Arby's Again

Was back outlet shopping so I had a chance to try Arby's again, and this time I tried one of the Arby's 'Roastburger Sanwiches'.

The one I had was called the Bacon and Bleu Roastburger and it was basically like a standard roast beef sandwich but on a different bun with pepper bacon, lettuce, tomato and onion, all smothered with blue cheese sauce. With a drink and curly fries it was $5.59.

What did I think of it?

It was very soft in an unnatural processed sort of way which I think is a trademark of Arby's and taste wise it was OK, but it was heavily overpowered by the blue cheese sauce.

Not great nutritionally - 430 calories and a whopping 1750mg of Sodium and not really one of my favourites.

Value - 2.5 (it might not taste great but it's still OK value)

Taste - 1.5 (less sauce would be better)

Messiness - 1.5 (the sauce goes everywhere)

Would I eat one again? No, but I would be willing to try something else on the menu.

I'm BACK!!!

I'm back in the good ol' US of A and it's burger time again!

The one burger that I've been looking forward to eating is the infamous KFC double down, but I'll wait until I get over my jetlag for that one.

But so far I got a chance to have a pulled pork sandwich at the dine

r at LAX while waiting to board the United flight to SLC, which w

as great. But the first real burger I've had is this.

This is the famous Hires Big H.

On the menu it's described like this:

Fresh-ground quarter-pound chuck hamburger from the Hires Big H kitchen garnished with Fry Sauce, lettuce, tomato and American cheese on a Big H bun.

I had mine as part of the Hires Big H Ring combo, which included the burger, some of the best onion rings you'll ever have and a huge cup of great root beer all for the incredible price of $8.75.

I was there with Pearl and she asked me how it was and I thought it was great. It tastes super fresh and I just love the fry sauce, but in the end it still doesn't beat an In-N-Out Double Double.

But having said that, I'd be more than happy to come back again.

No nutritional information but you can find out more here at www.hiresbigh.com

Value - 5 (the combo price is unbeatable)

Taste - 4 (great but not quite the Double Double)

Messiness - 4 (not messy at all, besides the occasional piece of lettuce falling out)

Would I eat one again? You bet!

This is a burger!

4800 calories. 300g of fat. Now that's a burger! And only US$20!


Check out out below for the story
http://www.smh.com.au/world/hungry-well-try-the-4800-calorie-burger-20090326-9b81.html

McDonalds around the world

It's been a while.

Haven't eaten a lot of burgers recently but had a KFC Tower Zinger recently which was better than I thought it would be.

Anyway came across this site with all the national variations for McDonalds.

Enjoy
http://www.gunaxin.com/the-mclobster-sandwich-and-other-mcmenu-madness/14255

The Angry Whopper and the Art of the Buffet

Hi all.

Tried an Angry Whopper the other day, which is basically a Whopper with crunchy spiced onions, jalopeno peppers and hot 'n spicy sauce. The result - average. I'd rather have a Whopper.

Also came across this article on Digg today. Invaluable advice for devloping the noble art of buffet.

http://1000awesomethings.com/2008/12/29/864-mastering-the-art-of-the-all-you-can-eat-buffet/

In-N-Out - The Real Deal

There were three things that I wanted to do in San Francisco

1. I wanted to visit my friends
2. I wanted to go to Amoeba Music in Haight Ashbury
3. I wanted to eat a Double Double at In-N-Out


1 and 2 were easy but 3 almost didn't happen.

But eventually I got there. Wasn't able to have one for lunch but had the joy of eating one in the car while we driving down San Francisco's famous Lombard Street.

What's the big deal?

It's not about the size even though it has two 100% beef patties, two slices of cheese, hand leafed lettuce, tomato, and onion.

It's not about the packaging or presentation -

It's all about the taste. The In-N-Out Double Double tastes just about perfect.

It's hard to describe. It's just right.

It's fresh, it's tasty, it's even the right size.

It's just part of a greater package, it's just part of a fast food chain that actually cares about what it produces.

Even the fries are chipped in the shop by hand!

It's just a great burger and a great franchise.

But back to the burger, how do I rate it?

Value - 5 (I can't think of $3.19 that I'd rather spend on food)
Taste - 4.5 (almost perfect...but then again what is?)
Messiness - 2 (it is messy, but then again I was eating one in the car)
Would I eat one again? 5 (I'd eat one a week if they were anywhere near me in Carlingford!)

Pity that the franchise is almost exclusively on the West Coast of the USA. If only I could convince them to come out here.

For more information -
http://www.in-n-out.com

Baconator Part 2

Back home now and time to finish off my reflections on the USA.

But first things first, the Baconator.

On paper is sounds so good - 6 strips of bacon, 2 1/4lb patties, two slices of cheese.

And it looked like this in the ads -
But the reality was oh so different.

Sure it was big. Sure it was greasy and heavy. But it was no more than a sodden, tasteless mess.

It was one of those cases where the disappointment was palpable. Where I was sure that if I ordered it again, it would be different.

But, I'm not sure.

This is how I rate it
Value - 1.5 (it's $4.69 of regret)
Taste - 1.5 (again, a real disappointment, hardly any bacon flavour at all)
Messiness - 2.5
Would I eat it again - 2.5 (it can't really be this bad can it? But if it is, then this would be a 1.0)