Days when I do a longer run, usually six plus miles, I like to treat myself to some carbs. Better yet, I like to treat myself to disgusting fast food. I feel like I have earned it, especially if it is a trail run where I burned over 1,000 calories. I find it is a treat, I can eat the calories and there is nothing I enjoy more than a double cheeseburger from a fast food place. I have tried them all, at least locally, and I come to you today with who I believe has the best double cheeseburger in all of the fast food game.

Popeye's handily won the spicy chicken sandwich match. McDonald's has the best Diet Coke. Lion's Choice, a Saint Louis mainstay, has the best roast beef and the best fries. Wendy's has the best salad. But Burger King is the unequivocal champ of the double cheeseburger. Hell, they probably run the burger game as far as fast food restaurants go. I don't know if it is the flame grilled taste they get, the size of the burger, the toppings, the smaller bun, or just a mashup of all these things, but Burger King has their burger game on lock. I enjoy their double cheeseburgers more than any other fast food joint. I will find trails nearby a Burger King just so I can go and treat myself. Hell, most of the time I get two of them because they are so goddamn delicious. McDonald's is fine, but the burger patty is far too small, and they put too much ketchup and pickles on their burgers. I feel like a triple cheeseburger from there has less meat than what Burger King gives me. I like McDonald's, but it is a far away second place. Wendy's, which is my daughter's favorite fast food place, is nowhere near as good as Burger King. They suffer from the same plight as McDonald's, except their burgers are a little meatier. I am also not a big fan of the whole square burger schtick they have going on there. Also, Wendy's chicken sandwiches are so much better. I have not been to a Hardee's/Carl's Jr for about ten years, but what I remember most is they put way too much unnecessary extra ingredients on their burgers. I still have not been to Shake Shack, but to me that is more of a restaurant proper than a fast food place. We just got a Freddy's Steakburger in town, but I grew up eating Steak N Shake and their steak burgers, while very good, are far too tiny. As for some other places, we either do not have them in Saint Louis or they are known for other stuff. Taco Bell doesn't have burgers. Lee's and Popeye's are all about the chicken. Pizza places usually do not have a burger, or if they do it is not great, with Cecil Whittaker's being the lone exception.

What makes Burger King the best? First, they have their method, their system, and man does it work. I mentioned the flame grilled taste at the top. I know the burger is not cooked on an open flame, but it sure as hell tastes like it was. It has that unique smoky flavor. The condiments are lightly applied. There isn't an abundance of ketchup and mustard, it is just right. There are only two pickles on the sandwich and they are crinkle cut, which is my favorite. The lettuce is not falling out of the burger. The bun is perfectly small so it does not take away from the meat. And the cheese is gooey perfection. It is the best fast food burger, hands down. I feel like they even do veggie burgers right. Everyone I know that doesn't eat meat seems to like their Impossible Whopper the best. Burger King knows what it is doing and they do it better than anyone else out there.

If you are on the fence about this, if you have put any thought into who has the best fast food burger like I have, go to Burger King and tell me I am wrong. I think you will find it hard to do.

Ty

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