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I'm vegan and we have a local vegan fast food joint. Sometimes I just want some. It's a small business so I'm supporting them.

The only thing I get at Burger King is the original chicken sandwich or chicken nuggets. Their chicken is better than their burgers and I like to say they should change their name to Chicken King cuz the burgers suck.

Their chicken sandwich is like crack. No one else gets the melty fat flavor just right.

i eat at mcD once every 2-3 years just to remind my how awful it is. used to eat there multiple times a week, and i dont know how. all the burgers taste like they were dipped in the dead sea.

You have a point about it being expensive. It used to be really affordable, which made it a convenient option for a quick lunch or something, especially if you didn't have any lunch prepared on a workday.

As far as the taste, I think this varies from location to location around the country. I don't think the food is gourmet or anything, but it's not inedible and the taste of junk food really does set off all the feel-good chemicals in my brain.

I find that Burger King's biggest flaw is that there's zero consistency across their franchise locations. This in in stark contrast to McDonald's franchises that are really well standardized. I can go to one BK location and the food will be shit, and the next will taste pretty good. Even the same location can vary depending on the day of the week and whose shift it is. It sucks, because I am in the minority group of people that think people are sleeping on BK's french fries - they are leagues better than the competition when made correctly, but I get such inconsistent results whenever I go that I honestly can't recommend that anybody try them over an alternative with a more consistent quality. When they are made right, they are golden, crispy, fluffy, and somewhat salty. But sometimes they are undercooked so they aren't golden brown and crispy on the outside, or they are overcooked so they aren't fluffy on the inside, or they don't have any seasoning so they taste bland.

Anyway, I used to go there regularly, but I'm cutting down on calorie-loaded foods and so I will only get to go to get fast food once in a while, and I sure as hell don't waste it on a trip to BK unless I really have a craving for it or someone else I'm hanging out with wants to go there specifically. The cost just doesn't justify the quality you get, even when it does turn out really good.

When I used to it was because it was cheap, and I didn't have time, energy, or money for cooking very often. When you work 12 hours of physical labor and then commute, there's not much time or energy for anything other than fast food and bed.

I can get two whoppers for about 5 dollars and they are full of flavor over here (Brazil).

McDs is hit and miss with their milkshake machines. If I want a shake I go to BK now, so far havent been disappointed.

I've stopped going to fast food chains. Local fast casual or Sheetz/Wawa is better food, faster, and cheaper. McDonald's et al don't have any fucking value prop left.

Not everyone knows how to cook, and fast food is the cheapest (if not necessarily cheap) option. This is kind of a weird question to me.

Because it taste good? Also McDonald's gets old sometimes

Lack of time, lack of energy, or both. Cooking is exhausting and difficult when you're already tired from working.

As far as fast food goes, it's actually pretty good here where I live. Granted, there are better options, and sometimes way better options, but BK isn't bad.

I visit some fast food chains but I avoid Burger King at all costs. Some of the worst burgers I have ever seen and eaten in my entire life have come from that dump.

Prices are getting out of hand, though. Fast Food is quickly reaching price parity with actual quality restaurants which is insane.