It’s been more than two years since McDonald’s debuted its Angus Burger in much of Southern California, followed by extended test runs in New York and Columbus, Ohio, since the summer of 2007. But only now is the “Third-Pounder” preparing for a nationwide rollout.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the Angus Burger will go national as part of McDonald’s annual Monopoly promotion in October—or, according to one anonymous franchisee, even sooner. Either way, the hefty burger is likely to remain a promotional item rather than a permanent menu fixture.
On first taste, Adam declared the Angus “sort of like a bigger, better-cooked Quarter Pounder,” though he notes they’ve suffered a noticeable decline over their two years on the New York market. Available in three varieties—Angus Deluxe, Mushroom and Swiss, and Bacon and Cheese—the six-ounce patties are cradled in proportionately bigger buns, and layered with more generously-cut pickles, tomatoes, and onions. And the price ups a level too: $3.99 for the burger, and $6.49 for a value meal.
For those in already-Angused areas, what are your thoughts? Worth the hype, or just a beefed-up Quarter Pounder?
I have tried these and wanted them to do well but?? It just misses as well as most of their burger items today. I agree they better cooked then Qtr pounder but McDonalds has gotten so sloppy in terms of how they prepare their burgers. Since the 90's their burgers lay in warming trays Their burgers are never Hot. The cheese is never melted.. I always have to ask them to reheat (nuke) up their burgers.. Which I get back a steaming hockey puck. I was always a fan until the mid 80's when they switched over to the clam shell cooker... Now it's the clam shell cooked any sits in a warming tray that actually doesn't keep them warm (because they would dry out). I know people say just tell them to make you a fresh one, but I dont want to be one of those people... Just do it right to begin with and I wouldn't be writing this to begin with. Sorry Ronald I'm passing on this one!
You know, my very first job was at McDonald's. Everything was made fresh (I'm kinda old), but now? Not so much. I tried the Angus Burger. It's okay, you know, for McDonald's, but honestly, I prefer the Big Mac. If I want a real burger, as far as I'm concerned, there's nothing like a good Irish pub. For New Yorkers - I'd take an Ashton's or Finnegan's Wake burger over The Shake Shack anytime. So basically, the Angus Burger doesn't suck, but it's not particularly good either, given the other options that are out there.
It's not a bad burger. My problem with McDonald's is, their french fries have become inedible. I'm sure it's the oil in which the frozen fries are cooked, but they have this nasty unpleasant aftertaste. I can't order them anymore.
Ah well. My favorite fast food french fries are still Nathan's. Followed by Boardwalk Fries.
Why do you always ignore Canada? The original push for this burger came FROM Canada, when George Cohon, CEO of McD's Canada wanted an answer to the Angus burger available from Harvey's (a wholly Canadian chain). It's been on the regular menu in Canada for over a year now. The burger itself isn't horrid, but as always, the fluffy cotton that McD's chooses for buns ruins the entire experience.
I agree with Bugerboy. I wanted to like this Burger. A Angus burger for $3.99 ???? So when it came out, I went over to the nearest Mcdonalds, hoping to get a nice Tasty, juicy Burger. "Not!!"""
HUGE DISAPOINTMENT!!! It was dry. "Not enough fat!!!"" if you want to make a good Burger you have to have a decent amount of fat. I think the people at McDonalds made a MAJOR Mistake with this on. They probably wanted to make it healthy and have a smaller amount of fat. MISTAKE McDonalds!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If people are eating a Burger, they don't need for it to be healthy. They can get a Dam Salad if they want to eat healthier. Leave the Burger alone. A burger needs fat to taste good and retain juiciness. Why try to make a good premium Burger and make it dryed-out by not having a high enouh fat content. You Blew it McDonalds. you had a Great idea and did not execute it as you were thinking too much about Health freaks. The McDonalds Angus Burger "S_ _ ks"
SERIOUS EATS. Can you get rid of the adds with "Bobby Flahys" STUPID FACE on them. i'm trying to enjoy the content and I have to look at that "DORK BOBBY Flahy ??????????????? Give Us a Break !!!!
FALSE ADVERTISING??? Since a pound = 16 oz., then how do they honestly advertise their Angus burger at 1/3 of a pound which would be 5.3333 ounces if their online nutritional information website says the burgers are 10 ounces? I know some of that is the bun and toppings, but let's get serious, the burger I just bought was at least 1 and 1/2 times to 2 times the size of the quarter pounder! And the bun gigantic as well. While it was good, I almost had a heart attack when I saw that the fat grams in the swiss mushroom burger were 61!!! That's what you should have in an entire day! I chose to skip the mayo and mushrooms, but not sure how much that helped. I will go back to eating the quarter pounder without cheese to try to keep a more healthy diet if forced to grab fast food at the last minute. People should beware of what they put in their mouths!
Hey hemypicasso, "not enough fat?" Isn't 61 grams of fat in one food item enough for you? That's a day's worth of fat grams! What, do you want to clog your arteries that much sooner?
I think you need a lesson in nutrition, along with some prayers to ward off your impending poor health and physical demise!
Thanks for commenting! Your comment has been accepted and will appear in a moment.
