I would have hoped it was the strength of the Spicy Chicken Sandwich alone.

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That's the stuff.

I don't normally eat a lot of fast food burgers, but a heavy driving schedule the last month put me in a drive-thru line more than usual, which means I had a chance to hit the roll-outs of both chains new products.

Tried the BK Chefs Choice burger with the 'new' fries last week. Tasted like a fairly standard backyard burger... was a tad dry as burgers go, and the smoky taste was more from the bacon. It was OK, but not a $7 combo meal OK. The fries? Nothing special. Didn't really notice much difference from the 'old' fries in taste and texture. Was not impressed overall.

Tried the new Dave's Burger as a single with the sea salt fries about a month ago. The burger was juicy as advertised, and the sandwich had a pretty pleasant, retro-diner taste to it - I recall thinking after a second bite that it was a tasty burger - it reminded me of a classic blue-plate special from the local coffee shop or diner. The fries were also a pleasant surprise; crispy and hot with a good salt smack to them, certainly tons better than the old grease sticks that Wendy's used to pass off as fries. For a non fast-foodie, I had to give Wendy's a nod - they certainly jumped ahead of BK and McD's in my consideration when a quick burger and fries is the food option du jour.

That said, I'd drive the extra 15 minutes to a Steak n Shake if we had one local... but so far, not so lucky.

/not a paid spokesmodel

The last time I had wendy's was in kansas city around a year ago. I had been following my ex GF on her roadtrip from Phillidelphia to Los Angeles and desperately wanted a real meal besides nutrigrain bars. Not to mention that using diapers and water bottles gets really old after a while and I wanted a clean bathroom where I could relieve myself and take a quick bath.

Anyway, I stepped inside and went to the counter trying to order a delicious chicken sandwhich except I couldn't take my eyes off the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. There she was, sitting in a booth eating some fries and actually drawing a picture. An artist perhaps? Who knows but it was damn sexy and I literally had to use my hands to cover my expanding pants. I knew the only way I was going to get to talk to her was to get her alone. If this were mcdonalds I may have used the old "hide in the ballpit" trick but this time I needed to be extra sneaky. My first thoughts were how to get her mom distracted


...hold on I'll finish this later there's someone at the door

Sanduskyed In The Shower: The last time I had wendy's was in kansas city around a year ago. I had been following my ex GF on her roadtrip from Phillidelphia to Los Angeles and desperately wanted a real meal besides nutrigrain bars. Not to mention that using diapers and water bottles gets really old after a while and I wanted a clean bathroom where I could relieve myself and take a quick bath.

Anyway, I stepped inside and went to the counter trying to order a delicious chicken sandwhich except I couldn't take my eyes off the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. There she was, sitting in a booth eating some fries and actually drawing a picture. An artist perhaps? Who knows but it was damn sexy and I literally had to use my hands to cover my expanding pants. I knew the only way I was going to get to talk to her was to get her alone. If this were mcdonalds I may have used the old "hide in the ballpit" trick but this time I needed to be extra sneaky. My first thoughts were how to get her mom distracted


...hold on I'll finish this later there's someone at the door

Fark's resident pedophile strikes again I see

Wendy's changed their menu and now they just have meat slabs on buns, no thank you.

ecmoRandomNumbers: I've never been inside a Burger King that didn't feel like total sadness and abject hopelessness. It's something corporate that permeates the entire restaurant -- employees' mood and demeanor, quality of food, decor -- everything. That creepy-ass mascot just puts it over the edge. I refuse to go in that place.

I get depressed by Burger King too, haven't been in one in years. Wendy's is pretty cheerful in comparison.

Had a double whopper off the broiler last night. It was a little slice of heaven. Let me know when Wendy's get a grill.

I kinda liked the king.

I'm sorry, but I can't hear the King's weeping or Wendy's bleating over the sound of the Five Guys winning.

/sounded better in my head
//their peanut oil also keeps away the genetically inferior

Wendys takes forever to screw up my order. Sonic or McDonalds are quick and always get it right. Booger Fling is plain nasty

Sanduskyed In The Shower: The last time I had wendy's was in kansas city around a year ago. I had been following my ex GF on her roadtrip from Phillidelphia to Los Angeles and desperately wanted a real meal besides nutrigrain bars. Not to mention that using diapers and water bottles gets really old after a while and I wanted a clean bathroom where I could relieve myself and take a quick bath.

Anyway, I stepped inside and went to the counter trying to order a delicious chicken sandwhich except I couldn't take my eyes off the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. There she was, sitting in a booth eating some fries and actually drawing a picture. An artist perhaps? Who knows but it was damn sexy and I literally had to use my hands to cover my expanding pants. I knew the only way I was going to get to talk to her was to get her alone. If this were mcdonalds I may have used the old "hide in the ballpit" trick but this time I needed to be extra sneaky. My first thoughts were how to get her mom distracted


...hold on I'll finish this later there's someone at the door

Not Pocket Ninja worthy, but not bad.

