Get outta the way, Eiffel Tower — there’s a new attraction we’re drooling over in France and it just so happens to be Star Wars-themed. French restaurant chain Quick is promoting the 3D release of The Phantom Menace with a Darth Vader burger on a super cool black bun. Levitate it on over to my mouth with a side of lightsaber fries!
L’Express (via Gizmodo because we/I do not know French) reports on the awesomely weird “Dark Vador” burger, which is available until March 1.
Next to it, the Jedi burger seems well, a bit wimpy and ho hum, but it’s out until March 5. Ostensibly because that’s when the Death Star’s grill will blow up and so the winning side’s sandwich gets a longer life span. Spoiler alert! At least the Jedi burger doesn’t take after Yoda (green, 900 years old, etc.).
The burgers hit stores starting Jan. 31 in advance of the Feb. 8 release date of The Phantom Menace 3D in theaters.
And even though we can’t exactly read French, we asked Google to give it a go, resulting in this gem of a translation from L’Express: “Of course, the inevitable toys derived films are findable in the menus for children. It is a joy.”
A joy indeed.
Quick sort un Dark Vador burger tout noir [L'Express]
This Black Bun Darth Vader Burger Looks More Awesome Than The Phantom Menace [Gizmodo]
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That’s probably just mold…..good thinking by BK to save some stale buns
If the black bun is mold, what are those “crumble” things on the Jedi Burger? They look like teeth!
It’s not BK, it’s a company called Quick. Just as awful though.
Haha, I also automatically assumed it was Burger King. It just completely seems like this would be their doing.
I always wanted to have my colon dyed black.
Your poos will join the dark side.
Okay, that’s kind of cute and all but uh…
Am I the only one who cares what’s actually on the burgers?
Yes. Now shaddup and dig in!
I would not, could not if it’s well-done
I would not, could not on the run
I do not like Darth Vader Bun
I do not like them you nasty Parisians!
Not bad, but you lost the meter on that last line…
Meter. Europe. I see what you did there.
Now, about this godforsaken fugly bun…
Are those….marshmallows on the Jedi burger?
I’m hoping its potato salad, personally… :c
probably cheese curds
I think it’s mayo…or “special sauce”. I was hoping onions (which I love on burgers) but somehow, I don’t thing so…
Teeth of slain Sith lords.
White snails.
Chopped hard boiled egg? I don’t understand egg on a burger, but I know fried is popular.
I gotta try mini marshmallows on a burger now.
Well, I *DO* sometimes like black buns…
Wait, America – who invented Star Wars, and go to war and the stars in reality very often, do not get the cool Dark Vader burger, but the French do?
You don’t “invent” movies.
You can invent a mythos though.
Thomas Edison would beg to differ.
Nope, most Americans are too stupid to try anything new or different. Getting people to try Collon or Shrimp Chips is like pulling teeth.
No one could ever pay me enough to watch that absolute shit movie again.
I’m not even some big Star Wars purist who insists Lucas retroactively ruined my childhood, but DAMN The Phantom Menace is such a steaming turd of a movie.
I gotta agree with you. I saw each of the prequels in the theaters, but have no desire to see them ever again.
The Phantom Menace 3D?
Really?
Now with 30% more suck!
I guess they want people to get headaches from the 3D instead of just the “story”
What, are you surprised? C’mon, it’s George Lucas.
Yousa da watcha what yousa saying. *derp*
How or why is the bun black? Dye? Fancy bread I never heard of? Old bread? Tar?
Pumpernickel?
My guess is squid ink. That’s the new hot thing in haute cuisine- make all your food black.
is pumpernickle totally, dark side of the moon, black.
I look at that thing and my mouth waters…in the manner it would when I’ve mistakenly taken a bite of completely charred toast. eeyuch.
I can read French…sadly the article doesn’t say what makes the buns black, or how the “Dark Vador” burger differs from the “Jedi Burger” (other than the bun color). I have to rely on the pictures instead…basically looks like different veg, different cheese, different sauce.
On exulte indeed.
I didn’t think it was possible for me to want to eat a Burger King burger less than I already did. They showed me!
Burger King > Quick Restaurants.
Sorry, that didn’t come out right. Basic message…BK and Quick are not the same company AFAIK.
Right. Quick is a Belgian company and their so-called restaurants are ubiquitous in France and Belgium. It’s more a McD knock off, and the food is no better and no worse than any other fast food.
Sadly I’ve eaten at Quick before, so I know from personal experience.
I do like that they don’t salt the fries. At least they don’t in France. They let YOU salt them yourself. That’s great for me, since fast food fries are usually much too salty for my liking. That’s about the only good thing I can say about Quick.
“Dark Vador”
Is this a joke?
The French have no word for “Darth” so they took the Spaceballese translation.
I assumed Darth was a made up word, why can’t the french use the word darth also, if it’s made up?
I’m not an expert in French, but, when translating from one language to another, you’d want to avoid copying made up words exactly if the target language is missing a native diphthong within each of the words syllables.
In this case, I’d reckon it’s /th/
French lacks the ‘th’ sound for the most part.
“Garth” comic strip just won’t read the same in French.
Oh man… I’d hate to see what color that bun turns your poo.
I’d give my right hand to eat one of those burgers.
I see what you did there
Jesus I knew the french were generally terrible in the kitchen, but that they can even fuck up a burger, that is an affront to humanity. France you should be ashamed.
Curiosity is getting the better of me. Could someone pack a few into carbonite and send them stateside?
Black dye? I don’t think so
I’m pretty sure the Darth Vador bun will *choke* you.
Tee hee hee. Get it?
I find your lack of humor disturbing…
Each burger comes with unpatriotic fries, and the special sauce is yellow in color. signed Cheney.
Each burger comes with unpatriotic fries, and the special sauce is yellow in color. signed Cheney.