Burger King isn't gone, but I miss it all the same.

[Barry Egan]

This is something out of my New York Elementary School cafeteria. I feel unexplored sadness from my youth creep in the longer I stare at it. 

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Where is the production value here?  Even for a highly touched-up photo this burger is looking flabby and sick. 

It seems like just yesterday that Burger King was the Sega to McDonald's Nintendo.  When did this downward spiral begin?  I refuse to believe this is the same game BK strutted in the 90s. 

[StealthFan]

I loved the XL, the long burger in the late 90's. Shit was cash, yo.

Burger King is nasty as fuck now. Shit is for children.

[Trent Dole]

I think you got the starting point with your second image, or at least that's the point it became apparent to me that something is not right. I actually tried a 4 cheese whopper for the hell of it, their other weird whopper's were good but this is just... it's a whopper with two regular slabs of cheese, then some shredded cheese, and like, some cheese sauce. It's not very good. The other thing is just a fucking ham sandwich. Go to subway if you are out/want a sammich and are too fucking lazy to make it yourself. Or just stop being a shit and make your own damn sammich Jesus.

[Mr. Nobody]

I had 2 of their double cheeseburgers tonight and they tasted great 

[Eel O'Brian]

You can get a fat sack of grub from Hardee's for $5

[StealthFan]

you can get 2 famous stars for 3 or two wild westerns for 4 at carls.

[Barry Egan]

The other thing is just a fucking ham sandwich. Go to subway if you are out/want a sammich and are too fucking lazy to make it yourself. Or just stop being a shit and make your own damn sammich Jesus.

I just want to point out that the reason I posted "The Yumbo" is because I saw a huge poster for it outside a Burger King on my commute this morning.  Like, I understand having that sandwich off on the fringes of your menu cause you have a deal with a ham distributor or something, but that cannot be your center-stage sandwich breh.   

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I had a Whopper a few months ago and after one bite, I threw it in the trash.  Burger King was never very good to begin with but somehow it got even worse.

Plus every Burger King I drive by seems to be in some kind of disrepair.  I think people who want fast food and want it to be a level above McDonald's goes to Wendy's, In N Out, Hardees, etc.

[Mr. Nobody]

Of the 2 BK's I frequent, one got renovated and the other has always been exceptionally clean 

[Human Snorenado]

BK breakfast is still kinda ok, but the rest of their shit is like 

[lennedsay]

They just renovated the BK in Arnold, but let's be honest, if its fast food, it'll never die in Arnold. At one point there were 4 McDonald's for a town of 30K.

The BK by my house has a 24 hour drive thru and serves breakfast until 11. I can't complain.

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Well I mean it is pretty dirty, but there's always a really nice guy working that has flipper hands and I feel bad saying anything. They also have a freestyle coke machine, so there's that.

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We've taken the kid a handful of times at breakfast. She's usually eaten and we just need quick food. Now she says "I wanna go to Burger King!" when we pass by.

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[Great Rumbler]

#swag

[pilonv1]

That first pic looks like something I'd not even buy at Arbys.

[Positive Touch]

don't think that Church's slander went unnoticed

[mormapope]

I've never had so many orders end up fucked up or just bad than the stuff I order at Burger King.

[Supermanisdead]

i remember when they gave out xbox 360 games and i went there and there was a line. it was so disconcerting. and the game was hot garbage!

[benjipwns]

Burger King announced this year they're dropping "Have It Your Way" for "Be Your Way." In 2015 they'll be transitioning to "Fuck Your Way."

[Shaka Khan]

I don't think their food quality has gone down. It's your state of mind that's different— you probably don't wake up in the morning and tell yourself you're a piece of shit... as much as you used to.

Just ask stealthfan. He probably likes it just the same.

[StealthFan]

[Himu]

It's funny because over here Burger King is always empty and yet chik-fil-a which is literally next door needs two drive thru lanes just to accommodate their traffic. Hell that place is so popular they have an attendant OUTSIDE and takes orders himself. No intercom. Yet BK, which used to be the number 2, is empty almost all the time. Whenever I see a line at BK I'm actually SHOCKED.

