Burger King

Do you like stale chicken fries? Me neither, so don’t visit this location.

What you would expect from a fast food joint. I came by to get some dinner before my class. I was surprised by how small the beef? patties are on the Double Cheeseburger. The dining area was clean except for some evidence of people having eaten on some of the tables. $ 5.55 for the burger, nuggets, and small drink… not a bad price but quality of food is ???

I’ve been living in the same house in the same neighborhood and have been coming to this Burger King for over 10 years, so I’ve seen my fair share of problems with this place. I’ve seen the reconstruction of this place, bored/​snappy workers, scuzzy bathrooms, and every thing else. I’ve also had the pleasure of being there for the good parts.
Today started out like any other day; i was hungry, decided i wanted gross, greasy fast food, and drove down the block to this establishment. I went to the speaker, and was asked to wait one minute. No worries, I was gonna ask for one minute to decide what I wanted. This is where it all happened. The man taking my order was one of the most patient, politest, and helpful workers. I became tied up in ordering a number 4 when I was GONNA order a number 8, so I asked for a couple more seconds. Any other person would’ve been like, «Ugh, okaaaaaay» but this dude said, «No problem Boss; take your time.» I chuckled. Finished my order, payed, got my food, and he asked if I would like any BBQ Sauce, Ketchup, etc. I’ve never been asked this. I ALWAYS have to be the one to ask. He asked us to pull up to wait for our food. No problem. It was a couple minutes. He comes out with our food and tells us to have a nice day and thanked us for coming in. What a nice guy.

Worst BK franchise in existence in the city of Chicago. Inept on every level. Dirty floors, dirty tables, and homeless bums sit here for hours. I only ever ate here because it was close by my old apartment. The main reason i stopped going here? No soap in any of the bathrooms. That Killdozer song Hamburger Martyr was probably written about this Burger King.

This is literally the shittiest fast food store I’ve ever been in. Every table is filthy. The ketchup dispenser is empty. There are no straws. The floor is fucking disgusting. Half of the selections in the soda machine are gone. I was just served a medium fry with the quantity of children’s fries in it. Fries are soggy.
If it weren’t 200 feet from my home I wouldn’t come here.

This place truly evokes the spirit of the 1980s. The fact that it hasn’t been remodeled since then is a testament to this legacy. Good food if you want to die of heart disease in your 40’s. I’d recommend the Rodeo Crispy Chicken for just $ 1: Various parts of chickens and other organic material fashioned into the shape of a patty is topped with fried onion rings, and a special blend of barbecue sauce that will make you swear that you’re back in a grade school cafeteria. A resounding 2 stars!

I had stop eating fast foods for a long time but I thought that I would stop and get me a quick inexpensive morsel. As I passed BK I saw on the marque 2 sandwiches for $ 5 and said why not.
Here is why not… I saw 5 orders filled as I waited for someone to drop some new fries in the fryer, at-​least I got new fries… I know get to the point,
The service was ok… the courtesy and smiles were there but there was no sense of urgency between customers. Instead of standing there with your back to the clients looking at everyone else fumble through the workplace go help get the orders out.
Bottom-​line is when I got home and started to eat my sandwiches I noticed that the food was apparently reheated and dry.
Dare I need to tell you that I will not be going back to this BK again even if I am starving. Resolution to this was I did not go back to take the sandwiches for an exchange or refund because this would have wasted more gas for the round trip.
If you want a quick belly fill just stop at the market and grab something quick to fix save yourself the aggravation if you are thinking about stopping at this BK.
I do not think they even review these reviews for this BK because there is obviously something going on here.

Do not come here. The service is slow and terrible. I just came from it. I ordered a #6 and I wanted cheese on it. The person taking the order barely spoke and kept mumbling. This is the conversation: Me: Can i get cheese on that? Worker: Is it a cross the street?, Me: I’m sorry can I get cheese on it? Worker: Is it cross the street?. At this time i assume it was is it right across the screen. So I say ok. Plus their so called «Coke» Drink was all water and tasted like crap. Another story is when I arrived at the Driv-​thru there were 2 cars ahead of me so I waited. 10 minutes past and nothing. The people in the Burger King did not even say can I help you sorry for the delay, or anything. We all left angry. Word of advice for people that work at this burger king. If you work drive-​thru don’t mumble and speak clearly!

Seeing as how you can’t give 0 stars, I’d like you to consider just how bad this place must be to average just over 1 star. It’s the functional equivalent of 0.
I’ll just reiterate what’s been said. I’m fairly certain they have a «no mentally/​emotionally deficient» hiring policy. There is no chance that your order will come out correct, especially in the drive through. It may come out correctly, but only in leap years. And this is not FAST food. It is borderline food, but there is nothing fast about it.

