Burger King printable coupon: Buy 1 Whopper, get 2nd free until March 3, 2013!

At Burger King, buy one Whopper and get a second one free via this printable coupon. That's tied with last week's mention and among the few BOGO deals we've seen from Burger King. It's not valid on specialty versions. Coupon ends March 3, 2013.

Note that you'll need to install a Coupons.com printer to print this coupon.

Fast Food That Should Be Here In The States: Nacho Whopper

A Whopper with nacho chips, jalapenos and "Mexican sauce"? Sign me up! Too bad this is only in The Netherlands!

Upcoming at Burger King: French Fries w/ Green Ketchup

On March 17 and 18, participating Burger King restaurants will offer an order of value-sized french fries with St. Paddy Sauce (green ketchup) for free with no purchase necessary. Limit one per person.

Burger King: Buy 1 Chicken Sandwich, get 2nd for free

At participating Burger King locations, buy one Chicken Sandwich and get a second one for free. (Any combination of the Original, Club, or Italian Chicken Sandwich is eligible.) Deal ends March 5.

FREE Onion Rings at Burger King

Head to Burger King on Feb 4-5 to get your FREE Value Sized Onion Rings. While supplies last. Not valid during breakfast hours.

FREE Onion Rings at Burger King

Burger King Value-Size Fries for Free - Today Only 12/16

Today only, at participating Burger King locations, get a Value-Size Fries for free with no purchase necessary.

Who has the best fast food fries?

With Burger King giving out free fries tomorrow, tell me who has the best fast food fries? Is it Burger King, Wendy's, Sonic, or McDonald's or someplace completely different? Comment on this post and tell me your favorite fast food fries! Mine is McDonald's!

The Secret of Burger King's New Menu: Bacon

Burger King USA has been debuting some new items that ought to appeal to a more discerning, adult, crowd. One of these is the Chef's Choice Burger (pictured above), a 5.5-oz patty with bacon, American cheese, vegetables, and sauce on an "artisan bun". It goes along with the new fries, which differ from the old fries in that the salt is not so overbearing. They're also thicker.
Two years ago, some bacon devotees voiced their objections to Burger King's bacon, putting it in last place among fast-food chains. As executive chef John Koch readily admits now, "The old one didn't deliver a whole lot of bacon flavor."
Fortunately, that has changed. Burger King's new bacon was thick, crisp, and fully cooked, my three requirements for bacon. Koch explained what makes it so much better: It's naturally smoked, brought into the store, and roasted in an in-house oven.
The Chef's Choice burger doesn't exactly redefine the genre, but thanks to that bacon and some fresh veggies, it actually tasted like something you'd find at a higher-priced burger joint.

Trend Hunter Magazine Rival-Ribbing Adverts - McDonald's 'Package' Cleverly Pokes Fun at the Competition

McDonald’s ‘Package’ is one of those very rare, clever ads that pokes fun at the competition in a witty, amusing way.

Burger King fries: FREE “value size” order of fries Dec. 16

To ensure you give the chain’s new thick-cut fries a shot, Burger King restaurants nationwide are giving out a free “value size” order of  fries Dec. 16.

Where in the world do you find this Burger King at?

Tired of the look of your local Burger King? Too bad this one is located all the way in Singapore. In a bid to attract more families with children and teenagers, the Burger King Garden Grill is decked out with wooden chairs and tabletops, a muted color scheme, and a garden theme anchored by flower pots-turned-lamp shades and some plantings.

Burger King debuts thicker fries amid competition

By Lisa Baertlein | Reuters – 10 hrs ago

 http://news.yahoo.com/burger-king-debuts-thicker-fries-amid-competition-231416304.html 