Sanduskyed In The Shower: There she was

I'm calling bullshiat. If you lived up to your namesake, the target of this story should be a he.

ecmoRandomNumbers: I've never been inside a Burger King that didn't feel like total sadness and abject hopelessness. It's something corporate that permeates the entire restaurant -- employees' mood and demeanor, quality of food, decor -- everything. That creepy-ass mascot just puts it over the edge. I refuse to go in that place.

I'm surprised it took this long. I haven't been in a Burger King in the last 10 years that doesn't have burgers that reek of grease fire, fries that don't make me wonder if it's salt glued together with potato starch, and generally crappy service.

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Had a double whopper off the broiler last night. It was a little slice of heaven. Let me know when Wendy's get a grill.

OK, you let me know when Burger King stops putting hydrogenated fats and HFCS in their buns and making fake onion rings, or has veggies as fresh as Wendy's.

I am willing to duke it out with anyone who says Burger King is better than Wendy's

I miss when you could still get a Wendy's junior bacon cheeseburger for $1. For me, value often trumps quality when it comes to the occasional fast food, so Wendy's usually ends up out of the equation.

That said, I have tried their new burgers and I was pleasantly surprised. Most people will pay for quality as long as it's reasonable. Wendy's seems to be figuring that out now, with burger patties you can actually taste, bacon that isn't a miserable shrunken mess, and fries that aren't soggy and cold the minute you get them.

Wendy's gets my order right. The local Burger King gets it wrong every other time. Really, the food isn't all that great either way, but given a choice I'll go to the one that screws up less.

Pollexabator: I'm sorry, but I can't hear the King's weeping or Wendy's bleating over the sound of the Five Guys winning.

I bet Five Guys goes great with PBR and Residents albums.

My home grill > Wagon Wheel > Brown Bag > Wendy's > everyone else

Wendys fries leave a bitter aftertaste in my mouth for some reason, which is too bad because of all the chains around here their friends are pretty good except for that aftertaste.

I don't if it always been this way, but it feels as if Burger King's burgers have been shrunk or something. I couldn't believe my eyes when I looked at my miserable piece of hamburger that was so very tiny.

I have been witness to a Melting Grimace, the fiberglass-headed Creepy King never scared me.

Too big, must link.

All work and no play makes Burger King a dull boy. (new window)

This thread is refreshingly free of west coast in n' out and east coast 5 guys snobs.

/in n' out is very good
//5 guys is just good, but tastes an awful lot like overpriced Wendy's
///but comparing them to wendy's/mcds/BK is not an apples-to-apples comparison

Now where have I heard this story before, say within the past two days?

Fark story #6829973 (new window)

Sorry but the best fast food mascot got sold off in an auction.




/Will haunt you till you buy the damn sandwich.
//Ranch.

And if Wendy's changed their mascot to this, they'd be number one:

Two words... Wendy's Chili.


/love the stuff
//but it hates me.

My town of just under 30,000 no longer has a Burger King. Closed about 7 years ago. The guy's lease was up and BK Corporate told him if he wanted to continue to be a Burger King, he would have to remodel or rebuild to modern BK standards. Guy chose to close. I haven't had BK since. Also, once I was with my dad there and he threw a big embarassing fit because they didn't get his burger right.

I'm not a burger king fan normally, but cold whoppers are second only to cold pizza as a too-lazy-to-cook-a-real-breakfast-breakfast. Better cold than hot.

/Also dips the fries in the frosty.

scottydoesntknow: Pollexabator: I'm sorry, but I can't hear the King's weeping or Wendy's bleating over the sound of the Five Guys winning.

/sounded better in my head
//their peanut oil also keeps away the genetically inferior

I had a foodgasm two weeks ago. They opened a Five Guys right down the street from me. Before that the closest one was 20 minutes away.

/Now waiting on the Potbelly and Freebirds that they're currently constructing

Except Five Guys costs double and has the same prices as Claim Jumper and Red Robin, who have superior burger offerings than any of the fast food joints.

Pollexabator: I'm sorry, but I can't hear the King's weeping or Wendy's bleating over the sound of the Five Guys winning.

/sounded better in my head
//their peanut oil also keeps away the genetically inferior

Call me when they offer a small order of fries. I don't need that many fries, seriously!!!

They are all different and delicious.

The problem with fast food restaurant reviews is the quality of the food varies wildly depending on how long they've left it sitting in the warmer after cooking. So does cashier surliness vary, with the exception of Chick-Fil-A -- they seem to go far in drilling a corporate customer service style into those folks.