• morbidcactus@lemmy.ca
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      I’ll throw my hat in for Harvey’s, easily one of the better veggie burgers and you get to choose toppings.

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      A&W burgers are so basic, they’re almost bland.

      Dairy Queen, Fatburger, Five Guys, Burger’s Priest - they all easily clear A&W burgers.

      Chubby chicken is gas tho.

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        Most of those other places aren’t available in Canada. Also, Canadian A&W is independent from American A&W so maybe their food is a bit different too. Canadian A&W is great

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            Oh really? Huh. I’m also in Canada and haven’t heard of any of them other than Dairy Queen. Weird. Alright I take back my comment then, other than still believing that A&W is great here

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    the problem is there are levels to fast food. I see some suggestions that would be casual dining restaurants and then there are sorta shiek places like 5 guys or buffalo wild wings. What I consider fast food that has burgers around me is wendys, mcdonalds, burger king, arbys, culvers, and a&w. Of those I would consider wendys the clear winner. Culvers is a close second and three decades or more ago burger king would be in the running. I often forget how decent a wendys single is till they have a deal and I get one. One thing though is since the big inflation hit I have only picked up fast food single digit amount of times and usually because I just have to (last time was related to my wife being sent to the er from the doctors office during a procedure.)

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      🍔🍔🍔Wendy’s Triple just can’t be beat imo. Its is burger perfection and reasonably-priced compared to many other options, plus the patties are square so its psycologically more filling

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    I don’t really have fast food money but there is this burger place in town that stays open til 2 am and has a mean veggie burger within biking distance. It’s a nice treat, I’d reveal the name of the place but the details I have given already are identifying enough for my taste

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    For actual fast food - - that you can order in a drive-thru and not have to wait around for - - the best around here is honestly Wendy’s. They’re not anything id pay $20 each for, but their average burger is better than their just-as-fast competition.

    If by “fast” you really mean “without waitstaff”, they’re all great. 5 guys, smashburger, fuddruckers", and a dozen tiny chains all make burgers worth paying a premium for.

    About the only place NOT worth getting a burger at is anyplace with waitstaff. They just dont take them seriously enough to do a good job, and wind uo about as good as a slightly well-run McDonald’s.

    (*: i think this one went out of business.)

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      I agree with the first part but vehemently disagree with the third paragraph.

      I suspect it varies wildly based on where you live, but in Chicago there absolutely ARE places with waitstaff worth getting a burger from.

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      I only disagree with paying a premium for a burger at the other places.

      It’s a freakin burger, not a steak. $15+ for a burger is nuts (and I worked in restaurants at one time, so I understand the challenges for them, it’s a tough business).

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      wendy’s single with cheese and bacon. fries. frosty. classic lunch.

      but, if there was a white castle nearby–that’s where i’m going. the original ‘fast food’ burger is still the best.

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    Freddy’s or Culver’s. Shake shack gets a distant third place if nothing else is nearby.

    Outside of my area, it’s white castle. Miss u baby 😿

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    There’s a gas station north of Austin TX in Round Rock that has Buddha Burgers. Absolutely, hands down the best burgers I’ve ever had, fast food or otherwise.

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    There’s a local burger place where I live that’s basically an In-N-Out without the branding. Excellent cheeseburgers. The owner even uses locally sourced beef so the burgers are pretty fresh.

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      There’s something like that near me, but it’s a Five Guys clone. Seems like a good idea if you can get established locally. Small menu, nothing complicated.

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    Wetherspoons ‘Beyond’ veggie burger used to be the absolute shiznit. They stopped being cheap though, so there’s no real reason to go there any more.