This was probably the best Burger King experience I’d ever had. I saw a billboard saying that they’d moved to a new location, so it’s no longer out front of Rural King. It’s further south, on the other side of the road. They’ve changed to side-by-side order taking in the drive-thru, although I didn’t see how that works for payment and pick-up. The interior was surprising. When I entered, I couldn’t see any counter or kitchen. They had a tv going and the dining room was decorated with a casual up-to-date wood and glass look. Around the corner, it was the same as every other fast food restaurant. Beep beep beep with plenty of stainless steel to clean. I saw a few people working, but no one was at the counter initially. Somewhat quickly, the secondary person helping with the drive-thru(I only saw one window) came over to take my order. He took my order and then as I tried to hand him the cash, asked me to wait a minute, and came up with a different, lower total. I was surprised when he told me that he eliminated the small drink, as it was $ 1.69. That’s a lot for a 20 or 22 oz. drink, but I didn’t expect that he would do that. Maybe, I looked particularly pathetic and needed the extra money? The double-cheeseburger combo meal is somewhat expensive and the last one was almost $ 5.00, but I believe this one totalled $ 4.29 before the switch. In any case, we finished with the cash and were having a pleasant conversation, as I was getting my drink from the traditional style multiple drink machine. Thankfully, they disposed with the fancy Pininfarina-designed one drink at a time machine. A few of the other workers engaged in the conversation and it felt odd, as if they cared, and that doesn’t usually happen. The last time I was at the store, it was at the other location and they were friendly, but not quite this friendly. The drink/condiment area was in need of a fix-up, and the table hadn’t been wiped for a while. The food was fine, although the fries were at the old end of the cycle, and I heard him call for fresh fries shortly after I started to eat. The fries weren’t at their best but they were far from horrible. The sandwich was fine, but I was surprised to see bits of meat on the outside of the bun. Random acts of kindness today at Burger King? Perhaps. I also saw them helping someone with their vehicle outside. It was a surprising visit. I wish they were all like that.
