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Did You Know: Burger King Had a Windows 7 Whopper with 7 Stacked Beef Patties

17 points by austinallegro 3y ago

bell-cot 3y ago
From 2013 until at least 2019, Steak & Shake restaurants had a "7x7" burger on the menu - 7 meat patties, 7 layers of cheese, $7.77. Not a good value for money, even if you didn't mind S&S's "limited-budget-quality" food.
- semolino 3y ago
  During my college years, I shocklingly managed to consume two of those (on separate occasions), mainly in an attempt to show off. Easily the worst I've ever felt after eating anything. Symbolically, though, maybe it helped me get closer to god. Or at the very least, Windows 7.
- kstrauser 3y ago
  Where/when I grew up, S&S was the special treat fast food we got if we'd been good and Dad has some extra spending cash. I still crave their fries.
- tekla 3y ago
  > Not a good value for money, How? Thats like 2k Calories for less than $10
  - bell-cot 3y ago
    I'm comparing it to other things in their menu, back in the teens.
  - qwerpy 3y ago
    Now that I'm trying to cut down on carbs (which I view as the root of most diet-related health problems) I agree with you, "real" food like veggies, meat, dairy, etc., are always sparingly doled out by restaurants while they try to stuff you full of bread, potatoes, rice, and all the other cheap filler carbs. It is actually very difficult to cut down on carbs in restaurants and still get enough calories, without ordering multiple entrees and discarding the empty calories. I see the 7 patty & cheese burgers and wish they still did those. You're getting a lot more real food for your money.
    - bell-cot 3y ago
      > I ...wish they still did those. I haven't been to a S&S since the COVID lock-downs started, but I'd give odds that they do still do those. At some locations, off the record, and depending on the manager.
rfarley04 3y ago
Cue the UAC asking if it's ok to add fries to the order
eek2121 3y ago
Japan gets all the cool stuff.
nouryqt 3y ago
Sounds more enjoyable than what Burger King did in Thailand: Burger containing only 20 slices of cheese. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/11/business/thailand-burger-king-cheeseburger-intl-hnk/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/11/business/thailand-burger-...
tanseydavid 3y ago
$3 million to The Rolling Stones for use of their song "Start Me Up" during the release of Windows 95. https://www.aaaa.org/timeline-event/start-3-million-anthem-launched-microsofts-windows-95/?cn-reloaded=1 https://www.aaaa.org/timeline-event/start-3-million-anthem-l...
- guidedlight 3y ago
  It was notably the first time a Stones track was used commercially, which likely contributed to the high sum paid.
  - squiffsquiff 3y ago
    Then it was noted incorrectly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKVQNtkdzw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKVQNtkdzw https://loudwire.com/rolling-stones-once-wrote-rice-krispies-jingle/ https://loudwire.com/rolling-stones-once-wrote-rice-krispies...
    - skyyler 3y ago
      That's a jingle they wrote for a job for Rice Krispies, that's a little different than licensing out a song that already exists in your catalogue. You were so quick to correct someone that you didn't stop to assess if you were actually correct to correct them. Curious.
  - xhkkffbf 3y ago
    And I believe that there was a clever legal game played.At first, the band tried to get MS to use a live version because it would cut some band members out of the royalties. You can read more in Brad Chase's memoirs. https://www.bradchase.net/startmeup https://www.bradchase.net/startmeup
- thebruce87m 3y ago
  This is the parody version I remember: https://youtu.be/DOwQKWiRJAA?si=BJR2zY6oO57Do2o4 https://youtu.be/DOwQKWiRJAA?si=BJR2zY6oO57Do2o4
infamouscow 3y ago
Reminds me of the Noah's Ark burger, consisting of two of every type of patty Burger King has to offer. https://youtu.be/aEJAGItlesQ https://youtu.be/aEJAGItlesQ
Lammy 3y ago
See also: placemats featuring Bill Gates('s hand model) holding a burger in one hand the XBOX "S Controller" in the other to show how much smaller it was than the original widely-hated "Duke" controller: https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20010425/xbox.htm https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20010425/xbox.htm