Add a comment:
Previewing your comment:
HTML Hints
Some HTML is OK: <a href="URL">link</a>, <strong>strong</strong>, <em>em</em>
Comment Guidelines
Post whatever you want, just keep it pleasant. We reserve the right to delete off-topic or inflammatory comments. Learn more at our Comment Policy page.
Print
It’s been more than two years since McDonald’s debuted its Angus Burger in much of Southern California, followed by extended test runs in New York and Columbus, Ohio, since the summer of 2007. But only now is the “Third-Pounder” preparing for a nationwide rollout. 
9 Comments:
Well, which is it - 1/3 pound or 6 ounces?
sfmitch at 4:52PM on 04/22/09
I have tried these and wanted them to do well but?? It just misses as well as most of their burger items today. I agree they better cooked then Qtr pounder but McDonalds has gotten so sloppy in terms of how they prepare their burgers. Since the 90's their burgers lay in warming trays Their burgers are never Hot. The cheese is never melted.. I always have to ask them to reheat (nuke) up their burgers.. Which I get back a steaming hockey puck. I was always a fan until the mid 80's when they switched over to the clam shell cooker... Now it's the clam shell cooked any sits in a warming tray that actually doesn't keep them warm (because they would dry out). I know people say just tell them to make you a fresh one, but I dont want to be one of those people... Just do it right to begin with and I wouldn't be writing this to begin with. Sorry Ronald I'm passing on this one!
burgerboy at 9:28AM on 04/23/09
You know, my very first job was at McDonald's. Everything was made fresh (I'm kinda old), but now? Not so much. I tried the Angus Burger. It's okay, you know, for McDonald's, but honestly, I prefer the Big Mac. If I want a real burger, as far as I'm concerned, there's nothing like a good Irish pub. For New Yorkers - I'd take an Ashton's or Finnegan's Wake burger over The Shake Shack anytime. So basically, the Angus Burger doesn't suck, but it's not particularly good either, given the other options that are out there.
chisai at 9:44PM on 04/23/09
It's not a bad burger. My problem with McDonald's is, their french fries have become inedible. I'm sure it's the oil in which the frozen fries are cooked, but they have this nasty unpleasant aftertaste. I can't order them anymore.
Ah well. My favorite fast food french fries are still Nathan's. Followed by Boardwalk Fries.
tomfodw at 1:36PM on 04/24/09
Why do you always ignore Canada? The original push for this burger came FROM Canada, when George Cohon, CEO of McD's Canada wanted an answer to the Angus burger available from Harvey's (a wholly Canadian chain). It's been on the regular menu in Canada for over a year now. The burger itself isn't horrid, but as always, the fluffy cotton that McD's chooses for buns ruins the entire experience.
KevinB at 5:15AM on 04/26/09
I agree with Bugerboy. I wanted to like this Burger. A Angus burger for $3.99 ???? So when it came out, I went over to the nearest Mcdonalds, hoping to get a nice Tasty, juicy Burger. "Not!!"""
HUGE DISAPOINTMENT!!! It was dry. "Not enough fat!!!"" if you want to make a good Burger you have to have a decent amount of fat. I think the people at McDonalds made a MAJOR Mistake with this on. They probably wanted to make it healthy and have a smaller amount of fat. MISTAKE McDonalds!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If people are eating a Burger, they don't need for it to be healthy. They can get a Dam Salad if they want to eat healthier. Leave the Burger alone. A burger needs fat to taste good and retain juiciness. Why try to make a good premium Burger and make it dryed-out by not having a high enouh fat content. You Blew it McDonalds. you had a Great idea and did not execute it as you were thinking too much about Health freaks. The McDonalds Angus Burger "S_ _ ks"
hemypicasso at 2:08AM on 05/07/09
SERIOUS EATS. Can you get rid of the adds with "Bobby Flahys" STUPID FACE on them. i'm trying to enjoy the content and I have to look at that "DORK BOBBY Flahy ??????????????? Give Us a Break !!!!
hemypicasso at 2:10AM on 05/07/09
FALSE ADVERTISING??? Since a pound = 16 oz., then how do they honestly advertise their Angus burger at 1/3 of a pound which would be 5.3333 ounces if their online nutritional information website says the burgers are 10 ounces? I know some of that is the bun and toppings, but let's get serious, the burger I just bought was at least 1 and 1/2 times to 2 times the size of the quarter pounder! And the bun gigantic as well. While it was good, I almost had a heart attack when I saw that the fat grams in the swiss mushroom burger were 61!!! That's what you should have in an entire day! I chose to skip the mayo and mushrooms, but not sure how much that helped. I will go back to eating the quarter pounder without cheese to try to keep a more healthy diet if forced to grab fast food at the last minute. People should beware of what they put in their mouths!
Sincerely,
Honest Eater
Southeast Michigan
honesteater at 11:26PM on 07/07/09
Hey hemypicasso, "not enough fat?" Isn't 61 grams of fat in one food item enough for you? That's a day's worth of fat grams! What, do you want to clog your arteries that much sooner?
I think you need a lesson in nutrition, along with some prayers to ward off your impending poor health and physical demise!
Sincerely,
Honest Eater
Southeast Michigan
honesteater at 11:30PM on 07/07/09