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 report of the week pleasure to be here as always
obviously there's certain things that I can't always guarantee so I don't know if this will
even be necessary to point out but nonetheless I'll do it anyway because that's just what I do
there are some thunderstorms in the area right now so if you hear any noise in the background like I
said I don't know if it'll even be noticeable or not but now you know what that might be
or perhaps you can think that it's just my stomach growling so loud out
of just pure excitement because KFC has released a new chicken sandwich
that's right oh that was the smoothest segue you've ever heard right there
actually it's the ultimate segue because this is an ultimate sandwich at least again that's
what they claim it to be you see KFC has just released the ultimate barbecue chicken sandwich
so it's not just a good barbecue chicken sandwich it's not the Supreme barbecue chicken sandwich
it's the ultimate one this is the the barbecue chicken sandwich of all the barbecue chicken
sandwiches in existence possibly it might not actually be but I guess there's a chance
what makes it the ultimate one though it comes with a crispy chicken fillet
bacon honey barbecue sauce fried onions melted cheese pickles it's on a brioche
bun and it's available at the price of seven dollars just for the sandwich itself
but it's an ultimate sandwich so that excuses the price of course
hear that now there is a downpour ongoing but that's just that the Universe crying tears of joy
because KFC has the ultimate Sanders see that this is proof
this is proof going on right now that KFC means what they say but
they always do there's the kernel you know he wouldn't lie to you you know just look at him
look in those eyes you know he wouldn't so when they say it's the ultimate sandwich
they mean business but it doesn't mean that the ultimate sandwich just because it's the ultimate
means that it's good we all know that find out it could be a terrible sandwich for all I know
I don't know how well that was in Focus what does this say fried to order so there you go
and there's the kernel it doesn't look like it's
in a special bag or anything like that let's open it up now see this sandwich
we'll take it out of the wrapping
I connect I could already smell the barbecue sauce
all right how does this compare let's see it's a decent sized chicken filet by the looks of it
got the bacon strips
cheese ryosh bun it's not necessarily drenched in the sauce you could actually see it's just really
at the bottom on this one side I don't really see any on the top what else do we have there's
the pickles and there's there is more sauce at the bottom there what about the top let's see
no sauce there but you could see the uh bacon
it's a big sandwich your credit where credit is due
but it's not the most Saucy sandwich in the world
you know I thought it was missing an ingredient it says that this is supposed
to have fried onions on it and I don't see any so that is something to note I know
that fast food these days isn't necessarily known for its consistency uh it always is a
little disappointing of course because then it's not necessarily the complete sandwich
if there's an ingredient missing nonetheless I'll still try it out but um I mean based on
what I usually notice when I try out these sorts of things with the fried onions on them doesn't
necessarily contribute the most perhaps but uh still maybe it was something that would have
added to this that's a little disappointing that it's missing in ingredient there so uh I'm really
fighting back the tears right now because of that what I am going to do because it's a bigger
sandwich I'm going to cut it in half right now then you can just get a cross section and then
of course I'll eat the half so I'm just gonna I'm gonna cut it right now I'll be right back
you're not gonna believe this you saw this is a miracle you saw with your own eyes right
took the bun off you're not seeing those fried onions
I cut it in half and look what was hiding under the cheese [Music]
yep you're seeing that right that's exactly what you think it is that's that's the goods
that's a that's a fried onion so there was actually One Singular fried onion
on the sandwich so it is complete and there's one right in the middle there
hiding underneath the cheese I don't know I'm I'm finding it hard to to be serious
in this one all right well it's the thought that counts and now what the heck I got it
wrong at first so it is a complete sandwich all right that said joking aside let's just
get to the review and try it out the ultimate barbecue chicken sandwich from KFC going in
thank you
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for those of you that can't bear to sit through me fussing with the cloth any
longer I'll sum it up very quickly for you uh sandwich is pretty good for the most part I
like it uh there's two points that I wanted to bring up one of which isn't even a major
criticism the other is you know somewhat of a criticism but generally if you just want to
get out of here sandwiches is good enough as it is so there you have it that's the review
