The place is being run by 3 bearded lumbersexuals in flannel and ball caps having the time of their lives and a chick in overalls and her hair in a bandanna who could not be more over it.
Reminds me of the Bobs Burgers episode where he parties late with a bunch of chefs and tries to serve Teddy an artisanal foam burger that took like an hour to make lol.
The sound is provided entirely by a neglected Technics 1200 that nobody knows how to adjust accept the barback that only works on Wednesdays and Fridays.
I hate those fucking stools. I swear they were invented to be so uncomfortable that once you've choked down that mediocre overpriced burger you want to leave as soon as possible because your ass hurts.
Half of the "artisan" burger chains in my city are marginally better than a fast-food chain. One, maybe two of them make burgers so good that they're worth the occasional splurge.
There’s a BBQ place near me, and I ordered tater tots there once, as a side. They were $4. They literally gave me 4 tater tots. They were one dollar apiece.
There are two types of BBQ places; stingy, overpriced, gourmet bullshit with barely any sauce and greasy, messy, heart stopping heaven. The former always pretends to be the latter.
There's also Mission BBQ which is stingy, overpriced, overly-sweet non-gourmet bullshit with jingoistic pro-military support-the-troops bullshit thrown in for good measure.
Don't forget the right-wing "we're ignoring mask mandates in the height of the pandemic and not limiting seating because we're god-fearin' 'mercans here!" bullshit.
I ordered a gyro with a side of onion rings (the onion rings alone were $7) from a local place to take home. When I got home and opened the box of onion rings, I saw there were only six small (like, 1.5" in diameter) onion rings in the too-large box - more than a dollar per tiny ring. Next time I went I complained about the onion rings and they showed me the menu which said "6 onion rings" in the item description albeit in a tiny font. Like, they knew what complete and utter bullshit it was so they had to have something legal to fall back on.
The places I see like this that are still around are moreso just generic American food :tm:. They sell more than just burgers, but the burgers are stupid expensive
Mine are 17 but have a literal 3/4 lb (smoked) patty and 2 strips of real good old fashioned bacon, two fried texas garlic toasts for a "bun", the real fancy french mustard and my house sauce, the best pickles ever, 5 onion rings but no side. I can do this because I'm a bar in the middle of nowhere, not in a major city with staff and massive expenses.
As I'm asking this nonsense question, I'm thinking of the punch burger commercial from the parks and rec show where they say who cares, put it in your body!
Ok apparently roughly 850 calories for the hamburger, 175 for the toast, 150 for the onion rings, 10 calories for the mustard, 100 calories for the special sauce going by the mayo base for 3 tbsps, 200 for the cheese and roughly 150 for the bacon. So...1700 calories at a minimum.
There's a place called Bub's burgers where they do a 1lbs burger challenge. They're actually pretty good too. Not sure about how it compares nationally.
No, not on the menu. I don't actually eat like this myself, I'm a big dude, used to work the rigs, trades, cowboy, etcetera. I couldn't get through half one of these monstrosities i make if I even try. Probably how I stayed reasonably thin when I was a trucker. Been cooking long enough to know what tastes good, I had owned this bar half a year before I even tried the burgers I was making people. When i do make myself hamburger, it's like a quarter pound patty by itself and i just fork n knife it with some spicy sauce, or maybe with gravy.
That's right. Stop in for a burger, I'm open Tuesday to Sunday 1130 am to late. Tuesdays are beer n a burger 20 bucks, Thursdays 11 dollar wings (30+ flavours).
American is typically more mild in taste and smoother than cheddar; unless we are talking Kraft Singles American, which is a smoother or creamier cheddar.
It does have emulsifiers and other dairy products in it. It has a higher moisture content, which the emulsifiers help to hold in suspension with the cheese. Without the emulsifiers the cheese would leak water/fluid out and the shelf life would be considerably shortened. The emulsifiers used are very common in many foods from almond milk to soft drinks.
