Skip to content
Fatburger: The Top Contender? episode artwork

Sep 23, 2026 1 hr 5 min

Fatburger: The Top Contender?

from "Fine" Dining Hosted by Michael Ornelas

🍔🏆 Fatburger: The No. 1 Seed Takes on McDonald's in Septemburger! 🏆🍔 This week, Miranda Coker (@miranda_writes114) joins me at Fatburger, the No. 1 seed in Septemburger 2026! We dig into the history of this Black-owned burger institution while putting its burger up against McDonald's Big Mac, all before the putting it to the Chili's Test. There's a reason Fatburger earned the top seed, but listen to us gush about just how tasty it is. 💔 How "Mr. Fatburger" Became Just Fatburger After a Breakup 🎤 Fatburger's Massive Footprint in Hip Hop Lyrics 🏝️ We Try the Fatburger, 1000 Island Burger & Western Bacon BBQ Burger 🧅 Skinny Fries Got Neglected Because the Onion Rings Were So Good... 🥤 Chocolate & Maui Banana Milkshakes 🍔 Fatburger vs. Big Mac: The Final First-Round Septemburger Matchup 🏆 The Wall of Fame Celebrates Survivors of the Massive XXXL Burger 🎶 The Music Is HITTING Inside Fatburger 🔥 The Heat Lamp: Stop Asking Miranda If They Liked Their Food Just Because They Didn't Finish It! ⚡ Yelp from Strangers: One Man Apparently Wants Fatburger to ADMINISTER His Death Penalty?! 💬 COMMENT BELOW: Who advances in Septemburger 2026: Fatburger or McDonald's? 📢 SUPPORT THE SHOW & JOIN THE COMMUNITY: 🎉 Patreon (Bonus episodes, extended Yelp segments & more): patreon.com/finediningpodcast 💬 Discord (Food talk, memes, cursed Yelp): discord.gg/6a2YqrtWV4 🎥 Watch full episodes: youtube.com/channel/UCLbraNhL6KhDPkdSWt2yiuw 🔗 All links: linktree.com/finediningpodcast 🎤 Guest: Miranda Coker | IG: @miranda_writes114 Patreon Producers: Sue Ornelas, Joyce Van, & Robert McLaughlin Patreon Subscribers: David Ornelas, Kellie Baldwin, Jeremy Horwitz, Herbert Amaya, Simone Davalos, Scott Bennett, Amy Reinhart, Josef Castaneda-Liles, Travis Langley, & Michelle Elmer Free Patreon Followers: Joe Warszalek, Lauren Cummings, Grace Krainak, Keri Estes, Robert Duran, Patrick Elliott, Dave Plummer, Nicholas Volney, Michael Gerard, Tracy Molino, Phuong Duong, Tyler Robinson, Brandon Gully, Mason Cruz, Michael Milito, Mez, Aaron Hubbard, Steff, Renae Michael, Crystal C., NiZ, Science Broe, Jahid Ahmed, Jewell Hermann, Macky Markar, Morawski4, Kellie Bowes, Debra Ramsey, Jorge Gabriel Méndez Arrambide, James BacKHouse, & Kimberly Burk 👉 NEXT WEEK: Septemburger 2026 reaches its grand finale! 🏆🍔 Fatburger vs. BurgerFi! Five Guys vs. MOOYAH! Then the winners collide in one final, winner-takes-all showdown to crown the Septemburger 2026 Champion!

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

Fatburger: The Top Contender?

0:00 1:05:54

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Share this episode

Similar podcasts

Slop City Libbie Higgins and Tina Dybal Welcome to Slop City! Libbie Higgins & Tina Dybal started Slop City Podcast in 2018. A cool guy named Randy Cash offered to record for us, so we immediately built a studio in his dining room. He hasn't kicked us out yet. ‼️🚨WARNING!!! This is a Fast Action Podcast (F.A.P.)🚨‼️ NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY!What to expect from Slop City:Improv / Comedy / Hot Bits / Attractive Comedians Explicit PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf - Photography Podcast PhotoWork Foundation PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf is a photography podcast produced by the PhotoWork Foundation, featuring in-depth interviews with photographers, curators, and publishers. Episodes explore photobooks, artistic practice, long-term projects, and fine art photography today. Explicit Always the Last to Know Always the Last to Know Hey! We are Ash and Katy, this is our podcast, Always the Last to Know! Growing up we were taught how to live in the world, everything was going fine…until literally, the entire world changed, thus making everything we had learned essentially obsolete. Needless to say, Mr. Feeny and Cory Matthews did not prepare us for social media takeovers, taxes, or making our way through an insane world where an entire generation is trauma bonded.It feels like we missed entire lessons on things so the goal is to fill in the gaps of our education- from discussions on current laws to clones, from N.A.T.O to what's hidden under melting glaciers, join us while we attempt to navigate our way through the world, figure out adulthood, and hopefully learn something new along the way! Explicit Give an Ovation: The Restaurant Guest Experience Podcast with Zack Oates Ovation Give an Ovation: The Restaurant Guest Experience Podcast is your backstage pass to the minds of hospitality leaders, innovators, and operators who are redefining what it means to serve. Hosted by Zack Oates, founder of Ovation, each episode dives into real-world tactics and inspiring stories from restaurant pros who know how to create five-star guest experiences—both in-store and off-premise. From fast casual to fine dining, catering to curbside, learn how to drive loyalty, empower your staff, and deliver hospitality that hits home. Whether you're a restaurant owner, operator, marketer, or tech partner, this podcast will leave you with practical insights and plenty of reasons to celebrate and Give an Ovation. Explicit

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of "Fine" Dining?

This episode is 1 hour and 5 minutes long.

When was this "Fine" Dining episode published?

This episode was published on September 23, 2026.

Can I download this "Fine" Dining episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.