Category: Fast Food News

Burger King’s new Bacon King features two 1/4 lb flame-grilled beef patties, thick-cut smoked bacon, two slices of American cheese, ketchup, and mayonnaise on a sesame seed bun.

Some of you who have your insides partially flame-grilled because you’ve eaten a lot of Burger King, might be thinking to yourself, “Hey! Isn’t that just a Burger King Double Stacker without the Stacker sauce and with ketchup and mayo instead?” Not quite. This new burger uses Whopper patties, while the BK Stacker used the smaller beef patties.

Speaking of the Whopper patties, Burger King also introduced the Homestyle Cheeseburger that has the same toppings as a regular cheeseburger, but has a 1/4 lb flame-grilled beef patty instead of the wimpier patty.

The Bacon King has 1040 calories, 69 grams of fat, 28 grams of saturated fat, 2.5 grams of trans fat, 220 milligrams of cholesterol, 1900 milligrams of sodium, 48 grams of carbohydrates, 10 grams of sugar, 57 grams of protein. The Homestyle Cheeseburger has 550 calories, 27 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 1.5 grams of trans fat, 95 milligrams of cholesterol, 1140 milligrams of sodium, 48 grams of carbohydrates, 10 grams of sugar, and 30 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried the Bacon King, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Burger King’s website)

Subway is getting into the autumn season with two new fall-inspired cookies — apple pie and pumpkin spice.

The chain’s Apple Pie Cookies are made with Granny Smith and Fuji Apples grown in the Pacific Northwest. The naturally sweetened apple chunks are lightly coated with cinnamon. Nutmeg, cloves, and natural apple flavor are blended into the dough to create a traditional apple pie flavor.

Subway’s Pumpkin Spice Cookies feature pumpkin-flavored dough, natural vanilla, molasses, nutmeg, white confectionary chips, and cinnamon.

The sub chain also has a new sandwich with a new sauce. The Autumn Carved Turkey Sandwich features all-white meat carved turkey, 9-grain wheat bread, cheddar cheese, spinach, tomato, red onion, and the new Sweet Cranberry Mustard Sauce. Suggested retail pricing starts at $4.75 for a six-inch and $7.75 for a Footlong.

The cookies and sandwich are available at Subway restaurants nationwide for a limited time.

If you’ve tried the cookies or the sandwich, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Subway)

Keep cool this, um, fall with Sonic’s lineup of new Frozen Sweet Teas.

The limited time beverages are available with iced tea or Clubhouse, which is Sonic’s version of an Arnold Palmer – half-tea and half-lemonade. The tea flavors include Black Cherry, Wildberry, Pomegranate Hibiscus, and Strawberry. The first three are new to Sonic and are also available as regular iced tea flavors.

A small Frozen Clubhouse has 190 calories, 0 grams of fat, 35 milligrams of sodium, 52 grams of carbohydrates, and 50 grams of sugar.

If you’ve gotten brain freeze from any of these, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Sonic)

Wendy’s Taco Salad is back!

To be honest, I didn’t know it once existed.

Bad junk food blog editor!

The salad was introduced in the 1980s and it featured lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, tortilla chips, and Wendy’s chili. Here’s a commercial for it:

The 2016 version has hand-chopped iceberg and romaine lettuce, Wendy’s signature chili, diced tomatoes, sour cream, salsa (made with roasted tomatoes and ancho chili peppers), shredded cheddar cheese, and yellow corn tortilla rounds. It’s available at participating locations for $5.99 for a full-sized entree salad or $3.99 for a half-sized salad.

A full-size serving has 660 calories, 32 grams of fat, 13 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 85 milligrams of cholesterol, 1820 milligrams of sodium, 63 grams of carbohydrates, 10 grams of fiber, 18 grams of sugar, and 32 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it or the original Wendy’s Taco Salad, share your thoughts in the comments.

(Image via Wendy’s)

If you missed Mac n’ Cheetos while it was at Burger King, you have another chance to try them if you happen to be near a Sheetz. Thanks to Impulsive Buy reader Craig K for sending in the photo above. Mac n’ Cheetos will available for a limited time at participating Sheetz locations.

If you’ve seen them at other convenience stores, let us know in the comments.