Place: Burger King
Lunch: Wisconsin White Cheddar Whopper (no lettuce, no tomato), onion rings (w/Zesty sauce), Coke
This BK location got a mild refresh in the dining room with a creamy new paint color that really lights up the place. They also replaced the plastic menu board with video monitors, which are largely static menus except for one dedicated to promos. That one rotates images and videos. Occasionally, all of the monitors sync a virtual "Celebrating 55 Years of the Whopper" banner. I wonder if this annoys people trying to read the menu.
Actually, I envision a time in the not-too-distant future where fast food places have a smart phone app that lets you read the menu specific to the location that you're in, create your own order, and transmit it to the cashier, payment and everything.
The Whopper celebration, of course, features an LTO Whopper that also seems to be BK's answer to McDonald's CBO, though they're really not in the same league. While the McDonald's version on paper sounds more impressive with its 1/3 pound Black Angus patty, white cheddar, and bacon, the BK White Cheddar Whopper is far FAR better. It's a regular Whopper with regular toppings (well...red onions instead of white) plus bacon and a very natural looking, feeling, and tasting white cheddar slice. This cheese is Tillamook quality, unlike McDonald's near flavorless mystery cheese. The charbroiled patty and the bacon bring out a smokiness in the cheese that makes this quite possibly the best Whopper ever. I will be eating a lot of these while it's around. It needs to become a permanent menu item. Are you listening to me, Burger King? NEEDS TO BE PERMANENT.
Hardee's also has an interesting LTO burger currently. The Memphis BBQ burger has pulled pork on it. A burger patty and pulled pork. Which gave me an idea. McRib is back at McD's. What if you got a CBO and a McRib, then put the McRib patty in the CBO, between the patty and one of the buns?
(Admit it. You're thinking of trying that. But I'm not. I'm far too in love with this Whopper.)
T-shirts and shorts weather for Thanksgiving? I'll set foot in five states Thanksgiving day, and every one of them has favorable weather. Especially the last one, where it will be in the low 70's.
Jeepers.
