This month, Wendy's introduced a new burger, the Bacon Deluxe (with one to three patties), and replaced its previously used bacon with more premium, thick-cut applewood-smoked bacon. Here's what it looks like in real life, after the jump.
[Photographs: Robyn Lee]
The single Bacon Deluxe ($4.69) comes with a fresh quarter-pound patty, American cheese, four slices of bacon, iceberg lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, mayonnaise, and ketchup.
I also got the Baconator ($5.99) made of two quarter-pound patties with American cheese, six strips of bacon, mayonnaise, and ketchup—aka, no veggies.
[Photographs: Robyn Lee]
If you want a review of the Bacon Deluxe, check out The Impulsive Buy. As my first time eating Wendy's burgers (I was a McDonald's kid growing up), I'm willing to say that I liked the burgers more than those from McDonald's and Burger King and the bacon wasn't bad, but it's not something I'd choose to eat again.
@redfish: Not liking Wendy's doesn't mean I don't like fast food period; it means I'm not a big fan of fast food burgers. Which is true (but I was curious to see how this compared to McD and BK). If I go to a major fast food place I'm more likely to go with a chicken or fish sandwich. But those don't fit with this website...doh!
god i love this series... nothing rankles me more than to see those fast food commercials and KNOW that what you would get at the location will not resemble the representation on TV. isn't there a law or something against false advertising? i mean, really....
keep it up "a hamburger today" team
@Greedy Diva in my opinion, this isn't like supermodels w/o make-up, it's more like hiring a supermodel for a commercial and then having the crack whore from skid row show up at your door....
It's a really a striking comparison - the model's perky green ruffle of lettuce and the condensation on the tomato slice, against the sad yellow lettuce square and smooshed tomato. Good thing people eat these things in their cars or poor Wendy would have never gone through school.
I like the Baconator but it's essential Death on a Bun. There's a place here in Austin called Moo-Moo's that offers two small, slider-style burgers (no vegetables except for griddled onions) with bacon and an order of those satisfies me as much but doesn't leave me feeling bloated or guilty,
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8 Comments:
If you don't like Wendy's, you just don't like fast food.
redfish at 12:13PM on 10/31/09
Love it, keep the reality photos comin'!
jkdrummer at 4:14PM on 10/31/09
@redfish: Not liking Wendy's doesn't mean I don't like fast food period; it means I'm not a big fan of fast food burgers. Which is true (but I was curious to see how this compared to McD and BK). If I go to a major fast food place I'm more likely to go with a chicken or fish sandwich. But those don't fit with this website...doh!
@jkdrummer: Glad you like em!
Robyn Lee at 5:57PM on 10/31/09
The reality check is gold! Even better than an expose on supermodels without the makeup...
Greedy Diva (www.greedydiva.blogspot.com) at 10:34AM on 11/01/09
god i love this series... nothing rankles me more than to see those fast food commercials and KNOW that what you would get at the location will not resemble the representation on TV. isn't there a law or something against false advertising? i mean, really....
keep it up "a hamburger today" team
@Greedy Diva in my opinion, this isn't like supermodels w/o make-up, it's more like hiring a supermodel for a commercial and then having the crack whore from skid row show up at your door....
HerbyN at 12:49PM on 11/01/09
It's a really a striking comparison - the model's perky green ruffle of lettuce and the condensation on the tomato slice, against the sad yellow lettuce square and smooshed tomato. Good thing people eat these things in their cars or poor Wendy would have never gone through school.
yayfood at 11:31PM on 11/01/09
"and replaced its previously used bacon"
This phrase gave me a start! (After re-reading I realized that obviously they replaced the bacon they previously were using)
(As a kid I always referred to the bakery thrift store as the "used bread store")
Cary at 2:33PM on 11/02/09
I like the Baconator but it's essential Death on a Bun. There's a place here in Austin called Moo-Moo's that offers two small, slider-style burgers (no vegetables except for griddled onions) with bacon and an order of those satisfies me as much but doesn't leave me feeling bloated or guilty,
chascates at 2:56PM on 11/02/09