Hello everyone, this is Running On Empty ...
Food Review!
Well, hello, ladies and gentlemen and everyone watching!
This is Running On Empty Food Review and I am your host TheReportOfTheWeek.
What a day it has been!
We are in the the wee hours of
Super Bowl Sunday and what a contentious
Super Bowl it has been I'll tell you that! I've been a lifelong football fan.
And you know, I was just really hoping that Jordan would make that three-point shot!
Really just take it home for the Yankees ... but,
didn't happen, you know, so I sat for a while. I was just, you know.
You know the way it is, you just have to absorb it. Let it sink in for a bit.
And then from there you move on and I thought all right
I was devastated and destroyed for a few hours, but let's get down to business!
McDonald's has a new release out, ladies and gentlemen.
I always like it when McDonald's does release something new because, you know, lately they have been on a pretty good streak.
When it comes down to their recent items. You know, for instance, when I was trying out that one premium Angus...
Well actually it wasn't the Angus burger was the one of the mushrooms on it.
Umm..
I mean that one was that one was actually, it was solid.
You know, it was solid. I can',t I can't complain. I didn't know how it was gonna be.
You know, I wasn't, I wasn't sure. But it was uh, I mean it was much better than I expected.
And this one has been making some waves lately because McDonald's
said, "Alright, we're gonna take a classic item.",
probably, I would say, arguably at least "the most classic item on the menu and
amend it."
Not not too much. Mmm. Maybe. It depends. Maybe too little, it depends.
But they're gonna take the Big Mac and they're gonna put some bacon on it. Thus we have the Big Mac Bacon.
I don't know why they didn't just call it the Bacon Big Mac, but you know McDonald's is McDonald's.
They just they think they do what they want and that's just way that's the way it goes under the golden arches.
Now you're probably asking yourself, "Alright.
Is this what I think it is? Is it just a Big Mac with bacon on it?" And my answer is: Yes.
That's it!
It's a Big Mac.
Which of course just comes with the two all-beef patties,
cheese, the special sauce, the middle bun and you can't forget that = three buns,
lettuce,
pickles and onions.
And I think I already said cheese. But if I didn't then there's there's double cheese.
Not.
Alright, nonetheless...
It took a long time to get this. I mean it was it was a ridiculously long time. I was sitting in line for...
God knows how long. There we go. You can see the golden arches on the bag there and then
you can see right there.
Actually kind of advertising Big Mac.
I kind of like that how it says, you know, hey it's a special bag for a special iconic sandwich to say the
very least.
But it took a long time and I feel bad for the people that were working
at the McDonald's because they... yeah, I just feel bad.
You know, when you have so many customers there and they're just going back and forth back and forth, you know?
It's so it's so crazy. But anyway...
Big Mac Bacon - let's open it up.
That's the sandwich for ya right there!
Ugh... Don't tell me! (he looks upset)
(He's inspecting the alleged "Big Mac Bacon" thoroughly for some unknown reason. What could it be?)
(He gives the burger a lovingly, yet sympathetic, pat.)
Shoot! Well...
(His disappointment is immeasurable and his day is ruined.)
Talk about not making it to last. But,
If I hold this up real close, you can kind of vaguely see.
No, you probably can't but in the grease, in the grease stain there, it does say "Bacon Big Mac".
With no... no bacon!
Well there goes that! Shoot.
That's my, that's my mistake, you know, I take the blame for it. It's not, you know...
There's no bacon on it!
It is what it is, I guess.
You know what? It's my it's my fault. I should have looked. I should have, you know... how
how how how
Difficult - is what I was looking for- Is it to just open up the box and look for the bacon?
Like, I didn't do that. I screwed up.
You can see very evidently
that it is just a
standard
Big Mac sandwich.
Right there.
Yeah, that was the fourth wall action as if the the Big Mac had sucked all the life out of me.
But you can see we have a
blank bun.
Nothing under the beef patties.
Middle bun.
Clearly devoid of any and all bacon or potential bacon.
Bottom bun. And...
Nothing lurking under that one either.
We'll shoot!
Like I said, "This one's on me!"
But you know what they say, right?
The show must go on! So, I'm gonna eat the Bacon Big Mac or The Big Mac Bacon Without Any Bacon. It's going in!
(In the face of adversity, he eats The Big Mac Bacon Without Any Bacon.)
To make this worth my while, I'm gonna eat the part where the special sauce is.
After a moment like this one may question, "Is this really water in this water bottle?"
Your answer: It isn't.
It's purified drinking water in the water bottle.
Well...
Yeah, I suppose you can say that it tastes like a
Big Mac Bacon, that doesn't have any bacon on it.
I don't know if the crickets in the background are quite audible there, but it's most appropriate nonetheless.
The Big Mac though. I mean, I'm always a fan of it. You know, I mean, I can't complain.
I like my Big Mac sandwiches. That's probably my go-to item from from McDonald's at this point.
Always like the special sauce always just, I like that little tang that it brings.
You know, I just I sometimes wish that the patties could be a little bigger.
But I was looking forward to trying it with the bacon and very clearly, you know,
I think this is one of those moments that we all collectively experience as
consumers of a fast food.
Where, you know, you go, you order it, and you don't get what you've ordered.
I think it's happened to us many more times than we perhaps care to admit,
especially when I'm supposed to be the one showcasing it! So, a pro tip and a life lesson:
Dear viewers, next time you're you're out here doing a food review
always make sure you check the food before you turn the camera on and
save yourself the trouble!
Nonetheless, the
The Bacon, Big Mac, Big Mac Bacon...
Was six dollars! Rather expensive for a sandwich that would just have a little bit of bacon on it.
I imagine it would add some extra flavor and you know go over pretty well, but
You know, I mean like they have the two for $5 deal sometimes with the Big Macs.
So just for a little strip of bacon on it, you know...
Maybe a bit overpriced, dare I say. But, nonetheless...
Who knows? Maybe I'll go re-review it at some point? Again missed mistake mistake on my part.
To be honest, I'm just left in a state of total devastation.
Only way you could really sum it up - just disbelief and total total devastation. That's...
Should have checked the bag, you know?
What more can you do folks?
That said, that's all that I have. I I don't know what to do anymore
So I guess I'm just gonna shut the camera off. And with that said okay, I might I might be review it.
We'll see. We'll see going forward. I know I know there's a few other new items out at that and...
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Well, with that said, I'm just gonna sit here for the rest of the night and
contemplate this...
this disaster. And I'll get back at you at some point. Maybe. Take care!