I’ve been battling the most iconic fast food burgers for years and today we’re going to be ranking and tasting every major fast food Burger in America to see which one is the best not only that we’re gonna combine all the elements of the best and make the ultimate burger that could exist we’re in Los Angeles California the place that pioneered fast food some with chef and certified Burger expert Christian culinary producer of the burger show he knows his now before we start we have rules number one they need to have massive cultural significance or a multitude of locations across the country number two what does every fast food place have a drive-thru every single one of these must have a drive-through in order to qualify the rest of this is simple we’ll be reading on a scale of one to ten based off three things looks taste and texture this journey is going to take us across a few States and through a ton of emotions a robot took my order this is real food with that being said let’s do this shall we what better way to start this off than with the oldest standing McDonald’s I’m excited I’m not I know we said only drive-throughs this has a drive-through although there’s something iconic about walking up to this I have to do it just for this one from the moment that payment went through till we got the burgers in hand five minutes 11 seconds fast food huh this burger looks like it was 3D printed and ideated by a heartless lifeless AI it’s crazy too because they actually assembled this really nice so visually I hate it it tastes like something and nothing at the same time my taste was mostly pickle my pickles are thicker than my meat you ever had like two mediocre buns but you put really thin layers of leather in between all I pick up is just straight Mayo taste wise even three I’m gonna have a solid two can we go to the next one I’m done here so McDonald’s low score not really surprising now across the street for a second Burger Jack in the Box can we get two sourdough Jacks with bacon please can I get two sourdough Jacks with bacon por favor two sourdough Jacks with bacon please yes yes please wow they were so much faster and they were more busy okay so this is probably singularly one of the most disappointing photo to Burger comparisons I’ve ever seen out here but I will say the Patty doesn’t look half bad I like the Buns the buns are cool they’re nicely griddled the iron on this meat looks better than McDonald’s for sure first thoughts driest I’ve only known to always get a cider Ranch so you can put it on anything at Jack In The Box way better oh no man I wanted that bacon to be crispy but it was hiding under that wet tomato so overall I give this 5.3 the Patty has the flavor of a frozen meatball but the buns are great I love the toast it does give it like a little bit more lightness which I enjoy I’ll give it a 3.5 a little better now on to the next one Jack in the Box takes the lead I really think this is gonna get dethroned quickly but yeah on to our next Target Wendy’s can I get two baconators it’ll be that is our fastest so far baby Wendy she stepped it up this is like very hot they did deliver on the look good my yard this is the best looking one we’ve had so far but look at that look at the bacon I remember this being that good when we did our but better because it was nowhere near this good most actual Burger looking Burger we’ve had so far I don’t know if you could hear the crunch on that bacon so good everything else textually to me kind of Falls Flats on 50 50 on the texture flavor for a fast food Burger this is by far the best one we’ve had so far I’m gonna give it a five the meat looks great compared to the other but it’s under seasoned so it needs that Bacon needs that salty Mayo 6.5 moving on okay Wendy I see you girl she’s doing pretty good next stop Carl’s Jr we’ll take two superstars with cheese thank you thank you very much what are you drinking out of a bomb it looks good but it’s kind of creamed up a little bit uh visually it doesn’t look bad honestly boner appetite that’s not good no before I even tasted it that smell a little off-putting tastes like the meat was boiled the bun is like remarkably chewy and simultaneously super flat and almost has like an after texture of like Mochi basically everything on this burger is better than a lot of the previous Burgers but the meat is so bad that tastes like Lean Cuisine meatloaf you ever eaten one of those I have sideways I’m gonna read this at 3.5 2.7 well that’s lower than I thought you would say not a good burger moving on a quick chicken on the leaderboard and now for a pit stop at rallies we’re at rallies we’re in the drive-through the number one choice is the Big Buford buffer Shyla Buford let’s do this can I get two big buffers just a sandwich please thank you I’m finalizing your order and getting you on thank you this is simultaneously the ugliest oldest