Nancy Young wrote on 08 Mar 2006 in rec.food.cooking

I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
do with me raking in the nice cool air. Been a long time, I'll
just drive over to Wendy's.

This Wendy's, it's a block over from a McDonalds. Drove
up to the drive thru, I don't think so, there were maybe 15
cars in line. Forget it. I'll see what's up at Mickey D's.

Two cars in front of me, in and out in no time with my
lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm, just a little
reminder why I prefer Wendy's in the fast food category.
Seems I'm not alone, judging by the line.

nancy






When I get a jones for fast food burgers I go to the Greek Greasy spoon
near my House....I enjoy those burgers better also their pizza or
chicken.

--
-Alan

notbob wrote:

One of the reasons I don't frequent the top burger chains (McD, Wndy,
BK, JITB, etc). They typically make too many and put them under heat
lamps to rot. Getting a fresh one at these places is a crap shoot.
Find a burger joint that will not start cooking your order until you
order it. It may take a little longer, but the wait is worth it.

In SoCal and a few other lucky places, that's the In 'n Out burger.
They'll grill the onions for you, too. -aem

Mr Libido Incognito wrote:

When I get a jones for fast food burgers I go to the Greek Greasy spoon
near my House....I enjoy those burgers better also their pizza or
chicken.


And in a good Greek greasy spoon you can probably get Gyros of Slouvaki
dinner special with soup or salad, a big order of fries and a drink for
less that it costs for burger fries and a drink at McDs. It will take a few
minutes longer to get it but it will be a hell of a lot better.

"Nancy Young" wrote in news:dun8s3$7nj$1
@news.monmouth.com:

I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
do with me raking in the nice cool air. Been a long time, I'll
just drive over to Wendy's.

This Wendy's, it's a block over from a McDonalds. Drove
up to the drive thru, I don't think so, there were maybe 15
cars in line. Forget it. I'll see what's up at Mickey D's.

Two cars in front of me, in and out in no time with my
lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm, just a little
reminder why I prefer Wendy's in the fast food category.
Seems I'm not alone, judging by the line.

nancy



I remember wendy's burgers as tasteless or tasting of grease. McD is no
better. I don't support fast-food chains when I can. I support the local
joints. They need the money more than Wendy's or McD do and consistently
make a better product.

In town there's a Wendy's next to a McD next to The Ccourt Diner. I give
the Diner my business every time. It ain't fast food but it's better and
always fun!

There's a Nifty Fifties Diner that nails down the 50s decor like nobody
else and their burgers are great.

Then there's Charlies. in Folcroft, PA a block or two from Nifty Fifties
that only seats MAYBE 15 people at the counter surrounding the open
kitchen. Cooks just look around and when they look at you, you can order
more or not. No waitresses. Another excellent burger and great
milkshakes. Been around for 50 years or more.

Still I'll have a cheesesteak rather than burger when I break my diet.
They have more higher quality meat and cheese and onions to bread ratio
than any hamburger i've ever ate, 'cept my homemade jumbo sirloin/avocado
cheeseburgers.

Imho,

Andy

Nancy Young wrote:
I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
do with me raking in the nice cool air. Been a long time, I'll
just drive over to Wendy's.

This Wendy's, it's a block over from a McDonalds. Drove
up to the drive thru, I don't think so, there were maybe 15
cars in line. Forget it. I'll see what's up at Mickey D's.

Two cars in front of me, in and out in no time with my
lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm, just a little
reminder why I prefer Wendy's in the fast food category.
Seems I'm not alone, judging by the line.

nancy





Culvers! It's all about Culvers for me when I'm jonesing for fast food.
They're only in limited locations, like the upper midwest and texas but I
remember when they came to Minnesota. The thrill was palpable if you know what
I mean.

For the cheaper fast food, I think Wendys has the best fries.

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

"aem" wrote in news:1141859089.860412.8250
@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:


notbob wrote:

One of the reasons I don't frequent the top burger chains (McD, Wndy,
BK, JITB, etc). They typically make too many and put them under heat
lamps to rot. Getting a fresh one at these places is a crap shoot.
Find a burger joint that will not start cooking your order until you
order it. It may take a little longer, but the wait is worth it.

In SoCal and a few other lucky places, that's the In 'n Out burger.
They'll grill the onions for you, too. -aem


FatBurger comes to mind!!! Everything is cooked fresh to ordere even the
fries. Well, the chili isn't but the eggs are. People don't want a 2 hour
old egg on their burger!!!

Andy

Michael wrote:

I avoid fast food like the plague. But like Nancy, I have to have a "fix"
of grease now and then. Fast food burgers, fries etc. wreak havoc on my
cholesterol and blood glucose. Personally I prefer BK to most of the
others. White Castle is, of course, my favorite ;^)

Those of us lucky enough to live where there is an In-N-Out know true
fast-food burger Nirvana. And their fries are awesome, too.

I know that Whataburger advocates will disagree, but I've had both, and
In-N-Out is the clear winner in my book.

Bob

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
Michael wrote:

I avoid fast food like the plague. But like Nancy, I have to have a "fix"
of grease now and then. Fast food burgers, fries etc. wreak havoc on my
cholesterol and blood glucose. Personally I prefer BK to most of the
others. White Castle is, of course, my favorite ;^)

Those of us lucky enough to live where there is an In-N-Out know true
fast-food burger Nirvana. And their fries are awesome, too.

I know that Whataburger advocates will disagree, but I've had both, and
In-N-Out is the clear winner in my book.

Bob



In-N-Out is definitely the best I've had! Whataburger is good too, just
not nearly as good in my opinion.