[Mr. Nobody]

When Chik-Fil-A finally came down to Monticello Ave after being on Military Highway for so long


Forget about it

Same with Cookout

and both had 2 lanes

[benjipwns]

I don't think their food quality has gone down. It's your state of mind that's different— you probably don't wake up in the morning and tell yourself you're a piece of shit... as much as you used to.

Just ask stealthfan. He probably likes it just the same.

Whopper Jr's with Cheese + the employee getting Jewy with the amount of mayo > Double Stack/McDoubles. Let it be known.

[benjipwns]

One thing about Burger King is that their food has probably the lowest shelf life of any major chain. Like if you lived in the parking lot even if it started out as the Zoo Scene from The Lost of Us you're already eating a Call of Duty by the time you get home. You better be within like five minutes of one if you're going to try and take it home/back to work/etc.

[benjipwns]

I like lettuce and the bigger onions. And Burger King's additive cheese-like substance.

I'd gladly have one of both though.

[benjipwns]

Fast food shredded lettuce is the real enemy here*, also so is cutting it so it's only the dull and boring leafy ends. We should unite against our common foes rather than splintering into extremist factions.

*Except on like a sub if it can contain it instead of having it fill the immediate area around me.

[benjipwns]

I need a grant to measure and study which falls out the most in equivalent ratio after the first bite of a hard shelled Taco Bell product the lettuce or the meat.

[benjipwns]

Taco Bell's are a little thin, a local place that makes their own everything makes them a little thicker and different so their structural integrity doesn't fail when you look at it.

[benjipwns]

Not to say that Taco Bell is doing anything wrong in taco construction, I know that they have a plan for all of us even when it seems as if they are working in mysterious and counterproductive ways.

[huckleberry]

Burger King started going downhill the day some douche decided to change their fish sandwich. It was fucking huge and delicious.

$1 apiece during Lent was the best deal ever.

[Reb]

Start to Taco bell: 31 posts.

[bork]

Chik-Fil-A is fucking crazy.  There's one right next to my apartment complex and it always has a massive line of cars, even as early as 6:30 AM.

BK breakfast is still kinda ok, but the rest of their shit is like 

Pretty much, yeah.

I've never had so many orders end up fucked up or just bad than the stuff I order at Burger King.

It's fast food.  I've never been a place that didn't fuck up an order on multiple visits.  The best of them all is a local Arby's that is the cleanest fast food joint outside Japan that I've ever been in.  They only fucked up an order once and gave us free food to make up for it.

[ToxicAdam]

I think they have the best burgers (compared to Wendys and McDonalds), but it's not to such a large degree that I ever go out of my way to go there. The best thing I can say about them is there is never a line there. You can pull right up and get your food if you are in a rush.

[bork]

I think they have the best burgers (compared to Wendys and McDonalds), but it's not to such a large degree that I ever go out of my way to go there. The best thing I can say about them is there is never a line there. You can pull right up and get your food if you are in a rush.

I'd rather get a Wendy's burger, or better yet, go to Krystal (like White Castle, but better) instead.  Of course for a real burger, I'd rather avoid all that shit and go to Farm Burger or something.

If we go to McDonald's or Burger King, there's also the problem of getting "parked," I.E. told to pull up near the door and wait while they cook more fries or chicken.  Happens way too often.  The local McDonald's also is also the worst offender when it comes to leaving stuff out of orders. 

But again...it's fast food.  I've had people fuck up orders at Subway and Chipotle, too.  So even with you standing right there, saying and pointing out what you want right in front of them...they still fuck up. 

[Fifstar]

I still prefer a whopper done by somebody that gives a shit vastly over anything at McDonalds and I like the triple cheeseburger on a long burgerbread with Jalapenos when they have those. Haven't eaten there since there was a big scandal around hygiene and working conditions at their biggest franchise partner here in germany though.

