View Full Version : Does your city or town have too many McDonald's and not enough Burger Kings?


GARFIELDKOOL
09-14-2008, 11:12 AM
We have way too many McDonald's and not enough Buger Kings. There is a McD's on just about every major street, sometimes we have two McDonald's on long major streets, it's sickening. It is so bad that at a nearby super Walmart, there is a McD's inside there, and across the street, there is a free-standing McDonald's.

Now we don't have enough of Burger Kings here. I am fortunate to live down the street near one, but the next one is like 6 miles. Most of out BKs are in the suburbs, and the ones we have are all scattered. We have more Wendy's in the city than BK. I can count the # of BK's we have here, I can't count the # of McDs we have here.

Lee
09-14-2008, 01:09 PM
In Ravenswood, there is a McDonalds and a Wendys but no Burger King. There
is a Burger King in Ripley, about 11 miles from Ravenswood.

TJL
09-14-2008, 01:39 PM
There are virtually no Burger Kings here in New York City. McDonalds has the fast food burger monopoly here.

EmoJoe
09-14-2008, 01:41 PM
theres 2 McDonald's and 2 Wendy's within 5 minutes of me, and the closest Burger King is probably 10 minutes away. but i dont mind cause i dont like Burger King, lol.

InspectorExstead
09-14-2008, 01:41 PM
there's definitely not enough burger kings around here. there's a lot of mcdonald's but the burger kings are more spread out. there's more wendy's than burger king as well.

catlover79
09-14-2008, 01:50 PM
Well, my town has a couple of each - plus Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Dairy Queen, Wendy's, IHOP, Steak N Shake, all the essentials. :lol:

Mikado
09-14-2008, 04:05 PM
we have 2 McDs, one BK, but, thats plenty, no one eats at BK anyway...so we dont need ANOTHER

OH Nuts!
09-14-2008, 04:19 PM
In NYC we have puhlehnty of both - and I try to stay out of both as much as I can - too tempted to eat all the things that are bad for me even though both do have healthy options - I am so craving a milkshake right how - a real no no w my blood sugar.

TJL
09-14-2008, 04:31 PM
Did a little google search and there's almost 250 McDonalds compared to 92 Burger Kings.

I am surprized there's that many BK's. I have no idea where the nearest one is.

BarneyFife
09-14-2008, 05:12 PM
We have five McDonalds within a ten minute drive from my house, and one Burger King.

SBTB Geek
09-14-2008, 06:00 PM
We have enough Burger King's, Jack in the Box, and McDonald's. The one fast food joint I don't see as often is Wendy's. There's one three miles away from my house and the second nearest is like 14 miles away. That's crazy considering I live in a huge city.

I'll consider it a blessing in disguise. :)

JulieSomoski
09-14-2008, 06:58 PM
We have 3 McDonalds within walking distance from my house. The closest Burger King is about 4 miles away from where I live. And I'd consider Burger King to be the better one of the two, too.

Wreckless
09-14-2008, 08:34 PM
Burger King needs a new mascot. That guy, especially in commercials is creepy lol. He looks like and is painted like the odd next door neighbor. I like both places fries, Mickey D's has better burgers, while I like charcoil burgers, I love me some McDonalds lol. McDonalds offers breakfast too and has a nice variety on their menu. Cookies, pastries, McFlurries, fast food etc. Point it, the variety we have of Mickey D's to BKs is fine for me lol.

Number 9 Dream
09-14-2008, 09:12 PM
It's funny you mention BK--I just had some today :D Anyway, I love BK and I'm pissed that there aren't any close to me (that could be a good thing). The closest one is about 20 minutes away. There used to be one 5 minutes away but it shut down :(

On the other hand, we have about 8 Mcdonalds on one major road alone :lol:

JulieSomoski
09-14-2008, 10:01 PM
Burger King needs a new mascot. That guy, especially in commercials is creepy lol. He looks like and is painted like the odd next door neighbor. I like both places fries, Mickey D's has better burgers, while I like charcoil burgers, I love me some McDonalds lol. McDonalds offers breakfast too and has a nice variety on their menu. Cookies, pastries, McFlurries, fast food etc. Point it, the variety we have of Mickey D's to BKs is fine for me lol.

I've always like McDonald's fries better-LOL. Just something about them puts them a step above Burger King and Wendy's. And my locals have just added the 3 for $1 cookies to the menu, and they're pretty good cookies. Something different that other fast food chains don't have.

Wreckless
09-14-2008, 10:21 PM
Yeah, McDonalds has some good @$$ cookies lol. I ate a lot of them when I worked at that junkyard a few years back LOL. Yeah, their fries are great. Probably a little bit better then BK's but I still like theirs as well.

catlover79
09-14-2008, 10:49 PM
I LOVE McDonald's fries. :drool: Yes, BK DEFINITELY needs a new mascot. I did see "The Burger King" masks last year on Halloween. :eek:

OH Nuts!
09-14-2008, 11:01 PM
I LOVE McDonald's fries. :drool: Yes, BK DEFINITELY needs a new mascot. I did see "The Burger King" masks last year on Halloween. :eek:

yummm.... me too...with a filet of fish sandwich and a shake....well if my blood sugar does go back to normal I may have this as a meal... but until then I'll dream....their shakes are SOOO GOOD!