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Have I just gone to a bad Five Guys? I went to one once last year and the burger was mediocre at best and the fries were greasy to the point of being sickening. I haven't gone back since.
That's the exact point lol. These restaurants are trying to feel more "homey" and "rustic" so they can feel more justified when they're upcharging their mediocre food.
Yeah I've had a burger from a place that roughly fit this description, I was really sad when they closed because it was by an extreme margin the best burger I've ever had in my life.
Yeah I believe it, the trend didn't hit my city (Montreal) though, which is lucky. I went to Ottawa (a near city) a couple years back and they have a row of cookie-cutter pubs in their fancy part of town which all served burgers without fries and you had to pay extra for ketchup. I don't know when I got radicalized, but that definitely paved the way.
I went to Portugal last year and they have this custom of serving crisps(chips, if you’re American) instead of chips (that’s fries if you’re American!) I bloody hated every second of it, the burgers were delicious though
There's a restaurant in Florida called "The Ormond Garage" and they don't serve fries with the burger. It's another like $6 for fries that aren't even that good. I went there once and they didn't have to go cups for the meal that I called in... The server told me she could get me a regular cup and I could just drink it there while they were putting my $15 burger into a takeout box.
I contemplated walking out with the beer glass they handed me, but I just left.
I live near a place where the fries come with the burger, but sometimes you have to ask for them. The bean counters assume about 50% of the time that you don't want them. Lunchbox laboratory in Seattle, in case anyone's wondering. It sold out a long time ago and has been crap since
Holy fucking shit. I have never had a burger or fries as bad as In and Out at any price. McDonald's is better than in and out. Anything is. Kinda disqualified your opinion here.
That pretty much takes effort to fuck up. Cold soggy mcdonald's fries are better than fresh in and out fries.
And no I'm complaining that the patties are paper thin. A complaint I literally cannot ever remember having anywhere else. Combine that with a super thick piece of shitty iceberg lettuce and it's a memorably shitty burger. I truly don't understand how californians think that's a good place to eat. The state is full of great food too, adding to how confusing it is.
I pretty much stopped going out for burgers because my area lacks a really good burger. We do have two places that do smash burgers pretty well and it's a food cart, so it's affordable, but any proper sit down started charging $20+ for frozen patty style garbage.
Have you paid $22.50 for a burger on its own? I find this post odd because I live in an expensive city where you can easily see plates over $30 but even at those places, their burgers are the much cheaper option and still often include fries or have a $2-3 upcharge to get fries.
Or if you had a logical thought in your head, you found a person so unfamiliar with such a place, they asked publicly despite knowing that douches on the Internet are extremely common.
Restaurant prices aren't a secret. I just checked places in Portland and the most expensive burger I could find was $15 and that came with fries, and that was the most expensive one on the menu. This is a meme joke and is exaggerating to be funny, don't confuse that with reality.
This is most definitely real. I've walked into places like this, looked at the menu, and walked right the fuck out. Have you never been to a major city before? I bought a six pack of bud light at a convenience store in Manhattan for $20 before because it was the cheapest they had. Fortunately I was only there for a couple days for work.
I'm not going to search menus to find the place I was talking about. It was in DC but I can't remember where it was. However, I went to Five Guys a couple weeks ago. I ordered a regular cheeseburger and regular fry, total was $20 without tip. That's fast food, so how is a $22 burger at a hipster place so unbelievable?
You're right, and the thread to me seems full of Boomeresque attitudes. The most expensive burgers I've ever had were in Iceland and they were this expensive... But so was everything else. Just about every meal was over $30 there.
163 Comments
BeardedSingleMalt@kbin.social · 122 pts · 2y
All the workers have forearm tattoos
At least 3 people are wearing beanies in the middle of summer
Bacon is $4 extra
The burger comes out on a bun drenched in butter and is so greasy/oily that halfway through it may as well have been served in a bowl
altima_neo@lemmy.zip · 34 pts · 2y
It's also a dry pretzel bun
pigup@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
The biggest disappointment
Nacktmull@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
Also:
Khrux@ttrpg.network · 3 pts · 2y
God I wish my wish waiter wore a mesh shirt, where the hell is this?
