And for some reason, I trust his judgement. If I were going to get a burger right now, I’d go by his recommendations. Seems like he knows what he’s talking about.
True story: After every childbirth, my mother demanded a Whataburger. Don't send flowers or baby gifts to the hospital. Send a Whataburger. Fries were optional. Woman lived to be 87. I miss you Momma! I continued the tradition. The only hitch was when The Hubs decided to hide a diamond necklace in one, but I forgave him for that one because he brought a backup Whataburger with onion rings. Good thinking ahead.
Krystal is one of those things that every couple months you get a craving for (if you have had it before) you eat you enjoy it while eating it but then later you regret it and you go another couple months without it until the craving hits you again.
Having been a manager at McDonald's, the special sauce I can tell you is egg salad minus the chicks of egg. It comes in a big bag and the ingredients are listed on the side and it's legitimately everything you need to make a mustard based egg salad
Ga Me I have never had a bad Frisco Burger from Hardee’s and I want to say they are the only burger remaining from the thick burger debut in the early 2000’s. Everything else is a toss up.
I worked at a Wendy's during my college years. Their food was really good back then, but they've really slid since. Still love their spicy chicken sandwich, though.
I had a friend who worked at Wendy’s a long time ago when he was in high school. Fast forward many years ahead and his daughter now works at Wendy’s. He said one of the big differences between then and now is Wendy’s uses less salt on their burgers now. So, the old, good-tasting burgers from Wendy’s was based on tons of salt.
@@angelmaden1559 their breakfast biscuits are literally sickening. Like, vomit inducing with how they refuse to sit right in the gut. Their burgers have been pretty good in my experience.
Inside info, several places no longer have TV's because they don't want the coffee crowd in the morning. The coffee crowd is nothing but trouble, they order a "senior" coffee and complain about station and volume of TV.
I actually like their burgers, better than Mcdonalds and Wendys and BK, none of the rest I can really get that easily. I feel at least where I am that its a upper quality fast food thing. Then again I don't get the basic burger..
Right?! It almost like it is corporate policy. The one in my small town is by far the most popular fast food spot and is pretty good. But even with that, it is a total crap shoot. Sometimes your frito pie is 90% fritos, 7% cheese, and a measly 3% chili. And your Cherry limeade has no cherries in it at all. Then you go the next time and your frito pie is absolutely HOOKED UP and is a meal all by itself. And they graciously gave you 6 to 8 cherries in your limeade.
I was getting my car worked on at a dealership last summer, and it was taking forever. I saw a Burger King down the street and took off. I walked up, and the restaurant itself was COVID closed (STILL?) and it literally looked like the set of the Walking Dead inside. There was someone working in there, and he motioned me around to the drive-thru. I thought these places were not supposed to take walk-ups at the drive thru, so I was apprehensive. Anyhoo, I walked up and they guy opened the window. The smell that rolled out like a fog of death was pretty close to what I imagine TWD would smell like. However, I was starving, and there was nothing else around except an even sketchier taco shack across the street. Choking back my smell-induced nausea, I ordered a Whopper. Long story short, it did not disappoint! There are no Whataburgers anywhere near me, so I can't speak with experience there, but in this bunch, the Whopper kicks the ass of all the others. Fight me.
Krystal will always hold a place in my heart. Been eating them since I was little. Wanted em as soon as we got em. But they were still too hot so my parents had to hold em in front of the ac to cool them enough for me to eat lol.
Heh, back in the day when I made them, about 40 years ago, the secret sauce recipe was 3 parts mayo, 1 part ketchup, 1 part dill relish. Still make it to that spec today on my own burger cook-outs. It was always the highlight of working at McD's when we had a new hire and our supervisor would call them to the back room and tell them they were going to learn how to make the "secret sauce". Their eyes would light up like they were going to be shown the Holy Grail, then afterwards, when they walked back up to the front the look on their face was always like they just discovered Santa isn't real.
Hey thanks, I've been wanting to know what was in that sauce for years. Now, any chance you could tell me the recipe for the breakfast sauce that goes on the Bagel?
@@Herozonex200 They opened in 1932 but never spread out as far as places like McDonalds and BK. They make those small slider burgers like White Castle does.
Totally underrated or even unknown fast food sandwich that beats them all is the Culver’s Walleye sandwich. It only comes out during a 2-3 month period every year but is unrivaled in its flaky deliciousness
I have a question. why do the mozzarella sticks taste like vanilla? is it something with the batter? or do you guys fry all the sweet and savory stuff together so it makes everything taste sweet? the onion rings and pretzels taste like vanilla too to me.
@@noellewall8856 as an AM, there is vanilla in the onion ring batter, and the grease is changed daily (at my branch), which is probably why, cuz pretzels absorb a lot
I actually agree for the most part with the rankings with the exception of Krystal's. Now if you enjoy lettuce on your burger, I almost always ask Burger King to put extra lettuce on my whopper it makes a huge difference to me in the flavor of the overall experience. When I was based in Georgia while in the military, WhataBurger was outstanding.
You’re my hero, Matt. “There’s some people out there that don’t care for Whataburger hamburgers. I don’t remember their names cause I shut them out of my life completely” 🤣🤣🤣
@@joseguadalupemartineztorre9702 mate there first three burgers are the original. Those burgers are the single patty, double patty, and triple patty. Single patty has plenty of meat it’s just not as much food as I want.
