I miss Smitty's and Maid-Rite's tenderloins.
Burger King cut back on the meat in the Whopper, from 1/3 pound uncooked meat to 1/4. They were infamous for slathering on the mayo. They may have cut back on that.
The Whopper used to be a decent burger for fast food. No more. McDonald’s has faded just as much. Wendy’s is better, but worse than it was before their “new burgers”.
Here in the upper Midwest, I would rank (for mainstream fast food burgers, not counting specialty joints like Five Guys):
Steak’n’Shake
Hardee’s
Culvers
A&W
———————BIG GAP-——————
Wendy’s
Burger King
McD’s
It was the intermingling of mayo and juicy tomato that made Whoppers such a wonderful thing back in the day. I haven’t had a really good Whopper in a long time.
I have had exactly one fast food burger in the last roughly 15 years. It was a McDonald’s double cheeseburger and was about as bad as it gets.
I would generally rate Burger King as the worst back when I ate at those places tho oddly the best hamburger I ever had was at a Burger King in the outskirts of Mobile, Alabama near the airport.
They are all cutting back on ingredients. That is part of “shrink”flation. We pay the same prices, or rather gradually increasing prices for smaller portions. I am a habitué of Waffle House and have been watching that process. It is getting a little faster. I have heard or seen from several sources now that actual price inflation is running at 9% which is extreme for a first world economy. And, in an inflation wages are the last prices to rise so we are getting all that on our heads.
I miss Smitty's and Maid-Rite's tenderloins.
How is it possible to go to Steak n Shake and NOT get the chili 5 ways?
I remember the hamburgers were good, but once I tasted chili 5 ways I couldn’t get any other words out of my mouth except maybe and a large chocolate malt.
Yes Culvers! I spent several months in St. Paul last year and Culvers became a staple. The locals did not think highly of Culvers, but I thought it was the best burger around for the price.
How is it possible to go to Steak n Shake and NOT get the chili 5 ways?
I remember the hamburgers were good, but once I tasted chili 5 ways I couldn’t get any other words out of my mouth except maybe and a large chocolate malt.
Out here Hardee’s is Carl’s Jr., and I agree, they are the best of the big chains. In and Out is better quality, but no variety, just burgers, fries, shakes and soft drinks, but everything is freshly made in front of you. You can even watch them peel potatoes for the fries. After that Jack in the Box, and Wendy’s, IMHO. Personally I have never been a fan of Burger King. Try tasting one of their burgers without the bun and condiments. Tastes like an old dishrag (or at least what I imagine an old dishrag would taste like).