Last summer on the way up to NH, we took the kids to Burger King for the first time. (Yes, the first time! We are not fast-food eaters.) They got chicken nuggets (none of them will even try a burger) and French fries (except Steph, who doesn't like fries) and water and, most importantly, a toy! They were sold. So we've made it a tradition to go there every time we head north. I don't even think they know there are Burger Kings everywhere, even here at home!
Here are some notes on my experiences so far at Burger King:
1. Every single time we go, regardless of which Burger King we go to, our order gets messed up somehow. Every. Single. Time.
2. Last time they were all out of milk. When I ordered water, the server looked at me quizzically and said, "Don't you want them to have soda?" Not "Do you want to get them soda instead"? but "Don't you want them to have soda?" Stunning.
4. The tender-crisp chicken sandwich is not bad, and I do love French fries.
5. The giant poster featuring a quadruple-decker bacon cheeseburger made me throw up a little in my mouth.
Not to be a hypocrite, but the phrase "throw up in my mouth a little" makes me want to throw up in my mouth a little! :-)
Seriously, whoever thought up that phrase is a bad person. It's so gross! I think I first heard it in the commercials for the movie Dodgeball. That sentence was enough to make me not want to see the movie!
Posted by: Kerri | August 28, 2006 at 11:57 AM
Gross phrase indeed. Gross excessive burger, too!
"Dodgeball" was really dumb but really funny in some parts.
Posted by: Karen | August 28, 2006 at 12:01 PM
I can't eat Burger King. It makes me ill every time, and it took me a few times to realize this. Wendy's and Arby's I can tolerate - plus their fries are of a more substantial cut - not those skinny shoe strings. There's all kinds of fast food down here in Louisville I haven't seen in years. Big Boy, White Castle...Hey! The Kroger here sells PG Tips, and you'd better believe I bought me a couple of boxes! I can't find it in Cleveland.
Posted by: kontakte66 | August 29, 2006 at 07:44 AM
Yeah, those huge burgers they're trying to sell now seem pretty disgusting. A&W has a new one out too with two patties and chili. I think I gained a pound and got horrible indigestion just watching the ad. That much food is just gross.
Posted by: Jessie | August 29, 2006 at 08:53 AM
"The giant poster featuring a quadruple-decker bacon cheeseburger made me throw up a little in my mouth."
There's a word for that: Enid!
Posted by: Elisson | August 29, 2006 at 04:25 PM
I sure am in fast food "heaven" down here in southwest Missouri. Ewww. Stuff we don't have up our way - Sonic, Long John Silver, Hardees.
Thank goodness for Panera (which, BTW started as St Louis Bread Company in St. Louis)...their salads are okay and the black bean soup is good.
I am SO not a fast food person.
Posted by: Risottogirl | August 31, 2006 at 12:02 AM