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Wendy's pretzel bun burger - A review
Posted on 8/7/13 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 8/7/13 at 1:55 pm
If you have seen the annoying new Wendy's commercial then you know that they are now selling a pretzel bun burger. In the commercial some dork is jabbering about how happy he is that he has jury duty next to a gourmet burger place. Little skinny fake Wendy just happens to be sitting outside with her usual burger eating support group and offers up her pretzel bun burger as a rival to the haute burger place's burger. Anyway, it's a shitty commercial and skinny fake Wendy pisses me off. But I digress... on to the review!
Here is the my Wendy's pretzel bun burger
1 bite missing close up shot:
The Pretzel Bun: Initial mouth feel is somewhat appealing. It's a hint of a crunch then warm and chewy. But not too chewy. There is some detectable pretzel notes, but is missing the saltiness that you would find in a good street vendor pretzel. Not sure when fast food places got scared of salt, but whatevs. This bun is alright, but it doesn't do much more for the taste buds than their regular bun.
The veggies- I realize a tomater is a fruit, but they fall under the veggie category. I also realize what a good tomato is. These are not them. Remove these pale, slimy abominations and sling them like a stoned Frisbee golfer would sling his disc. The lettuce is OK. The purple looking Romaine variety I believe. Not overly wilted. The onions are red onions, much akin to the red onions you would find on the salad bar at buffet place. Not very juicy, not exuding much onion flavor, but not terrible.
The Bacon- Wendy's is all about bacon. Which probably led to Dave's demise via massive coronary (I don't know this to be true). It also probably led to the real Wendy being too rotund to be featured in the present day commercials. Hence little skinny fake Wendy. But anyway the bacon is good. They call it applewood bacon, and you can actually pick up on some of the applewoodness. It's good bacon.
The Beef- Wendy's claims to serve fresh never frozen North American beef. I don't know about that shite. If it is fresh then it is of low quality. I'm sure it's frozen though. And for a fast food burger it's OK. Signature square patty design. Slight notes of elementary school soybean burger here and there, but overall not too bad.
The cheese- Slice of cheddar. Good cheese but they put it under the patty, on top of the bottom bun. Dumb design. But they do it because of the damn sauce..
The Damn Sauce - Maybe I should fault LaKeisha who constructed my burger with too much damn sauce and not Wendy's INC. Nevertheless this "sweet & smoky honey mustard sauce" made the whole pretzel burger a sloppy potential shirt ruiner. It's not a terrible tasting sauce, but they put it on top of the patty, under the veggies, where the cheese is supposed to be. Put that shite on the pretzel bread where you can get some absorption effect going on. As it is it just gets skeeted out between the lettuce and the patty and is a garment liability waiting to happen.
Anyway, that was my Pretzel Bun Burger review. It's not bad really other than a few design flaws and some shitty tomatoes. The overall taste is decent enough. Try one if you feel so inclined.
Here is the my Wendy's pretzel bun burger
1 bite missing close up shot:
The Pretzel Bun: Initial mouth feel is somewhat appealing. It's a hint of a crunch then warm and chewy. But not too chewy. There is some detectable pretzel notes, but is missing the saltiness that you would find in a good street vendor pretzel. Not sure when fast food places got scared of salt, but whatevs. This bun is alright, but it doesn't do much more for the taste buds than their regular bun.
The veggies- I realize a tomater is a fruit, but they fall under the veggie category. I also realize what a good tomato is. These are not them. Remove these pale, slimy abominations and sling them like a stoned Frisbee golfer would sling his disc. The lettuce is OK. The purple looking Romaine variety I believe. Not overly wilted. The onions are red onions, much akin to the red onions you would find on the salad bar at buffet place. Not very juicy, not exuding much onion flavor, but not terrible.
The Bacon- Wendy's is all about bacon. Which probably led to Dave's demise via massive coronary (I don't know this to be true). It also probably led to the real Wendy being too rotund to be featured in the present day commercials. Hence little skinny fake Wendy. But anyway the bacon is good. They call it applewood bacon, and you can actually pick up on some of the applewoodness. It's good bacon.