Nacktmull@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
In a place where touching the waiters is not included, sorry ;)
Nfamwap@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
Drinks are served in jars, and your fries, well, you get 8 fries in a rusty old can.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 2y
The place is being run by 3 bearded lumbersexuals in flannel and ball caps having the time of their lives and a chick in overalls and her hair in a bandanna who could not be more over it.
blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Reminds me of the Bobs Burgers episode where he parties late with a bunch of chefs and tries to serve Teddy an artisanal foam burger that took like an hour to make lol.
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y
A guy is laying in the corner working on his MacBook wearing those brown Marshall headphones
altima_neo@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 2y
Also the heat is cranked up uncomfortably high. The air is muggy. The whole place smells of onion.
xX_fnord_Xx@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
The sound is provided entirely by a neglected Technics 1200 that nobody knows how to adjust accept the barback that only works on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Shenanigore@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
I hat that brushed butter bullshit. If you want a butter burger, it goes on the hamburger patty,
psmgx@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
At this point pretty much all BOH staff in any resto are packing tons of tats. Probably easier to count the ones who don't
A7thStone@lemmy.world · 73 pts · 2y
I hate those fucking stools. I swear they were invented to be so uncomfortable that once you've choked down that mediocre overpriced burger you want to leave as soon as possible because your ass hurts.
PoolloverNathan@programming.dev · 29 pts · 2y
Getting people to leave quickly allows more people to enter, which means more burgers served.
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
always order everything to go and take it home and eat it in the comfort of my own bed.
restaurants are so uncomfortable.
xpinchx@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
What's wrong with you 😧
HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
nothing?
Death_Equity@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
When you eat so many luxury burger that you can only afford a studio, there isn't any other seating than bed.
Coreidan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
You eat in your bed? Ngl that is nasty
Raxiel@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Don't worry, they mean the bed of their truck. The airflow at highway speeds ensure all crumbs are carried away immediately!
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y
In what way?
Genuinely curious if it’s because you might get food in bed or the act of eating where you sleep?
Coreidan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
100% because of mess
Sanctus@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
They're shitty amazon order stools I bet.
PatMustard@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 2y
I assume they got them cheap when a school science lab was upgrading to something made this century
clubb@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
How the fuck do you even
Blum0108@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
The first thing you have to do is
clubb@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Manage to price tater tots at 1 dollar
thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 2y
Then what you do is
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz · 51 pts · 2y
Why is this so accurate
Half of the "artisan" burger chains in my city are marginally better than a fast-food chain. One, maybe two of them make burgers so good that they're worth the occasional splurge.
NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social · 41 pts · 2y
There’s a BBQ place near me, and I ordered tater tots there once, as a side. They were $4. They literally gave me 4 tater tots. They were one dollar apiece.
Sabre363@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 2y
There are two types of BBQ places; stingy, overpriced, gourmet bullshit with barely any sauce and greasy, messy, heart stopping heaven. The former always pretends to be the latter.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
There's also Mission BBQ which is stingy, overpriced, overly-sweet non-gourmet bullshit with jingoistic pro-military support-the-troops bullshit thrown in for good measure.
Railing5132@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Don't forget the right-wing "we're ignoring mask mandates in the height of the pandemic and not limiting seating because we're god-fearin' 'mercans here!" bullshit.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I ordered a gyro with a side of onion rings (the onion rings alone were $7) from a local place to take home. When I got home and opened the box of onion rings, I saw there were only six small (like, 1.5" in diameter) onion rings in the too-large box - more than a dollar per tiny ring. Next time I went I complained about the onion rings and they showed me the menu which said "6 onion rings" in the item description albeit in a tiny font. Like, they knew what complete and utter bullshit it was so they had to have something legal to fall back on.
NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y
“Bro, we told you we were bullshitting you, right there in the sign. That means we’re not at fault”
Fuck that shit.
