477640 Wed Jan 09 10:29:22 -0800 2008 40 32 Chains 0 3277510 I just had a whopper today and I almost threw up! How could anyone freak out if this inedible burger was no longer available. The King should be embarrased for himself and his company! Wed Jan 09 10:29:22 -0800 2008 86819 callitasicit 1 3277907 What was bad about your whopper? Wed Jan 09 12:03:47 -0800 2008 3277510 111530 gordeaux 2 3279987 It just didn't taste like a good burger. Limp burger, cold and almost stale bun, just didn't look or taste fresh. It just tasted like a cheap burger. I guess my palate has become a little more refined over the years. Wed Jan 09 23:01:11 -0800 2008 3277907 86819 callitasicit 3 3280067 Um, it is a cheap burger, isn't it? Fast food is what it is and one has to keep expectations on par with what is being sold. Personally, I hate most fast food, but I don't think it has anything to do with being more refined than anyone else. I just am not a fan of beef or fried food. Thu Jan 10 02:20:10 -0800 2008 3279987 98208 Orchid64 3 3280658 If you haven't had a whopper in years, you got a bad one. It happens. It's fast food. They are 'ok' when you get the good ones (fresh hot patty, fresh veggies, fresh bun.) Refined palate? Sounds more like anyone's palate would not have been enamored with what you got. I would have sent it back too, but if you're on the run, and gotta go, well, you're kinda stuck. When whoppers are on sale, I'll go to BK every so often, but other than that, come on, it's just fast food. Tasted like a cheap burger? It was a cheap burger. For the most part, however, my experiences with BK are usually not as bad as you described, but I have run into a couple where everything just seemed stale, cold, and wrong. Too bad your visit ended up like that. Thu Jan 10 07:49:40 -0800 2008 3279987 111530 gordeaux 1 3277940 What was wrong- meat, cheese, bread, lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise? Did you take it back? Wed Jan 09 12:11:29 -0800 2008 3277510 12123 Cathy 2 3280134 like cathy, i would have sent it back! my deal, i get a junior whopper (better ratio of filling to bread) and ask for extra pickles and onions. they make it fresh! only $1. yeah! i like good chow of ALL types. sometimes, i just crave a junior whopper. like sometimes i crave nacho cheese doritos. high brow high chow -- maybe not -- but good chow to me, nevertheless! (but i could definitely do without that creepy megacephalitic "king"!) Thu Jan 10 04:22:46 -0800 2008 3277940 105717 alkapal 3 3280705 Agree, he is too creepy. Just about as bad as those Wendy's commercials with the guy donning the Wendy wig. There is something very twisted with their marketing campaigns these days. As far as bad burger, I have found when fast food burgers are hot, they are good, when they get the slighteset bit on the cool side, they are really terrible. As one poster mentioned in a previous post, you can tell a good burger when you will still eat it cold. Thu Jan 10 08:00:11 -0800 2008 3280134 123913 chocchipcookie 4 3299756 Off with his head!!!! The King must be exiled. Remember when they had fun commercials with Hootie & the Blowfish? Right before all this King bull. Grrrrrr. Tue Jan 15 20:55:52 -0800 2008 3280705 88683 stellamystar 5 3300618 nightmare visions of the king head floating near the bedroom ceiling...... oh wait, a brilliant marketing idea (if vaguely menacing): king head mylar helium balloons for the kiddies! Wed Jan 16 07:37:10 -0800 2008 3299756 105717 alkapal 3 3280737 I agree with alkapal! I get the Jr. Whopper.....just lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo......I don't often eat at any fast food places. But, there are times I just have to whip into BK for a quick fix.....especially if I'm on my way home, and just KNOW I don't feel like cooking nor eating anything I already have prepared. To me, at those times the Jr. Whopper is the "real deal". As has been pointed out, sometimes you just don't get what you'd hoped for when it comes to FF joints. Thu Jan 10 08:08:28 -0800 2008 3280134 146359 Deepster 4 3281331 Yes you could get 2 jr whoppers for 