tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79790290195565365922024-03-16T16:53:51.128-07:00FATGUYFOODBLOGa collection of dudes who live and love to eatFATGUYFOODBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720755495878218545noreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979029019556536592.post-40402315081387623702019-12-08T08:54:00.000-08:002019-12-08T08:54:12.009-08:00On a very special FGFB...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JYlFZyU8Wu6Rkk9_l-4Wl4dZdAkAF7BZCij5fOgN2X26bR4kwFkRjucoiKn2uJNoU4UwAMTLPGuYAkcEx4vAeYw7p8WW8iZIprz2H3_m-3Pll5sFk5_dw8mop1V8eLbxstu7K_y77ooQ/s1600/averyspecial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JYlFZyU8Wu6Rkk9_l-4Wl4dZdAkAF7BZCij5fOgN2X26bR4kwFkRjucoiKn2uJNoU4UwAMTLPGuYAkcEx4vAeYw7p8WW8iZIprz2H3_m-3Pll5sFk5_dw8mop1V8eLbxstu7K_y77ooQ/s640/averyspecial.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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It's the holidays: Christmas is just a couple of short weeks away, houses and streets are decorated, and there's a festive spirit in the air. This time of year always reminds me of being a kid... Christmas is definitely a children's holiday... and luckily (or begrudgingly) some of us never grow up.<br />
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Things change: friends come and go, relatives pass away, significant others pack a bag and leave in the middle of the night like we won't notice (you'll be back Karen!)... and sometimes it can be very hard. And worse than all of those things:<br />
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My favorite donuts are going extinct!<br />
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Now, these are not some little powdered numbers you get at the 7-11 when you stop for gas on a long drive. Oh nay nay. These donuts are a STAPLE of not only <i>my</i> childhood, but the region that I grew up in.<br />
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Leavitt's Country Bakery... family owned and operated for 44 years. Sadly, will be closing their doors for good on February 29th, 2020. This is a devastating blow to the population of my home town of Conway, NH... and everyone else who was <i>in-the-know</i> when visiting town. All of my pilgrimages back home <i>never</i> felt complete until I got a Leavitt's donut (or a dozen).<br />
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Even to this day, Leavitt's Bakery is the only place I know where a dozen donuts is under $10. Sure, maybe Dunkin' Donuts is close in price, but not in quality, or size, or the love fried right in. And I mean unconditional love... not the fickle love of a cheating hussy named Karen.<br />
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Anyway, when I was living and working in Conway, I'd stop by every Saturday morning and get a dozen for me and my coworkers (especially that one piece of ass who looked like she'd never even smelled a carb in her life... she loved donuts).<br />
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Home of so many sweet treats, it'd be impossible to list them all and not leave someone's favorite out. Pies, cakes, fritters, and of course coffee and donuts. These confections have been on this green earth longer than the writer of this article; and are equally as doughy and sweet. I don't even think the aesthetic has changed in 40 years.<br />
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All I can say is that I'll sorely miss these sweet, chewy and caky (when they should be) homemade donuts. They've been as much a part of my life as anything has. They are perfect. I've tried donuts all over, everywhere I've traveled (see the FGFB review of NYC where I visited an artisan-hipster place called Dough, or in Chicago where I had an ice cream sandwich made with 2 glazed donuts)... nothing compares to Leavitt's Donuts... not even the ones my mother made in the fry daddy for me as a wee one.<br />
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And if that picture and my words aren't compelling enough, dig this, I posted a goodbye to Leavitt's Bakery on my own Instagram/ Facebook, and received more engagement, comments, reactions and reach than any other post I've ever created. My own simple tribute to a local family and their sugary gifts to the world sparked a revolution of love and sweet sadness for the loss of something so terrific. I just wish I could've done more.<br />
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The Leavitt's have done a lot for the community, beyond their family-owned business. They've touched so many people. And everyone who's tasted their goods is a life-long fan. Commenters stated they drive over an hour just for Leavitt's products. Everyone is saying the hard goodbye to a truly special business that will be missed more than they'll ever know. And as much as I admit they deserve their retirement, it's heartbreaking that there isn't a young relative to take the reigns and keep this one of a kind little shop in business.<br />
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<a href="mailto:fatguyfoodblog@gmail.com">EMAIL</a>Dave Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160839845624870459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979029019556536592.post-31849369216291045572019-12-08T08:03:00.000-08:002019-12-08T08:03:05.073-08:00Vegetarian Burgers? The Fat Guys Do The Impossible (Whopper)!As many a fat guy are want to do nowadays, I've toyed with vegetarianism. I'm no spring chicken (man, I could wreck a bucket of spring chicken right now), and I'm sure I have the cholesterol of a much older gentleman. Though I do have a soft spot for animals, my interest in the diet change actually had more to do with being healthy.<br />
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Admittedly, it was hearing a post-heart attack Kevin Smith on the Joe Rogan podcast, that got me thinking. He stated that even after he gave up sugar and lost <i>a ton</i> of weight, that it wasn't enough to stop his cardiac scare, and he "at best, postponed it for some years". That the only way to really clear your arteries is to go meatless.<br />
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Face to face with the concept of my own mortality, I decided it was time to make a change... and being shunned by the other FGFB writers be damned! For about a month I cut out most sugars (excluding natural sugars, such as fruit), most grains (such as bread), and went meatless (save for one bomb ass turkey sandwich which will most likely be a review in the future). There was a noticeable change, but more in my mental state (much happier, less anxious) and my energy level (I actually had some). I did notice some minor weight loss, but I'm starting to think the only way I'll ever look like The Rock is if someone leaves a wax statue of him out in the sun too long.<br />
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Though somewhat discouraged, I mostly stick to that similar diet, eating as little meat and carbs as I can muster the strength to avoid. However, much like any fatty in denial, I still treat myself several times per day for my efforts in being healthy. But, I do pay attention to what other people in this grotesquely vain society we live in are doing; and I kept hearing the phrase "impossible burger." And I realized, on one of my trips to use fast food to soak up the tears of self loathing that just won't stop falling from my eyes, that Burger King serves the Impossible Whopper!<br />
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Now, I must make a quick note here because I would expect that regardless of where my review goes from here, someone would mention "well maybe you had a lucky, or maybe you had a bad fast food experience! Not all BKs are as good as others!" And this is true. So, in the interest of quality control, I go to a Burger King that is not the closest to me, but one that has proved to be the most consistent in order accuracy, presentation and quality.<br />
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Yup, and because I'm a CHILD when the woman at the counter said "Sixty-nine!" I made her repeat it <b><i>three times</i></b>, much to the entertainment of the dozen or so UberEats drivers chomping at the bit to get their to-go orders. *666 would've also been cool, but without an external speaker to blare some death metal, i'm not sure my iPhone would've cut the mustard in that scenario.<br />
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Upon first bite, I went "Hmm... I'm impressed!" Texture and taste appeared to be damn close to a real beef burger. I couldn't believe it.<br />
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But as I ate on, something changed. The amount of lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, ketchup and mayo that topped this Impossible patty started to become more and more apparent... as if they were hiding something sinister.<br />
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The taste of the burger began to go sour, as did my stomach. I tried to soldier on, figuring "well, it IS all plant based, it can't be PERFECT... stop being a wuss." I really did try you guys. But in the end, I quit. I did not finish the last 1/3 of the Impossible Whopper. It sucks. I hate it. It's the vaping of burgers... it's unholy, unnecessary and doggone it, a waste of time and money!<br />
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This is not some meat-loving foodie bashing all things vegetarian... in fact, since cutting out most meat, I've noticed a great reduction in how often I experience heartburn. I'm trying to focus on keeping in that zone, because the effects are all positive. But if you want a plant-based veggie burger (no soy, i'm trying to shrink my man-bosoms, not make them more perky and full), I recommend running down to your local super market and picking up a box of these:<br />
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They're not pretending to bleed or taste like the real thing, but damnit they're edible, and with a little cheese and some russian dressing, you'll more than likely enjoy the little bastards.<br />
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To get that nasty garbage taste out of my mouth, thank god Burger King have lost their minds and decided to put $1 Tacos on the menu.<br />
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Now, are these the best Tacos ever? Nope. Are they better than Taco Bell? I think not. Are they still greasy and awful for you and delicious, yeah pretty much. They have that deep-fried shell, almost like a taquito from 7-11. And much like a 7-11 Taquito, they're best consumed when you're drunk and need to launch a pre-emptive strike on a hangover. However, that being said, it wasn't bad getting the taste of the IMPOSSIBLE-TO-EAT burger out of my mouth.<br />
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"But FatGuyFoodBlog you don't care about eating healthy!?" is what you're yapping aloud to the screen as you read this. You're right, but we like to pump the brakes here and there and try something that isn't going to liquefy our internal organs. <br />
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So, with that, imagine my shock when on a daily special something so delicious was itemized, I needed to forgo any thought of sustainable nutrients, downshift those arteries, and step on the gas to tear ass into flavortown. <br />
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Labeled as the Hamma Jamma. Smoked Ham, with soft scrambled eggs, cheddar, ailoi, dijon, caramelized onions, on a seeded brioche.<br />
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Biting into this soft magic pile of goo was perfection. The similar textures helped add to the decadent flavor pairings, your brain gets confused on what exactly you're eating in the front of your mouth, and by the time it's moved the the back, you can discern the sweetness of the onions, the tang of the dijon, and the saltiness within the warm ham.<br />
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This is also the first time I've had a brioche that was seeded. I'm not sure what that does for the flavor, I'm much more accustomed to the cake like brioche I get at bakeries, but this brioche was a little drier. If they wanted to kick it up a notch, I'd suggest maybe going for one of those sweeter versions of brioche.<br />
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In the end, I went to a place I go to ensure that I get something that's not going to liquefy my guts like The Stuff did to Chocolate Chip Charley (every gif I found was disgusting so, we'll leave that one out) and I ended up getting something that wasn't probably the best choice for my arteries, but absolutely was for my mouth.<br />
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If you have a girlfriend who likes to walk up and down every single aisle of your local Target like I do, you know that burning hot ember of rage that fills inside you, that then twists into agony, your eyes darting back and forth hoping that the next aisle has something you can stab into your own face and end the suffering once and for all. Well I'm here to inform you fellow occupants of hell, there's something located in the freezer aisle that, hopefully, will douse that all consuming rage, and will sooth your soul from that 666 mile journey, just a little bit.<br />
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As a long time lover of mint anything, I shrieked when I gazed upon this Target exclusive. I was pretty excited to peel off that horseshit wrapping they tie up pints of B&J's in, so after a few minutes of trying with my hands, I took out the trusty pocketknife and revealed this.<br />
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This ice cream is stellar, and as you can see, it doesn't have the hype of needing 8000 other candies and treats to be smashed up within it, it doesn't need some boomer enticing name of a failing late night talk show or a band no one really likes to sell this. The foundation on which this ice cream is built is so solid, you could build a home on it and expect it to last for generations of nuclear attacks. I'm very pleased to have tried this, and I will definitely pick another pint or 3 up if I can somehow figure out how to survive another 5 hour Target trip without bashing my brains on the seasonal aisle floor.<br />
