McDonalds now has grilled food

McDonalds recently launched a new offering for their loyal customers and may be an attempt to possibly health conscious eaters. Grilled food is generally accepted as a healthy alternative to fried food and in this vein, Mickey D's shows off two new items in their menu.

How does it stack up? Well, to say the least, I was disappointed. While it claims that it is made from "100% chicken muscle", and it may be so, but the serving size sure seems very small.

You might think, well the patty is bigger than the sandwich bread itself, or may be questioning what I expected coming in. I expected a fairly regular sandwich, but for the price, it is too pricey. The patty is thin and after a few good bites, it's gone. Did it taste nice? Well, it was a bit tangy and is surely different, it is not as good as I hoped it to be. Also, considering that McDonalds has a much thicker chicken burger for one-third the price, it is not such a good deal for me.

How about having it with rice? Well, it sure looks enticing, and it does work pretty okay as a McDonalds dish. After all, one cannot expect fine dining at a fast food restaurant. At least, not at McDonalds. The only problem is that while the picture I have here looks oh so good, that's roughly the size of their small chicken fillet, which can be purchased for half the price with a drink.

Taste-wise, it is okay. Nothing horrible, and the sauce is always something different and can easily be appreciated. The only issue I have with this on their menu is the price. Would eating grilled food from McDonalds be worth that much premium? My two cents say no, then again everyone has their take on it.

Brothers Burger gave me the Blues

I love burgers. I think that is very much evident in the number of places I frequent for either a.) a quick bite b.) a taste of something new c.) comfort food. I am no stranger to Brother's Burger. I wrote about it before and raved about the awesome freshly grilled burgers they have.

I went and looked to try out one of their so-called "Designer Burgers" called the Blues Brothers. Well, what does it contain, you might ask? Well, grasshopper, let me list it down for you:

- Half pound grilled burger patty
- lots of creamy blue cheese
- mushrooms
- bacon
- lettuce
- a couple of slices of tomato
- kaiser buns

These things aren't cheap, the burger alone costs Php285 (roughly around US$ 6.30), and it was HUGE. What's left for me to do, you might ask? Well, take a couple of snaps of it, of course!



I took a bite, and for some reason, it felt strange. At first, I thought it was the sauce, or just a bad combo of the bacon, cheese and burger. I took another bite, and it sure felt hard for me to finish the whole sandwich. I'll say this: Blue cheese has an acquired taste. It's just not for me. I'm pretty sure some people like it, but as far as I can tell, it should not be for burgers. Here's another snap, I guess to finish this off. I'm quite disappointed, but of course I still finished the meal. It was much more difficult finishing this one, though. It felt like a chore!

Wendys' Steakhouse Baconator

This new offering from Wendy's drew my interest. The world's 3rd biggest fastfood chain has dressed up their Baconator with various toppings [See: Bacon Mushroom Melt Baconator, and Mexican Baconator], as they try to lure in consumers to their stores, and compete with the top 2 [McDonalds and Burger King]. Since I'm a few blocks away from a Wendy's Restaurant, I tried one out. One might wonder what a Steakhouse Baconator consists of, so without further ado, here's the contents:

2 beef patties [which are always bigger than the bread]
6 strips of bacon [which for some reason is never cooked crispy, and I end up eating a whole strip in one bite]
sauteed or caramelized onions
mushrooms
Wendy's hamburger buns

Without further ado, here's a couple of snaps before I gobbled it all away. Nice burger, for sure. For the meal's price of almost 300Php (USD 6.50) for the Steakhouse Baconator, large fries and Wendy's Lite Iced Tea, it better be, since it is quite a pricey offering.

Brothers Burger

Another late blog post, it seems. In my continuing efforts to update my blog and put up new content, I am here to write another burger joint you might want to try out [if you have not yet tried already].

Brother's Burger has been around for awhile. I remember them having a branch in front of Araneta Coliseum a few years ago. They have just opened a new branch in Ali Mall around a month or two ago, and I just couldn't keep passing by without trying it's charbroiled burgers.



It just so happened that I was a bit on limited budget when I dropped by [one more week before payday, hehee], so I just picked up the aptly named Brothers Burger with cheese and wolfed it down and it's side of onion rings. As usual, here's the pictures:



No burger yet, as the normal serve time is around 5-10 minutes, as I was told.



While waiting, I just took the time to read through my invoice to pass the time. I definitely could not afford to eat here everyday. Although, I could drop by on special occasions and during paydays. Hehee. ^_^v



At last, my burger is here and it looks like the bun has a oats in it instead of the usual sesame seed covered buns. Maybe because there are more people allergic to sesame seeds than those allergic with oats? I dunno really.



As has become the tradition, I remove the top bun to show the actual burger on the inside.

It is interesting to note, that when I started eating the burger itself, the meat's juices were dripping a bit. This is the second time I've eaten a burger where the beef's juices were still dripping when I bit into the meat. A bit messy, but the burgers were great.

Big Better Burgers

Note: All pictures in this blog post, as far as I know, are clickable so that you can see the full sized picture. Just so everyone knows.

This is a very much overdue post. I haven't been able to make time to update this recently, and I've eaten quite a bit since my last post. Here's one of the places I've been to: Big Better Burgers, Cubao branch in SM City Cubao.



I am a big fan of the burger. I'll try anything at least once just for the experience. The varying combinations of toppings and patty sizes keep me coming back for more. Price is always a consideration, but never a hindrance in my quest in trying out every burger around.

This now brings me to this burger restaurant in Cubao named Big Better Burgers. Well, if the quarter pounder is their standard burger, then you know that there is always room for bigger ones. And where's the fun in that? Here's a shot of their menu using my handy dandy cellphone camera [I know, picture quality's not that great but bear with me.



Looking at the menu, a lot of choices are clearly available, and are relatively cheap. Something caught my eye in the menu as I read through the description of each item on the menu. Well. Let me show you:



So I end up trying the Double Dare out, and I wasn't disappointed. It was a great burger experience for me. Fortunately, I was able to take pictures before the burgers were history:



Now, now, I know it's not about the fries, but I digress. It's part of the meal, still.