(Reuters) - Burger King Corp, the second largest hamburger chain, has changed its french fry recipe for the first time since 1998 as competition from upstarts and traditional fast-food rivals mounts.
Burger King said it made the new fries thicker, reduced sodium and added a coating that makes them crisper and keeps them hotter longer.
The fries, now a bit wider in diameter than a No. 2 pencil, will be available in its more than 7,000 North American Burger King restaurants by December 5. Prices remain the same.
"We're always trying to have the best menu possible. French fries are a big seller for us and we want to make sure we're always improving," said Leo Leon, vice president of innovation.
Leon said Burger King tested the new fries against other options: "This, by far, was the winner."
Burger King's move comes a little over a year after rival Wendy's introduced thinner "natural cut" fries that leave on some skin and are sprinkled with sea salt.
McDonald's Corp's french fries often take the top spot in customer surveys, but independents like Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Smashburger and In-N-Out Burger have been dialing up the pressure.
"The competition to have good quality french fries is heating up," said Darren Tristano, executive vice president at consulting firm Technomic, who recently tried the new Burger King fries.
"Making them thicker certainly makes them easier to eat, and since many of them are consumed in the car with one hand on the steering wheel, that's probably not a bad idea," Tristano said.
Burger King said the new fries have 20 percent less sodium than their predecessors.
The smallest, $1 portion has 330 mg of sodium and 240 calories. The fries are cooked in trans fat-free vegetable oil and do not contain animal products, Burger King said.
On December 16 Burger King is promoting its new fries by giving away $1 "value" portions for free. The new fries will be available outside the United States in 2012.
The trend in french fries is toward more "natural" offerings. That includes fries that are or appear to be made from fresh-cut potatoes and topped with "artisan" toppings like sea salt.
"The term natural seems to resonate (with diners) even though there isn't a great definition of natural," Tristano said.
In-N-Out cuts its french fries in its restaurants every day and cooks them in cholesterol-free vegetable oil.
Five Guys cooks its fries in peanut oil and gives customers the option of having them "cajun style."
Smashburger seasons its regular fries with sea salt. It also offers fries made from potatoes or sweet potatoes that are "toasted with rosemary, olive oil and garlic."
McDonald's lately has attempted to reinforce its position as the top french fry seller by promoting its fries, Tristano said.
Investment firm 3G Capital last year bought Burger King and took it private in a $3.3 billion deal. Burger King has 12,400 restaurants around the world.

(Reporting by Lisa Baertlein)

Burger King Honors Statue Of Liberty's 125th Birthday With Crown

Burger King might be a little late to the festivities, but that doesn't discount them from what might take the cake for the grandest of all tributes honoring the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.
The fast food giant has constructed a massive crown 15 feet high by 19 feet wide, that starting Monday will float along the Hudson River making its way towards Liberty Island to celebrate the Lady's birthday. So if you think that terrorists have spiked the drinking water with LSD, don't call 311. That really is a giant Burger King crown floating in the Hudson.
The crown, which, has a circumference of 60 feet, hopes to set a record for the world's largest crown.
Last month, New Yorkers paid tribute in a less quirky fashion with a patriotic, 12-minute fireworks display, five high-tech webcameras, and a naturalization ceremony for 125 immigrants on Liberty Island.
Burger King has also donated $125,000 to the statue's restoration fund.

Check out the photo of the Burger King crown below!

Fast Food Best Choices: Nutrition at Fast Food Restaurants

Subway

Subway is proud to advertise 7 sandwiches with under 6 grams of fat. Because they offer these lowfat, nutrient dense options, when you have a choice of fast food, stop at Subway first. Even if choosing one of their less-lean meat sandwiches, having them hold the mayo and oil can reduce the calories and fat.
Nutritional Information
Best Choices: any of the "7 Under 6" sandwiches. The lowest calorie sub is the Veggie De-lite, 200 calories, 2.5 grams fat, 37 grams carbohydrate, 7 grams protein.
Best Low Carb Diet Choices: any of the "7 under 6" salads, with either oil and vinegar dressing or the fat-free Italian dressing.

Wendy's

Nutrition Information
Best Choices
Caesar Side Salad (no dressing or croutons): 70 calories, 4 grams fat, 2 grams carbohydrate, 7 grams protein, 45% Vitamin A, 30% Vitamin C. Use the Fat Free French dressing (80 calories, 19 grams carbohydrates, 0 fat) or one of the reduced fat dressings. For those on a low carb diet, the caesar dressing is the best option, it adds only 1 gram of carbohydrate, has 16 grams fat, 150 calories.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich: 300 calories, 8 grams fat, 36 grams carbohydrate, 24 grams protein. Exchanges: 2 starch, 3 very lean meat, 1/2 high fat meat. For those on a low carb diet, ask for the grilled chicken without the bun and add it to the caesar side salad.
Small Chili: 227 calories, 7 grams fat, 21 grams carbohydrate, 15 grams protein, 5 grams fiber. Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 high fat meat, 1 very lean meat. This is acceptable for Phase 2 of the South Beach Diet.
Sour Cream and Chive Potato: 370 calories, 5 grams fat, 73 grams carbohydrate, 7 grams protein, 60% Vitamin C, 20% iron. Exchanges: 5 starch, 1 fat.