I live in Wilmington, NC and my favorite burger is by far Five Guys. Second is the Whopper. FG is fantastic and they use whole lettuce and they have A1 sauce and long pickle strips. No matter which franchise you visit; here, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, the quality is always the same. I can’t say that about the other chains in town. We have three BKs and I avoid two of them because the third makes them perfectly. I love my occasional yummy burger.
But you need a bank loan to,afford their burgers now days! That have gotten to be SO expensive. Except for an Krystal craving once in a while, I just make burgers at home . Fast food places either mess up my order ( and I do t want to have to drive all the way back to the restaurant to get it fixed ) or their burgers are just messed up by who ever makes them…too much mayo, or ketchup or lettuce or onions , or so,etching is left off , the bun is soggy ….
As much as I hate to risk having my Southern Card revoked, Culver’s gives them all a run for the money. The Butter Burger is pure heaven. It comes custom wrapped and then lovingly placed in a box to keep it in pristine burger condition. It actually looks like the picture! And don’t even get me started on the harbinger of summer happiness, their lemon ice. 🍋 Add raspberries to that lemon ice; you’ll thank me. I guess there are some good things north of the Mason Dixon after all...hmm 🤔
I have a friend who's good friends with the original Whataburger founding family. They are genuinely really nice people so I'm glad there's so much Whataburger love here. Sadly, I live in Canada, have not been to Texas and have never had a WB. Their menu looks good though.
With Hardees/Carls Jr, I'm surprised you didn't get the Famous Star (which is their staple), cause yeah, it would have been MUCH better (also, their slogan is "If it doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in your face.")
You need to revisit this and add burgers from Cook Out, Freddy's Custard, and In & Out Burger. Biggest problem with McD's is that they can't produce a hot burger. I haven't had a hot burger from them in years, at multiple stores. Their process is broken.
A Freddy's Original Double is quite possibly the best, simple steak burger out there. Meat, cheese, mustard, onion, pickle. Cook Out's Cheddar Style burger is also a favorite go-to. Smothered in cheese sauce, bacon, and the biggest pile of sauteed onions you'll ever see. If you like onions, that's your burger.
If I had to just get their basic burger (like in the video), my guess would be: 1) Carls Jr 2) What a Burger 3) Burger King 4) Wendys 5) Sonic 6 and 7) McDonalds and Krystal. If I could order whatever burger I want, I would have to put it into tiers: A Tier. I would be excited for these burgers: 1) Wendy's. Big Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger, add lettuce, tomato, and onions. Bacon Jam for the win. 2) Hardees/ Carls Jr. I used to love the double western bacon cheeseburger. It is not as good as I remember it being, but still tier 1. 3) What a Burger. This is just a projection as I haven't had enough of their menu items to decide, but I'd be excited to try more items. B Tier. Content but not excited. 4) Burger King. Probably a modified Texas Double Whopper. Who doesn't enjoy a double bacon cheeseburger? C Tier. Cautiously optimistic, but not getting my hope up. More bacon cheeseburgers from 5) McDonalds 6) Sonic D Tier. Its food. Probably. The bacon helps it go down. 7) Krystal's Bacon cheese crystal
I understand what you mean about Krystals. My Dad feels the same way about White Castle. I don't agree with it being #2, but I do understand the attachment to that little burger.
Loaded BBQ Big Buford from Checkers is one of my go to burgers. Also, the Garlic Butter Dobble from Steak ‘n Shake is fantastic. Wattaburger is great as well.
@@gibraltarfilms3993 They are actually in a lot of states. Just their presence is much, much smaller. I am looking at their locations list and they are in Alabama (15 locations), Arizona (25), Arkansas (5), Florida (38, really?!), Georgia (only one!), Louisiana (15), Mississippi (8), New Mexico (11), Oklahoma (33) and finally...of course Texas (678). So yeah, you can see that all locations in all other states don't come close to adding up to the locations in Texas. In other states you likely need to hunt them out, so that would make it feel like they aren't in other states compared to Texas.
@@dacypher22 and some investment firm in chicago bought a majority stake in whataburger a few months back and they're gonna expand. i like whataburger, they have a big juicy burger but texans tend to overrate them whataburger also doesn't do the folded egg nonsense... they crack eggs on the grill the way it supposed to be
It was fun to watch I just discovered your channel. Think I pretty much agree with your rankings as far as the national chains go we don’t get Krystal in Minnesota and unfortunately we don’t get Whataburger ☹️love Whataburger! I was surprised not to see Culver’s I think I read that you’re located in Birmingham aand they do have Culver’s in Birmingham according to their map. have you ever eaten there ? what do you think of Culver’s? They are far and away my favorite.
Cookout needs to be in that list! Also, I love Krystal as well, was my first job, but it's really in a different class from those other burgers IMHO...
I moved to NC from upstate NY about 13 years ago: no Sonic's up north. Lemme tell y'all, it blew me away! I LOVE Sonic. Well, loved. The restaurant closed and I haven't had it in like 10 years 😞 😢
Hey Matt, for the sake of blessing your taste buds, I strongly recommend that you eat a "Five Guys" burger, and also a burger from "Come Back Shack" (in Charleston, SC.). "Five Guys" is a chain store, and "Come Back Shack" is a local burger joint. These two are close ties, with respect to burger-gasm, though "Come Back Shack" is better.
