These 7 fast food chains never use frozen burger patties

Sink your teeth into this.

With the cost of fast food these days, customers surely want to get every cent of freshness out of their burgers.

Unfortunately, reports Thetakeout.com, that means saying a big no to the likes of McDonald’s, Burger King, Dairy Queen, Sonic and White Castle — all guilty of pushing frozen patties to the paying public excessive.

Don’t worry, though, there’s still plenty of fresh beef to go around the US—and one of them is one from NYC’s hometown.

The Madison Square Park-origin Shake Shack, known for its high-priced pressed fries and fries, boasts a “custom blend of 100% Angus beef, never frozen, no hormones or antibiotics ever “, online.

They add that the cattle are “humanely raised and pastured in the US.”

Another chain popular in New York and many other spots around the country is Five Guys with free peanut slings, whose expensive noodles continue to be a favorite of inflation-belt customers, likely thanks to the abundance of free toppings. payment and a large amount. high surplus of chips.

“Five Guys’ passion for food is shared with our fans, which is why we never compromise,” writes the brand, which pitches to customers on its website. “Fresh, hand-prepared ingredients that satisfy your craving.”

Next on the list is Wendy’s, a square classic that sticks to the “fresh never frozen” message.

“You won’t find frozen meatballs passed off as a meal at Wendy’s… unlike what the other guys are serving,” the chain posted online.

“We go the extra mile to ensure we’re only providing the highest quality meat, and we ship fresh beef in refrigerated trucks to Wendy’s restaurants thousands of times each week.”

West Coasters will also be pleased to know that their “animal style” burgers smothered in melted cheese and Thousand Island dressing at In-N-Out Burger are based on high-quality, non-frozen meat never.

The 1948 California staple still proudly doubles down on keeping its produce fresh.

“We do not freeze, prepackage or microwave our food,” In-N-Out writes on its website.

“We do things the old fashioned way.”

Another LA icon Fatburger also serves fresh, as does Southern chain Whataburger, and so does Culver’s, a staple in the Midwest and increasingly in the Sunbelt.