Fast Food Burger Shootout

[tekcop]

I tried Sonics peanut butter bacon milkshake tonight. It was a peanut butter shake with bits of bacon. Not sure what else I expected.

 

[Incandenza]

Hey, I had Wendy's last night for the first time in ages. The pretzel bun burger wasn't half bad. Wasn't expecting drippy sauce, though.

(Note: I did not want to place this in my thread about the Hot Fake Wendy because there's way too much food talk in it already.)

 

[FLAM]

Yeah, I tried it a couple of months back. I didn't think the choice of greens worked with the sandwich, but overall it's pretty good for a cheap burger.

 

[Jaxxxson Mayhem]

I've tried it and I must say I like their regular buns more than their pretzel bun.

 

[BurningPirateShipSex]

Outbreak of Pants-Shitting Terror after carnival goers eat Cronut Burger:

Cronut burger is the source of food-borne CNE illness: Toronto Public Health
With 150 people now reporting they got sick after eating one, testing finds samples contained a bacterial toxin not destroyed by cooking.


By: Melinda Maldonado Staff Reporter, Published on Fri Aug 23 2013

The cronut burger has been positively identified as the cause of an outbreak of food-borne illness at the CNE.

Samples of the dish were contaminated by Staphylococcus aureus toxin, said Dr. David McKeown, Toronto’s medical officer of health, who added that it can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and cramping within two to four hours of ingestion.

The bacteria tend to multiply in food in the presence of inadequate temperature control or food hygiene, however, the resulting toxin — which is what makes you sick — is resistant to heat.

“It has happened in other outbreaks where the bacteria grow, they produce the toxin and then you cook the food, which kills the bacteria, but it doesn’t kill the toxin,” said McKeown, who added that Toronto Public Health doesn’t yet know if that’s the case in this investigation.

Public Health has interviewed 100 people who fell ill after eating at the CNE between Aug. 16 and Aug. 20, and the only common food they consumed was the cronut burger, a cheeseburger-croissant-doughnut fusion sold by Epic Burgers and Waffles.

By 10 a.m. Friday, Public Health had received reports from 150 people who came down with symptoms of food-borne illness after eating at the CNE during that time period.

“If we had closed them, their Dine Safe status would be red,” said McKeown.

The CNE voluntarily shut down Epic Burgers and Waffles Tuesday evening as the number of people reporting gastrointestinal troubles began to climb.

“If we had closed them, their Dine Safe status would be red,” said McKeown, referencing the red “closed” notice used in the city’s food safety program, which inspects establishments serving and preparing food and posts either a green pass, a yellow conditional pass or a red closed notice for the public.

“Based on information from the ill individuals, the only common food exposure they had was the cronut burger served by Epic Burger. There were no indications from that investigation of any other CNE food associated with this outbreak,” McKeown said.

On Thursday night, Epic Burgers and Waffles released a statement on its Facebook page pointing to its squeaky clean track record.

“In the time that we’ve been operating at the CNE we have had a clean bill of health and all our staff have been fully trained in food safety. We buy our products from only the top suppliers and we’ve never had any issues in the past, nor do we wish to have any in the future.”

CNE general manager David Bedar expressed confidence that the outbreak is over. “We are committed to take whatever actions may be necessary in order to prevent any similar outbreak from occurring in the future.”

Toronto Public Health still doesn't know which part of the cronut burger dish caused the outbreak; however, the bacterial toxin tends to contaminate foods such as meats, poultry and eggs, or foods that require considerable handling and are kept at room temperatures after preparation.

“Until the investigation determines the precise cause or source of the outbreak, we will not allow Epic Burgers to reopen,” McKeown said.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/23/toronto_public_health_to_update_on_cne_foodborne_illness.print.html

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

It's funny rereading this thread's first page and the conversation about a stoned Mattdotcom getting fleeced, paying extra for free toppings at Five Guys reminded me that I totally just got fleeced at Denny's the other day. I got the Build Your Own Burger special there and kind of got screwed on the upcharges. I understand from an economic standpoint, charing a $1 extra for bacon but $1 for sauteed mushrooms and onions??? Really, guys? I can't believe I paid $12 for something at Denny's. The waitress was really giving the hard sell for the extra options and I caved and if it wasn't for the fact I was on a date, I would have probably paid even more.

