Who has the best Burger: BK, Wendy's or McD's

 Those three are the Big Guns in Fast Food styled Burgers in Puerto Rico. We used to have Checker's but they vanished a few years back...

Due to a mishap at work, I ended up with a McD Double Cheeseburger, and a Whopper Jr. (Fun fact: the Whopper Jr. was created in Puerto Rico.) But I had gotten a Dave's Classic single... late night Uber eats mishap and canceled orders. Driver is not a meat eater and dumped the burgers on me to safely dispose of them... So, I just got to put on my J. Wellington Wimpy pants and enjoy these mostly free hamburgers today... 

Disclaimers: I'm not getting paid by any of these. I didn't take any pics, because I'm at work and will be using stock photos, because these burgers cool down way too fast to take a nice pic of them in my work environment... And stock photos look way better than the real disappointing versions... McDonald's, I'm looking at you. Also, while McD's signature burger is the Big Mac, the order didn't have one. Also, I'm not publishing this the same day I reviewed the burgers... in fact the dates aren't even close. I just found my notes on these recently while cleaning out the glove compartment... so this review's old!

Normally my reviews regarding food are informal... so I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'll try to act professional:

Visual appeal:

Or how close to the stock pictures the burger looks.

Best: BK, Worst: McD's

The Whoper Jr. Got the closest to its stock pic. The Tomatoes and Onion slices were a bit Thicker. Way more lettuce than the stock photo.

Wendy's came in second due to the burger being much flatter and the buns a bit too soft and they had absorbed a bit of the condiments. The meat, while square-ish had a more "organic shape" to it and didn't looks "as pretty" as the stock photo.

The worst by far was McD's with the anemic patties that barely made the thickness of Dave's Single. The patties were almost paper thin and tiny. It almost looked like the 2 patties were an afterthought on this burger... but Beggars can't be choosers.

Flavor:

Before I actually give my ratings, I have to say that McD's has improved A LOT on their burgers. I know that a while back they improved the Royale with Cheese. I guess it rubbed off into their other selections... but McD's fared the worst here too... Not because it was "bad" but the other choices were better.

Best: Wendy's, Worst: McD's

BK is the middle of the pack here because, the Whopper Jr. tastes like a Whopper Jr. My main issue is that BK had too many veggies, which is weord, since they shouldn't let the veggies overpower the burger... especially with the bleh lettuce. I'm not a fan of raw onion and the onions were too thick here, which didn't help BK that much. The meat was on the drier side, but the THICC mayo they use helps sell the BK flavor. The pickles were a bit on the rubbery side.

McD's, as I said was the worst, for one reason only: the paper thin meat. They're steaming the rehydrated onions on the griddle when making the burger, which gives the McD's burger a bit of a "Diner flavor" or White Castle-ish vibes. They don't believe in lettuce or tomatoes on their Cheeseburger and the pickles were almost as crunchy as Wendy's. If it had thicker patties, it would've fared a lot better.

Wendy's was the best of the 3 because, the meat had some weight to it AND it was juicy. The onions were sliced on the thinner sode, which made them more palatable to me. The pickles were very crunchy, which is something I prefer. My main nitpick is that the buns were a bit too soft and I was afraid of them dissolving in the juiciness of the burger and condiments.

Value

According to my local Uber eats prices, these are the prices of each burger, no fries or drink. Yes, I'm aware that if I go to their drive-thru, I can get them for cheaper. The thing is, I'm gauging them on what I would've paid for them of I had ordered them from work.

Now without adding the Uber fees or taxes, here's their prices on each item.

BK's Whopper Jr. With Cheese is: $4.18

McD's Double Cheeseburger is: $4.01

Wendy's Dave's Single is: $5.19

McD's is the cheapest option but only because BK charges 59 cents for cheese. Meanwhile Wendy's is the most expensive of the bunch.

Best value for my money: BK, Worst value, Wendy's.

I know this is weird, but hear me out.

Both the BK Whopper Jr and Wendy's Single are about the same in how filling they are. The McD Double Cheeseburger isn't as filling, but it's way cheaper than Wendy's, so it balances out. BK'S pricing is what made it beat Wendy's. Sure, the difference is $1.01, but for a bit more I can get the full-fledged Whopper, which is a much filling experience, albeit less tasty.

Or by spending 20 cents more than Wendy's, I can get a more satisfying Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

You might be thinking that I'm cheating by mentioning other many items, but I'm not. I'm simply pointing out that while the tastiest product is Wendy's, the amount of food for the price feels a bit lacking.

Now which one I prefer? Wendy's. If McD's patties weren't so wimpy, they would've dethroned BK from the #2 spot. I wonder how Checker's would've fared.