I walked into the BK that is just up the street from my house to grab a quick bite as I was in a rush to be somewhere. I had not ever been in before even though I’ve passed by it regularly for 10 years. I asked the person at the counter, «what comes on the bacon cheeseburger.» I asked because I did not want mayo and was curious if that came standard on that burger. Keep in mind that this is a standard value menu item that I’m inquiring about. She didn’t know and asked the person cooking, who didn’t speak English and didn’t understand the question. That person began making the sandwich rather than explaining what was on it. The counter person then asked another employee what was on the bacon cheeseburger. He, rather than telling the counter person, or me, began to tell the person cooking who then began making another sandwich. At this point 2 more people came out who appeared to be maybe managers? There are now 5 employees all arguing over what is on a bacon cheeseburger. There were no other customers, so it was not due to being overwhelmed. The managers began inspecting the 2 sandwiches that were already made — despite me not really even placing any actual order yet. They then threw one out because it had lettuce, which they seemed to think was wrong. I explained that I was happy to take the one with the lettuce but they told me I couldn’t have that one because «lettuce does not come on the bacon cheeseburger.» No one knew what WAS on a bacon cheeseburger, but they were very clear about what did NOT come one. Apparently, if I got the one with lettuce that would be ripping them off or something so they will throw it out and make a complete new one without the lettuce. That’s looking out for the bottom line!
The experience was a bit surreal and probably explains why I avoided the place for 10 years and why I was the ONLY customer there that night. It just seemed to be the antithesis of what a fast food business model is in regard to efficiency, consistency and repeatability. It took 5 people to figure out how to prepare a standard menu item and in the end, I don’t really know if they got it right. I’m not sure they know either.

Come on now. It’s not rocket science. All I ordered was a whopper with no onions. They screwed it up. Then I went back to return it, and when I finally got home, there were no tomatoes. Really? It’s a BURGER KING. Learn to make a BURGER.

What a waste of space in such a great neighborhood.

Wow. I haven’t been to a Burger King in years and outta no where I get a whopper jr. attack! Most Burger Kings in the cities are closed for good and we kinda had a hard time finding one.
I noticed how small the burgers had gotten over the years. I also noticed how big their «small» meals were. Man! Small drink and fries are not small at all! But it did do its job of fulfilling my BK attack. Bye bye now, I’ll see ya in a few years.

Fast food, my ‘tocks.
Despite having a horrible time working at a Burger King near my college campus for a single semester, I still crave a nice, juicy Whopper every now and then. This is the location I’ve gone to in the past, because it’s within hollerin’ distance of my Uptown abode. I’m reluctant to return, for a number of reasons. Let me explain, in a sort of open letter to their employees.
First of all, I’m sorry that I’m stealing your time by having the audacity to actually try and order food from you. Judging by the alternately bored/​indiferrent/​perturbed tone of your voice when I’ve approached, I must be putting a huge-​ass kink in your busy nail-​filing and boyfriend-​texting schedule.
Now, to your drive-​up personnel: I’m sorry that I’m throwing such difficult requests as «No. 1 meal with a diet» at you. I’m not sure how much easier I could make my request, but I’ll try to speak more loudly and more slowly than I already do, so that you don’t have to repeat my order in your pissed-​off voice 92 times (each time with a different and wrong variation of what I asked for). Again, I’m sorry.
Third, I know how much you love each and every one of your ketchup packets – you probably name them and give them presents on holidays, based on how loathe you are to let them go – but if I ask for «a lot of ketchup,» that doesn’t mean two packets. Please give me more – you have my word that I will take good care of them and give them a loving home outside your restaurant.
Finally, I know you care deeply about ALL your foodstuffs and hate to see them depart, paper-​wrapped, from your loving hands. However, do you think you could please make your goodbyes shorter? As a customer at a food-​factory establishment, I don’t really expect to wait 30 minutes from shouting «Whopper, heavy pickle» into the little box, to the time you place the bag (inevitably containing Whopper, NO pickle) into my mitts.
Thanks.

