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Big Belly Burger might be the most famous DC fast food restaurant chain — but there are plenty of other major (and weirder) food franchises in DC.
A reoccurring element of Arrow and The Flash television series is the fast-food chain Big Belly Burger, which has been seen across multiple shows in the overarching Arrowverse. It’s repeatedly been featured as a favorite of the heroes of the Arrowverse heroes — with Legends of Tomorrow even revealing the origins of the chain.
While there are some unique appearances by the chain in the Arrowverse, it has nothing on how bizarre it — and a series of other fast-food chains in the original DC Universe — can be, with some heroes even forced to briefly work in the restaurants themselves. Here are the weirdest interactions DC’s Trinity with fast food.
SUPERMAN VS. BIG BELLY BURGER
Introduced in Adventures of Superman #441 by John Byrne and Jerry Ordway, Big Belly Burger is a branch of LexCorp. The restaurant had a number of locations across the Post-Crisis DC Universe, with Booster Gold becoming a spokesman for the chain. Notably, a massive statue of the Big Belly Burger mascot ended up being given a brief stint of life in Adventures of Superman #441 by John Byrne and Jerry Ordway.
Returning to Earth following his previous defeat at the hands of the Man of Steel, the reality-warping Mister Mxzyptlk ended up imbuing a Big Belly Burger statue of the mascot in Los Angeles with life — and set it against the city and ultimately the Man of Steel. Granted magical qualities by the 5th-dimensional imp so it could actually harm Superman, the statue was ultimately shattered to pieces by the hero.
WONDER WOMAN’S TIME AT TACO WHIZ
Wonder Woman #72 by William Messner-Loebs, Lee Moder and Ande Parks gave Wonder Woman her own unique fast-food experience — forcing the Amazonian Princess to even briefly work in a Taco Whiz, a DC stand-in for the popular Mexican food chain, Taco Bell. Returning to Earth after a mission in space but with nowhere to go following the disappearance of the Amazons, Wonder Woman ends up forced to work at the fast-food resultant to afford her newfound home.
Her abilities and training make her a perfectly skilled line cook and she befriended the rest of the staff, quickly mastering how to craft tacos with ease. As a result, it increasingly became a hangout spot for other heroes like Fire, Ice, Flash, and Martian Manhunter. But the eventual restoration of her status quo allowed her to leave the position behind and resume her regular duties as a hero.
BATMAN DOESN’T CARE FOR BAT-BURGER
The fast-food shenanigans even continued into the Rebirth era. In Batman #16 by Tom King and David Finch, Bruce Wayne — alongside Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Damian Wayne, and Duke Thomas — ended up visiting the Gotham-based Batburger restaurant The fast-food restaurant is themed around the heroes and villains of the city, which quietly annoys Batman due to the trivialization of his deadliest foes and their abilities but amuses the other heroes.
Some of the more notable food options include Jokerized Fries — which come with a distinct green and purple seasoning — that infuriate Bruce on principal but Jason admits are very tasty. There are even toys in the kid’s meals of the various heroes of the DC Universe, with Damian annoyed that he ends up with Red Hood action figure. Bruce even ends up accidentally revealing that he eats hamburgers with a knife and fork as a result of Alfred teaching him manners.
PLANET KRYPTON
Even across the DC Multiverse, there are other major restaurants tied to the DC heroes. Perhaps the most notable was Planet Krypton, a riff on the popular pop-culture-centric chain of eateries, Planet Hollywood, from Mark Waid and Alex Ross’ Kingdom Come.
Owned by Booster Gold and open in an era where the classic DC heroes have been largely retired or replaced by the figures in the hero community, the restaurant is full of memorabilia associated with those heroes. The menu is full of meals corresponding to superheroes and their villains, and the staff tends to wear costumes. It’s notably the location of Kingdom Come’s final moments
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