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 thanks for checking in so I'm outside today
changing things up a little bit it's uh it is a warm day admittedly late afternoon hours at least
at the time I'm at the camera here and I'd say the temperature is around 90 but I have braved
the elements there are some thunderstorms in the area so that's probably going to cool things off
anyway and I thought what the heck it's been so long since I've done an outdoor review let's
just go for it why not it's always fun doing these I like the fresh air you never know what
you'll see around you so hope it's enjoyable and I hope the lighting and all that works
out today's review is for a uh a limited item a limited release you should say from Burger King
and there's a lot of people talking about this and here's the thing that you have to understand
first and foremost when it comes down to this item there are all sorts of releases out there
in the world of fast food you have various promotions that are just supposed to be you
know aesthetically pleasing that's not really an emphasis on taste but rather appearance and
then you have those items of course that are supposed to taste a certain way have all sorts
of spices or sauces or this or that ingredient combination Etc and this is a perfect example of
the first category the aesthetically pleasing items Burger King is collaborating and they
have released a special Whopper to commemorate the upcoming release of the spider-verse film
so they have released the spider-verse Whopper and here's what it has on it
it's a quarter pound beef patty swiss cheese tomato lettuce onions pickles Mayo ketchup
and true to to Spider-Man I would wager at least the spider verse granted I'm not the most familiar
person with this in the in the world so I'm not going to pretend that I know all this it has a red
and black bun so the main difference between this and a regular Whopper is that it has Swiss cheese
and it has a special red and black bun it's available the price of 6.50 limited time I
think it'll be on the menu until early June if I'm not mistaken and again the big deal about
this it's red and that's going to be what everyone's really going to be focusing on
sorry about that had a little something in my throat and everyone is just going to be
focused on the appearance so with that what I want to do in today's review is two things I
want to see number one well how does it look and number two of course how does it taste
some people have said oh you know I think the idea of just having what would be a Whopper with just
some different cheese and a different colored bun is quite stupid it's unoriginal there's not really
all that much to it Etc and even though these sorts of things can be a little silly I think
some people maybe they would have hoped there's some sort of flavoring in the bun or something
like that in the end it's a nice little touch I mean what's the big deal it's a it's a Whopper
with a red bun I don't think that's really gonna hurt anyone and fans of the film you know it's
just a little extra now to uh kind of make the most of it I have the water right here again I
got it at the price of around seven dollars but some have said it's between six and eight dollars
so it looks like an original standard Whopper wrapping from the front from the back however
some branding right there
and now there it is so let's get a better look at this
I hope it would uh display well but the the bun is very vibrantly red it is a bright red I would say
and you could see the black sesame seeds they're on
if you hear that noise it's actually the fun communicating to you so please heat it
Yeah it's red all right most definitely as you can see some of the Swiss cheese the Mayo
pickle there some ketchup lettuce let's D bun it see what we see
very heavy on the Mayo some ketchup as well the lettuce onions the beef patty
Swiss all the toppings as they are exactly as they said they would be so with that it's
available again at the price of around eight dollars you know what it looks like I know
what it looks like we know everything there is to know about it so let's try it out let's see how
it tastes if it's any good or not let's find out the spider-verse Whopper from Burger King going in
you want to try to get a bite with the tomato there there we go
one more bite
so this Revelation is probably going to startle some of you
might scare some of you I don't mean for it to but that's who I wanted to
give a little bit of a preface just to give a little bit of
advanced warning so to speak because now I think at least hopefully you know what you're in for
the bun is most definitely red
the sandwich tastes like a Whopper
with a red bun
so of course as we well we examine the sandwich we look at it very heavy on the condiments
there's a lot of mayo on this more than I would generally like I mean when I personally go ahead
and get a Whopper because when I go to Burger King if I'm to get an item of this I would
say the Whopper is my go-to I think it's a very complete sandwich it always has a good amount of
various toppings they all blend together nicely they taste generally quite nice and you really
can't go wrong with it it's the reason why it's there they're stable so that is a better word
very heavy on the mayo though and me usually I omit the Mayo entirely but I know that many people
like it and they like it in large quantities and I will say that the Mayo despite its large
quantity is still not completely overboard it's not overwhelming it's a very moist sandwich thanks
really in part or in whole almost to all of the Mayo on it but it still does contribute
a little bit flavor wise moisture wise the beef juicy flavorful and a good portion of it granted
this was only a single Patty not a double but still you could see the thickness of the meat
definitely a good amount there likewise all the toppings appear to me anyway fresh
the Swiss cheese pairs nicely with the rest of the sandwich so that's totally fine as
far as the uh the cheese is concerned it's it's tasty like I said it all Blends together quite
nicely nice sharpness to the onions as well as the pickles nice little zesty Tang to them
