Posts Tagged ‘Double’

Review: Taco Bell Cheesy Double Beef Burrito

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Cheesy Double Beef BurritoPrice: $0.89

Availability: participating Bells

Location: 3511 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60659 (map); phone: (773) 588-9712

Rating: 3 out of 5 – acceptable

It’s interesting that when I finally got around to reviewing something from Taco Bell, there’s a new salmonella scare surrounding raw tomatoes that’s got chains around the country pulling fresh tomatoes off their menus. Taco Bell is, of course, not immune to the dangers of bad marketing (nor unfeeling as to its customers’ health), so it was fortuitous that I already wanted to check out a menu item that included no diced tomatoes whatsoever. (The additional Fire Sauce I sprinkled on later presumably uses fully cooked tomatoes in its formula.)

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Review: McDonald’s Double Filet-O-Fish

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Double Filet-O-FishPrice: $2.99

Availability: Lenten season

Location: 3122 W. Touhy Ave., Chicago, IL 60645 (map); phone: (773) 338-3122

Rating: 4 out of 5 – good

Seems like McDonald’s is getting a lot of “good” ratings outta me lately, but there is certainly a good amount of self-selection (of tasty options) going on, as I’m at least initially reviewing food items I already know to be good at the fast-food giant. Nothing’s changed there with the Double Filet-O-Fish, detailed (singly) on the official web site as “Golden crispy fish filet, American cheese, special tartar sauce on a toasted bun.” The total is not exactly greater than the sum of its parts, especially in comparison to the regular Filet-O-Fish, but it is a lot cheaper than the regular (per fish filet) at $2.59, not counting any further discounts.

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