Dethroned

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Gork@sopuli.xyz · 206 pts · 276d (4 replies)

No Kings finally working!

aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 44 pts · 276d

No gods, no kings, only fux.

Agent641@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 276d (1 reply)

Burger President

ODGreen@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 275d

Chairman Burger

Akasazh@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 275d

The fun thing is, both emotionally and semantically a burger means a citizen as in the opposite of a king.

BlackVenom@lemmy.world · 101 pts · 276d (5 replies)

What could they have done worse than being a burger king

Damage@feddit.it · 56 pts · 276d (1 reply)

Maybe they were too good

Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 57 pts · 276d

very real chance the corporation raised the prices of the franchise ingerdients without raising the prices of the franchise menu items and this location's owner had a relationship with the local ingredient distributor, ran the numbers, and figured they could sell enough burgers in the local community to make more money than they would keeping the random walk-ins who go into a burger king because they know what they're getting.

aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 276d (1 reply)

They were voting to become a Burger Democracy.

AtariDump@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 275d

Strange women lying in ponds distributing paper crowns is no babies for a system of government!

anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 275d

Being a burger prince Andrew?

myster0n@feddit.nl · 63 pts · 276d (11 replies)

Excuse me ... Fux???

loutr@sh.itjust.works · 58 pts · 276d (5 replies)

BIG fux

baggachipz@sh.itjust.works · 37 pts · 276d (4 replies)

BIG fux XXL

HowAbt2day@futurology.today · 20 pts · 276d (1 reply)

The veggie option is “No Fux”.

lemmyng@piefed.ca · 5 pts · 276d

On days where the customers only order veggie burgers, zero fux are given.

agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 276d (1 reply)

That was my nickname in college

baggachipz@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 275d

No it wasn’t.

sundray@lemmus.org · 25 pts · 276d

Who do I have to whopper to get a fux around here?

Zachariah@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 276d

BACON FUX !!

mkwt@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 276d (2 replies)

It appears to be German.

Deconceptualist@leminal.space · 12 pts · 276d (1 reply)

Right, but that still doesn't make sense. The only dictionary entry I'm finding for Fux is a variant of Fuchs, which means Fox, or colloquially a few other things unrelated to food like 'fraternity pledge'. Fuck is Fick (n) / ficken (v) so it's seemingly not that.

I_Clean_Here@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 275d

It's a quirky spelling for Fuchs, yes. And it's about fast food names, what do you expect

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 276d (20 replies)

This doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad shop. Maybe being a franchise wasn't helping their business, so they dropped it.

It might be better than BK, that wouldn't be hard to do. BK is the worst of the major franchise burger shops, by far. I'll eat at Arby's before I eat at a BK.

Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 276d (8 replies)

Say what you will about Arby's...

... There's no "but". I won't stop you.

(Their spicy mayo - sorry, "horseradish sauce" - is pretty good though)

JayleneSlide@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 276d (3 replies)

And now you can completely avoid Arby's and still get your Horsey Sauce fix: https://copykat.com/arbys-horsey-sauce/

I make a homemade version of the Arby's Beef and Cheddar. Even bought a deli slicer just to get that piled-up effect. The Horsey Sauce recipe above nails it. The Arby Sauce however... I've yet to find a proper copycat recipe. I think there might be citrus (lime?) in Arby Sauce but it's not listed in the ingredients.

ngdev@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 276d (2 replies)

what kind of deli slicer did you get?

JayleneSlide@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 275d (1 reply)

Vevor 10 inch 240W. I've absolutely rail this thing, lent it out to my hunting Jedi buddy who also put the screws to it, lather, rinse, repeat for two years now. I used to have a meat-smoking and charcuterie business, so I have opinions about deli slicers. This unit (https://www.vevor.com/cutters-slicers-c_10662/vevor-commercial-meat-slicer-240w-electric-deli-food-slicer-10-inch-carbon-steel-blade-electric-food-slicer-350-400rpm-meat-slicer-0-0-47-inch-adjustable-thickness-for-commercial-and-home-use-p_010664867799) is categorically okay.

