Making a burger= Rocket science

[Kogarashi]

Goodness gracious. I'm soooooo glad that Oldest is not picky, and picky Youngest is happy with chicken nuggets.

That seriously should not have taken four tries to get right.

[sweetj82]

I always get my burgers plain w/ extra cheese....sometimes w/ onion. i have to go back 8 of 10 times b/c it comes w/ everything on it.

[Beki710]

You're thinking of Burger King.

In a Burger King related incident, I went in asked for one of their burgers without cheese - They just told me point blank they couldn't do that for me. All I could say was "I want to have it my way!" Come on lets not have that slogan on the walls if you're not gonna live up to it.

[PepperElf]

*blink blink* How...? You know what I'm good.

heh ... i'm curious now.
bun toppings and cheese?


eek

[MadMike]

That is ridiculous. I can see making a mistake and fixing it, but having to come back multiple times is dumb.

Exactly. We all make mistakes. None of us is perfect. But to screw up the same order more than once tells me that someone isn't paying attention or just doesn't care.

McDonald's seems to be the worst ones for screwing up my orders. It seems to happen more there than at all the other chains put together. I'm kind of picky myself. I like my burgers with ketchup only, and no cheese. I learned a long time ago that you have to say "no cheese", or they'll put it on. It's even on the menu as a "Quarter Pounder with Cheese", so basically I have to order a "Quarter Pounder with Cheese without Cheese."

Of course, the most common mistake is for them to put cheese on anyway. One time, the lady at the window got smart with me and told me, "You have to specify 'no cheese.'" I replied, maybe a bit more angrily than I should have, that I had, and showed her the receipt. Once she saw it, she got all apologetic and got me the correct sandwich.

Other things that have happened were, I got everything except ketchup.

I got it with mustard and pickles.

The most screwed-up order I had was from Burger King, though. I went thru the drive-thru during my lunch hour and brought it back to my desk. I ordered the Whopper meal, ketchup only, of course. When I got it to my desk, they burger had everything on it that I didn't want, they gave me iced tea instead of coke (I hate tea), and they forgot my fries. I will give them credit, though. When I called them and told them, they put me on the list for a free meal, which I was able to use the following weekend without any hassle.

I once got a cheeseburger at McD's where they forgot the burger...

You mean they forgot the meat? Yeah, that happened to me once too. Luckily, it happened when I was eating there, because after all, they fuck you at the drive-thru.

[Pezzle]

This reminds me - Every Burger King in this area (which might have something to do with the fact that nobody there speaks English well, if at all) hears "Whopper, no mayo" as "Whopper, slather mayo all over everything"

I just dont go anymore.

[Andara Bledin]

I don't go to McDs 'cause their food gives me indigestion, usually.

But the Jack in the Box closest to my house seems to be semi-incompetent. But the one by my work is awesome.

^-.-^

[Legal Eagle]

i do very occasionally go to McD's at a train station, every time i ask for a cheeseburger, with just ketchup, i get asked if i still want the cheese in a puzzled voice.

Is there really a huge number of people who order a cheeseburger without cheese rather than a hamburger?

[Sparky]

My son used to be a picky eater. Always wanted his hamburgers plain, and by plain, I mean nothing at all - no cheese, nothing. Often I'd get home and find his had ketchup on it or something. I didn't understand why.

Went to ... I think it was Wendy's. (It's been a long time.) I'd give my order and the order taker would yell what I just said.

Me = me
OT = employee

Me: Hello, I'd like a regular chicken sandwich..
OT: CHICKEN!
Me: um, a double with cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo
OT: DOUBLE CHEESE LETTUCE TOMATO MAYO!
Me: a plain single
OT: SINGLE KETCHUP PICKLE!
Me: excuse me, did you order that with ketchup and pickle? Why would you do that when I just said it wanted it plain?
OT: (bored expression) most people want that
Me: (WTF?)

Apparently, because most people are incapable of asking for what they want, we have to specify everything we don't what. Not just "plain hamburger," but "plain hamburger without anything on it. At all." At least I figured out what was going on.

[BigBox Slave]

Actually I can think of a situation where thats warranted. When my and my wife go to arbys my order is a little complicated. I like the Turkey&Swiss, no swiss no onion no sauce. My wife likes them normal so she usually orders a plain turkey&swiss right after. Thankfully they get what she means 99% of the time

[Andara Bledin]

Is there really a huge number of people who order a cheeseburger without cheese rather than a hamburger?

Yes. Yes there are.

^-.-^

[Sunshine]

oh yeah. i get that all the time " i want a hamburger with cheese"....isnt that a CHEESESBURGER?! "oh yeah, huh?" "yep, sure is!" "heres your sign!"

[unperson]

And I'm one of them

Yes. Yes there are.

^-.-^

I'm incredibly lactose intolerant, and it's like pulling teeth to find a place that just serves burgers.. not cheeseburgers, just plan friggin burgers. Eating cheese won't kill me, but it WILL make me want to die.

I stopped eating at McD's (and most burger places) because I find it to be a chore to have to double-check my food every damned time, and go back to the counter at least half the time because someone screwed it up.

If it's had cheese on it, was cooked on a grill that (eggs or) cheese were cooked on, or came into contact with cheese at some point, I'm totally screwed, so it's kinda important that they listen to the 'no cheese' part of my order. Yeah, I may have gotten spit in my burger at some point for being insistent on the lack of cheesy condiment, but at least I didn't feel like rabid weasels were clawing their way outta my guts.

[xaenon]

Wasn't their slogan "Have it your way"? Or am I thinking of a different chain?

Burger King, back in the 1970s. Maybe into the 1980s, can't remember.

"Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce,
Special orders don't upset us...."

[Peppergirl]

Holy crap, your friend was exceedingly patient.

My 20-year old was super picky as a kid, but thank god he usually stuck to chicken nuggets at McD's. Hard to f**k that up. On the rare occasions he'd order a cheeseburger (also SUPER plain), it was often the same drama.