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An interesting thing happened the other day as I strolled in to one of my local grocery stores. Before I even made it through the door there was a massive OREO cookie display. The thing looked like they probably used a cool grand in cardboard to make it. An Oreo castle, peppered with little shelves here and there to display packages of original Oreo's. Boring right? </div>
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Yes, that's right. Oreo went and decided to give us a present this Easter, by mimicking a classic Easter candy treat. One that, to my knowledge, I have never met anyone who likes. Seriously. Think about it. You've probably eaten a Peep or two in your day, right? But I bet you never bought them. I bet your Mother or Grandmother put them in an Easter basket for you, and when you finally had finished all of the good candy, you would turn your sad gaze upon that box of sad little sugar birds.<br />
Or perhaps your friends told you when you were a tot, that if you put them in the microwave, they explode like Tetsuo at the end of Akira...<br />
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When you rip the bag open your nose is instantly assaulted by the unmistakable sweet marshmallow scent. These definitely smell like Peeps. Whatever poison they add to a Peep to make it a Peep? These Oreo's have it. Perhaps that's tied into their color too. For, you see, these cookies have the brightest pink creme you have ever seen in your life, guaranteed. It's a shade of pink so vibrant that it almost hurts your eyes to look at it.<br />
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If you've heard anything about these cookies so far, it's most likely about the color. Or, at least a certain common side effect to eating them. The first few people I talked to about them all asked me the same thing. But hey, we're talking cookies, we don't want to mix in bathroom talk. But for those of you wondering if these maybe change your poop pink if you eat a bunch? Here's your answer:<br />
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But the real question, as always, is do they TASTE like Peeps? The quick answer, is hell yes. They honestly do. At first bite I thought they reminded me a lot of the <a href="http://fatguyfoodblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/oreo-steps-it-up-again-limited-edition.html" target="_blank">Marshmallow Crispy Oreos</a> from a couple years back. Very similar flavor!<br />
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But where those had tiny rice crispies in them to give you that familiar crunch, the Peeps Oreo's have big sugar chunks for you to crunch up. It works in two ways. One, it gives you another texture while eating them, which is always fun. But the sugar also is a throwback to how the Peeps have that strange sugary skin protecting their marshmallow guts from the outside world. They really do nail the flavor, but it seems like a slightly different marshmallow. So when paired with the cookie and the sugar crunch, you get a pretty interesting cookie!<br />
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There is a down side though! Most people like to twist the Oreo open and eat the creme first. Let me tell you, with these cookies, that is a mistake. I found that without the cookie to reign it in a little bit, the creme alone sort of tastes like poison. Sweet, sweet poison. Is it the abundance of food coloring? Some kind of witchcraft? Who knows. All I do know is that when I ate that creme alone, I almost spit it out! So that definitely takes these cookies down a notch, but keep them together and it shouldn't be a problem.<br />
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While I always applaud Nabisco for trying wild new flavors of Oreo, I have to say, this is one that I'll be glad isn't going to be on the shelves too long. I found them to actually be pretty tasty, when it came down to it, but I probably wouldn't get another bag. They did remind me of the Marshmallow Crispy Oreos, but the threat of the creme tasting like poison when eaten alone did knock them down the ladder a few rungs. Peeps just aren't good. Peep Oreos? Way better than just Peeps. But they are still Oreo's made to taste like THE worst Easter candy.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sl33zy here, the defacto unofficial Burger King correspondent for the Fatguyfoodblog. I've been going back on forth on BK's fare for about a year now, and we've had a bit of a roller coaster relationship recently- and not like a fun roller coaster at Six Flags but more like an old, creaky wooden one where you're too afraid of it suddenly collapsing to have any fun. Last time I was there, I had mighty low expectations for </span><a href="http://fatguyfoodblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/burger-king-whopperito.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the Whopperito, which honestly ended up being the best fast food item I've reviewed for this blog</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. But don't you think for a hot second I'm going in there and expecting a fluke like that to happen again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the time I wrote that review, I was still basking in the afterglow of the Whopperito's deliciousness. However, now I have to reread the review just to believe it actually happened- it's like a dream I had while dozing off in the hot sun with a sombrero tipped over my eyes on the side of a busy interstate. It appears I've been burned by BK so many times, even after a 10/10 experience, they still couldn't salvage their reputation with me. Honestly, if it wasn't for this blog, I'd probably be okay with never setting foot in old BK again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But they just seem to keep cranking out new shit, and I've got a blog to write. So true to the old FGFB motto, time to spend my hard-earned cashola on the latest and probably-not greatest so you don't have to!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Because of sharing this blog on my Facebook page and the blog itself being powered by Google, I'm constantly barraged with aggressive fast food marketing in my news feed- so I went in expecting to try the new Bacon King sandwich and the slightly less new Jalapeno Chicken Fries. I didn't know that the very same day BK was rolling out a new Crispy Chicken Sandwich.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Was it fortune that had brought me there on this special day... or hubris? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To be honest, chicken sandwiches really ain't my game. As I've mentioned recently, the point is lost on me. If you're going to bread and then fry chicken why bother putting it on more bread? A dipping sauce would suffice just fine here. Meal complete and assumably a job well done. But for some reason, somebody at some point said, "Nah man, there's simply not enough bread here. The surface area of a chicken tender does not accurately represent my passion for bleached flour. When eating chicken tenders I prefer my bread to chicken ratio to be at least 1 to 1. For every chicken morsel I consume, it must be fully padded in wheat."</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Well, w</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hatever, I've been watching the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFmxd9L1btyXig-2Dp9XnA">Pengest Munch on YouTube</a> recently; that dude seems to have his shit together and he gets one every time... Maybe there's just some textural element I'm missing here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But I'll tell you exactly what textural element I'm not missing: rubber! Which is exactly how I'd describe this chicken sandwich- QUITE RUBBERY. In fact, if I had dropped the thing as I rightly should have, no doubt it'd still be ricocheting around the restaurant. For real, this chicken patty crunched in a disturbing way. My bites were almost kind of snapping off, like eating some kind of microwaved chicken jerky. Although the texture was unpleasant, the taste is about what I was expecting: a routine conjuncture of chicken, bread and mayonnaise; the taste that I imagine one who enjoys fast food chicken sandwiches looks for in a fast food chicken sandwich. Probably not that texture tho. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These were good- the straw-like shape of them offered an extra crunch and would've made them better to dip, if I were offered any dipping sauces. They were a little greasy and some were oddly shaped, but they tasted so much better than the chicken sandwich I was grateful. However, with "Jalapeno" in the name, I was expecting a bit of a kick, but the spice game here was weak. If it weren't for the bits of green on the outside, I'd assume there had been a mix-up.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">did you hear chicken fries are legal in MA now?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After consuming these oddities, the BBQ Bacon King by contrast was much too familiar. Firstly, the amount of bacon included on this sandwich warrants a name more like "Bacon Jester". So with that being the case, I can't really even figure out why this sandwich exists- BK already had a bacon cheeseburger, and it was just okay. Unfortunately, the same could be said of this one- but with a boisterous enough name to immediately dash my hopes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And so, I was right to keep my expectations low. Even though the "Jalapeno" Chicken Fries were good, they didn't even come close to Whopperito level, or even enough to make up for the awful chicken sandwich or average BBQ Bacon King. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Chicken Sandwich: <b>D.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jalapeno Chicken Fries: <b>B-</b>.<br />BBQ Bacon King: <b>C+</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Ask any BU student where to get the best chicken fingers around-
most of them will tell you Raising Cane’s right here in Allston, and the ones that don’t are probably being conscious of their consistently long lines. It’s a unique spot both in name and location- of their ~311
restaurants, this is the only one north of Ohio, which by contrast has 8. (For
those curious about the name, I urge you to dismiss that curiosity. I’ve read
the whole story and it kind of explains it but not really.)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">What I find most interesting about Raising Cane’s is that
they sell chicken tenders- only chicken tenders, aside from coleslaw, fries, and
texas toast. (OK, technically, they have a chicken sandwich where they put the
tenders on a bun with lettuce and sauce.) But how, exactly, does that business
model thrive in 2017- a time when dietary restricted consumers are catered to
at almost every major restaurant? Since I’m no businessman, I’ll go with Occam’s
razor; they just sell really tasty chicken tenders.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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reviewer- order any combo and that’s it, really. The combos are all 2, 3, 4, or
6 pc fingers with sauce, coleslaw, fries, Texas toast and a fountain drink. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Let me begin with the Texas toast. THIS IS A GRILLED HOT
DOG BUN WITHOUT THE SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE. A FARCE! I am truly outraged for the
entire state of Texas (by the way, I’ve lived in New England my entire
life and spent a grand total of maybe 4 hours in Texas during layovers). But how
exactly does this qualify as Texas toast?! Look, someone really needs to
explain this to me. Either Raising Cane’s needs to rename this menu item or I’m
going into every bread isle in America, crossing out “Hot Dog Buns” on every
package, and writing “Pre-Texas Toast” on all of them. That’s not how I want to
spend the rest of this life. That would be quite silly. A petition would
probably be more effective. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">But what makes this even more mind-boggling, Texas boasts OVER
100 RAISING CANE’S LOCATIONS! How do these proud, strong, hard-working
Americans allow this sham, this caricature to bear the name of their great
state?! Again, I’m no Texpert, but if I ordered a Texas toast in Texas somebody
damn well be handing me a fried loaf of bread! And I WILL SALUTE THEM.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Both items are in fact so average, for every character I’ve typed after that
first sentence I become more and more indifferent to reality itself. If I
continue to go on about them for even a few sentences more, I may disappear
into the fabric of reality as though I’ve never existed. I’ve actually had to
type this last bit with my knuckles, as my fingers have become ghostly and are
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">PHEW! I reread my passionate rant about Texas toast and my
fingers appear to have returned to normal. But I’ll tell you whose still got abnormal
fingers- RAISING CANE’S! In fact, they’re paranormally delicious! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">(Yeesh. After that bit, I’m tempted to go back and keep
typing about the sides.) <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">But really, I’m only slightly exaggerating how good the chicken fingers are. Super tender, with a nice light breading. Honestly, for as long as I live
close-by, I really see no reason to order chicken fingers anywhere else- unless
maybe I’ve developed a wicked drug habit and only have enough spare change to
order something off a kid’s menu somewhere. </span><br />
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have yet to introduce the REAL BULL OF THE RAISING CANE’S RODEO- ITS THE CANE’S
SAUCE! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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now I don’t play when it comes to quality condiments. And if you haven’t, and
you don’t know my affection for condiments (which I affectionately abbreviate
to condims): last night for dinner I had ketchup, mayonnaise, and relish with a
