I remember the announcement last year about McDonald’s switching to fresh ground beef for their burgers in 2018. Well I finally got around to trying to taste the difference. In short, the Quarter Pounder (with cheese) doesn’t taste like the competition: Wendy’s, Burger King, Whataburger or Jack in the Box, all who do a better job on cooking the meat anyway. I think it’s how the QP is dressed which makes the difference, the onions, a couple pickles and cheese. The upside is it did taste much better. The fresher meat made it taste real unlike the weird sponginess I’ve recalled in the past.
Will I eat McDonald’s more often? Probably not. When I really want a hamburger, I prefer Pinballz or Mighty Fine. If I need to resort to Fast Food, I’ve grown accustomed to Whataburger when I’m alone and Jack when Somara is around.
Maybe I need to give it a couple more tries.