Like Lucky Charms marshmallows, bongs and Kardashian sisters, Hot Pockets come in an array of shapes.
There’s the regular rectangular Hot Pocket, the triangular Panini Hot Pocket, the circular Deep Dish Pizzeria Hot Pocket and you can now add the strapless bra-shaped Hot Pockets SideShots Mini Cheeseburgers.
Unlike most Hot Pockets, these SideShots don’t involve a crisping sleeve. But just like all Hot Pockets, utensils aren’t necessary and they make me say to myself, “What wrong turn have I taken in my life that has led me to eating Hot Pockets?”
The Hot Pockets SideShots Mini Cheeseburgers are made up of bits of seasoned ground beef, cubes of cheese and some kind of sauce enclosed in a soft bun. They come attached in pairs, hence the strapless bra shape, and each pair is as long as a normal rectangular Hot Pocket.
While warming up a pair in the microwave for the recommended time of 1 minute 45 seconds, they made my apartment smell like a bakery, something no other Hot Pocket has ever accomplished. I took that as a sign of good things to come.
The buns turned out surprisingly well for something that came out of a microwave oven. They were mostly soft and only a little chewy. But what was even more astonishing to me was that they tasted just like a McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger (or McDouble) — pickles and all.
While the Hot Pockets SideShots Mini Cheeseburgers do taste great, I didn’t think they were very filling and, at three dollars a box, they seem kind of pricey since one can get three heartier McDoubles for the same price. But then again, I guess they shouldn’t be as hearty since I consider consumption of a Hot Pocket as settling for something less than the real thing.
(Nutrition Facts – 2 buns – 300 calories, 10 grams of fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 15 milligrams of cholesterol, 640 milligrams of sodium, 40 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 9 grams of sugar, 12 grams of protein, 10% calcium, 20% thiamine, 10% vitamin B12, 20% folic acid, 15% iron, 15% riboflavin, 15% niacin and 10% phosphorus.)
Item: Hot Pockets SideShots Mini Cheeseburgers
Price: $3.00
Size: 4 pack
Purchased at: Safeway
Rating: 7 out of 10
Pros: Tastes like a McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger — pickles and all. Buns came out surprisingly well. No trans fat. Contains vitamins and minerals. Made my apartment smell like a bakery. Shaped like a strapless bra.
Cons: Not very filling. Kind of pricey. Taking a wrong turn in your life, which leads you to eating a Hot Pocket. Shaped like a strapless bra.
Glad to see you reviewed these, Marvo. I’ve seen them on the shelf and wondered if they were worth buying a couple times. They seem like decent drunk food for nights when McDonald’s isn’t in the cards.
I agree with Natalie that it would be great drunk food. I am surprised to hear that they taste similar to McD’s double cheeseburger.
This sounds like a good hangover remedy food.
I was completely repulsed by your review until I read they taste like McDonald’s Double Cheeseburgers. Now I’m gonna go buy a month’s supply today.
that is not a yummy looking picture you took.
they probably are way healthier then a mcdonalds double cheeseburger.
now if you really want to harden your arteries.. don’t add ketchup to your double cheeseburger but mcchicken sauce. my brother used to work there and the shit they would do to that food to make it ‘better’ was nasty!
No mention of burning your tongue on the hot lava innards? You are a smarter man then me indeed.
I’m sorry, but that filling looks like baby shit. I think I’ll be steering clear of these.
lol yeah you are very right on this…ewww
Worth a shot. Hot Pockets products seem to be on sale every other week at some grocery store.
Thanks for the link Marvo. I absolutely loved these. They are perhaps the best Hot Pockets product I have tried.
Ummm, yes. That really does look like baby sh!t. I know it all too well. Now, excuse me while I scrub my eyeballs clean from this sh!tty sight. –> “sight” as in from that picture, not your (web)site. Josie loves Marvo lots.
These sort of remind me of a ghetto-college version of manapuas
God those look atrocious! It reminds me of like a Bagelful with Hamburger Helper Stuffing. Thought that actually sounds pretty delicious.
They remind me of those baked cha su BBQ pork buns they have a dim sum or at some Chinese bakeries.
I was totally disappointed with my side shots. I actually think someone forgot to put the filling in the middle. The picture is very deceiving. All I got was a round bun and the smell of a cheeseburger. According to the picture they actually only have about a third of the filling. I plan to never waste my money on them again.