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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

and if its a "big" burger, its wider, not taller. You don't make a burger bigger by making it taller. This is only for chefs who look like they got dumped from chopped and couldnt make it as a hair dresser in Brooklyn.

A better burger is a wider burger.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It makes me sad every time I remember how big the standard Whataburger used to be. Almost the size of a personal pan pizza.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

So the right size

[–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 weeks ago

Way bigger than those nothing burgers

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

"A famous comedian you've never heard of ate here once." picture on the wall.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think that's what bums me out about no longer visiting the US: the amazing food found in the most unremarkable places.

A bbq burger joint in a carpark off a freeway. A random mexican place next to a laundromat. Hell even your mcdonalds tastes better

And it's just... off limits to me for the foreseeable future

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

even your mcdonalds tastes better

Because of the HFC they load everything with "over there", which isn't allowed in a lot of other countries.

Also, amazing mind-blowing food in unremarkable places is available everywhere in the world, that is not a US-specific thing.

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, but every culture has its own palette they've adapted to. And the American taste of food is just delicious. You'll feel your arteries clog up but damn is it delicious! It's good I don't live there, I would never cook again.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

An interesting twist in LA, they mostly sell amazing Mexican food, including the authentic stuff, but somehow also pancakes, burgers, and gyros (?!) that are also passable.

Also maybe an arcade machine, but more likely a drive thru that probably isn't supposed to be there (especially since the food still takes 20 minutes to make).

Yes I have a place in mind and no I won't be sharing it. Lol

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

My Mexican food place has a "drive thru". They pulled the window out and replaced it with a smaller window installed sideways. It has a door bell to let them know you're there. If you're placing your order at the window, you get handed a business card and told to order ahead next time to get your food quicker, and to drive to the front.

[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

The little hole-in-the-wall local restaurants are always a treat to go to. When the food is made with love and passion, it makes all the difference. We have a Jamaican jerk chicken restaurant here that's basically a tiny shack with a kitchen attached to it, and they have the best rotis I've ever had.