{"id":16132,"date":"2014-01-17T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=16132"},"modified":"2023-08-25T20:36:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T06:36:07","slug":"review-wendys-spicy-chipotle-jr-cheeseburger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/01\/17\/review-wendys-spicy-chipotle-jr-cheeseburger\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Wendy\u2019s Spicy Chipotle Jr. Cheeseburger"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wendy\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

Chipotle. <\/p>\n

What does it mean? <\/p>\n

They tell me it\u2019s a smoked jalape\u00f1o, but the word has been repeated so much in recent years, it might as well be Klingon on my tongue. Assembled in an American trend factory, \u201cchipotle\u201d has been introduced to the public, pumped full of hype and then abandoned, surreptitiously left outside to slowly evaporate. My brain doesn\u2019t even register it anymore. It took me three passes to not just read \u201cWendy\u2019s Spicy Jr. Cheeseburger.\u201d Chipotle. Chipotle. Chipotle. Oh no, I just summoned a Beetlejuice made of peppers.<\/p>\n

Standing in line waiting for my order at the local Wendy\u2019s, the question suddenly presents itself: What exactly am I about to eat? And then I look up to see this sign.<\/p>\n

\"Wendy\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

Thoughts, in order: Is this Russian? I can read \u201cbrioche.\u201d Can I \u2026 read Russian? Am I in Russia right now<\/i>? (I am waiting in a line for food, after all). Have I been in Russia my entire life<\/i>? Does Wendy\u2019s serve cold beet soup<\/i>? \u2026 What is chipotle again? Am I ordering a cheeseburger with a mediocre Mission-style burrito on it? A cheeseburgeritto? Well, at least I know nobody in Russia would come up with \u201ccheeseburgeritto.\u201d I must be in America. Whew. Anyway, I got the cheeseburger and it wasn\u2019t bad!<\/p>\n

The Wendy\u2019s website lists the components of the Spicy Chipotle Jr. Cheeseburger in a handy list. \u201cSandwich bun, junior hamburger patty, spicy burger sauce, pepper jack cheese.\u201d If you\u2019ve dabbled in the Wendy\u2019s value menu before, the bun and patty are familiar. The bun is springy, functional, and inoffensive. The patty is chewy like a warm ground up sponge, but, like, a reasonably tasty sponge. The meat is also noticeably less greasy and flavorful than the non-\u201cRight Price Right Size Menu\u201d burgers. <\/p>\n

Oh, boy. <\/p>\n

\u201cRight Price Right Size?\u201d Shut it down, Wendy\u2019s. Nobody wants to say that many words. I\u2019ll eat at Wendy\u2019s every day for a year if one person has ever said the name of that menu out loud in casual conversation. (Someone say it! I need an excuse to eat Wendy\u2019s for a year!)<\/p>\n

\"Wendy\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get to the flavor portion of the pageant. There\u2019s the sauce, cheese and jalape\u00f1o, which, in concert, give a decent kick to the burger. While the aforementioned \u201cspicy burger sauce\u201d is a little too mysterious for my liking, it has a hit that immediately dissipates into a soft numb that barely lingers at all. The tiny pile of jalape\u00f1o looks like it fell off a truck on the way to a Subway, and definitely exhibits that earthy jalape\u00f1o taste, for better or worse. The peppers are sliced but not chopped, and the texture of \u201cfull\u201d vegetables along with the spiciness kind of recreate the feeling of eating some sort of torta-burger concoction. The cheese adds a reliable, creamy counterbalance to the bite of the sauce, rounding out the burger.<\/p>\n

The Spicy Chipotle Jr. Cheeseburger is a decent choice (great for the price point) but feels a little like a relief pitcher, good enough to get you through a few innings but not the entire game. It has a unique heat that seems to draw inspiration from Mexican sandwiches, rather than the sharp, aggressive burn from most other fast food spicy fare, which almost marginalizes it as a novelty or a side dish. Since it lives on the value menu, perhaps that\u2019s by design. <\/p>\n

I would recommend getting this item in a collection of foods, as it serves as a good change-of-pace burger. Okay, we ain\u2019t in Russia for sure. We eat so much we got change-of-pace burgers, y\u2019all. And I’ll eat Wendy’s every day for a year if Vladimir Putin has ever eaten anything that had “chipotle” in its name.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 340 calories, 170 calories from fat, 18 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 55 milligrams of cholesterol, 930 milligrams of sodium, 210 milligrams of potassium, 24 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of sugar, 2 grams of fiber, and 17 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Wendy\u2019s Spicy Chipotle Jr. Cheeseburger
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> 99 cents
\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Wendy\u2019s
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Great price. Well balanced flavor. Good chance of pace from regular Jr. Cheeseburger.
\nCons:<\/b> Some may not cotton to the taste of jalape\u00f1o. Not satisfying enough to eat just one. Saying \u201cRight Price Right Size\u201d out loud. \u201cChipotle\u201d means nothing. Never learned Russian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chipotle. What does it mean? They tell me it\u2019s a smoked jalape\u00f1o, but the word has been repeated so much in recent years, it might as well be Klingon on my tongue. 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