hello everyone this is running on empty food review well hello ladies gentlemen and everyone
watching welcome one and all to this newest edition of the running on empty food review series
i'm your host the reporter of the week pleased to be here hope everyone out there is doing all right
a big review right here not only because i mean well that's actually an easy thing to
say because the big is in the title it's the big dinner box a big occasion a big
everything um this is big though the big dinner box is a uh it's a meal deal from pizza hut that
i know it was around i think it was in 2011 or 2012. and uh they've brought it back it's returned
i'm here to try it out i'm here to determine if it's a good deal or not i'll kind of sample it
we'll see what it's all about and i'll give an overall assessment as well so kind of taking a
look at the big dinner box big reveal as a matter of fact the entire you know how they say that the
floor is lava well in this case it's not lava it's not even the floor but pretending that this is
the floor it's composed entirely of a big dinner box right this is the big dinner box right here
before we show you what it is let me uh tell you all about it the big dinner box from pizza hut
so here's what it is like we were saying it's a meal deal it has a large quantity of food
probably good for folks who are either extremely ravenous maybe are competitive eaters or you know
for the family if you want to get a meal for multiple individuals this might be for you
here's what it comes with the traditional big dinner box features two medium rectangular
thick crust pizzas five breadsticks and eight wings or you could substitute the wings for pasta
there's also another alternative if you don't want to get the two pizzas
and the two sides you can substitute it and you can get three of the rectangular medium pizzas
now obviously there's a large quantity of food involved that comes down to the price right what
exactly would you be paying for all of this food you know to make the meal deal worth it
well here's the interesting thing there's actually no set price for the big dinner
box and they have pretty much said that the price varies by location but from the research
i was able to do here's what i can tell you it seems to be priced anywhere from twenty
to twenty five dollars in my case i spent twenty three dollars i got the two pizzas i got the wings
and i got the breadsticks but other individuals have reported getting it for twenty one dollars
or even twenty dollars so inside the box i got a pepperoni pizza standard pepperoni
i also got a pizza with some veggies on it it has some mushrooms on it and some green peppers
i got some wings that are medium i don't want to go overboard you know because i'm already
you just can't push it any further at this point and then i got the regular breadsticks it does
come with marinara sauce that they kind of put on the top of the box because there's really as
you'll see in a moment no room inside the box for uh anything else i mean every all the space inside
this box is utilized as you also see in a moment the uh looks like they're going with a school type
of of theme for the big dinner box i guess they're trying to say you know school is getting back in
session either you know now in august in certain parts of the country or in september but uh with
the return to school i guess you know somehow that coincides with the release of the big dinner box
and that's what we have but they've uh well let's hold it up right here it says an easy a for dinner
u plus pizza awesome
i knew this was going to be a challenge well i'll do i'll do this one first
and then i'll try to get a thumbnail like this you know i'm not even going
to be able to have the whole thing there but we'll get a thumbnail like this too
and there it is the big dinner box look at that it is a big dinner box this thing
is probably bigger than me at least what you can see in the camera this thing is huge
and we'll take that third thumbnail now let's open
it up right because all right you saw the box you saw what it looks like
now we'll really see the goods so
like i was saying about space you can see pepperoni pizza closest to you
you can see the wings under their little radiation radiation-proof foil the breadsticks
and then the veggie pizza there as well and again this is so big i'll do this also as
a thumbnail just for the heck of it before we dig in and now i'll just position it this way
and i'm just going to do a little bit of a sampler we're just going to see what it tastes like
go from there and uh that'll be the uh that'll be the meal really
so first up we got the pepperoni pizza
thick crust again square cut with pepperoni on it and i got the uh
favorite crust flavor uh like we did with that mcdonald's meal previously i'll just
sample these kind of let you know basics of what it tastes like and then we'll
move on to the next so the pepperoni pizza from the big dinner box going in
pizza is very reminiscent of the pan pizza so think of this as like square cut pan pizza
where it's you know it's airy but there's still that little bit of of doughiness to it as well
nice balance though still thicker greasy
hmm
not bad though it's flavorful and again if you're a regular