Sekrayray@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 2y
This meme is either very old or was made by someone in the midwestern US (always years behind on fads).
All of the bistro burger joints have gone the way of the dinosaur in my neck of the woods. Now it’s all smash burger fast food knock offs.
Magzmak@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Nah, I got take out 3 burgers in SF area for 60 bucks in a place that looked like this and offered 6$ fries. Wtf
JDubbleu@programming.dev · 3 pts · 2y
I can't think of any neighborhood in SF where I'd choose one of these places over literally anywhere else. Too much good cheap food here.
supercritical@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Scammed.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
What??? San Francisco has expensive food? That's simply not believable
Death_Equity@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Taphouse/brewery has replaced the bistro burger joints that couldn't survive covid.
tdawg@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
The places I see like this that are still around are moreso just generic American food :tm:. They sell more than just burgers, but the burgers are stupid expensive
Tbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 2y
I mean... Most of the places near me a burger with a sides is typically like $13 - $16 and I am definitely in the Midwest...
BeardedSingleMalt@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
This meme is so old it's kid is the hostess at a burger joint like this
itsnotits@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
NaoPb@eviltoast.org · 1 pts · 2y
That's great news, right?
Shenanigore@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 2y
Why do coastal cities always do this shit? At least in the midwest, a person is more likely to come up with a good plan and keep it going long term.
grandkaiser@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Midwest is always about 4 years behind coastal City trends.
Shenanigore@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 2y
That misses the entire point of what i said, in order to just repeat the previous statement.
phoneymouse@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y
BeardedSingleMalt@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
And it's always warm
pythonoob@programming.dev · 27 pts · 2y
Holy shit his is accurate, wtf lol
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 2y
I literally just opened a place like this lmao
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net · 18 pts · 2y
Good luck, honestly.
$22.50 is a lot for a burger, but I've had some burgers that price that are life changing.
Shenanigore@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Mine are 17 but have a literal 3/4 lb (smoked) patty and 2 strips of real good old fashioned bacon, two fried texas garlic toasts for a "bun", the real fancy french mustard and my house sauce, the best pickles ever, 5 onion rings but no side. I can do this because I'm a bar in the middle of nowhere, not in a major city with staff and massive expenses.
redfox@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 2y
You included all the sides on the burger!
What's the calorie count on that!?
As I'm asking this nonsense question, I'm thinking of the punch burger commercial from the parks and rec show where they say who cares, put it in your body!
Shenanigore@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Ok apparently roughly 850 calories for the hamburger, 175 for the toast, 150 for the onion rings, 10 calories for the mustard, 100 calories for the special sauce going by the mayo base for 3 tbsps, 200 for the cheese and roughly 150 for the bacon. So...1700 calories at a minimum.
redfox@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 2y
LOL, that's awesome. Almost an entire days worth of calories. Sounds delicious. You printing the calories on the menu?
This is the Parks and Rec Ponch burger this reminds me of. "Put it in your body or you're a nerd!"
There's a place called Bub's burgers where they do a 1lbs burger challenge. They're actually pretty good too. Not sure about how it compares nationally.
Shenanigore@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
No, not on the menu. I don't actually eat like this myself, I'm a big dude, used to work the rigs, trades, cowboy, etcetera. I couldn't get through half one of these monstrosities i make if I even try. Probably how I stayed reasonably thin when I was a trucker. Been cooking long enough to know what tastes good, I had owned this bar half a year before I even tried the burgers I was making people. When i do make myself hamburger, it's like a quarter pound patty by itself and i just fork n knife it with some spicy sauce, or maybe with gravy.
redfox@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 2y
Ha, thanks. Now I don't feel as dumb for chucking the bread.
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Shenanigore@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
I honestly have no idea. Lots?
FatTony@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
But do you serve it on a plate? Be honest.