McDonalds

Nutrition of McDonalds USA Menu
Best Choices
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad: 100 calories, 2.5 grams fat, 3 grams carbohydrate, 17 grams protein, 1 vegetable exchange and 2 very lean meat exchanges. Choose one of the fat free or reduced fat dressings. This is also acceptable for low carb diets.

Burger King

Nutrition Tables
Best Choices:
Chicken Whopper Jr.: 344 calories, 14 grams fat, 31 grams carbohydrates, 23 grams protein. Exchanges: 3 starch, 2.75 meat (very lean). Without mayo: deduct 9 grams fat and 80 calories.
Whopper Jr. - order without mayo or cheese: 317 calories, 13 grams fat, 32 grams carbohydrate, 16 grams protein. Exchanges: 1.75 starch, 2 meat (high fat).
Low Carb Diet Choices: Chicken Caesar Salad (no croutons) 220 calories, 5 grams carbohydrate, 7 grams fat, 3 grams fiber, 35 grams protein, no trans fat. With Italian Lite dressing, add 4 grams carbohydrate, 5 grams fat, 50 calories. With Creamy Caesar dressing, add 4 grams carbohydrate, 140 calories, 13 grams fat, no trans fat.
Side Garden Salad: 25 calories, 5 grams carbohydrate, 2 grams fiber, 0 fat, 1 gram protein.
Order Chicken Whopper or Chicken Whopper Junior without mayo, then toss the bun.

Taco Bell

Nutrition Guide
Best Choice
To reduce fat and calories for any item, order it "Fresco Style" to replace the cheese and dressings with fresh fiesta salsa.
Taco: 170 calories, 10 grams fat, 9 grams protein, 12 grams carbohydrate, .5 bread, 1 meat, 1 fat.
Low Carb Diets: Order any of the chicken items Fresco Style and without sour cream, then don't eat the tortilla or shell.

Burger King Japan introduces the Pizza-Size Burger!

McDonalds has the Big Mac, Wendy's has the triple “hot & juicy” burger, and Burger King topped 'em all with its seven-patty meat monstrosity, the Windows 7 Whopper.


So you may be asking yourself, if we can't go any higher, what should we do? That's right, we go wide!

Wide is what you get with Burger King Japan's 8.8 inch (22cm) diameter Pizza-Size Burger. Note that only the buns are extra-wide, in between are four regular Whopper-sized beef patties arranged in a four-leaf-clover pattern. The fillings and toppings are also normally sized but at least they're provided in abundance.





You can order the Pizza-Size Burger in two different styles, though both styles are served in an odd “half & half” format with one half featuring the everyday Whopper's toppings: tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup and so on. Slices of fresh avocado are added to the, er, “Fresh Avocado” version and tortilla chips, cheese sauce and jalapeno peppers occupy half of the “Cheese Nacho” version. Cut it up as you would a pie (or a pizza, duh) and dig in!

The Pizza-Size Burger may sound & look familiar to those who tried the Pizza Burger, a 9.5 inch wide belt-buster sold exclusively at the BK Whopper Bar in New York City's Times Square in the autumn of 2010. Now it's back, but only in Japan and only for a limited time: from December 8th through 25th inclusive. Both versions of the Pizza-Size Burger are priced at 1,680 yen or about $21.50 each.

