Monday, August 16, 2010

Best Burger?

According to the Fast Food Survey by Zagat, it's Five Guys.

Here's the burger results:

Best Burger

1. Five Guys
2. In-N-Out Burger
3. Wendy’s
4. Burger King
5. McDonald'si>

We have Five Guys here in the Charlotte area, and frankly I don't see what the excitement is about, they aren't all that memorable, being comparable to Jack In The Box, and their french fries just totally suck, usually being overcooked to the point of discoloration. I have found Fuddrucker's to make better hamburgers than Five Guys. Of the five listed, I'd prefer Burger King, if I could guarantee getting a freshly cooked burger. Too often, though, Burger King's fine flame-broiling goes to waste when the burgers are wrapped and stored, allowing them to get soggy and lose freshness. Burger King would benefit by storing their patties and buns separately and assembling the burger after it is ordered, but cooking to order would be much preferred.

How about you guys? What chains are your favorites? (We're talking chains, not locally-owned places, no matter how memorable).

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hardees didn't make any of the lists?

They actually make their burgers fresh for each order rather than cooking in advance as the other chains do.

Makes them marginally slower than the other chains, but the burgers are MUCH better.

They're my favorite fast food burger as far as quality and taste goes. I can't believe they didn't make the top five. They didn't beat McDonalds??? This survey must have been rigged.

TOTWTYTR said...

You guys have a bad Five Guys down there. The ones up this way are pretty good, although the burgers are extra "juicy".

Not a place I'd go to that frequently, but it's a nice treat then and again.