Killa Jay I almost had to unfollow. Those ain’t Hardee’s burgers. Hardee’s is from my home town, and the freaking Canadians bought them, combined them with Carl’s Jr. (which I loathe) and ruined a perfectly great burger. You want Hardee’s though, get the Hot Ham-n-Cheese. You’ll thank me later.
I got a bone to pick with you guys. I’m way up here in Virginia and I’m feeling left out. After all this was the birthplace of a lot of Southern greatness, but now we don’t get much love. Feeling like the red headed stepchild. Up your game or you lose this Lou!
Native southerner here, but I live in Texas. All our Krystals have been closed for about a decade, so you already know whenever I pass through Louisiana, I’m buying a sackful. They know me in Slidell 😂
Out of the story but I went to a Burger King because they advertised a veggie burger. I asked my local if they served a veggie burger and they said yes, so I ordered. I ended up with a hamburger roll with lettuce, a slice of tomato and some onion. I went into the store and asked what is this? They said they were out of veggie patties! Well then tell me that!
Whataburger is hit or miss for me. They have a good burger, but I think it's the only place that I was ever served raw chicken. Not "undercooked" or "pink in the center", but "cooked for 2 minutes", "Pink all the way to the edge", "Gorden Ramsey shouting RAW", Raw chicken.
@@aliabdallah102 You're not wrong. Culver's is delicious. And, honestly, Whataburger has been pissing me off with their service lately. A regular 20+ minute wait in the drive through when it's only three cars deep is not okay with me.
As a Texan, I am legally contracted to say that I love Whataburger. I actually do. But I also must say that Five Guys is the GOAT. In all your categories plus fries.
Cookout or 5 Guys, then Burger King Whopper, then Wendy's Single or Pretzel Pub. Honorable mention to McDonald's plain cheeseburger for nostalgia sake - sometimes 2 of these just hit the spot.
As a West Coaster, I was hoping you’d try In-n-Out. I know it will probably NEVER reach the south, but you should give it a whirl. I haven’t had Texas’ Whataburger, but I am looking forward to giving it a try. Also, I recently got a Chik-Fil-A and Canes in my neighborhood, so I am looking forward to trying those…
Don’t let the southerners fool you, Whataburger is overrated and is on pair to Carl’s Jr or Wendy’s. The only burgers that rival in and out are shake shack, Culver’s and possibly 5 guys
Great review here, and I agree.......... and I was hoping Culver’s would have made it into this list, and to see how he would have ranked it :-) It’s my personal favorite.
Whataburger is just like the closest to sit down quality imo. If Krystal is indeed similar to white castle then i definitely understand the second place. Those a little weird burgers of love
I was a vegetarian from age 16 to 36. The only fast food burgers I’d had prior to that were BK and MacDonald’s. After seeing the light, the only burger I’ve had comes from In&Out. Sooooo good! After watching this, I’m open to trying Whataburger. Lol.
@@orlandoburgos9190 yeah the cheese curds down south are just mini mozzarella sticks but the ones up north are different.... I'm not sure how to explain it tbh
A little while back Sonic had a "Brown Bag Special"...in our house we always joke cause no matter what you order the only thing you can sure of is it will come in a brown bag.
As a fellow Southerner, I'd pick Whataburger (Texas specifically) as first in the line up too. But if y'all ever find yourselves out West in New Mexico I urge you to try a "monster meal (triple meat, triple cheese)" at Griffs in Albuquerque!! Literally blows every other place out of the water!
I lost it with “McDonald’s...’yeah we got food. You got some money?’”
I just texted that to my family, saying this is Mcdonalds new slogan.
how is that funny?
@@Sicnesses23 It's a tribute to adequacy.
What is lost it?
I can confirm from working at McDonald’s that this is absolutely true.
This guy has the most naturally amazing sense of humor. Extremely clever and witty. Love this whole channel.
And for some reason, I trust his judgement. If I were going to get a burger right now, I’d go by his recommendations. Seems like he knows what he’s talking about.
Watch SEC shorts
@@alphagt62 not _every_ big guy knows food, but... most of us do.
PetiteNomNom that’s called being from the south
@@Pit_Wizard true
True story: After every childbirth, my mother demanded a Whataburger. Don't send flowers or baby gifts to the hospital. Send a Whataburger. Fries were optional. Woman lived to be 87. I miss you Momma! I continued the tradition. The only hitch was when The Hubs decided to hide a diamond necklace in one, but I forgave him for that one because he brought a backup Whataburger with onion rings. Good thinking ahead.
Krystal is one of those things that every couple months you get a craving for (if you have had it before) you eat you enjoy it while eating it but then later you regret it and you go another couple months without it until the craving hits you again.
That's Captain D's for me.
I total agree with the captain ds comment but I quit eating Krissy become the service has been so bad its just not worth it.
The one's by me are sketchy. One time the worker had their kids in the kitchen and they don't have a set schedule...
The one's by me are sketchy. One time the worker had their kids in the kitchen and they don't have a set schedule...
i would love some Krystals right now
Babish really let himself go.
Miguel M this is the most underrated comment I have ever seen.
He's fallen on some hard times!
So true yall
Babish and his first time going to a fast food restaurant he enjoyed it so much he hasn't looked back since.
Also think of it like a Before and after
This man really called Sonic just to tell them they made a bad burger. 😂
DID HE ASK TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER?
I don't know why but the "Yeah" and the end when the manager was making sure she heard right made me bust out laughing.
I would talk to the MANAGER!
