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[Old Fezziwig]

The people who insist that the Oxford comma be used in every Facebook post wishing their grandmother a happy birthday are being unnecessarily pedantic.

I feel like that might be a time to break out the Oxford comma. Show Grandma what you've learned in school!

 

[CleverNickName]

I've got so many unpopular opinions about fast food. This one's probably the least popular: Fast food isn't unhealthy.
There are unhealthy options, and there are unhealthy portion sizes, sure. But "fast food" has a bad rap.

 

[MGibster]

Five Guys is overpriced and their bugers are only maginally superior to Wendy's.

 

[Old Fezziwig]

Five Guys is overpriced and their bugers are only maginally superior to Wendy's.

You live near better Wendy's than I ever have.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Fast food isn't unhealthy. There are unhealthy options, and there are unhealthy portion sizes, sure. But "fast food" has a bad rap.

Unless you're eating the worst stuff constantly, which some people certainly do, it's not worse for you than, say, alcohol, which we'd never make legal if we were starting human civilization from scratch today.

 

[Pedantic]

Oooh, that's a fun unpopular opinion. I don't drink, literally never have nor have ever wanted to, and I don't understand the appeal at all. Alcohol is primarily a way to make people I otherwise like more boring as evenings continue.

 

[CleverNickName]

Unless you're eating the worst stuff constantly, which some people certainly do, it's not worse for you than, say, alcohol, which we'd never make legal if we were starting human civilization from scratch today.

Take one of those $30 gourmet cheeseburgers that you might order from a fancy uptown restaurant. Sure, it might be made from aged Angus prime, and topped with the fanciest French cheeses and served on a toasted brioche bun with truffle oil aoli....but for the same amount of fat, sodium, cholesterol, and calories, it might as well be a $4 Big Mac, or the burger you cooked in your own backyard with grocery-store ingredients. It's all marketing.

 

[Celebrim]

Five Guys is overpriced and their bugers are only maginally superior to Wendy's.

Fair enough.

I haven't had an In-And-Out, but my daughter went to California for a national competition, and when she came back, I asked her about the burger she said, "It is basically a Wendy's. Not sure what the hype is about.".

I'd also add that Whataburger is only marginally superior to Burgerking.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Fair enough.

I haven't had an In-And-Out, but my daughter went to California for a national competition, and when she came back, I asked her about the burger she said, "It is basically a Wendy's. Not sure what the hype is about.".

I'd also add that Whataburger is only marginally superior to Burgerking.

Eh, you either love In-N-Out, or you don't get the hype.

Personally, I love it. It's ... well, the way I think about it is not that's the a great gourmet burger, but it's what McDonald's should be.

My personal ranking of major fast food chains based upon my personal preferences and the likelihood that I will get a quality burger-

1. Shake Shack. Smoke Shack FTW!

2. In-N-Out. Is a secret menu really secret if everyone is ordering off of it?

3. Five Guys.

4. McDonald's. Nostalgia, if nothing else. Also? FRY THOSE PIES. Seriously.

5. Hardee's/Carl's Jr. It's fine.

6. Wendy's.

7. Getting punched in the face.

8. Burger King. Good Burger King is a'ight. But I've had a lot of bad Burger King. Highest (bad) variability.

9. Pulling off all of your toenails with an icepick.

10. Jack in the Box. Those tacos are two for a dollar. No, they aren't paying you to eat them, although they should.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I haven't had an In-And-Out, but my daughter went to California for a national competition, and when she came back, I asked her about the burger she said, "It is basically a Wendy's. Not sure what the hype is about.".

It's several things. The default burger -- which is basically a Whopper, done well -- is all made out of fresh-never-frozen ingredients by a large, happy staff. (They pay better than the rest of the fast food industry, provide health care from day one and run with a full staff, rather than the skeleton crews typical at fast food restaurants now.)

So you get a lightly toasted bun, genuinely crisp lettuce, a juicy tomato that's as good as one can get in season, either a thick bright burst of white onion or wonderfully grilled onions (if you make that choice), well cooked burgers with good quality meat, and good sauce that's essentially Thousand Island dressing.

But none of it is wilting under heat lamps for hours, none of it is slapped together by a miserable person listening to the alarm tell them that they've been taking too long their entire eight hour shift, and all of it is served correctly (I honestly don't think I've had a single incorrect order from them in more than two decades of eating there) with a big smile.

It's also comparable in price or cheaper than McDonald's, depending on your order.

It is not a gourmet burger. It is probably the Platonic ideal of a burger one can get from a drive-thru, though.