I enjoyed a Butter Burger on my way back to Canada from Pittsburgh, pre -Plague. Great chain burger! Popular place with the after church crowd, at the location we visited! Will return. I think it’s the best fast food chain burger I’ve had in the States.
I have barely eaten at chains or any other restaurants since March 2020, other than a couple meals from Popeye’s, and Mary Browns (Cdn fried chicken chain). I used to get food at McD’s, Starbucks and Tim Hortons once or twice a week, often before getting on a train or starting a long drive.
Over the past 19 mos, I’ve had a couple baked goods and breakfast sandwiches from Starbucks drive- thru. One Wendy’s junior bacon cheeseburger. I’ve become fussier about takeout fast food.
I really like Popeye’s and Mary Brown’s fried chicken.
Four years late to the thread, but 15 years ago I spent 2 months in Indonesia, then a couple weeks in the Cameron HIghlands of Malaysia. When my train pulled into the station at Kuala Lumpur, I spied an A&W cafe in the station. I ordered an Uncle Burger (?) which was a single beef patty with cheese and pickles if memory serves. Plus I ordered the Root Beer shake.
Oh… My… Goodness… Was that good! It didn’t hurt that I was Jones’ing for Western food, either.
Being a pizza lover my go-to pizza place is Domino’s. I just love their pizzas, my personal favorite is Peppy Paneer (an amalgamation of paneer, capsicum, red paprika & lots of cheese ) and Cheese and Corn ( not too fancy yet perfect for someone who loves the combo of corn and goodness of cheese).
We went to a McD’s in Bavaria prior to a road trip. I was amazed at the pastries there. The counter was almost bigger than the order window and the goods looked extremely high-end, especially for McDonald’s. But I got a sausage Egg McMuffin, as is my custom.
FWIW, I think Fast Casual deserves it’s own category. You can order a medium rare burger at a fast casual place. Not saying you’ll get it, but you might.
The only places in Canada allowed to serve burgers medium rare are places that grind their own meat in house. None of the places they do that are fast casual chains up here!