I don't like cheese on hamburgers.
I feel like this is an entirely reasonable opinion to have. I don't like the texture of melting cheese on a beef patty, especially if it's processed cheese. It throws off the entire flavor of the burger in a way I don't care for. Some, if not all, burger places seem to agree that my opinion is valid; their basic burger comes without cheese, and cheese costs extra.
So why can't they stop giving me cheese I don't want?
If I order a Big Mac with no cheese on it, I'll get home and discover it has cheese. I can go to Wendy's and order a double without cheese - this, mind you, is a sandwich that by default comes with cheese, and I am specifically asking them to omit it - and I'll get home and find cheese on it. I can go to Jack in the Box and order a Jumbo Jack - a sandwich that by default does not have cheese and costs extra if you want cheese on it - and get home and find cheese on it. These days, if I'm getting a burger in a drive-thru, I don't leave the window until I've fished my burger out of the bag and confirmed for myself that it's cheeseless.
This evening, I ordered a burger and fries delivered from Five Guys (which you can do now thanks to Ubereats). If you've eaten at Five Guys, you know their gimmick is that you specify exactly what toppings and condiments you want on your burger, and they're all free except for bacon and cheese which cost extra.
I ordered my usual - a burger with bacon, barbeque sauce, mustard, pickles, tomato, grilled onion, and grilled jalapenos.
I received a burger with bacon, barbeque sauce, mustard, pickles, tomato, grilled onion, and grilled jalapenos - and cheese, which I believe is a $2 upcharge.
I've learned from experience how to scrape melted American cheese off of burger patties so that (almost) all of the disgusting flavor is gone. On rare occasions, I've gone so far as to rinse the patty under the faucet and then microwave it to warm it up again. I didn't have to do that tonight, fortunately.
I get that special orders can throw a fast-food cook off. I was one once. But seriously - is it that hard to not give someone something they didn't pay for?
I feel like this is an entirely reasonable opinion to have. I don't like the texture of melting cheese on a beef patty, especially if it's processed cheese. It throws off the entire flavor of the burger in a way I don't care for. Some, if not all, burger places seem to agree that my opinion is valid; their basic burger comes without cheese, and cheese costs extra.
So why can't they stop giving me cheese I don't want?
If I order a Big Mac with no cheese on it, I'll get home and discover it has cheese. I can go to Wendy's and order a double without cheese - this, mind you, is a sandwich that by default comes with cheese, and I am specifically asking them to omit it - and I'll get home and find cheese on it. I can go to Jack in the Box and order a Jumbo Jack - a sandwich that by default does not have cheese and costs extra if you want cheese on it - and get home and find cheese on it. These days, if I'm getting a burger in a drive-thru, I don't leave the window until I've fished my burger out of the bag and confirmed for myself that it's cheeseless.
This evening, I ordered a burger and fries delivered from Five Guys (which you can do now thanks to Ubereats). If you've eaten at Five Guys, you know their gimmick is that you specify exactly what toppings and condiments you want on your burger, and they're all free except for bacon and cheese which cost extra.
I ordered my usual - a burger with bacon, barbeque sauce, mustard, pickles, tomato, grilled onion, and grilled jalapenos.
I received a burger with bacon, barbeque sauce, mustard, pickles, tomato, grilled onion, and grilled jalapenos - and cheese, which I believe is a $2 upcharge.
I've learned from experience how to scrape melted American cheese off of burger patties so that (almost) all of the disgusting flavor is gone. On rare occasions, I've gone so far as to rinse the patty under the faucet and then microwave it to warm it up again. I didn't have to do that tonight, fortunately.
I get that special orders can throw a fast-food cook off. I was one once. But seriously - is it that hard to not give someone something they didn't pay for?
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