Today I went to burger king for the first time in years. It was even worse than I remembered it. (had the vegetarian option, don’t know if it’s as bad with the meat burgers) Additionally it’s fucking expensive and not as quick as it used to be. So my question is why do some people go there regulary?
Sometimes a Culver’s cold custard just hits different.
Especially hits your wallet that shit makes burger king look like it’s still the 70s.
in the 1970s, bk didn’t suck nearly as much as they do now. but yea, culver’s is the good stuff–although they have dipped a bit lately. i think they’re expanding too fast in their quest for more dollars.
I can get two whoppers for about 5 dollars and they are full of flavor over here (Brazil).
I know this is a bad reason, but I’m lazy and don’t feel like cooking, so it’s convenient.
Honest question, have you tried other places that were not fast food (ie. Chilli’s) or cooking quick meals that didn’t work out for you? If so, what?
I don’t really bother with the middle of the restaurant industry (and it’s not just me, as chains like Chili’s and Applebee’s have complained about the trends hollowing out the middle). It’s just not enough of an improvement over fast food or fast casual to be worth the higher cost, slower service, etc.
If I’m hungry and don’t want to cook/clean, I’ll grab fast food.
If I want to sit down at a full service restaurant, it’ll probably be an expensive trendy place with recognition from James Beard or Michelin.
A lot of areas don’t have other restaurants. It’s a sea of fast food that can only be driven to.
City is different, but before I had the savings to move, I u didn’t have much choice
I find it fascinating that places like that exist. Where I grew up I had to take the bus for like 20min for my closest fast food joint. Where I live the go to food is döner (I’m from germany). That’s usully faster, healthier and in my opinion tastes a lot better than fast food. Most other countries in europe I’ve been to have some kind of similar food. So in my opinion it’s crazy that there are still places that haven’t developed some kind of quick good tasting food and that fast food has such a tight grip around a whole community
Oh, that is a fair point. We did have a donor kebab place, Which definitely blow Burger King and McDonald’s out of the water.
But variety is nice and in the absence of that there was nothing other than KFC and Burger King.
I always find it humorous that people treat places like Chili’s or Applebee’s as if they are somehow better than fast food in value for money.
I only do real fast food, or a more serious sit down restaurant of better quality. Not this overpriced garbage in between.
Oh for sure, fuck those places. I rather order from a small mom & pop restaurant than from some corpo chain. I just mentioned Chili’s because OP sounded like convenience was important and ordering from an app and just going to pick up seems universally convinient. I rather cook for myself, but when I feel lazy I treat myself at a restaurant, but then again I’m not the audience this post is targeting
Not the same person but fast food is way faster and cheaper than some place like Chili’s as long as you stick to the more value focused options. I can get a full meal with leftovers for $5-6 bucks usually
It’s also cheaper than a lot of home cooking unless you plan very well, make large batches, and are cool with eating the same leftovers all week.
People go to fast food places because while it isn’t good, you know what to expect. It’s going to be mediocre food for a relatively quick wait.
You just need to figure out your meal quickly without too much effort or thought? Fast food.
You could always go to a new restaurant but you don’t know if they will take forever to serve you, if the food will be good, etc. But everybody knows what to expect from fast food brands.
As far as fast food goes, it’s actually pretty good here where I live. Granted, there are better options, and sometimes way better options, but BK isn’t bad.
They‘re everywhere and while the quality isn’t great, it’s a known quantity. McDonalds is never amazing but it’s very rarely terrible. A random hole in the wall is always unpredictable and a proper restaurant usually much slower and more expensive. Also, I’m weak for the Big Tasty sauce.
Well, you see, the combination of mayonnaise and melted cheese creates a chemical chain reaction in my brain that makes me feel good.
I feel slightly less dirty afterwards than at McDonald’s…
It’s fast and McDonalds is one of the only places in my city that is open 24/7
I don’t go there regularly anymore after I stopped working as a service technician who had to travel a lot.
I’ve stopped going to fast food chains. Local fast casual or Sheetz/Wawa is better food, faster, and cheaper. McDonald’s et al don’t have any fucking value prop left.
At McDonald’s, with a coupon I can get a soda, medium fry, and burger for under $4
Enjoy your burger made from sawdust.
You have a point about it being expensive. It used to be really affordable, which made it a convenient option for a quick lunch or something, especially if you didn’t have any lunch prepared on a workday.
As far as the taste, I think this varies from location to location around the country. I don’t think the food is gourmet or anything, but it’s not inedible and the taste of junk food really does set off all the feel-good chemicals in my brain.
I find that Burger King’s biggest flaw is that there’s zero consistency across their franchise locations. This in in stark contrast to McDonald’s franchises that are really well standardized. I can go to one BK location and the food will be shit, and the next will taste pretty good. Even the same location can vary depending on the day of the week and whose shift it is. It sucks, because I am in the minority group of people that think people are sleeping on BK’s french fries - they are leagues better than the competition when made correctly, but I get such inconsistent results whenever I go that I honestly can’t recommend that anybody try them over an alternative with a more consistent quality. When they are made right, they are golden, crispy, fluffy, and somewhat salty. But sometimes they are undercooked so they aren’t golden brown and crispy on the outside, or they are overcooked so they aren’t fluffy on the inside, or they don’t have any seasoning so they taste bland.
Anyway, I used to go there regularly, but I’m cutting down on calorie-loaded foods and so I will only get to go to get fast food once in a while, and I sure as hell don’t waste it on a trip to BK unless I really have a craving for it or someone else I’m hanging out with wants to go there specifically. The cost just doesn’t justify the quality you get, even when it does turn out really good.
I visit some fast food chains but I avoid Burger King at all costs. Some of the worst burgers I have ever seen and eaten in my entire life have come from that dump.
Prices are getting out of hand, though. Fast Food is quickly reaching price parity with actual quality restaurants which is insane.
When I used to it was because it was cheap, and I didn’t have time, energy, or money for cooking very often. When you work 12 hours of physical labor and then commute, there’s not much time or energy for anything other than fast food and bed.
I’m vegan and we have a local vegan fast food joint. Sometimes I just want some. It’s a small business so I’m supporting them.
Fast food is pretty gross if you don’t eat it regularly. I think a lot of it is how addictive it can be. A hit of caffeine, sugar, salt, and fat when you are hungry and tired hits the spot.
People get stuck in these routines, and the companies have apps and reward programs to gamify people into coming back.
Yeah I was just reading through these comments totally confused what was going on, I might get a KFC once a year and that’s it. All the rest of them make me feel slightly ill just from the smell.
I do have a great Indian place locally I use fairly often and a couple others, just can’t imagine buying the chain stuff.
I think this is the only answer that I can understand
Yeah I remember being in my twenties and absolutely salivating over a $2 Tuesday lunch special near my work, which is not something I could stomach now that I’ve got some years of home cooking in me.