side of hamburger. For real, son. I do that sometimes. One might say i'm condim cray!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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real chicken dipping masterpiece. And the folks at Raising Cane’s know it too- that’s
why the RECIPE IS A SECRET! That’s right, a secret condiment recipe- who could even
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>“Cane’s Sauce is tangy with a little bit of spice and full of flavor. We use our own proprietary blend of premium seasonings and spices in our Sauce and our Restaurant General Managers make a new batch every day in each Raising Cane’s kitchen. Our Sauce recipe is top secret and known only by our General Managers, who are sworn to secrecy (so don’t even ask).”</i> -www.raisingcanes.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, perhaps the full recipe is known only to GMs, but my superior, condiment-honed palate detected four major players: mayonnaise, ketchup, black pepper, and salt. Random Rachel at food.com backs me up; she claims to have discovered a close version of the recipe by looking at similar sauces at other restaurants and trial/error combos. Here’s her's: <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/cane-sauce-for-dippin-chicken-233189">http://www.food.com/recipe/cane-sauce-for-dippin-chicken-233189</a>. She writes for food.com so she probably knows her shit brah</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So to wrap up this ramble: Raising Cane’s. Weird name, great chicken, awesome sauce, don’t expect anything from the sides. Altogether: <b>a B+ joint for a quick meal, if you like chicken fingers</b>. I’m also factoring in that the entire menu compromises of six items. Although that makes ordering easy, it makes the decision to actually go to RC’s a tough one, when you can get way more variety almost anywhere else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh yeah I almost forgot- the drink. Might as well review the entire menu, right? Well, those Texas folks will be highly disappointed to know there's no Big Red here- only Pepsi products. <b>Blech. COKE IS IT! </b></span></div>
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Look what we got here! Judging by the title, you'd think I just slapped together some buzzwords to try and get you to click this link. Unlike members of the mainstream media, FGFB would never publish fake news. This is indeed what the world has come to:<br />
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Dunkin Donuts Frosted Vanilla Latte Pop Tarts.<br />
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I have to say one thing about this, I think Pop Tarts constant need to try and come up with new and exciting flavors have finally led us here. We all grew up with the frostless brown sugar cinnamon, and witnessed the rise, and fall, of legendary flavors. I wanted S'Mores to be my favorite flavor, I really did, but for some reason they just coudn't get that weird chemical chocolate flavor to actually not feel weird inside your mouth. And now here we are, DD and PT finally coming together to deliver a pop tart that actually delivers on it's flavor promise. It tastes almost IDENTICAL to what a vanilla latte topped with a generous portion of whipped cream.<br />
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Missing puzzle piece found! That smooth, refreshing vanilla/marshmallow flavor with a little more coffee really seals the deal. I don't see Starbucks out there really giving people what they want!<br />
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As you can tell by the insane amount of pictures in this post, there wasn't much to say about these, except, they were excellent. So if you find yourself walking by a display, reach your swollen fleshy hand out, grab a box, rip it open with your weird round little teeth, and go to town!<br />
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WHERE DOES IT END?!?!!?!<br />
Oreo is like the flavor nymphomaniacs of the cookie world. You went in, gave it your all, and all of a sudden, Oreo peeks her head back into the room, grabs you by the mouth genitals and demands more!<br />
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Now I'm not sure what mouth genitals are, but whatever, we're a food blog, not a nerd science blog for dweebs. Let me tell you if you should spend your money on the newest offering from the team that has brought you such cookie greats like:<br />
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<a href="http://fatguyfoodblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/filled-cupcake-oreo-cookies.html" target="_blank">Filled Cupcake</a></div>
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<a href="http://fatguyfoodblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/dont-let-siesta-start-without-me-oreo.html" target="_blank">Oreo Churro's</a></div>
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<a href="http://fatguyfoodblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/smores-oreo-cookies.html" target="_blank">S'Mores!</a></div>
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First off, and I'll never, EVER, let this go. Oreo has ditched the old WAY TOO MUCH packaging, to a less full, OH THIS IS GONE IN A DAY packaging. I'll always harp on this, but after years of the new direction, I don't think we're getting the old cookie count back.<br />
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You rip open one of these tiny, tiny, TINY, cookie packages, and the room automatically fills with a strong strawberry scent. We all know what the cookie part of the Oreo tastes like, that familiar chocolate helicarrier for various creme's. This creme?<br />
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DELICIOUS! It's strong, mouth filling strawberry flavor has all the hallmarks of a great cookie. Sweet and strawberry smooth. The rich creme washes over your tongue and the cookie crunching system delivers flavor to your entire mouth with it's ingenious cookie missile delivery bombardment. <br />
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Since we're not a science blog for dickheads, but a bastion of information and freedom for the internet, we decided to investigate into this cookie further. We took our eye genitals and smeared them across this strawberry/choco creme landscape to see what we could discover. What made these so good? I took out the middle, the seemingly "strawberry" flavor globule, and tried that on it's own. TASTELESS. I attacked the rest of the chocolate colored cream and all I could taste was that same chocolate strawberry cream that made this cookie so delicious.<br />
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It seems Oreo has decided to give us the illusion of a strawberry center, and just packed their food science into only two thirds of this cookie. Now, would filling the entire cookie with that flavor have been too much? Are we to trust Oreo and let them decide how much flavor we want? I'm not sure, but so far, Oreo has delivered unto me more happy afternoons than I've had Christmas's mornings. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt on this one. <br />
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Oreo has set the bar so high, they really need to do something to give us something absolutely crazy. A lot like Apple, they need to get to innovating, and give us something that really transcends the mouth pleasure scale. I know you have it in you Oreo, we've been here many times....</div>
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Fall has arrived! If the leaves changing colors and the horrid heat of the summer departing weren't enough to clue you in, perhaps the large amount of Pumpkin flavored items on the shelves at your local supermarket clued you in. It seems like every major brand has a pumpkin or pumpkin spice item. Along comes Little Debbie to shake things up. Do they have pumpkin flavored stuff? You bet. But the Queen of Snack Cakes knows that Fall isn't just about pumpkin. So when I saw these new Caramel Apple Oatmeal Creme Pies, I knew I had to try them. Carmel Apples bring forth memories of going to the fairs in the fall! Gorging on delicious foods and playing games of chance to win cheap prizes. Taking a spin on a ride that's been taken apart and reassembled a hundred times by any number of haggard carnies. Caramel apples are always there, like a necessary prop in the background of every fair and carnival. I'm not sure anyone after 1952 has ever liked caramel apples. They are always there but I never see anyone buy them. They are a treat from a bygone era, but the idea of them still gets me excited!</div>
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Let's get one thing clear before we go any further. I'm not sure when it happened, but suddenly I realized a while back that Little Debbie is THE pastry company these days. In my younger days I would have said it was Hostess, but let's face it, they fell off and they fell off hard. While they seem like they are doing well, they will never take the crown back from Little Debbie. Name any one item you like from another snack cake company and I can name you a dozen things Little Debbie does that are better. She now rules the snack cake aisle with an Iron Fist. Like I said back in the <a href="http://fatguyfoodblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/hostess-milky-way-brownies.html" target="_blank">Milky Way Brownie post</a>, All hail the Queen of Snack Cakes. Mother of Pastries, Breaker of Diets. If you doubt it, just peer into her icy, dark blue eyes.<br />
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Why am I kissing her ass so much before starting this review? Because she deserves it! She puts out the Oatmeal Creme Pie. END OF STORY. SHUT THE DAMN BOOK! They are one of the greatest things ever thought up by a human brain. So soft and delicious. The other versions of them are pretty great too! Fudge Rounds, and even the Peanut Butter Cookie creme pies are excellent. So going into these Caramel Apple ones I was pretty excited, and I have to say, I wasn't let down.<br />
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Once freed from it's plastic film, you see that it's the same tiny size as the regular OCP. Big difference here though is that it smells like someone just cracked open a jug of fresh apple cider right under my nose. Not only that, but I spy more oats than usual in the cookie!<br />
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It was tough to pull the hood back on this hot rod due to how chewy the cookie was. Just like you'd expect. But once inside you can see that there's what appears to be some nice apple butter-esque goo, and a different shade of the classic Oatmeal Creme Pie "creme." As I suspected, this is where the Caramel flavor is coming from. Apple goo plus caramel creme between two thin, chewy oatmeal cookies. Ripped open like this, it doesn't look like much, but together? Together it's the fall treat you never knew you wanted.<br />
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In the end I have to say that these are a welcome change to the limited edition fall item. Everyone does Pumpkin Spice! Josh just reviewed THREE PUMPKIN SPICE CEREALS! I say the more apple the better. These are a great start. I can happily say that if they pop up next year I will 100% scoop them up and enjoy them with a nice cup of mulled cider. They are an awesome spin on a classic, fan favorite pastry item from the company currently on top, Little Debbie.<br />
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I give Caramel Apple Oatmeal Creme Pies an A-! Would have been a plus if they were just a little bit bigger!<br />
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PS- Twinkie the Kid, if I were you, I would wipe that smile off your face and make yourself scarce. Before the Queen realizes just how creepy you are and green lights your ass!<br />
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Review by Rich, resides in New Hampshire and likes to boast that he's eaten more apple cider donuts than everyone reading this review combined. Think you've got him beat? NOPE.<br />
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Now what in the good Christ is Cheerios doing messing with pumpkin spice? I wasn't sure, but I was damn sure this food blogger was going to find out. Now you'd think that'd be enough, but by the time my short little legs were carrying my bebopping, whistling face out the front door, I had discovered that not only was Cheerios not alone, they had roped in some heavy hitters to join in the pumkin spice craze.<br />
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SO me and the GF decided to forgo a real dinner, and go through and pour a bowl of each!<br />
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First up, I decided to go with a cereal I remember liking quite a bit when I was going through that 20 something cereal phase. Hey sometimes you've got to try something other than Reeses Puffs. <br />
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These things were pretty much what you'd expect. That hint of pumpkin, wrapped up with a thin frosting taste, and depending on how long you let it sit in the cereal, a solid crunch, or a mouthful of wet wiggly wheat strands. I think what held this together so well was the "frost", that sugary cool blast of what MIGHT rest somewhere in the marshmallow family.<br />
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As a man who doesn't really like ginger anything (besides ale) I was bummed when I read that it was a main component of this cereal. Special K is never that good unless it's overloaded with freeze dried fruit! <br />
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Looks like chunks of cardboard, but in all actuality, this cereal was pretty damn good. As a dry option, it didn't really work. What was needed for this to sing, was all of the elements working together. There was that nice familiar chemical concoction that is whatever pumpkin spice is, and then within that, the little cinnamon cluster blasts really helped make the overall flavor of this cereal taste decent.<br />
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Last on the list, Cheerios.<br />
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I know most people either love or hate Cheerios. I've always enjoyed a bowl or two of the breakfast classic, but this time, this time was very different.<br />
