Burger King Peru

[mahou123]

If they charge 4.90 for a whopper, and 11.90 for the same whopper plus fries and regular drink, it means that just ´papas regulares´ plus ´gaseosa regular´, without a whopper, are 7 soles. Which is outrageously expensive. Fried potatoes cost next to nothing in Peru, you always get heaps with anything grilled.

In Chiclayo, you can get a much bigger burger for 5 soles. With double meat, bacon, cheese, egg, and fries included. Delivered for free. Surely there should be some small local places in Lima doing the same. And you can get beer, chicha morada, home made limonada as a drink, not only ´gaseosa´.

[americorps]

I can get a cheap buger here, but it has fillers.

And unfortunately, KFC, McDonalds, Burger King import their potatoes from Canada.

I am not really interested in eating cheap 3 sole hamburgers with weird spices and fillers and I can not fry my own at work. I am from Cattle Country USA and I am used to fresh 100% beef and so the repeated over and over again suggestions of some greasy local peru burger is not something I am interested in.

[mahou123]

If you used to 100% fresh beef, why would you order chicken sandwich with Canadian potatoes and complain they put jalapeños in it. Doesn´t make any sense.

[americorps]

There were 2 of us, we ordered a chicken sandwich and a double stacker. I prefer Peruvian potatoes for fries, but do not mind the Candian.

Anything else I need to do to justify my order to you poeple?

They are a business, they offer a service, they do not proivde it as offered, they failed, not me.

[mahou123]

There were 2 of us, we ordered a chicken sandwich and a double stacker. I prefer Peruvian potatoes for fries, but do not mind the Candian.

Anything else I need to do to justify my order to you poeple?

They are a business, they offer a service, they do not proivde it as offered, they failed, not me.

Well, your posts sound like you´ve ordered from BK because you can get 100% beef from them (which I doubt, but that´s another issue), despite the bad service. But you still ordered chicken, and the service was still bad, so it still doesn´t make good sense.

And it is not in any way justifiable to charge extraorbitant prices for potatoes, because they are Canadian. What´s the deal? are these some high-class exclusive luxury fried potatoes aimed at rich people? The answer is no. BK is arguably the worst junk food chain in the world, maybe the cheapest one, marketed to poorest people accross the industrially developed nations. 5 soles whopper is only expensive in Peru, because you can get a entire lunch for this money, and sometimes a good one.

Anyway, I actually fully agree with you that BK is crap, had no intention to argue or defend them in any way. Last time I had one was in New York, as an experiment if I could eat large triple whopper combo, out of curiosity. Wasn´t impressed. I´d much prefer ´hamburguesa al carbon´ they sell here in Peru on the streets.

[iskndarbey]

Where is this mythical 'hamburguesa al carbón' creature you can buy in the streets of Chiclayo? Every time I've had a burger here, it's been a little 1 mm thick by 2 cm wide sliver of ground beef mixed with grain. The dominant flavor is grease.

[mahou123]

Where is this mythical 'hamburguesa al carbón' creature you can buy in the streets of Chiclayo? Every time I've had a burger here, it's been a little 1 mm thick by 2 cm wide sliver of ground beef mixed with grain. The dominant flavor is grease.

I´ve only seen them in Piura, but there must be some places in Chiclayo as well. El Boom on San Jose, second block from Plaza de Armas, has good hamburgers. But even better Papa Rellena. This is a good place, always full, good inexpensive menu. I´m not really interested in hamburgers at all, this is a cheap simple dish popular in the USA, but not as much in Europe or South America.

The point is, BK, McDonalds, etc., are cheaper in Peru than they are in Europe. But in relative terms, they are cheap in Europe, but expensive in Peru. I pay respect to their business in Europe: this is the cheapest food one can buy sometimes, and for people who got no money or time, quite often it´s the way to get some meal. People who have a bit of money/time, have a much better meal in a restaurant. But it´s the same difference in Peru too, only Peruvian restaurants very often offer a better deal.

In Peru, US fast food chains offer the same unhealthy mass produced food, all the same as everywhere, but they are relatively expensive. I can get arroz con cabrito for 5 soles, including a drink. I can get a great meal on Mercado Central in Chiclayo for 3 soles, and for 1.50 on the road to Chongoyape, and it would be something they cooked for 3 hours. For the same 12 soles you´d pay for chicken burger from BK plus fries and cola, you can get quite a decent meal in a restaurant with waiters here. And it would have much more meat than a whopper or big mac.