and the tomatoes are fresh as well so all the ingredients blend together nicely it tastes
pretty much just like a standard Whopper burger however again I must emphasize that the bun
is indeed red and if you're wondering does the red make the bun taste any different
no it doesn't it's just red and the black sesame seeds thereon have no taste either
the fun sure is red I think we could all agree on that what I will do for the heck of it I
will actually just rip off a piece of the top bun right here and I'll just try it in its pure form
red and black and let's see how red this tastes actually let's cleanse the palette first
now we'll try it
a little chewy
and it tastes like a standard wait hamburger bun but it's red in color you could definitely
taste all the sesame seeds especially when you're eating it in its raw form like that but again now
I cannot personally taste the red it doesn't taste like spider meat or anything like that
it's just like a regular bun but it's red in color to commemorate that new movie coming out
but all in all yeah it tastes like a regular Whopper burger yeah though the design of it is
really just for aesthetic purposes it you know contributes nothing flavor wise but
I think we all understand that going in and as we get a closer look at the sandwich and realize yeah
it's actually a pretty good sandwich it tastes good it's flavorful of decent quality and it's
certainly a very eye-catching with the bun that was the whole point of the promotion I would say
that was a success therefore out of 10 considering the price yet slightly overpriced but everything
is at this point and uh you could say well it's a special promotion etc etc out of 10 I am going to
be giving the spider-verse Whopper from Burger King and 8.6 out of 10. there's really nothing
that I can criticize this on to any great extent like I said all the Mayo sure that's one thing
but at the same time that's my personal bias and I am not going to let that influence this review
because just because I might not like tons of mayo doesn't mean that everyone else in the world feels
the same way because I know that is not the case so generally speaking pretty good sandwich can't
complain eye-catching that was the whole point and uh all's well there now there's actually another
review coming up right now this one's gonna be quick but I actually have to run inside and get it
so excuse me for a moment it'll be like a second to you but I also happened to get some dessert
I had to run inside to grab this because I didn't want to leave it out here and have it all melted
by the time that I was all finished but this also comes with a special little dessert now
I purchased this separately you could get it all as a meal for about I think twelve dollars or so
but it also comes you could add it on you could get it by itself they've also released I should
say a spider versus someday it's available at the price of three dollars it has vanilla soft
serve and then it has little red and black candies sprinkle to top again really for the
aesthetic purposes and here it is let's zoom in on it you could see the vanilla
and there are the candies on the top right there red and black
and I'll just quickly try it out I don't know if there's going to be a ton to discuss
considering that this is just a vanilla ice cream but I'll certainly try to discern how
those little toppings taste again there it is I think it's going to be a good good dessert
on a day like this again upper 80s Sunny be very refreshing I think so I will try
it out right now but you know how it tastes let you know how these little candies are
and then that'll be that so the spider verse Sunday from Burger King going in
hmm
there's your elixir
so as mentioned not necessarily a ton to talk about as far as the Sunday is concerned the ice
cream again vanilla in flavor soft serve very smooth very sweet but it's flavorful and again
refreshing as I would have hoped for it to be on a day like this so uh very pleasant in that regard
here's an interesting note though so those little candies that are on the top I think
as you could as I hope you could see they are red and black in color again to match
the whole Spiderman theme spider verse theme and here's the interesting thing
there wasn't essentially a very detailed description as to what these candies would
be some people said that they were chocolatey some people said that they were just little
hard candies Etc and then some people had this observation and I noticed the same thing
while at first they're not necessarily the most flavorful they're just kind of there as I eat
them and I start chewing away and it comes in contact with my mouth they start popping they're
like those little pop rocks if you remember those and they kind of start popping and sizzling in my
mouth not to any sort of excess not to the point where it's real crazy or over the top or any of
that but you definitely are going to notice it so as you're eating this Sunday you're going to
start feeling this little popping and crackling sensation in your mouth and it's those candies
it's not like something's going on and you know you're having extreme hallucinations or uh you
know your your teeth they're self-destructing this time around or anything like that but instead it's
actually the little candies themselves that have a little bit of again a popping sensation I think
that's pretty cool I could see that definitely being a bit of a bit of an appeal amongst both
the kids but even anyone interested it could just be a little a little fun element added to uh
standard vanilla soft serve ice cream so generally speaking I think that's a nice touch tastes fine
refreshing flavorful price is three dollars for it but again it's a limited time offering out of
ten therefore I'm going to be giving the spider verse Sunday from Burger King I'm gonna give it
an 8.6 as well I think they both are equally good I think Burger King did a good job with the spider
verse promotion and that's all that I have for you today thank you for watching today's review hope
it was enjoyable and perhaps informative and until next time I'm your host the report of the week