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Tasting these dry is like eating those packing peanuts that you get that are "edible". And you only ever eat those on a dare, or if you never have, you pop them in your mouth, waiting for them to be absolutely disgusting, and they aren't, but don't taste good either.<br />
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Now the real test, in milk, these were absolutely horrid. They taste like a blander Cheerio covered in pepper, rolled in dirt. There is only one person on the planet that would think these are good.<br />
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These are the worst Cheerios I've ever consumed. The only time they've altered Cheerios, and it's been edible, is when they decided to make honey-nut. Every other iteration of the Cheerio is like a wretched lesson they are trying to teach children by making the most foul tasting cereal they can. A cruel joke on children around the globe.<br />
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Out of the three, I'd have to say the Pumkin Spice Frosted Mini Wheats were the star of the new line of fad cereals this fall, with a solid runner up trophy going to Special K. This year, pumpkin spice came out so hard it has effectively twisted it's chassis off the line. <br />
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I don't know where this is going to go, but hopefully we can trim some of the fat, and let horrible things like pumpkin spice Cheerios fall down to cereal hell where Paul Walker can enjoy their bland, peppery flavor for eternity. <br />
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I had been here once before, and gotten the Mac and Cheese, (oh... we'll get to that...) so I wanted to try things I hadn't yet... everything sounded so good. I started with an order of hand-cut fries, which in itself was a struggle... they have a handful of seasoning and dip choices (curry, cajun, etc). I went with garlic parmesan. Honestly, the garlic and parmesan didn't add anything for me, but the fries were so damn good, they didn't take anything away either. So good, I always carry a few in my pocket nowadays in case I need a "toothpick" with flavor.<br />
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After asking for a recommendation, I heard the wings were good. This is where I begin to kick myself. Even for a fat slob, I'm pretty picky. I do like hot wings, but I like flavor too, so I'm not into any of those "wing challenges" where you need a gas mask and to dip your eyes in milk every 5 seconds just to eat them. The waitress offered to bring me half and half (5 "hot" wings and 5 "XXX Hot" wings). The XXX hot is made with a spicy vodka and pickled pepper base (if I remember correctly... she showed me the jar on the shelf, looking like a mad scientist's experiment) so I got a little intimidated. But you know, I don't mind the occasional wing that evokes tears and a runny nose... it's cleansing.<br />
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The darker brown wings on the left are the XXX Hot, and the orangey ones on the right are the "hot" wings. I wish I had gotten all XXX Hot. There was nothing wrong with the hot wings, but they were your typical wing sauce and didn't stand out. EXCEPT, these wings in general were great. One thing I absolutely hate is when you get wings and it's like biting into your grandma's arm flab. These wings, regardless of sauce, were crispy on the outside, to me: perfection. The XXX sauce had a good amount of heat, so I sipped my drink after each wing, but they were bursting with flavor and truly unique. They almost tasted as if they had a rub as well as a sauce. I also appreciated that these wings were obviously sauced, but not swimming in it, so I didn't feel like I needed a bath after.<br />
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Everything I've had at The Fat Cat has not only been "good" it's been special in it's own way. I'm no sucker, so after we finished our food and had a few more drinks at the bar, I put in a to-go order before we left. I mean, I'm going to need to eat again eventually, I might as well make sure it's damn good food! I got their "Philly" (which is essentially a Steak & Cheese, but you can get it with chicken or something else instead, I forget). I went traditional, sans mushrooms because well, mushrooms are gross. With the Cheesesteak, they threw in a buttload of fries (I declined any seasonings or dips). I forgot to get a picture of this when I heated it up several hours later for dinner. But take my word for it. Good meat, good bread, good flavor. Even reheated several hours later. (If you're going to do this, wrap the sub in foil, put on a pan with the fries and bake at 400 degrees for 10-15mins) it's still going to be better than any of the sub shops near you, I guarantee it.<br />
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I think this is the ultimate compliment you can give any restaurant: if their food is as good reheated the next day, you've struck gold. In the above picture, you see The Fat Cat's signature Macaroni and Cheese. A day later, and microwaved, it is still creamy and gooey and mouthwatering. I don't care how good your mama is at cooking, she can't touch this mac. I personally make a damn delicious homemade mac, spending years perfecting the creamy sauce. Even I can't deny this is different. The key to a good mac cheese sauce is variety. You have to combine cheeses. The Fat Cat uses at least 3 or 4, one of which is blue cheese. This adds a tanginess to the flavor unparalleled. They also have tomatoes in the recipe, which I didn't think I'd like, but you know what, I did... so it's basically healthy with the vegetables added. It's a creamy, gooey, cheesy salad! Oh and I almost forgot, you can get the mac and cheese with meats, such as chicken or HOT DOGS. Now I didn't do this myself, but I thought that was a pretty cool nostalgia for a place with some high end food, playing to the kid in us all.<br />
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I also can't go without mentioning the portion sizes. The mac in that picture is only HALF of the order! Supposing I can exercise a small amount of willpower, the other half will come to work with me tomorrow. I will weep when it's all gone.<br />
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<i>Honorable Mention:</i><br />
I'm not huge into seafood, but I did try some mussels that my friend ordered (look at that massive bowl for $10 bucks!). She chose the mussels in the Fat Cat tomato sauce (they have another sauce, but I forget what it is... clearly I do my research). They were pretty good if you like that sort of thing. I won't condescend to you folks as if I eat enough mussels to critique these vs others I've had (I go years in between mussels), but good flavor and I kept 'em down... so thumbs up? Also, barely pictured, Fat Cat "Haystacks" which are their onion strings, which are also divine.<br />
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<a href="mailto:daveisaprick@gmail.com">daveisaprick@gmail.com</a>Dave Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160839845624870459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979029019556536592.post-10718873233138423562016-09-24T06:21:00.000-07:002017-01-28T09:42:41.505-08:00Mainely Burgers in Central Sq, Cambridge MA!<div class="MsoNormal">
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Square recently bid a bittersweet farewell to a mostly unknown joint called Four Burgers. The aptly named restaurant featured four types of burgers: turkey, salmon,
black bean, and grass-fed beef. While
the food was of great quality, it was a bit overpriced- a typical lunch
time order of rosemary chips (which were, admittedly, nothing short of
fantastic), a double cheeseburger, and one soda cost a dime under $15 without
tax, and they never advertised any specials to my knowledge. So with a shrug,
we watched them shutter their doors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It wasn’t long before the murmurs and whispers of a new burger joint rose
above the collective din of grumbling office worker tummies. A co-worker came
to me asking if I had heard of the popular food truck from Scarborough, Maine,
that was going to permanently park its business a few streets over. When I
learned the name, the grumble didn’t come from my stomach.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The “Mainely Whatever” thing. Can that stop and go away forever
please? It might coax a chuckle from a tourist the FIRST time, but as someone
who lived in Maine for five years, this bit gets old fast. Sadly, just like so
maine-y things in this region of New England, it’s time for change. But hey,
then again, I’m a city slicker now- maybe I just can't</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> wrap my head around the way life should be. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At first glance, MAINELY BURGERS felt suspiciously like a rebrand of Four
Burgers, but I succepted to the ruse after taking in the restaurant’s
wood-panel-everything décor, which was strangely comforting- like the square
womb of a Tolkien Ent. There’s also a nice mural of the food truck driving from Portland to
Central. All in all, the simple and polished atmosphere is a welcome juxtaposition to the Square. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Two items on the list quickly caught my eye. The first, THE BEAST. On a
list of menu items like the MB CLASSIC, THE SHROOM & SWISS, and THE
ARRIBA!, this one seemed like the only choice for a Fat Guy Food Blogger. Also,
the name reminded me of my favorite autumn themed protagonist- THE BEAST from
Over The Garden Wall. Look it up and thank me later! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However, the second and plainly named item I ordered… WILL SHOCK YOU! #clickbait<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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cheddar cheese, pickles… and the much needed ingredient to make it seem
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I joined in, is the preparation of the only supplemental ingredient that would
justify its name. This ingredient is, of course, the bacon,</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> which was expertly
cooked in my meal on at least two different occasions. The combo of crispy and chewy is surely
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satisfactory manner except for the sparing use of BBQ sauce. This is the second review in a row I've had to critique lacking condiments, but if there's no sauce on the table or at least packets in the bag, it's totally justified.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Which leaves the unexpected usurper to the Mainely Burgers claim o’ fame- grab something stable- BRUSSEL SPROUTS.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That’s right haters! Leave your ill-conceived notions in the 90’s cartoons
your feeble belief system was conceived in! Doug Funnie and I will look upon
your helpless husks and cackle! YOUR WRAITHS ARE DOOMED TO HAUNT A CROOKED PAST
FOR ALL ETENTINTY, NEVER TO SEE THE FRUITS OF TRUTH TO BE BORN PAST THE INCEPTION
OF YOUR WICKEDNESS!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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this urban legend to rest because FINALLY and WE NOW HAVE IRREFUTABLE PROOF
(gotcha there tho) that brussel sprouts, when prepared CORRECTLY, are A TOP
TIER AND FGFB NOTEWORTHY VEGETABLE. Suck it kale! You've had your day, now go back to whatever San Francisco vegan bistro and weed dispensary you crawled out of. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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delicious flavors of garlic, brown sugar, and one unseeingly yet unmistakable
overpowering other. The distinct taste of soy sauce adds the necessary salinity
to deem this veggie snack-worthy, and yet I feel it was too heavy-handed, and
distracted too much from the distinct brussel sprout flavor that distinguishes
this snack from any other lightly-fried green vegetable. That being said, these
were absolutely delicious, and I look forward to having them within walking
distance on a lazy-afternoon workday then I do a hundred cheeseburgers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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satisfy the savage urges one naturally feels when indulging upon a good-sized
cow-puck. Two patties are an absolute must, which takes money from my wallet
and points from my grade. However, all the usual flavor superstars come
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soon. There’s a few other eye-catching items on their menu I’m keen to try- the
Coop burger, their “truckmade” chips (we're supposed to believe a truck is driving these down daily?), and… here's another odd one- fried cauliflower?! Hey, like I said, they nailed the sprouts. Might as well see if they can glamour up another healthy food. My doctors would be so proud of me if I told them I ate two vegetables in the same week! </span></span></div>
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Discover a world of pure imagination. After the sad passing of Gene Wilder, most of us had a moment remembering our favorite scenes from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I was no exception. Tim Burton can suck my EverlastingGobstopper, there was only ONE WONKA. Now it's true, I'm probably the worst of the Fat Guys for trying out new snack treats on the market. But my friends took me to an Irish store, which had two huge aisles of British candy and other treats... and I'm here to say: The Candyman Can!</div>
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Let's get the easy ones out of the way. Yorkie and the Dairymilk Bars were straight up chocolate bars. UK chocolate is just better. I love Hershey and wouldn't dare badmouth them. But even as a lad, I loved going to Grandma's house, because she had the Cadbury... and that was always special. Now the Cadbury Shorties are shortbread cookies with one side painted in chocolate. They're decent but not as good as I'd hoped. (If you're familiar with UK treats, McVittie's are better).<br />
