I think I will be switching to Burger King

[RAB910]

[Xavier Breath]

1. Have it your way.

[Tetrachloride]

2. you don't say

[Srkdqltr]

3. Burger King is better anyway.

[COL Mustard]

40. If I'm going to eat something bad for me

I at least want it to taste better than cardboard.

[RubyRose]

51. I've always preferred Burger King, Rally's and Wendy's

Over McD’s

[Jirel]

4. Switched long ago.

At least with Burger Thing, the artificially flavored meat tastes closer to real, and you get veggies if you want them.

[lastlib]

5. Their food is better anyway.

I gave up McDnlds when the dead cockroach was found in the salad.

[Xavier Breath]

6. Just one dead roach?

I see their quality control initiative is working.

[lpbk2713]

7. "Our cooks wash their hands after they change their diapers."

...

[fargone]

8. Don't forget BurgerKing moved their headquarters

To Canada in 2014 to avoid US taxes.

[MurrayDelph]

22. Burger King headquarters is in Miami

Their parent company, Restaurant Brands International, which was formed by a merger between Burger King and Tim Hortons (Canada's largest food chain), is headquartered in Toronto.

[mwooldri]

41. RBI also own Popeyes and Firehouse Subs.

Popeyes are also HQ'd in Miami, next to BK. Firehouse Subs are HQ'd in Jacksonville FL.

[Prairie Gates]

9. Bring back the BK Lounge

[Renew Deal]

10. Five Guys and Wendy's are also pretty good

Sonic is good if you want to go fully mediocre fast food.

[redstatebluegirl]

11. Sonic's headquarters are in Oklahoma.

I do not know the politics of the owners but I could guess.

[Doc Sportello]

27. Not locally owned

Sold to a big multinational long ago. Stereotyping is wrong anyway.

[carpetbagger]

42. Wendy's is subject to a CIW boycott

They refuse to sign on to an agreement for fair wages/conditions for the farmworkers to ultimately source them. BK, McD, Walmart and others have signed on.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

12. Burger King's breakfast items are superior

to McDonald's breakfast offerings. And cheaper, I believe. I learned this on a road trip this summer.

[DJ Porkchop]

61. Not gonna lie, I eat breakfast twice a week at BK

I mean, sure, fuck McDonalds.

That 2 for $4 deal on BEC Biscuit is slammin'. Piping hot every time. Never a line. Easy choice.

[Hekate]

13. I gave up McDonald's when the kids got a bit older & I had a little more money ...

It was a treat for them on a low budget, but I haven’t had McD’s in decades. They’re just not that good. But good for them for getting a new clown.

In’N’Out burgers are really tasty, and you can tell the ingredients are fresh. I highly recommend them. I just have to restrict my consumption because hamburger makes my cholesterol rise.

[La Coliniere]

14. Fast food is

only a part of my diet on long road trips. On those occasions it’s either Burger King or Chipotle because they both have tasty vegan options. BK has the very tasty Impossible Burger and Chipotle has sofritas, a shredded spiced tofu, to add as your protein choice for their salad, bowl or burrito offerings. Haven’t patronized a McD in many years other than to use their facilities.

[lpbk2713]

15. Five Guys is the way to go.

You pay a little extra but you can tell the difference with the first bite.

[LisaM]

18. Really? Five Guys always make me sick.

Their buns taste like pure sugar and their fries are floppy and limp (not to mention that they give you an absolutely wasteful amount).

[Butterflylady]

21. Not for me, way to greasy.

[MurrayDelph]

31. The first of the only two times I've been to Five Guys

They were new to the West Coast, and we stopped off in our travels to try one. The windows and walls were covered with self-congratulatory propaganda, including one that proclaimed "We make 'em the way you like: juicy and well-done!" I was curious to see how they could do both. The answer was they can't. They conflate juicy and greasy.

The second-and-final time was when I was again out, was feeling low-blood-sugared and it was next-door to where it been shopping. When I ordered my burger I went to great lengths to make sure they left it the onions (major gastric distress inducing intolerance). When I got my burger and left, I discovered that while they had indeed left off the onions, they'd assembled the burger using the same spatulas they'd used to fry up the onions they use.

Now, as a former restaurant owner, I am sorry when anyone invests and loss their money, but I found it ironic that someone opened up a Five Guys across the street from the local mom-and-pop burger place in the small-but-larger-than-where-I-live town where my specialists work, a few years before the Pandemic. The Five Guys closed within a year (not due to COVID). Nipp's is still there.

[bamagal62]

49. Same!

[Liberal In Texas]

16. Haven't darkened the door of a BK since my wife had a 5 dollar bill stolen by a BK worker.

The worker thought it was counterfeit, but it was just old. I tried the manager and they wouldn't return it. When I called corporate they didn't return calls. I said fine. I'll never buy any more of your crap food again. And haven't.

BTW, that post isn't from BK, that's something some blogger/poster made up.

[WhiteCheek69]

17. Amen!

No more happy meals until they take the swastika out of the window.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

60. Welcome to DU

[LisaM]

19. That McDonald's was owned by a franchisee

as are many others. It's not really the company's fault and there are probably plenty of other franchisees who would never have him in the door.

[Wiz Imp]

37. Yeah. But McDonald,s corporation approved of it.

I think for many franchised businesses, the franchisee needs approval from corporate to do something that can be construed as political. ( Like this). In this case McDonald's corporate owns the fallout from this as much as the franchisee.

