• HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
    2·
    17 days ago

    the problem is there are levels to fast food. I see some suggestions that would be casual dining restaurants and then there are sorta shiek places like 5 guys or buffalo wild wings. What I consider fast food that has burgers around me is wendys, mcdonalds, burger king, arbys, culvers, and a&w. Of those I would consider wendys the clear winner. Culvers is a close second and three decades or more ago burger king would be in the running. I often forget how decent a wendys single is till they have a deal and I get one. One thing though is since the big inflation hit I have only picked up fast food single digit amount of times and usually because I just have to (last time was related to my wife being sent to the er from the doctors office during a procedure.)

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
      1·
      16 days ago

      🍔🍔🍔Wendy’s Triple just can’t be beat imo. Its is burger perfection and reasonably-priced compared to many other options, plus the patties are square so its psycologically more filling

    • morbidcactus@lemmy.ca
      1·
      16 days ago

      I’ll throw my hat in for Harvey’s, easily one of the better veggie burgers and you get to choose toppings.

    • funkajunk@lemm.eeEnglish
      9·
      17 days ago

      A&W burgers are so basic, they’re almost bland.

      Dairy Queen, Fatburger, Five Guys, Burger’s Priest - they all easily clear A&W burgers.

      Chubby chicken is gas tho.

      • cod@lemmy.world
        2·
        16 days ago

        Most of those other places aren’t available in Canada. Also, Canadian A&W is independent from American A&W so maybe their food is a bit different too. Canadian A&W is great

          • cod@lemmy.world
            1·
            16 days ago

            Oh really? Huh. I’m also in Canada and haven’t heard of any of them other than Dairy Queen. Weird. Alright I take back my comment then, other than still believing that A&W is great here

  • BodePlotHole@lemmy.world
    31·
    16 days ago

    We have a local fast food chain called Good Times.

    I’d put their burger up against all other national fast food chains. I’m willing to bet, though there’s a litany of other local fast food chains all over the place that could compete. Part of the joy of traveling in the US, as far as I’m concerned.

    We just started getting In-N-Out locations here a few years ago, and it’s lovely for a cheap burger. But let’s not pretend it’s anywhere close to the best around. Plus their fries are so bad it’s shameful.

    Good Times’ Wild Fries are divine. And strangely for a fast food chain they have decent green chile for said fries.

        • grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world
          2·
          16 days ago

          Remember in like 2009 or something when the got rid of the wild fries and started only selling “fresh cut fries” that tasted fucking horrific? I boycotted that place and then wrote multiple complaints to the company. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one, they brought wild fries back eventually.

          • BodePlotHole@lemmy.world
            2·
            15 days ago

            We did the exact same thing. I wrote a weird email where I compared their removal of wild fries to McDonald’s manipulation of McRib availability to influence whale migration patterns…

            Clearly I was on to something…

  • DomeGuy@lemmy.world
    121·
    17 days ago

    For actual fast food - - that you can order in a drive-thru and not have to wait around for - - the best around here is honestly Wendy’s. They’re not anything id pay $20 each for, but their average burger is better than their just-as-fast competition.

    If by “fast” you really mean “without waitstaff”, they’re all great. 5 guys, smashburger, fuddruckers", and a dozen tiny chains all make burgers worth paying a premium for.

    About the only place NOT worth getting a burger at is anyplace with waitstaff. They just dont take them seriously enough to do a good job, and wind uo about as good as a slightly well-run McDonald’s.

    (*: i think this one went out of business.)

    • IHawkMike@lemmy.world
      10·
      17 days ago

      I agree with the first part but vehemently disagree with the third paragraph.

      I suspect it varies wildly based on where you live, but in Chicago there absolutely ARE places with waitstaff worth getting a burger from.

    • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
      6·
      17 days ago

      wendy’s single with cheese and bacon. fries. frosty. classic lunch.

      but, if there was a white castle nearby–that’s where i’m going. the original ‘fast food’ burger is still the best.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
      51·
      17 days ago

      I only disagree with paying a premium for a burger at the other places.

      It’s a freakin burger, not a steak. $15+ for a burger is nuts (and I worked in restaurants at one time, so I understand the challenges for them, it’s a tough business).

  • ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world
    2·
    17 days ago

    There’s a gas station north of Austin TX in Round Rock that has Buddha Burgers. Absolutely, hands down the best burgers I’ve ever had, fast food or otherwise.

  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlEnglish
    13·
    17 days ago

    I don’t really have fast food money but there is this burger place in town that stays open til 2 am and has a mean veggie burger within biking distance. It’s a nice treat, I’d reveal the name of the place but the details I have given already are identifying enough for my taste

  • stackPeek@kbin.earth
    4·
    17 days ago

    American fast food chains are getting worse each day here, so not that.

    Instead, there is a local chain named Burger Bangor in my country and holy fuuuck–it’s so fucking good. The meat and buns actually tastes good, to the point where I ask myself: if they can do it, why can’t the more mainstream chain like Burger King, McD, etc do it?

  • Otherbarry@lemmy.zipEnglish
    5·
    17 days ago

    Shake Shack’s Shroom Burger is by far the best non-meat burger I’ve had. I’m not even a big fan of mushrooms but Shake Shack manages to turn that portobello mushroom into deliciousness.

  • Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee
    51·
    16 days ago

    Wetherspoons ‘Beyond’ veggie burger used to be the absolute shiznit. They stopped being cheap though, so there’s no real reason to go there any more.