For the second edition of Mad Men Mondays we will look at the Chicken Big King and Satisfries. The Chicken Big King, is kind of self-explanatory, it is a chicken version of the Big King. The Big King is a Big Mac, Big Boy Burger, whatever you want to call it. The Chicken Big King has two fried chicken patties, separated by a bun. The bottom layer has cheese and special sauce (1000 Island Dressing). The Top layer has sauce, pickle, onion, and lettuce. The Satisfries are supposedly a healthy version of Burger King Fries. Let’s look at the official advertisement first.
As with all burger ads the burger is perfectly stacked and stands taller than would be possible to fit in your mouth. It looks to have the perfect amount of everything with no spillage of sauce or toppings. The Satisfries on the side look like your classic crinkle cut fries, fried to perfection. I was skeptical of this but I thought it looked pretty good and I do think the Burger King Chicken sandwich is one of the better fast food chicken sandwiches, so I gave it a try.
So above you can see the real sandwich. The Big King itself of course looks smashed down compared to the ad. Also, it’s pretty much a mess. Cheese, sauce and lettuce spilling out the sides of the unevenly stacked Big King. I also got an order of regular fries to compare to the Satisfries. The Satisfries look about the same as the ad so kudos to Burger King. Big King looks nothing like the ad, but the Satisfires do, but the really question is how do they taste.
We will start with the better of the two. That would be the Big King. If you like the Burger King chicken sandwich you will like these patties. They tasted the same just made into a circle instead of the classic oval. That being said it tastes like a chicken Big Mac. Sauce, cheese and rest taste just like the old standby. I do like the idea of combining these to sandwiches into one it actually worked. However, I would prefer if this was just a single decker, I felt it was just too much chicken in each bite. Now, let’s get to the Satisfires. I will preface this by saying I have not had BK fries in a pretty long time. What I realized when I tried both of the fires is that I don’t like either one of the BK fries. The Satisfries just tasted like they took them out of the freezer of the local grocery store and had a teenager bake them in an oven (that is exactly what happens). Just no flavor, and if you are getting fast food I really don’t think saving a few calories on fries is high up on your priorities. The regular fries just can’t compare to McDonald fries. Too thick not salted enough and overall not worth it for both types of fries.
Overall the ad obviously looks nothing like the actual sandwich. The taste is what you expect from combining a Big Mac with a BK chicken sandwich. I would get it again but it’s not high on my list.
Don’t get the Satisfries.
Thank you for reading.
We will start with the better of the two. That would be the Big King. If you like the Burger King chicken sandwich you will like these patties. They tasted the same just made into a circle instead of the classic oval. That being said it tastes like a chicken Big Mac. Sauce, cheese and rest taste just like the old standby. I do like the idea of combining these to sandwiches into one it actually worked. However, I would prefer if this was just a single decker, I felt it was just too much chicken in each bite. Now, let’s get to the Satisfires. I will preface this by saying I have not had BK fries in a pretty long time. What I realized when I tried both of the fires is that I don’t like either one of the BK fries. The Satisfries just tasted like they took them out of the freezer of the local grocery store and had a teenager bake them in an oven (that is exactly what happens). Just no flavor, and if you are getting fast food I really don’t think saving a few calories on fries is high up on your priorities. The regular fries just can’t compare to McDonald fries. Too thick not salted enough and overall not worth it for both types of fries.
Overall the ad obviously looks nothing like the actual sandwich. The taste is what you expect from combining a Big Mac with a BK chicken sandwich. I would get it again but it’s not high on my list.
Don’t get the Satisfries.
Thank you for reading.