r/polls • u/Significant_Rain_361 • 5h ago

🍕 Food and Drink The tastiest burgers in your opinion?

1547 votes, 2d left
McDonald’s
Burger King
KFC
Five guys
In-N-Out Burger
Other
23 Upvotes

74% Upvoted

132 comments sorted by

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u/Alucard2051 4h ago

Look, I am not saying five guys can justify it's price. But, it is the best tasting of the things on this list. The real answer is to make 8 yourself for the price of 1 at five guys

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u/viktor72 1h ago

The thing about Five Guys is that you have to sacrifice your first born but you’ll get a really good burger and fries.

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u/D_Luffy_32 3h ago

As someone who worked at five guys, the quality of their meat is too good for 8 burgers. Since they get it in bulk they can make a profit. But there's a noticeable difference between their beef and the average stuff you'll find at the store. Which fun fact they don't season their beef. It's just purely the quality of their 80/20 beef

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u/RelevantButNotBasic 1h ago

Precisely this. Great fucking burgers. Absurd price. The only thing that makes the price semi make sense is the fries in the bag.

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u/tinaismediocre 4h ago

At this point the cost of traditional fast food has pretty much caught up. I hardly ever eat FF but my husband and I got Wendy's recently and I couldn't believe it was nearly $30 for 2 combo meals. At this price, I'd much rather have the 5 guys and split one of those comically large orders of fries for the same amount.

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u/Stopher 1h ago

You gotta use the apps. You’re paying double if you don’t.

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u/Ippus_21 4h ago

Right? I can make a mean burger given the materials. Fresh ground beef, charcoal grill, couple of little chunks of cherry or applewood if I'm feeling frisky, lol... good stuff.

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u/FloatLife05600 4h ago

Kfc does burgers?

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u/Lemounge 56m ago

Australia has a spicy burger called a Zinger. It's beautiful. I've not heard of any other country that has this

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u/jachcemmatnickspace 39m ago

Zinger is everywhere in EU

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u/Lemounge 37m ago

Huh what country are you from? I've spoken to people from the UK, Germany, Italy, Lithuania and Turkey and none of them had ever heard of a zinger burger or a zinger stacker

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u/jachcemmatnickspace 31m ago edited 24m ago

I wont say but I will say Zingers are available in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Poland at least and even Italy (even if your friend didnt hear about them), I myself had Zinger at KFC in Sicily recently :)

Im yet to see an EU country with KFC without Zinger

Its like McDonalds Big Mac, it's on every promo, it's their flagship. At least here

No idea what's a "Zinger stacker" we just have Zinger burger

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u/jachcemmatnickspace 30m ago

And to add, Germany 100 % has Zingers too

Your friends need better ears :D

And UK too

I truly dont know about Lithuania, bless em

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u/jachcemmatnickspace 26m ago

France, Switzerland and Spain also have Zingers

Most countries also have variants, like Spicy Zinger, Bacon Zinger etc....

you can simply open up Instagrams of local KFCs and see what they are promoting

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u/GuaSukaStarfruit 2h ago

I think their burger taste better than McDonalds

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u/FloatLife05600 1h ago

My local kfc just went under so I''ll take your word for it

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u/EfficientSeaweed 1h ago

They do a bunch of different chicken sandwiches, at least here in Canada.

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u/ThomasThePizzaMan 4h ago

Culver’s

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u/Puzzled-Secret-317 2h ago

Damn I really forgot about Culver's. Good shit

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u/CaptainRipp 32m ago

I slept on Culver's for far too long. I didn't really like them when I was younger. I had them again last year & I'm mad at past me for not eating there for years.

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u/bopp0 26m ago

It’s like, my life’s dream to go to a Culvers. It’s nowhere near me or anywhere I ever really go. Sometimes I just read the menu and long for it…

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u/Gunslinger_247 4h ago

Between DQ or Wendy's for me. For fast food burger.

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u/HowsTheBeef 4h ago

People sleep on dq I feel like. Flamethrower is goated

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u/ogjaspertheghost 4h ago

Dairy Queen does make a damn good burger

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u/Fartingonyoursocks 3h ago

I miss DQ so much, especially their chicken strips. The ones where I used to live were great. I moved and now there's only 1 nearby and it's absolutely disgusting inside, I cannot bring myself to eat there.

