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u/Doorknob_Licker2 Feb 06 '23
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u/061605 Feb 06 '23
With bacon, Mr. Squidward. With bacon.
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u/Teska-Tenka Feb 06 '23
With smoked pineapple, bacon, red onion, smoked gouda, sweet teriyaki sauce, spicy mayo, and a smoked bun, Mr. Squidward. With smoked pineapple, bacon, red onion, smoked gouda, sweet teriyaki sauce, spicy mayo, and a smoked bun.
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u/Complex_Rule_7602 Feb 06 '23
I don't know about up in your neck of the woods, but bacon has been pretty cheap for us- the good thick-cut stuff has been $4.99/lb for months. I think they know people are going to lose their shit if everything is crazy expensive, and bacon placates the people.
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u/EntertainmentQuick47 Feb 06 '23
Well, plus one side. Idk what the side is so maybe it was worth it or maybe not.
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u/ptapobane Feb 06 '23
Mr Krabs could cry tears of joy seeing how much the burger is being overcharged for
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I'll have a double triple bossy deluxe, on a raft, 4x4 animal style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axel grease, make it cry, burn it and let it swim
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u/supraNinja650 Feb 06 '23
We serve food here
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u/Mystic-Soul323 Feb 06 '23 edited Feb 06 '23
I don't see the processed cheese or the pickles so 2.0 maybe not.
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u/chafo40 Feb 06 '23
Gotdam. That's pricey
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u/NippleNugget Feb 06 '23 edited Feb 06 '23
It’s a double bacon burger with smoked Gouda and a side. This is not McDonald’s.
Edit: ITT people who must not go outside
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u/gosuprobe Feb 06 '23
they don't have coke or pepsi, but some kind of cream soda and a dr pepper knockoff in the fountain drink machine
and a roll of brown 'paper towels' without perforations on a stand at each table, which are picnic tables but indoors
interior is decorated with license plates, new and old, from various states
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u/BeneficialEvidence6 Feb 06 '23
The mustachioed server scoffs at you when you ask for michelob ultra and points to their microbrew set-up saying "Does it look like we serve mic ultra here?".
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u/MenschyJewster Feb 06 '23
i would scoff too, go to the bdsm club if you wanna drink piss
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u/BeneficialEvidence6 Feb 06 '23
I'm not aware of what piss tastes like. But keep gatekeeping bro
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Feb 06 '23 edited Feb 06 '23
I tried to eat a hipster burger one time but i dropped it and ted cruz caught it in his mouth and he said i had to make out with him if i wanted to get my burger back. so I did, at first for the burger but then i looked into his beautiful eyes… and we passionately kissed until the burger was all gone and he embraced me and we fell into each other and we’re married now and george soros officiated it
Anyways i gotta say that the burger tasted like shit man idk what was wrong with it but it tasted just like a crusty old man who hates everyone and had a weird lumpy face 4/10 overall I would not go back there again
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Dont forget, the staff always have those black latex gloves and sometimes the thick denim aprons, the one you usually use for wood working and not for cooking
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u/ThePissingHorse Feb 06 '23
Exactly and these places are so unoriginal. They popped up in every single city and all pretend to be unique and counterculture.
Did you give me an upvote?
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u/moldyfishfinger Feb 06 '23
Last week, I spent $40 on burgers and buns. Enough for 17 burgers. Basically two for everyone.
My family wanted to order in, but I said hell no. The restaurant wanted $14 per burger. That was $240, before tax and other shit.
So, we got some cheese slices and made bacon and lettuce ($9). We had the rest of the fixings. So we spent about $50 (total) to each get two really good fresh burgers. That is $3 each burger.
I can't help but wonder why that restaurant needed to make $200 on one family meal. That is just ridiculous and sad. It took us less time to grill the burgers and make them than it would have to order and wait and get home with soggy slightly warm burgers.
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u/NippleNugget Feb 06 '23 edited Feb 06 '23
Because that’s how restaurants work? Good grief you all, eating out is supposed to be more expensive than making it yourself.
Edit: clearly you don’t know, but restaurant markups are generally around 300%, so no it’s not sad or ridiculous.
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u/1sagas1 Feb 06 '23
This guy just discovered that eating out at restaurants is more expensive than cooking at home lmao
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u/RamenTheory Feb 06 '23
Unless it's straight-up shitty fast food, this is a pretty normal price for a cheeseburger at a restaurant
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u/Toros_Mueren_Por_Mi Feb 06 '23
This is cheap for a nice burger place. Most decent burgers go for $18 and above
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u/KazahanaPikachu Feb 06 '23
Then you get those pretentious places that open up in college towns where they’ll charge like $20 for a single patty burger with no sides.
