On Sat, 12 Jul 2014 10:34:09 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:

> On 7/11/2014 11:57 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >
> > That has not been my experience at all. I thought both fries and
> > burgers were very good. Yes, it cost more than McD but you do get
> > better quality. Why not splurge and find out for yourself.
>
> Until last year, I lived about a half-mile from the original Five Guys
> (with three others nearby), and I've been campaigning against the hype
> for many years.
>
> Their burgers are quarter-pound only, and cooked only well-done. To me,
> that disqualifies them from edibility right there. They are also put on
> the buns while still dripping tons of oil.
>
> Their fries are very good -- until they are put in the bag, where within
> thirty seconds they steam into soggy, greasy crappiness. And they bag
> every order, whether you're eating it there or taking it out.
>
> IMO, Burger King's overdone but charred burgers come closest to
> edibility for fast-food burgers, but none of them are even remotely in a
> league with the excellent burgers from Fuddrucker's, similar outlets
> that cook to order, and good bar burgers.
>
> (And yeah, I've had In-n-Out. They're garbage, distinguished only by the
> range of "secret" toppings.)
>
In what universe is Fudruckers on the same playing field as Burger
King?

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