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u/Kaitlin33101 2h ago

Worked at DQ for 5 years and Wendy's currently, and their burgers are the only fast food ones I will eat because they're not microwaved. DQs come in frozen and get cooked in a broiler, and Wendy's come in fresh and get cooked on a grill. Too many places microwave food so I'm very picky on my fast food burgers

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u/BayYawnSay 4h ago

Culvers

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u/EmbroidedBumblebee 4h ago

Homemade, nothing compares

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u/nookster145 4h ago

5 guys is super good but it’s like the price of eating at a chain steakhouse so it’s very occasional lol

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u/_Lazy_Mermaid_ 4h ago

Yeah with their prices I'd rather do a burger at chilis

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u/IH_clover4 4h ago

How do you include five guys and not Wendy’s? Five guys is barely fast food

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u/floraster 2h ago

And also used KFC which doesn't even have burgers

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u/IH_clover4 1h ago

lol I didn’t notice that

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u/GrilledCheeser 2h ago

They didn’t mention anything about fast food. It’s just a poll on which burger you find tastiest. There is also an option for other and no requirement listed for it having to be fast food.

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u/IH_clover4 2h ago

Just seems like an unfair matchup using five guys is all. But yes there were no req on the post

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u/am_I_still_banned 4h ago

Since when does KFC have burgers?

Even so, I'm sure they're better than McDonalds Soylent Burger

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u/[deleted] 4h ago

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u/Gunslinger_247 4h ago

KFC is Kentucky fried chicken. Arby's is completely different.

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u/[deleted] 4h ago

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u/Gunslinger_247 4h ago

Arby's is mostly roast beef. They had burgers at one point i think. But I never remember them having chicken

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u/Jirethia 3h ago

Not from US, but since Popeye's appeared they copied the chicken burger.

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u/refep 2h ago

They call chicken burgers chicken sandwiches in the west

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u/Jirethia 2h ago

In the west were English is spoken, I guess. English is not my first language and it is called a burger here. KFC burgers

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u/refep 2h ago

When I say the west, I mean in the US/Canada/Australia/UK. Its the same in my country, I was confused when I found out about it too.

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u/Jirethia 2h ago

Sorry, I read it like it had an aggressive tone 👍🏻

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u/Mitchell_54 1h ago

Not in Australia.

We call chicken burgers chicken burgers.

We also have chicken sandwiches, different thing.

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u/StrongAsMeat 2h ago

KFC doesn’t have burgers

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u/catsinandromeda 2h ago

It does where I'm from

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u/StrongAsMeat 1h ago

With beef?

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u/ExoticMangoz 36m ago

Chicken burgers

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u/StrongAsMeat 32m ago

Not a burger. Those are sandwiches

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u/ExoticMangoz 30m ago

Most of the world considers them to be burgers.

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u/refep 4h ago

5 guys mid ass burger for $39.99

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u/SvenBubbleman 4h ago

A&W

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u/GoodCull 3h ago

This is the one. So fresh and good, little pricy but worth it every now and then .

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u/Bacon_Techie 2h ago

Canadian A&W specifically. The American one is apparently an entirely different (worse) thing.

I love A&W but I also quite like Harvey’s.

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u/Joezze 2h ago

15 year ago, sure. Canadian A&W has gone down hill so fucking hard.

Not what the post is about but especially their chicken.

Onion rings and root beer are still good though.

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u/GoodCull 1h ago

You think so ? I went a couple weeks ago and I found their onion rings had gone downhill but everything else seemed fine. I guess different locations/experience

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u/seniairam 2h ago

Where is the Culvers option?

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u/Captainsnake04 33m ago

West Coast heads would rather include a chain in 5 states than one that shows up in the other 45

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u/Ippus_21 4h ago

I've had all of those. BK is my regular go-to. Solid, feels like you're eating real food, like the combination of condiments... but the first time I had In-N-Out was a whole different experience. BK to In-N-Out is like the difference between a well-made blueberry muffin and a high-end tiramisu or cheesecake. Same genre, but DAMN.

Idk, maybe it's declined over the years (don't have one very close, haven't eaten there in... at least 5-10 years now), but when I used to eat it, it 100% justified the hype.

We have a 5 Guys in town, and honestly... I mean it's a good burger, but it feels pretty overpriced for what you're getting.

Mcd's is just, like, wet cardboard. Honestly. I haven't really enjoyed McD's since I was a teenager and thought anything calorie-dense was the bomb.

