September 9, 2014
Brief Note from J
I have been meaning to compare the fast food joints for a while, and thanks to the prompting from pinky&brain on my KFC post, I decided to compare a burger from each of the A & W, Burger King & McDonald's locations in downtown Vancouver (they are about 1 min apart). I was surprised at my favorite!
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The three bags |
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Of course I couldn't just review the burgers... I had to try out the fries too for *ahem* a thorough journalistic coverage. Funny, the A & W burger looks the least substantial, but size-wise, the A & W fries take the cake here. I got the smallest sizes available at each location to er, cut down on calories.
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The three burgers side by side comparison
(Burger King's definitely wins in the bun size category) |
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And the winner of the fries fight is...
A & W
A & W's fries were slightly soft, not crisp, but I like them that way; they also tasted like they were freshly cut and then fried.
Burger King's was the runner-up, but it wasn't close by any means. If anything, it was closer to last place w McDonald's. These were plumper fries than McD's, but had the same dry, no flavor (strangely, both BK & McD's fries weren't too salty this time around, they're usually too salty for me), processed texture. Actually, I thought they were slightly stale. No contest here.
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The real burger winner
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A & W: Mama burger w cheese - 2
J's comment > not bad; definitely the winner of the burger battle (man, I'm just owning this alliteration thing!); bun was soft and held all the fillings nicely; loved the mayo and cheese (had to ask for the cheese, it usually comes without) that gave it the extra 'oomph'; patty was slightly dry on its own, but compared to the other two burgers, a much better alternative
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McDonald's: Quarter pounder w cheese - 2
J's comment > really heavy; bun also soft, but a tad firmer than A & W's; patty was dry, and honestly, without the cheese, I'd say it was exactly the same as BK's below except that McD's quarter pounder patty is a tad thicker |
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Burger King: Whopper - 2
J's comment > I didn't know the whopper didn't come w cheese! So there was no cheese in this burger, but to 'make up' for it, the BK burger definitely had more bun, veggies (actually, it's the only burger w lettuce and tomato); there was way too much bun to patty ratio, in fact, I pulled out both the McD's and BK's patties to measure and the BK's patty was thinner than the Quareter Pounder patty; other than size, both patties were the same to me - forgettable |
Extra Comment
Wow! I would have thought McD's was a sure win as the Quarter Pounder w Cheese has been my all-time fav since I was a kid. But very good to know that A & W now takes the crown in both the burger and fries department. At least for this round... next up, Wendy's, Five Guys & Fatburger!
A & W Menu
Burger King Menu
McDonald's Menu
Labels: burger, chain, downtown, fast food, junk food, vs
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