He’s 1/2 Karen...on his mom’s side
Sonic is so gross
Having been a manager at McDonald's, the special sauce I can tell you is egg salad minus the chicks of egg. It comes in a big bag and the ingredients are listed on the side and it's legitimately everything you need to make a mustard based egg salad
“None of you care about me.”
I would die for you, Matt.
Wendys is fast food roulette lmao. When its good, its damn good. When its bad, its bad
Had much more bad than good from Wendy’s lately, and they have gotten my order wrong the most of anyplace ever.
Ga Me I have never had a bad Frisco Burger from Hardee’s and I want to say they are the only burger remaining from the thick burger debut in the early 2000’s. Everything else is a toss up.
I worked at a Wendy's during my college years. Their food was really good back then, but they've really slid since. Still love their spicy chicken sandwich, though.
@@DinsdalePiranha67 Wendy's hasn't been the same since Dave died. It used to be one of my favorites, but I avoid them any more.
@@lilvegas2404 monster burger is still a thing. Pretty sure it is an og thickburger
I am a Texan that moved to Seattle, I'm dying inside. I literally had tears when you bit into that Whataburger. I miss it so much.
Same here! San Antonian in Lynnwood.
@@C.O._Jones DFW to Silverdale
corpus to oshkosh. love whataburger. remember the small burger was called "justaburger
San Antonian in southern Arizona... got Whataburger in Tucson! Ohhhhh yeahhhhh!
C.O. Jones I lived in Edmonds. Real pretty up there, but I had to get the hell out. Nice to visit, but I’m just a fish outta water.
I had a friend who worked at Wendy’s a long time ago when he was in high school. Fast forward many years ahead and his daughter now works at Wendy’s. He said one of the big differences between then and now is Wendy’s uses less salt on their burgers now. So, the old, good-tasting burgers from Wendy’s was based on tons of salt.
The Wendy’s pretzel burger with the beer cheese sauce is perfection. They finally brought it back
"Burger king is suspiciously good" an accurate statement
They are my benchmark for tolerable burgers.
Never had one that I regretted, never had one that I really enjoyed.
Burger knight is a better name.
Well they literally claim to be the king of burgers
If you eat BK, use drive thru lane. Management there regularly yells at staff so whole dining room can hear and it couldn't be more unpleasant.
Their burgers are decent for fast food. Better than most.
“How much are y’all charging the pawpaws to come eat breakfast at your place?”
A perfectly accurate description of Hardee’s
It is their best food.....😀
@@angelmaden1559 their breakfast biscuits are literally sickening. Like, vomit inducing with how they refuse to sit right in the gut. Their burgers have been pretty good in my experience.
Torun Smok my local Hardee’s has always had better biscuits than McDonald’s imo
Inside info, several places no longer have TV's because they don't want the coffee crowd in the morning. The coffee crowd is nothing but trouble, they order a "senior" coffee and complain about station and volume of TV.
I actually like their burgers, better than Mcdonalds and Wendys and BK, none of the rest I can really get that easily. I feel at least where I am that its a upper quality fast food thing. Then again I don't get the basic burger..
Your Krystal review was Priceless!! 😂🤣👍 And as for Sonic, each visit is a total crap shoot. Good luck!! 😂
100% but I stopped by 3 sonic and couldn't eat what I gotten I think each time different places has a sugar fight as my food was being made.
Sonic service is the shits!
Right?!
It almost like it is corporate policy.
The one in my small town is by far the most popular fast food spot and is pretty good. But even with that, it is a total crap shoot.
Sometimes your frito pie is 90% fritos, 7% cheese, and a measly 3% chili. And your Cherry limeade has no cherries in it at all.
Then you go the next time and your frito pie is absolutely HOOKED UP and is a meal all by itself. And they graciously gave you 6 to 8 cherries in your limeade.
"You're just watchin' a TH-cam video. You don't even care about me."
Fact check false. We love you, Matt. :)
“I don’t see anyone else there except a worker. And they don’t look happy.” LOL SO TRUE
i thought he said "they don't look at me",,😅😅😅
i used to work at the local burger king, everyone was unhappy and miserable their.
That is so true!😂
I was getting my car worked on at a dealership last summer, and it was taking forever. I saw a Burger King down the street and took off. I walked up, and the restaurant itself was COVID closed (STILL?) and it literally looked like the set of the Walking Dead inside. There was someone working in there, and he motioned me around to the drive-thru. I thought these places were not supposed to take walk-ups at the drive thru, so I was apprehensive. Anyhoo, I walked up and they guy opened the window. The smell that rolled out like a fog of death was pretty close to what I imagine TWD would smell like. However, I was starving, and there was nothing else around except an even sketchier taco shack across the street. Choking back my smell-induced nausea, I ordered a Whopper. Long story short, it did not disappoint! There are no Whataburgers anywhere near me, so I can't speak with experience there, but in this bunch, the Whopper kicks the ass of all the others. Fight me.
“the CVS of fast food restaurants”😂😂
3rd best burger up there IMO......
It's true. It really is.
Does anybody go to Sonic for anything other than drinks
and tater tots?
Eve Giesin they have a 99 cent corn dog day sometimes
My favorite burgers are Whataburger White castle (I've never been to Krystals) and Sonic but not the number one. Its not enough burger. IMO. 😊❤🍔
Krystal will always hold a place in my heart. Been eating them since I was little. Wanted em as soon as we got em. But they were still too hot so my parents had to hold em in front of the ac to cool them enough for me to eat lol.
