This may be shocking but I had never eaten White Castle before. I know you are already laughing at me but in case your interested in this unique perspective…I just tried it for the first time yesterday. After eating a cheeseburger, 2 burgers, and a few sides, I have two major complaints and one pro. You want the pro first? It’s not oily and greasy. That was a relief. I guess they steam them, which made my cheeseburger too soggy, but the other two burgers were ok (in that regard).
Here are my two major complaints: The burgers were inconsistent and fast food has only one job, be consistent. I ate the cheeseburger first, which tasted pretty much like nothing, just hints of all the flavors, and aroma of bread, cheese, and onions. I got no sense of meat being in there although I could see it. Next, I had a hamburger, which was drenched in ketchup and tasted only like ketchup. Then, another hamburger, with barely any ketchup, but tons of pickles. What happened to consistency?
My other major complaint is that their French Fries suck!! Totally suck! They are soggy, not fried enough, and taste like crappy frozen ones that are baked.
The onion rings and clam strips aren’t that good either, but at least they are a little crispy, the way fried things tend to be. Both were more like fried batter though, leaving out the onion or the clam.
The mozzarella sticks were too salty but otherwise decent. The Vanilla Shake was super thick and nearly impossible to suck up a straw, which I kind of like, but the flavor was too fake.
Yea, I’m not a fan of fast food to begin with but at the very least, I do like McDonald’s and Burger King French Fries, and here you can’t even get that. BTW, Lon loves White Castle.
posted by jessica at 11:05 AM
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I’m so glad you got to eat the famous mini burgers!! There aren’t any White Castles out here on the left coast, and so every time I land in Chicago I end up taking the train straight to White Castle…even before I see my family. I agree about the fries though–they’re boring. I used to get burgers there and then pick up fries from Portillo’s.
I always have a craving for them, anytime anyone mentions ‘Harold and Kumar’ 🙂 You make fast food look good too!
seriously, white castle scares me.
Dr. Food, wow, does your family get offended? haha
Manasi, that movie did peek my interest in trying it.
Bill, yea, the meat part scares me.
I have accompanied my boyfriend there many times and I have tried a bite. The food is quite bland but worse are the repercussions after eating. If you don’t know what I mean, feel lucky…
Manger la ville, haha, luckily, I have an iron stomach, but Lon has mentioned the aftermath of White Castle.
you should check out the “bickering foodies” episode on devour.tv where two authorities argue about the virtues (if there are any) of white castle. i personally couldn’t eat them but then again i said that about jack in the box and now find jack acceptable when nothing is open at 2 in the morning and you are in napa…