slash most advanced restaurant I’ve ever been to a robot took my order thank you so much they came in at four minutes and 13 seconds almost as long as McDonald’s all right audio is kind of weird because we’re in this like umbrella it’s actually different for once this burger actually looks surprisingly good it’s got a decent my art it’s not like crazy I like this like sort of what what is this bun the meat’s a lot more tender which I appreciate but there’s zero salt I will say though I do like the bread actually it looks like a steamed Burger I love that the tomatoes are cut thin that’s great you ever eaten a cafeteria burger at school and you’re just like that’s terrible that’s this burger and for that it gives it two I’m gonna go 2.5 so rallies takes last place at least so far next on to the king himself BK can we get two Whoppers please we’ll get those two sloppers please thank you thank you record time if this is better than McDonald’s that is fun I’m actually excited that this lives up to the name Whopper I mean this is a hefty Burger it’s pretty big it smells charred but somehow it doesn’t have char it smells like wet lettuce it smells like whenever you go to like a cookout with white people yeah right let’s just do it man we gotta we gotta down this thing there’s not much texture to me I got a crispy one like look how flat it got underneath where I bit it I mean I think this bun is like 95 Air it came across fluffy and then as soon as you picked it up the pickles are really good yeah they are it is a Better Burger though so with that I’ll give it a 3.9 in a one to ten fast food burger six flat should I take another bite we only got like 18 more Burgers but on to the next even against the king of burgers Wendy still dominates the leaderboard on to our next stop uh Jollibee I bet you didn’t know Jollibee has Burgers well it does and I like Jollibee but I’ve never had their burgers so let’s find out can we do uh two cheesy Yum Burgers just a sandwich and then one amazing Aloha Yum Burger thank you I’m smelling the pasta you smell that pasta he said go to parking number one but there’s uh there’s no parking we’re at seven minutes at number one this is the slowest one by far you think they forgot about it thank you bye we’re at uh nine minutes okay let’s eat these These are remarkably small I’m really sorry these are bad the most anemic hamburger I’ve ever seen in my entire life and I want to State first I love Jollibee all right let’s eat it the bun is basically the exact same as a McDonald’s bun the meat’s actually really good but it’s not a burger it’s like a sausage patty with no sausage seasoning I kind of like it end of the day this is more of a sandwich than it is a burger also that’s kind of whack what’s going on right there I’ll give it a four because it does taste good I’m gonna go even four too but there is another Burger he told me to order this Aloha Burger in Aloha it’s really good it’s not a burger it’s not a burger the baggies I don’t know something about the patties this is Yum Burger on steroids look if this was the burger we’d be eating I’d give this a 5.5 4.7 all right we have our rating we’re moving off unfortunately Jollibee lags behind in fourth place but now we move on to one of my favorites in and out can we get two double doubles animal style I don’t want to do this anymore I just woke up like 15 seconds ago and immediately I was on I was camera ready baby why do these make you feel so bad yeah I’m the driver I gotta stay awake thank you oh my God look at that this is literally prepared to be eaten in the car look at this in and out is so big and yet they still have the guts to put it all on display I mean they left these wide open everyone else is trying to wrap them up like please don’t look at this whoa where’d the headrest go all right you ready oh my God right away the toast on the bun the American cheese is like gluey but in a good way I enjoy it it’s the reason why we like American cheese all the textures in here feel real and fresh you can taste the beef fat in this which is what makes a big difference because of the beef fat the onions are so sweet yeah there’s a little bit of crisp on it soft top crispy bottom right I like that bottom you’re a bottom guy huh I’m gonna give this a rating is that I’m gonna go with a 8.7 this makes me so happy things that would make this better I mean I think just more tender beef I feel like there’s a ceiling to how good a fast food Burger can be but I guess we’re gonna find out in and out takes the lead now on to a West Coast Classic Habit Burger this one’s super iconic to me because I had it in my whole childhood and I don’t remember it being that great but I guess we’ll find out hi can I get two Char burgers with cheese well this just went into second place nine minutes and 35 seconds all right all right so we’re at Habit Burger you may not know if you don’t