Rant: What is the deal with Burger King?

[silverSurfer]

Ok, so last Sunday I was feeling 16 again and decided I wanted to get some BK. I remember the framebroiled (sp) taste, dam that was a great burger years ago! I could eat 3 whoppers! I've been doing pretty good eating clean, but I figured I needed a little break, so why not!

So anyway, I get to BK and it was kind of dirty, but the menu looked almost the same, except for some chicken fries they added, so I figured ok I'm game for this... I put my order in, got my cup for my drink - not a wide variety so went with regular Coke (haven't had one in months) - and sat down waiting on my order.

And then it hit me! I started looking around and most of the people in BK were obese females, probably size 48+ attempting to look good in size 36 pants, gut sticking out and all. On top of that, they were wearing skimpy little tops with flab sticking out from the sides, both under the arms and around the waist. I just wasn't ready for this, especially with the ones wearing the tiny little tops with the gut sticking out and HUGE navel exposed... I thought "sh!t my whopper better be good!"

Well, I got my order, not only did they charge me extra for the jalapeno peppers but the whopper was beyond crap. I was dissolutioned (sp). I could not re-live my memories from 20 years ago! I even tried not eating the bun, but the meat was sh!t... I guess it was too much to ask for...

Haha, the only thing I took with me after not finishing my meal was the bad breath and aftertaste of the onion. Brushing teeth and minty chewing gum were powerless against the BK onion breath.

I started wondering why people eat BK. There are cheaper places with better food, why BK? Well, I got tired of thinking and I really don't care anymore. Maybe I'll try again in 20 years (if I'm still around) and see what happens.

By the way, some of those girls were wearning pumps and all, like they were at BK having pre-party dinner or something... haha.

 

[zbtboy]

Yeah, fast food joints just arent what they used to be.

Remember when the Big Mac was actually Big!

 

[Renegade]

Might have been a one off man..I'm keen on a BK now and again! Mmm flame grilled

 

[Dadof2]

The fast food joints just continually lower the quality of their food and reduce the size to increase their profit margin.

I think one of the main reasons that people still eat there is the seductive advertising. I will give you an example.

Usually twice a month we go to church on Sundays. After church we go with some friends and have a big meal, either someone will cook or we will go to a nice restaurant. Whichever one we do we eat a good bit, usually enough to keep us filled most of the day.

Several weeks ago (it was during football season) we went to Chili's after church. I had an order of dry rub ribs w/ french fries, and a half of a grilled chicken sandwich. I left that place feeling fat and happy.

Afterwards we went to my friends house and watched the game. Well, about two hours after being zoned in on the tv I found myself really hungry! Here I was being completely sedentary after eating a fantastic cheat meal, and I was starving to death. Then it hit me, it was all of the fast food commericals. I rarely watch anything on tv, and I am not accustomed to seeing all of the food porn commercials.

I really think that the fast food industry knows what it is doing and that is why it spends hundreds of millions of dollars on television advertising.

That and some people are too lazy to cook for themselves and their families.

 

[SupremeSE]

Wendy's has really stepped it up over the past 2 years.

 

[stxnas]

What is this fast food you guys speak of???

 

[pantera101]

I love bk but did have one the other day with a soggy bun and fries.It's usually good though.In Tx they have a Tx double whopper with bacon and jalapenos(it's amazing)If i'm trying to eat healthy to lean up a little,i just look around fast food joints(can't beleive they call them restauraunts)and take note of how everyone is fat,then i walk right back out and eat some cold bland chicken/turkey/fish with some oatmeal,and feel great for it,yet sorry for the others,not really though,it's their own damn fault.

 

[Ripped1]

home of the BK duece

 

[pantera101]

Someone needs to post the commercial where they cancel the whopper........it's not that funny,yet it is,I laugh everytime.My comp doesn't have sound,but for others.

 

[silverSurfer]

TX double whopper IS good... or at least it was the last time I had one... why am I craving this?!?!?!?!

 

[MashedPotato]

It really depends which part of town you visit for your BK bro. Some Bks are really great, good service, quality food, others look like the burgers have been put through the washer (soggy and old) and the place looks like a horde of boy scouts came tramping through seconds before.

Last time I went to Bk, some months ago, they gave me a soggy whopper that was cold (obviously a left over from earlier), and I left and went to the one down the road.

Got a hot, freshly cooked whopper and great service.

so yeah, so summarize, location, location ... location.

 

[Ripped1]

Why are any of us even going to BK man not a good diet source lol

great for hang overs though

 

[Red Dog]

Our BK is just a sh!thole haven for overly aggressive, nasty fats.. I refuse to go in there anymore after a security officer (the one they PAY JUST TO SIT IN THERE) kicked me and my friends out for and I quote, "eating far too long" a few years ago.

 

[silverSurfer]

You're right, it was probably the location I went to.

Wow, if I'm paying for food there is no way I'd have some security dude kick me out - I'm a slow eater.