[Arroz con Pollo]

I'd gain a 100lbs in a year if they opened a Wendy's and Taco Bell in Lima. Frosties, square triples and volcanos oh my.

[scott]

There was a Taco Bell in Jockey Plaza for a short time in 1997/98, it failed. I miss my crappy fake Mexican food when I go to Lima.

[Kelly]

The only fast food we eat anymore is Pizza Hut on the occasional Tuesday. But if there was a Taco Bell here? I'm afraid I'd go broke.

[americorps]

I remember living in Mexico City when they opened the first Taco Bell there.
It was a novelty with lines blocks long for several months, then empty and did not last long.

I heard they tried it again a few years ago and it is holding on this time with more than 300 locations nationwide.

I too am afraid I love taco bell, I even liked the yo quiero taco bell dog.

[scott]

Peruvians did not seem to embrace Taco Bell back then. The only people I saw eating there, other than me, were other gringos. My wife hated it at the time... 9 years of living in the US changed that, she ended up liking it quite a bit.

Taco Bell is owned by Yum! foods same as KFC, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's and A&W. They have international franchise opportunities, lol.

[Alan]

hmmm, well, for starters, I do not have a refridgerator or stove or fry pan in my office, but thank you for the suggestion. ??????

C´mon Americorps. Stick that cooler and electric frying pan, right there between the telephone and the computer screen! Nobody will mind the smell of frying onions. Really!! In fact.. you might just open an entire new and lucrative side business.

Alan

[susita83]

Hey a question for anyone who knows -

Why do so many of the donuts at Dunkin Donuts in Lima seem to be filled with goo? I mean, here in NY we have your typical jelly and boston kreme etc, but there almost all of them have something like that or manjar blanco in them. It makes me wanna hurl.

[scott]

Hey a question for anyone who knows -

Why do so many of the donuts at Dunkin Donuts in Lima seem to be filled with goo? I mean, here in NY we have your typical jelly and boston kreme etc, but there almost all of them have something like that or manjar blanco in them. It makes me wanna hurl.

I have wondered that too... It was the same when I was living in the Philippines, I could rarely find dunkin donuts without filling. Never tried them in Malaysia when I lived there, but I am guessing it was the same.

[susita83]

I have wondered that too... It was the same when I was living in the Philippines, I could rarely find dunkin donuts without filling. Never tried them in Malaysia when I lived there, but I am guessing it was the same.

Yuck!

Between the dunkin donuts and the frappuccino I bought in Miraflores on my first trip to Lima I spent more than s/. 25. I think the frappuccino was like s/. 18

My Peruvian husband thought I was nuts. Now he's a New Yorker and an ice coffee addict as well so he can't say anything on the next trip He's just as bad.

[calygirl]

I have wondered that too... It was the same when I was living in the Philippines, I could rarely find dunkin donuts without filling. Never tried them in Malaysia when I lived there, but I am guessing it was the same.

You can definitely get the regular jelly donuts with strawberry jelly at Dunkin Donuts in Lima. Just ask or look for them in the case. For me, they are perfect. Very fresh, and the jelly doesn't overflow when you bite into them. In fact, I would love one right now.......

[iskndarbey]

Hey a question for anyone who knows -

Why do so many of the donuts at Dunkin Donuts in Lima seem to be filled with goo? I mean, here in NY we have your typical jelly and boston kreme etc, but there almost all of them have something like that or manjar blanco in them. It makes me wanna hurl.

Just differences in food culture. Dessert foods in Latin America are typically much sweeter and stickier than in English-speaking countries. The Middle East is even worse, while East Asians have an aversion to overly sweet foods.

[americorps]

I always liked Krispy Kreme. However, even I was disgusted when Krispy Kream offered their special breakfast sandwich options...anyone remember those?

They were the regular fare...sausage or bacon, egg, cheese....or a specialty with sausage gravy and hash browns, but served between 2 Krispy Kreme donuts instead of bread.

I wonder if Krispy Kreme would go over in LIma?

[scott]

I wonder if Krispy Kreme would go over in LIma?

Good question, I think it would do ok. I would love to see Tim Horton's, that would be awesome.

[Kelly]

There's a special little joy in my heart when I pass KK and see the 'Hot Doughnuts' sign on.

