Burger King here. European
If burger king is your best burger, that’s really sad. They make some of the worst here.
European BK is not USA BK
I’ve had European BK it’s still not good, passable maybe, but not good.
It’s no wonder that American’s are fat.
I haven’t been to the states but I can compare Burger King UK to Burger King (Hungry Jacks) Australia and also Hungry Jacks to any other burger place that isn’t Mc Donald’s (because that’s just a tie). BK UK was significantly worse than the Aussie version but I nevertheless indulged quite a few times whilst there, ironically probably even more than here in Australia. Despite managing to be worse, it still occupies that very wide band between just under the threshold of good all the way down to just above actually inedible and usually if going for BK it’s definitely because “it’ll have to do” and it always does.
Hungry Jacks (BK) compared to an actual good burger joint here in Australia stands no chance but it does fulfill its promise of a consistent standard, even if it’s a low one and that’s a good thing since you can find some awful shit here like a local cafe’s burger or those Vietnamese lunch bars that have to offer a ‘burger’ on their otherwise nice menu. But of course the flipside is you can get good to great burgers easily as well as long as you go somewhere that’s actually a burger place not somewhere that just has a burger option.
I tried them a few months ago to see what it was like since I hadn’t had it in many years, and I enjoy occasional fast food. All the food was almost flavorless. For something that rich and greasy to be tasteless is rather off-putting. It was a thoroughly unpleasant experience.
Here in Italy they do great burgers 🤷🏽 with pecorino and Italian beef
BK is not bad in Italy, but I would argue Five Guys is better. Although they don’t do “Italian” burgers like the one you described, still I feel their burgers are much more tasty than BKs.
That sounds divine
Ahh yes the country of Europe…
England is my city
Boy have I got news for you
US (as I think most answers in this thread are, people should really specify) I’m just gonna try to list every fast food burger joint I’ve been to into general categories
Top tier (in order)- shake shack, smashburger, five guys
Mid tier- checkers, cookout, Sonic, A&W, Freddy’s, Hardee’s/Carl Jr, White Castle (that ones gonna be contentious, I really like white Castle, but others intensely dislike them, so I’m hedging my bets putting them in the mid tier)
Bottom tier- Wendy’s, Burger king, dairy queen
McDonald’s is absolute bottom of the barrel, that said, they’re probably the most consistent, and they check off pretty much all of the things your body craves-salt, sugar, fat, protein, etc. so I’m not at all above grabbing a McDonald’s burger when it’s convenient and I’m hungry.
Not rated because I haven’t been to them: In-N-Out, Whataburger, Fuddruckers, Jack in the Box, and probably a few others
And of course pretty much any hole-in-the-wall burger joint or sit-down restaurant will make a better burger, but that’s outside the scope of this.
Five Guys is ok but is also 25-30% more expensive than most of the other places listed here, at least where I live.
Yeah, I’m commenting mainly on quality, not value, they’re probably about the worst bang for your buck in a burger
Also US, and largely agree, but I would move Hardee’s/ Carl’s Jr. Down to bottom tier. That’s also where I’d put Jack in the Box. I’d put both In-n-Out and Whataburger as mid tier - I think both are VASTLY overrated.
Though In-n-Out is owned by a Christian Nationalist that’s hell-bent on turning America into (more of) a fascist oligarchy and openly using their wealth to destroy democracy, so they’re on my boycott list, along with Chick-fil-A.
Solid list and order.
To add: Fuddruckers is mid tier to top tier.
Whataburger is mid tier.
In-N-Out is bottom tier (it’s a doctored McDonalds).
Fuddruckers let’s you customize so much of the burger, that if it’s not top tier, it’s kind of your fault haha
The entirety of the American South West will fight you on that In-N-Out opinion.
Oh I know it. I’m unbiased being from the east coast and now living in the west. I still stand by my assessment. It’s not great and way overhyped. Oh and absolutely not worth waiting in a long line for.
See that folks! He’s one of them city boys! Get em!
More seriously, I agree the lines are ridiculous and mostly why I don’t go there. But it is a good burger.
Fucking BURGER KING? Fucking gross.
In N Out all the way
Five guys. Totally not for the massive amount of fries they give you…
But they asked about burgers not fries. I do like the bag of fires they throw at you every time though
What can I say? I am susceptible to potato bribes.
Being served bible quotes kills my appetite, so I’ve never had In N Out.
I’ve never once seen a bible quote from all the times I eat there but I can understand your perspective.
Okay it’s a tiny bit of text on the bottom of things in the most inconspicuous spots such that as a regular eating there I never noticed it. Doesn’t bother me.
UK - for me, Five Guys
Wendys has never disappointed
They disappointed me unforgiving when they dropped the size of their $4.00 Large Frosty down to 12 oz. I was like no, I ordered a large and she said, “Yeah, this is a large.” It was the same size as the little white cup they give you when you ask for water.
The did when they got rid of the cheddar melt burger they had.
Ok fair enough but whats your overall impression of their burgers in general? Hella delicious, yeah?
Edit: is that all was special? Cheddar in terms of what you’re missing from their general offerings?
How many restaurants do they need to qualify as a chain?
There is this local burger place that makes fast food burgers but of slightly better quality than the usual suspects.
Otherwise they tend to be the same to me.
We have a chain with a handful of restaurants called Burgermeister here in Berlin. Those are pretty good, and relatively cheap, but another small chain called bobsek burgers made the best burgers I’ve had in Germany. It’s pretty hard to find burgers like in america though.
None in the UK do a good burger. They’re fine.
For an excellent burger at a good price you go to a Turkish kebab house.
For a good burger at a high price you go to a middle of the range, or above, pub.
Street vendors beat chains every time
Korea has the usual international suspects, but as far as local chains go, there is one: Lotteria. Their burgers are OK. Somewhere between Rotten Ronnie’s and BK’s. There are quite a few smaller, non-chain places that make decent burgers, though.
Ramly burger!
And I’m not even Malaysian.
Culver’s ftw. I know it’s not everywhere though.
I know this is a bit of a hot take, but Culver’s are just average burgers. Where they excel is the freshness of the toppings and sides.
Warm take, but that’s what makes a burger good
We went to Branson once and ate at Culver’s. It was excellent.
I stopped eating fast food during COVID and never got back into it after that. One time in like 2021 I was on the road, starving, and decided to stop at McDonalds. OMG it was gross. Nothing really different about it since the last time I had a fast food burger, but after not being used to them, the whole experience was disgusting.
That said, I do agree Burger King are the least gross if I had to eat fast food. Otherwise, I’m either going to wait until I get home and cook something or find a local burger joint.
Wendys is wayy better
At least in my South American city (but it’s likely the same in the rest of the continent, regardless of country), this sort of junk food isn’t as strongly associated with fast food chains. It’s typically stuff that you buy from local establishments, that go from “nice and fancy” to “that corner bar stinking booze and rancid fat”. Or that you, you know, make at home.
