I ordered the sandwich with fries to go and my car still has that heavenly scent of fryer grease because of it. It was only when a woman behind the counter said, "Your order is ready, honey," that I felt a touch of why Burger King used to matter so much to me.Īt the table: How to sign up for Keith Pandolfi's food-obsessed newsletter □️ The ones that make you feel unmoored in this world, looking for something inside an old fast food joint that reminds you of why you loved it so much when you were a kid. The ones that feel more like the waiting area inside a Ford dealership than a restaurant. I haven’t been inside a Burger King in years, but I wasn't surprised when I entered the sterilized dining room that has unfortunately become standard for fast food restaurants over the years. I picked one up the other day in that odd block of Philadelphia Avenue in Covington where a Burger King, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Skyline and a Waffle House all peacefully coexist like a museum of America’s fast-food history. Right now, it’s only available in Cincinnati, where it is being tested out before it goes pro. Impossible Foods chicken sandwich is being tested at Burger King I loved that sandwich and I have no idea why Burger King made it go away.įlash forward 32 years and the Home of the Whopper (I love Whoppers, too) is introducing another so-called healthier option: the Impossible Chick'n Sandwich, which is made using the new Impossible chicken patty, a plant-based concoction of wheat flour, soy protein, potato starch and a long list of ingredients that will make your eyes glaze over if they haven't already. And let’s not forget the sweet Kaiser roll studded with oats. Its broiled chicken was juicy and tender, the fresh tomato and lettuce topped with dill ranch sauce made it feel almost like something you’d get at a higher-end restaurant. I was only 20 when the Broiler came out, but I remember that I craved the sandwich on an almost weekly basis. According to a New York Times article written two months after its introduction, the chain was selling one million of them a day. Introduced in 1990, it was part of an effort by Burger King and many other fast food chains to offer healthier options and boy oh boy was it a hit. The new menu addition features a lightly breaded chicken breast with ghost pepper cheese and crispy-fried jalapeños on a sesame seed bun.In the pantheon of fast food sandwiches, the BK Broiler was my favorite. Now while we wait (for any news or the chance to actually try it), the Mexican Original Chicken Sandwich is a great stand-in, especially considering it's also got a spicy kick. Maybe it's an upcoming launch Burger King isn't ready to reveal? Though, if that's the case, Burger King might want to remove it from the website. While a rep for Burger King said there are no plans for the rumored sandwich, it is on the website and being reported by fast food outlets. Rumors have been circulating of an all-new Fiery Original Chicken Sandwich that features the same toppings as its classic-crisp lettuce and mayo on a sesame seed bun-only it's bigger and spicier. Now the chain is focusing its efforts on the original part of that equation, only with even more kick.īurger King's Original Chicken Sandwich is maybe getting a heat-forward makeover. In the last two months alone, the Whopper slinger has introduced a Mexican Original Chicken Sandwich and an Italian Original Chicken Sandwich. Burger King is working overtime to make us forget about nixing its fan-favorite Ch'King Sandwich from menus, and it's kind of working.
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