Shenanigore@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y
yes. You can search facebook for the Lucky Loon Saloon of Tompkins, Saskatchewan for more details, there's pictures of it, on a plate.
psmgx@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Ohhhh you're near Medicine Hat and the highway. That kinda makes sense now.
Shenanigore@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
That's right. Stop in for a burger, I'm open Tuesday to Sunday 1130 am to late. Tuesdays are beer n a burger 20 bucks, Thursdays 11 dollar wings (30+ flavours).
SilverFlame@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
That's a shame, I prefer my burgers served on a snow shovel
Shenanigore@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
I mean I have a snow shovel, and ten percent bleach solution. Always willing to accommodate.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2y
Best of luck!
That sounds like a great burger.
madcaesar@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
RIP??
brbposting@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
Not Bay Area is it?
foggy@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y
Cheese:
American $1
Cheddar $2
Smoked Gouda $3
platypus_plumba@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Isn't American cheese just cheddar cheese with some extra flavoring?
Death_Equity@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
American is typically more mild in taste and smoother than cheddar; unless we are talking Kraft Singles American, which is a smoother or creamier cheddar.
platypus_plumba@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I thought it was cheddar diluted in some chemicals and milk to improve flavor and to lower the melting point.
Death_Equity@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
It does have emulsifiers and other dairy products in it. It has a higher moisture content, which the emulsifiers help to hold in suspension with the cheese. Without the emulsifiers the cheese would leak water/fluid out and the shelf life would be considerably shortened. The emulsifiers used are very common in many foods from almond milk to soft drinks.
LittleBorat2@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
All I know is that it is technically speaking real cheese (which is surprising).
scytale@lemm.ee · 25 pts · 2y
Also serving it on anything but a plate.
phoneymouse@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
CommunityLinkFixer@lemmings.world · 3 pts · 2y
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DadVolante@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Good bot
RHOPKINS13@kbin.social · 24 pts · 2y
To be fair, Five Guys is every bit as expensive. But I'll take Five Guys over most of those places anyway. Free peanuts is tempting.
Toneswirly@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y
Five guys will let you fuck your burger up with 12 toppings tho. Better value proposition
WetBeardHairs@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 2y
This echos my last five guys in restaurant people watching experience.
0ops@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Please no one prompt this to an image generating model
soren446@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
the_artic_one@programming.dev · 6 pts · 2y
Five guys is a $15 burger with no sides place not a $20 burger with no sides place.
BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
That's also $15 with the option of every topping known to man ,and if you do add sides theyre enough for a meal on their own.
Death_Equity@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I'll gladly put Five Guys in my mouth for the price they ask. Plus all the nuts you could want.
Interstellar_1@pawb.social · 1 pts · 2y
Have I just gone to a bad Five Guys? I went to one once last year and the burger was mediocre at best and the fries were greasy to the point of being sickening. I haven't gone back since.
Pika@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
you defo went to a bad 5 guys, I've been to st least 6 different locations and have never been disappointed in the experience
UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone · 18 pts · 2y
Denim aprons denim aprons denim aprons
clericc@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
We have this exact hanging lamp at home from Amazon lol
kautau@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
How much for a burger
Death_Equity@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
One bussy and penetrative cuddling.
EndHD@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y
that's not a home, my friend. you're living in a restaurant!
clericc@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
i wish
UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
That's the exact point lol. These restaurants are trying to feel more "homey" and "rustic" so they can feel more justified when they're upcharging their mediocre food.
StrongHorseWeakNeigh@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
catharso@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y
What cured him?
StrongHorseWeakNeigh@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
DoYouNot@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y
I used to do drugs. I mean, I still do them, but I used to do them too.
cmhickman358@thelemmy.club · 11 pts · 2y
And the word "Offerings" will appear on the menu
malachai@pawb.social · 10 pts · 2y
Pffftahahaha, I think I've been to this restaurant. I probably looked at the menu, eyes bugged out of head, ordered a cider or something and left.
