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

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.

No, it's natural outgrowth of living in a instant gratification
consumer society. I've learned to give in immediately. If I suppress
it, it grows and grows till I have one big giant burger jones and
hafta go around scarfing burgers for about month. Be forwarned.

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.

We still have some smaller local chains that do this. I find older
chains like Foster's Freeze still operate this way and provide a
freshly cooked burger. Another local chain, In and Out, is so well
liked that it always has a line and never has burgers on hold. If
necessary, find a small local non-chain burger joint. It will
probably costs a little more, but is usually worth it. Whatever you
do, avoid like the plague those bogus gourmet burger places that
charge big bucks, then let you make up your own burger. Whatta scam.

Geez, now I'm dyin' for a burger. See what you did!

nb

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.

No, it's natural outgrowth of living in a instant gratification
consumer society. I've learned to give in immediately. If I suppress
it, it grows and grows till I have one big giant burger jones and
hafta go around scarfing burgers for about month. Be forwarned.

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.

We still have some smaller local chains that do this. I find older
chains like Foster's Freeze still operate this way and provide a
freshly cooked burger. Another local chain, In and Out, is so well
liked that it always has a line and never has burgers on hold. If
necessary, find a small local non-chain burger joint. It will
probably costs a little more, but is usually worth it. Whatever you
do, avoid like the plague those bogus gourmet burger places that
charge big bucks, then let you make up your own burger. Whatta scam.

Geez, now I'm dyin' for a burger. See what you did!

nb

Another good way to get a fresh burger is to special order it - just
ask for something to be left off or add something extra...then they have
to make it fresh. If you get one of the big one's (such as the
"Whopper") you can ask for it to be cut in half. I had the unfortunate
pleasure of working at a fast food place in college - these are a few
things I picked up back then. As for the fry thing - I haven't figured
out how to get fresh ones without going back up to the counter and
telling them you want hot fries...

Roberta (in VA)

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.

Of the big 3, I'd say that Burger King has the best burgers, then
Wendy's, and finally McDonalds.
McDonalds burgers are the greasiest. For fries it would be BK, McD
then Wendy's.
All three have awful "shakes."

nancy

--Bryan

wrote

A friend just told me McDonalds is hitting the skids in England: they
recently closed something like 25 shops. Seems the general population
has finally realized the place is the joke it is. They did a survey
asking kids about their favorite foods and -- a huge change from my
generation, thank God! -- McDonalds was waaaay down on the list.

The people were just fine this time, no problems there, but I have
to say I've had more aggravation with McD employees than is
reasonable, considering I so rarely have fast food.

No reason they should be selling cold food at 1pm, lunch hour.
And no ketchup. I'm nutso like that, I like ketchup on my fries.

No way to stay in business, McDonalds.

nancy

"notbob" wrote in message
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On 2006-03-08, Nancy Young wrote:
snip

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.
snip
nb

All of the big chain burger joints around here cook the burgers for the
order. It's very fast, you probably don't have to wait more than a couple
of minutes -- no more than usual. My gripe is the stockpiling of French
fries. I want them smokin' hot right out of the fryer.
Janet

Nancy Young wrote:


The people were just fine this time, no problems there, but I have
to say I've had more aggravation with McD employees than is
reasonable, considering I so rarely have fast food.

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.

A few weeks later I tried again. It was about 1 am and I really needed
something cold and refreshing. This time I was on my way home. There was
one car ahead of me at the drive thru. I get up to the speaker ready for the
broken machine routine but was told to pull ahead. I don't know what the
guys ahead of me ordered, but it was 12 minutes before I got up to the
window and by that time I am really looking forward to something cold and
soothing. "I'm sorry sir, but the milkshake machine is out of service." I
hit the rook. The *******s..... leave me waiting out there and too stupid
to tell me earlier... though I was ready to question that excuse. As close
as I can figure, that was 15 years ago. The only time I have been in a McDs
since then, except for one very hot Sunday afternoon in a town in German
and it was the only place open, and all I got was a Coke.

In article 9fGPf.122864$4l5.21940@dukeread05,
Roberta wrote:


Another good way to get a fresh burger is to special order it - just
ask for something to be left off or add something extra...then they have
to make it fresh.

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.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

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

"Food Snob" wrote:
Of the big 3, I'd say that Burger King has the best burgers, then
Wendy's, and finally McDonalds.
McDonalds burgers are the greasiest. For fries it would be BK, McD
then Wendy's.
All three have awful "shakes."

--Bryan

Yesterday, CNN conducted a taste test on coffees - three unidentified
carafes, one Dunkin Donuts, one Mickey D's and one BK. The Burger King
coffee won hands down. Funny - I never eat at our local BK because the food
is so dismal. I suppose any of them are only as good as the management.

Dora

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
"Nancy Young" hitched up their panties and
posted :

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

It's almost time for my yearly White Castle fix and my slider fix.
I'll have to space the a month apart because that's about how long it
takes me to recover from one or the other

Michael

EEEP! I can buy frozen White Castles at Walgreens! Heheh.

Jill

Roberta wrote:
As for the fry thing - I haven't figured
out how to get fresh ones without going back up to the counter and
telling them you want hot fries...

Roberta (in VA)


Roberta,

Order your fries unsalted. Then ask for a couple of packets of salt
and salt 'em yourself. Has a fairly high success rate. Or do like NB
and I and live somewhere where there's In-n-Outs ;-)

Jason

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
"jmcquown" hitched up their panties and
posted news
It's almost time for my yearly White Castle fix and my slider fix.
I'll have to space the a month apart because that's about how long
it takes me to recover from one or the other

Michael

EEEP! I can buy frozen White Castles at Walgreens! Heheh.

Jill

The frozen does not taste the same as the "freshly" made White
Castles ;o) Besides, you need the grease dripping off the burgers and
onions.

Michael

They come with the diced onions... but whatcha want me to do?! Fly up north
to satisfy a White Castle craving?! LOL

Jill

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:


It's almost time for my yearly White Castle fix and my slider fix.
I'll have to space the a month apart because that's about how long it
takes me to recover from one or the other

Now yer talking buddy!


Brian
--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

jmcquown wrote:

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

It's almost time for my yearly White Castle fix and my slider fix.
I'll have to space the a month apart because that's about how long
it takes me to recover from one or the other

EEEP! I can buy frozen White Castles at Walgreens! Heheh.

Bah, not the same thing at all.



Brian
--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)