Fast Food Burger Shootout

[Mattdotcom]

You can't really brag about the toppings at Five Guys when each one individually adds a dollar or two to the price of the burger.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Thing you have to understand about the East Coast/Midwest Five Guys hype, VX, is that we don't really have many "premium", made to order burger joints...while you've got In N Out, Whataburger, Fatburger, etc.

East Coast does have Chick-Fil-A on you but I think that's expanded to California as well.

My point is...New England sucks fast food wise compared to the West Coast or South. Or even New York. We're just getting Chipotle and Five Guys now. All we had before then was the McDonalds/BK/Wendy's, Domino's and Yum! corporation junk.

 

[Byron The Bulb]

You can't really brag about the toppings at Five Guys when each one individually adds a dollar or two to the price of the burger.

What? The standard toppings are free. A plain burger costs the same as a burger with mushrooms, onions, lettuce, and tomato.

 

[Broward83]

Fuck a Five Guys or In n Out.

What-A-Burger. All Day. Every day.

 

[Incandenza]

You can't really brag about the toppings at Five Guys when each one individually adds a dollar or two to the price of the burger.

What? The standard toppings are free. A plain burger costs the same as a burger with mushrooms, onions, lettuce, and tomato.

lol some Five Guys employed tricked the visibly stoned Mattdotcom into thinking all the shit cost extra, hence why he ended up paying so much.

 

[Mattdotcom]

I...I don't know what happened.

 

[Incandenza]

I usually get my Five Guys burger with mushrooms and A-1 sauce, neither of which add to the cost of the burger.

 

[Mattdotcom]

I've had this conversation with so many people after they had eaten there...my illusions, they are shattered.

 

[Incandenza]

Check it out: All toppings are free.

 

[Mattdotcom]

I believed you and already Googled them. BUT WHEN THE LEGEND BECOMES THE FACT, PRINT THE LEGEND, THE LEGEND OF THE FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES.

 

[oldskool]

Shit, just went to Five Guys two days ago. I wussed out & went with light Cajun seasoning on the fries and that seemed to be a pretty good balance between tasting the seasoning & tasting the fry.

 

[Mattdotcom]

Cajun seasoning? You must be rich.

 

[909]

Cajun fries gotta be the best thing besides Animal Style fries.

 

[Mazto]

I have both an In and Out and a Five Guys within a half hour drive of me.

Southern Utah wins the Great Burger War.

I like both, I'll lean towards Five Guys but that's just me being a food-hipster knowing about Five Guys before lots of people around here did.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

In n Out can go to Hell.

Oh wow, a place with a secret menu and bible verses that only exists in places I'll never go because corporate doesn't want to ruin the mystique and let them franchise in the east (where this shit matters). Thanks for making a huge deal out of this place I'll never eat at, media!

 

[Precious Roy]

My point is...New England sucks fast food wise compared to the West Coast or South. Or even New York. We're just getting Chipotle and Five Guys now. All we had before then was the McDonalds/BK/Wendy's, Domino's and Yum! corporation junk.

This

My favorite is White Castle and north of the NYC area it doesn't exist. It really is just Wendys/BK/McDonalds (in order favorite to least favorite), which isn't very exciting.

I don't want to spend more than 3 or 4 bucks on fast food, that's the whole point, so five guys would never be a regular thing for me, but I do want to try it at least once. I'd be more apt to get a hot dog and fries there, doubt I could polish off a giant burger and fries in one sitting.

In N Out will likely be my first stop the next time I'm out west, just to see what all the hype is about

I've also never had Sonic. They seem to be gradually making their way north though. Nearest one to me now is over an hour away in Kingston, NY and it must have just opened up in the last year or so

The one time I went to a Chipolte I thought it sucked

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Maine's getting a Sonic soon. And Massachusetts already has a couple. From what I've heard, they're not very good outside of the slushies but I'd be willing to give 'em a shot.

And a sign of how far behind we are when it comes to fast food is we didn't get Taco Bell really until about three years ago. Before that, there was one in a food court and one in a depressed mill town 45 minutes away and they were destinations for local stoners/fat people.

Luckily, Portland has enough great cheap, hole in the wall joints of all sorts (except no great or even really good Chinese places) that our lack of Chick Fil A, Popeye's and Baja Fresh doesn't bother me too much.

 

[AA484]

I always figured In N Out was cheap because it was in Cali.

I prefer Backyard Burger to any other burger joint but there are none around here. And I also find Five Guys to be too pricey.

 

[Vitamin X]

Fuck a Five Guys or In n Out.

What-A-Burger. All Day. Every day.

In n Out can go to Hell.

