BEST FAST FOOD BURGER-MAJOR CHAIN

Hands down: The Wendy's Plain Triple. Just meat, cheese, bread and salt, lots of salt.

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David Hammond wrote:Also in the news: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/wendys-plasti ... id=8607862

That's taking spoon-feeding a bit too far.

My vote goes for the double meat WhataBurger cheeseburger. It ain't pretty, But, it is damn good.

YourPalWill wrote:My vote goes for the double meat WhataBurger cheeseburger. It ain't pretty, But, it is damn good.

I'd eat it.

But you know, I'm starting to wonder how I feel about tomatoes and lettuce on burgers. I've pretty much decided I don't need lettuce anymore, and tomatoes, too, add a certain watery messiness that I'm not crazy about and, of course, that acidic note could be supplied by catsup. Anyway, not criticizing your chosen burger here, which does look tasty, but I'm just thinking out loud about knee-jerk culinary choices I've made (always go for tomatoes and lettuce because they look nice) and wondering if I should maybe modify my usual ordering behaviors.

David Hammond wrote:But you know, I'm starting to wonder how I feel about tomatoes and lettuce on burgers. I've pretty much decided I don't need lettuce anymore, and tomatoes, too, add a certain watery messiness that I'm not crazy about and, of course, that acidic note could be supplied by catsup. Anyway, not criticizing your chosen burger here, which does look tasty, but I'm just thinking out loud about knee-jerk culinary choices I've made (always go for tomatoes and lettuce because they look nice) and wondering if I should maybe modify my usual ordering behaviors.

I've had similar thoughts and I've been on a personal quest to find my preferred list of toppings for almost a year now. One thing I've figured out is that tomatoes are most definitely not on that list, unless it's the heart of tomato season and the provenance (or at least the quality) of the tomatoes is known to me.

stevez wrote:

David Hammond wrote:But you know, I'm starting to wonder how I feel about tomatoes and lettuce on burgers. I've pretty much decided I don't need lettuce anymore, and tomatoes, too, add a certain watery messiness that I'm not crazy about and, of course, that acidic note could be supplied by catsup. Anyway, not criticizing your chosen burger here, which does look tasty, but I'm just thinking out loud about knee-jerk culinary choices I've made (always go for tomatoes and lettuce because they look nice) and wondering if I should maybe modify my usual ordering behaviors.

I've had similar thoughts and I've been on a personal quest to find my preferred list of toppings for almost a year now. One thing I've figured out is that tomatoes are most definitely not on that list, unless it's the heart of tomato season and the provenance (or at least the quality) of the tomatoes is known to me.

Funny. I remember reading your thread last November, didn't add to it, and pretty much put it out of mind, but the idea you raised stayed with me. Thanks for reminding me where this line of thought came from.

David Hammond wrote:Funny. I remember reading your thread last November, didn't add to it, and pretty much put it out of mind

That happens to me a lot.

my take on it is that different styles of burgers need different toppings. lettuce and tomato would overwhelm a slender 4oz griddled burger, but on a fat, juicy char-grilled burger, they work just fine.

that said, the smell of lettuce that's been warmed has always put me off, and so I always leave lettuce off any burger I eat.

I've also tired of lettuce and tomato on burgers. My current setup is sliced onions and pickles, some good mustard, and maybe a shot of ketchup, depending on my mood.

oh, and as far as "major chains" are concerned, I rarely eat burgers from any of them. Wendy's is passable, but I prefer their spicy chicken sandwich. Steak-n-Shake is sometimes passable, often cruddy. Culver's is usually decent. I never eat a burger at either BK or McD's because they almost always make me feel terrible after I eat them, so I usually opt for chicken or something if I'm forced to go to one of those.

I gotta go with the Culvers Butterburger w/ cheese. Unless, of course, I'm hungover, and then I would like a plain quarter pounder w/cheese and a coke from McD. I like Sonic, but it's not as good as Culvers. There's a time and place for a Whopper (springtime and the Bulls game is on). Wendy's is better than McD and BK, but it seems like, IMO, that they're falling off a bit in quality. Rally burgers are simply concentrated pain in patty form. I think Checkers is the same as Rally's. I had a What-a-burger once down in Texas, and it wasn't terribly memorable. I grew to enjoy Steak & Shake, but it's sort of an odd burger, kind of something I could only eat now and then. Culvers I could eat every day.