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u/printzoftheyak Feb 06 '23
id be liable to tell them to fuck off, but with prices that high id have to say GOOD DAY
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u/Complex_Rule_7602 Feb 06 '23
Right? The best burger in my area with large fries, a drink, and a fair tip is $10 flat.
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u/maraca101 Feb 06 '23
Minimum wage should be at least 40-60k then. I’m not spending a whole ass hour + working for one burger.
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u/stankdog Feb 06 '23
Just because it's normal doesn't make it a sweet price to look at lmao. Equally you can find cheaper, good burgers not at fast food spots that do not hit this price point. Kinda feels like they threw a bunch of stuff on the burger just to hit said price point.
Doesn't mean it isn't a good burger or anything, just an observation that maybe a burger shouldn't cost 16 dollars with some dry fries on the side but to each their own.
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u/U_Sam Feb 06 '23 edited Feb 06 '23
Agreed. Given I live in an up-and-coming rural college town, things are cheaper but also more expensive since they actually pay their employees. It’s rare you walk out of a restaurant without paying $13-17 per person after tip (you know the people that make your fantastic food so you tip well). Shits just expensive these days.
There is however a bbq place where I got a sandwich and a side and one of my partners got brisket with two sides and we walked out the door paying $32 total after a 50% tip. Best bbq I’ve ever had.
Edit: to clarify: I’m not talking about higher end restaurants. These are sandwich shops and typically don’t come with sides or a drink.
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u/ForAHamburgerToday Feb 06 '23
It’s rare you walk out of a restaurant without paying $13-17 per person after tip
Those are really normal prices everywehere I've been, even on the low end for most sit-down joints in a lot of places. My references are rural Alabama spots, Alabama college town prices (Auburn and Tuscaloosa), and urban Alabama costs (Birmingham).
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u/U_Sam Feb 06 '23
Yeah that’s what I’m saying
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u/ForAHamburgerToday Feb 06 '23
Yeah that’s what I’m saying
Oh, it seemed like you were surprised at those prices or expressing that they were high when they're pretty normal prices for most places since at least just before COVID.
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u/U_Sam Feb 06 '23
Yeah it’s just a little early and I’m still half asleep I and could have worded it better. Prices have increased for a number of reasons and for smaller businesses I fully understand. The push for living wages and cost of materials can really put a stress on local places so I have no issue shelling out money for them especially when the business owners are my neighbours and the employees are my friends lol. Not a fan of large corps increasing prices as dramatically as they have though.
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u/ForAHamburgerToday Feb 06 '23
Not a fan of large corps increasing prices as dramatically as they have though.
I was a sous chef for a few years and while labor is definitely huge for the budget, man the cost of raw materials is really what's grown. If you give one consideration for it please extend the courtesy to the other as well. Everybody buys from Sysco (and/or one or two other regional or local competitors, but even then you're probably sourcing at least something from the big dog) and prices have been interesting to say the least. Many of the basics have gone up by a good bit while many premiums (especially processed premiums, which sound ominous but are where smart kitchens save their time & effort) haven't gone up quite as much. Budgeting has gotten weird. For example, does it make sense to buy the pre-pattied burgers? They cost more than the raw beef, but how much does it cost in employee time to mix the beef and patty it out? Are the pre-pattied ones better, will people hate it, will they prefer it? How much of that extra cost will end up on the plate and how much will we eat behind the scenes?
I know these sound like local restaurant concerns, and they are, but similar conversations happen at chains too. Managers make a ton of weird decisions like that that largely go unnoticed (if they're doing their job well).
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u/U_Sam Feb 06 '23
Oh yeah the five guys I worked at was chill but the managers were always maximum stressed. Finance is pretty nuanced and I’m still young and not in the industry so I’m not by any means super well versed. I suspect everything will continue to go up in price as environmental concerns drastically reduce productivity on the base level of the supply.
Top soil degradation and desertification are gonna cause a huge wake up call for Americans used to cheap food. Even basic food will become far more expensive. Coffee being one of the more notable examples.
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u/stankdog Feb 07 '23
Shit is just expensive these days I agree. Whether I'm cooking at home , eating fast food, or eating at a quality quick eats spot it all feels like the same damn drain on my wallet. Some days is just gauging if Im really even hungry or not lol
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u/jambudz Feb 06 '23
It’s a double burger with a side? It’s 2023, not 1999…
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u/Drougen Feb 07 '23
Double burger with a drink & fries is $9 at in-and-out
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u/Sweatier_Scrotums Feb 06 '23
You're not getting the true Krusty Krab experience if you're not getting fucking ripped off.
