FAST FOOD NEWS: Wendy’s Pulled Pork Sandwich, Cheeseburger, and Cheese Fries

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Wendy s Pulled Pork Sandwich Cheeseburger and Cheese Fries

Update: Click here to read our Wendy’s BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich review

When I think of autumn, I also think of barbecue.

Oh wait. I’m confusing barbecue with pumpkin spice.

But if you’re thinking of barbecue this season, Wendy’s has three new BBQ Pulled Pork products that’ll be around until early November. So I guess you can celebrate Halloween with them. The offerings feature shredded hickory-smoked pulled pork and come with one of three custom-crafted sauces — Sweet, Smoky, or Spicy.

The BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich features hickory-smoked pulled pork, crunchy slaw, and one of the BBQ sauce served on a toasted brioche bun.

The BBQ Pulled Pork Cheeseburger has a beef hamburger patty that’s topped with hickory-smoked pulled pork, a slice of natural cheddar cheese, crunchy slaw, and one of three barbecue sauces on a toasted brioche bun.

The BBQ Pulled Pork Cheese Fries consists of Wendy’s Natural-Cut Fries that are topped with warm cheddar cheese sauce, hickory-smoked pulled pork, diced red onions, and your choice of BBQ sauce drizzled on top.

The sandwich has 410 calories, 14 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 1230 milligrams of sodium, 48 grams of carbohydrates, and 24 grams of protein. The cheeseburger has 640 calories, 33 grams of fat, 13 grams of saturated fat, 1.5 grams of trans fat, 1260 milligrams of sodium, 42 grams of carbohydrates, and 38 grams of protein. The cheese fries has 470 calories, 23 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 1020 milligrams of sodium, 50 grams of carbohydrates, and 15 grams of protein.

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

(Images via Wendy’s website.)

SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Kellogg’s Eggo Breakfast Sandwiches

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Kellogg's Eggo Sausage, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Sandwiches

Kellogg's Eggo Egg & Cheese Breakfast Sandwiches

Before you get excited, let me rain on your parade. Kellogg’s calls it a “soft waffle-style bread,” so it’s bread shaped like waffles and not the Eggo waffles we all know and heat up in our toasters. Bummer.

There’s also a bacon, egg, and cheese version, but not even bacon can turn my frown upside down when it comes to these sandwiches not having actual Eggo waffles.

The sausage version has 290 calories, 17 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 510 milligrams of sodium, and 10 grams of protein. The bacon one has 210 calories, 10 grams of fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat, 550 milligrams of sodium, and 9 grams of protein. And the egg and cheese has 200 calories, 8 grams of fat, 2.5 grams of saturated fat, 470 milligrams of sodium, and 9 grams of protein. (Spotted by Chris at Meijer.)

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REVIEW: Sonic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups & Chocolate Waffle Cone Sundae

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Sonic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups & Chocolate Waffle Cone Sundae 1

An ice cream sundae is nothing without its cone. Well, except if it’s in a cup. That’s why Madonna’s cone-bra was so ingenious — it was both cones and cups at the same time. For sanitary reasons, I should probably advise against eating ice cream out of anything that’s been near Madonna’s chest.

For a limited time, Sonic restaurants will be offering the new Waffle Cone Sundae in three flavor combinations: M&M’s Candies & Strawberry, Snickers Bar & Caramel, and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups & Chocolate. If you would like to take a walk on the wild side, you can also choose to customize your Waffle Cone Sundae. Or, if you’re bland, boring, and allergic to fun, you can order a plain vanilla Waffle Cone Sundae, devoid of all toppings, for only a single dollar less.

Me? I stand somewhere in the middle. I enjoy an occasional thrill, but I’m nowhere near crazy enough to try crowd-surfing at a Yo-Yo Ma concert. That’s why I went with a pre-made flavor: the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups & Chocolate Waffle Cone Sundae.

Hmm. Sonic certainly didn’t spare the peanut butter cup topping. As soon as the carhop handed me the ice cream cone, little bits of Reese’s started falling all over the place — probably the reason why he thrust a handful of napkins in my face a few seconds later.

Sonic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups & Chocolate Waffle Cone Sundae 2

I needed those napkins, too. The waffle cone itself is crisp, yet fragile. On several occasions, a single bite caused large portions of the cone to shatter. I had mistakenly left my Patrick Bateman gloves at home, so I found myself licking frantically to prevent vanilla ice cream from dripping all over my beautiful, bare hands.

