Best Fast Food Burger

[Rev. Powell]

The annual USA Today rankings of best fast food burger are out: https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/best-fast-food-burger/

Mostly regional. #1 is not available in my market.

10. Whataburger - had these when I lived in Texas, liked 'em
9. Burger King's Whopper - got sick off one of these once and can't eat them now
8. Freddy's Double - they're OK
7. Shake Shack - never had
6. Five Guys - these are good, super-high calories though.
5. Culvers - had this once, thought it was good but I haven't gone back
4. In-N-Out Burger - liked these when I lived in Vegas
3. Jack-N-the-Box - I might have had this? I found Jack-N-the-Box forgettable
2. A&W - never had it
1. Habit Burger - not in my market

For burgers I prefer sit down rather than fast food. There is a local place here called Home Run burger--if I want an "elevated" fast food burger, I'll patronize them. A lot like Five Guys but a local chain.

[claws]

Not sure if you are familiar with Joshua Weissman. He's a chef and popular YouTuber. He tried every fast food burger in America, and this is his ranking:

Highest score:

1. Steak and Shake
2. In N Out
3. Shake Shack

Average:

4. Wendy's

Below Average/Bad:

5. Burger King
6. Culver's
7. Five Guys
8. Jack In The Box
9. Habit Burger
9. Sonic
11. Jollibee
12. Whataburger
13. Carl's Jr
14. McDonald's
15. Rally's
16. Arby's
17. Dairy Queen
18. White Castle

[Trevor]

Steers, Spur and Wimpy here do some nice burgers 🍔

[Rev. Powell]

Not sure if you are familiar with Joshua Weissman. He's a chef and popular YouTuber. He tried every fast food burger in America, and this is his ranking:

Highest score:

1. Steak and Shake
2. In N Out
3. Shake Shack

Average:

4. Wendy's

Below Average/Bad:

5. Burger King
6. Culver's
7. Five Guys
8. Jack In The Box
9. Habit Burger
9. Sonic
11. Jollibee
12. Whataburger
13. Carl's Jr
14. McDonald's
15. Rally's
16. Arby's
17. Dairy Queen
18. White Castle

Anyone who ranks White Castle dead last is not to be trusted. (Although admittedly the quality can vary wildly, when they're fresh cooked they're great, if they've been sitting around a while they're terrible).

[ER]

Ever look at your burger though and wonder how many different dead cows lie entombed in there, ground up together? I can't get past that.

[indianasmith]

Here in Texas, Whataburger has near-sacred status.  They're not bad.
An ice cream chain called Braum's has the best burgers of any fast food joint.
But a little independent joint called Lulu's has burgers that leave all the competition behind!
They're my go-to stop on the way home from the river!