Location: 4141 Dixie Road, Mississauga
Website: http://www.burgerking.ca/
Burger King is the worst. Seriously. The absolute worst. I remember at a certain point, several years back, thinking that it was one of the better fast food joints. But then the quality started going downhill, and at first I thought “oh, I must be at a badly run Burger King,” but no. They’re all bad now.
I’m not a fast food snob. I enjoy it, for the most part. You have to adjust your expectations, obviously, but a Big Mac can be quite satisfying when the craving hits.
My personal ranking of the big fast food burger chains would probably look something like this:
- A&W
- Wendy’s
- McDonald’s
- Harvey’s
- Garbage from a dumpster
- Burger King
So when I found out that Burger King was serving a McRib-esque sandwich, my better judgment told me to stay away, but hey, you only live once, right?
I should note that I actually do like the McRib. Maybe it’s because I have fond childhood memories of the thing, but every time McDonald’s brings it back I feel obligated to eat it at least once.
Burger King’s version has all of the same components (barbeque sauce, mystery-meat-pork patty, and pickles), save for the onion. But it is — surprise, surprise — not good. The salty patty is a lot chewier and more rubbery than the McRib, and the cloyingly sweet barbeque sauce is one-note and vaguely unappealing. The bun and pickles are fine, but the whole thing was kind of gross and nothing I’d ever want to eat again.
I tried the new doughnut holes, too, which were also pretty gross. Can we just use the words Burger King as a replacement verb for gross? I think so. The doughnut holes were pretty Burger Kingy. Doughy, soggy, and downright mushy, the only highlight was when I remembered that I am a human being with free will, and can choose to never eat another one of these for as long as I live. I wish I could make that choice for Burger King in general, but I know curiosity will drive me back here when they introduce something else new to their menu. Oh well.
Michael Eats 