Screw the McRib: Bring Back These 5 Discontinued Fast Food Items

From The Village Voice
http://www.villagevoice.com/
By Lauren Shockey Tue., Nov. 1 2011 at 2:54 PM

If you haven't been watching television, reading any food blogs, or paying visits to McDonald's recently, you might not know that the cult favorite McRib sandwich is back. The sandwich stuffs a pork patty (sorry, no actual ribs) into a bun, topping it with with barbecue sauce, onions, and pickles, and will be available at the fast-food chain until November 14. Good news for McRib fans, but what about other discontinued fast-food eats? Can we get a limited time run for these following five favorites:  

5. McDonald's Arch Deluxe: The Arch Deluxe sandwich was a quarter pound of beef on a split-top sesame seed bun topped with a circular piece of peppered bacon, leaf lettuce, tomato, American cheese, onions, ketchup, and a secret mustard and mayonnaise sauce. It was developed to appeal to "grown-up" tastes, but ultimately flopped due to the high price. Whatever, if New Yorkers are willing to pay $26 for the Black Label burger at Minetta Tavern, it's likely they'd cough up again for a pricier fast-food sandwich.

4. Taco Bell's BLT Soft Taco: True, Taco Bell might not be Fork in the Road's favorite fast-food chain, but this dish -- which, naturally, combines the fillings of a BLT into a soft taco -- was one of the better dishes that the quasi-Mexican fast-food chain created, and reminds us fondly of our childhood. But alas, it's now been replaced by dishes like tacos made with none other than Doritos shells.

3. Burger King's Firecracker TenderCrisp: Also championed as an upscale alternative, the TenderCrisp took a breaded, deep-fried chicken fillet and served it with mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomato on a brioche bun. The Firecracker version, though, swapped out mayonnaise for a lightly smoky, bold spicy sauce.

2. Arby's Polar Swirl: Essentially the Arby's equivalent of a Dairy Queen Blizzard, the Polar Swirls were shakes with candy and cookie mix-ins. As Blizzard lovers can attest, the Blizzard is effing awesome, but since there are no DQ's here in New York City, a relaunch of the Arby's Polar Swirl would be as close as we could get. Or Dairy Queen could just open a branch here.  

1. Sonic's Fried Pickle-O: Hello, who doesn't love fried pickles? It's a goddamn mystery as to why this drive-in chain (home of the awesome Cherry Limeade, might we add) doesn't bring back these sliced dill pickles, which have been breaded and cooked to a crisp golden brown. Served with yellow mustard or cool ranch dressing, it's the ultimate snack food. And fried pickles are a hipster trend, now, too! No time like the present! Bring back the pickles!

For more dining news, head to Fork in the Road, or follow us @ForkintheRoadVV, or me @ldshockey.

Man Sues Burger King Over Needles In Burger

HONOLULU (Associated Press) -- A Hawaii-based soldier who says he swallowed needles that were hidden in a Burger King hamburger is suing the fast food chain.
Army Staff Sgt. Clark Bartholomew filed the federal lawsuit in Honolulu this week. He says he bought a Triple Stacker burger at a Schofield Barracks Burger King in December and took it home to eat.
Bartholomew claims one needle pierced his tongue and he was hospitalized for six days after another needle was found in his small intestine.
A manager at the Burger King on Kolekole (KOH'-le-KOH'-le) Avenue declined to comment Friday, and a spokesman for Burger King Corp. said he couldn't immediately comment.

Burger King Unveils Chef's Choice Burger

 In response to other fast food chains adding premium, restaurant quality burgers to their menu, BK has unveiled the Chef's Choice burger.

  According to the company's website, the new burger is described as:

"A flame-broiled 5.5 oz burger patty, made with USDA certified ground chuck seasoned with salt and pepper, a thick slice American cheese, Naturally-smoked thick cut bacon, Fresh cut romaine lettuce, red onions and ripe tomatoes, our original grill sauce on an artisan bun."

Sounds like it might taste a little better than the standard whopper, but it's not much healthier.
The Chef's Choice has 650 calories loaded with 40 grams of fat and 1330 mg of salt! With 2,400 mg being the recommended daily serving of sodium, that's over HALF of your recommended daily intake!
Then again, since when has anyone eating at BK really cared about how much sodium they're digesting?
A spokesman for the fast food chain said, "The new BK Chef's Choice burger provides a premium, made fresh-to-order sandwich which brings a whole new level of excitement to our menu."

*UPDATE This is what the burger really looks like! Not that great!*