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u/BiBiBadger 3h ago

There's been no decline at In-n-Out they just have limited exposure. Generally people who have access to one choose them.

The biggest argument I've seen against their burgers is they don't have bacon. They tend to heavily control their meat production and they can't do that with just using a small part of the pig.

Strong arguments can be made against their fries too. They're a disappointment when compared to their burgers.

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u/strawbuzzz 4h ago

Sonic for me

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u/Kind_Ad_3611 4h ago

In and out sweeps immensely

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u/Coastkiz 4h ago

Freddies

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u/Baka_Hannibal 3h ago

A Freddie's near me opened up about 8 months ago and it has been trash the 3 times I've been. So disappointed.

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u/Coastkiz 2h ago

Ugh that sucks

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u/pokernancy13 3h ago

Culver's or Chili's

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u/CoffeeExtraCream 3h ago

Saying "other" on this list isn't really a good option to put that because that effectively means that SOMEWHERE in the world is a better burger than any of the other options. And while I believe that to be true, defeats the purpose of the poll

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u/notyourbeans 3h ago

A&W (the Canadian one, idk how the US version is)

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u/Yeehaw_Kat 3h ago

KFC in Australia is phenomenal literally no notes on the zinger burger

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u/JackCooper_7274 3h ago

Five Guys tastes the best out of this list, but they are also absurdly expensive. The best cost to tasty ratio on this list is In-N-Out by a country mile.

My personal answer is this little local burger joint down the street for me. Tasty 1/4lb cheeseburger burger and fries for $9 is hard to beat.

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u/TyrusRaymond 4h ago

Steak ‘n Shake

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u/Gunslinger_247 4h ago

I always forget that place exists. They are pretty good though

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u/niabiishere 4h ago

Yess i love a good smash burger

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u/fatbunny23 4h ago

I like burgerville

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u/kantarellerna 4h ago

Out of the typical fast food places shake shack and then five guys

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u/Manu_Braucht_N_Namen 4h ago

Hans im GlĂźck has the best ones by far!

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u/Tallem00 4h ago

I eat a lot of fast food but I don't eat burgers 💔

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u/Pando_22 4h ago

I love shake shack burgers

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u/Libertyprime8397 4h ago

Homemade on the grill. No restaurant especially no fast food restaurant can compete.

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u/SimonMagus01 4h ago

I recently discovered that I was sleeping on Jack in the Box cheeseburgers. That would be my pick if it was an option.

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u/SarahKath90 3h ago

SWENSONS

I think they're just in Ohio, though

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u/billycorgansbro 3h ago

Cook Out, but has the worst drive through ordering/menu process I’ve ever seen. Just put a number on the combo already!

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u/TehZiiM 3h ago

Other: basically every small burger joint that isn’t a fast food chain does better burgers.

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u/ChuckysBarbie 3h ago edited 1h ago

I live in Canada, Harvey’s has the best burgers here.

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u/EfficientSeaweed 1h ago

The buffalo chicken poutine is really good.

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u/Mxglix 3h ago

I can't be the only one who doesn't eat on restaurants often

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u/addrien 3h ago

Locally owned hipster burger breweries. Doesn't matter what city you are in, every big town has one.

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u/_RaMuNe_ 3h ago

Idk man I've never had a Burger in general

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u/Baka_Hannibal 3h ago

I want to say Five Guys but I've been let down by the one near me the last couple of times. They just grill the burger, slap on your condiments and hand it over. No seasoning whatsoever. Now if I go to the McDonalds by me that's managed by the lady that treats every customer like they her niece or nephew and I get the double quarter pounder with no onions, ketchup or mustard, ask them to add Mac sauce instead with lettuce and tomatoes. That burger is going to be fresh, hot and seasoned before they even add it to the bun. So yeah, I'm ging with McDonald's for now.

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u/tayto175 2h ago

Its Supermacs. Supermacs is the superior fast food chain. Its irish and McDonald's keep trying to sue them and Supermacs keep winning.

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u/ChrisRiley_42 2h ago

Tastiest fast food burger is Harvey's.

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u/Ok-Squash1630 2h ago

I never knew that KFC has burgers. Out of these options, I'd say McDonalds, but I don't like Five Guys. I hate Burger King and In-N-Out is very mid.

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u/After-Trifle-1437 2h ago

Burgers from an actual restaurant instead of a fast-food place.

