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To think that Burger King is dirty?

80 replies

Zulakhyka · 25/06/2022 22:10

Out of all the fast food chains every time I go into Burger King it seems to be filthy! Often see wrappers on the floor, BBQ sauce smeared all over the tables, and the grouting etc stuff is always black instead of white like it should be. Also the staff all seem to be uni drop outs and don’t care about the job. McDonald’s on the other hand is the exact opposite. Always clean, friendly staff, just get a really nice vibe compared to Burger King!

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Sunshineandrainbow · 25/06/2022 23:00

Good ones near me and the vegan whopper is the highlight of my Payday splurge. Mc plant doesn't come close.

Lou98 · 25/06/2022 23:04

Also the staff all seem to be uni drop outs and don’t care about the job

Do you know the staff personally to know they dropped out of uni? Or just making nasty comments?

Personally the burger king near me is clean, but then I do live in quite a quiet area and I'm never in during busy times. KFC is the worst near me cleanliness wise

Bakedpotatoesfortea · 25/06/2022 23:06

McDonald's is clean supreme
BK is a bit grim
But KFC is total Boak 🤢

RooniIWazlib · 25/06/2022 23:08

Zulakhyka · 25/06/2022 22:16

I take the kids there once a week as a treat and I always have to clean the tables before we sit down and eat which seems a bit crazy! They need to hire the staff to do it really

Doesn't sound like a treat.

Mummadeze · 25/06/2022 23:10

I got bad food poisoning from a BK back in the day. Never been back since. KFC near me seems dirty too. McDonald’s are generally okay but a local one has security staff on the doors at night which is a bit off putting.

WishILivedInThrushGreen · 25/06/2022 23:12

Go somewhere else for your treat.

Christinatheastonishing · 25/06/2022 23:15

It's the same near me too, McDonald's is usually fine but BK and KFC are always dirty.

HintofVintagePink · 25/06/2022 23:27

Up your treat standards 🤢

AlmostAJillSandwich · 25/06/2022 23:27

There are three that i have been to (two in nearby-ish towns, the one in my town only opened last year) and all have been fine cleanliness wise. No litter, no dirty tables etc. BK is actually my favourite fast food, the only reason i don't have it often is because it is a fair bit more expensive than McDonalds and KFC, and because there wasn't one that wasn't a 15 minute drive away til recently, so it was a treat if i was passing rather than going out just to go there. They were a bit hit and miss for what drinks they have available, but that was mid pandemic, not been for a good few months.

Every time i've needed the loo in McDonalds the disabled loo is disgusting, floor all wet, obvious piss on the seat (and probably what's on the floor!) unflushed toilet or skids in it etc, so have to struggle on with the regular loos. Some of them have automated lights, that only trigger in the sink washing area not the cubicles. I've been thrown in to total darkness more than once!

Clearthinking · 25/06/2022 23:28

Kfc horrendous in the city centre (did close down a while back) I never stopped to eat when I saw a pigeon walking across the floor from the counter inside!!

JubileeTrifle · 25/06/2022 23:30

There’s one near me that’s not been updated for 30 years. It’s so rundown and it’s just is never clean. In fact I can think of another old one that needs refurbishing. I only go once a year and still shocks me.

ZealAndArdour · 25/06/2022 23:37

I never eat in when I get this kind of fast food, but our local BK drive thru always does really fresh decent food. Always hot, lettuce crisp and cool, bread isn’t stale, etc. Ingredients always just better quality, and the burgers taste better and less artificial, whether chicken or beef. Always a better experience than McDonalds.

RightOnTheEdge · 26/06/2022 00:03

The Burger King near my parents is really scruffy with ripped seats and broken things.
It's been like that since I was at school and there are hundreds of reviews complaining about it.
I'm amazed that it still just keeps going and it's been around so long with no improvements and still in business.

I do love a whopper though.

Meatshake · 26/06/2022 00:06

Totally agree!

Haven't had one since they fucked up the chips though. They used to be so nice but then they made them thick and gross. Sad times...

ChocAuVin · 26/06/2022 00:10

I went to one recently for the first time in years. It was absolutely filthy.

MumOfChaos · 26/06/2022 08:37

In Australia it's known as Hungry Jacks instead of Burger King. Our locals are much, MUCH cleaner than the local Macca's which is ALWAYS filthy, toilets and tables!

SurfBox · 26/06/2022 09:06

I used to live in Forestgate, East London and there was a very dirty McDonalds around there. There seemed to be a high level of incompetence as they'd ALWAYS forget stuff in orders but after I found hair in my burger I never ate there again.

Also I ate in a Mc Donalds in central London earlier this year and found an eyelash in my McFlurry.

Luxa · 26/06/2022 09:08
Biscuit
SurfBox · 26/06/2022 09:09

I look at the staff and they just don't look like the kind of bunch that would wash their hands after the toilet

it is for this reason that I stopped eating burgers in McDonalds and BK or KFC, i generally only eat foods that aren't really handled. In USA mcds they wear gloves so I'd eat the burgers there.

SurfBox · 26/06/2022 09:11

My local one is pretty spotless but the milkshake machine is always out of order

mcdonalds can be very bad for this with mcflurry machine;the one in Derry City beside Sainsbury never works. I have noticed kfc can be bad for this too with the krushem machine.

Nap1983 · 26/06/2022 09:15

LadyCatStark · 25/06/2022 22:35

It’s the same for us. I’m not a fan of Burger King’s food anymore, I think it’s quite dated and boring but the KFC near us is absolutely grim 🤢.

Think you guys must live near me… the Last KFC I visited woulda put my dog off eating there… 🤮🤮🤮

SurfBox · 26/06/2022 09:19

McDonald’s are generally okay but a local one has security staff on the doors at night which is a bit off putting

I think this is a good thing to be honest and there are much more places that need this but don't. I was in a MCdDS once and a chav was on next table,he was burping loudly and I politely asked him to stop and he went into a tirade of aggressive abuse against me. No security and this was an area that would be shady.

R00K · 26/06/2022 09:21

The only reason mcdonalds is cleaner is because the just eat/uber drivers take up all the tables, so customers can't actually eat at them.

SurfBox · 26/06/2022 09:22

I don't understand all the bad complaints about KFC, I have eaten there many times and same as BK and the tables are generally clean etc.

If I were to bring kids in and there were no clean tables I'd point it out to staff.

Thethreecs · 26/06/2022 09:28

I'm in Ireland and it's exactly the same. Mc donald's are always spotless, bright, modern. Burger King.... Filthy, tables always feel dirty. Floors always look like they need a good scrub. The toilets are the worst, you don't want to touch anything, no mirrors in the toilet and some even have blue lights which makes it impossible to see anything. I think most are old and worn so look dirty. We actually went into one in florida and it felt the same, maybe it's worldwide.

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