live in California but habit burger is a big deal here and we can’t not cover because there’s so many locations somehow smells like nothing I’m so done with eating burgers holy that’s a salad it’s called a Char Burger they made sure to add one piece of Jar it’s the most Char tasting Burger out of everything we’ve had I’m sorry I don’t see it really you want to buy mine oh yours is totally different that tastes great this one came out fresh out the microwave given the inconsistency I’m just gonna rate what my burger is give it a solid 3.2 so we’ll put away by all that lettuce because I’m reading my burger not yours 5.4 that’s the inconsistency moving on a quick chicken on the leaderboard and then off to the next Burger all right we’re at Arby’s and as you might have guessed the parking lot is empty I can’t fully think my fingers smell like mayonnaise hi there can we get two Deluxe wagyu steakhouse burgers thank you why is there a gyro on the menu too you say gyro oh gyro it’s pronounced Guido get the out of here with that thank you it’s actually got like an insanely good in my heart we have a wacky Burger wrong in every way I can imagine the whole point of a good wagyu is the marbling and how do you experience the marbling when it’s brown but no marketing anyway no salt whatsoever on this Patty it could have been good it’s a juicy burger but you know what there’s almost no flavor in this at all I taste zero beef there’s no salt they deep fried it all you really get is the crunch I guess of the lettuce could have been so much better what was it 25 for two fast food Burgers like this if there was Flavor this would have been one of the highest rated burgers this is like a one I would say 2.1 could have been something moving on RB snatches the last place spot that makes a little more sense but moving on we’re at Dairy Queen baby home of the Grill and Chill can we do two two cheese deluxe thank you I don’t want to eat this God please no more Burgers how is this possible this hurts this is a normal BUN it’s like McDonald’s it looks all right that’s the worst one that’s that’s a one you don’t need a description there’s no texture of just two slices of cheese and then some lettuce God Bless America that’s the worst one all I can taste right now is spicy raw onions covered with a little bit of mayo go to a grocery store pick a burger from the freezer put in your microwave and put some raw onion on there that’s what you get that’s a 1.3 right there and Dairy Queen has the lowest ranked spot they just keep getting worse somehow next stop Five Guys all right so we saw the drive through we thought oh Five Guys has to drive through this one huh no it doesn’t but we’re already here so we’re gonna go eat it this place is too culturally significant to leave out all right we’re breaking a rule here that bun is ice cold I mean it’s toasted somehow oh God I don’t want to eat any more of these here we go textually it’s not that different than any other Burger I’ve had you get the crunch from the bacon buns got some good chew it’s kind of a similar Vibe as the Carl’s Jr but it’s obviously not made there good my yard reaction there’s beef flavor but there’s no seasoning the cheese is also cold and solid the bacon is amazing the mushrooms drag this whole Burger down if you’re not careful with this burger watch this like if I was like oh I’m gonna have my shouldn’t be that easy for that to happen there’s no burger that falls apart like a Five Guys burger but you know what it’s good I’m giving this a five just because it’s more fresh it’s got a little bit more going on Flavor wise it tastes like beef I’m gonna give this one a solid 4.3 it does taste like America and with that we’re moving on now looking at our scoreboard it looks like in and out is still the leader but that doesn’t mean it can’t be topped for our next stop we traveled 2 000 miles for White Castle we came all the way out to New York and uh well not everybody could come so it’s on my phone and my wife is recording me but we’re at White Castle hate that can I just do the number one the four cheese sliders thank you very much let’s just do this one in the car let’s make this easier all right oh bro it smells like a bathroom in here I want you to look at this real quick this should be a jailable offense this Patty’s about 1 20th of an inch thick zero colors that smells like poop here we go the bun it’s as soggy as humanly possible the meat is barely detectable it’s not beefy it’s just like old meatloaf Vibes and then after that all I taste is American cheese and pickle that’s gonna get a solid one I’m glad Christian wasn’t here for this moving on I’m gonna be honest with you I don’t know that it gets much worse than that White Castle last place we’re now in Texas and I brought Christian along because he’s my sweet work husband today there are certain places that we needed to try specifically here