2 bucks that contain more meat and ingrediants than one full sized whopper at $2.79 Thu Jan 10 10:17:52 -0800 2008 3280737 12130 malibumike 5 3281420 amen, brotha'! Thu Jan 10 10:34:14 -0800 2008 3281331 105717 alkapal 6 3356229 whopper jr. with heavy pickle, heavy tomato; it's almost like getting a salad on a bun with your burger! Here in Canada, they're $1.29, and I can't even eat two of them at a time. One is enough! Fri Feb 01 11:36:58 -0800 2008 3281420 48210 KevinB 5 3291708 too bad for you. I've never seen a whopper for 2.79. my local BK serves them up for $1. Sun Jan 13 16:41:49 -0800 2008 3281331 84570 kindofabigdeal 6 3293315 It has been years since I have seen a full sized whopper for a buck, the whopper jr yes, Where do you live? Mon Jan 14 08:57:07 -0800 2008 3291708 12130 malibumike 7 3293960 I live in Dallas, but I also got dollar whoppers when I lived in Phoenix last year. This is only at certain BKs, but they have them all the time, not just for a limited time. I think $2, maybe 2.50, would be my limit on a whopper. Mon Jan 14 11:24:34 -0800 2008 3293315 84570 kindofabigdeal 8 3295048 Whopper Junior in Honolulu will run you about $1.50, a Whopper is around $3.70 (slightly higher in Waikiki) Mon Jan 14 15:25:37 -0800 2008 3293960 57890 KaimukiMan 8 3330999 I got a whopper with cheese in Baltimore yesterday...$3.79. I'm moving to Dallas! Fri Jan 25 05:10:18 -0800 2008 3293960 109812 crosby_p 9 3331158 holy cow! you should see what we can do with a 3.79 burger then. please tell me that was an airport. Fri Jan 25 06:28:34 -0800 2008 3330999 84570 kindofabigdeal 9 3331520 That sux!. In Chicago, whoppers (not Whopper jr.s, but full sized whoppers) are 2 for $3.00 right now. I usually get two. One with everything (minus ketchup) and one with pickles only. Toss the bun on the one with pickles only, and I get double whopper with extra pickles. Fri Jan 25 08:12:10 -0800 2008 3330999 111530 gordeaux 3 3281947 Yep, if you order the jr whopper, it's generally just made - because not that many people order them. I probably have one or two a year (usually passing thru an airport). I just wish the fries at BK weren't so awful...... Thu Jan 10 12:21:06 -0800 2008 3280134 124908 jeanmarieok 4 3282380 esp. fresh if you ask for the "extras".... Thu Jan 10 14:01:57 -0800 2008 3281947 105717 alkapal 1 3281938 Those commercials are the dumbest ones on TV right now. Who gets that upset? I'm thinking not many people. Otherwise, they wouldn't be showing the same 3 bad reactions. Of course, they aren't showing all the people who say, "Ohh. Ok. I'll have a chicken sandwich instead, please." Thu Jan 10 12:18:20 -0800 2008 3277510 107212 Azizeh Barjesteh 2 3282385 maybe they prepped those upset people by giving them a free steroids shake beforehand! ;-) Thu Jan 10 14:03:15 -0800 2008 3281938 105717 alkapal 1 3281977 as with fast food everywhere, if you want it fresh and hot, make it a special order. extra onion (or no onion) on your McDee's quarter pounder, no cheese or extra pickle or whatever on your jumbo jack, easy on the mayo on your whopper. whatever it is you think would be a good change for you will ensure a better burger over all. Thu Jan 10 12:27:07 -0800 2008 3277510 57890 KaimukiMan 2 3282017 I live by this rule. Amen! I'm the one who orders the QP / Fish Filet / Big Mac with no cheese, and gets fresh hot stuff every time (with the little fancy blue sticker on it that says (Made especially for you!) at Mcd's. American cheese is just plain wrong, anyway! Thu Jan 10 12:37:54 -0800 2008 3281977 111530 gordeaux 2 3282097 You are right on! First, I did not grow up eating mustard on hamburgers, so I don't want it on a burger.....a hot dog yes....burger, NO! Second, I do love pickles, but not on my burgers. There's just something about "warm" pickles that I find distasteful. So, my orders are always "special", and rarely do I get a bad one. I don't really like ketchup on anything, so there's another "special order". Thu Jan 10 12:59:02 -0800 2008 3281977 146359 Deepster 3 3283037 Funny. I grew up only wanting mustard(no catsup/mayo/spatial