Even with such a delicate cone, the ice cream never leaked out of the bottom. This was convenient, as I didn’t want to be burdened with the task of explaining the origin of sticky, white stains on the car seats to my leasing agent.

The flavor of the Waffle Cone Sundae’s vanilla soft serve base is complemented by both the peanut butter cup bits and the chocolate syrup. The first few bites combine the two toppings in perfect proportion, a familiar blend of chocolate and peanut flavors.

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Regrettably, the balance doesn’t last for too long, as the top layer of the sundae disappears quickly. What remains is little more than plain vanilla ice cream in a plain waffle cone — a dessert as boring as the Christmas with Colonel Sanders vinyl record. (There was so much potential. The Little Drumstick Boy? The Twelve Days of Chicken? These songs practically write themselves.) To attain a more thorough distribution of flavors, Sonic would have been better off swirling the toppings into the vanilla ice cream base.

I was disappointed to find that the waffle cone seems weakly flavored, smothered by the vanilla ice cream during most bites. As the cone begins to double-up in an overlap toward its bottom, the waffle flavor becomes more apparent, but the cone merely serves as a vessel to hold ice cream for the majority of the sundae.

The most attractive aspect of Sonic’s Waffle Cone Sundae is the price. Ice cream isn’t always cheap in today’s economy, and I definitely don’t want to resort to eating those questionable Walmart ice cream sandwiches whenever I’m craving frozen dairy treats. For just a few cents under three dollars, the Waffle Cone Sundae is a bargain.

Despite all of its flaws, the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups & Chocolate Waffle Cone Sundae remains a satisfying and inexpensive ice cream cone. Both the quantity of toppings and the waffle cone itself were less than ideal, but for the price, its peanut butter and chocolate flavor is sufficient.

On the first day of Chicken,
The Colonel sent to me:
12 pounds of gravy,
11 herbs and spices,
10 tubs of white meat,
9 thighs and drumsticks,
8 buttermilk biscuits,
7 Chicken Littles,
6 wings and sauces,
5 DOUBLE DOOOOOOOWNS!
4 Famous Bowls,
3 Go Cups,
2 pot pies,
and a bucket of Original Recipeeeeee.

(Nutrition Facts – Not available on Sonic website.)

Item: Sonic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups & Chocolate Waffle Cone Sundae
Purchased Price: $2.89
Size: N/A
Purchased at: Sonic
Rating: 7 out of 10
Pros: Tasty chocolate and peanut butter flavors. Inexpensive. Twelve Days of Chicken.
Cons: Fragile cone. Just plain ice cream after top layer. Forgetting my Patrick Bateman gloves at home.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 9/29/2014

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Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.

Giant Limited Edition Pumpkin Bread

Sliced pumpkin bread? I did not see that coming. (Spotted by Garrison at Stop & Shop.)

Quaker Real Medleys Caramel Apple Flavor Oatmeal

The Target circular in Sunday’s paper tells me this flavor is only available at Target. The Target circular also tells me it hasn’t forgiven me for going into a Walmart the other day. (Spotted by Lindsay at Target.)

Brach's S'mores Caramels and Sea Salt Caramel Royals

Brach's Candy Corn Gummies and Apple Caramel Royals

Brach’s sure has been busy. (Spotted by Sylvia at Raley’s and Sarah at CVS.)

Hawaiian Punch Fruit Juicy Red Cotton Candy

There’s also a Hawaiian Punch Lemon Berry Squeeze Cotton Candy, but why would you want Hawaiian Punch cotton candy that doesn’t taste like Hawaiian Punch? (Spotted by Keith at Dollar General.)

Starbucks Mocha and Cinnamon Dolce Keurig K-Cups

Don’t want to go to a Starbucks to get a Mocha or Cinnamon Dolce coffee? Well then, you can go to your favorite grocery store to find out if they carry the new Starbucks Mocha and Cinnamon Dolce K-Cups. And if not? Well, I guess you’re going to have to go to a Starbucks to get a Mocha or Cinnamon Dolce coffee. (Spotted by Lindsay at Kroger.)

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REVIEW: Little Caesars Soft Pretzel Crust Pepperoni Pizza

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Little Caesars Soft Pretzel Crust Pepperoni Pizza

Little Caesars’ Soft Pretzel Crust Pepperoni Pizza is a pepperoni pizza with a soft pretzel crust. It’s that simple.

