Pros: The food doesn't cost that much, unless you go to one by a freeway. There is a rumor, albeit unconfirmed, that their patties are almost 90% soy based, meaning that some vegetarians can eat their hamburgers. Their chicken mcnuggets are good, quite good, actually. Their french fries are a paradox. When they're fresh out of the grease, they're wonderful and taste great. Let them sit for a few minutes and they're deep-fried crap. Let them sit for a few hours and somehow the taste comes back. I don't ask why for fear that I would find out.
Cons: Just about everything else. You can't quite describe the taste of their food... How do you describe the total absence of something? It's like eating cardboard. Customer service in the commericals consists of a happy, go-getting, clean cut young man with a smile on his face and a brightly lit background. Unfortunately, nine times out of eight, I have gotten a depressed, only slightly more of a loser than I am, grungy guy numbly taking my order in dim lighting. I have yet to see a clean McDonalds.
Recommendations: Aside from don't go here, I would recommend the french fries (if they're right out of the fryer) or the chicken nuggets. As far as soda goes, you're better of going somewhere else. As impossible as it seems, McDonalds has found a way to make bad soda....
Burger King
Synopsis: As far as price goes, Burger King is a bit more expensive than McDonalds, but still very reasonable. The food is good, but you can get tired of it after a few visits. A few years ago they made a big to do about changing the formula for their fries. I dunno... Didn't really make much of a difference, actually. The employees are, for the most part, much like those at McDonalds: The Legion of the Damned. But at least they look a bit happier about their lot in life.
Pros: Their food, all things considered, is good. I don't really like their chicken very much, however. With regard to quality, the price is right. It's not cheap, it's not expensive. You get what you pay for. And while they simply throw their patties in a microwave, like their red and yellow counterparts, at least you know their meat has touched a flame grill at one point or another.
Cons: A while ago their coke used to be the best I'd ever tasted, but lately it's just been sort of bleh. Watered down, decaffinated, thin... I've also noticed that their menu is a little light on bacon. To the average person, this doesn't matter much. But I'm not exactly average. On a side note, they've already added on bacon-filled item, so they're regaining their points there. Finally, while the atmosphere isn't as depressing as it is at McDonalds, it's still far from a happy place.
Recommendations: Just about anything but their chicken is good. I'd go for the bacon thing they have. I forget the name, but it's something like the Western Whopper or somesuch. As for a drink, don't get coke. Anything else, but no coke. And, finally, skip the fries. Do yourself a favor.