sauce) + lettuce/tomato/onion (no disgusting American cheese, please) on my burger and BK gives it to me more often than not *no problemo*. And warm pickles are feh...I agree with you there. What I don't get is this idea of freshness at a Wendy's/McD's/BK: They don't make the menu burgers and hold them! You can do that with certain sub shops(I'm thinking of Houston's franchised Antone's), but then you see the pre-wrapped product in the case and simply ask for a fresh and/or modified one. Pre-made burgers? I think not. Anyway, as to the OP...yeah...sometimes you hit a crappy BK(I prefer BK over McD's btw)...that's just a confluence of circumstances involving those franchises poorly run, lackadaisicle workers, and sometimes you can just p/o the wrong person by daring to place a special order(it's odd, but it happens). Thu Jan 10 16:41:34 -0800 2008 3282097 14985 aelph 1 3285723 I sort of like Whoppers because of their grilled flavor. But I don't know if that commercial is real...it's a mockumentary (and I find it pretty genius!) Fri Jan 11 12:11:33 -0800 2008 3277510 112406 Chew on That 1 3286037 FYI- at Burger King, there is kind of a secret code called "Off the Broiler." If you order your burger "off the broiler," then they don't cook it until you order it. They will cook you a fresh one. Fri Jan 11 13:24:24 -0800 2008 3277510 142925 jamiecarroll 2 3286181 do i have to show them my secret decoder ring? ;-) Fri Jan 11 13:54:39 -0800 2008 3286037 105717 alkapal 3 3293312 No decoder ring, but wearing your BK crown would help! Mon Jan 14 08:56:38 -0800 2008 3286181 80937 danhole 4 3295094 LOL!!! I gotta get me one 'a them red wigs for when I go to Wendy's then. Maybe I'll get special treatment there, too. Or then again I might get treated as stupidly as those commercials.....My God, where, oh where are the heads of the folks who thought up THAT retarded commercial approach? Mon Jan 14 15:38:40 -0800 2008 3293312 146359 Deepster 2 3293310 We are the local PITA's at our BK, because we always make them make it fresh, and do NOT pop it in the microwave! And we stand and watch just to be sure! Of course we also ask for special orders, but sometimes they will take a cold burger, dress it "our" way and then microwave it! That is unacceptable! Mon Jan 14 08:56:03 -0800 2008 3286037 80937 danhole 3 3293395 A very Fast Food- savvy teen told me the best thing is to order 2 jr bacon $1 cheeseburgers at Wendy's, toss the tops and put them together for a "doubleplay burger" for $2. At first I thought, "Why not just eat both of them?" When I asked him, he said it's a good idea if someone wants a bigger burger w/o so much bread,... I guess it makes sense . I don't eat those so I can't vouch for the taste, but I admire his creativity. :-} Mon Jan 14 09:20:37 -0800 2008 3293310 20921 Tay 4 3294814 tay, i just saw a wendy's commerical for a double burger with cheese for 99 cents. (it is the wendy-wigged dude on stage, in front of an auditorium of 99 men dressed as "Lincolns". 'twas memorable, which is the point of advertising! (though it may go over the head of those unfamiliar with our smallest currency denomination!) Mon Jan 14 14:19:45 -0800 2008 3293395 105717 alkapal 5 3296193 I miss the little ol' lady that said, 'where's the beef?' Mon Jan 14 22:25:11 -0800 2008 3294814 77080 justagthing 6 3296360 if only she'd moderate some primary debates..... Tue Jan 15 02:59:08 -0800 2008 3296193 105717 alkapal 1 3293984 kind of funny commercials actually. I love the sound snipet from the mouthy lady demanding to speak to the manager because she couldnt get her whopper. I also think the creepy King mascot/charactor is kind of funny too, I liked the football themed commericals with him they used to run. As for the Whopper, its been months since I had one, but when I do I go for the double whopper, so I can actually taste some meat. Mon Jan 14 11:29:41 -0800 2008 3277510 26725 swsidejim 1 3357233 Anyone seen the Whopper Freakout "Ghetto style" ? TOOOO funny!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqgr4UUqdNg!!!!!!!!! Fri Feb 01 16:52:24 -0800 2008 3277510 154476 Lindseyup67