Catch up!

I was roadtripping by public transport today. After taking the bus from my house to the train station, four trains and almost three hours were required to take me the 60k to my destination in Ghent. After my meeting there, I needed a meal for the train home. "You've got great expectations" KISS are singing in my headphones, but I'm really just hungry as I dig in, some 20 minutes after receiving the bag of food. This probably influences the verdict

Where: Ketchup, a stylish hamburger joint in the middle of the shopping district.
Burger: The regular hamburger. A fresh bun of somekind of wholewheat is the only thing visible to the eye. The meat and veg are hidden inside it. So my first impression is that there won't be enough meat. A couple of bites in, that impression is justified. The beef is good, but a bit dry, which could be due to the delay in eating. The lettuce and red onions are fresh and the inside of the bun is smeared in perfect portions of ketchup, mayo and mustard. The latter adds some sting to the whole burger and all in all it's a nice little sandwich. Add an extra patty and it could be a winner. I'll ask for one next time and I'll eat it in the restaurant.
Drink: A small cup of Pepsi
Side: Thin cut fries. They look nice, but are too soft and the potato taste isn't the best. Adding salt and some Heinz helps, but they're still not OK.
Cost: €6.90, which is quite much for the size of this take-out meal.
Question: "Do you love me?", KISS are still in my headphones.

Kids meal

Consistency is rewarded: top 5 franchises - no.5, with a bullet

After the horrible experience in Antwerp last time around, it's time to find some places to rely on. So here comes a countdown of the top five franchises I've tried.

Where: Quick, Brussels centre. A Belgian franchise which always tends to be located near my workplace, no matter where I work. Seeing as the only other franchise in Belgium is that famous McDowell's copy, Quick's rated the best franchise in Belgium.
Burger: The burger is a "twin beef", which is actually two burgers kind of joined at the hip. One half (right-left, not top-bottom) has a nice salsa sauce, which is really the only taste you can distinguish. The meat is well-cooked, but just doesn't break through the wall of sauce. The bun is a bit spongy. The second half topped with fresh red onions, which is a superb burger topping, ketchup and mayo. Again the taste of the meat doesn't really deliver: there's too much bun, relish and sauce. It's all very well-prepared, the food tastes extremely fresh, it even looks nice, but if it were up to me, I'd double up on the meat to give it more body.
Drink: Spa blauw
Side: Belgian fries, of course. Thin-cut, salt-free and fresh. The outside is crispy and nice, but the inside is what we in Sweden would call "flour-y". The fries definitely need some sauce for dipping, but I dislike having to pay for ketchup (and mayo) at a burger joint. All in all, nothing wrong with the quality here, it's just a question of taste. They deserve credit for not pouring salt on the fries (and salt is available for free).
Cost: €6, which is pretty good value for money for a medium-sized meal.
Question: Why not up the beef and the confidence and sell the mini-burgers as separate, big burgers?