Unfortunately we're not lucky enough to have an In-N-Out here, but every
time I'm out west I always have that as much as possible to make up for
it. Everything is so fresh and the staff is always nice and friendly
compared to the punks around here that don't even say "please", "thank
you", or "have a nice day" for the most part.

Here in Springfield, Missouri we're stuck with the regular big ones
(Mickey Dees, Wendy's, BK) and a few smaller/regional chains (Sonic,
Culvers, Braum's, Back Yard Burgers). Having a Jack In The Box here
would be nice. I enjoy their stuff much better than the other big ones,
but unfortunately not here yet. Maid-Rite is also pretty good, but they
are expensive for what you get and they went out of business here.

So for burgers in my area, I'd say Wendy's or Braum's. My favorites
though are In-N-Out and Jack In The Box.

-Mark

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
Mark hitched up their panties and posted
. com:

Here in Springfield, Missouri

-Mark

Oh wow! Springfield MO huh? A friend of mine lives there. She and alleged
spouse own 4 CiCi's pizza stores there.

Michael


Oh, nice. I've been meaning to try their $3.99 pizza and salad buffet.
Looks like a good deal.

-Mark

In article ,
"Nancy Young" wrote:

I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
do with me raking in the nice cool air. Been a long time, I'll
just drive over to Wendy's.

This Wendy's, it's a block over from a McDonalds. Drove
up to the drive thru, I don't think so, there were maybe 15
cars in line. Forget it. I'll see what's up at Mickey D's.

Two cars in front of me, in and out in no time with my
lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm, just a little
reminder why I prefer Wendy's in the fast food category.
Seems I'm not alone, judging by the line.

Nancy, if you had parked and gone inside the Wendy's to order your food,
you might have noticed a much shorter line. I agree though, of the
national fast food burger chains, the food at Wendy's has it all over
McDonalds.

notbob wrote:
On 2006-03-08, Dan Abel wrote:

As a kid, I just loved MAD magazine. One of my favorite panels was a
fast food item, where the employee was complaining about these "special"
orders. He just hated having to pull the burger off from where it was
kept, unwrap it, scrape off whatever the customer didn't want, and
rewrap it.

Yep. I doubt very highly chains cook up a fresh one while there's
already prepared ones under the lamp.

nb


Well I have worked at Burger King and Taco Bell (the joys of college :P)
and we did - every time...

I would think you would have to since someone could be asking for you to
leave something off due to an allergy.

Burger King does, however, "flame-broil" a bunch of patties at once and
keep them in a warmer.

Roberta (in VA)

In article om,
"aem" wrote:


In SoCal and a few other lucky places, that's the In 'n Out burger.
They'll grill the onions for you, too. -aem

They have them here in Northern California. Based on eating there
twice, I think they are overrated. On the other hand, one of the
reasons I seldom eat there is because the lines are too long. I am in
the minority.

I will be eating there more often, as they are putting one in a couple
of miles from my house, in what appears to be a convenient location (I
haven't been there yet). They are advertising for workers at a starting
pay of US$9.00 per hour, which is pretty darn good for that kind of work.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

I never liked their food, but once in a while I stopped by their drive
through for a cold drink. One night I was on the way back to the office
after an afternoon shift on a hot summer night and had a craving for a shake
so I went to the McDs driver through and ordered a shake. I was told that
the machine was out of service. When I got back to the office a co-worker
told me they do that at night because they have to wash it and don't want to
get it dirty again.

I worked at a McDonalds in the 80s and we were supposed to keep the
shake machine (and everything else) up and running until closing. Every
single menu item available at 5PM was supposed to still be available
when the last customer walked in the door or drove up to the speaker.
Heads would have rolled if we were closing any part of the store before
we were officially authorized to. Now, we would get everything as close
as possible to shutdown when it got close to the last hour, but if you
had come into ours, even at the last minute, you still could have
gotten your shake unless the machine was genuinely broken. And twelve
minutes would have been considered about eight minutes too long to have
to wait. At the time, anyway. I don't want to know how much has changed
since then.

Sounds like McD is still slipping. Too bad.

"Stan Horwitz" wrote

Nancy, if you had parked and gone inside the Wendy's to order your food,
you might have noticed a much shorter line. I agree though, of the
national fast food burger chains, the food at Wendy's has it all over
McDonalds.

Oh, no question at all about that. There's a McD in my town, but
it doesn't have a drive thru. This is a good thing, don't get me wrong,
but I went out of my way so I would be seen in public as little as
possible. Scroungy dirty old sneakers with leaves stuck in the
laces, crappy raking clothes.

I was looking for a drive thru to inflict myself on as few
eyeballs as humanly possible while still leaving the house.
(laugh)

nancy

notbob wrote:
On 2006-03-08, Nancy Young wrote:
I got a jones for a fast food burger, I'm sure it has nothing to
do with me raking in the nice cool air.

lukewarm Big Mac n fries, also lukewarm....

One of the reasons I don't frequent the top burger chains (McD, Wndy,
BK, JITB, etc). They typically make too many and put them under heat
lamps to rot. Getting a fresh one at these places is a crap shoot.
Find a burger joint that will not start cooking your order until you
order it. It may take a little longer, but the wait is worth it.

It's pretty simple. Tell them you want your burger PLAIN. Okay, you may add
cheese, but no other toppings. They'll be stymied so they have to cook it
while you wait all of 3 minutes (those griddles are *hot*). Now, if you're
one who wants lettuce, tomato, etc., make sure this is a place with a salad
bar, then go over and dress your sandwich and add whatever sauces you want.
Or if you're really bold, open up the wrapped burger at the counter and say,
"Excuse me, could you give me some lettuce and tomato to put on this?"
Voila! Instant "fresh" burger

Jill