As per title, which burger chain stores do you absolutely love? I really love the burgers from Five Guys. I could literally spend the rest of my life eating food from Five Guys and I would not regret a single moment of it. They make the best burgers and fries. In addition to that, their food are not ridiculously priced, it was pretty reasonable in my opinion. I have not encountered a bad service from them either. For those of you that have yet to try it out, I highly recommend that you give it a go.
I like Five Guys as well. I like In N Out burgers too. But I guess if I could choose, it would be either Wendy's or Carl's Jr. I find that they have a good variety of burgers to choose from, and they are pretty high quality as far as junk food goes. I also really love Red Robins, it's probably the best one in terms of quality, but they are a bit more expensive, and if I'm spending that amount of money I might as well go to a good non-junk food restaurant!
In terms of taste, I enjoy Five Guys burgers, but they really need to come up with a more efficient workflow. It sucks going in there with several people, because by the time the last persons order is done, everyone else's food is cold from waiting so long. Their lines move so slow there and it's a pain in the butt to have to wait that long for your orders. There is no reason why they can't have a steady stream of burgers going on the grill during busier times - they don't need to wait for each one to be called out before throwing it on the grill like that when they are getting slammed. When I am in a hurry, Wendy's is generally my favorite among the big fast food chains. When I have the time to sit down and eat, Iron Chef Michael Symon's "The B-Spot" is incredible. Luckily I live near the very first of these that he opened, and the place is packed every day of the week. The prices are very reasonable too. Burgers range from $5.50 to about $9, depending on what you get. Rosemary & Sea Salt Fries are an extra $3, or a large basked of hand battered Onion Rings for $4. All and all, it's comparable to what you would pay at a place like Applebee's, but 10x better. The food comes out very fast. The burgers are *always* cooked to the exact temperature you ask - I've never seen one sent back when I ate there. At the table there is a roll of paper towels, along with a caddy of several different homemade BBQ sauces, ketchups and mustards. In the middle of the restaurant is a complimentary pickle bar that has all different kinds of home made pickles, and pickled vegetables. So even if you get the plain $5.50 burger, you can still dress it up with the complimentary sauces and pickled stuff.