The Beef- Wendy's claims to serve fresh never frozen North American beef. I don't know about that shite. If it is fresh then it is of low quality. I'm sure it's frozen though. And for a fast food burger it's OK. Signature square patty design. Slight notes of elementary school soybean burger here and there, but overall not too bad.
The cheese- Slice of cheddar. Good cheese but they put it under the patty, on top of the bottom bun. Dumb design. But they do it because of the damn sauce..
The Damn Sauce - Maybe I should fault LaKeisha who constructed my burger with too much damn sauce and not Wendy's INC. Nevertheless this "sweet & smoky honey mustard sauce" made the whole pretzel burger a sloppy potential shirt ruiner. It's not a terrible tasting sauce, but they put it on top of the patty, under the veggies, where the cheese is supposed to be. Put that shite on the pretzel bread where you can get some absorption effect going on. As it is it just gets skeeted out between the lettuce and the patty and is a garment liability waiting to happen.
Anyway, that was my Pretzel Bun Burger review. It's not bad really other than a few design flaws and some shitty tomatoes. The overall taste is decent enough. Try one if you feel so inclined.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:00 pm to LSUballs
how does it compare to Sonic's various pretzel bun offerings?
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:00 pm to LSUballs
That actually looks like the ads/posters.
I'm intrigued.
I'm intrigued.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:02 pm to Rohan2Reed
quote:
how does it compare to Sonic's various pretzel bun offerings?
I've seen the new pretzel dogs advertised, but have yet to pull the trigger. I'll chronicle the experience on the interweb when I do
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:03 pm to LSUballs
quote:
skinny fake Wendy
IWHI.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:04 pm to LSUballs
Superb, you write good reviews. I agree about Wendy's meat .. I'd be extremely surprised if it's really "never frozen." Also, that onion looks dry as frick.
This post was edited on 8/7/13 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:08 pm to LSUballs
What's a pretzel burger run you these days?
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:09 pm to Walt OReilly
quote:
Great review balls
Thanks Walt.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:10 pm to Oenophile Brah
I extremely rarely eat fast food, but I do think Wendy's burgers are decent by run of the mill fast food standards. I had the pretzel bun and didn't like it all that much.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:11 pm to Oenophile Brah
quote:
What's a pretzel burger run you these days?
Probably 6ish. I didn't combo, just got the burger a grilled chicken wrap from the $1 menu and a water. It was around 8 clams total.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:11 pm to LSUballs
quote:
Wendy's pretzel bun burger
IWEI
quote:
Little skinny fake Wendy
IWEI
This post was edited on 8/7/13 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:17 pm to Rohan2Reed
quote:
how does it compare to Sonic's various pretzel bun offerings?
Sonic's are way better. The bun really is not a pretzel just random bread that looks like a pretzel.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:19 pm to reb13
quote:
The bun really is not a pretzel just random bread that looks like a pretzel.
Yea, pretty much.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:23 pm to LSUballs
Nice job, I almost got one today.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:24 pm to LSUballs
quote:
. Put that shite on the pretzel bread where you can get some absorption effect going on.
Good God man, all of this for a $3.95 hamburger? Slow day in the mecca?
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:26 pm to LSUballs
Great review but needs more pics. Like 35 more.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:32 pm to LSUballs
Mr. Balls, I don't usually open fast food threads. I only opened this one because you started the thread. Curiosity got me. I found that you'd spent an inordinate amount of time writing a very detailed review of the new Wendy's pretzel burger. (I agree that the commercials are annoying.) I have begged you to write a review of your recent trip to the Crescent City and you have decidely ignored my requests. I am hurt, though I am still hopeful.
Meanwhile, I at this piece of work. Nice job.
Meanwhile, I at this piece of work. Nice job.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:39 pm to Gris Gris
I've wanted to try one of these but haven't been around a Wendy's nor have I wanted to spend the cash
On a completely different note my bro took me to Waffle House for lunch. A Texas bacon chicken sandwich with a lg hash topped
That was the total bomb!! So damn good
On a completely different note my bro took me to Waffle House for lunch. A Texas bacon chicken sandwich with a lg hash topped
That was the total bomb!! So damn good
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