Krystal in the 70s was righteous at least for a grade school kid!
Re-watching this in 2022 and it's still entertaining. And Matt is spot on.
Heh, back in the day when I made them, about 40 years ago, the secret sauce recipe was 3 parts mayo, 1 part ketchup, 1 part dill relish. Still make it to that spec today on my own burger cook-outs.
It was always the highlight of working at McD's when we had a new hire and our supervisor would call them to the back room and tell them they were going to learn how to make the "secret sauce". Their eyes would light up like they were going to be shown the Holy Grail, then afterwards, when they walked back up to the front the look on their face was always like they just discovered Santa isn't real.
Hey thanks, I've been wanting to know what was in that sauce for years. Now, any chance you could tell me the recipe for the breakfast sauce that goes on the Bagel?
so dead right now XD
i always thought it was a mix of thousand island and french dressing
Thats literally how we make our "thousand island" at sonic
Tristan Gregory We have thousand island at Sonic?
“There’s probably so many diseases that we won’t catch ‘cause we’ve been raised on Krystal burgers” 😂😂😂
Is made up for by the one's you do catch because you were raised on Krystal burgers.
Kinda funny given the current situation
I've never heard of krystal burger. Sounds new.
@@Herozonex200 They opened in 1932 but never spread out as far as places like McDonalds and BK. They make those small slider burgers like White Castle does.
“Why, why go to a fast food place to get a salad?”
Amen, thank you, I have always wondered that too.
For a quick salad?
Totally underrated or even unknown fast food sandwich that beats them all is the Culver’s Walleye sandwich.
It only comes out during a 2-3 month period every year but is unrivaled in its flaky deliciousness
I think Wendy’s should’ve been represented by the baconator
No, bacon is cheating
YES
@@NamelessKing1597 when McDonald's brought a big Mac it's not
@@dashthunderman sauteed onions with mustard, ketchup and mayo mixed together isn't as much of an edge as bacon.
@@NamelessKing1597 yes it's not bacon........ But hey the big Mac does have something special and is not a standard burger in technicality
As a cook at Sonic, I fully understand your decision
As a former cook at Sonic, I fully agree
I have a question. why do the mozzarella sticks taste like vanilla? is it something with the batter? or do you guys fry all the sweet and savory stuff together so it makes everything taste sweet? the onion rings and pretzels taste like vanilla too to me.
@@noellewall8856 back when I worked there we cooked all the non meat products in the same fryers so it's possible that's why, but I'm not sure
@@noellewall8856 Everything fried comes in frozen, the only thing we hand batter are the onion rings and they have a semi sweet taste to them.
@@noellewall8856 as an AM, there is vanilla in the onion ring batter, and the grease is changed daily (at my branch), which is probably why, cuz pretzels absorb a lot
I actually agree for the most part with the rankings with the exception of Krystal's. Now if you enjoy lettuce on your burger, I almost always ask Burger King to put extra lettuce on my whopper it makes a huge difference to me in the flavor of the overall experience. When I was based in Georgia while in the military, WhataBurger was outstanding.
That's the absolute BEST Krystal description! A warm hug from a really sweaty friend. 😂😂😂
“Why go to a fast food restaurant and get a SALAD?!” That’s the truest thing I’ve heard in my entire life.
Yah th McDonald's salads are kinda gross 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
Cause you want a salad ? Don’t think too hard about it
@Jessica B. get the fuck out of here with that shit.
@Jessica B. can’t argue with that. I have a little respect for you now. I apologize
Exactly!
You’re my hero, Matt. “There’s some people out there that don’t care for Whataburger hamburgers. I don’t remember their names cause I shut them out of my life completely” 🤣🤣🤣
We called them whatabun. 4x the bread to meat ratio!
Whataburger used to be better. It's now owned by someone out of Chicago and it's just not great anymore, as well as overpriced.
@@susanfulbright4898 that’s if you get the single patty burger that’s the only one like that. The rest are the right ratio.
@@hbsavage0387 if you need to add more to the original to make it better, then it wasn't good in the first place
@@joseguadalupemartineztorre9702 mate there first three burgers are the original. Those burgers are the single patty, double patty, and triple patty. Single patty has plenty of meat it’s just not as much food as I want.
I live in Wilmington, NC and my favorite burger is by far Five Guys. Second is the Whopper. FG is fantastic and they use whole lettuce and they have A1 sauce and long pickle strips. No matter which franchise you visit; here, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, the quality is always the same. I can’t say that about the other chains in town. We have three BKs and I avoid two of them because the third makes them perfectly. I love my occasional yummy burger.
Five guys is good.
But you need a bank loan to,afford their burgers now days! That have gotten to be SO expensive.
Except for an Krystal craving once in a while, I just make burgers at home . Fast food places either mess up my order ( and I do t want to have to drive all the way back to the restaurant to get it fixed ) or their burgers are just messed up by who ever makes them…too much mayo, or ketchup or lettuce or onions , or so,etching is left off , the bun is soggy ….
I love that you actually called the manager 😂😂😂 Favorite part of the video
As much as I hate to risk having my Southern Card revoked, Culver’s gives them all a run for the money. The Butter Burger is pure heaven. It comes custom wrapped and then lovingly placed in a box to keep it in pristine burger condition. It actually looks like the picture! And don’t even get me started on the harbinger of summer happiness, their lemon ice. 🍋 Add raspberries to that lemon ice; you’ll thank me. I guess there are some good things north of the Mason Dixon after all...hmm 🤔
there are a couple of locations in the south, so I forgive you, not fully, but that shit is good
most things that come out of the midwest are good, except the serial killers.
