardee’s - Decent choice, my son loves the chicken stars so this is a staple for us.
6) McDonalds - Nothing to write home about. Will fill you up but that’s about it.
7) Wendy’s - Burgers no longer that good for the price; If I go here it’s because I’m craving the chili.
8) Jack In The Box - Food quality has gone down recently. Burgers are passable at best.
9) Burger King - See Jack in the Box but replace “passable” with “will give you diarrhea”
10) Rally’s/Checkers - I absolutely refuse to ever eat here again. Shitty burger, awful fries and a side of food poisoning. Hard pass.
11) Whataburger - Talk about overrated. Tried multiple locations while visiting my brother in law and his family in Texas. Worst burgers I’ve ever had. A prison meal of soggy bread and dirty water is more appetizing. I’d rather eat at Rally’s again.
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