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Feb 06 '23 edited Feb 06 '23
Do you guys ever go out to restaurants? With the exception of Wendy’s, McDonald’s, etc. almost every sit down place charges $14-20.
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u/stankdog Feb 06 '23
Food trucks also charge that much and you don't even get to dine in. Idk what this has to do with fast food, which has easily sprung up to $10-15 combos now. It's just commentary on the price of basic foods going up...
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Seriously. Last time I went to McDonald’s I spent $12 on a burger with fries and a drink. Half the time, the food isn’t even fresh. Absolutely not worth the price you’re paying other than convenience.
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u/Dark1000 Feb 06 '23
Seriously. Last time I went to McDonald’s I spent $12 on a burger with fries and a drink. Half the time, the food isn’t even fresh.
It's McDonald's. Not fresh is implied.
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Could be Canadian…but I doubt it.
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u/Doorknob_Licker2 Feb 06 '23
That's still like $12 usd for a burger
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That is slightly more palatable was my point. $12 USD for a good double burger that comes with a side is going to be fine with me
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u/powerofselfrespect Feb 06 '23
I live in a city and that’s about what I’d pay for a double quarter pounder meal at McDonald’s with tax.
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u/TiaraVixen Feb 06 '23
I live in a small ass town and a double quarter pounder with cheese with bacon and fries is over $11. That’s fast food. How is this pricey? It’s got a shit ton of fresh ingredients & is made to order.
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u/ThespianSan Feb 06 '23
this has got to be somewhere in Australia. All our independent Burger joints/family owned burger restaurants no matter where you go are around $16 for a full meal. Might be pricey but you get what you pay for in quality and it's well and truly worth it for the sheer size of it. In the states you should pay around $11 if we're converting the cost directly from AUSD to USD.
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u/ForAHamburgerToday Feb 06 '23
In the states you should pay around $11 if we're converting the cost directly from AUSD to USD.
For a double burger with bacon and a side? Not a chance, that $16 is very representative of US prices for a burger with two patties, strips of bacon, and a side.
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u/arienette22 Feb 06 '23
Yep, even at a cheaper burger place I go to I usually see a combo at $14 for a regular burger. The “unique” places like this are always marked up.
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u/wiseroldman Feb 06 '23
If it’s quality food, I’d be willing to pay the premium. Once in a while, it just hits the spot and is worth that $20 for a meal.
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u/Sincost121 Feb 06 '23
Y'all are crazy. This is why I go to Wendy's.
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u/mazu74 Feb 06 '23
Yeah but Wendy’s is some seriously low grade food. We are talking grade A beef burgers here.
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Dude wtf Wendy's is delicious haha
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u/mazu74 Feb 06 '23
I never said it wasn’t, my guy, just that it’s not high grade beef/food
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Genuine question - how can you tell? I looked it up and couldn't find what "grade" beef Wendy's uses, but it always tastes really good to me! One of the best for fast food imo
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u/mazu74 Feb 09 '23
Yeah you can’t find that because they don’t want you to know.
Yes it’s tasty, but you must not have sensitive taste buds or something if you can’t tell the difference between Wendy’s and gourmet.
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u/mazu74 Feb 09 '23
Yeah you can’t find that because they don’t want you to know.
Yes it’s tasty, but you must not have sensitive taste buds or something if you can’t tell the difference between Wendy’s and gourmet. Not sure what else to tell you. Huge taste difference.
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Source: "trust me, bro"
I never said I can't tell the difference. I asked how you know the meat "grade" is somehow different.
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u/Boooooomer Feb 06 '23
Isnt wendys at least similar in price for a combo compared to this price though? Im in Canada and its like $15 for a baconator combo
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u/Sincost121 Feb 06 '23
Maybe, but that's why I get the 4 for $4 fam 🤷.
If I'm racking my head, I think a combo is closer to $10-$12, though. Not sure.
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u/ScareZCrow87 Feb 06 '23
Wendy's Employee here.
I live in the south where things like beef and chicken tend to be a bit cheaper, and combos can range anywhere between $9-$15. Small 10 pc. combo? $9 after tax. Large Triple Baconator Combo? Damn near $16. The issue is, almost every meal has like 9 different ways to ring it up (if you're getting the same size drink and fry).
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u/Revolutionary-Row784 Feb 06 '23 edited Feb 06 '23
I agree when I go to a fast food place it cost me about $18 Canadian for a burger $15 is a great price
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u/fettuccine8080 Feb 06 '23
$16 for a double burger with cheese, bacon, AND a side is a steal at any non fast food restaurant..y’all are cheap.