17 points by austinallegro 3y ago

From 2013 until at least 2019, Steak & Shake restaurants had a "7x7" burger on the menu - 7 meat patties, 7 layers of cheese, $7.77. Not a good value for money, even if you didn't mind S&S's "limited-budget-quality" food.

semolino 3y ago
During my college years, I shocklingly managed to consume two of those (on separate occasions), mainly in an attempt to show off. Easily the worst I've ever felt after eating anything. Symbolically, though, maybe it helped me get closer to god. Or at the very least, Windows 7.
kstrauser 3y ago
Where/when I grew up, S&S was the special treat fast food we got if we'd been good and Dad has some extra spending cash. I still crave their fries.
tekla 3y ago
> Not a good value for money, How? Thats like 2k Calories for less than $10
- bell-cot 3y ago
  I'm comparing it to other things in their menu, back in the teens.
- qwerpy 3y ago
  Now that I'm trying to cut down on carbs (which I view as the root of most diet-related health problems) I agree with you, "real" food like veggies, meat, dairy, etc., are always sparingly doled out by restaurants while they try to stuff you full of bread, potatoes, rice, and all the other cheap filler carbs. It is actually very difficult to cut down on carbs in restaurants and still get enough calories, without ordering multiple entrees and discarding the empty calories. I see the 7 patty & cheese burgers and wish they still did those. You're getting a lot more real food for your money.
  - bell-cot 3y ago
    > I ...wish they still did those. I haven't been to a S&S since the COVID lock-downs started, but I'd give odds that they do still do those. At some locations, off the record, and depending on the manager.

rfarley04 3y ago

Cue the UAC asking if it's ok to add fries to the order

eek2121 3y ago

Japan gets all the cool stuff.

nouryqt 3y ago

Sounds more enjoyable than what Burger King did in Thailand: Burger containing only 20 slices of cheese. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/11/business/thailand-burger-king-cheeseburger-intl-hnk/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/11/business/thailand-burger-...

tanseydavid 3y ago

$3 million to The Rolling Stones for use of their song "Start Me Up" during the release of Windows 95. https://www.aaaa.org/timeline-event/start-3-million-anthem-launched-microsofts-windows-95/?cn-reloaded=1 https://www.aaaa.org/timeline-event/start-3-million-anthem-l...

guidedlight 3y ago
It was notably the first time a Stones track was used commercially, which likely contributed to the high sum paid.
- squiffsquiff 3y ago
  Then it was noted incorrectly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKVQNtkdzw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKVQNtkdzw https://loudwire.com/rolling-stones-once-wrote-rice-krispies-jingle/ https://loudwire.com/rolling-stones-once-wrote-rice-krispies...
  - skyyler 3y ago
    That's a jingle they wrote for a job for Rice Krispies, that's a little different than licensing out a song that already exists in your catalogue. You were so quick to correct someone that you didn't stop to assess if you were actually correct to correct them. Curious.
- xhkkffbf 3y ago
  And I believe that there was a clever legal game played.At first, the band tried to get MS to use a live version because it would cut some band members out of the royalties. You can read more in Brad Chase's memoirs. https://www.bradchase.net/startmeup https://www.bradchase.net/startmeup
thebruce87m 3y ago
This is the parody version I remember: https://youtu.be/DOwQKWiRJAA?si=BJR2zY6oO57Do2o4 https://youtu.be/DOwQKWiRJAA?si=BJR2zY6oO57Do2o4

infamouscow 3y ago

Reminds me of the Noah's Ark burger, consisting of two of every type of patty Burger King has to offer. https://youtu.be/aEJAGItlesQ https://youtu.be/aEJAGItlesQ

Lammy 3y ago

See also: placemats featuring Bill Gates('s hand model) holding a burger in one hand the XBOX "S Controller" in the other to show how much smaller it was than the original widely-hated "Duke" controller: https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20010425/xbox.htm https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20010425/xbox.htm