- McDonald's and Burger King are the biggest rivals in fast food.
- Burger King has been aggressively trolling the larger chain in recent years. But does it have the bite to back up its beef?
- To find out, I went to both chains and ordered similar meals. While I was impressed by neither, Burger King won out with its better fries and more balanced burger.
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Every rivalry must end with a reckoning.
McDonald's and Burger King's fast-food feud has been raging for ages. McDonald's is the Big M, the chain that puts the "global" in "global corporation." But recently, the slightly smaller global chain Burger King has decided that it's spent enough time languishing in the shadow of the golden arches.
In the last few years, the smaller chain has ramped up its taunts at its bigger rival, releasing a "Big Mac-ish" menu Europe, releasing "Real Meals" to counter Happy Meals, and offering customers a one-cent Whopper if they went within 600 feet of a McDonald's location and instead ate at Burger King.
But you know what they say about barking dogs. Does the snarkier burger chain have the bite to back up its beef?
I set out to find out.