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But the Cadbury shortcake SNACK! is exactly what I was looking for. It's somewhat similar to Keebler Fudge Grahams, without the graham flavor... ish. I mean, I know these were just "shortcake" but they had more flavor than just butter cookie with chocolate... and oh that Cadbury chocolate. Mmm...<br />
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If you've ever wanted sour patch kids without the sour, then Jelly Tots are for you. Sugary and chewy, these tasty little treats can be crammed down your candy-hole by the fist full. No wonder the British are known for bad teeth... remember to brush, because these little suckers will about as far from your teeth as Mike TV is from his cowboy costume.<br />
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And last, but oh certainly not least, the star of my little shopping trip to the candy store...<br />
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There is nothing to say. Do you still need convincing? REALLY? They are exactly what you think they are. They are Chips Ahoy cookies with GODDAMN CADBURY CHOCOLATE CHIPS exploding through them. They are magic. No store bought cookie will stand up to these, no chocolate chip ones anyway. Pepperidge Farm? Put out to pasture. Chips Ahoy? Sunk. My only complaint? There's only 12 cookies per package. Three round bays, each with a stack of 4 cookies. So really, I just wish I had bought a few of these cookies because sadly over the course of a couple days, they left my life as whimsically as they entered it.<br />
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So, some of you may remember that Josh and Rich did <a href="http://fatguyfoodblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/boston-burger-company.html" target="_blank">a review</a> of Boston Burger Company a couple years ago. I've been going there since their opening in Somerville, so I was happy as the day is long when they reviewed it. Since moving to Cambridge, near Harvard, I was even more excited when they opened a Harvard Square location on Mass Ave. I made sure I went back to re-read Josh and Rich's blog from before, so I didn't step on well-worn territory.</div>
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Initially, I didn't go in for the burgers, I went in specifically to review their new FREAK FRAPPES. But, its not like i'm NOT gonna get a burger. It's also worth mentioning, I have a problem with extremes. I tend to lean towards "this was the best!" or "this was the worst!" In true fat-guy fashion, I'm sentimental about food... and I think i'm often surprised that something doesn't suck. For a fat guy, food is supposed to be a substitute for all that love and approval you never get elsewhere.</div>
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Let's start with the Freak Frappes. Oddly, despite my mission of solely reviewing the beverages, I had less to say about them. I went in excited for these, not only because of the cool flavors, but also because who doesn't love a good shake with their burger? What I didn't know going in, they're alcoholic! I've tried two of the four offered Freak Frappes: The Bulleit Bourbon Blizzard (pictured above), and the Nutella Cream (pictured below). Firstly, I feel like I got screwed over. Twice. The pictures I've seen (and ones being brought to tables while I awaited my own drink) have all kinds of toppers (one being a slice of cake, what looked like rice krispee treats, and one with MnMs?), I got none of that (some nilla wafers and not-quite-pirouettes). And the presentation of the Bourbon Blizzard above is somewhat lacking. Also, mine wasn't made with Bulleit Bourbon. I was seated at the bar, half-watching it being made, and observed a different bourbon being substituted. When I asked the bartender, she stated they were out of Bulleit. I then pointed out the bottle on the bar (which was with the label facing away). She offered to make me a second one, but I declined. Presentation aside, I loved the Bourbon Blizzard. </div>
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Now, clearly the presentation of the Nutella Cream Frappe (Nutella, Bailey's Irish Cream, Vanilla Ice Cream) is better executed. It was okay. It had a decent flavor, but the flavor of Nutella didn't really come through, not as much as I expected it to. It was also not very cold, perhaps could've used more ice cream. It was thicker than the other one, slightly, like drinking a thin pudding. What I will say for both, the booze to sweet ratio was perfect. I thought that both had just the right amount of alcohol coming through into the frappes, obvious but not overwhelming. I'm assuming in a general way, all 4 Freak Frappes are essentially the same. But out of these two, the Bourbon Blizzard was better. I wish I had tried the Guinness Frappe instead of the Nutella, and they also have a "New England Mudslide" which sounded good. Even though the flavor does come through while you're drinking them, it's easy to forget they're boozy, when washing down a nice burger. So tread lightly, sweet children.</div>
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The real stars of BBC are obviously the hand-made, never frozen burgers. My usual staple here is the "Killer Bee", which is a bacon cheeseburger with onion rings stacked on top in the shape of a beehive, with BBQ sauce all over it. In the previous BBC review, Rich mentions the BBQ sauce, and how good it is (reminiscent of gold-fever wing sauce at the 99). I whole-heartedly agree, it's the best. I've also tried the "Green Monstah" and the "Artery Clogger" (which Josh reviewed). Now, after refreshing my memory before writing this, the only thing I don't agree with those guys on is the chips vs fries. I love Boston Burger Co. chips. They're airy, a little soft, but still crunchy. They're special, and a great side to the burgers. I never once missed having fries on the side. I also am not a fan of the fries at BBC. They're potato wedges, and they ARE good, and have a variety of flavors/seasonings. It's just not my thing, I stick with the chips. Always. (Dipping the chips in their BBQ sauce is also recommended). I do wish they had some "more traditional" skinnier hand-cut fries, but it's merely an afterthought.</div>
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This time around I went outside my "Killer Bee" box and ordered the "Porkasaurus". This is a burger, TOPPED with pulled pork, cheddar jack cheese and pickles. At first glance, I thought it looked a little dry. "Where's the sauce?" I asked. The bartender brought me a side of BBQ. LUCKILY, I didn't just dump it on my burger. I needed to learn to <i>trust</i>. I tried the burger first with no sauce, and then with a little... and guess what, it was better the way they handed it to me. They know what they're doing. It was incredible. The burger was cooked to perfection (always at BBC), and the flavor and texture of the pulled pork (which look like strips vs shreds) really made this burger. All that coupled with the pile of pickles, it was perfection. (I ended up using my side of BBQ sauce for dippin').</div>
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During my round-two visit, since I was trying a different frappe, I figured I'd continue trying other burgers they have to offer. I decided to go with the Mac Attack burger (which was featured on Diners, Drive-in's and Dives... hosted by that idiot who puts his sun glasses on the back of his head). Mac Attack is simple, it's a burger with frickin' macaroni and cheese on top... oh and BACON. Duh. It's almost as if someone said "Hey you know hamburger helper? What if we threw some bacon on top and stuck it between two buns?"</div>
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At first glance, it's magnificent. Beautiful. A work of art. They aren't stingy on the mac (look at the pictures, can you even see the burger?!), which means the burger is not lacking in the cheese aspect. Love the flavor of the mac, it stole the show. Suddenly I was forgetting all about the burger, and just wishing I had a giant bowl of that mac'n'cheese. I wouldn't think all the carbs would go so well together, but it really did, no texture took away from another and the taste was good. The bacon does add some much needed flavor, because most of the taste is cheese (not that there's anything wrong with that!). The bacon adds balance. Oh, and since this is BURSTING with cheese, I love the flavor of the "burnt" cheese that touched the grill.</div>
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If I did have a complaint about my Mac Attack, it's that I had ordered the bacon "extra crispy" (yeah, i'm high maintenance, deal with it). Though the bacon was adequately cooked, it was not EXTRA crispy, it was barely crispy.<br />
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The moral of the story is: Boston Burger Company makes my favorite burgers. They are huge, hot, juicy and full of flavor. It doesn't matter which one, you will leave fat and happy. I will definitely be back to try the other frappes I haven't explored yet, and maybe i'll work up the cajones to try The King (Elvis) Burger, which has peanut butter and caramelized bananas on it.<br />
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*I also really respect BBC because they send out emails with recipes and tips on making great burgers at home. None of that "it's our secret" horseshit. It's like the owner was fed up with the state of burgers in this country, and decided to bestow upon us these culinary gifts. And for those who need a little extra help, you can check out BurgaBox (by Boston Burger Company) which is similar to those mail order meal services, but without the chia seeds and crap like that; you get all you need to make dope burgers in your own kitchen. I thought about ordering one so I could add it on to this review, but since I live a 10min walk from a BBC, it wasn't cost effective to cook my own dinner.<br />
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Well, it's summer, so obviously it's time for Halloween themed candy to drop. Just like in March, when there's still snow on the ground, it's the perfect time for Sam's Summer to grace the beer aisles. Just like when Egg Nog hits your local grocer just in time for the holidays...later this month. Yep, nothing is sacred anymore. Instead of being happy that we have seasons and holidays to look forward to, people just want to enjoy the parts of these times longer and earlier than ever. At this rate, in about ten years, people won't take down their Christmas trees at all anymore. They will just leave them up and the holiday season will no longer mean anything. But let's face it, there's no use getting upset about what other people do, right? I just stand my ground and never sip a Pumpkin beer until October first. Never let a Pumpkin Spice English Muffin cross my lips until I'm in the same month as Halloween. </div>
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But when it comes to candy I have to review here, I guess I can make an exception! Our first Halloween candy review this year comes from M&M'S! You can bet your ass if there's a holiday coming that M&M's have some wild flavor to debut (<a href="http://fatguyfoodblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/white-chocolate-candy-corn-m.html" target="_blank">Remember Candy Corn M&M's?</a>) and they didn't disappoint this year! Let's take a look at White BOO-tterscotch M&M's! </div>
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First off, I love the package. Huge Red M&M terrified of the BOO-tterscotch candies in front of him, while ghosts and bats fly around him. You'd be scared too!<br />
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You'll notice that they are colored in a strange manner. There's brown, a dark-ish yellow, which the painter in me wants to guess would actually be Yellow Ocre, and then there's...well...one that's kind of flesh colored. Which, is a little gross.<br />
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I do have to say, once you tear open the bag the room does fill up with a butterscotch smell. At first it's just an unknown sweet smell, but once you eat one of these your brain realizes what it is. I never would have suggested a butterscotch M&M in a million years, but they definitely nail the flavor here! They pretty much taste like the M&M version of butterscotch pudding. I think it's the white chocolate base they use, and in this case it directly made me think of that pudding flavor and texture once you crush up the candy coating. The weirdest part of this, is that I probably haven't had butterscotch pudding since I was a kid eating one of those little plastic cups out of my bag lunch. But the second you taste these it rushes back. It's like a fat kids version of a Vietnam flash back.<br />
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So we can definitely confirm that they nail the flavor they were looking for. However, that doesn't necessarily mean they are great. I found that I liked these more than I expected, BUT unlike other flavors, I could only eat a small amount of these before I had to fold the bag over for later. The butterscotch flavor is pretty strong and I found them to get very rich after a certain amount. Unlike, say, Peanut Butter M&M's. I'm pretty sure I could just eat those until I died. Right up until the final second I would be pushing another one through my pursed lips. BOO-tterscotch? Not so much.<br />
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If you're a fan of Butterscotch, don't miss these. You'd absolutely love them. If you're like me, and have butterscotch so infrequently that you have pudding flashbacks to your childhood...you'll probably think these are just okay. But either way, you gotta applaud them for once again trying something new!<br />
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In the end I give BOO-tterscotch M&M's a solid C+. If I was a big butterscotch fan I'm sure it would be higher, but since there aren't even that many butterscotch flavored items out there on the shelves, I'm guessing the fan base might be small. That being said, these could be a hit at your Halloween party, so perhaps scoop up a bag and let them haunt your cupboard until it's time to don your costume and start partying.<br />
