Burger King — Restaurant in Carthage

Must edit this review 4 years ago they received 5 stars from me. In that time they went so far downhill they went below ground. On this most recent visit at 4:50 pm while there were 5 people standing around in the parking lot the place was dead I should have taken that as a sign. Upon entering we ordered 2 whopper meals one with cheese one with no onion. We could see the fries and onion rings were already sitting under the heat lamp for how long would be anyone's guess. The employee handed us our cups went to the machine to fill them only to find out they were out of 90% of products. Employee said yeah that machines been out for awhile and that she could fill our cups behind the counter. While we are waiting for our order another customer entered placed her order was handed a cup and got the same results when she attempted to fill her cup. Finally we receive our order we go to our table picking the cleanest out of the dirty ones. Might mention I did notice the kitchen floor was covered in various kinds of food. Upon opening the wrappers on our whoppers both have onions and neither have cheese we return to the counter where we are offered replacement whoppers meanwhile the only other customer inside returns to the counter as her sandwich is also incorrect. Fries and onion rings still sitting under the heat lamp. As we all return to our tables we conversed with the other customer how poorly this Burger King was and informed her how long those fries and onion rings had been sitting. They were there when we entered and we had been there at least 30 minutes at this point. One of the employees overheard and brought everyone new fries which is great except I had ordered onion rings I didn't say anything because by this time I had opened the second whopper I had been given to find a gray looking piece of meat I wasn't going to eat any of it so no point in asking for new onion rings.I don't know what happened at this burger King but I would highly recommend The health department check this establishment out .Food is sitting around too long and given to customers at room temperature. I will be making a report to the health department meanwhile eat here at your own risk. Pics are of the first whopper out looks like someone sat on it but that's how it was given to me with no cheese...

If Socrates were to engage in dialectic about a Whopper burger, it might unfold something like this:

Let us examine, dear friend, this object called a "Whopper." What is its essence? Is it merely a collection of ingredients, or does it possess some higher form of "burgerness" that transcends its physical components?

Consider first what we observe: a circular bread vessel, encasing a flame-grilled patty of beef. But is it the cooking by fire that gives it its nature? For many foods are grilled, yet they do not become Whoppers.

Perhaps we should inquire about its parts. There is lettuce, and tomato, and onion slices arranged in circular precision. There are pickles, those curious transformations of cucumber through the alchemy of brine. And what of this "mayonnaise" that binds the elements? Is it through this binding that the Whopper achieves its unity?

And yet, I must ask: if we were to remove one element—say, the tomato—would it cease to be a Whopper? Or does the Whopper-ness persist despite such alterations? This suggests the true form of the Whopper may exist beyond its physical manifestation.

Let us also consider its name—"Whopper." Does not this imply something of substantial size or perhaps even exaggeration? If so, we must ask whether this burger truly embodies greatness, or if we have been led astray by clever rhetoric from those who profit from its sale.

The wise person, I believe, would not merely consume such a creation without question, but would first seek to understand what it truly is, whether it nourishes both body and soul, and whether our desire for it stems from true hunger or merely from the cave-shadows of advertising.

What say you to this analysis, my friend? Have we come closer to understanding the true nature of...

I was told to pull into a parking spot, from the drive through, thus, ending the timer on my wait, according to their system. You might think this would relieve the rush on their part, so that they could focus on order accuracy... especially since I waited roughly ten minutes after pulling out of the line... but, that was not the case. Once I got home, I discovered that I was missing all of my fries. I drove back, slid the receipt across the counter, stating that I felt like if they're going to pull people out of line, they could focus more on accuracy. I was given my fries, and nothing more... no apology... no offer of anything for my trouble. I return home, to discover that one of my Whoppers had no tomato. I opened the other, to discover that it had one, showing me that the store is inconsistent (rather that it being someone who just didn't know the proper toppings). I decided to call. Upon answering, the person at the store immediately says, "Can you call back in a few minutes? We're in the middle of a big rush, right now." Bad move... At that point, I decided the situation cannot be resolved. The manager snags the phone from them and asks what the issue is. I relay everything that happened, and inform him that I will not be going up there a third time, and probably won't, ever. That was the end of the conversation, because I hung up, having decided that there was nothing he could do to salvage me...