The more I think about it the angrier I get for not satisfying my BK craving, and at the same time I'm thinking of brown rice to keep me focused on clean food...

The fear of looking at flab sticking out of the sides will probably keep me away for a while. I have nothing against obese people, but the ones I saw at BK were under a completely different category, and it made me sad.

 

[pantera101]

Why are any of us even going to BK man not a good diet source lol

great for hang overs though

Whats worse?Eating protien carbs and cals,or trying to cure a dehydrated,test lowered,metabolism slowed alc. induced hangover with the same food?

 

[T-Bone]

Our BK is just a sh!thole haven for overly aggressive, nasty fats.. I refuse to go in there anymore after a security officer (the one they PAY JUST TO SIT IN THERE) kicked me and my friends out for and I quote, "eating far too long" a few years ago.

Wow you must live in a bad area!. A security guard in BK???. Dang!.

 

[MashedPotato]

Wow you must live in a bad area!. A security guard in BK???. Dang!.

(its was probably his mom - came in to get him as it was past his bed time. That makes much more sense )

REVISED:

I refuse to go in there anymore after [my mom] (the one WHO IS DETERMINED TO EMBARRAS ME) [took] me (and my friends laughed) home for and I quote, "being out too long, past my bedtime" a few years ago.

 

[boxmeman]

(its was probably his mom - came in to get him as it was past his bed time. That makes much more sense )

REVISED:

I refuse to go in there anymore after [my mom] (the one WHO IS DETERMINED TO EMBARRAS ME) [took] me (and my friends laughed) home for and I quote, "being out too long, past my bedtime" a few years ago.

hahhaha omfg that was funny...:toofunny:

 

[Palo Alto Labs]

fast food

the meat is nasty.. so they load it up with salty ketchup and crappy pickles... then they load up the bun with high fructose corn syrup to give a cheap flavor that you will enjoy

the chicken sandwiches arent much better but typically heavily fried in a salty batter to make your mouth water

id rather eat dogfood. that doesnt mean i dont cheat.. but when i cheat i cook up a big ol steak and load up on other goodies

 

[pantera101]

fast food

the meat is nasty.. so they load it up with salty ketchup and crappy pickles...

and it's all in one little pile half the time

 

[ShakesAllDay]

and it's all in one little pile half the time

Half? Sheeeeit. It takes me the good part of an hour to prepare and cook a steak dinner w/ sides.

I get my double quarter pounder in (usually) under 2 minutes... with fries and a tasty beverage.

But, the point stands that IF you are going to cheat AND have some time, doin' the home cooked thing is the way to go. If you don't have time, fast-food is very enticing.

:donut:

 

[pantera101]

Half? Sheeeeit. It takes me the good part of an hour to prepare and cook a steak dinner w/ sides.

I get my double quarter pounder in (usually) under 2 minutes... with fries and a tasty beverage.

But, the point stands that IF you are going to cheat AND have some time, doin' the home cooked thing is the way to go. If you don't have time, fast-food is very enticing.

:donut:

You call steak cheating?

 

[ShakesAllDay]

You call steak cheating?

Depending on a person's diet and the cut of steak, it very well could be (remember, 'cheating' is relative).

Really, it's all the trimmins (macaroni n cheese, caseroles, etc.) that are the bad part.

 

[BIGG DOGG]

Thank god for In and Out... Best fast food in the world!!!!

 

[pantera101]

Depending on a person's diet and the cut of steak, it very well could be (remember, 'cheating' is relative).

Really, it's all the trimmins (macaroni n cheese, caseroles, etc.) that are the bad part.

I usually eat rice or oatmeal with mine and maybe some milk.My cheating,and my relatively leaness,would make most jealous,but i have to eat like crazy to grow,and can lose muscle pretty easily.Theirs always a downside.

 

[dlew308]

yummmmmmmmmmmm

i have so many in & out's to drive thru...

Thank god for In and Out... Best fast food in the world!!!!

 

[Palo Alto Labs]

Thank god for In and Out... Best fast food in the world!!!!

ive never had In and Out
south florida sucks for fast food...

except Steak and Shake, which is ridiculously delicious

 

[MashedPotato]

My cheating,and my relatively leaness,would make most jealous,but i have to eat like crazy to grow,and can lose muscle pretty easily.Theirs always a downside.

I hear you there man. thank god the flu season is almost over, once you get that bad boy, the lbs start dropping like hell.

 

[ShakesAllDay]

except Steak and Shake, which is ridiculously delicious

You aren't kiddin'!

I don't know what's better - a St. Louis Cardinal baseball game, or devouring the the double cheeseburger and tub of fries from Steak n Shake trying to fight the extreme drunkeness on the way home (not driving).

:hot:

 

[pantera101]

I hear you there man. thank god the flu season is almost over, once you get that bad boy, the lbs start dropping like hell.

I hear you there manI didn't get the flu,but i attempted my first cut to change things up with my system and learn from it......i learned what not to do.