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Or hell, eat them right now and wash them down with some Egg Nog while basking in the glow of your Christmas lights. Screw tradition!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let's not fart around with this intro. BK deserves to take a royal walk of shame Cersei-style. And I'm just the Septa to take it on this stroll down shit avenue! No, it's not for sticking "-ito" on the end of "Whopper", although I do picture Peggy Olson crying into her pillow when I consider that marketing decision. It's for an offense much, much more serious than that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course we know from the commercials the King is a diabolical sociopath, but this is some next level fuckery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the heels of the dismal review I had assigned to the </span><a href="http://fatguyfoodblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-burger-king-extra-long-buttery.html" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Extra-Long Buttery Cheeseburger</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, I turned around and awarded the </span><a href="http://fatguyfoodblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/burger-king-classic-grilled-whopper-hot.html" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Whopper Dog</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> an </span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A+</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the only item I've given that grade to in nearly a year of fair and balanced food-bloggery. And then, just before I could have a second bite, the King slapped it out of my hands and the Whopper Dog bit the dust.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: italic;">DAMN IT, KING! YOU HAD JUST GOTTEN OUT OF THE DOG HOUSE THEN YOU KICKED THE DOG OUT AND HEADED STRAIGHT BACK IN!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And as an extra flick in the nads, they left the regular grilled dog and chili cheese dog on the menu- they cut out Clint Eastwood and left us with The Bad and The Ugly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, they roll out this so-called WHOPPERITO, just to rub salt in my wounds, and presumably some cumin and oregano as well.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alright, alright. I've had my druthers and settled down a bit. To be honest, I was really quite excited to try out the Whopperito, but obviously the Whopper Dog left some big shoes to fill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Basically, what I was picturing was the BK version of the McDonald's cheeseburger snack wrap from five years ago. Remember those little guys, before they came out with the whole big "healthy" McWrap with like cucumbers and fancy leaves and stuff? If I remember correctly, the first generation had three options: cheeseburger, and chicken (crispy/grilled). The chicken ones were legit, which led to its natural evolution, the aforementioned McWrap, but the cheeseburger one? All they did was take the contents of a McDouble and put them in a tortilla! Then they started getting real goofy about it- they did the Mac Wrap, the Angus Wrap, the Wrapper's Delight... it was a dark period of McDonalds history I refer to as to the Wrapture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't know why, but I thought these pickles worked wonderfully- they cut through the single-note spicy beef flavor like Valyrian steel. Swing away, King Robert Burgeratheon! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One minor goof here is </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a lack of sour cream. The spicy flavor comes from a condiment BK refers to as "creamy spicy sauce", but the former descriptor is severely lacking. I think there should be something else in the mix here besides the pickles to keep this beefy spice wad from being too uniform.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Also, I didn't detect enough of that smokey chemical flavor to justify putting the word "Whopper" anywhere near this. On a side note, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It'd be a neat experiment to try one of these with BK's stacker sauce instead of the creamy spicy one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But all in all... crawl on out of the dog house, King. You can ride this review all the way back to the castle, because I'm giving you a <b>B+</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. This spicy meat pocket (my nickname in HS) comes at a great price and its minor flaws could easily be covered up with a sour cream packet. Anybody hear ringing? Sounds like the Taco Bell death knell to me.</span></div>
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Now admittedly, I had grand designs to sample a bunch of
pizza places being deemed as “the best” in NY and it’s boroughs, and do a
comparison. This did not happen. There’s only so much heartburn and loose
stools one man can take. Besides, in a city as large as New York, with all the
hipster, ironic niche food shops opening up everywhere, I couldn’t limit myself
to that much pizza: I passed a place called Pom Frites that only does French
fries (with a ton of different toppings), right next to a place that only does
crepes, right next to a place that only does bizarre ice cream, next to a
place… you get the idea. First thing I MUST say is that New York pizza kinda
sucks. Now, I’m not saying it’s AWFUL pizza across the board, but I’ve never
had any that’s really blown me away. Obviously it’s impossible to try ALL the
pizza places in NYC (half of them would shut down, and new ones open up, before
you even got through the list). And I’m sure there’s someone reading this
(fuming) going “Then you just haven’t gone to the right spots…” Perhaps you’re
right. It is probably very likely that I’ve only been maneuvered towards
mediocre pizza in NYC, and probably missed out on something amazing. But this
isn’t meant to be a review of specialty pizza (special cooking process,
artisan, bourgeois), I mean real, blue-collar, greasy pizza. Now if someone
came to Boston, I’d have them try Regina Pizzeria or Pinocchio’s , and it’s
very possible that if they went anywhere else, they could leave Boston with a
(dare I say it) bad taste in their mouth (I did say it). Truth be told, in my
opinion, the best pizza might be in New Haven, CT at Frank Pepe’s, at least for
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Ben’s Pizza</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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I was excited to try Ben’s Pizza because I heard Louie CK
talk about it (and it’s where he’s eating pizza during the opening of his hit
FX show)… and celebrities know more than us commoners, right? Plus, he’s
originally from Boston-ish, so it’s possible he grew up with a similar pizza
experience to myself. No, not at all. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
first impression of Ben’s Pizza was positive, it was nearly open-air, greasy
little pizzeria (in a good way!). I liked that Ben’s is between a bunch of the
comedy clubs, and lots of foot traffic around. They had a big selection of
different pies out for slices to be sold, a couple tables. My favorite part was
when this girl came in and asked what kind of salads they had. “No salads, just
pizza.” Was the response. I’m not sure why that made me so happy. *They also do
calzones, I feel is worth mentioning.<br />
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Being me, I grabbed a traditional NY Slice of pepperoni. I
was not blown away. It’s good pizza, I don’t have a ton of criticism, but it
all kind of is the same. Every place I’ve been to in NY, or purports as “NY
Pizza” in other cities, it’s all the same. Pretty good, but forgettable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s just pizza. Why do New Yorkers always go
on and on about this pizza like it’s special? I don’t buy that “this is what I
grew up with, it’s the best” nonsense. I grew up with plenty of pizza in my
small hometown that is absolute garbage compared to pizza I’ve had in other
places. If your taste buds are that out of whack, blow your brains out. But,
Ben’s does offer a lot in the way of variety. They have typical stuff, like
veggie, buffalo chicken, curry chicken?, and even a pizza that had pasta on
top. So maybe my first impression is based upon poor choice of slice to
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HOWEVER, (this is the triumphant redemption of NY Pizza), New
York City has one thing that does make them unique: the grandma slice.For those
who don’t know, the Grandma Slice is square and thick like Sicilian style pizza
(which I love more than traditional thin crust). It’s got that old-country look
where the sauce and cheese aren’t necessarily in the same places, and it’s got
a crispy yet doughy, buttery-garlicy crust. NOW THIS, I’ll get behind. In my
travels, I’ve never come across any other region that does slices this way, and
I can’t think of many Sicilian pies I’ve had that measure up to a Ben’s Grandma
slice (one or two maybe). I think the Grandma slice is the slice to get at
Ben’s (personally), and it was better than other Grandma slices I’d had. I
liked it so much, I got 2 more slices the next night when I came back into the
area for a comedy show.<br />
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NY does bagels better than anywhere else. 100%, there is no
denying this. I don’t know how, I don’t know why, but this is a fact. I can’t
even think of EVER having a bad bagel anywhere. Not once. There may not be such
thing as a bad bagel. But they’re just better in NY. Legend has it, it’s
something about NY water. I’m not sure I believe that the rat-bath known as
Brooklyn tap water has anything to do with it, but we’ll let them have their
fun. In doing research for “the best bagels”, the Bagel Store didn’t even come
up. Pretty crazy, considering that’s pretty much all they do. However, this
place IS famous for it’s Rainbow Bagels. Hand-colored and spun, the rainbow
bagels will make even the burliest man prance around with joy. They’re a
spectacle. Luckily I went in when they were having a few minutes of a lull in
the rush, so the helpful staff gave me some extra attention to answer all my
questions (mostly “what’s that? Ooh what’s that?!”). What I didn’t expect was
the crazy amount of cream cheeses they had… I mean stuff I didn’t even know
existed. Sweet AND savory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not to
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I knew I had to get something wild here. I got the rainbow
bagel with the oreo cream cheese. Yes. OREO cream cheese. Even to me, it felt a
little too much. I thought “this is going to taste gross, too sweet.” God I was
so wrong. It was incredibly complimentary, and I would eat it again in a heartbeat.
The only thing disappointing here, was that their toaster was broken. Call me
boring, I really can’t eat a bagel that isn’t toasted (and well toasted, at
that). But I had to try this thing. And this is where greatness comes in. A
good bagel would’ve caused me to say “Eh, it was okay, would’ve been better if
it was toasted.” But this bagel was amazing, perfect taste, consistency
everything… and then loaded with oreo cream cheese.<br />
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Just in case, as a back-up, I had also ordered a cinnamon
raisin bagel with plain cream cheese (told you I’m boring, and set in my ways).
This was also probably the best bagel I’ve ever had. They know what they’re
doing, and the options/combinations are endless. Honestly, this is a
sugarholics heaven. Cotton candy, funfetti cream cheese w/ extra cake
sprinkles, and edible fairy dust? On a bagel? What, do they also own an insulin
company? I was not bold enough to go all out, nor did I get to try a breakfast
sandwich (no toaster), or one of their cragles (half bagel, half croissant).
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Thank the sweet lord baby jesus I found this place. Most of
the time donuts are somewhat disappointing, am I right? Sure if you get to
Dunkin Donuts at a reasonable time (before 1pm?) they’re still pretty soft and
fresh tasting, or at a supermarket you kind of get what you get. Krispee Crème
(except for original glazed) are basically like the opposite of diabetic
medication… overkill on that glaze, and Honey Dew donuts stink, I’d rather get
supermarket donuts. And you Tim Horton’s people, don’t even start with me. So
often I think to my fat-little-self that I miss that one bakery in my hometown
that made fresh donuts every morning, big and sugary and delicious. Well,
apparently the hipster’s are monitoring our hopes and dreams because there are
plenty of these ironic, half-vegan, donut shoppes sprouting across our great
nation.<br />
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I got to Dough about 2 minutes before closing time (9pm).
They reluctantly let me in, and I could sense the silent mantra of “make this
quick, asshole” broadcasting from the staff’s minds. This is not a criticism.
What kind of IDIOT goes to spend good money on end-of-the-day donuts? I mean,
they’ve got to be dry and crumbly by then, all the sugar will clump and flake
off… it’s kind of pathetic to be that closing time donut customer. Well, until
this night. I told them quickly the 3 types I wanted (to-go) to try. They
hooked me up with 2 of each, I left grinning like an idiot mumbling “these are
the nicest people I’ve ever met…”<br />
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The donuts are about $3 a piece, which sounds like a lot, until
you hold one. Plus, that measly little croissant-donut at Dunkin’ is $2.50. At
Dough, the donuts are huge, they are rich, they are unique. The first one I
tried was a plain glazed. Perfection, even at closing time it was soft and
doughy and the glaze was sticky and sweet as just out of the fryer. I couldn’t
believe it. And I could only eat one. That’s never happened. Ever. I sort of
have a 2 donut minimum. So I took the rest of my donuts back to my hotel room.
Nothing sordid happened, but I did eat them out… of the box… in bed. Even the
next day they were better than any day-old donut in existence. These were like
perfectly preserved alien donuts. LITERALLY the best I’ve ever had, and I stand
by this statement. So much so, that just before leaving NYC, I popped in for
another $19 half dozen to take home with me. Best thing about being a fat guy?
