For better or worse - we'll be back to Burger King
Written: Jun 09 '01
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Pros: $.99 value menu, flame broiled burgers, Hershey's Pie
Cons: loaded with fat and calories, slopped together food
The Bottom Line: Some the items on the menu are fabulous, others yucky. Either way, it's lots of fat and calories.
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| bops_mom's Full Review: Burger King |
Love them or hate them, you know you'll end up eating at a Burger King again some day. They're everywhere, it's not expensive and many of the choices are quite tasty.
Service
I'm usually a drive thru customer at Burger King. The drive thru service is usually decent. There's never been a really long wait, and I'd say only one out of twenty of my family's orders have been wrong. For a fast food place, I consider that okay.
Inside is an other story. Depending upon the time of day one tries to eat at Burger King, there may or may not be a long wait in placing the order. During the busy times (lunch hour, dinner hour) it's very hot, crowded and busy inside. It's not pleasant in the least. I do not enjoy being made to stand in a crowd waiting for my food.
Cleanliness
Our local Burger King restaurant's are not usually spotless. Each time I've actually had to eat inside there's been several tables that desperately needed to be scrubbed down. Yet another reason to visit the drive thru and eat at home. I can't say what the rest rooms are like as I refuse to use them - if they're anything like the rest of the place, it's not somewhere you'd like to do your business.
Food Selection
Sandwiches - BK Broiler a flame broiled chicken breast sandwich, Chicken Sandwich which is breaded and fried, Whopper, Double Whopper, and a few others. One can order these with or without cheese, and "any way you like it". I'm not sure how well they actually do with special orders, but they say they welcome them. (yeah, right)
Beware of their lettuce. It's always nasty. Mushy, white and brown lettuce is not a good thing to see on one's sandwich or burger. I only wish Burger King would realize this for themselves.
Sides - the combo's come with french fries, however Burger King also has onion rings, cheese sticks, and jalapeno poppers.
Drinks - for those who are Pepsi only drinkers, Burger King is not the place to get your fix. They serve Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite and other Coca-Cola brand drinks.
Value Menu
One thing I really like about Burger King is their great $.99 value menu. Who knows how long these prices will last, but while it's there - take advantage of it. On their $.99 value menu are: 4 Cheese Sticks, 4 Jalapeno Poppers, Chicken Strips, Hershey's Pie (this is very yummy!!), Chicken Strip Sandwich and several other items.
Breakfast
Burger King must have the best deal around for breakfast. My husband loves going there for the $1.99 breakfast. You can choose from a bacon, sausage or ham Croissan'wich (these come on a crossant with egg and cheese), and in the deal you also get a thing of mini hashbrowns and a drink. If you're not a coffee drinker (as hubby and I are not) it's no extra charge to order a soda.
They also have french toast sticks - another of hubby's favorite.
Lots of fat and calories
Like all fast food places, Burger King's food is loaded, and I mean loaded with fat and calories. Want a "for instance", here ya go:
Their BK Broiler Sandwich (remember, the "healthy" choice) has a whopping 550 calories and 25 grams of fat. Yikes.
A Croissan'wich with egg, sausage and cheese has 500 calories and 36 grams of fat.
Now, I'm not the healthiest person around, in fact, my family had Burger King for dinner tonight. So, I'm not saying, never eat here. What I am saying is, be aware of what you're eating. Not so you can feel guilty, but so you can try and "even it out" over the week by eating less fat and more veggies.
Overall
For hot, fast food that tastes good, Burger King will do it. Personally, I'm not a fan of their fries and I do take all the gross lettuce they put on their burgers and sandwiches off before eating, but once I've fixed my sandwich, it's not half bad. And the Mozzarella Sticks and Hershey's Pie are amazing! The burgers are better than McDonald's as they're not nearly as greasy tasting, and the $.99 value menu can not be beat.
** Note: While some Burger King's may have a play area, none of ours do. Thus, I didn't cover that.
For more nutritional information, visit Burger King's web site at:
http://www.burgerking.com/nutrition/ntables.htm
Recommended:
Yes
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