Why would you do that, when for about 12 dollars, you can buy a pre-roasted chicken and veggies at the grocery store and eat a much more healthy meal for 4 people?





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Hahahha.. Hell in Mexico its more expensive than that. Wife and I went one day for the first time in 3 years 2 burgers and 1 drink was over 15$

That's cheaper than Serbia man... common...

I haven't been inside a BK in more than 20 years. Have they stopped microwaving their burgers yet? The few times I was there back in the day I expected flame-broiled burgers fresh off the grill/flame/char-broiler/whatever, but was surprised when the girl popped my order into a microwave before handing it to me.

Sorry, I don't care why they do it, never again. Plenty of burger places out there that make them right then and there after you order it and you get it straight off the flame. I don't mind paying ten or twelve bucks for a burger meal when it's a quality burger done properly. BK simply doesn't have it.

im thinking as you when im very hungry

They usually cook a batch of meat through the big grill and put them in sort of container where they remain warm. You do not get "fresh out the grill" unless you specifically order that, but then you have to wait longer till frozen meat goes all the way through the grill.

ok so now a family of four wants burgers so they pay $12 times 4 plus tax & tip?

anyway, fast food being expensive is a good thing. Fast food doesn't accurately reflect the health costs

Though I've said this before on gfy and people complain about a family not being able to take their kids out for something special

My Fiance's boss is taking us out to lunch to Sizzler. Free food is free food

They are only taking you to Sizzler because they will save $3 over going to BK.

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Eating there too often can be a symptom of living in a food desert. Which ironically means you don't have a grocery store option. What then?

All this talk is making me hungry.

Nearest BK is 5 miles away, Sizzler is across the street. I enjoyed the salad bar and Raspberry Iced Tea

Sizzler is cheaper than BK? :1orglaugh

Duh....At least Vendzilla can get a joke.

Hmmmm, 5 miles away. So considering gas prices, they actually do save $3.

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I don't live in a "food desert", but at the same time my schedule doesn't allow me to cook lunch every day.

I get up in the morning, come out to my office and do some prelim (emails, etc.) while I eat my oatmeal.
Then I hit the gym and showers.

By that time it's lunchtime. So I usually grab some fast food and head back to my desk to eat while I work.

I'm guessing that millions of people who work "real" jobs do the same every day.

In-N-Out or bust. :thumbsup

One of the things I liked about New England, is there was barely any fast food where I lived. There was shitloads of pizza joints and Dunkn doughnuts but not a lot of fast food chain stores. It meant you couldn't just be lazy to go get a burger all the time.

Sadly that also meant no Hardes/Carals jr

Really? People live where they just can't buy food to eat? A "food desert"?

Sounds like they are fucking retarded and need to be put down.... considering access to food only comes second after access to air and water in terms of basic human needs to stay alive.

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Sure, google it.

Hell yeah!

That's one factor that's not been in this discussion...fast food tastes delicious! (especially that 24 hour McDonald's drive thru at 3 a.m. on a Friday night lol)

Google what? Should I Google "idiot creates family and can't feed it because he's too fucking stupid and irresponsible to even plan to provide the most very basic survival needs.. such as food and water"... or something else?

At what point are individuals responsible for their idiotic decisions and life choices?

If someone told me that they had no choice but to feed their kids food from a local fast food place, i'd do everything in my power to make sure those kids are removed from that house... because that idiocy is just the beginning for them.

I don't know much about food desserts, but food deserts are pretty damn good.

The thing I miss most about an ex-girlfriend is the White Castle about a block from her condo. Nothing beats an early morning bag of sliders.

I personally don't like BK and McD is a last choice as well. Within a mile of where I live, we have a Tommy's, In-N-Out, Hamburger Habit and a couple other hamburger joints that are much better.
2 am, have a Tommy's Chili Cheeseburger, nothing better at that time of the morning

http://www.whitecastle.com/food/menu
They look like frozen hamburgers from supermarket. I mean they look way worse than even MCD or BK burgers. :2 cents:
What the selling point of white castle?

