In the U.S., what does ordering a "plain hamburger" mean where you live?
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ive given up..my requests often turn out the opposite of what i asked so no mustard will be extra mustard lol
id expect plain to be just meat and a bun , BUT id follow up and say just meat and a bun right
id expect plain to be just meat and a bun , BUT id follow up and say just meat and a bun right
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Meat and bun or meat, cheese and bun if a cheeseburger. It's how my partner orders it, but he always adds, "Meat and cheese, nothing else on it."
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(And don't yell at me for bumping. It was linked in another thread to update. )
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I always wonder when I order a plain cheeseburger at the server who asks, "Do you want cheese on that?" Would I have ordered a cheeseburger if I didn't? (In-N-Out seems to get that; I can order a plain cheeseburger and not get interrogated about the cheese.) Regardless, the "meat, cheese, bun; nothing else" approach seems like a good one for future use.
Reminds me, though, of a time I ordered a specialty burger of some sort at Burger King sans sauce, and they said, "We can't make it without the sauce." I asked the clerk, "I thought it was 'Your way, right away?' here." Still a bit baffled at how a special menu item "required" the sauce. Maybe it came prepackaged, frozen, sauce and all... but that seems odd, particularly from a food prep standpoint (reheating without separating the bun from the patty and the toppings seems a bad idea in particular).
Reminds me, though, of a time I ordered a specialty burger of some sort at Burger King sans sauce, and they said, "We can't make it without the sauce." I asked the clerk, "I thought it was 'Your way, right away?' here." Still a bit baffled at how a special menu item "required" the sauce. Maybe it came prepackaged, frozen, sauce and all... but that seems odd, particularly from a food prep standpoint (reheating without separating the bun from the patty and the toppings seems a bad idea in particular).
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Growing up in a small midwestern town, we had a quaint phrase "everything but" which mean everything except onions. You didn't need to travel too far away to get puzzled looks when you gave that order.
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Look at those crazy people in England who bring you a sandwich or a cake when you order a tea !
Easiest just to say what you want and not leave these things to chance.
Easiest just to say what you want and not leave these things to chance.
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I always wonder when I order a plain cheeseburger at the server who asks, "Do you want cheese on that?" Would I have ordered a cheeseburger if I didn't? (In-N-Out seems to get that; I can order a plain cheeseburger and not get interrogated about the cheese.) Regardless, the "meat, cheese, bun; nothing else" approach seems like a good one for future use.
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I get the opposite. I order a hamburger and get asked "do you want cheese on that?" If I wanted cheese on my burger, I'd order a cheeseburger.
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Interesting experiences. Once in a McDonalds I ordered a quarter pounder "just the sandwich" indicating I didn't want the meal, and got just meat + cheese + bun without the usual accoutrements
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There are parts of Pennsylvania I have visited where you ask for a "lager" and you will get a Yeungling, no questions asked. I tried that elsewhere once, probably somewhere in the southeast, where Yeungling was on tap. The response was "Okay, which lager?". I guess the tap handle came without instructions.
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More and more local restaurants, chains included, don't have hamburgers listed on the menu. Just cheeseburgers of various sorts. I am forever ordering a cheeseburger without cheese. Occasionally they subtract something from the price. But not often.
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Same here. My single biggest problem when ordering a hamburger is getting cheese on it even when I specifically order it WITHOUT cheese. Even happens when there are both hamburger and cheeseburger listed, I order hamburger, employee asks if I want cheese on it , and I say NO.
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Regular coffee is just coffee. Decaf is decaffeinated coffee. a "coffee, regular" is regular coffee with milk and sugar. Black coffee is just "coffee, black"
A "burger, plain is just meat and bun. A "burger" is whatever they normally put on it.
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If they don't reduce the price you should ask them for some of that free cheese (for your cat, maybe)