i have never been to cali and thus never had in-n-out, but five guys? that’s some good shit right there.
As I am from California I am contractually obligated to die for in-n-out and claim that anyone who thinks five guys is super is a foe who must be defeated. Though to be serious, having had both, I do prefer in-n-out. Drive thrus are always a pain in the ass with it but I honestly do not give a fuck when the burger is that good. I think the only burgers I'd prefer would be ones from Portillo's honestly.
Never had in n out so I cannot comment. However. 5 Guys is categorically the WORST burger I have ever had in my life, and yes, that includes the overcooked bullshit that college cafeterias have.
I think the worst I've ever had was like. One at Six Flags Over Georgia. We needed lunch and weren't sure what to do so we got food at a shitty diner thing. The burger legit tasted like a high school cafeteria burger and cost like all the money in the world. It was horrible. After that day we'd eat at like Waffle House or something outside the park instead because fuck that shit.
The best burger I've ever had has been from a local joint in the Miami airport, but I don't think we get to count those in the Franchise Debate. :P For franchise burger joints, Steak n Shake has always treated me pretty fucking good. On the flipside, Wendy's has never treated me right, and no amount of Hashtag Witty Twitter Clapbacks will make up for the number of downright green burgers I've been served by them. edit: RED ROBIN. HOW COULD I FORGET HOW WELL RED ROBIN HAS TREATED ME. In my defense, Red Robin has no drive-thru, so I forgot it was in the running.
oh steak n shake's pretty alright yeah also open 24/7 at least in georgia they aren't in california and i was fucking baffled and cranky because it is 1 AM and i am dying what do you mean you are closed???? i went to mcdonalds instead.
I honestly don't get why it's In N Out vs. Five Guys. I guess because they're big chains, but still regional? But, like, Five Guys' burgers are fine. I like 'em. But they're not some kind of revelatory burger experience. I haven't had In N Out, but I can't really imagine they're worlds above? I much prefer Big Tom's, but they're a suuuper local chain. As in there are three locations total and one of them I think was bought out by someone but does similar recipes (slightly worse, but still pretty good) for more money.
Also after having worked at a Wendy's I legitimately cannot eat their food without getting like war flashbacks.
OH RED ROBIN. Right. They exist. Red Robin is...REALLY GOOD. I wouldn't really consider them in the same vein as like In-n-Out or Five Guys though as they're like a full service sit down restaurant as opposed to fast food or fast casual.
Yeah, I just figured I should toss them a bone, since Miami Airport Burger Heaven was also very much a fancy pants sit-down burger joint. For fast casual, our local burger place is still my fave, especially since they have truffled garlic parm fries.
Actually, since we're talking burgers: how fancy do you get with toppings? Like, are you a "ketchup, mustard, lettuce, tomato, AND NEVER ANYTHING ELSE" kind of person, or are you like me and just start picking sauces and toppings at random until you have various good-tasting abominations? Egg, pineapple, guac, and feta crumbles are at the top of my list for Things That Good On Burgers. (Not... necessarily together, a burger geared towards pineapple savory-sweet is not going to be a burger I'm inclined to crumble feta on, but hey, why not.)
Oh I would absolutely have put just whatever the hell on a burger and shoved it in my face. These days I don't do that anymore because most burger toppings do the bad to me, but in principle I support many and varied things on a burger Eta phone could you not autocorrect "principle" to the -pal version
Jake's Wayback makes me nauseous every time I'm talked into eating there, no matter what I get, so I think they get my "worst burger" award Five Guys gets my Best just because they don't........... assume you want toppings on your burger........ if you order a cheeseburger you get CHEESE and BURGER and NOTHING ELSE which is AS IT SHOULD BE (I am a heathen and don't want toppings on my burgers. cheese, maybe bacon, that is IT, please to remove bad plont and slime)
I kinda wanna go to Umami Burger in Chicago because I don't know for sure but they sound like they have some interesting burgers
Oh hey speaking of burgers, here’s the worst one I ever had. Warning- cursed. Spoiler A boiled hamburger from a refreshment stand at an antique show. Didn’t realize that’s what they did until we got the burger, took a few bites and went back over to ask what the hell was wrong with it.
Most times if I'm making a burger myself I'll just have onion cheese and ketchup on it, though if I'm getting fancy I like adding sauteed mushrooms and onions. At a restaurant I usually order things along the lines of whatever the given restaurant's equivalent of "southwest burger" is. Usually it's got like some manner of barbecue sauce, onion strings (which are some of the best fried food in existence), cheese, and occasionally avocado (depending on the place).
The worst burger I've ever had was from Wendy's and it had legit mold on the tomato and bun. I refuse to eat tomatoes on my burger to this day because of it.