Pika@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
you ordered something? About time I saw that I would just say nvm lol
DoctorWhookah@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y
This is incredibly accurate.
gobills@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y
Holy shit even the pictures look like a local restaurant named: Allentown Burger Venture (ABV) lol
RisingSwell@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Yeah I've had a burger from a place that roughly fit this description, I was really sad when they closed because it was by an extreme margin the best burger I've ever had in my life.
Life is significantly worse without that burger.
ohlaph@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Fuck, with all of the restaurants that closed during the pandemic, I feel this.
Stegget@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Places either closed down or dropped so far in quality they are now a shell of their former selves.
ohlaph@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Exactly. A brewery near us used to have really decent food. But the quality was so bad post pandemic, we haven't been back since early 2021.
Leviathan@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
I've never seen a burger come without some side at a non fast-food restaurant in my city and I don't know why I find the concept so gross.
tacosplease@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Burger Batch in Richmond VA is like that or at least it was last time I went. Good burgers; way overpriced. The pictures are spot on.
Leviathan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Yeah I believe it, the trend didn't hit my city (Montreal) though, which is lucky. I went to Ottawa (a near city) a couple years back and they have a row of cookie-cutter pubs in their fancy part of town which all served burgers without fries and you had to pay extra for ketchup. I don't know when I got radicalized, but that definitely paved the way.
thegoodyinthehoody@sh.itjust.works · -1 pts · 2y
I went to Portugal last year and they have this custom of serving crisps(chips, if you’re American) instead of chips (that’s fries if you’re American!) I bloody hated every second of it, the burgers were delicious though
Steak@lemmy.ca · -9 pts · 2y
Gross? Pretty harsh word for some fries. Does McDonald's near you not sell big macs on their own?
Leviathan@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
So I don't know if you read my comment, but I said
which in this particular case excludes McDonald's.
Steak@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
Okay well in my defense I was reading very fast and read it as fast food lol
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y
Very accurate. Unfortunately for me, the place that looks like this, also has the very best burgers.
LocoOhNo@lemmus.org · 5 pts · 2y
There's a restaurant in Florida called "The Ormond Garage" and they don't serve fries with the burger. It's another like $6 for fries that aren't even that good. I went there once and they didn't have to go cups for the meal that I called in... The server told me she could get me a regular cup and I could just drink it there while they were putting my $15 burger into a takeout box.
I contemplated walking out with the beer glass they handed me, but I just left.
Zibitee@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I live near a place where the fries come with the burger, but sometimes you have to ask for them. The bean counters assume about 50% of the time that you don't want them. Lunchbox laboratory in Seattle, in case anyone's wondering. It sold out a long time ago and has been crap since
XEAL@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
The Good Burger in Spain (and probably other countries)
thorbot@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
This is my favorite spot in town but it ends up being $20 with the fries. I never go there
HelluvaKick@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Glad I live in the south, where we have fast food bbq joints with $6 burgers better than you'll get anywhere else.
teamevil@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
altima_neo@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 2y
Any major city, really
aulin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
This is Carl's Jr.'s design to a tee! 😂
DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y
In my neck of the PNW they may cost $25 but they come with a side
And that shit's fire, worth every damn penny
My roommate and I usually go out once a month to snag some food from those places and try to hit up different ones each time
nonailsleft@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
How dare you
Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
Meh, Inn and Out burgers taste just as good as any $25 bougie burger.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Holy fucking shit. I have never had a burger or fries as bad as In and Out at any price. McDonald's is better than in and out. Anything is. Kinda disqualified your opinion here.
Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
Evidently you haven’t discovered their secret menu.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
So there is a secret menu where the fries aren't dried out bullshit and the burger patties aren't paper thin with 1 inch thick lettuce?
Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
The fries are shit, unless you get them animal style. The burgers are good especially if you get them 2x2 or 3x3.
You’re going to complain about lettuce? Get some fucking fiber in your diet.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
That pretty much takes effort to fuck up. Cold soggy mcdonald's fries are better than fresh in and out fries.