I don't know if the fact I was on a date while I got suckered into buying $14 worth of food at Denny's alleviates this from being my most depressing TSM post or cements it.

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

How did the date go?

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

It went pretty good. She was the one that was insistent on going to Denny's in the first place for the record.

 

[Fall of Epic]

Bang?

 

[Incandenza]

at Denny's?

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

Grand Slam?

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Unfortunately, I didn't get busy in a Denny's bathroom.

 

[Fall of Epic]

I don't know how I'd feel if a woman I was pursuing thought Denny's was a good date suggestion. Hell, I almost freaked out when a girl I dated recommended TGI Friday's for a date.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

It wasn't a first date situation. We've been going out for three months or so, so the Denny's suggestion wasn't that offputting. If it was the first four or five dates, definitely wouldn't have gone anywhere near Denny's but it was on the way to where we were going so whatever.

Besides you guys know I'm not going to thumb my nose at fast casual sit down dining!

Fake Edit: And of course, a discussion of my romantic travails would take place in the Fast Food Burger Shootout thread.

 

[Mattdotcom]

This Burger King burger with a couple of fries thrown on it is the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen

 

[Fall of Epic]

I still miss the rodeo burger

 

[NoCalMike]

Any of you guys live close to a Nation's burger? (Maybe it is just called Nations?)

Just seen a couple pop up in the surrounding area out here.

One of my friend's has tried it said it is good, and the pies they make are excellent, on the level of Marie Calendar's fresh pies.

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

Kamala, make a thread to talk about your sex life

 

[BUTT]

This Burger King burger with a couple of fries thrown on it is the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen

What if they were Satisfries™?

 

[Incandenza]

Kamala, make a thread to talk about your sex life

http://www.therealtsm.com/index.php?topic=3426

 

[Precious Roy]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/usain-bolt-says-ate-thousand-chicken-nuggets-during-201309856--oly.html

BZ THE OLYMPICS ARE COMING. EAT UP.

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

Usain bolt is my new mentor

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/nyregion/fighting-a-mcdonalds-for-the-right-to-sit-and-sit-and-sit.html?_r=0
Is the next Rosa Parks, an 82 year old Korean man from Queens?

Probably not but we should get BZ or Precious Roy down there to report on this situation. Or to join the sit-in with the old Korean dudes bogarting $1.09 orders of small fries.

 

[starvenger]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/nyregion/fighting-a-mcdonalds-for-the-right-to-sit-and-sit-and-sit.html?_r=0
Is the next Rosa Parks, an 82 year old Korean man from Queens?

Probably not but we should get BZ or Precious Roy down there to report on this situation. Or to join the sit-in with the old Korean dudes bogarting $1.09 orders of small fries.

Funny. Reminded me of this post

 

[NoCalMike]

I like the Carl's Jr Philly Cheesesteak burger.

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/nyregion/fighting-a-mcdonalds-for-the-right-to-sit-and-sit-and-sit.html?_r=0
Is the next Rosa Parks, an 82 year old Korean man from Queens?

Probably not but we should get BZ or Precious Roy down there to report on this situation. Or to join the sit-in with the old Korean dudes bogarting $1.09 orders of small fries.

I just passed this. I'll do a live blog next time.

 

[Baby Shoes]

Was at a stop light near Burger King on my drive to work today. Did a double take as their window advertising for $1 RODEO SANDWICHES looked like $1 ROIDED SANDWICHES.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I ate lunch at a Ruby Tuesday's today and really enjoyed it and am really looking forward to Bruno Mars on the Super Bowl Halftime Show. I love being in my thirties.

 

[CookieMueller]

I had a ciabatta bacon burger from Wendy's that was better than I thought it would be. It's probably the third fast food burger I've ate in my entire life.

 

[MFer]

I had a ciabatta bacon burger from Wendy's that was better than I thought it would be. It's probably the third fast food burger I've ate in my entire life.

Oh yeah, I had that the other day. Great stuff.