Posts Tagged ‘Burger King’
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Price: $4.49; paid – $2.50 per
Promotion: coupon; buy 1, get 1 free (only discounted $3.99)
Location: 3141 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60608 (map); phone: (773) 254-9124
Rating: 3 out of 5 – acceptable
Eaten: 4 blocks away
There have been times when I’ve felt obligated to try something new, whether prompted by lowly poster or towering billboard. And then there have been those times when I was lured to sample something I wouldn’t otherwise by mysteriously procured coupon or limited-time offer. But it’s rare when my takeout proclivities are pushed over the edge by a popular webcomic. As much as possible, I prefer that my destination dining not be swayed by the musings of colorful characters (whatever the medium), but it’s hard not to feel compelled when a new menu item’s ominously referred to as “a kind of epitaph for my nation.” [The comic... for your perusal.] How could I not feel the call of duty to report on this beast myself?
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Price: $1.39
Availability: breakfast hours; participation may vary
Location: 6261 N. Lincoln, Chicago, IL 60659 (map); phone: (773) 588-1976
Rating: 2 out of 5 – forgettable
Since McDonald’s had been advertising its new McSkillet Burrito breakfast option rather heavily on television, billboards, and the like recently, you had to figure that Burger King was working on some sort of response. Well, I’d been seeing some posters in its restaurant windows for a similar-looking morning menu item lately, so I guess this is it: “The new Cheesy Bacon BK WRAPPER is stuffed with melted cheese, scrambled eggs, warm hash browns and crispy bacon made to perfection.” Made to perfection? Oh, if it only were…
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Price: $0.99; paid – $0.59
Promotion: 59-cent Tuesdays
Location: 2401-2407 W. Ogden Ave., Chicago, IL 60608 (map); phone: (312) 243-5293
Rating: 3 out of 5 – acceptable
Like its cheeseburger brother, the BK Hamburger serves up some decent value in a remarkably short package. (You could say “thin,” but unless you’re talking vertically, this burger’s still larger and wider than one from White Castle.) The difference between Burger King’s Hamburger and its Cheeseburger would seem to only encompass 10 to 20 cents — depending on the sale price — and a slice of melted cheese, but that seems to make all the difference to this rater in terms of total taste and final score.
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Price: $1.00
Price: $1.19; paid – $0.69