Remember. 3 stars says «A-​OK». And that’s the first thing that pops up when I think of Burger King on Lawrence near Western.
It’s a fast food joint. People who are employed here probably didn’t have Burger King on the top of their career of choice list, so give ‘em a little break eh? An individual’s ability to perform is largely dictated by their motivation. Enough said.
Despite inconsistencies in service, they abide to your every wishes whether it be a certain sauce you’d like to go with your chicken fries, or perhaps just ketchup on that juicy whopper of yours. No attitude either unless you’re one of those dicks who expect a friggin silver platter to go with your burger.
On Fridays and Saturdays, their late night hours extend to 2 a.m., although the closer to 2 you get — the less likely they’ll have everything on the menu available. I’ve come in late a few times to find they’re out of something. I can’t really complain. Perhaps I’m just too forgiving.
They have a large seating area, so munching in is rarely a problem. You might find some nuisance with your typical flock of high school and middle school kids fuckin’ around. You learn to ignore them like you do anywhere else.
I just want a goddamn whopper. And it always comes and tastes the way I expect it. Hail to the King.

Burger King is always a last-​ditch attempt at getting something quick and hot in the neighborhood. I almost never review a fast-​food joint on here, but I gotta say something!
This is probably the worst Burger King I’ve been to in Chicago. This place is almost always empty and for good reason.
It ALWAYS takes forever to get any food if you order more than just fries. Drive thru or dine in, it will always take at least 5 minutes. It once took 15 minutes for a friend and I to get food at the drive-​thru, not including the 5 minutes we waited after they said, «Can you hold one minute?»
It’s NEVER clean. Trays piled on top of recepticles. Crumbs on tables. Napkins all over the floor. ALWAYS. Like it’s a policy not to clean until they close at the end of the day.
So, unless you like to walk around blind and have a good book to read while you’re waiting, or unless you’re REALLY desperate for some BK, avoid this at all costs.

Gross… Ghetto King!
It burned down once, why did they ever re-​open this joint???

Once, when I was about 9 or 10, I was out playing by a pond behind my house. The embankment was muddy and I slipped and fell in. The viscous, noxious, flithy slime that I accidentally swallowed tasted better than the coffee from this joint. I cant believe I spent $ 1.09 on that. What a waste.
People from BK: Just because coffee and old meat are both brown does not make it OK for both to have the same taste and consistency. Foul. Truly.

Finally, finally a fast food burger restaurant that understands that sometimes vegetarians don’t have time to grill tofu (Taco Bell does have a 7-​layer vegetarian burrito, but I like having options!). The only reason I even ventured back into one of these meat traps is that BK started advertising its Morningstar burger. I had one and it was pretty delicious, and cost the same as any other meal. One thing to note – it doesn’t come as a meal, so while I was glad to not be tempted into fries and a soda, it made me feel a bit like this is just a sop to «healthy eaters» rather than a permanent menu item.
All I can say to other fast food places is pick up the vegetarian pace!

I think that the horrible post office across the street has spread it’s bad vibes to this establishment.
Yes, I know that fast food sucks and is unhealthy for you, but i really quite like fast food breakfast. Since this Burger King is 3 blocks away I’ll go here once or twice a month and get a biscuit with egg and cheese and their breakfast potatoes. I prefer Burger King’s breakfast potatoes to McDonald’s anyday.
Today I had a crappy experience here. I went through the drive through and made my order. «One biscuit with just egg and cheese meal, large size with decaf. coffee.» Unfortunately their little electronic order confirmation screen is broken or something. I get up to the window and get my coffee (the cup is leaking… which I don’t notice until I get home). Then I get my food. I immediately notice that I have a small order of potatoes, so I repeat that I asked for a large order. The drive thru person (who I notice is the shift leader) says that she heard something different, but she did go and get me a large order.
So, I go home and am all ready to eat my food and I open my sandwich and there is sausage on it… ewww…I look for my receipt… and I wasn’t given one. So, I go back to the restaurant cause I am hungry and ask for it to be remade. The shift leader lady again says that she heard me say that I wanted a Number 2… um, no, I said I wanted a biscuit with just egg and cheese. They remake it for me, but the biscuit is hard and stale and it’s just all together kind of messy. I ask if they have any kind of consideration for the inconvenience of going home and finding that my order is wrong and they just stare at me blankly.
Another complaint I have about this location is when I went here to get their 2 for $ 3 whopper special. I asked to get it without the meat… oh, but that will cost $ 5. Does that make any sense? Why should I pay more for something when I’ll get less? I asked about it and they said it’s because of the button on the machine… so I asked about the special and they say they can’t do it because of the button on the machine, even though you’re supposed to be able to take anything off of a whopper. Yeah, these people suck.
ALSO!!! I went to look at the burger king restaurant website to see if I could complain and their website SUCKS MONKEY ASS! It’s confusing and hard to navigate and it slows my computer down. In addition their complaint number only works Monday through Friday 9 – 5.
So, I guess Burger King kind of deserves to go out of business… maybe McDonalds can start making breakfast potatoes like them, then the world would be a better place.