consumer at pizza hut you know the the pan pizza you know what the pan pizza tastes like
so it's your basic pan pizza you know think of it that way pepperoni is on par though
good amount of it good pepperoni distribution likewise um it's flavorful and i can't complain
um we'll try the veggie slice next again with the mushrooms and the green peppers um
really this time i'll just assess the quality of the toppings since
we pretty much took a look at the the pizza and the pizza is satisfactory no issues to report
two important questions to answer though number one is anything bad going to happen
to you because it's called the big dinner box right what if you want to get this before
dinner time is something bad going to happen to you as a result and the good news is no there is
not any sort of repercussion be that physical or material if you order this before the established
dinner time so no you could order this anytime you want as long as pizza hut is open that is
again quality of the pizza is fine toppings are fresh which is always a good sign i notice this
nice crisp to the green peppers which is good mushrooms are flavorful as well so i do notice
that the pepperoni and the veggie toppings both seem to be fresh they seem to be quality and
likewise there's a good amount of them as well the sauce is robust always is a nice touch um you know
what let's let's just go out there let's get these wings right now i went with the boneless wings
there they are in the wing tray now the other big question that people were wondering
um are there any ice worms in the big dinner box no there aren't
so you don't have to worry about that either i'll try out this wing
juicy on the inside crispy on the outside medium but it still packs a kick
still packs a punch not bad everything that i'm tasting so far with the big dinner box
it's meeting the standards you know yeah don't think of this as something that's
going to blow you away like it's the best artisan pizza in the world
but when you think of pizza hut and you think of the quality that you'll get from that
you know have those expectations this is like this is exactly what i was expecting
but that's a good thing you know it's it's not like i'm looking at this and here's the thing
that i was sometimes worried about sometimes when places do these big meal deals they uh
sometimes offer subpar quality i am pleased to say though that there is no quality difference
if you're getting the big dinner box compared to if you just get a regular pizza or something
breadstick still good chewy especially on the top but much more fluffy and airy from that down
lots of the garlic parmesan seasoning on it though which is always a nice touch
marinara sauce complements the breadsticks nicely and i have a feeling it would also
complement the pizza nicely as well because when i've got pan pizzas before you know i have on
occasion dip the crust in the marinara sauce and it always does work out well
matter of fact you know i'll just dip a little bit of this pizza slice right in
the marinara sauce i'm sure it'll work i don't see why it wouldn't but let's verify
yeah so the marinara sauce i mean use it on the breadsticks
you could even dip the pizza in it that works well just you know a little bit of that extra robust
sauce with a little little hint of sweetness there that again it
complements the breadsticks very nicely likewise it complements the pizza as well
personally like i said if you're feeling really ravenous and you want to get this it's up to you
i think this would be good if you got family over or friends over you want to just have pizza night
or something good amount of food good quantity my personal recommendation would be to go with
the two pizzas and the two sides you're getting the most variety there you're also getting the
marinara sauce it comes along with the breadsticks complementary a little bit of everything nice
variety though if you're real you know you're a big pizza lover then get the three pizzas
um but i'm happy with it yeah you look at the prices say you're 20 bucks for all this stuff well
sorry i needed that sip of water there well you just have to factor in you know the economy and
all of that and uh certainly does make sense i think it would be more expensive if you ordered
the medium pizzas by themselves along with the wings and the breadsticks so certainly if you
break it all down individually yeah it's a good deal so uh i'm happy with it i think it's a good
deal i think the quality of the pizza and the sides are good they're satisfactory i think it's
exactly what you would hope for and want from pizza hut so therefore all things considered
uh taking the entire meal into account the premise the price the quality of the food this gets an 8.3
out of 10 the big dinner box from pizza hut i think it's exactly what you would hope to get
so if this is something that is appealing to you hey go out and get it and get it while it's here
it's not going to be around forever limited time offer but i am pleased to say that the uh
yeah the big dinner box it has met expectations so all it's good there
and with that that's all that i have for you thank you for watching today we assessed
the big dinner box from pizza hut thank you again and take care i'm your host the report of the week