so we’re here what is that restaurant Whataburger one of my least favorite restaurants in the world then there’s Sonic Culver’s Shake Shack and Steak and Shake let’s begin we’re at Whataburger how hype is that I hate this place I’ll just do two uh Whataburgers thank you thank you 100 fresh I will say this is larger than I thought it would be like it’s actually pretty hefty for a single Patty fast food Burger these are all starting to taste the same to me I actually like the way this looks it feels Hefty it feels worth the price every square inch of this burger tastes exactly the same and I don’t even know what flavor it is mustard and lettuce those are the flavors I’m getting maybe a pickle here or there texture it’s it’s crispy because of all that corn lettuce I’m gonna give this a three five I’ll go to a four it’s not bad it’s not good it’s a whatever Burger you know what I mean moving on so Whataburger takes eighth place sorry Texas but will our next Burger take first Sonic so we have a drive-through but this also has a drive in can I get two Sonic cheeseburgers they said they’re gonna race it over here it’s been 47 seconds since we ordered thank you so much YouTube it is three minutes I actually am having a great time and I usually don’t like sauna I don’t understand how it has this ring of beautiful Mayar but the center has nothing it smells beefy which I like somehow this is the same as the Whataburger one it’s a little beefier on the outside with the Buns closed looks great once you open that thing up I don’t want to see any more it’s basically the Whataburger Burger but the Patty is slightly more present in flavor so with that being a 4 I’ll give this a 4.5 I think flavor is better than Whataburger I want to give this a 4.1 whoa my rating was better well would you give it again I try not to listen to you all right not bad moving on so Sonic and habit Tai for sixth place which is surprisingly higher than I thought it would be up next Culver’s another favorite of mine yeah can I get two Culver’s Deluxe oh yeah thank you seven minutes and 45 seconds so it’s a bit long but you know I like Culver’s it should be good it’s 104 degrees Fahrenheit outside but this bun is as cold as my refrigerator let’s give it a try wait where’s the receipt two Deluxe doubles there’s one Patty in here sir you want to know what stab this Burger’s so close to being good the my yard on this Patty is quite literally perfect the seasoning is quite literally non-existent again this is cold the only hot part of this sandwich is this thin ass Patty where there’s supposed to be a double so it refrigerated itself this is literally the Patty that was in there literally just like 10 of effort on this burger would have put this potentially in the top three because of that I’m gonna have to give this a solid five for what they’re known for having a butter burger I I don’t really get any butter what I’m eating here is a 4.7 big disappointment moving on so covers takes fourth place not bad but not as good as I thought we’re at Shake Shack and yes they have drive-throughs now you know I’m a fan of Shake Shack just like I am with in and outs also I’m friends with Mark Rosati so this might be slightly biased can I get two single Shack Burgers please that’ll be it you guys have a good day you too you too coming in around six minutes and 30 seconds first off the my yard look at that that’s got a crusty if I had a knife this would go couple things visually this is the freshest Burger we’ve had so far this is the texture I want in a burger super soft buns the meat is fatty I immediately get the taste of beef it’s juicy it’s fresh it’s like rich and anxious this feels like a proper meal but they did not use any salt what so that’s what I was gonna say yeah you can even tell the meat wasn’t seasoned I still got to give a fair score for all the other things if they had used salt this would be the highest rated burger and might even win that being said I’m gonna give it a 7.2 I want to give this 7.8 I’m finishing this burger you want something I want to clarify this is one of my favorite burger places of all time but I have to be serious about this review so moving on so at this point I feel like we have our worst Burger our last stop could really go any direction but could it possibly take the lead onto our last location Steak and Shake okay so I ordered two burgers they only gave me one but I’m okay with it because the burger looks nice it’s got a good my art I can tell this is a hike back content Patty that’s how it should be the ketchup on here does piss me off though all right that’s fine in a good way yeah it’s beefy you immediately taste the beef followed by the gooey cheese you get a solid crunch from the pickle it’s acidic but not too acidic I mean I would eat this again you’re gonna eat it upside down you’re so naughty you can go with the tickle the Tickle Pickle