[huckleberry]

I remember their Big Fish was really good when I was growing up. I tried it again a few years ago, and they really nerfed that sandwich.

That's what I'm talking about. Fuckers. 

[Am_I_Anonymous]

The only thing worth a crap at burger king our it's breakfast stuff. That is about it.

[bork]

The only thing worth a crap at burger king our it's breakfast stuff. That is about it.

I don't even bother with that anymore-- there's a Dunkin Donuts right near the local BK and their stuff tastes better.

That reminds me, one time I ordered a breakfast sandwich of some kind from BK "plain."  My wife didn't want anything extra on it.  They gave her two pieces of bread.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

The only thing worth a crap at burger king our it's breakfast stuff. That is about it.

I don't even bother with that anymore-- there's a Dunkin Donuts right near the local BK and their stuff tastes better.

That reminds me, one time I ordered a breakfast sandwich of some kind from BK "plain."  My wife didn't want anything extra on it.  They gave her two pieces of bread.

Oh for sure. Dunkin Donuts shits all over BK. I always get mine without eggs....they fuck up about 3 out of 4 times.

[Mr. Nobody]

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9 times out of 10 its like whats even the point? 

[Mr. Nobody]

I think they have the best burgers (compared to Wendys and McDonalds), but it's not to such a large degree that I ever go out of my way to go there. The best thing I can say about them is there is never a line there. You can pull right up and get your food if you are in a rush.

I'd rather get a Wendy's burger, or better yet, go to Krystal (like White Castle, but better) instead.  Of course for a real burger, I'd rather avoid all that shit and go to Farm Burger or something.

If we go to McDonald's or Burger King, there's also the problem of getting "parked," I.E. told to pull up near the door and wait while they cook more fries or chicken.  Happens way too often.  The local McDonald's also is also the worst offender when it comes to leaving stuff out of orders. 

But again...it's fast food.  I've had people fuck up orders at Subway and Chipotle, too.  So even with you standing right there, saying and pointing out what you want right in front of them...they still fuck up. 

I ordered a ranch chicken BLT a few weeks ago and drove home.

They forgot the chicken 


Had the lettuce with the ranch on it, the bacon criss-crossed like it usually is, no chicken. Didn't take long to get another one but I legit facepalmed when I opened that box

[bork]

I think they have the best burgers (compared to Wendys and McDonalds), but it's not to such a large degree that I ever go out of my way to go there. The best thing I can say about them is there is never a line there. You can pull right up and get your food if you are in a rush.

I'd rather get a Wendy's burger, or better yet, go to Krystal (like White Castle, but better) instead.  Of course for a real burger, I'd rather avoid all that shit and go to Farm Burger or something.

If we go to McDonald's or Burger King, there's also the problem of getting "parked," I.E. told to pull up near the door and wait while they cook more fries or chicken.  Happens way too often.  The local McDonald's also is also the worst offender when it comes to leaving stuff out of orders. 

But again...it's fast food.  I've had people fuck up orders at Subway and Chipotle, too.  So even with you standing right there, saying and pointing out what you want right in front of them...they still fuck up. 

I ordered a ranch chicken BLT a few weeks ago and drove home.

They forgot the chicken 


Had the lettuce with the ranch on it, the bacon criss-crossed like it usually is, no chicken. Didn't take long to get another one but I legit facepalmed when I opened that box

  Awful.

Usually when I get drive through, my wife is in the car and she will check everything, but sometimes I just drive off without realizing it.  Unless the line is full, I just circle back around and tell them what's missing.  The Wendy's nearby has a woman who always goes "what did they forget this time?" when this happens.  You are the one who is supposed to be checking for this, idiot.      Never get an apology for it.

In contrast to my experiences abroad-- in Japan there was a McDonald's near my in-laws.  I went there and got a McRib.  Didn't want mayo.  Mayo was on it.  Went back and they apologized profusely, then huddled up to have a meeting discussing the problem and got me a new sandwich. 