Steak and Shake too
Shake Shack is better. East Coast for life
@@maniv100 TBH midwesterners are pretty much just southerners who swapped their heat resistance for cold resistance
I love how u actually called Sonic.
Disregard that post if you saw it, I just realized what you meant
Definitely going to have to try Wadaburger if I ever happen to come across one. Loving the ranking videos. Keep up the good work and God Bless!
I have a friend who's good friends with the original Whataburger founding family. They are genuinely really nice people so I'm glad there's so much Whataburger love here. Sadly, I live in Canada, have not been to Texas and have never had a WB. Their menu looks good though.
As a Texan after they sold out to damm Chicago the burgers have gone to hell
Not present in the south perhaps but Culver's is really good up in Wisconsin
There are some in Florida. Not sure where else but I know they've been expanding
Kentuckian here - we got some here where I live and I really enjoy Culver’s!
I know they have some locations up here in Ohio and it is REALLY good
Got some here in Tennessee now. They're pretty good.
one near me down here in georgia, it's really good
Dude when you mentioned trying to stack all the Krystal boxes into one square configuration, I absolutely lost it. Squares of heaven.
Your videos are great - please keep up the good work
You are becoming my new source of entertainment. TY. 🤪👍
I’m from Pennsylvania and I visited Texas last year, I can say in full confidence that Whattaburger is my favorite fast food burger.
Good, it would be terrible if something would happen to your favorite earbud
I've never had nor seen Whataburger everywhere I've lived and been stationed. There has to be one somewhere. Is this a newer chain--post 2012?
Liar
@@shooglechic nope. Just a Texas thing. Been around for at least 40+ years
@@michaelboen2314 false, they are in Florida too. Loved in the panhandle for 4 years and we had three in our area.
I knew that was a Sonic burger from the 12 inch receipt stuck to the bag.
Me too!
With Hardees/Carls Jr, I'm surprised you didn't get the Famous Star (which is their staple), cause yeah, it would have been MUCH better (also, their slogan is "If it doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in your face.")
I was a manager at Hardee’s for a few years and the second we open at 5, the old folks come in and stay about 5 or 6 hours lol
Please do Bless your Rank: fast food ice creams.
I want Matt to see my comment.
A.J. Marcantonio 👀
Matt Mitchell: Is that really you?
Matt Mitchell Also do shakes! Hardee’s has a super good strawberry shake!
McDonalds will be dead last since the ice cream machine is always broke.
The biggest problem with ranking fast food items is that they can vary from one franchise to another in quality.
That’s the point
No he means like two different Wendy's in the same town can be as bad as the one he goes to, or as good as a proper diner though more limited in menu.
@@janehrahan5116 oh I thought he meant like Burger King to McDonald’s
💯. Our Wendy's near me is top tier.
You're thinking too hard about it. It's just meant for entertainment.
You need to revisit this and add burgers from Cook Out, Freddy's Custard, and In & Out Burger.
Biggest problem with McD's is that they can't produce a hot burger. I haven't had a hot burger from them in years, at multiple stores. Their process is broken.
A Freddy's Original Double is quite possibly the best, simple steak burger out there. Meat, cheese, mustard, onion, pickle. Cook Out's Cheddar Style burger is also a favorite go-to. Smothered in cheese sauce, bacon, and the biggest pile of sauteed onions you'll ever see. If you like onions, that's your burger.
If I had to just get their basic burger (like in the video), my guess would be:
1) Carls Jr
2) What a Burger
3) Burger King
4) Wendys
5) Sonic
6 and 7) McDonalds and Krystal.
If I could order whatever burger I want, I would have to put it into tiers:
A Tier. I would be excited for these burgers:
1) Wendy's. Big Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger, add lettuce, tomato, and onions. Bacon Jam for the win.
2) Hardees/ Carls Jr. I used to love the double western bacon cheeseburger. It is not as good as I remember it being, but still tier 1.
3) What a Burger. This is just a projection as I haven't had enough of their menu items to decide, but I'd be excited to try more items.
B Tier. Content but not excited.
4) Burger King. Probably a modified Texas Double Whopper. Who doesn't enjoy a double bacon cheeseburger?
C Tier. Cautiously optimistic, but not getting my hope up. More bacon cheeseburgers from
5) McDonalds
6) Sonic
D Tier. Its food. Probably. The bacon helps it go down.
7) Krystal's Bacon cheese crystal
You clearly have an unhealthy obsession with burgers, you should get help or maybe start a TH-cam channel. Either way I’d watch what comes next 😜
Matt is curing my depression with every bless your rank video
Viddles Therapy. Comfort food.
"Stop it with the shredded lettuce! No one likes it!". Amen.
I like it lol
@@evon7327 Same! Definitely better than lettuce 'sheets'
@@j_emceee they're called shells
Shredded lettuce, shredded lettuce!
Nah I like the shredded lettuce
100% agree. I have been known to drive 30 miles out of my way on a long trip just to get Whatta, or Krystal's.
Used to manage McDonald's when we ran out of Mac sauce, we would use thousand island dressing as a substitute. So safe to say that's what it is.
This is hands down my favorite segment on It's A Southern Thing. Lovin y'all from Texas❤
“It’s glistening! “ I’m dead!! Haha 😂
I understand what you mean about Krystals. My Dad feels the same way about White Castle. I don't agree with it being #2, but I do understand the attachment to that little burger.