that my heart is perfect the Pickle’s really good too that long pickle the best part of this burger is easily the meat a burger should be tender it should like melt in your mouth it should be like the filet mignon of American Sandwiches All Things Considered I think I’m gonna give this a minimum like I might even say higher I don’t even know I feel comfortable saying higher I’m gonna have to give this a minimum of an eight I think I know a rating I’m gonna give it this is an 8.2 Burger this is real food this is the one burger that broke it all up made a burger that should be a burger and that means that Steak and Shake wins and there it is the final leaderboard this is gonna be a core memory you know what I mean I’m gonna be like oh burger burger burger burger have you guys had Steak and Shake I gotta go find all of their locations and be like Oh I’m near one gotta get one that encapsulates this experience we just created a core memory not only that we’re gonna combine all the elements of the best and make the ultimate burger that could exist that being said let’s make this burger listen this is the burger what is the answer of the burger it’s as if we extended our arms across all parts of the globe but not not really actually just in a couple States for the Buns we’re going with our Shake Shack inspiration of specifically potato buns I have a recipe for this which the link is in the description these are homemade yes but you could also use store-bought whatever potato buns float your boat of course toasted in butter which is correct now honestly to my surprise the Steak and Shake Patty was so incredible we did our best to replicate their mix I’m not sure if it’s exact but I’ll tell you right now it’s really really we’re using a careful mix of Chuck short rib and T-bone steak which I don’t know why they use Tebow and steak but I’m not going to argue with it because it was really delicious so hopefully this test goes well so we ground those bad boys together a nice little double grind ran it through once and then again formed it into about two and a half to three ounce balls hahaha balls yes we’re using the deluxe American cheese we have a recipe for homemade which we’ll do again soon but just unfortunately craft is the way to go I’m sorry it’s an American Burger okay this is the only place you’re gonna see this happen a grilled cheese and a cheeseburger okay that’s it that’s the only time I’m gonna use it I swear we’re not over complicating the inside either we have thinly sliced sweet onion of course our dill pickles sliced lengthwise and then for our sauce my burger Lover In and Out spread which comes from my in and out but better recipe which is literally you know The Vixens Mayo Worcestershire sauce mustard ketchup caramelized onions one dill pickle finely diced chives salt pepper all sorts of good stuff mix that all together and that’s your sauce and of course the Burger’s simple they’re smash patties they’re seared they’re flipped you add some cheese we’re only doing one slice of cheese we have our toasted buns sauce on both sides pickles go down our cheesy Patty our other Patty if if you want to do onion you can or you can skip a little extra sauce then we Crown our King and I know what you’re gonna say in the comments no matter how good it is try doing that faster than fast food you can’t we time Christian and he actually beat out most of the drive-throughs so how about that anyways now for the taste test visually obviously this is the best burger commercial buns just have a certain softness really hard to achieve kind of chew that bimbo chew we’re working on it you could really use any potato bun if you want to use store-bought that’s fine it honestly would come out just fine but making the homemade ones you at least have that control of the flavor the Steak and Shake I think was the biggest inspiration here especially and the topping it’s very basic meat cheese bun pickles onion nothing more nothing less we’re not doing the run-of-the-mill lettuce tomato all right and diluting the flavor we’re adding to the flavor it’s cheesy it’s creamy minus the ketchup I think in and out spread binds it all together like that I think that’s what the Steak and Shake Burger was missing what would you rate this I’m gonna go 8.7 that’s crazy don’t you say it mine was gonna be 8.7 turn the cameras off the real reality here is adding so many toppings lettuce onions tomatoes this that and the other it’s nice but the problem is it dilutes the true flavor of what a burger should be meat cheese bun that’s really like the basis of it right you’re losing the soul of what it was so if you really want a proper Burger slow it down go one step at a time with that being said if you enjoyed this video or you learned something leave a like subscribe and we’ll see you next time [Music] foreign [Music]
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