No one wanted to sit next to me, so my buddy (the box of donuts) and I got real
comfy.<br />
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All the ones I tried were perfection: Plain Glazed,
Cinnamon-Sugar, Dulce de Leche, and Nutella. The Nutella-filled donut is a work
of art, eating it makes you feel like a French aristocrat having tea with high
society… even if you’re headed home on a 5 hour bus ride, sucking the filling
off your fat fingers. Which like a savage, I was. Personally, I wasn’t a fan of
the Boston Cream donut, but that’s not to say it wasn’t good. It was. But it
was very unique to Dough, and not what I grew up with in New England.<br />
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this, or even really stopping to eat at one. But it was late on my last night
in Manhattan, a friend of mine mentioned cheesecake, and within moments I was
ferociously googling “best cheesecake in NYC” Most of the places that came up
were closed, it being a Sunday night and all. But Rocco’s was listed, and it
was open until midnight. Once you step inside, it’s overwhelming, the sheer
amount of cases of pastries, cakes, cookies, biscotti, cannolis and then
gelato. I almost got distracted from my main goal. Cheesecake. At Rocco’s, if
you’re not getting your items to-go, you must be seated by a waiter and then
order. The wait staff were friendly and let me choose my own spot, and very
patient. I got straight up NY Cheesecake, despite the many options, and also
one scoop (which was more like 2) of the espresso or coffee flavored gelato.
All the food was great, the service was great, they didn’t rush me out,
encouraging me to stay, digest a little etc. I thought this was a nice touch. I
even grabbed a mini cannoli and mini éclair for the road. This place does all
kinds of coffee and espresso drinks, as well as paninis, alongside their
endless pastry options. Rocco’s is literally the perfect dessert spot.</span></span><br />
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As the blog title suggests, I'm about to review Key Lime Pie Oreo, and the little less grammatically pleasing, Choco Chip Oreo. Let's sit down and get what you think would be the lesser of the two out of the way, Key Lime Pie.<br />
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Peeling back the top of this cookie bag, the room flooded with that sweet, limey thickness that can only really be described as... Key Lime Pie. I'm convinced Oreo should team up with Bath & Body Works, get their lead scent designers together to infuse Oreo scented body washes/scrubs/lotions/candles/whateverthefuck, and become the worlds most profitable company.<br />
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I'm enjoying this graham cracker cookie base they have here, it has a warmth to it that feels familiar, and then when the lime and....key?....come together, it delivers a slight tartness to the back of your mouth, and smooth creamy graham in the front. Overall pretty enjoyable, and a cookie that could easily become someones favorite. Mine?<br />
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The smell that exploded out of this package wasn't as identifiable as the KLP's. Right away it led me to believe there might be some oddness to what these cookies might taste like.<br />
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At first taste, I was unimpressed with these. And after much deliberation, the shop and I decided it tasted odd, not by so much of it's own design, but by the fact we had just eaten the Key Lime Pie Oreos, and with that flavor still overwhelming the taste buds, it threw off how these actually tasted. Cookie misdirection.<br />
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So with a fresh mouth, I revisited these guys, and came to the conclusion that these really shouldn't be named Choco Chip Oreo, but maybe Cookie Dough. They had that creaminess that you'd expect, but when all the elements of the cookie were together, it tasted a lot like premade chocolate chip cookie dough out of the tube, instead of a full blown cookie. It wasn't bad, but I think the hype machine that was my brain, made me think these cookies were going to be much different.<br />
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In the end, I think both of these had their charms. Key Lime Pie, much like Jeff Goldblum, ended up outperforming the other actor on stage, and forced me to change my ideas of what my cookie expectations in the future might be. While not bad, Choco Cookie Oreos ended up not giving a performance of note, and just kind of act as a placeholder until the cookie guys can figure out just how to bioengineer them properly.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well thank heavens the pride and joy of Massachusetts, <b>Dunkin' Donuts</b>, has a pretty good idea of what I'm going through. They've freshened up their menu with some summer snacks for people like me, so that we don't have to skip breakfast with our morning iced coffee. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's super sweet with mild tartness from the filling, which is a ringer for what you'd expect in a key lime pie. The crumble tastes like coffee cake, adding notes of cinnamon into the mix.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not bad at all! Certainly a preferable alternative to, say, a Boston Creme on a hot day. It's probably just me, but the key lime filling gave me a real hankering for a margarita or six.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was excited about trying this one because I'm a big fan of Dunks' Glazed Croissant Donut. If you haven't had one before, it's mostly the textural differences that make it different from the regular glazed, but it delivers. One of my bucket list items is to take two and use them as cheeseburger buns. Yeah, I should probably keep that one towards the bottom of the list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Huh. The graham cracker crumble is crashing this party, too. Graham cracker crumble, aren't you having your own party next door? What are you doing here? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A few bites leave this question unanswered. These cinnamon notes are kind of just hanging around, getting in the way of the excellent taste of the croissant donut and dulling the lemon flavor. On top of that, it makes the two flavors too similar. A shame.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Lemon Poppyseed Muffin doesn't rock the boat, but it's really not bad either. Soft, even crumb, and well-balanced flavors. It fulfills it purpose as a light summer breakfast option, and that's pretty much all I can say about it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, it doesn't matter because this sandwich was easily the best of all these offerings and I'd gladly have it any time of the year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I ordered mine on toast, which is a nod to my usual go-to at Dunks, the legendary Big N' Toasted. The maple flavor of the sausage tasted a bit artificial, and the sweetness lingered a little long, but those are nitpicky details. It's a delicious sandwich.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So to wrap it up, here's the report card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">LEMON POPPYSEED MUFFIN: <b>B.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">KEY LIME SQUARE: <b>B.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">LEMON CROISSANT DONUT: <b>D.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">MAPLE SAUSAGE BREAKFAST SANDWICH: <b>A!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If any of these sound like they might tickle your fancy, I wouldn't wait around to try them. I was at the grocery store last week and they were putting Halloween candy on the shelves. In the business world, fall is just around the corner and soon it'll be pumpkin spice every-damn-thing-everywhere. You won't be able to take a shit without it smelling like pumpkin spice! So get all your summer treats while you can. And try to stay cool ;)</span><br />
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anymore. But I DID order the new “Ghostbusters” themed pizza from Papa John’s
online. No human interaction, and within 30-40 mins it was at my door.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve been bustin’ ghosts since the 80s, the proof is there.
The original Ghostbuster’s movies and cartoon were an important part of my
childhood. And I’m excited to see this new one with the <i>LADIES</i>. I guess I’m a
little more open-minded than some. But, this pizza made me feel like a SUCKER.
There’s nothing Ghostbustery about it. And I pride myself on being one of those
free-thinking, not-a-slave-to-marketing types. The box was just a pizza box,
not green like ectoplasm, no sweet pictures of them busting a ghost and cramming
it into “the trap.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing. I was
immediately disappointed on delivery, simply because this gimmick was just a
way to push crappy pizza on people. And Papa Johns isn’t the only side-piece
this new Ghostbusters movie has, car insurance commercials, drink commercials,
it doesn’t end. Besides, Ghostbuster’s is set in New York City, hello?! A city
that never stops talking about how allegedly good it’s pizza is (that’s a rant
for another time), nobody is ordering Papa Johns with a pizza shop on every
corner. It’s like hearing a Queen song in a car commercial… I died a little bit
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THE ONLY THING REMOTELY MENTIONING GHOSTBUSTERS
ON THIS PIZZA BOX WAS THE TEAR OFF COUPON FLYER WITH A PICTURE OF SLIMER
POINTING TO A PICTURE OF THE PIZZA I’D ALREADY ORDERED.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now, for the sake of fairness, I have to admit something
before writing the rest of this. I don’t even like Papa Johns. I live in
Boston, where there are <i>also</i> pizza shops on every corner, and I always opt for
mom’n’pop. One of the main reasons for this is that you always spend more on
these “fast food pizzas” than you do at a locally owned pizzeria. It’s
baffling. This “Ghostbusters” Dual Layer XL Pepperoni pizza is advertised at
$12 bucks. Yet somehow, pairing that with a 20oz soda, it comes to $25. If I
wanted to spend that much on pizza, I could get top 3 of all-time level pizza.
And I’m not picking on Papa Johns here, all those places are exactly the same,
Dominos especially. Have you ever ordered from Dominos and not had it be $30?
Personally, IF I’m in a spot and need to go with a chain pizza, I’ll go with
Pizza Hut or Papa Gino’s… for some reason, they’re just better in their own
ways. Now since I’m already a bit biased going in to this, I will list the pros
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<b>Pros:</b> Though I wouldn’t order it again, I’ve had worse
pizza. Aesthetically it looked decent. And I did enjoy the top layer of
pepperonis, which are the larger superball sized ones. I’m a bit of a purist
when it comes to pizza, though I enjoy the odd eclectic or adventurous topping,
my go-to will always be pepperoni, and I like when places use the big ones. It
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<b>Cons:</b> One of my biggest criticisms for pizza chains
(Dominos, Papa Johns, Little Ceasars) is their ingredients. It just tastes so
bad for you, like chemically. The crust tastes like (and has a hint of a taste
of) paper. Even if it’s doughy inside, the outside is a total bummer. The sauce
is somehow a combination of bland, sweet, and acidic. It also never tastes
fresh, it tastes frozen. Every bite was a disappointing, heartburn inducing,
journey of regret. Also the size of it! HOW DARE they call this an “XL” pizza.