Cleaning it is okay, not tool-free; I taped the necessary Allen wrench to the bottom. Performance is absolutely acceptable. Maintaining it is pretty simple (sharpener is included). Motor is decent. Cheese slicing performance is decent. It tends to throw a lot of shreds, but I bet polishing the backside of the blade would fix that. Portability is the suck, but some long Velcro strips improve that. It's no $3000 Hobart, but also costs one order of magnitude less.

ngdev@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 275d

okay awesome thanks, i shopped some a while ago but didn't really find anything short of some crazy commercial stuff

OpenStars@discuss.online · 8 pts · 276d (2 replies)

"When you eat at Arby's, there are always (bigger) butts."

- a wise man, probably

FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 276d (1 reply)

"People do crazy things in ads, like eat at Arby's." - Marge Simpson

OpenStars@discuss.online · 2 pts · 275d

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TheRealKuni@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 276d

Also potato cakes. Mmm.

Dremor@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 276d (2 replies)

It depends on the country I guess. Here in France I'd do a BK over McDonald's any day. But it would loose to a Roadside (local burger chain) in most cases.

snooggums@piefed.world · 5 pts · 275d

In the middle of the US all of the fast food chains are hit and miss depending on location. There are like 11 McDonald's nearby and two of them are consistently good. There are at least three BKs and only one of them is consistently good.

When the BK is good I find it far better than McDonald's. It is probably the fry grease they use and the open fire for cooking the meat, but also the vegetables and buns and everything else are just better imho. Good enough to get me to stop by a few times a year.

redlemace@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 275d

Same in sweden. I don't eat if macd is the only option. BK is good but mAx burgers are better (when you only look at fast"food")

Malfeasant@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 275d (3 replies)

Arby's

I just threw up in my mouth a little...

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 275d (2 replies)

Hey, they were decent a couple... checks notes... decades ago...

Malfeasant@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 273d (1 reply)

Last time I ate at an Arby's was around '95, they were terrible then too.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 273d

I remember the roast beef & cheddar being pretty good, especially with a coupon for 2 for $5 or something. Add some horsey sauce and they were quite good.

Fries were always hit and miss. Sometimes they had crispy curly fries, and sometimes they were soggy.

SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 275d

I dunno, BK doesn't wreck my guts like McDonald's

Triumph@fedia.io · 7 pts · 276d

Don’t you besmirch the Sauce of the Gods.

zarkanian@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 275d (1 reply)

I would say that Jack in the Box is the worst of the big national chains, but it's been a long time since I ate at any of those places.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 275d

Really? They were awesome when I was a kid, but they didn't have a store near me until recently, so I haven't had them for... 15 years? They were my favorite back then, have they gotten worse?

archchan@lemmy.ml · 43 pts · 275d

Me: One fux, please.

Burger King: Sorry, we're fresh out of fux to give.

5in1k@lemmy.zip · 41 pts · 276d (23 replies)

How bad does a BK need to be to get kicked out of the worst by far fast food chain?

FryHyde@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 275d (3 replies)

I see someone has never visited a Del Taco before.

Malfeasant@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 275d (2 replies)

Filiberto's?

cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 275d

McDonalds!?

perishthethought@piefed.social · 1 pts · 275d

Like the ones in San Diego?!? How dare you!

Empricorn@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 276d (1 reply)

They spend their days messily eating tomatoes...

edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 275d

Boromir would've been able to keep the franchise agreement

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 275d (16 replies)

Are they the worst? IMO, they're mid at worst. Some worse options:

  • Dairy Queen
  • Taco Bell - the one near me is actually decent since it's in a nicer area, but I avoid them when traveling
  • McDonalds - I've been once in the last 20 years, and don't plan to go again
  • KFC - in my area they're partnered with A&W, which is also bad (was my favorite in the 90s, but they suck now)

I haven't been to Burger King in years, so maybe they suck now. I remember them being decent, but nothing special.

phx@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 275d (1 reply)

A&W in Canada is actually pretty decent, but it's not tied to the American chain except I think for licensing the name

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 275d

I hope it's like the A&W I went to as a kid here in the states.

village604@adultswim.fan · 4 pts · 275d (4 replies)

I'm assuming you're not in Texas if DQ is on your list.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 275d (2 replies)

Nope. Is DQ better there? Because it's terrible here in Utah, esp when we have Iceburg and Culvers, both of which have better ice cream and burgers than DQ.

village604@adultswim.fan · 7 pts · 275d (1 reply)

Yeah, it's almost a different restaurant than in other states. I'd try it if you ever have the misfortune to travel to Texas.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 275d

I'm sure I'll make it there at some point. I went to San Antonio a couple years ago, and we've discussed going to a beach there sometime.

PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 275d

DQ is high-quality in large parts of the Midwest as well. I can at least vouch for numerous locations across South Dakota and Minnesota.

Xenny@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 275d (2 replies)

Have you been to a dairy Queen? Or did you just put their name on there without thinking because they actually have way better food than Burger King.

phx@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 275d

DQ is pretty hit or miss for hot food. We've got multiple locations and one of them I'd absolutely not go to buy the others are ok

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 275d

Yeah, years ago. Compared to the options I have locally, it really sucks. Here in Utah, Culvers and Iceberg are way better, and even Arctic Circle (which sucks) is better.

At least Burger King is kinda unique in that they char-broil their burgers. Carl's Jr does it better, but BK isn't the worst option, at least the last time I went (which admittedly is a few years now).

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 1 pts · 275d (5 replies)

Even a Burger King run properly still has the worst burgers on Earth.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 275d (4 replies)

Really? I like char-broiled burgers since they're way less greasy.

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 1 pts · 275d (3 replies)

I prefer my burgers to not be completely bone dry. There is a reason you grill burgers in indirect heat, and BKs entire gimmick is doing the opposite of that.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 275d (2 replies)

Same. I also prefer them to not be a pile of grease. Fast food will give you one of those two options, and sometimes I'd rather them be more dry than more greasy.

When I make them at home, they're a nice mix of the two: not top greasy and not top dry. But sometimes a homade burger just isn't in the cards, so I need to pick among the options I have.

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 0 pts · 275d (1 reply)

I just wanna know what every restaurant does because I can not replicate any of their flavors while still making a "better" burger at home. Like, it tastes fine. Good even. But, like, McDonald's burgers have this ungodly goodness that is inexplicable. I want that taste, but I don't want the feeling of sickness that comes with it. 🤣

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 275d

Here's my guess as to what makes McDonald's burgers special:

  • high fat hamburger - 20-30%, maybe even 40%
  • salt - way more than you think you need
  • black pepper

That's it. Make them thin and fry on a pan.

Their special sauce on the big mac is basically just relish, Italian dressing, onion powder, and mayo (maybe cut with Miracle Whip to make it taste more fake), maybe with a few other spices. I bet you could get close with trial and error on the ratios there.

The fries will be harder since they use a blend of oils and a deep frier, which most people won't have.

ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com · 39 pts · 276d (1 reply)

Who the fux going to go in here?

owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 276d

The burger isn't going to fux itself...

mycodesucks@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 276d

rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works · 33 pts · 275d (2 replies)

How many fucking people did their food have to kill to lose the Burger King franchise?

treesapx@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 275d

Sorry, that's an trade secret.

Blackmist@feddit.uk · 10 pts · 275d

Probably gave too many people the correct order. That goes against the BK franchise code if the one near me is anything to go by.

csolisr@hub.azkware.net · 33 pts · 276d (1 reply)

Ah yes, the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of franchises

cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 275d

Guess we know what they did.

tetris11@feddit.uk · 29 pts · 276d (13 replies)

Ingolstadt apparently. I couldn't find the exact one, but there appears to be only 2 burger kings in the city, and I suspect it's this one (warning: google streetview)

God what a beautiful city Ingolstadt looks like from above though, with the Danube flowing through it, and the old city having an actual green belt around it

Edit: @zout@fedia.io found it here!

Scrath@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 pts · 276d (3 replies)

Fun fact in case you didn't know, the green belt you are referring to is the leftover area of what was once the city wall. You can still kinda see it in the star like shape of the green belt and there are a few old fortifications left for sightseeing.

Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 276d (1 reply)

Well it's gorgeous as fuck.

iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 276d

Gorgeous as fux.

tetris11@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 276d

aha! I see Vauban marched his way over there too then

zout@fedia.io · 7 pts · 276d (6 replies)

I walked past there this summer, that one is still a burger king.

tetris11@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 276d (5 replies)

do you know where it is then, I typed in "Burger, ingolstadt" and got mostly nonsense results

zout@fedia.io · 3 pts · 276d (3 replies)

So, I'm still googling it, it seems the one south of Ingolstadt was from the same owner, but this one had just re-opened last summer (I'm assuming new management) after being closed for a while. Still haven't found the "Burger" one though.

tetris11@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 276d (2 replies)

Yeah and the only source of this Burger is that one tweet, I literally cannot find any other information about it from another source

zout@fedia.io · 6 pts · 276d (1 reply)

Found it, here!