[NJCher]

45. absolutely wrong

It all goes by the franchisee agreement. Do you think they thought to write "you cannot promote Donald Trump" into the franchisee agreement?

The franchisee informed headquarters that he was going to do this. The corporation tried to dissuade him but you know how it is, disuading MAGATs.

How do I know? I used to work for them in marketing and I still have friends who work in Oak Brook, IL.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

52. Who cares? The public impression will still be Corporate approved of it because of the big yellow M outside

Their foodz gotten nasty lately. My last holdout were their breakfast sandwiches I could buy for $1.50 using their app, which they don't offer now.

Overpriced and now bacteria ridden. That's the impression people get, franchise owner or not

[NJCher]

53. I try to correct

misinformation when I see it, and so should all of us.

[NJCher]

57. they are among the savviest marketers around

Something like this which implies taking sides reflects just as badly on the corporation as it does the franchise.

I'm sure you'll agree that this is how trump gets away with so much bad behavior: he goes places no one else would dream of because they lack the low moral fiber he has.

Re usage of the word "corp," that is a reportage problem.

From what I know from my friends still at the company, most employees are vehemently pro Harris/Walsh. The company itself, however, is very savvy pr-wise and would never publicly endorse a candidate.

While McDonalds sells food I'd never eat, they remain in my mind as a good employer and one that consistently strived for value for their customers. They may be having a few problems right now, but think back on the many years they had no problems and yet still served millions of burgers.

[not fooled]

55. Yeah, but I'm surprised

that the franchisee wasn't bound by some sort of stipulation in his licensing agreement prohibiting acts that portray McD's in a negative light. You can't get more toxic than red don.

[debm55]

20. That's true. Though I like Arby's better.

[Liberty Belle]

23. Or give you big Macs with e-coli

https://www.salon.com/2024/10/23/links-e-coli-to-mcdonalds-quarter-pounders-one/

There are illnesses in several states linked to McDonald's Big Macs, per the CDC.

It would be Karma if Trump ate one of those tainted burgers.

[C Moon]

38. Isn't it their Quarter Pounder, not the Big Mac?

I don’t eat the stuff, but I see no mention of Big Macs.

[kimbutgar]

24. The only fast food one I go to is Jack in the box

3 years ago I went to a Burger King in Florence Az because of lack of eating choices. I was only able to eat half of the burger and threw out the rest. It was not a edible burger anymore.

[birdographer]

25. I was thinking that same thing

I don't eat a lot of fast food, but I do stop there now and then. There is no normal restaurant in this small town that makes a good burger, believe it or not. I mean, how hard is that? We did have a great place for burgers, but it closed down, so now all we have are duds again. (There is also no place to get a good steak here.) Anyway, even though it is a bit out of my way compared to McD's, I have decided to never patronize them again. As soon as an outlet is tainted by the stench of trump, we quit going there (pizza places, Home Depot, etc.). I'm not an Arby's fan, and our Wendy's has gotten some very bad reviews for their handling of food so they are out. BK it is when I need a quickie burger fix!

[Katcat]

26. The only good things

That McDonalds sells is their pies and fries. I have never eaten a sandwich from them and never will.

[H2O Man]

28. Recommended.

I wouldn't feed that shit to a dog.

I posted this in an OP before seeing your post:

https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbreaks/e-coli-O157.html

[Ray Bruns]

29. Donald Trump works at McDonalds for 20 minutes and suddenly they have an E. coli outbreak.

Coincidence? I think not!

[Montauk6]

30. Well, they do have plant-based burgers...

[PortTack]

32. Ahhhh..the whopper reins!

[FailureToCommunicate]

33. Just stopped there! The fries taste like real potatoes!

Usually I’m a fan of LottaBurger or In—N-Out Burger.
No more MickyDs for me, if I can help it.

[Mosby]

34. The whopper is good once you take of the efffing ketchup and mayo

And replace it with the only thing that belongs on a beef patty which is MUSTARD.

[Uncle Joe]

35. 'Freedom fries,' have been exposed as the 'Fascist fries' that they truly are.

Thanks for the thread RAB

[eppur_se_muova]

36. McDonald's is your kind of place/can't find no parking space/they serve you rattlesnakes/they shove them in your face

Ahh, the memories ... we once thought that was High Art.

[SomedayKindaLove]

44. Our diddy was sung to a commercial they use to have

Get a bucket and mop
Someone just threw up their pop
What does that mean?
McDonalds is not clean.

[eppur_se_muova]

47. My little opus also uses the tune of a McD commercial ...

Be sure to read the second comment.

[PhilG]

39. Culver's for the WIN !

If you are lucky enough to live here in the MidWest, Culver's beats them all.

[TBF]

50. We finally have some in Texas -

they really are the best!

[Martin68]

43. Why not make your own burgers from ground beef?

[NJCher]

46. or why not

Go to a salad restaurant: One of these is opening near me in the next week or two:

https://www.justsalad.com/menu

And it won't be the only salad restaurant in the neighborhood. There's a SaladWorks about a mile away.

But nevertheless, I will still make my own salads. Grow my own lettuce, radishes, tomatoes, onions, garlic, peppers. I am not above stealing some good ideas off their menus.

I do understand the above posts, though. Sometimes you're on the run with no time and this is the only option unless you want to be hungry and crabby.

[Martin68]

48. The only time we ever eat fast food is when we're on a road trip and that's pretty much the only choice that's available

I prefer real food.

[DC77]

54. stupid post

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

59. I only eat at WhataBurger

[LetMyPeopleVote]

62. For this thread

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