• The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
        58·
        14 days ago

        very real chance the corporation raised the prices of the franchise ingerdients without raising the prices of the franchise menu items and this location’s owner had a relationship with the local ingredient distributor, ran the numbers, and figured they could sell enough burgers in the local community to make more money than they would keeping the random walk-ins who go into a burger king because they know what they’re getting.

  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldEnglish
    55·
    14 days ago

    This doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad shop. Maybe being a franchise wasn’t helping their business, so they dropped it.

    It might be better than BK, that wouldn’t be hard to do. BK is the worst of the major franchise burger shops, by far. I’ll eat at Arby’s before I eat at a BK.

    • Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      14 days ago

      Say what you will about Arby’s…

      … There’s no “but”. I won’t stop you.

      (Their spicy mayo - sorry, “horseradish sauce” - is pretty good though)

    • Dremor@lemmy.world
      17·
      14 days ago

      It depends on the country I guess. Here in France I’d do a BK over McDonald’s any day. But it would loose to a Roadside (local burger chain) in most cases.

      • snooggums@piefed.worldEnglish
        5·
        14 days ago

        In the middle of the US all of the fast food chains are hit and miss depending on location. There are like 11 McDonald’s nearby and two of them are consistently good. There are at least three BKs and only one of them is consistently good.

        When the BK is good I find it far better than McDonald’s. It is probably the fry grease they use and the open fire for cooking the meat, but also the vegetables and buns and everything else are just better imho. Good enough to get me to stop by a few times a year.

      • redlemace@lemmy.world
        3·
        14 days ago

        Same in sweden. I don’t eat if macd is the only option. BK is good but mAx burgers are better (when you only look at fast"food")

          • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            12 days ago

            I remember the roast beef & cheddar being pretty good, especially with a coupon for 2 for $5 or something. Add some horsey sauce and they were quite good.

            Fries were always hit and miss. Sometimes they had crispy curly fries, and sometimes they were soggy.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      14 days ago

      I would say that Jack in the Box is the worst of the big national chains, but it’s been a long time since I ate at any of those places.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        14 days ago

        Really? They were awesome when I was a kid, but they didn’t have a store near me until recently, so I haven’t had them for… 15 years? They were my favorite back then, have they gotten worse?

  • 5in1K@lemmy.zipEnglish
    43·
    14 days ago

    How bad does a BK need to be to get kicked out of the worst by far fast food chain?

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
      7·
      14 days ago

      Are they the worst? IMO, they’re mid at worst. Some worse options:

      • Dairy Queen
      • Taco Bell - the one near me is actually decent since it’s in a nicer area, but I avoid them when traveling
      • McDonalds - I’ve been once in the last 20 years, and don’t plan to go again
      • KFC - in my area they’re partnered with A&W, which is also bad (was my favorite in the 90s, but they suck now)

      I haven’t been to Burger King in years, so maybe they suck now. I remember them being decent, but nothing special.

      • phx@lemmy.world
        6·
        14 days ago

        A&W in Canada is actually pretty decent, but it’s not tied to the American chain except I think for licensing the name

        • PapaStevesy@lemmy.world
          3·
          14 days ago

          DQ is high-quality in large parts of the Midwest as well. I can at least vouch for numerous locations across South Dakota and Minnesota.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          14 days ago

          Nope. Is DQ better there? Because it’s terrible here in Utah, esp when we have Iceburg and Culvers, both of which have better ice cream and burgers than DQ.

          • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
            7·
            14 days ago

            Yeah, it’s almost a different restaurant than in other states. I’d try it if you ever have the misfortune to travel to Texas.

      • Xenny@lemmy.world
        2·
        14 days ago

        Have you been to a dairy Queen? Or did you just put their name on there without thinking because they actually have way better food than Burger King.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          14 days ago

          Yeah, years ago. Compared to the options I have locally, it really sucks. Here in Utah, Culvers and Iceberg are way better, and even Arctic Circle (which sucks) is better.

          At least Burger King is kinda unique in that they char-broil their burgers. Carl’s Jr does it better, but BK isn’t the worst option, at least the last time I went (which admittedly is a few years now).

        • phx@lemmy.world
          1·
          13 days ago

          DQ is pretty hit or miss for hot food. We’ve got multiple locations and one of them I’d absolutely not go to buy the others are ok

            • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
              1·
              14 days ago

              Same. I also prefer them to not be a pile of grease. Fast food will give you one of those two options, and sometimes I’d rather them be more dry than more greasy.

              When I make them at home, they’re a nice mix of the two: not top greasy and not top dry. But sometimes a homade burger just isn’t in the cards, so I need to pick among the options I have.

              • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
                1·
                14 days ago

                I just wanna know what every restaurant does because I can not replicate any of their flavors while still making a “better” burger at home. Like, it tastes fine. Good even. But, like, McDonald’s burgers have this ungodly goodness that is inexplicable. I want that taste, but I don’t want the feeling of sickness that comes with it. 🤣

                • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
                  1·
                  13 days ago

                  Here’s my guess as to what makes McDonald’s burgers special:

                  • high fat hamburger - 20-30%, maybe even 40%
                  • salt - way more than you think you need
                  • black pepper

                  That’s it. Make them thin and fry on a pan.

                  Their special sauce on the big mac is basically just relish, Italian dressing, onion powder, and mayo (maybe cut with Miracle Whip to make it taste more fake), maybe with a few other spices. I bet you could get close with trial and error on the ratios there.

                  The fries will be harder since they use a blend of oils and a deep frier, which most people won’t have.

  • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
    29·
    14 days ago

    Ingolstadt apparently. I couldn’t find the exact one, but there appears to be only 2 burger kings in the city, and I suspect it’s this one (warning: google streetview)

    God what a beautiful city Ingolstadt looks like from above though, with the Danube flowing through it, and the old city having an actual green belt around it

    Edit: @[email protected] found it here!

  • binarytobis@lemmy.world
    26·
    14 days ago

    I was thinking about trying Jack-in-the-Box for the first time so I downloaded the app, and my local joint wasn’t listed. Did some digging and they were apparently delisted because their google reviews were truly awful. Exclusively one stars for the last year. Stuff like “person in the drive through window tried to climb out of the window like the girl from The Ring and fight me” and “the chicken was still straight up frozen, like directly from the freezer not a little cold in the middle”. I thought they always had a long line because it was good, but it turns out people get stuck in that line for an hour and can’t get out.

  • Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
    25·
    14 days ago

    It is probably like the KFC in a neighboring town. They owner was so cheap and let it get run into the ground. When he stopped paying the chain they were going to come remove his signs. So he Painted Chicken over all of them and started buying the same or similar products from the the local food distributor he got a lot of KFC’s products from. Of course it was his shitty management that lead to that and things didn’t improve after it was just ‘Chicken’. It stayed there three or four more years though.