An occupational hazard of being a fast food fanatic is knowing that some things are just too good (or unappreciated) to last. From Wendy's to Taco Bell, pretty much every chain has rejigged its menu at some point. While some items disappear without much fanfare, the loss of others has sparked so much backlash that customers have even banded together to kickstart movements to have them reinstated ASAP.
Burgers are no exception. Over the years, there's been borderline hysteria when chains have axed burgers with cult followings. Some of the responses have even been loud enough to make restaurants buckle and reverse their discontinuation (case in point: the second coming of the McDonald's Philly Cheese Stack).
But not every burger is lucky enough to get a second stab at fast food fame. McD.L.
T. (McDonald's) While staples like the Big Mac or the McChicken are pretty much invincible, McDonald's has cycled through plenty of less successful burgers in its time. Back in the 1980s, the McD.
L.T. sadly joined the ranks of short-lived menu items when it was launched to rival Burger King's Whopper but failed to gain anywhere near as much traction.
Topping a standard McDonald's beef patty with lettuce, tomato, cheese, and mayonnaise, the burger itself wasn't anything wild. What gave it its edge was its packaging. Unlike most McDonald's burgers, it came in a dual-compartment styrofoam box that separated the meat from the veggies and sauce to "keep the hot side hot, and the cool side cool," p.