If we're talking major chains, then my vote goes to In n Out. Thin slice raw onion, thin slice tomato, itty bitty lettuce leaf; all perfectly constructed so that the burger is balanced in every bite:


Double Meat burger

Well, how major a chain do you wanna talk about?
For the BIG, big, guys, I'd say my fave is a Double Whopper, no ketchup (and no cheese!)

And before you start in, just remember..."let he who is w/o sin cast the first stone."
I do dig a Double Whopper more than anything Wendy's or Mcd's has on offer. I like a salad burger tho. So sue me.

seebee wrote:Well, how major a chain do you wanna talk about?
For the BIG, big, guys, I'd say my fave is a Double Whopper, no ketchup (and no cheese!)

And before you start in, just remember..."let he who is w/o sin cast the first stone."
I do dig a Double Whopper more than anything Wendy's or Mcd's has on offer. I like a salad burger tho. So sue me.

I too dig BK. I wish the regular hamburgers were the same quality meat (and handled the same) as the Whoppers; my totally unofficial sense is that the hamburgers are gristlier and held over / microwaved more often. The price they can offer them is great, though (love me a rodeo cheeseburger with that onion ring and BBQ sauce).

aschie30 wrote:If we're talking major chains, then my vote goes to In n Out. Thin slice raw onion, thin slice tomato, itty bitty lettuce leaf; all perfectly constructed so that the burger is balanced in every bite:


Double Meat burger

agree. they are the best fast food burgers by far.

The chicago land area my vote for a lmajor chain is wendys 99 cent double stacks are so good, and portillo's for small chain in state

as for out of state chain im going towards in and out burger. This place became one of my favorite's, I was on a business trip in cali and for 3 day and ate in and out burger for 2 of them because the hotel food was not so good.

Whoever decided to put that In N Out Burger right outside of LAX was a complete genius.

When I was living in Denver, they had a small two store chain called Old School Burger which completely ripped off the In N Out concept. The burger was a pretty good imitation of In N Out's excellent burger.

Old School Burger
1760 S Havana St
Aurora, CO 80012-5010
(303) 368-0150

Whoever decided to put that In N Out Burger right outside of LAX was a complete genius.

The same person who put one by the Vegas airport, I suspect. We used to visit relatives whose idea of lunch was reheating frozen Pizza Hut pizza; a defensive visit to the In N Out before reaching their house was a standard plan. "Oh, we were so hungry we grabbed something as soon as we landed..."

David Hammond wrote:

YourPalWill wrote:My vote goes for the double meat WhataBurger cheeseburger. It ain't pretty, But, it is damn good.

I'd eat it.

But you know, I'm starting to wonder how I feel about tomatoes and lettuce on burgers. I've pretty much decided I don't need lettuce anymore, and tomatoes, too, add a certain watery messiness that I'm not crazy about and, of course, that acidic note could be supplied by catsup. Anyway, not criticizing your chosen burger here, which does look tasty, but I'm just thinking out loud about knee-jerk culinary choices I've made (always go for tomatoes and lettuce because they look nice) and wondering if I should maybe modify my usual ordering behaviors.

Stick-up at Whataburger; hold-up man takes fries instead of cash

Hardee's Original Thickburger, hold the lettuce, halve the tomatoes:




And stevez + moderators: that most excellent thread on what to put on one's burger should NOT be buried in the Chicagoland file; rather, it belongs in the Shopping and Cooking file, or maybe here in Chat. It deserves, like, total readership!

Geo

My favorite is easily In 'n' Out, with Five Guys and Culvers close behind. My least favorite is anything from Burger King. It tastes like their burgers have been doused in lighter fluid.

No love for Harvey's of Canada?

My least favorite is anything from Burger King. It tastes like their burgers have been doused in lighter fluid.

I have long been convinced that Burger King seeks to evoke nostalgia for barbecue made by dads who put the food on before the lighter fluid has had a chance to burn off.