{"id":17300,"date":"2014-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=17300"},"modified":"2023-09-04T21:25:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:25:37","slug":"review-burger-king-mushroom-swiss-big-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/29\/review-burger-king-mushroom-swiss-big-king\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Burger King Mushroom & Swiss Big King"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Burger<\/a><\/p>\n

I thought what made Burger King\u2019s Big King special was its middle bun AND the thousand island-style dressing. It turns out I\u2019m as wrong as the guy who bids $75,000 for a Price is Right Showcase that consists of a year\u2019s supply of sunscreen, two jet skis, a trip to Hilo, Hawaii, and a 2014 Kia Forte. <\/p>\n

With the release of Burger King\u2019s Mushroom & Swiss Big King, I learned the special sauce isn\u2019t so special. I also learned the middle bun is the crown that make a Big King a Big King.<\/p>\n

In case you can’t see everything in that blob of fast food ingredients above, the Mushroom & Swiss Big King features two beef patties, saut\u00e9ed mushrooms, a slice of Swiss cheese, mayonnaise, a sesame seed bun, and the important middle bun. <\/p>\n

Mine also ended up with a rogue slice of American cheese, but there\u2019s no thousand island-style dressing. Of course, I\u2019m pretty sure adding a sweet and tangy sauce to a mushroom and Swiss burger would\u2019ve been gross. <\/p>\n

And now that we know it\u2019s the boring middle bun that makes a Big King a Big King and the thousand-island dressing isn\u2019t there to stifle creativity, I expect Burger King to create many Big King variations in the future. Perhaps the Whopper has passed the variety burger baton to the Big King, so we’ll soon be seeing a Rodeo Big King, a Texas BBQ Big King, and a Western Big King.<\/p>\n

\"Burger<\/a><\/p>\n

As you can see above, the burger is loaded with mushrooms. Okay, maybe you can\u2019t see them all in that overzealous application of mayonnaise. But I assure you there were a lot of them because I could feel all the mushroom rubberiness in my mouth. <\/p>\n

When I ate the Burger King Mushroom & Swiss Grillers back in the 2011, I complained about it having too much mushroom flavor. But with the Mushroom & Swiss Big King, I\u2019m going to complain about it having too little mushroom flavor. Yes, there was some here and there, but with that many mushrooms, I expected almost every bite to taste like I was nibbling on Papa Smurf\u2019s house. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to blame the mayo. <\/p>\n

While the mayonnaise does a great job at preventing mushrooms from falling out of the burger and making the Swiss cheese slice feel more melted than it really is, it also does a good job at making this burger taste more like a mayonnaise and Swiss burger than a mushroom and Swiss burger. Having less mayo might\u2019ve helped, but those sad, rubbery mushrooms didn\u2019t have a lot of flavor to begin with. <\/p>\n

Overall, the Burger King Mushroom & Swiss Big King is a mediocre burger and I think someone should take away its crown. It\u2019s not horrible because the beef patties had a pleasant meatiness to them, and even with all that mayo, the sandwich wasn’t messy. But it tastes like a simple double cheeseburger that accidentally had a few mushrooms dropped onto it during the lunch rush.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 560 calories, 37 grams of fat, 11 grams of saturated fat, 1.5 grams of trans fat, 70 milligrams of cholesterol, 760 milligrams of sodium, 35 grams of carbohydrates, 7 grams of sugar, and 20 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Burger King Mushroom & Swiss Big King
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $4.39
\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Burger King
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Lots of mushrooms. Mayo does a great job at preventing mushrooms from falling out. Decent beef patties with good flavor. Winning a Price is Right Showcase.
\nCons:<\/b> Lots of mushrooms don’t have lots of flavor. Mayo does a great job at preventing mushroom flavor from standing out. The middle bun being the reason why a Big King is a Big King. Going over when bidding on a Price is Right Showcase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I thought what made Burger King\u2019s Big King special was its middle bun AND the thousand island-style dressing. It turns out I\u2019m as wrong as the guy who bids $75,000 for a Price is Right Showcase that consists of a year\u2019s supply of sunscreen, two jet skis, a trip to Hilo, Hawaii, and a 2014 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1534,1477],"class_list":["post-17300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-burger-king","tag-fast-food"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23055,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/06\/16\/fast-food-news-burger-king-mushroom-swiss-king\/","url_meta":{"origin":17300,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Burger King Mushroom & Swiss King","author":"Marvo","date":"June 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Burger King's latest is the Mushroom & Swiss King. 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