[Dickie Dee]

I remember taking a poor-ass roadtrip down the eastern seaboard ~2000 and we ate at Burger Kings all the way since they had a $1 whopper deal going.

It almost seems like the recipes are the same but the ingredients now are just on a race to the bottom. I distinctly remember preferring them to Wendy's but now the thought of that?

Also this:



Has their even been a more beta menu item?

[king of the internet]

Shit tastes the same as it always has to me. It's alright every now and then when you're in the mood for cramming some garbage. I haven't had fast food in like a year tho. Feels good not having that shit in your system.

[CatsCatsCats]

I used to like the original chicken sandwich with bacon but gave up after getting cold food a couple times and just can't bring myself to go there again. At this point I'd even rather do jack in the box

[Phoenix Dark]

http://www.grubgrade.com/food-news/new-whopperrito-from-burger-king

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BK is finally speaking my language (Mexican)

[recursivelyenumerable]

Burger King announced this year they're dropping "Have It Your Way" for "Be Your Way." In 2015 they'll be transitioning to "Fuck Your Way."

The obvious optimal slogan would of course be "Fine, Be That Way"

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Turns out a group of Brazilian capitalists (3G Capital) bought out Burger King and introduced extreme cost cutting measures.  As a result, they source the cheapest shit possible, which explains why the food sucks.  They also have a "spend the money like its your own" policy which is why so many BK restaurants look like shit.

[Phoenix Dark]

Yea I'd say BKs are regularly the worst looking fast food restaurants, and they tend to have the worst staffs. In my experience Wendys tend to have the best looking franchises.

[Yeti]

Chik Fil-A has pretty friendly staff if you don't mind the Stepford vibe

[Trent Dole]

Yea I'd say BKs are regularly the worst looking fast food restaurants, and they tend to have the worst staffs. In my experience Wendys tend to have the best looking franchises.

Wendy's is nice but their pricing is high enough where you might as well just go to an Applebee's or whatever.

Chik Fil-A has pretty friendly staff if you don't mind the Stepford vibe

I went to a location ONCE just to check it out and you are 100% spot on. Super friendly staff, they even had some wandering from behind the counter offering old folks a refill on their sweet tea.

[Great Rumbler]

If you're at the point in your life where you're going to BK, just be honest with yourself and go to McDonalds instead.

[Phoenix Dark]

I only go to BK when

1. I want to try something new that they have
2. I need fast food during lunch and all the other restaurants have long drive thru lines except them

Seriously I drive by a lot of fast food places during lunch and BK is the only one with a small line. McD is always packed, I'd never go there during lunch. Taco Bell tends to have deent lines, and even longer ones late at night. And Wendys is always full of old people for some reason plus the drive thru line is long.

[TVC15]

I always liked BK best for breakfast. Croissanwich + hash browns. Nom nom.

[thisismyusername]

I always liked BK best for breakfast. Croissanwich + hash browns. Nom nom.

Fast food breakfasts.

I like BK, but yeah: The quality has gone down significantly over the years.

[chronovore]

If you're at the point in your life where you're going to BK, just be honest with yourself and go to McDonalds instead.

As a guy who lives without his beloved In-N-Out, Five Guys, or any other reasonable burger source, I will tell you straight up that BK is tastier by far than McD's. Japanese McD's service is better, and their restaurants are better kept, but BK has better hamburgers.

I always liked BK best for breakfast. Croissanwich + hash browns. Nom nom.

I've had one of those, and was not impressed. On the other hand, I am a rabid fan of McDonald's breakfast sandwiches, particularly the Sausage McBiscuit, which is pretty much the most addictive substance I've dabbled in. That damned sandwich... when I had regular access to it, I was 20 lbs. heavier.

McGriddles suck donkey balls though.

[Mupepe]

I always liked BK best for breakfast. Croissanwich + hash browns. Nom nom.

Put the hashbrowns in the croissanwich and it's god tier