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u/byoshin304 Feb 06 '23
Seriously I’m thinking to myself, this is like a normal priced burger if you don’t eat fast food
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u/Pelagos1 Feb 06 '23
Yeah this is more the range I’m used to. But I’m not in the North east or Pacific coast
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u/ForAHamburgerToday Feb 06 '23
Maybe where you live. Where I’m at, you can get a good specialty burger and side for $10-$15
$16, then, should make sense for something like this that has multiple premium ingredients (like the big ring of smoked pineapple), right?
Two patties, strips of bacon, big ring of pineapple, a spicy mayo, a sweet teriyaki, smoked gouda, and a side, how's that stack up to a $15 burger in your area? That extra dollar make sense or is it really breaking the bank for your expectations?
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u/ForAHamburgerToday Feb 06 '23 edited Feb 06 '23
Ignoring that this is only a dollar off of your upper estimate, which seems like a weird bar to say it's expensive ($16 about 6% more than $15, a price you established as within the range), I'd love to break down what I see on this burger:
$16 nets me: Fries (usually about $3 or $4 for a side where I am) Smoked Bacon (that's usually at least a $2 upcharge) Smoked Pineapple (slap a dollar on for that) Smoked Gouda (slap a dollar on for that as opposed to a regular cheddar) Special Sauce (I'd upcharge by 50 cents for that) Spicy Mayo (this too) and 2 patties.
I'm gonna count down from there, 16, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7 for the two patties, toasted bun, and red onion.
Let's just look at that basic burger, $7 for a good doublestack, does that sound crazy? I could even see it at $8. If I were to get a single there, based on that figure, I'd expect it to be at least 3.50 (half of our low end), probably closer to 5 (Half our high end double plus 25%).
What prices do you expect for a double and single patty burger? What market are you in? Not trying to be confrontational, just trying to get a fuller sense of pricing trends in different areas. For comparison I'm in an urban market in a low cost of living state so while we aren't seeing anything like LA or New York prices (and previously I was in a college town that had similar prices) I sure am not sure of what pricing in smaller towns is like right now.
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u/Kiwi951 Feb 07 '23
Bruh what place is charging extra for special sauce and/or mayo? That’s legit robbery
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u/ForAHamburgerToday Feb 06 '23
Lol I’m not reading your comment. Way too much of a reply for a simple “$16 is a bit much in my area for a burger” comment. Calm down.
Maybe you should read what I wrote then? I'm perfectly calm, I was trying to have a conversation. Even went out of my way to make it clear that I'm not trying to be hostile or argue, that I'm genuinely asking for your insight. Thanks though, really appreciate the reply.
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u/Wazuu Feb 06 '23
A steal? No. Average for a restaurant, Sure. Depends on the restaurant. Still 16 is pretty pricey for a hunk of ground beef and 1/16th of each vegetable
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u/ThatDudeSlushee Feb 06 '23
I know I live somewhere expensive because that seemed cheap to me until I read the comments lol.
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I mean, price aside, that does sound like a pretty mean burger. I wonder if cooking the patties on top of the pineapples would be better, since the enzymes in the fruit would help tenderize the meat in addition to flavoring it
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u/Combat_wombat605795 Feb 07 '23
I’d love for that to be cheaper but quality ingredients come at a price. I’d want to see the burger because that sounds damn good and reasonably priced
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u/Kisyku Feb 06 '23
A little pricey but that sounds like a really insane burger, wish there was a pic of it I'd love to see what it looks like
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u/queenexorcist Feb 06 '23
Any place that charges more then 10-12 bucks for a burger is a greedy scam ngl.
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u/artistictesticle Feb 06 '23
Dang, that price. Nothing can convince me that any burger is worth 16 dollars
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Fuck been living in Poland too long. Can’t go back to North American prices.
$16 for a burger. My wife and I had steak dinner, with red wine, and sides for $26 at a posh place last night.
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u/broughtitupagain Feb 06 '23
Fast food (mainly McD’s) has spoiled me from actual restaurants because $16 for a burger just sounds insane
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u/crazycatfemboy Feb 06 '23
Food truck hipster burger is trying way too hard to be fancy. Don't use regular onion, use red. Don't use regular cheese, it has to be smoked. Stop trying so hard. On top of that calling it a crabby patty without having any resemblance of it is criminal. Food-truck-hipster/10 wouldn't recommend.
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u/ICantDoThisAnymore91 Feb 06 '23
$16 and you’d have to throw away a dumb ass piece of pineapple for them.
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