What is Lotteria thinking? Seriously, how could you even bite that thing? I’m not talking about the triple-decker beef-o-rama – I’m eyeing that fried shrimp tower-o-power with the shovelful of tartar sauce just waiting to squish out the other side and all over your shoes (and your socks and your pants and, basically, the shoes of anyone standing within a five foot radius.)
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I don’t get the recent fast food tendency toward the absurdly huge. First Kitchen does have a rather nice shrimp burger with basil sauce, although I suggest asking them to hold the shredded cabbage.
I secretly think that nobody ever eats that giant food, they just take selfies with it. (And hmm, shrimp burger with basil sauce? Sounds rather good, and I’m with you on the cabbage!)