 

[Dr Packenwood]

My damn knocked up girlfriend insists on eating that ****. I keep telling her she needs to get a Hepatitis shot but she won't listen to me.

 

[MashedPotato]

My damn knocked up girlfriend insists on eating that ****. I keep telling her she needs to get a Hepatitis shot but she won't listen to me.

tell her to get checked for crabs while shes at it :run:

 

[Palo Alto Labs]

You aren't kiddin'!

I don't know what's better - a St. Louis Cardinal baseball game, or devouring the the double cheeseburger and tub of fries from Steak n Shake trying to fight the extreme drunkeness on the way home (not driving).

:hot:

for sure man..

ive had drunken nights at S&S when i fall asleep at the table because the food takes so damn long at 5am. order...pass out.. eat.. stumble home (yes. not driving either).. pass out.. dutch oven the g/f

 

[Dr Packenwood]

tell her to get checked for crabs while shes at it :run:

lol

&

 

[SureShot]

the best fast food burgers for a cheat and/or hang over are from Checkers, and the fries are amazing too

 

[pantera101]

This is the most hardcore bb thread ever.....How to cure hangovers with high fat,carb meals.........I'm off to buy some muscle building liquor,any ideas on which is best?I'm thinking so co or jaiger,anyone used both and seen better results with one or the other,or is liquor,liquor?Whats the best post cycle meal?Double whopper?

 

[MashedPotato]

Whats the best post cycle meal?Double whopper?

Depending on the cycle ran , woudl depend on the pct meal.

I.e

Halodrol - Double Wopper w/ small fries and diet coke
Super D - Double Wopper w/ Chees and medium fries, and diet coke
M1T - Texas Double Wopper w/ Xtra cheese, King Size Fries and King size Regular Coke, washed down with 2 apple pies.

You heard it here first.

 

[pantera101]

I eat the texas double everytime i go,guess i been overdoing it.

 

[wondering221]

Wendy's is best up here, we don't have S & S, Arby's, Sonic, etc. BK has the best fries tho, and yeah, it depends on the location.

Must agree that Chili's is fantastic for its new burgers!

 

[Highlanda01602]

Man I don't know what it is with me and BK, but I go crazy for it every now and then. Fortunately, I resolve only to eat it on special cheat day occasions, but that DBL Whopper turns me into a salivating moron!

It is from my experience however that fast food, despite sounding appealing from previous(younger) times, tastes awful once you really get yourself into a healthy diet/lifestyle. I remember when I came back from a training school this past summer, 6 weeks long, and I felt obligued to dine out with some nasty ol' junk food. Got a big mac from McDonalds, and threw it out after a few bites. Not that it was really nasty or anything, but just not impressive (and I was expecting to be awesome by drawing on previous experiences).

 

[Highlanda01602]

Wendy's is best up here, we don't have S & S, Arby's, Sonic, etc. BK has the best fries tho, and yeah, it depends on the location.

Must agree that Chili's is fantastic for its new burgers!

I don't think I've ever been to a bad Wendys... deli-cio-so

 

[T-Bone]

Wendy's is best up here, we don't have S & S, Arby's, Sonic, etc. BK has the best fries tho, and yeah, it depends on the location.

Must agree that Chili's is fantastic for its new burgers!

I had one of those new burgers last month I took a trip there and had the one with the thick bacon coated with brown sugar!. Mmmmmm Sugar and fat!. Much better than fast food places though. At least I know it is real meat.

 

[MashedPotato]

I had one of those new burgers last month I took a trip there and had the one with the thick bacon coated with brown sugar!. Mmmmmm Sugar and fat!. Much better than fast food places though. At least I know it is real meat.

Bro....one word. Chillis ribs and fries.

Perfect, no wait.... ULTIMATE cheat day meal.

Tell them mashed sent you*




*Note: this wont actually do anything, but tell them anyway.

 

[vpower]

Wendys is pretty dank but what bout Carls JR??

 

[Chad]

Jack in the Box is pretty good.........ummmmmmm..... so i hear.

 

[Cub]

fast food

the meat is nasty.. so they load it up with salty ketchup and crappy pickles... then they load up the bun with high fructose corn syrup to give a cheap flavor that you will enjoy

the chicken sandwiches arent much better but typically heavily fried in a salty batter to make your mouth water

id rather eat dogfood. that doesnt mean i dont cheat.. but when i cheat i cook up a big ol steak and load up on other goodies

You eat a steak and 'other goodies' for a cheat meal? I don't have cheat meals. I have 'good' meals once, sometimes twice a week.

 

[AaronTech]

hahaahah this is great

 

[jared767]

You Can Always Enjoy it But Don't Forget to Watch It

To those who can't resist it, my suggestion is try checking the facts behind the meal. I use nutritionix calculator (an online application that will check every meal from almost any fastfood places) before I order so I don't lose track of my diet.

 

[whodey41]

Chipolte is the way to go. It's supposed to be healthier, probably isn't much though.

 

[Delta Force]

yep, Chipolte is at the top of my fast food list