Posts Tagged ‘forgettable’
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Price: $2.89; paid – $1.39
Promotion: free chicken with drink-purchase deal
Location: 6900 N. Western, Chicago, IL 60645 (map); phone: (773) 274-6151
Rating: 2 out of 5 – forgettable
McDonald’s other all-white meat addition to its menu was supposed to be better than its crumbling biscuit counterpart (at least in my mind), but it managed to fall short while regularly listing for a dollar more than its breakfast-based brother. So how’d this somewhat larger sandwich manage that? Surprisingly, by not making itself more memorable with a crazy crumbly bun. The Southern Style Chicken Sandwich is simply bland and perfectly fits the description of forgettable.
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Tags: all-white, bland, bun, Chicago, chicken, dry, forgettable, lonely, McDonald's, meat, pickles, plain, promotion, review, Ronald, sandwich, southern, spongy, style
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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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Tags: advertising, bacon, baseline, BK, breakfast, Burger King, burritos, cheese, cheesy, crispy, Croissan'wich, deconstruction, egg, forgettable, hash browns, ingredients, leftover, marketing, McSkillet, melted, menu, review, sandwich, scrambled, Wrapper
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Price: $2.79; paid – $3.50
Promotion: 2 Fish for $3.50
Location: 6261 N. Lincoln, Chicago, IL 60659 (map); phone: (773) 588-1976
Rating: 2 out of 5 – forgettable
Picture this: you’re sitting in a favored restaurant on a night out, free to spend a bit because that’s what you’re there to do. Sounds pretty good so far, huh? Well, what started out so promisingly begins to head downhill almost immediately. You know things are looking bad when you’re already thinking about what else you could be doing (or, in this case, eating) while you’re still sitting in said restaurant. That was the story with the BK Big Fish I had tonight. I even had two — on sale — to make sure my first impressions weren’t misguided. Unfortunately, attempting to improve this lug is not a smart investment to make.
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Tags: Big Fish, BK, breading, bun, Burger King, corn-dusted, crisp, dry, filet, Firefox, fish, forgettable, hot, hot sauce, IE, lettuce, Louisiana, microwave, my way, review, sauce, spicy, tartar
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Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
Price: $2.39; paid – $0.00 (optional caramel dip – $0.49+)
Promotion: Free Pretzel Day
Location: Lincolnwood Town Center, 3333 W. Touhy Ave., Lincolnwood, IL 60712 (map); phone: (847) 329-8250
Rating: 2 out of 5 – forgettable
Wet snow was no obstacle in reaching the ground-floor Auntie Anne’s at the local mall, but a ten-minute wait in line before the four-o’clock promotion deadline did provide some drama (as to whether I would receive my free pretzel or not). In the end, Free Pretzel Day lived up to its billing, but my impressions of the Original left me sadly unsatisfied.
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Tags: Auntie Anne's, caramel, chewy, dip, dry, forgettable, free, Free Pretzel Day, Lincolnwood Town Center, line, mall, Original, pretzel, Pretzel Dog, promotion, review, salty, sauce, snow, soft, sweetness, wait, warm
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
Price: $1.49; paid – $0.00
Promotion: an expiring coupon
Availability: limited time only
Location: 6261 N. Lincoln, Chicago, IL 60659 (map); phone: (773) 588-1976
Rating: 2 out of 5 – forgettable
I’ve long been a fan of chocolate mixed with mint, so who can argue with a FREE slice o’ York peppermint pie from Burger King? Not me, that’s who! …But, how sensational can a processed dessert be when every picture of its topping looks strangely unappetizing (and when cream isn’t my strong suit)? I found out late last night when I opened up the 3-oz. snack box. Surprisingly, my first few nibbles didn’t produce tremendous winces on my brow; I was gonna be okay. The Oreo-esque crust complemented the whipped white filling to a degree, and I was reminded of certain lighter cheesecake consistencies. (more…)
Tags: Burger King, cheesecake, chocolate, cloying, coupons, crumbly, crust, dessert, forgettable, free, frozen, limited, mint, Oreo, peppermint, pies, promotion, review, slushies, tallows, unappetizing, York
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