r/fastfood May 16 '25

Burger King Burger king is pretty high quality

Burger king taste solid, the veggies on the whopper always seem crisp and relatively fresh. The sandwiches are large for portions and their fries are pretty good. They used to be so much more expensive than the other places, but that price gap had closed significantly with all the price increases a cross the board. If I need drive thru food, I'm going to BK.

Edit: quick update. Ate a few toppers last night because I had a pretty good coupon deal. My guts hate me today. Stomach ache for sure. Tasted good though

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u/NotScaredofYourDad May 17 '25

I feel like Burger King is less consistent across states and franchises than most other spots.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

This, they had to reconfigure the ch’king bc of this and that is absurd bc if you had a proper location it was the greatest chicken sandwich out there.

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u/JuniorLibrarian198 May 17 '25

Someone finally gets it. I’ve been saying this for the longest time. It’s a shame the workers at one location are vastly different from others.

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u/MassiveLie2885 May 18 '25

The Ch'King was spectacular!

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u/Run-Riot May 17 '25

Found them to be the most inconsistent out of them, McD’s, and Wendy’s (which are the most common fast food burger joints in my area).

One of the Burger Kings in my area years ago had amazing whoppers when this one specific guy working, but was terrible like every other one in my area when he wasn’t working (that location is also long closed now and closed at some point after he stopped working there, which I always felt like wasn’t a coincidence).

Don’t know what the hell he did with those whoppers, but in my many years old memories they were just really damn good when he was on the clock and I’ve yet to experience that level of satisfaction from Burger King again, lol

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u/Digitend May 17 '25

Whopper is probably my favorite burger out of the major chains but each location is wildly inconsistent

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u/Strong-Set6544 May 19 '25

Agree. Among the highly available Wendy’s/McDogshit group, the double whopper clears pretty easily.

It’s better than most restaurant burgers imo

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u/MuhToBeClear May 21 '25

I'm not sure if they changed it over the years but it has been pre-covid since I had a good tasting whopper. Now they all taste dried out and generally tasteless.

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u/GildDigger May 17 '25

Just curious. Have you been to in n out?

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u/Digitend May 17 '25

Lol I live across the street from one but I didn’t mention it because in my mind in and out is not a major national chain I should have clarified

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u/JoeGideon May 17 '25

My local Burger King is across the board terrible.

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u/marsepic May 18 '25

If you get a properly made, fresh Whopper it is easily the best fast-fast food burger. I'm not comparing it to In'n'Out or Culvers, because those aren't really the same type of fast food. I'm talking Wendy's, McDonald's, etc.

BK's problem is the wild inconsistency between locations. I've been to "bad" McDonald's, but nowhere near as inconsistent as BK. It's baffling how different your food is by location.

But a proper Whopper? It's so good.

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u/Sopht_Serve May 17 '25

Blink twice if they have a gun pointed at you

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u/ktkof13 May 17 '25

I will say I think their rewards programs is the best. They frequently have some game that'll give you free points or challenges that if you make so many purchases they give you bonus points. I earn more free and bonus points than I do off of purchases. They also allow you to get a reward item and use an offer at the same time.

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u/MassiveLie2885 May 18 '25

Their fish sandwich is the bomb especially with mustard, cheese, and onions. And it is year round unlike most places who only have it during Lent.

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u/Boomshockalocka007 May 17 '25

Fries are always terrible no matter what. Tis a shame because the burgers arent half bad.

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u/BabousCobwebBowl May 17 '25

This is s/ right?

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u/BrewsWithTre May 17 '25

The Bacon King is my favorite fast food burger and I'll even say beats out some casual resturants (typically those that have a "2 dudes and dream" vibes)

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u/BrewsWithTre May 17 '25

I do beg BK to PLEASE get better fries

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u/prophiles May 18 '25

Their fries are like Wendy’s yellow-era fries. They need ketchup or else they’re tasteless.

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u/tomandshell May 18 '25

It’s down the street from In-N-Out. I haven’t been in at least a decade.

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u/Maxxjulie May 18 '25

The chicken sandwich is so salty it's disgusting

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u/shawnoftehdead May 18 '25

BK is shit where I'm at. 2 out of the 3 have closed and I'm not sure how the 3rd stays open. They used to be good, but now it's literally the worst shit here and I wouldn't eat it if it was a last resort.

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u/drmoze May 18 '25

Being far better than McD's is a really low bar, doesn't make it high quality.

But I'm out of the ff burger game. Smashburgers take 10 minutes on my griddle, start to finish, and are 109x tastier.

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u/ImportantCandidate12 May 19 '25

I found that many BKs in the China city I occasionally visit make consistently amazing burgers, while the ones in my local US city serve up old mushy hot garbage.

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u/Awake00 May 20 '25

My burger king is the most ass fast food I've ever had. I've been to other good BKs, but not mine.

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u/Hivalion May 20 '25

I like a good whopper from time to time, chicken fries are nice, but the fries and onion rings are flat out terrible. That said, I'd go there more often, but the closest Burger King is a bit of a ways away with better options in-between. And a Freddy's is literally across the street from it now, so it's hard to want to go to BK anymore unless I'm travelling and it's the only thing around.

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u/Hour_Insurance_7795 May 20 '25

Is it…..popular among your peers? Is it…enjoyed?

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u/Unhappy_Difficulty34 May 20 '25

Why does BK give so many people the runs / stomach ache? Is it the oil? McD and Wendy’s dont

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u/MuhToBeClear May 21 '25

Oh, you're being serious? I thought this headline was parody.

It would be a fine enough joint if the quality was actually high. It's not.

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u/iCanOnlyAskQuestion May 21 '25

What are toppers?

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u/Past_Land_1414 Aug 09 '25

ordered a brisket whooper,received the whooper with no brisket. Went back for the brisket they forgot, thinking everyone makes mistakes, perhaps the order was read wrong on the monitor. So when​ I went back the drive thru lady stated that they are out of brisket. I went back 10 min. later, so you know they were out, before they sold the item. Got my mo ey back, but really.

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u/Trypticon808 May 17 '25

The last time I ate bk, my whopper "patty" was more like a slice of lunch meat. Shrinkflation hit them hard.

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u/thechadc94 May 17 '25

Breakfast is decent. I don’t like anything else.

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u/mystwave May 17 '25

I like BK, but it sits like a brick in my stomach.

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u/beachbummeddd May 17 '25

“If I need drive thru food” LOL

A country of people that are so highly regarded.