Brad Russ
09-15-2008, 12:12 AM
My neighborhood has way too many fast food places period!! Mcdonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell, and too many Mexican places to even mention. You can't drive in any direction here without running into some sort of fast food place within 30 seconds.

Wreckless
09-15-2008, 02:54 AM
Plus the mascot looks like he hasn't shaved in over 500 years.....Not that it matters.

Schmoopie
09-15-2008, 03:06 AM
Burger King needs a new mascot. That guy, especially in commercials is creepy lol. He looks like and is painted like the odd next door neighbor.:rofl:

Plus the mascot looks like he hasn't shaved in over 500 years.....Not that it matters.
Well and he still wears that stupid outfit. I think that went out of style about 500 years ago! :rofl:

As for us, well... The Seattle area has a Starbucks on every corner. Come to think of it, I don't really even know where a Burger King is near my house-or if there is one. We do have a McDonald's, but I don't go there. I much prefer Wendy's.

Andrea

Lee
09-15-2008, 06:06 AM
My neighborhood has way too many fast food places period!! Mcdonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell, and too many Mexican places to even mention. You can't drive in any direction here without running into some sort of fast food place within 30 seconds.

Do you not like fast food?

Brad Russ
09-15-2008, 06:31 AM
Do you not like fast food?

I use to until I moved into this neighborhood. :lol: No but in all seriousness I'm not a huge fan of fast food places. I just wish fast food places that offer more healthy choices wouldn't be such a novelty, and would become commonplace. Sure, Mcdonald's will offer a salad now and then, but that hardly makes it healthy. I do alot of my shopping in the organic section of the grocery store these days, partly because my doctor suggested it for my mental well being, but I've also come to like it. I just wish that TRULY healthy fast food places would start popping up sometime soon. I think it would be a nice alternative for some people.

Wreckless
09-15-2008, 07:38 AM
Yeah Andrea, the BK mascot is an odd ball lol...

KissMyGrits
09-15-2008, 01:47 PM
There is 1 Burger King in my town and about five McDonalds. However, that's nothing compared to how many Sonics there are here. It seems like there's one on every corner. LOL! I love Sonic, but that's ridiculous.

catlover79
09-15-2008, 01:59 PM
:rofl:


Well and he still wears that stupid outfit. I think that went out of style about 500 years ago! :rofl:

As for us, well... The Seattle area has a Starbucks on every corner. Come to think of it, I don't really even know where a Burger King is near my house-or if there is one. We do have a McDonald's, but I don't go there. I much prefer Wendy's.

Andrea
The Burger King even creeps out my sister's in-laws...and that's saying something. :lol:

littlebelle
09-15-2008, 03:32 PM
McDonalds is sluffin. They need to get some new menu items... is it just me or do they always have the same thing? BK is better that way, they always have new stuff.

MickeyMac
09-15-2008, 08:29 PM
I think here in Kalamazoo we got about 12 or 13 McDonalds and only about 7 or 8 Burger Kings.

Neither of them really do anything for me. There was a time when I was really down on my luck, and if I could scrape together a few bucks I would go to McDonalds cause they are so cheap(back then for me that was like going to a 5 star restraunant). Thing is I got so burned out on that stuff I barely eat it now.

Cactus Jack
09-15-2008, 09:40 PM
Burger King needs a new mascot. That guy, especially in commercials is creepy lol. He looks like and is painted like the odd next door neighbor..
LOL I know :rotflmao:

dakert
09-15-2008, 10:13 PM
We have 1 McDonald's and a block down there is a Burger King. I would trade McDonalds for a Wendys
McDonalds Fries are the best though!

[-Kelsey-]
09-16-2008, 01:39 AM
I don't like Burger King too much. :/ Mc Donalds is like a five minute walk away.

Furienna
09-17-2008, 08:13 PM
We lost our one McDonald's this summer. The mall practically threw them out. :(

Courtnee
09-17-2008, 08:57 PM
They're pretty equal.
Too many IHOP/Waffle Houses though.

*InThisMoment*
09-17-2008, 11:17 PM
Burger King is repulsive.. you can have the billion in my neighborhood. :grady: We have enough McDonalds, though.

veggie-tari-jenn
09-18-2008, 12:30 AM
Know what I am not sure...as a veggie dont eat there...we have a Burger King in our mall and a mcdonalds in the neighboring burb but thats it...

Mcdonalds doesnt really have food for me...maybe a salad...BK has a Veggie Burger which is okay but honestly dont eat there much.

catlover79
09-18-2008, 12:51 AM
Burger King is repulsive.. you can have the billion in my neighborhood. :grady: We have enough McDonalds, though.
:rofl:

Kazza
09-18-2008, 11:51 AM
This town doesn't have a BK or McD's... The only burger joint that opened recently is a Sonic.