# I pit Burger King **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 13, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680 "2020-04-13T06:59:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sishoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@sishoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sishoch)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/1 "2020-04-13T06:59:00Z")
Ordered food for the clan for lunch. Asked for a whopper with no catsup or cheese. Got my order home and I got a whopper with only catsup and cheese. Grrr. I used to like Burget King. I remember when the whopper was 99 cents. In the last few years, it seems that the chain has gone downhill. They are always short staffed, service is slow, the dining area and restrooms are often dirty, and the drinks are way too expensive. I get depressed everytime I walk in. On top of all that I get my order that is not my way but exactly the opposite. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/2 "2020-04-13T10:28:59Z")
1. Is anyone forcing you to eat there? 2. What’s wrong with ketchup [sic] or cheese? 3. I remember when a Whopper was 37 cents (late '50s)! 4. Is anyone forcing you to eat there? ---
**Author:** ![Unreconstructed\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/76d3ee/32.png) [@Unreconstructed\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unreconstructed_Man)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/3 "2020-04-13T10:58:25Z")
n/m ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/4 "2020-04-13T12:00:36Z")
> [@sishoch](#): > > In the last few years, it seems that the chain has gone downhill. They are always short staffed, service is slow, the dining area and restrooms are often dirty, and the drinks are way too expensive. I get depressed everytime I walk in. On top of all that I get my order that is not my way but exactly the opposite. That’s an issue with the industry in general. The entirety of the time I spent working in restaurant work (2000-2011) was pretty much defined as a constant demand from the corporate bigwigs to do more work, with fewer workers, for the same pay, while charging the customer more money for less food, and I don’t see any indication that that trend has changed in the decade since. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/5 "2020-04-13T12:29:39Z")
> [@sishoch](#): > > Ordered food for the clan for lunch. Asked for a whopper with no catsup or cheese. Got my order home and I got a whopper with only catsup and cheese. Grrr. > > I used to like Burget King. I remember when the whopper was 99 cents. In the last few years, it seems that the chain has gone downhill. They are always short staffed, service is slow, the dining area and restrooms are often dirty, and the drinks are way too expensive. I get depressed everytime I walk in. On top of all that I get my order that is not my way but exactly the opposite. Are you posting from the past? Are you still able to actually go into a BK where you are?? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/6 "2020-04-13T12:33:42Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Are you posting from the past? Are you still able to actually go into a BK where you are?? To be fair to the OP, there’s nothing in his post that would be inconsistent with his having picked up his order at the drive-thru window. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/7 "2020-04-13T12:36:02Z")
I wanna pit you for pitting Burger King. But I won’t. You get off with a warning this time, mistuh! ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/8 "2020-04-13T12:43:44Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > To be fair to the OP, there’s nothing in his post that would be inconsistent with his having picked up his order at the drive-thru window. And that he didn’t immediately return the incorrect burger for a replacement is entirely consistent with drive-thru. Especially a busy drive-thru where you feel like a jerk if you stay at the window to make your special order was made correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/9 "2020-04-13T12:49:15Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Are you posting from the past? Are you still able to actually go into a BK where you are?? ?? Pretty clear he went through a drive thru. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/10 "2020-04-13T12:49:21Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > To be fair to the OP, there’s nothing in his post that would be inconsistent with his having picked up his order at the drive-thru window. True enough. I guess I focused on his complaints about the state of the restaurants and bathrooms. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/11 "2020-04-13T12:55:21Z")
The Arbys by me doesn’t have a drive thru but I prefer Taco Bell, where I saw two young boys on bikes go through the drive thru. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/12 "2020-04-13T13:03:38Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > The Arbys by me doesn’t have a drive thru but I prefer Taco Bell, where I saw two young boys on bikes go through the drive thru. Every time I think of “TB” I think “TP” – as in I’m gonna need a lot of it after eating there. I used to love Taco Bell, but it destroys my stomach every time. Haven’t eaten at any TB since 2007. ---
**Author:** ![sishoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@sishoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sishoch)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/13 "2020-04-13T13:16:35Z")
Just for the record, I went through the drive thru and did not look at the order until I got home. The dining room was closed and the doors are locked. I normally disliked drive thrus and usually carry out from the counter. I have always hated catsup and think the cheese on fast food is vile. Just my personal taste. Once upon a time, could order a mustard whopper which was perfect. As to why I go there, my kids still like their food. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/14 "2020-04-13T13:45:26Z")
> [@sishoch](#): > > Ordered food for the clan for lunch. Asked for a whopper with no catsup or cheese. Got my order home and I got a whopper with only catsup and cheese. Grrr. > > I used to like Burget King. I remember when the whopper was 99 cents. In the last few years, it seems that the chain has gone downhill. They are always short staffed, service is slow, the dining area and restrooms are often dirty, and the drinks are way too expensive. I get depressed everytime I walk in. On top of all that I get my order that is not my way but exactly the opposite. Seems to me you’re pitting the wrong entity. You should be going after your local franchise owner rather than corporate. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/15 "2020-04-13T13:54:25Z")
I recommend the o.p. switch the Burger Chef. “Open wide America, you never can forget. You get more to like at Burger Chef.” (Wait, they’re closed? Well, I stopped eating fast food once I graduated from school and had a real job, so…) Stranger ---
**Author:** ![sishoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@sishoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sishoch)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/16 "2020-04-13T14:38:02Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Seems to me you’re pitting the wrong entity. You should be going after your local franchise owner rather than corporate. See the same thing at multiple BKs in several different states. Usually only two workers, one cooking and one covering the counter and drive in. Have to wait to give my order and long wait to be served. ---
**Author:** ![Kovitlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kovitlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kovitlac)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/17 "2020-04-13T14:59:47Z")
My family liked to laugh at the fact that BK would consistently get my order wrong every single time we stopped there on our way to see the grandparents (about 7 hrs away). What did I get? A cheeseburger or two, mustard only. I’d constantly get ketchup as well, or no mustard, or everything, or onions included, the list goes on. I don’t hate BK - I’ve been there times since, with no issues. That said, I’d rather go to McDonald’s, or better yet, Taco Bell. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/18 "2020-04-13T15:07:25Z")
> [@sishoch](#): > > Just for the record, I went through the drive thru and did not look at the order until I got home. The dining room was closed and the doors are locked. I normally disliked drive thrus and usually carry out from the counter. > > I have always hated catsup and think the cheese on fast food is vile. Just my personal taste. Once upon a time, could order a mustard whopper which was perfect. “Whopper with uh ketchup and cheese” sounds almost exactly like “Whopper with no ketchup and cheese” if it’s muttered or filtered through a less-than-perfect audio system. “Whopper, but I don’t want any ketchup and I don’t want cheese” is a lot less ambiguous. Even better, “Whopper, but I only want mustard and pickles, no other toppings, so NO ketchup, and NO cheese.” If it’s important, it’s worth taking the extra few syllables to make sure you’re understood. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/19 "2020-04-13T15:17:20Z")
> [@sishoch](#): > > See the same thing at multiple BKs in several different states. [Virtually all of which (~90%) are franchises.](https://www.thebalancesmb.com/burger-king-franchise-review-1350380) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680/20 "2020-04-13T15:22:37Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > 1. What’s wrong with ketchup [sic] or cheese? Some of us (me, at least) just can’t eat a burger (or anything else) with ketchup on it. However, in my experience fast food restaurants in recent years are getting in right more than in the past. (maybe the audio is getting better or the training has improved) But the problem is not by any means limited to BK. Or even fast food. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680.md?page=2)