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and everyone watching this is running on empty food review i'm your host the
report of the week and here we are uh you can
hear the little bit of a squeaky breaks there that's added sound
effects for emphasis it's like you know the the running on empty train
is just pulling up right now so i paid a lot for that so we're really
we're up in the production value big time
right there i know a lot of you guys are passionate about food
i know that you guys always like to keep up to date with the new releases you
like to see what's going on and sometimes you keep track of these
little you know foodie type holidays and today's a big day i think everyone
knows today is national chicken wing day so i'm a big fan of
chicken wings i bet a lot of you guys are as well
i decided to celebrate national chicken wing day
by getting the new beer batter fish sandwich
from arby's right arby's they have all the meats
they're releasing a new sandwich and i wanted to celebrate with
the beer battered fish sandwich from arby's
you can see there's the bag with the arby's you know i don't know anthem
whatever you want to call that
standard meat craft right your giant arby's
hat yeah the beer battered fish sandwich let's get it out of the
bag there's an empty bag now collector's item what does it have in it
exactly right because there it is in this little
box okay here's what it has this is a fish
sandwich and it features beer battered cod
lettuce tomato pickles tartar sauce and it's on a brioche bun price for this
is five dollars and 69 cents so it's 569
again for beer batter fish sandwich uh cod fish
lettuce tomato pickles that tartar sauce and that brioche bun
now one thing that i need to clarify real quick before we get any further
into the review obviously it's a selling point that they
say it's beer battered and that it is they even say this on the website
it is made with real beer i've gotten a lot of comments and emails
probably a dozen and a half people mostly asking you know if i eat
this sandwich uh you know will i have a good time
right and i've researched this you will not
in that in that regard uh despite the emphasis being on the beer it is a
non-alcoholic sandwich so anyone under 21 can purchase this
some people were also wondering do you need an id
to get it but you do not anyone can get the sandwich and uh
on with me on the third here we go that one
it is what it is
now it's safe for anyone and you know what
i just uh i ordered another sandwich and i pulled out the wrong one
so a pardon me for a minute i also got a buffalo chicken sandwich
just to eat and i open this thing up and i look i grabbed the wrong sandwich so
i'm going to pause the camera and i'll be right back in a few seconds with the
correct sandwich but you know what's on it
and we're back i i grabbed the wrong sandwich because what they did and i
guess there's just an error on there and i don't really care it's no big deal
they gave me two bags because i got the buffalo chicken sandwich just to eat
because i like that one from arby's and then i got the beer batter fish
sandwich to review and they gave me two bags and i guess
i just grabbed the wrong one and that's all we got but
this is what it looks like now this is it i verified
there it is the grand reveal of it it comes in its little you know
almost dropped the box we can't have that
it comes in a little decorative beer batter fish sandwich
wrapping right just like good old good old fish sandwiches as they're
supposed to be but there i am with it right there you can see
good enough right uh there's a close-up shot of it though you can see
the crispy uh fish you can definitely see some of the tartar sauce the white
right there uh the tomatoes some of the lettuce the
brioche bun we'll take it out of the little wrapper
tartar sauce
and there you have it there's some of the pickles and everything so you can
see what it looks like it's a pretty complete
sandwich
and now we're just going to try it out
so you see everything that's on it you can see the uh the
chick the chicken what am i doing today the fish
the lettuce tomato pickles tartar on the brioche bun
so now we're gonna try it out uh it's the beer batter fish sandwich
from arby's going in let's see how this tastes
stick that back in there
now let's get a proper bite
i'll take one more bite
so
as is the case uh during this time of year we are expecting some tropical
weather possibly i don't even know in the next few days so
whatever happens happens i mean it's not looking to be if there is a storm the
most uh the strongest one in the world or
anything but should power be lost your internet be lost if if
i don't upload in a few extra days that's why
but again right now it's just too far to predict so you really don't know what
the outcome will be it might just be a little rain might be some wind
might be nothing and uh i will figure it out either way but just giving you guys
an update in case it's like four or five days till the next video
uh that's probably why but um anyone out there that might get hit by it
again it doesn't look all that bad but you know just be prepared and be safe
either way uh now here's what it comes down to with the uh beer batter
fish sandwich i don't mind it at all it's a little bit of a sloppy sandwich
to eat and you have to understand that i remember there was a time where i
would really like rant and rave against an item
you know because it's a little messy or whatnot now you just have to understand
that you just have to eat it in the appropriate circumstance
and the thing is there's a lot of that tartar sauce on this
and it makes it slippy and slippery especially with the tomatoes as well
it's a very very moist sandwich and as a result
sometimes it's tough to get a grip on it and you're holding the bun and it slides
around and you know you just have to be careful with it that's why it was tough
for me to get a proper bite at first because i was trying to take that bite
but i was losing a grip and i couldn't really get and then you
know finally i just said all right forget it
uh if this just falls down into the depths below
you know it's it's it is what it is we just got to risk it
um but it was worth it it tastes pretty good
you know the fish itself what i've really noticed is that it's flaky
you know the cod i know i don't really eat that many
you know fast food fish sandwiches usually just to review
um but i've had my fair share of them and this is one of the nicer ones
that i have seen that it's flaky it's like it's just very flavorful
it doesn't taste like gross it's not overly oily
it's got this really nice flakiness to it and it's got substance to it as well
i do like that little bit of a crisp you know that it is fried and all that on
the outside on the inside though it does again just
have this nice flavorful flakiness and i like that
um the lettuce and tomato are kind of just there i don't know if this one
really needs the tomatoes i just don't really see the tomatoes
contributing all that much flavor wise i do like the tartar sauce the tartar
sauce isn't like a very thick tartar sauce so it's actually more on
the runny side and um it's not overly tangy
but it blends in very well with the pickles as well i would say that
combination of the pickles and the tartar sauce uh really work out
while they complement the cod nicely and that's what makes a sandwich i don't
think it really needs a tomato the lettuce is okay it's just kind of there
and the bun tries to hold everything together but it could be a little bit of
a slippery sandwich but i would say overall it is fairly
high quality i don't really have many complaints about it
i'd say it's slightly above average um definitely if you like fish sandwiches
give it a shot and for all you chicken wing lovers out there
make sure you try this for national chicken wing day as well
price for this was 5.69 and uh out of 10 again i would say it's just a
little bit above average by no means incredible but i'm certainly
satisfied with it i'd say it's still like
you know decent quality and again i think for those of you who like the fish
sandwiches it's definitely better than some of the
ones that i've had i don't even think tomatoes are needed
though that's the one thing that yes just i think the tomatoes just make it a
little more slippery but don't really contribute much on their own
so out of 10 i'm going to give this a 7 out of 10
so just a 7.0 out of 10 rating and with that
that's all that i have for you please be safe be healthy and do take care
i'm your host the report of the week