Beer at Burger King?
Burger King is claiming that you'll be able to buy burgers at their upcoming "Whopper Bar" locations. I know, it's weird to think that if you sat down at a Burger King, you could be eating an actual burger. What's that? They already sell burgers? Really? I've had Burger King around four times and never once was I given a burger. I ate something called a "Whopper", but I couldn't tell what it was. I'd say the predominant flavor was "burned". That's a flavor, right? Like when you drink a Coors Light, the flavor is "cold"--which is a step up from Bud Light who has given up on the whole flavor thing and is now pushing something called "drinkability". This amazes me. Bud's biggest selling point is that it's drinkable? Antifreeze is drinkable. You'll probably die, but at least it tastes good. Unlike Bud Light.
What was my point? Oh, yeah. Beer. At Burger King. Seriously. I covered this Whopper Bar thing in March, but the addition of beer to the menu is a new development. Whopper Bars are going to be smaller than regular Burger Kings and only sell Whoppers, "grab-and-go" products, and possibly beer. Am I missing something here? Other than Vegas and a few places in Florida, can you get beer to go? It seems very European. I have no problem with BK going European, but they'll need to step up their food prep. Nobody wants a food-borne illness, but "flame-broiled" doesn't have to mean "charred meat puck".
Read more about the King's new direction at the Wall Street Journal.
--Spanno
Flap Jackson on October 13, 2008 at 01:18 PM
Mmmm, Beer.
Chip Anderson on October 13, 2008 at 04:49 PM
We do have drive through daiquiris here in Louisiana. I picked up four just a while ago for the girls working late at the office.
Chip Anderson on October 13, 2008 at 04:50 PM
Of course, we're eating boudin, rather than burgers.
Quilly Mammoth on October 13, 2008 at 05:16 PM
Really, people ought to just pony up thirty bucks for a handcrafted burger with some exotic cheese, earth friendly greens picked by a non-judgmental co-op in the mountains and wash it down with an artisan microbrew. Made with real, virgin glacier water.
Served by some artsy flower-grandchild named Summer in a bar located in the "new downtown district"...the renovation of which was financed by taxes on the slobs that actually drink a cheap beer and eat at Burger King.
Buford Gooch on October 13, 2008 at 05:19 PM
Ah, a food snob. The Whopper is probably the best fast food burger of all time. They don't serve it tartar, so food snobs are unable to taste anything but bad in it. As opposed to trying to make things taste like something they aren't, why not just see if you enjoy the taste of what they are? You're missing out on a lot of taste treats in life.
Mike on October 13, 2008 at 05:47 PM
Good comment Buford!
If you don't have an "In-n-Out" or "Carl's Jr." in your locale, Burger King is about as good as it gets. (I love Jack and hate the King in ads, but the burgers ain't the ads).
Citizen Grim on October 13, 2008 at 06:15 PM
Mike is right - Carl's Jr (aka Hardees here on the east coast) currently has the best fast food burgers around. McDonalds has some promising new, burgers, though, I gotta admit.
Food snobs can choke on tofu paninis of their own ungodly manufacture, for all I care.
Peter on October 13, 2008 at 06:33 PM
Back in your March posting, you claim to have never eaten at BK. Now you claim four times.
Which is it?
Until you can figure out your basic life narrative, please spare us the food snob schtick, OK? This was supposed to be a newsy item about Burger King, not some tiresome display of your superiority.
David on October 13, 2008 at 06:53 PM
You poor fools talking about In-n-Out and Carl's Jr. have obviously never had Whataburger!
I feel sorry for you. Come to Texas some time and give it a try. Then, you'll know fast food hamburger heaven!
:-)
on October 13, 2008 at 07:23 PM
Whattaburger.............. one burger to rule them all.
on October 13, 2008 at 07:23 PM
Whattaburger.............. one burger to rule them all.
on October 13, 2008 at 07:24 PM
Whattaburger.............. one burger to rule them all.
KZnextzone on October 13, 2008 at 09:13 PM
QM isn't everyone a grandchild? Not that I disagree.
In-N-Out ROCKS
betheweb on October 14, 2008 at 04:54 AM
I grew up in Texas. Whenever business takes me back, which is a lot, I always snarf a Whattaburger; a burger smooshed to the size of a small dinner plate, large on bun and flavored with the nostalgia of youth. Concur with West Coast aficionados of In-N-Outs and Carl Jrs. In DC area, try Five Guys, a local chain.
twft1 on October 14, 2008 at 06:22 AM
Wow a nice combination going to be added there!
Spanno on October 14, 2008 at 08:21 AM
I'm a huge fan of In-N-Out Burger. That's how you do fast food right.
RR Ryan on October 14, 2008 at 11:02 AM
Buford has a point. Fast food burgers are like Cool Whip. They aren't quite what they would like to be, but taken on their own terms, they're quite good.
jsallison on October 14, 2008 at 04:19 PM
Carl's Jr works for me most of the time, the Wattaburgers in town (Lawton, OK) stink on ice, dirty, dingy, crewed by folk that'd much rather be part'A'ing then, oh I dunno, working, or something and they make sure you get the vibe. Across the Red River from me there's a Wattaburger (Burkburnett, TX) with folk that actually act like they like what they're doing, and it shows.
jsallison on October 14, 2008 at 04:21 PM
Carl's Jr works for me most of the time, the Wattaburgers in town (Lawton, OK) stink on ice, dirty, dingy, crewed by folk that'd much rather be part'A'ing then, oh I dunno, working, or something and they make sure you get the vibe. Across the Red River from me there's a Wattaburger (Burkburnett, TX) with folk that actually act like they like what they're doing, and it shows.
hitnrun on October 14, 2008 at 05:38 PM
Heh, I noticed that about Coors Light too. It's like they actually minimized the flavor as much as possible so you just say "Wow, that's cold!"
JWE on October 15, 2008 at 08:18 AM
Try Tom Wahl's or Bill Gray's when you're next in, or near, Rochester, NY.
Stoneburner on October 15, 2008 at 09:39 AM
Oh get off your high horse, Spanno. A Whopper is a hamburger, and they're not half bad. Certainly better than a Big Mac. Dishonest food elitism is SO TIRING.
Rita on May 21, 2009 at 11:16 PM
put some ice square ,it maybe more nice
Beer and Burgers on June 24, 2009 at 04:03 PM
Beer and burgers diet. there's no refined sugar so I can have two of each!