Oh wow, a place with a secret menu and bible verses that only exists in places I'll never go because corporate doesn't want to ruin the mystique and let them franchise in the east (where this shit matters). Thanks for making a huge deal out of this place I'll never eat at, media!

I'll address both of these with one shot. In-N-Out only exists in California, Southern Nevada, and Western Arizona for good reason: They are 100% so committed to freshness that they absolutely refuse to open a location that is over a day's drive from their Baldwin Park, CA processing plant (where they slaughter cows and all that). Broward might be interested to know that In-N-Out was weighing between expanding to the Pacific NW or out to Texas and decided on the latter (bastards!) and the only way they're able to do that is by opening up a new processing plant in West Texas which will cover Eastern Arizona through most of Texas, though probably not extending very far northward as a result of their "never farther than a day's drive" thing.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/26/in-n-out-to-texas-burger_n_591188.html

They're also still a wholly family-owned company, which is pretty awesome in the corporate world of fast food. And most of their locations are open until 1am, with a couple exceptions.

 

[Star Ocean 2]

In n Out can go to Hell.

Oh wow, a place with a secret menu and bible verses that only exists in places I'll never go because corporate doesn't want to ruin the mystique and let them franchise in the east (where this shit matters). Thanks for making a huge deal out of this place I'll never eat at, media!

Do the Muslims complain that Mecca is too far for them to make a pilgrimage? Do they insist that God relocate his holy ground so that it's more convenient for them?!?? Well, do they!?!?

NO. YOU make the trip. Don't sit there on your frozen throne and expect the Savior of Burgers to come to your backwater village! How arrogant. How dare you.

 

[sfaJack]

When we were in SoCal for 5 days last year, the wife and I stopped at In N Out because we'd heard the hype.

We ended up eating there twice more before we headed home.

 

[wnyxmcneal]

The Northeast sucks for fast food basically. The nearest Sonic is an hour away!

 

[still fly]

I worked at In N Out for a while I don't eat the food much anymore, it's really a great burger for cheap. I think they have been surpassed a bit by other places (maybe it's the novelty) but I don't think there is anything better than a Double Double with Animal Style Fries. I probably gained 30 pounds working there.

And for a fast food company they treat their employees great. Free food, vacation time (that they encourage you to take), sick time and fair pay raises. I made about 11.00 dollars an hour as the fry and driver order guy by the time I quit from about 8.50 an hour when I started. It's really a great place to work.

And the process of how they make their food is really transparent. The customer can see how everything is made and everything is delivered same day, every day. So all the veggies, cheese and meat are all fresh delivered.

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

White Castle is crazy though and that's kinda Northeast, I think. If you ever wanted a burger that tastes and smells like it was rubbed between two different pairs of ass cheeks YET tastes so good, White Castle is your burger. While you're eating it, it's great. A few minutes after you're done, it's like you shat into your stomach instead of out of your ass. One time I had it with a slurpy, and believe it or not, it balanced out whatever weird feelings I may have had if I just ate the White Castle by itself. When a slurpy brings the positive effect of your meal, you know you're dealing with some vile shit.

It's good though.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

I typically find that the best burgers are from local joints, but of the chains my favourite is Lick's Homeburgers.

 

[still fly]

The Northeast sucks for fast food basically. The nearest Sonic is an hour away!

All the Sonics in southern California are south of the Los Angeles County line or in the bumfuck nether regions of the 909 and 661.

 

[Incandenza]

Chick-fil-a is the only fast-food place I've been to where the employees seem genuinely happy to be there. And given that one of my first jobs was at Burger King, I know from experience what a miserable, soul-sucking experience it can be.

 

[still fly]

I notice that the Chick-Fil-a where I live only seems hire white southern belles. I don't think they want the typical run of the mill Mexican to be running things.

 

[Precious Roy]

White Castle is crazy though and that's kinda Northeast, I think. If you ever wanted a burger that tastes and smells like it was rubbed between two different pairs of ass cheeks YET tastes so good, White Castle is your burger. While you're eating it, it's great. A few minutes after you're done, it's like you shat into your stomach instead of out of your ass. One time I had it with a slurpy, and believe it or not, it balanced out whatever weird feelings I may have had if I just ate the White Castle by itself. When a slurpy brings the positive effect of your meal, you know you're dealing with some vile shit.

It's good though.

My favorite is White Castle

They've got good sides too. good onion rings, the best mozzarella sticks of any fast food place, and chicken rings

Apparently they've added pulled pork and A1 sliders since the last time I've been to one

Fuck, now I'm craving some little bacon cheeseburgers and mozzarella sticks

 

[Incandenza]

Most of the Chick-fil-a's around here are staffed by white, suburban teenagers. You'll find black people here and there, and they're generally in much higher spirits than the black people that largely make up the staff at Hardees or Burger King or whatever else.