If you have never had a "White Castle" craving it's hard to explain. You are correct however in your assessment :1orglaugh

open 24/7 around here.... so they are great if you want to grab something to eat at 5am after a night of partying....

Add to this that your burger and buns will be healthier than the ones they have. In fact, just their buns will have the same calories as your entire burger.

Kind of a taste like coffee or tea. You do it because other people do it and then you can't find that taste and consistency anywhere else. So you go back for more abuse.

I hear the BK dumpster is where families of 4 go these days for the real deals

Onion rings are good, but the burgers are total garbage. Can't believe the prices they charge. It is a last choice for food.

Sorry L-Pink, you didn't factor in the price of the "cooker". I'm still trying to figure out whether that's a person or appliance.

If cooker = wife then obviously my price's are way off :1orglaugh

I heard of buying fresh food is quite expensive in the US...so families need to go to Burger King and stuff?

A myth that lazy people like to perpetuate.

I have created and posted a breakdown as to how an adult male could eat on $20 a week with grocery store healthy foods. Extravagant? Of course not. Healthy, affordable, and good tasting? Yes.

That same adult male could not eat fast food on $20 a week.

I remember, that was a nice breakdown :thumbsup
Too bad only few people would follow along similar lines...

It's not too expensive until you buy organic, but many people live in areas that have no grocery store within a reasonable distance. These areas have been designated as "food deserts" by the USDA who keeps current maps covering the whole country. In these areas there may be numerous fast food restaurants, but no farmers markets, produce stands or even grocery stores. Some people clearly are unaware of this phenomenon which is in itself a shame.

It is in these areas that you are likely to find people actually complaining about the cost of fast food. This is not something that a guy walking to lunch a few times a week from his office would call a big concern.

It's FAR cheaper to buy your food raw and cook it. Now how about some solutions for when you have no available store to buy raw food in.

It is difficult to believe that an area which can support multiple restaurants does not have a single grocery store. It is just against any business logic. impossible to imagine such an area. Well maybe some highway intersection where only few people live, but there are few restaurants for passing car traffic.

I think he is saying is "some people are too dumb to breath and won't stop breeding even though they have no means to provide the most basic needs and support for the children they bring into this world as a parent... but its not their fault and its "shameful" to think otherwise"

Uhmmm... the solution, which should seem pretty fucking obvious is to live where you can provide food for your family and be a decent parent. Not demand the government and society to bring the food to you, no matter how irresponsible you are.

Let's just say that it was true. The majority of the United States population lives in large urban environments, the major cities. The second group lives in smaller cities or close to smaller cities, which have grocery stores. The third group lives in extreme rural areas, that may or may not have "access to food"?

That third group is pretty damn small. These food desserts do not explain how all of these other people in the country, with plenty of access, have the same exact issues.

Listen... its nobodies business. If you want to have 20 kids and live on a mountain top with no food, water or breathable oxygen supply... society is obligated to give it a name like "oxygen insecure families" or do a study on people living in "oxygen deserts" and the nations losers and hippies will then clamor to throw my money at you. You'll be fine no matter how idiotic you are... because according to some... its just not your fault and you are a victim. :)

The families living in rural areas without grocery stores are more than likely decedents of very self-sufficient parents/grandparents. Farmers, with livestock, gardens, canning, etc. The fact the new generation can't take care of themselves is just another example of our lazy society.

Isn't it odd how hard-working people rarely have empathy for the lazy?

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How crazy is that to think about? We are literally talking about people that will not take care of themselves or their children as being victims. Society stopped demanding more from people, we got politically correct, can't judge ... and this is where we ended up.

Oops. Thats very insensitive of you. Please remember to substitute "hard working" with "greedy" next time... so as not to offend those we support with our tax dollars.