And no I'm complaining that the patties are paper thin. A complaint I literally cannot ever remember having anywhere else. Combine that with a super thick piece of shitty iceberg lettuce and it's a memorably shitty burger. I truly don't understand how californians think that's a good place to eat. The state is full of great food too, adding to how confusing it is.
ohlaph@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I pretty much stopped going out for burgers because my area lacks a really good burger. We do have two places that do smash burgers pretty well and it's a food cart, so it's affordable, but any proper sit down started charging $20+ for frozen patty style garbage.
SexyTimeSasquatch@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I see you've been to 8oz.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 2y
Bit of an exaggeration. The most expensive place I've ever seen (by a lot) is Iceland and this is barely accurate there.
moog@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y
This is not an exaggeration in Oregon
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
Have you paid $22.50 for a burger on its own? I find this post odd because I live in an expensive city where you can easily see plates over $30 but even at those places, their burgers are the much cheaper option and still often include fries or have a $2-3 upcharge to get fries.
nonailsleft@lemm.ee · -1 pts · 2y
Found the burger joint hipster
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
Or if you had a logical thought in your head, you found a person so unfamiliar with such a place, they asked publicly despite knowing that douches on the Internet are extremely common.
fidodo@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
Restaurant prices aren't a secret. I just checked places in Portland and the most expensive burger I could find was $15 and that came with fries, and that was the most expensive one on the menu. This is a meme joke and is exaggerating to be funny, don't confuse that with reality.
moog@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
I said Oregon not Portland but okay also I live here so I think I'd know what the local prices are for food.
fidodo@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
I picked Portland because its a big city
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 2y
I said it last time this meme came up. Nobody is selling burgers this expensive.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 2y
I've sat in places that have burgers this expensive.
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 2y
Sure you have
CheddarBiscuits@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Burger Bar in Montreal https://montrealburger.com/#menu
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
Oh you mean $22 CAD or about $17 USD. Or did you think everyone in this thread was talking about CAd? I bet you just googled $22 burger 🤣
They all had fries too.
50_centavos@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
This is most definitely real. I've walked into places like this, looked at the menu, and walked right the fuck out. Have you never been to a major city before? I bought a six pack of bud light at a convenience store in Manhattan for $20 before because it was the cheapest they had. Fortunately I was only there for a couple days for work.
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
Link.
50_centavos@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
50_centavos@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I'm not going to search menus to find the place I was talking about. It was in DC but I can't remember where it was. However, I went to Five Guys a couple weeks ago. I ordered a regular cheeseburger and regular fry, total was $20 without tip. That's fast food, so how is a $22 burger at a hipster place so unbelievable?
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
Because regular fries serve 2 people. A burger is 12. Almost half the cost of this meme.
If you get the single person fries it's an $19 in one of these more expensive cities.
But yeah keep on inventing magical $22 burgers in DC. Just trust me 🙄
50_centavos@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Ok, I guess we're all making it up.
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
Yes. You are. You are straight up making it up. None of you can even find any edge cases to link. The meme is just boomer levels of dumb.
You got called out. Deal with it.
50_centavos@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I'll get right on that lol.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
Haha wow for once I agree with Mr -3800.
You're right, and the thread to me seems full of Boomeresque attitudes. The most expensive burgers I've ever had were in Iceland and they were this expensive... But so was everything else. Just about every meal was over $30 there.
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 2y
There sure are a lot of comments on this repost like no one's ever seen it before. Are we being infiltrated by bots again?
TheTetrapod@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
People don't see every post every time they're posted. Reposts suck for very active users, but for new and infrequent ones, they serve a purpose.
thantik@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Not everyone spends every waking hour of every day on the internet. You're outing yourself here.
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
I work full time & go to college full time, and I still recognize reposts 🤷🏻♀️
Outing myself as Omnipotent & Omniscient! 😄
drengbarazi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Mf speedrunning burnout
phoneymouse@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Rooter@lemmy.world · -11 pts · 2y
psud@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Vegan restaurants are widely known to be super cheap
Rooter@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y