The Burger Battles of the CEOs

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Jules

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There are online videos of the CEOs of three big fast food companies. They were getting snarky with each other. The CEO of McDonald’s said he was going to eat the whole burger for lunch and then you just see him taking a small bite.

Have you watched them and do you have a favourite among them? I haven’t linked them.

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My favourite is for A&W in Canada. This actor has been making commercials for them since 2020. He’s a Canadian icon, except he was born in the US. He is parodying the other CEOs in his usual affable style.

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He invited the other CEOs to join him for a couple of Teen Burgers, $4.99 each for a limited time.

This commercial convinced me to stop for a Teen Burger while I was out shopping. I enjoyed it.
 
I was McDonald's only at one time, but now I prefer Burger King. Jack in The Box is a West Coast chain that poisoned a lot of people way back when, but they cleaned up, and became my favorite, but I'm no longer in that part of the country.
 
The first McDonalds I believe was the one in Elmhurst, a suburb of Chicago. It was a bit out of the way, but my family stopped there a lot. It was dirt cheap and very good. They had a sign that said, "Over a thousand sold!" That seemed like a phenomenal number for one small joint that didn't even have seating. Who ever would think of such a thing?
 
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Back in the day when they served ‘em hot, all 3 of these were good IMHO.
Bygone days.

Today I like Culver’s but tend to feel hungry again an hour after eating there.

So my local favorite is Five Guys.
Fresh never frozen and always served hot off the grill.
 
I'm reading posts about places we don't have in my part of Texas: A&W, Culver's, Baker's, Carl's Jr., Five Guys - there is one of those, but it's 65 miles away.

We have Braum's and last time I was there, a cheeseburger, fries, and a drink was $8.97. It was good, and I think that's the lowest price for a "combo" in my area. They also sell a (48 ounce) carton of ice cream for $4.59, and often put those on sale, 2 cartons for $7.00.

We have a Wendy's. The news reported that up to 600 of those will close. That process has already started, but isn't complete; don't know if ours is on the list.
 
They just opened a Culver's in town but I have not tried it yet. We have a McDonald's, a Burger King, and a Wendy's within 3 miles of our house. My favorite is Five Guys but it is about 20 miles away from here in heavy traffic.
When we lived in NW Florida, my favorite was Red Robin gourmet burgers. We do not have one around here.
 
TeePee said:
We don't have Carl Jr's but we have Hardee's which is suppose to be the same here. I'm not a big biscuit eater but they have the best biscuits there than any other place I've been.
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I've been to both.. in the locations I was at anyway, they are MUCH different.
 
TeePee said:
I did not know that. I know they are sister brands owned by the same company. Are their menus different?
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It's been years since I've been at either one, so I don't know.. maybe they're closer to the same now.

When I went to Carls (often in distant past), the food was good.. in contrast, Hardee's had like huge piles of slop that a person can't even hold onto. All I could tolerate from Hardee's were the milkshakes.
 
For those who have not seen the film, The Founder, it's an excellent film for those who are interested in an accurate description of the evolution of MacDonalds, and the cutthroat side of the fast food business. He starts out as a down and out salesman selling milkshake mixers made by Chicagoland's original hamburgers and milkshakes chain, Prince Castle, now defunct.

I remember that chain from my youth and it has always been to what I compared those that followed. 25 cents for a hamburger, and 25 cents for a milkshake, they were all over the place with their signature semi castle like architecture. That's when they sold real ice cream rather than the mush that poops out of a machine.
 
Sunkist said:
Hardee's had like huge piles of slop that a person can't even hold onto. All I could tolerate from Hardee's were the milkshakes.
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Yeah, Hardee's needed a much bigger bun to hold all the extra stuff, which was good enough, but too much for an ordinary bun. Alternatively, they could serve their burgers in a bowl. Their medium sized drinks were half the price of MacDonalds, and bigger, until Covidflation hit. How they are smaller and double the price. I stopped going there for a soft drink to finish off the long drive home.
 
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