it's good enough that's how I would describe it in two words now getting into it in more detail
KFC is one of those establishments that has impressed me as of late as far as the quality
is concerned they're one of those places that originally I think used to be quite good then a
number of years ago I started having problems with them it was like the quality was just dropping
a bit and the quality of let's say Popeyes far exceeded KFC but I'll say in the last year or so
I would be willing to bet at least I could only say this from personal experience granted that
they've kind of made a bit of a comeback they brought back the double down which was pretty good
you know they had some interesting wraps as well they had their nuggets and all of these
the quality was actually like I said uh pretty good for what it is this too is not bad at all
you could definitely see as far as the chicken is concerned they actually gave me a decent
chicken fillet it's crispy on the outside it's crunchy on the outside very well seasoned you
know you're definitely going to notice that and there's going to be that crunch in every
bite so for those of you that particularly enjoy that sort of texture and then this sandwich is
going to be right up here badly because it's it has that but then of course it's still this big
juicy chicken fillet so despite that crunch that again the exterior may have uh once you actually
you know get the meat it's still it's tender it's juicy it's flavorful and it's of good quality so
chicken wise they did a good job there the pickle as well it's crisp flavorful complements it nicely
the bacon also has a nice crisp to it and all of these things again it's a crunchy sandwich
do not forget that so again for those that like that texture this is all you
I also like the honey barbecue sauce because indeed it has this distinct sweetness to it
which seems like it's perfectly balanced out you know where it's like it's not overwhelming it's
not overbearing they just they got it just right where that sweetness is just potent enough to
obviously be noticeable in every bite but it just complements all the other ingredients quite nicely
so uh the sauce is very good as well the cheese is just kind of there that's the one thing a lot
of people of course like other food very cheesy and this is not necessarily the sandwich for you
if that's solely what you are hoping for as far as what you want to get out of this you know it's for
those that really like that crunchy texture and uh just want a good chicken sandwich but as far as
the cheese is concerned that's where some might uh consider it a bit lacking that's not even what I
really wanted to bring up though the two sorts of criticisms that I wanted to mention the first one
again isn't even much of a criticism but I wish it had a bit more sauce on it because obviously
as was determined through trying this that honey barbecue sauce is good and the amount on the
sandwich while adequate I think it could do with a bit more I could definitely tell that if there
were more sauce on this it would only amplify a good experience and it's not at that point where
any more sauce would uh or say distract or not detract I should say uh detract from the eating
experience but it'll just amplify it so the first thing sauce wise I think it's just too little
of a good thing and that it's not even really much of a criticism because it's like hey this sauce is
great I wish it had more of it and uh if you order this hint which I would suggest maybe get it with
some extra sauce because I could definitely see it complementing it very nicely that's the first
thing not even a big criticism all right the second thing is those fried onions I know it
was a miracle that there was one singular fried onion on it uh the onion contributed
nothing flavor wise and the problem that I have and now this is unique perhaps to my situation
the fried onion was very clearly fried for way too long you know you ever have something that's just
again it's been in the fryer for way longer than it ought to be and then you bite into it and
texturally the thing is like hard as a rock yeah that's the fried onion for you it's tasteless and
while it's a crunchy sandwich then there's that juxtaposition between something that's enjoyably
crunchy reverse is something that again is like a glorified Rock which is the fried onion so in
my case the way that it was prepared really detracted from what otherwise would be a good
sandwich that may be unique to my circumstance so if the fried onions are not overcooked and
just have that Pleasant crisp I could see them adding to the experience in my case however
that's a bit of a left down but overall good sandwich I enjoyed it slightly overpriced
seven dollars for the sandwich itself yeah I wish it were cheaper wish it were just five
maybe four bucks but it's good for what it is you know I like it tastes good therefore out
of ten I'm gonna give the ultimate barbecue chicken sandwich from KFC a 7.3 out of 10.
wish it had more sauce fried onions a little iffy slightly overpriced but good for what it is that's
all that I have for you thanks for watching until next time I'm your host the report of the week