Via this source /edit

tetris11@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 276d

YES! You even got the blue building in the background

Nice one! I'll update my original post

zout@fedia.io · 3 pts · 276d

I have no idea, I was there during my vacation.

AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 2 pts · 275d (1 reply)

And they didn’t think of an Illuminati-related branding angle?

tetris11@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 275d

yopyop@sh.itjust.works · 28 pts · 275d (6 replies)

"Bacon fux" ? "Big fux" ? WTH?

Quexotic@infosec.pub · 8 pts · 275d (5 replies)

Germany, perhaps.

rustydrd@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 275d (3 replies)

German here. What?

Quexotic@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 275d (2 replies)

Does that menu make sense in German?

rustydrd@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 275d (1 reply)

Nope.

Edit: Unless they replaced beef with fox (Fuchs) meat or it's the owner's name or something. In which case it would only be stupid.

Quexotic@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 275d

Danke Schoen!

tomi000@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 275d

Based on the German text on the menu, probably. But that doesnt really explain it.

binarytobis@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 275d (2 replies)

I was thinking about trying Jack-in-the-Box for the first time so I downloaded the app, and my local joint wasn’t listed. Did some digging and they were apparently delisted because their google reviews were truly awful. Exclusively one stars for the last year. Stuff like “person in the drive through window tried to climb out of the window like the girl from The Ring and fight me” and “the chicken was still straight up frozen, like directly from the freezer not a little cold in the middle”. I thought they always had a long line because it was good, but it turns out people get stuck in that line for an hour and can’t get out.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 275d (1 reply)

That's too bad, because Jack-in-the-box is one of the better chains IMO.

Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 275d

That probably shows they're at least still trying.

WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 275d

At first I thought this was part of the No Kings protest.

Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 275d

It is probably like the KFC in a neighboring town. They owner was so cheap and let it get run into the ground. When he stopped paying the chain they were going to come remove his signs. So he Painted Chicken over all of them and started buying the same or similar products from the the local food distributor he got a lot of KFC's products from. Of course it was his shitty management that lead to that and things didn't improve after it was just 'Chicken'. It stayed there three or four more years though.

someguy3@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 276d (1 reply)

Burger Steward. In charge until the return of the King.

zarkanian@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 275d

Burger Regency.

zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 pts · 275d (1 reply)

All I know is that I am getting some mixed feelings from the menu items with names like "Big Fux XXL"

MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 275d

Bacon fux

Bonus@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 276d (2 replies)

Yes, I'll have the Junior Whop.

Blackmist@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 275d (1 reply)

I'm going for the Big Fux XXL.

Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com · 3 pts · 275d

Nah, that chill chicken where it's at

potpotato@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 275d (3 replies)
balderdash9@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 275d (1 reply)

Cracked.com? Pepperidge Farm remembers

bitjunkie@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 275d

Wait until you find out it used to be a paper magazine

RamenJunkie@midwest.social · 4 pts · 275d

Not to be confused with the Burger King that is not a Burger King but isn't fake.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_King_(Mattoon,_Illinois)

NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 17 pts · 275d (1 reply)

It’s like the Avignon Anti-Papacy.

niktemadur@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 275d

The Burger War Of Secession has begun...

expatriado@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 276d (1 reply)

should transition to burger national convention, followed by burger first republic

FerretyFever0@fedia.io · 6 pts · 276d

Eventually, a Burger Emperor.

Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 275d

"What are you getting for lunch?"

"Burger."

grte@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 276d

No Gods, No Masters, No Head Office.

fibojoly@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 276d (1 reply)

Fux probably stands for Fuchs, I'm guessing.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 275d

Fox? Does it have a different local meaning?

JandroDelSol@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 275d

this apparently happened with a dairy queen in the town where my parents grew up in, but they didn't even change the branding. they just went rogue and it took a long ass time for people to notice

KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 276d

That is impressive because I'd rather starve than eat Burger King. Hate to see what "got rejected for quality" they essentially have no bar.

lennee@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 274d

extra long chli chicken

mo_lave@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 275d

Vive la Révolution!

Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 275d

I mean it's better for society since Burger King won't be getting so much moeny for a name.

PostnataleAbtreibung@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 276d

Isn‘t that Freising/Ingolstadt and around that area? And yes, you couldn‘t eat that stuff.

inbeesee@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 271d

Should I have the classic fux or big fux xxl?