The meeting at Little Caesars for this pizza had one visual aid. It was a photo of a soft pretzel and a plus sign and then a photo of a pepperoni pizza and then an equals sign, and then a soft pretzel pizza.

Q: “But, Marshall, do you think we need to somehow optimize the flavors to each other?”

A: “Larry, do you or do you not want to go eat lunch?”

The meeting was six minutes long and they definitely did not eat Little Caesars for their meal.

Eating a slice of this pizza is like rummaging through boardwalk garbage. It’s a straight up soft pretzel stretched out into pizza form and had pepperoni and cheese put on it. It’s what the pawn seagulls probably bring to the queen seagull. Pretty sure Templeton from Charlotte’s Web has a slice of one of these things during his smorgasbord. I wouldn’t describe the pizza as “terrific” and probably not “humble,” but it absolutely had “some pig” in it.

Little Caesars Soft Pretzel Crust Pepperoni Pizza Crust Closeup

Yo, Little Caesars, have you ever tried your own Hot-N-Ready pizzas? Thems salty. So what did you do? You added a pretzel bread, which is saltier, and then on top of that you sprinkled that rock salt that clears New England sidewalks in the winter.

After the first few bites, I had a salt wince duck face like it was selfie time. The pepperoni was not bad. But in the context of the entire pie, it was a little much having meat discs of sodium to surf on the waves of high blood pressure. Quiz: “I’m really looking forward to more Salt.” Is that a quote from me eating this pizza or Kurt Wimmer, writer of the Angelina Jolie film Salt? Find the answer hidden in this review somewhere! (It’s Kurt Wimmer)

Of course, our taste buds adapt to change, but it was disconcerting when a couple slices in I started to get used to it. Could I ever eat anything without salt again? What if this was my new normal? I looked up from my thoughts and realized I had eaten the entire pie.

I spent weeks wandering the street as a salt junkie until I went through the twelve step salt program. I’m now a salt-free, productive member of society but every once in a while when I’m at a mid-low caliber restaurant, the shaker with the white rocks calls my name. I ignore her pleas but she knows one day I’ll crumble. She knows.

Moreover, Lil’ Caesar, I like the way you run your store. I was in and out in about four minutes and there were two people in front of me in line. Handed over payment and received my product. Someone get the guy who thought that system up to help out with hospital emergency room triage. In and out. In and out. Easy. Everybody leaving the ER has a slice of pizza in their hand. Beautiful.

Since LiCa did such a good job with replicating a pretzel for the bread, there are a couple things to consider here. First is the texture. The soft pretzel bread was very similar to what we all know as soft pretzel bread, but the question is: Do we want that chewy, chewy texture for pizza? The answer for me is that it’s fine, but ultimately I like a crispy exterior and a chewy interior. It works for the novelty, but I don’t want it for my every day pizza.

Little Caesars Soft Pretzel Crust Pepperoni Pizza Slice

Second is the cheese. There is some “real” cheese sprinkled on top but I noticed a cheddar cheese sauce that is also present, more the consistency of a thick nacho cheese. This was a cheese that tasted and felt like a dipping sauce that you might stick a soft pretzel into. It had a bit of zest and all the smoothness of Cheez Wiz. Again, fine for the novelty, but the more I think about it, it’s kind of gross. Like kissing!

It’s all a bit of an unbalanced affair and I’m not sure my hypertension can take another one, but the Soft Pretzel Crust Pizza is an interesting novelty, and a cheap one at that. If you’re ever pressed for time like those executives who thought up this pizza, and you really, really need to eat a soft pretzel and a pizza at once, the Little C got your back. Pizza pizza? Salty salty.

(Disclosure: We received a $10 Little Caesars gift card from Little Caesars to purchase the pizza.)

(Nutrition Facts – 1/8 of a pizza – 270 calories, 11 grams fat, 4.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams trans fat, 20 milligrams of cholesterol, 570 milligrams of sodium, 31 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 2 grams of sugar, and 11 grams of protein.)

Item: Little Caesars Soft Pretzel Crust Pepperoni Pizza
Purchased Price: $5.99
Size: N/A
Purchased at: Little Caesars
Rating: 4 out of 10
Pros: Fun to eat two food items at once. Cheap.
Cons: Extremely salty. Texture of bread is not pizza bread

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