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Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 months agoWhat you said makes sense and I completely understand why this would make them popular. They should be applauded for their cleanliness and good treatment of their employees. Those are great! However what I don’t get is why people act like their burgers are top tier when they’re clearly not.
jumjummy@lemmy.world 5 months ago
They are absolutely top tier in their category (fast food and cheap). You can’t compare them to a $20 monster burger.
Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
They absolutely aren’t. I’m not comparing them to some $20 burger. I’m comparing them to other fast food burgers, and in that comparison, they’re decidedly average.
HessiaNerd@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Do you honestly think a jack in the box or McDonald’s burger is better?
I admit I am biased. When I was a kid they were only in Southern California and we would always get them when visiting family down there. I 100% have some nostalgia bias. But objectively they have high quality ingredients and are prepared well to your liking. A lot of people complain about the fries (you can order them light well or well), but fries made from potatoes rather than some abomination invented in a lab are a selling point in my book.
Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Are McDonald’s burgers better? No. Are Wendy’s? Yes. I haven’t had Jack in the Box in almost 10 years (none in my area), so I can’t compare them directly.
Their fries seem like their burgers to me: good, but not remarkable. They’re certainly better than BK fries and the current Wendy’s fries (the old Wendy’s fries were better).
I’m not sure what you mean about the lab thing, though. The vast majority of the fries I’ve had have just been sliced and fried potatoes.
jumjummy@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Well, obviously tastes differ, but I have yet to see any traditional fast food restaurant have anywhere near the lines and demand that In&Out has. More often then not, the lines are too much and I’ve often given up and gone to other spots when the lines are insane.
Call it hype, but I really think that they are leaps and bounds better than any other chain fast food places.
AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Show me you’ve never been to a Culver’s.