Burger King

SATISFRIES, don’t bother. Healthier maybe, more Expensive totally, Delicious, no.

A plucky and quirky Burger King is one of the few food options in Baltimore’s Middle East /​Johns Hopkins neighborhood.
There’s a weird vibe at this small but popular BK. One time I entered to find the movie Alien vs. Predator playing on TV that hangs over the ordering area. I found the loud explosions and copious blood spattering a welcome distraction, but I can imagine others might not. On another occasion, it was either Bring Your Son To Work Day, or someone was trying to fill the gap left by BK’s failure to provide daycare. And I sympathize – it’s fine, just keep him away from the fryers…
Often the person taking your order will be friendly and attentive, while the other one making your order seems to be pursuing a different activity altogether from working at a Burger King, perhaps wandering around near the back aimlessly, or possibly talking with a friend who may or may not be employed there, but who enjoys endlessly unwrapping packages of buns.
Sometimes your arrival will be greeted with uncomprehending or alarmed looks by the staff, which is further disconcerting when you order a mocha iced coffee (a BK breakfast item for many years now), and its construction requires an impromptu employee meeting. Nonetheless, said coffee drink will arrive eventually and taste just fine.
This Burger King clearly meets some local demand, and it seems like a bit of an oasis in a bad neighborhood. They do get the job done, and they do it their way.

As Dan A. correctly pointed out, this Burger King is indeed an awkward Burger King. Besides being really tiny, the design of the waiting line to order is awkwardly organized due to the lack of space. It becomes even more awkward during busy times (such as 5PM with people are in to grab a bite to eat before heading home), when people are packed in there as the aforementioned weirdly designed waiting line causes people who have already ordered and are just waiting to be cramped in the same 6′ x 15′ area with the people who are in line.
I guess this is what happens when a BK joint is across the street from the world-​famous Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and on the Johns Hopkins medical campus.
The menus are displayed on flashing TVs, so even the prices of the advertised items and specials are reflected on the full menu above the cashier.
The services provided by the staff are top-​notch, who are very friendly if not the brightest; they sometimes forget what you ordered and totally skipped your order and moved on to fulfilling the next order. However, when reminding them your missing order, they always quickly apologize and either throw in some free stuff (Cinnamon Bun or Fries) or give you a larger poriton of what you ordered (a larger drink/​shake or fries). Due to this, I bumped them up to 4 stars.
And ofc, standard BK offering. And just like the BK way, you have it your way, and your wish of not wanting mayo or BBQ sauce is always granted w/​o screw-​up (at least based on my experience).
The bathrooms are locked to make sure homeless people don’t congregate here, so can’t comment on that, but overall the store is quite clean for such a busy BK joint.

Well… it’s a Burger King… but it’s kind of an awkward Burger King. It’s really tiny and awkwardly shaped and organized. However, the workers are efficient (usually) and the food is good (for a BK that is).
That being said, unless you are really craving Burger King’s food, the area around Johns Hopkins School of Public Health has some better offerings (Taste of China, Hot Mustard, Quizno’s, the gazillion stands in the Northeast Market, Flamer’s in Hopkins Hospital food court).
As a tip though… if you live in Baltimore, every so often a pack of BK coupons come in the mail. It actually has pretty good deals in it.

Standard BK offerings in a small storefront right near the Hopkins School of Public Health.