[eithed]

When did naming things have to reflect reality? ie it's "Burger King" and not "Bearable Burger"

[PaulHoule]

It was a pretty good burger until 2013 when they changed the machine they used to cook the burgers. Now it's worse than McD's and that's saying something.

[nebula8804]

Wait that explains so much! Do you know more about the change?

I've been weirded out by the fact that their jr burger buns are now super shiny as if they are spraying something on them. I know this is processed food, but no burger bun should be able to reflect sunlight the way their burgers now do...

[AdamN]

Yeah it used to really taste flame grilled. It's pretty low rent nowadays - to the point where I wouldn't go there even if desperate.

[jermaustin1]

I can't tell if it was franchise specific, but we have a Burger King near us in Clear Lake/Houston that is absolutely amazing. Fries are always crispy and well seasoned, the patties actually have grill marks and taste like they've been charred. The location hasn't been updated since before I moved away in 2015, and has been consistently good since 2010 or so when I first moved near it.

That said, every other Burger King around me, and near my house in Louisiana, and near all of the places I lived including NJ, NY, CT, VT have been awful. I never ate there BEFORE this 2013 change though, so I cannot comment on the quality in the before times. But my local, is amazing. Tastes like I remember it from the 90s.

[Cthulhu_]

Which is ironic because when BK came to the Netherlands a lot of people went to it because its burgers were better than McD's.

[FireBeyond]

My fiancee used to work at a place called "Decent Pizza". Their motto "Not the best but not the worst."

[schoen]

Apparently PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) was originally named after a fictional grocery store called Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery.

[tyingq]

My favorite in this space was the MadTV skits about a computer/video dating service called "Lowered Expectations".

[Cthulhu_]

Honestly I respect it. I wouldn't object to a "regular food" takeout / delivery service.

Actually, these do exist - they deliver daily hot meals to the elderly, for example.

[mjmas]

Something interesting I found while looking up Hungry Jacks (the Burger King franchise here in Australia) is that the angry Whopper is a normal menu item here but it seems to be only a seasonal/special item for Burker King.

[geoduck14]

Please tell me what is in an Angry Whopper?

Also, time I was in Australia, I had a burger with a fried egg and a beat. It was SO good.

[calvinmorrison]

who is this appointed this beef monarch anyway?

[jandrese]

The Lady of the Fry Oil?

[kid64]

Dairy Queen