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Takeaways from the Best in the Wichita Metro Burger Challenge 2022:

• If you have a choice, don't waste your time with the national fast food chains.  Overall, the majority of them finished in the bottom tier of the burger standings. Buy and eat local.  No national fast-food burgers made it into the Top 25.  The best finish by a national chain fast food place was Sonic at #36.
• National chain fast food drive-thru can be convenient, but during a lunch or dinner rush, not really.  You're better off going to a local burger joint and having a seat inside the place while your burger is made to order.  You'll get a better-tasting burger, you'll spend about the same amount of money (or even less depending on the joint) and the amount of time spent averages just 4 minutes more.
• Time Spent:  Breaking down burger joints into categories, Bar/Grill, Fast Casual and Fast Food, Average time to order for Bar/Grill:  11 minutes 20 seconds.  Average time to order for Fast Casual:  11 minutes flat.  Average time to order for Fast Food:  6 minutes 55 seconds.
• Money Spent:  Same categories, Average cost at a Bar/Grill:  $13.71.  Average cost at Fast Casual:  $12.44.  Average cost at Fast Food:  $11.33.
• Portions:  You get bigger portions at a local burger joint than you do from a national burger chain.  Locally owned joints tend to buy local produce, meats, etc., and don't have to worry about shipping costs.  The result is a bigger burger and a bigger side, more burger bang for the buck!  See the Buster's Burger Joint pic below.

For just a buck or two more and a couple extra minutes, you can have a much better burger experience than fast food!

  Here are the best burger money values in the Wichita Metro:

• Big Arbor had the most inexpensive burger of this challenge, ringing in at $5 with their 1/2 price burger special on Wednesday nights.  Their burger tallied 54 points of a possible 63, earning it 4 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars.
• Emerson Biggins Old Town has a 1/2 price burger special on Tuesdays at $5 and $6 depending on what you order.  My timing was bad on this one, I showed up on the wrong night and paid full price!  The Emerson Biggins Original Burger scored 54 points out of a possible 63, earning it 4 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars. 
• Berneal's Carryout has the best everyday low price, two cheeseburger w/bacon sliders, fries and a drink cost me just $7.  Berneal's scored a 49, receiving 4 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars.
• Side Pockets also has a good everyday low price.  Costing me $7.51 with tax for the burger and tots, the Side Pockets Bacon Cheeseburger scored 51 out of a possible 63 points, earning 4 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars.
• Whiskey Dick's has a 1/2 price burger special on Wednesdays, with my burger on that occasion costing $7.50, and YUM! The Whiskey Dick's Classic Cheeseburger with a bacon add scored 57 points out of a possible 63, earning it 5 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars.
• Burger Central has a good everyday low price.  Costing me $8.59 for the burger, side and a drink, the Burger Central Bacon Cheeseburger scored 58 points out of a possible 63, earning it 5 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars. 
• Sport Burger has a good everyday low price.  Costing me $10.63 for the combo meal, the Sport Burger #5, a Double Bacon Cheeseburger scored 57 points out of a possible 63, earning it 5 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars.  This is one of the more reasonably priced burger joints in town, providing you a 1/2 pound of beef vs. the single patty (1/4lb.) a lot of competitors serve for about the same price. 

Just look at that meat protruding from the bun...

The best bang for the burger buck:

Costing me $11 plus hitting the tip jar, the Buster's Burger Joint Double Cheeseburger with a bacon add scored a 59 out of a possible 63 points earning it 5 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars.  Buster's is VERY Bachelor on the Cheap wallet-friendly, the value is tremendous and if Buster's isn't already on your burger to try list, it should be! It's Another Dose of YUM!

$pend Wisely My Friends...

~ Mike

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