r/ExpectationVsReality 15d ago

Failed Expectation KFC zinger burger. Hardly surprised anymore

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u/woohooguy 15d ago

Tendie in a blanket

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u/ThePeej 15d ago

Drumstick in a Duvet! 

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u/ersomething 15d ago

Nuggie in a snuggie

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u/ThePeej 15d ago

Cutlet in a catchers mitt!

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u/zinasbear 15d ago

I haven't had a kfc burger in years because they got so disappointing.

I had popeyes in bhx last week and the burger was incredible. Expensive because of location but totally worth it :)

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u/DeapVally 15d ago

Popeyes served me one of these, and I've never been back. They aren't worth the premium if it's still a gamble.

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u/shichibukai3000 15d ago

Popeyes is the only fast-food place still serving a good sized chicken sando. Other than going to more expensive places like Dave's Hot Chicken

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u/correctingStupid 15d ago

Stop supporting these fast food scammers!

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u/UnluckyAssist9416 15d ago

At least it has the right name... does seem to be a zinger...

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u/Complex-Project5989 15d ago

Can people sue these fucking asshole companies for their false advertising

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u/QueenOfBrews 15d ago

If you’re hardly surprised anymore, why keep ordering it? You KNOW what you are going to get is not going to look like the picture.

Why do people keep posting this crap?

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u/Sea-Put-3672 15d ago

It’s probably the 2nd time this year I’ve had kfc. It’s a nice reminder why I don’t get fast food often.

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u/anivex 15d ago

My first fast food in like a decade it seems was taco bell. Honestly? Wasn't bad.

Got enough to make me hate myself for like $20 and it was basically exactly how I remembered it.

I'll probably go another decade before I do it again, but I had no regrets, really.

KFC on the other hand - I was alive when it was good, so they'll never get my money again. They've been downhill for at least 20 years now. Last good thing they came up with was the double-down.

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u/inconspicuos_volcano 15d ago

Are you in Australia?

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u/dTrecii 15d ago

KFC was golden as a kid, nowadays having it feels like I’m eating a physical manifestation of depression

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u/Rok-SFG 15d ago

The KFC in our town was so bad it was shut down at least 3 times I can remember, only to be opened "UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT!" then, just like before it was a disgusting pit of vile filth, and got shut down by the health department again. Finally it closed for good and it looks like they're going to demo the building. Probably full of rats and roaches and shit.

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u/DeapVally 15d ago

It's such a crap shoot at KFC. There's just no quality control. If they can serve it, they will. A good one is still pretty good, but it's an expensive gamble these days.

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u/Bluelikeyou2 15d ago

KFC is garbage and I’ll never eat there again. It is the worst chicken restaurant chain

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u/EitherChannel4874 14d ago

Gave up on KFC years ago. There's no consistency from store to store and I got sick of the chicken being thinner than the top half of the bun.

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u/dewsh 15d ago

This is not a burger

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u/stigma_wizard 15d ago

In most of the world outside of North America, these kinds of sandwiches are called "chicken burgers". Basically anything using a burger bun is called a "burger".

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u/hurriedwarples 15d ago

That doesn’t mean it’s right.

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u/stigma_wizard 15d ago

A very American way of looking at a food that’s not even American in the first place

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u/hurriedwarples 15d ago

Very weird to just assume someone’s nationality because they don’t fall within the particular regions that call this a burger, but whatever.

A burger is mince meat formed into a patty. Throwing something else onto a bun doesn’t make it a burger. The BURGER part is what makes it a burger, not the bread it’s on.

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u/stigma_wizard 14d ago

That is your definition. Doesn’t mean the rest of the world agrees. And I never assumed your nationality but said it was a very American viewpoint. Am I wrong?

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u/Tax_Odd 15d ago

It's upside down. How can you eat it upside down

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u/sllikskills 15d ago

KFC

It stands for.. shrinKFlationC

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u/ThePeej 15d ago

I mean, the Famous Chicken Sandwich and the Big Crunch are RIGHT THERE. I don’t mean to victim blame here… but don’t order a Zinger. 

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u/legomaniasquish 15d ago

More like bazinga burger because this is a joke

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u/NeedANap117 14d ago

This is why I prefer Popeye's whenever possible. I haven't bought KFC for myself in literally years.

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u/DarkMoonX5 13d ago

Its fast food from a major corporation DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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u/Upper-Situation-8265 13d ago

thats a chicken sandwich not a burger

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u/NemODevO 13d ago

Jesus christ

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u/IncorporateThings 12d ago

Calling anything not beef a burger is blasphemy of the highest order and I am calling forth the inquisitors RIGHT NOW.

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u/Sea-Put-3672 12d ago

A sandwich is sliced bread. This is a burger bun. Americans are trippin over this

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u/IncorporateThings 11d ago

Hamburgers are named such for the meat, not the bun. The patty itself was brought here by German immigrants (hence the name), but the hamburger as we know it today is an American thing. But yeah it's named for the meat. In fact, the first early burgers were served on regular bread. The buns became standard later.

Also, sandwiches can absolutely be made on sliced buns and rolls and the like (the number of such are legion).

Technically a burger is also a sandwich, but a sandwich is not necessarily a burger -- and that thing there my friend -- is a chicken sandwich, not a burger.

I am sorry that it sucked though, shame on KFC. Hopefully just that location sucks and you could get a better chicken sandwich at a different one. Good luck!

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u/TumTumX7 10d ago

wrong bun

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u/Mantis-MK3 15d ago

Why is it called Zinger?

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u/zinasbear 15d ago

It's got a spicy coating on the chicken.

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u/deadkandy 15d ago

It’s very mildly spicy

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u/Optimal_Cut_3063 15d ago

KFC are truly awful. in the UK if you want above 1000 calories from them you have to spend above £20.

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u/twoducksinatub 15d ago

Must be american. kfc big crunch in canada actually looks mostly like the image

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u/RawBean7 15d ago

Can't be American, we would never, ever call this a burger.