[susita83]

You can definitely get the regular jelly donuts with strawberry jelly at Dunkin Donuts in Lima. Just ask or look for them in the case. For me, they are perfect. Very fresh, and the jelly doesn't overflow when you bite into them. In fact, I would love one right now.......

I don't like jelly donuts

I'm a fan of the chocolate glazed or the glazed cake. I was just wondering because I stood there like an idiot asking the girl "que donuts no tienen 'goo?'" My husband was almost rolling on the floor cracking up. I finally figured out that I had to ask her for "donuts que no estan rellenados" WHATEV.

I think Krispy Kreme would do well there. Those breakfast sandwiches are nasty though

Oh & isn't it weird that they don't sell Egg McMuffins at McD's in Peru? My husband loves those things & said they would be a big hit there. Strange. Do english muffins exist in Peru?

[americorps]

I see English muffins irregualarly at Wong and Vivanda.

I too miss them and I scold McDonalds for teasing us.

They have a sandwich that, at first glance, looks like an egg mcmuffin, but if you look closer, it is just a toasted inverted hamburger bun.

[euroman]

All those fast food joints like TGIF, McDonalds... are cheap places to eat in the US and Europa but in Peru, they are very expensive and only for people with a lot of money.
When I was living in San Miguel, I went twice a month to Mc Donalds but they charge 12 soles for a menu.
I`ve never seen poor people eating there.
Most Peruvian people cannot afford this. The Peruvian chain Bembos is even more expensive.

[susita83]

All those fast food joints like TGIF, McDonalds... are cheap places to eat in the US and Europa but in Peru, they are very expensive and only for people with a lot of money.
When I was living in San Miguel, I went twice a month to Mc Donalds but they charge 12 soles for a menu.
I`ve never seen poor people eating there.
Most Peruvian people cannot afford this. The Peruvian chain Bembos is even more expensive.

This is true & what my husband has also said. But it doesn't mean that they never eat there, just not on a normal basis. In my husband's case, he would rather spend his money at a really good cevicheria eating a huge porcion of jalea or something like that, than waste it on a cheeseburger and fries

[americorps]

If someone enjoys it, I would hardly call it a waste.

There seems to be a lot of food snobbery here. Eating at McDonalds or Burger King on occassion does not make someone less than someone who does not, does not make someone unhealthy and does not mean they have no taste...it just means that they are different.

I love a good hamburger, I am not always available to cook one at home, nor should I have to be as good as someone else, and I do not like Peruvian fillers.

It does not make me lazy and it does not mean I do not know how to cook or even that I do not cook. It just means I enjoy it.

Thank you for your opinions, but really.

[susita83]

When I said waste, I meant it coming from my husband & in terms of portion size LOL... a measly burger and fries compared to a huge plate of jalea or arroz con pollo or lomo saltado is a big difference to him and he'd rather shell out the big bucks and stuff his face than shell out the same amount of money and get a little bit. He's the same here in the US.

If it's anything ... I love burgers and fries When in Peru, I always go out to TGI Fridays at least once with my husband and myself a big bacon cheeseburger with fries. I guess I get sick of rice, rice, rice all the time.

[mammalu]

Oh Susita... now my mouth is watering, longing for a nice Wendy's burger (ok, I settle for BK).
I had Jalea for lunch (imagine, just returned from Peru and had Jalea in New Jersey), but it is dinner time and having a hamburger seems like a good idea.

Where in New York? We prefer Wendy's, but there is nothing around where we live.

[susita83]

Oh Susita... now my mouth is watering, longing for a nice Wendy's burger (ok, I settle for BK).
I had Jalea for lunch (imagine, just returned from Peru and had Jalea in New Jersey), but it is dinner time and having a hamburger seems like a good idea.

Where in New York? We prefer Wendy's, but there is nothing around where we live.

My husband & I live on Long Island. There are Wendy's ALL over the place. What I miss is Arby's. The closest one is in Queens, about 45 minutes from our house. My husband LOVES going to New Jersey for the Peruvian food. We have 2 Peruvian restaurants here but he's not thrilled with either one of them.

[scott]

Passaic, Paterson and Elizabeth, NJ have the best Peruvian restaurants we have tried in the states, so many it is hard to choose. Los Angeles has one decent place- Mario's on Melrose.