I seriously wish I’d measured it. I’m 99% sure it’s smaller than a LARGE at
Pizza Hut, and if not, it’s certainly no bigger. And at any self-respecting
pizza place, it would be a medium. They should call this the “Ghostbuster’s
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opportunity. This is a HUGE nostalgia piece. Where are the collectable glass
cups with ghosts and ‘busters on them? Where is the fancy boxes that look like
they’ve been slimed? Or all colorful and lazery? WHERE IS THE DAMN PESTO
PEPPERONI PIZZA? SOMETHING?! All this pizza did was remind me that things were
better when I was 8 years old, and it’s all been downhill from there. Thanks
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As I prepare to depart Seattle I decided that I needed to do a review of my absolute favorite place to eat in here. I decided that the criteria to base this on was the place that I've gone to the most and never gotten sick of it once. Well, that place is easily Morsel & Bean in Ballard. They do biscuits, you see. Before I visited them that first time, I didn't really care one way or another about biscuits. But during my daily walks I passed the place and always saw it full of people so naturally I was interested. One day I decided to stroll through the door and my life was never the same. </div>
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Morsel makes their own biscuits, biscuit sandwiches, and excellent coffee drinks. On average they will have their classic Buttermilk, Cheddar Chive and then usually a special flavor. I'm here to tell you this, it doesn't matter what you get, every single thing they offer is fantastic.<br />
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I'm going to tell you about a few of their offerings, but let's start with my absolute favorite. The "Fast Break." Bacon, egg, cheddar, and roasted tomato jam on the biscuit of your choice. I got it on a cheddar chive in this picture here. The biscuit itself is hearty and dense, yet also fluffy and flaky at times. Generous portion of egg and bacon, and then tomato jam. But if you're looking at this one, wondering why that tomato jam looks a little weird, it's because it's not tomato jam at all. It's bacon jam. Listen, if you don't know about bacon jam, at this point, you need to go spend a few minutes on Google educating yourself. Bacon jam comes in many different styles, I honestly have never had two that were the same, but I have liked them all. That being said, Morsel makes the best bacon jam I have ever tasted, hands down. </div>
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I can't tell you what's in it besides bacon, but i can tell you it's delicious, sweet and has a nice spicy bite to it. Not only do I get it every time I visit Morsel, but most times I even get an extra side of Bacon jam to use later in the week. So believe me, while the tomato jam is good on the Fast Break, bacon jam takes it to the next level. </div>
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Now if you're in the biscuit game already and bacon jam alone doesn't get you where you need to be, might I suggest adding some of their maple butter to the Fast Break in addition to the bacon jam. Gives it that burst of sweet maple flavor before the burn creeps in. Seriously, this is just about one of the most delicious things you will ever eat on planet Earth. </div>
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Not sure the usual breakfast sandwich is quite what you're looking for? Perhaps try the Cheesy Biscuit. It's an open face biscuit topped with roasted garlic butter, Beechers Cheese Curds, and roasted tomato jam. Again, this is one amazing sandwich, but folks, when you're going head to head, bacon vs tomato, bacon is going to take it ten out of ten times. This sandwich is buttery garlic goodness. The melty cheese curds are creamy and burst with flavor. Pro tip, you can add crumbled bacon to this one if you're looking to roll like the FGFB crew. If a sandwich doesn't have Bacon squared, you probably aren't doing it right. </div>
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But listen, I know there are some weird mutant freaks out there in the world who don't like bacon. It's a big crazy world and we're all different. For those of you, if you're looking to try something different on your Cheesy Biscuit, I suggest Morsels own Apple Butter. It's a sweet and savory treat that tastes like something way to fancy for me to be eating while watching Rick and Morty in my underwear on a Saturday.<br />
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While we're talking Apple Butter, one of the dudes at Morsel also introIduced me to putting it into lemonade. When he first suggested it, I recoiled as if he had suggested pouring battery acid into it. Which, a moment later made no sense whatsoever. He assured me it was incredible so I tried it and let me tell you, it's a summer drink you never thought of, but should have. The cinnamon & sugar in the apple butter makes for a nice swirl and the apple pulp you suck up through your straw gives the lemonade a whole new life.<br />
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Looking for something a little more tart? Give their Strawberry Balsamic Jam a try. I would usually get a Fast Break and then also get another biscuit with a side of this stuff. It's incredibly flavorful, in fact, most times if I don't use it all on the biscuit, I will just eat the rest. Big chunks of strawberries too. The "fixins" also include classics like Honey Butter, Chocolate Hazelnut Butter, and Herbed Goat cheese. But if you want to know my runner up behind the bacon jam, it's something I never knew existed before I hit up Morsel. FIG HONEY. It's just honey with fig chunks in it. It has also joined the ranks of one that I get an extra side of to use later in the week. Give it a try for sure!<br />
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They whip up all manner of fancy coffee drinks, hot chocolate, and Chai Lattes. As well as cold brew coffee, juices and much more. But you know what else they have? An awesome staff. The crew in their Ballard location are always friendly and incredibly nice. Even on a Saturday morning when the line is thirty people long, out the door and down the sidewalk. As someone who came to this city not knowing anyone, I found it really refreshing how friendly they were, because it's not always that way out here! The mood in the place is always upbeat and fast paced, but they never shy away from great customer service.<br />
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If you want one last indication of how much I loved this place, I hate waiting in lines and nine times out of ten if there was a line of thirty people before me, just about anywhere, I would bail on it and leave. I've waited in the line at Morsel on a Saturday morning when I thought I was going to beat the lines and go early. Guess what? Other people were way more dedicated to that plan. But I waited. Not just once, I waited in a line like that multiple times and didn't even worry about it once. And I'd do it again. It's that damn good. </div>
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I'm giving Morsel an A+. Before them, I never knew that biscuits could be more than those powdery fake butter tasting ones that KFC deals out. It was always fun to try their flavor of the day, but even on the days when I went late and they didn't have any of those left, I was never disappointed, because the buttermilk are that damn good. Greatest Bacon Jam on Earth, and awesome staff, this place has it all. If you live in Seattle and haven't been, make the trip. If you visit Seattle and you're snapping selfies by the Fremont Troll, take a quick detour to Morsel. If you've never thought of visiting Seattle, well...Morsel is reason alone. I think that just about gets my point across. </div>
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Review by Rich Brunelle, who has written his last food review in Seattle for the time being. But that doesn't mean he doesn't still have a few Seattle reviews to send out when he gets back to the East Coast.</div>
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If there's one thing Jack in the Box knows about, it's that sometimes, late at night, people find one reason or another to need to chow down on junk food. Sometimes it's due to late night cravings after following a strict diet for weeks. Other times it's because you're on the way back from a night of partying and need a belly full of fried to soak up all that beer. Or, you just plain have the munchies, and in this wonderful state of Washington where some things are more legal than in other places, that can happen quite often. </div>
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Very often in these times, the people searching for this food have a hard time making up their minds, so Jack in the Box made it easy for them. Munchie Meals. One box, loaded with everything you could possibly need to put that late night hunger beast at bay. Today we check out the Jack in the Box Sriracha Curly Fry Burger Munchie Meal!</div>
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So I hit up a local Jack in the Box, rolled up to their drive through window and ordered this box of insanity, but then I spied those Panko Onion rings I have heard so much about, so I got an order of those too. All in a days work. But what exactly is in this Late Night Munchie Meal?<br />
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First up, you get your fountain drink. It's from one of those fancy new machines where you can add flavors to every kind of soda pop you can think of. I'll never complain about those machines because they are a fat mans vision of the future. I can pop some vanilla in root beer and make it instantly better? Or some strawberry flavor in my Sprite? DONE DEAL. Then, you also get two tacos.<br />
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I'm going to be honest with you. When I unwrapped this taco I tried to tell myself that there might be some way that it's at least passable. That a taco made at Jack in the Box might somehow at least be halfway decent. It's not. They are so bad on every level. I strolled into this wanting to give a glowing review but the first thing I take out is just...bad. The shell is like a soggy wad of cardboard that someone threw some strange meat, a few strips of lettuce and a third of a bottle of hot sauce into.<br />
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I finished this first one. It was my duty as a food blogger. However, I will let you know, one bite into the second one it met it's untimely end by plunging into the trash can But then I helped myself to a few curly fries, which were actually really good despite being thrown into this box without any sort of packaging at all. There are regular fries mixed in there too and they were also great. Cooked just right. They refer to this mix-up as "Halfsie Fries." I approve because I do often find myself having a hard time deciding between the two.<br />
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Then there's the main event. The Sriracha Curly Fry Burger. A cheeseburger topped with curly fries and a creamy Sriracha sauce. The picture of it on the display promoting it made it look like it was no less than eight inches thick, with at least as many fries pouring out of it as there are inside the box around it. Real life, it was a little different looking...<br />
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The tacos brought me down. The fries brought me back up. One look at this sad little burger and I felt like the Munchie Meal may have failed me. But then I took a bite...<br />
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And I was reminded that I should never judge a book by it's cover. This burger was actually really tasty! The bun was really fresh and chewy and the fries on the burger were still hot and crispy. The cheese made a nice creamy layer between the Sriracha sauce and the fries, keeping them fresh for longer. Someone up there in Jack in the Box HQ was really thinking when they put this together.<br />
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The burger ended up being a good time. There were lots of flavors and textures coming together that I really enjoyed. Curly fries on a burger should become a normal thing. If I had to deal out one piece of advice to the folks at Jack in the Box, it would be to abandon the tacos completely. Not just in this Munchie Meal, but everywhere. Just stop it. They aren't good! Replace them with literally anything and this meal would instantly be better. Think about it? Two Tacos worth of chicken nuggets? How about just more fries? Maybe some sort of desert item? Anything. But. The. Tacos.<br />
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But I also had to try these Panko Onion rings. We had a couple of readers write to us and ask us to give them a try so I was all about it. Especially when I realized that I could dip them into a Die Hard themed bbq sauce! The verdict? They are spectacular.<br />
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No lie. I was quite impressed with these! Panko breading is always so good and if you've ever had panko onion rings at restaurant, you realize that it's a flawless pairing, and Jack in the Box didn't cut any corners with these. Did I need them with the Munchie Meal? Probably not, but they definitely left me happy after the taco fiasco and left me wanting to go back and get more!<br />
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In the end I would say the Munchie Meal is a great deal no matter what. For the price you get a ton of food. The Tacos might have been god awful, but the rest was fun, quick and solid. Lots of enjoyable flavors and textures that a mind looking for a "Munchie Meal" should find quite enjoyable. I give the Sriracha Curly Fry Burger Munchie Meal a B-.<br />
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Panko Onion Rings get an A. So damn good. But be careful if you let them get cold and then decide not to chew them much, it's like swallowing a saw blade covered in broken glass.<br />
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You know Ben and/or Jerry.<br />
We all know Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream and how they've consistently found new and intriguing ways to sell us various flavored ice creams. I'm pumped to try this, as I'm sure we all are whenever we swipe a new delicious flavor out that ice cold freezer. So let's get to this, and see if this is worth you trading your hard earned, factory sweat soaked cash in for.<br />
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Caramel and Sweet Cream Coconut ice cream with fudge flakes and a caramel core. As soon as the plastic top holder thing started krinkling, I got a friend who was suddenly interested in what was in my hands.<br />
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Now with the top popped. We can see a giant glob of caramel. Remember this, this comes into play later. Jot it down in your official FatGuyFoodBlog Review Notepad™.<br />
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I wasn't sure what I was expecting, maybe I didn't fully read the pint print, but I was perplexed by the two different kinds of ice cream inside the thing.<br />
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The Fudge flakes in this thing were flat out huge chocolate chips within a THICK coconut shaving filled ice cream. The caramel ice cream portion was smooth, and not as caramel flavored as one would expect, but they more than make up for it with that well of caramel thickness right there in the middle. The coconut flavor and shavings were almost overwhelming if you didn't grab a scoop of caramel ice cream, and a healthy glob of caramel core. I often times sit down with a Ben & Jerry's and cap it after a good one quarter is gone, but this one, this one I legit had a hard time putting down. And I know what you're thinking "Josh, you're a hard hitting action food blogger with millions of hits a month living off the teat of google royalty checks, you're probably just saying that." All those things are true, however, I found myself scarfing this down and actually being kind of worried. In my foggy haze, blasted off of Ben & Jerry's, I found myself wondering, "is this what addiction feels like?" So I capped it after a good 3/4's before I ended up washing myself with a rag on a stick.<br />
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Hey remember that giant mass of caramel that basically filled the top of my pint like a good barista does with whipped cream on a latte? I also was trying to remember where it went, and it must have disappeared early, because part of my insane shoveling was due to me trying to find another caramel gold deposit.What was the promise of a giant, ever flowing spring of delicious caramel, ended up just being a weeping butthole of brown candy, which I was desperately digging at like I'd been locked up in prison for a decade.<br />
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Other than, what was clearly a factory mistake, Ben & Jerry's Coconuts for Caramel was fantastic and did exactly what it claimed it was going to do. Tease you with the promise of a good time, and you just go home with an under the pants handy. I'm not gonna complain, you rule, but, you know. <br />
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