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The confusing thing about McDonald's popularity


It tastes like shyt! I'm no food snob, I like me some seriously unhealthy KFC and I think the nice greasy burgers at BK are pretty more-ish. But I've never understood the attraction to McDonalds.

Bland tasteless slop, and why does every burger look like it was dropped in the kitchen and stepped on before they packed it?

I know they have a much more varied menu these days, I refer chiefly to their traditional fare. Just awful.




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I've never encountered burgers I thought looked like they were dropped in the kitchen and stepped on. Taste wise it isn't the best, but I don't believe it tastes like shyt.

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Ok, I admit I exaggerate to clarify, my point is it's mysterious appeal vs. it's actual value as food. How the hell is it so popular?

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It's cheap, consistent, fast, and actually good. Putting KFC as a beacon of tasty food makes your post a little silly.

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Come on, one could almost say that kfc is objectively tasty. It just is. I'm aware that more than a small quantity of it can make you feel ill because of it's horrendous fat content, but that's not the point.


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Just salty and greasy. It's the worst fast food fried chicken going.

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Not even cheap anymore.

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I agree, I visit fast food places a few times a month, and personally I think some of them can be pretty tasty (In-N-Out, Carl's Jr.) But I avoid McDonalds like the plague, the atmosphere sucks, the employees (usually) suck, and first and foremost the food sucks, even as a kid I didn't buy into the whole McDonalds thing.

Even though Im no more than a monster - don't I, too, have the right to live? -Oh Dae-Su

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Because there is one every 2 miles and not many other choices when you're starving and haven't planned ahead by packing a healthy meal in your car? Plus the fries are the real reason for most people I know not the sandwiches.

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I seldom eat fast food anymore. That said. Always thought Wendy's or BK taste better as far as sandwiches. Never was really into any fast food fries. Personally I tried 5 Guys once and it was worth the extra buck or 2 over those places

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Wendy's is the best I find out of the major, cross-country fast food chains. Not only are their burgers pretty tasty but they have some nice items like baked potatoes and chili and salads that are all totally decent too. Plus Frosties! I just nabbed two junior bacon cheeseburgers coming back from hockey an hour ago.

But I actually like McDonald's as a once-in-a-while type thing. I would get sick of that stuff if I had it weekly but I hadn't had a Big Mac in over a year and I got one around Christmas time and it was good. It's not your ordinary burger; it's got it's own flavour that's distinct and it's a nice bite when you're hungry and there's nothing else open. It is however over-priced for what you get, and I'd rather have most other fast food burgers.

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the best thing at McDs is the STEAK, EGG & CHEESE BEGAL..that's the only thing I eat from McDs..

it's convenient and "fast" doubt there is a person on this planet that would choose a "fast food" filler patty as favorite..

oh yea, most people like myself don't like flame broiled flavored filler patties or burgers...

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I'd say McDonald's does better fries than most of the other fast food places. That's about the only thing I like from them. That and the sausage egg McMuffin. I mean how can you screw up a sausage patty, English muffin and cheese? Plus they use actual eggs, unlike other fast food breakfasts which use some kind of pre-beaten egg slurry.

I'd rate BK's fries dead last. They like to change their fry recipe every couple of years, probably because they know how bad they are. The last time I tried BK fries they were terrible. Dry and tasteless except for the subtle freeze-thaw-freeze flavor that frozen foods get when they've been sitting out to thaw and subsequently refrozen.

Nothing beats Rally's fries though.

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McDonald's fries can be excellent. But I think they get nasty if they are not hot and fresh. Definitely best if eaten right away.

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