Posts Tagged ‘texture’

Review: White Castle Chicken Rings

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Chicken RingsPrice: $1.99; paid – $0.99

Promotion: an expiring coupon from the White Castle web site

Location: 5940 N. Ridge Ave., Chicago, IL 60660 (map); phone: (773) 271-9638

Rating: 4 out of 5 – good

My experiences with White Castle sides haven’t been all that encouraging in the past, but people can let bygones be bygones when they’re hungry (and sitting on a coupon that’s about to expire). So what happened here? Not only were these chicken rings from White Castle hot and fresh outta the fryer, but they compared nicely to McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets in taste and texture, if not in overall shape. In fact, I was so busy gobbling ‘em up and taking pics that I didn’t bother to check ‘n’ see whether I got six rings or not with my order. Regardless of how many I got, they were all pretty good.

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Review: Wendy’s Spicy Baconator

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Spicy BaconatorPrice: $4.79

Location: 3700 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie, IL 60076 (map); phone: (847) 673-1991

Rating: 4 out of 5 – good

Wendy’s Spicy Baconator: “…six delicious bacon strips piled on two 1/4 lb. fresh, never frozen, burger patties, topped with Pepper Jack cheese, Chipotle Ranch sauce and jalapenos for an added kick.” 40 cents more than the non-spicy version, this 40-calories heftier model swaps Pepper Jack cheese for American, drops mayo and ketchup for Chipotle Ranch, and adds strips of jalapeno peppers to jumpstart the bacon. The only single Wendy’s menu item to surpass it in calories is the 3/4 lb. Triple with Cheese (weighing in at 980), and you know I’ve gotta try that soon. But the Spicy Baconator? It’s actually a pretty good sandwich.

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