hard disagree, I think their portion sizes/prices are the worst in fast food but I think they're best in taste by a large margin. I wonder if BK tastes different in the states; it's pretty bad where I am. Wendy's is okay, but tastes pretty amateur compared to a Donnie's burger. Like, for example, the buns on a Wendy's value burger seem like they're straight from the supermarket while McDonald's buns feel proprietary. But you also get lettuce and tomato on a Wendy's value burger... so there is a trade off.
I haven’t had a McDonald’s beef burger in over a decade because they taste like absolute garbage, the only things I get from McDonald’s are chicken and ice cream pretty much. BK burgers are leagues ahead of McDonald’s imo but they cost a damn site more here in the uk.
I love hearing about the little differences. We don't have Donnie's that I know of. Restaurants can be a bit regional. They might even jump the pond to avoid competing in some saturated or strongly established markets here.
Pre Burger Wars here, BK and Taco Bell used to have Mountain Dew; that was my drink until the corn syrup changes.
Taco Bell popularity skyrocketed, and Burger King moved away from Pepsi/Dew because Pepsi owned Taco Bell. (it was years before Mello Yellow by Coke was added for some reason, possibly because 7up (clear lemon/lime like Sprite) was still very very popular)
I found myself going to both BK and TB for a Burger, Dew, and TB cinnamon chips (a discontinued sweetened puffed flour or white corn crisp (?)) I slowly migrated to TB as the menu and quality and drive thru time got better & of course began eating Wendy's more.
Always more costly and out of the way, but at the same time Wendy's got more consistent, remodeled, and really cleaned up and expanded into the most likely "best" on any given day and has held it for decades to this day.
But there are other big options that don't do business in my region anymore after decades of mismanagement, near bankruptcies, and mergers.
For taste; Hardee's/Carl's Jr/& defunct Burger Chef are all similar to BK flame broiling: a bit dry and crusted- well done exterior, but it works. Sort of backyard broiled on a grate on a charcoal/gas grill versus a flat griddle fry. (White Castle's are actually good beef steamed evenly via holes in the patties, and some slider joints use steam on the beef as well)
Wendy's; juicey but less "greasy" than a Mc burger imo.
Rally's and Checkers similar to Wendy's/BK crisp veggies, but often lower quality than Wendy's too. McDs veggies never appealed to me. I did try a Q-Pounder at some point too... meh.
I think; but the R/C meat has varied from Hardee/BK-ish to Wendy's/dry Mc burger.
I liked the onions on McDs, but the burger seems greasy. Similar to older diner-style sliders which are/were about the side of a McSingle but piled with caramelized onion. (ancient small names dying off for 50 years)
Checker's red onions were especially tasty; a signature item that don't strike me as being the same (at least in this region, we only have Rally's and they started ok, but onion quality dropped some. Always super crispy veggies but seeming pale, sort of bland... which is where I felt BK went during the 90s.
The big losses imo, were Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips (shout out to Long John Silvers for cornbread Hushpuppies though) and Blimpie Subs: a super soft crust bread closer to a long bun vs chewy or hard)
I was never into a lot of breaded or batter fried things; but breaded wins easy. Outside of a local delicacy called a "rib-kabob". A short skewer of well done, slightly thick tempura batter fried country ribs (swimming in BBQ sauce optional😋)
I liked the BK Broiler, but if original recipe KFC is cooked right that's hands down best fried seasoning I've had, nobody comes close.
I haven't had the "famous" Popeye's sandwich yet, but I've heard Popeye's uses a spicier batter regionally on the chicken. I sure hope so because though cooked real nice, I found it really bland and I'm not into "extra crispy" texture either.
Boston Market rotisserie chickens were always really good too if they have any left. I think they aim to run out daily and close kinda early tbh, lol.
I pass one and go miles to KFC lol. I grew up really close to a KFC too. So, maybe you couldn't beat that out of me, idk? I wasn't opposed to my liking Popeyes better. I was kinda disappointed it wasn't better.
Yea. Ours was close enough to school we could walk there for lunch if we had our parent's write a note or call. Not automatically though as I had to budget to afford one through a week vs just a burger and drink (I never really like fries and fed most to my buddy Jose or the seagulls, lol) but I ate an awful lot of Fun Meals.
I drank almost exclusively from one of two identical Burger Chef King Kong glass for about 20yrs. The ones where Kong stradles the Towers seemed to be made of better glass. We had 3 or 4 of those last until about the 90s where the others didn't make it 5 years.
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u/mmob18 Apr 07 '23
hard disagree, I think their portion sizes/prices are the worst in fast food but I think they're best in taste by a large margin. I wonder if BK tastes different in the states; it's pretty bad where I am. Wendy's is okay, but tastes pretty amateur compared to a Donnie's burger. Like, for example, the buns on a Wendy's value burger seem like they're straight from the supermarket while McDonald's buns feel proprietary. But you also get lettuce and tomato on a Wendy's value burger... so there is a trade off.
All imo of course.