Loaded BBQ Big Buford from Checkers is one of my go to burgers. Also, the Garlic Butter Dobble from Steak ‘n Shake is fantastic. Wattaburger is great as well.
Discovered whataburger when I moved to Arizona and it has kept me fat in the desert. :)
"If your the Chicago firm that bought WB don't mess this up" couldn't agree more!
*you're
12:58 I’m totally going to put the burger under the nacho dispenser after this hahaha thanks mate!!
"Yeah we got food. Got some money?" Lol I concur.
I wish we had a Whataburger close to me. As far as I know there’s none in my state. Best joint around is Five Guys.
I love Five Guys. The only problem is that it is so freaking expensive!!
Honestly I think Whataburger is overrated
Captain Skippy Whataburger is only in texas
@@gibraltarfilms3993 They are actually in a lot of states. Just their presence is much, much smaller. I am looking at their locations list and they are in Alabama (15 locations), Arizona (25), Arkansas (5), Florida (38, really?!), Georgia (only one!), Louisiana (15), Mississippi (8), New Mexico (11), Oklahoma (33) and finally...of course Texas (678). So yeah, you can see that all locations in all other states don't come close to adding up to the locations in Texas. In other states you likely need to hunt them out, so that would make it feel like they aren't in other states compared to Texas.
@@dacypher22 and some investment firm in chicago bought a majority stake in whataburger a few months back and they're gonna expand.
i like whataburger, they have a big juicy burger but texans tend to overrate them
whataburger also doesn't do the folded egg nonsense... they crack eggs on the grill the way it supposed to be
Thsi guy has such a nice and happy vibe and humor. Watching these really makes me happy. Just chilling in my room at 11pm
haha same 😅 its only 9:06, but close enough,,
It was fun to watch I just discovered your channel. Think I pretty much agree with your rankings as far as the national chains go we don’t get Krystal in Minnesota and unfortunately we don’t get Whataburger ☹️love Whataburger! I was surprised not to see Culver’s I think I read that you’re located in Birmingham aand they do have Culver’s in Birmingham according to their map. have you ever eaten there ? what do you think of Culver’s? They are far and away my favorite.
Cookout needs to be in that list! Also, I love Krystal as well, was my first job, but it's really in a different class from those other burgers IMHO...
Not gonna lie, I straight up love that messy, onion-laden, strange-meat Sonic Burger.
Ikr? Sooo good. Especially of they put green chile on it!
Y’all are weird
@@lifeisshrt7929 you're weird
It's amazing
I moved to NC from upstate NY about 13 years ago: no Sonic's up north. Lemme tell y'all, it blew me away! I LOVE Sonic. Well, loved. The restaurant closed and I haven't had it in like 10 years 😞 😢
Whataburger gives me life, everything on their menu is damn delicious, from Breakfast to Burgers to Chicken. It makes me so proud to be a Texan
Girl, that spicy chicken biscuit with a fried egg? Turned my whole world upside down. Texas forever.
ok you are my hero! I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE TO DIP MY FRIES IN MY FROSTY!
Hey Matt, for the sake of blessing your taste buds, I strongly recommend that you eat a "Five Guys" burger, and also a burger from "Come Back Shack" (in Charleston, SC.).
"Five Guys" is a chain store, and "Come Back Shack" is a local burger joint. These two are close ties, with respect to burger-gasm, though "Come Back Shack" is better.
I'd love Five Guys more if a little burger from there didn't cost over $10 nowadays. It costs like $50 bucks for two people to eat a meal there.
@@joshuareed390, higher prices are everywhere. It's terrible.
That Hardee's burger was the saddest Hardee's burger I've ever seen.
Killa Jay I almost had to unfollow. Those ain’t Hardee’s burgers. Hardee’s is from my home town, and the freaking Canadians bought them, combined them with Carl’s Jr. (which I loathe) and ruined a perfectly great burger. You want Hardee’s though, get the Hot Ham-n-Cheese. You’ll thank me later.
@@m1cajah that's actually what I order every time I go to Hardee's
@@m1cajah I used to love the Frisco burger until they got rid of it.
I had their Monster Thickburger the other day and it was probably the best burger there besides the Frisco Burger
@@SirDerbear their Frisco Burger is the best burger I've ever had.
Honestly... I'm waiting for wendys to clap back...
I got a bone to pick with you guys. I’m way up here in Virginia and I’m feeling left out. After all this was the birthplace of a lot of Southern greatness, but now we don’t get much love. Feeling like the red headed stepchild. Up your game or you lose this Lou!
You know what's better than fries in a frosty? Chicken nugget dipped in frosty. Sounds weird but it's so good
“I can’t remember the names of those people... I shut them out of my life.”
I didn't think I was the only one who tried to stuff Krystal burger boxes into each other. But it feels good to hear someone else say it.
Native southerner here, but I live in Texas. All our Krystals have been closed for about a decade, so you already know whenever I pass through Louisiana, I’m buying a sackful. They know me in Slidell 😂
You give me life 😂💓 with love, from Seattle
The problem with lettuce sheets is that they slide out onto your lap when least expected. It's like a mini grease sled to Hell or your floor mat.
Dave McBroom “mini grease sled to hell”
I don’t know how in gods name you thought of that but I’ll be damned if it didn’t make me laugh
Yeah, Wendy will do a drive by on y'all behind.