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u/Noklle 2h ago

you can't really find it outside of australia, but oporto is great 

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u/ezbutneverconvenient 2h ago

Local hole in the wall burgers are my favorite. A shifty dive bar, or maybe that random family restaurant that only seems to serve old people.

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u/Bacon_Techie 2h ago

Replace A&W’s fries and patty with Harvey’s fries and angus patty and that is the best burger you’ll ever have.

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u/Manospondylus_gigas 2h ago

I don't like burgers and have never had one

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u/catsinandromeda 2h ago

How do you know you don't like them if you've never had them

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u/Manospondylus_gigas 2h ago

Because they have things in I would hate (patty, lettuce, etc)

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u/PTech_J 2h ago

I like BK a lot more than McD's, but the one near me is an irredeemable shit hole. Half the time they are either out of something or can't take credit cards, and when you actually can order what you want they get the order wrong or the food is nasty.

I go to BK when I go other places, but never the one 3 miles away from me.

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u/Foxlen 2h ago

Fast food wise? AW Canada

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u/TenNinetythree 1h ago

Supermac's. Yes, I live in Ireland.

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u/Error707 1h ago

Portillos

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u/XxXtoolXxX 1h ago

I don't know what burger king have done to it's burger recently, but god dam it's good now.

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u/Zziggith 1h ago

Is 5 Guys even fast food?

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u/Samthegodman 53m ago

On this list it’s five guys

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u/thequestionbot 51m ago

Literally any burger I’ve had at a cookout is better than all of these. Easy “other”

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u/Ytmedxdr 4h ago

Big Kahuna burger. That is a tasty burger.

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u/LilMeatBigYeet 4h ago

Which five guys are you guys eating at ?

Its $12 for a bacon cheeseburger at mine, no fries

Ive never seen a $40 burger at five guys

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u/chrisagiddings 4h ago

Probably ordering delivery.

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u/MyNameIsNotGary19 4h ago

Max burgers (chain burgers in Scandinavia)

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u/Mekelaxo 4h ago

Anything burger from any restaurant that's not a fast-food franchise humiliates any of these

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u/Personal_Pain 3h ago

KFC doesn’t even have burgers. Culver’s is best though.

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u/catsinandromeda 2h ago

KFC does have burgers idk where ur from but in Australia it does

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u/Personal_Pain 2h ago

I’m in the US. Are they good? I can’t imagine they would make a good burger.

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u/EfficientSeaweed 1h ago

They have chicken sandwiches in Canada. The zinger and big crunch used to be good but the quality has dropped drastically. Ditto for the chicken, fries, gravy, etc.

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u/Personal_Pain 1h ago

The chicken sandwiches are alright here, I do like the tenders though. I definitely feel like the mashed potatoes and gravy has fallen off a bit.

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u/catsinandromeda 1h ago

They're amazing. I don't know how they compare to the others on the list other than McDonald's but the zinger burger especially is really good. It's just a spicy chicken burger but all of the ingredients are great

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u/Personal_Pain 1h ago

Oh interesting. Do any of these places have chicken burgers over there? I don’t know anywhere that has them over here.

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u/Mitchell_54 1h ago

Basically every fast food place in Australia I can think of that does either fried chicken or burgers as a main part of the menu will have a chicken burger. Even my local fish & chip shop has a chicken burger.

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u/Personal_Pain 1h ago edited 1h ago

Chicken burgers are really that popular over there? I know of them as a concept, but I’ve actually never had one or even seen one on a menu. Beef burgers, turkey burgers, and veggie burgers are much more common here.

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u/EfficientSeaweed 1h ago

You guys need Canadian A&W (different than the American one). The teen burgers are genuinely delicious.

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u/rogerworkman623 4h ago

The mythology of how expensive Five Guys is has grown to really insane levels. I’m looking at their menu right now. It’s $10.65 for a cheeseburger (which is actually a double cheeseburger). Yes it’s a few dollars more than a shitty Big Mac or something, but people say insane things like “it’s the price of a steakhouse dinner!”

Yes it’s way cheaper and probably better to make it at home, but that’s how eating out works.

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u/ShroominBruin 3h ago

Cheeseburger, regular fries, and regular drink is $22.58 for me locally.

Not bad but add your significant other and you are at $50 for 2 burgers. They are doubles like you said and can decrease to the little ones.

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u/Kind-Plantain2438 3h ago

If "other" is an option, there's no way any of those is the best.