Out of the story but I went to a Burger King because they advertised a veggie burger. I asked my local if they served a veggie burger and they said yes, so I ordered. I ended up with a hamburger roll with lettuce, a slice of tomato and some onion. I went into the store and asked what is this? They said they were out of veggie patties! Well then tell me that!
The Whopper is my one true ❤️ love!!! That mayo and lettuce tomato, pickles and onions just completes my world
I have never been disappointed going to whataburger. Hands down my favorite burger fast food restaurant. Thank you whataburger
Where is that place at cuz Its not even in my state
Try a Whataburger in Arkansas.
Theyll be happy to disappoint if you of you can manage to find someone working the counter.
Whataburger is hit or miss for me.
They have a good burger, but I think it's the only place that I was ever served raw chicken. Not "undercooked" or "pink in the center", but "cooked for 2 minutes", "Pink all the way to the edge", "Gorden Ramsey shouting RAW", Raw chicken.
@@Herozonex200 It’s mostly in texas but there are a few restaurants in other states. but MOST of its locations are in texas
Matt: Whataburger is the best fast food burger in the game.
Me: *Cheers in Texan*
Idk man, culver's is the shit.
@@aliabdallah102 You're not wrong. Culver's is delicious. And, honestly, Whataburger has been pissing me off with their service lately. A regular 20+ minute wait in the drive through when it's only three cars deep is not okay with me.
@@christopherfreude6775 favorite burgers: Whataburger, Culver’s and In-N-Out. In no particularly order…I love them all equally!
I concur with this ranking. Now, can someone help a cousin out and send me a sack of Krystals!?
The Wendy’s having a bad piece of tomato is all too relatable for me lmao. Must just be every burger and not just just me
I need McDonalds fries and a Wendy’s frosty
HeyIt'sKate McDonalds**
Brylee D Mac Donald’s is how uk people say it
Darren Lê I know. It was a typo
Brylee D I kinda corrected it
HeyIt'sKate oh
As a Texan, I am legally contracted to say that I love Whataburger. I actually do. But I also must say that Five Guys is the GOAT. In all your categories plus fries.
Yeah true
I love 5 guys but it's not worth the price. I'd rather have Char Grill.
I have to disagree. To me, Five Guys has no flavor and their prices are insanely high.
Five Guys: Baseball Team - 16 orders of fries. One bag.
5 guys is great but their prices are bad
Cookout or 5 Guys, then Burger King Whopper, then Wendy's Single or Pretzel Pub. Honorable mention to McDonald's plain cheeseburger for nostalgia sake - sometimes 2 of these just hit the spot.
As a West Coaster, I was hoping you’d try In-n-Out. I know it will probably NEVER reach the south, but you should give it a whirl. I haven’t had Texas’ Whataburger, but I am looking forward to giving it a try. Also, I recently got a Chik-Fil-A and Canes in my neighborhood, so I am looking forward to trying those…
They're in Dallas and Houston. They're OK but not Whataburger
@@joe92 cheap but not very good.
Don’t let the southerners fool you, Whataburger is overrated and is on pair to Carl’s Jr or Wendy’s. The only burgers that rival in and out are shake shack, Culver’s and possibly 5 guys
Matt you are so hysterical! How have you not become a world famous standup comedian? YOU SLAY US!!!
Great review here, and I agree.......... and I was hoping Culver’s would have made it into this list, and to see how he would have ranked it :-)
It’s my personal favorite.
Whataburger is just like the closest to sit down quality imo. If Krystal is indeed similar to white castle then i definitely understand the second place. Those a little weird burgers of love
You’ll never know what you’re missing till you’ve had in n out in CALIFORNIA! The very best!
Shut the fuck up Donnie! You're out of your element!
I was a vegetarian from age 16 to 36. The only fast food burgers I’d had prior to that were BK and MacDonald’s.
After seeing the light, the only burger I’ve had comes from In&Out. Sooooo good!
After watching this, I’m open to trying Whataburger. Lol.
U guys should have done Culvers they have migrated to the south now they have awesome butter burgers 😋
They do!! Buuuuttttt they are better the farther north u get 😂
Cheese curds!!!
@@orlandoburgos9190 yeah the cheese curds down south are just mini mozzarella sticks but the ones up north are different.... I'm not sure how to explain it tbh
I completely disagree. I tried Culvers to check it out and it was ok.
Five Guys and In-N-Out both kick Culvers' butt.
@@michaelstringly4138 yes 🙌🏻
Krystal burgers- they're like a warm hug from a really sweaty friend
A little while back Sonic had a "Brown Bag Special"...in our house we always joke cause no matter what you order the only thing you can sure of is it will come in a brown bag.
Hilarious true story, after watching this video (and for the most part agreeing with it), a Hardee’s commercial came on. Perfect placement of ad, LOL.
I only click on this page when I see Matt
Matt writes most of the sketches though.
Bless your rank is my favorite! I just hope it doesn't kill him in the process, lol!
Matt has Tegridy 😂
As a fellow Southerner, I'd pick Whataburger (Texas specifically) as first in the line up too. But if y'all ever find yourselves out West in New Mexico I urge you to try a "monster meal (triple meat, triple cheese)" at Griffs in Albuquerque!! Literally blows every other place out of the water!
I like this guy even more now knowing that he's a fellow Mitchell
This is a perfect display of what Sonic does best, mess up your order in mind boggling ways.