{"id":18792,"date":"2015-07-16T12:08:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T22:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18792"},"modified":"2023-08-25T20:09:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T06:09:23","slug":"review-burger-king-doritos-loaded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/16\/review-burger-king-doritos-loaded\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Burger King Doritos Loaded"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Burger King might be in trouble.<\/p>\n

They seem like they\u2019re pulling out all the stops lately, bringing back the King (great move), Chicken Fries (decent move, absolutely terrible marketing) and now trying to branch off into that weird menu item market Taco Bell lives in. I\u2019m not sure what they\u2019re hoping to gain by offering a product that has been sold at 7-Eleven locations for some time, but I\u2019m definitely sensing an air of desperation.<\/p>\n

This may be a controversial statement, but I don\u2019t really like Doritos Locos Tacos. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I was first in line to order them and I thought the idea was brilliant, but the execution? Ehhhhhh. After the first bite, I barely even noticed any Doritos flavor. The new Burger King Doritos Loaded are no different.<\/p>\n

Doritos Loaded \u2013 which is a really stupid name \u2013 smelled awesome. The drive home was tense, because their aroma filled my car almost instantly. I was pretty hungry and toyed with the idea of just busting them out right there, but chose to avoid Doritos fingers for a couple more minutes. Still, I was pumped to throw these babies down by the time I got home. Oh what a na\u00efve fool I was.<\/p>\n

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

Doritos Loaded look cool and have a little heft to them, about the same weight as a chicken nugget. They have a nice salty, crispy outer shell, but it’s also a bit dry. If I stopped eating them after one bite, my review score would have been a lot higher. <\/p>\n

They make a really good first impression. I could taste the nacho cheese Doritos flavor, but it’s immediately masked by the cheese filling. After that, I never really tasted nacho cheese Doritos again.<\/p>\n

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

The cheese inside is gross! I couldn\u2019t pinpoint exactly what kind of cheese. I naturally thought nacho at first, then maybe American? After some Googling that took way too much time, I learned it has a combination of American, cheddar and Romano. I never would have been able to tell you that myself. The cheese was just indiscriminate, bland, and gooey. The decision to use that mix was my biggest problem with the Doritos Loaded.<\/p>\n

They would have been so much better if the center was a bit solidified with a cheese like mozzarella. I considered letting them sit around and cool off a little before eating more, but agita was kicking in. And, to be perfectly honest, I didn\u2019t want to eat more.<\/p>\n

I absolutely hate wasting food, but I threw away two of the four Doritos Loaded. I would have given them away, but I was alone. I didn\u2019t even have someone to make hand uprights for me so I could attempt to flick one of these across the room paper football-style.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m so lonely. All I want is for someone to finish my gross food and make finger field goals for me. Is that too much to ask?<\/p>\n

But I digress.<\/p>\n

I think the idea of crusting snacks in Doritos crumbs is a great one. I\u2019ve often said Frito-Lay could make a killing selling Doritos dust in the spice aisle. I\u2019d definitely put that on a chicken breast. In fact, Burger King should strike while the iron is hot, and offer chicken nuggets crusted in Doritos crumbs. There\u2019s zero chance that wouldn\u2019t be a hit. It would certainly crush the Doritos Loaded. <\/p>\n

Can someone pass this along to the King? Doritos crusted nuggets! And get Darius Rucker to sing in the commercial like the good old days. And no more unlawful marriages between chickens and French fries.<\/p>\n

Doritos Loaded were a novel idea, but the execution was awful. Not to mention, for $2.99 there are about 100 better fast food values out there.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know, I guess this is worth a shot for Burger King. I don\u2019t necessarily think these will pair well with a burger, so 7-Eleven seems like a better place to buy them. With all that said, I hope they release a Cool Ranch version. But if they do, they better make them with mozzarella.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 360 calories, 24 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 40 milligrams of cholesterol, 1,080 milligrams of sodium, 24 grams of carbohydrates, 4 gram of fiber, 0 grams of sugar, and 12 grams of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Burger King Doritos Loaded
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $2.99
\nSize:<\/b> 4 bites
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Burger King
\nRating:<\/b> 3 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Smelled great. Nice crispy exterior. Cool packaging\/shape. Hootie\u2019s “Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch” jingle. The King is back!
\nCons:<\/b> Dry. Almost no Doritos flavor. Terrible cheese filling. Chicken Fries commercials. No one to play paper football with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Burger King might be in trouble. They seem like they\u2019re pulling out all the stops lately, bringing back the King (great move), Chicken Fries (decent move, absolutely terrible marketing) and now trying to branch off into that weird menu item market Taco Bell lives in. I\u2019m not sure what they\u2019re hoping to gain by offering […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"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_seo_schema_type":"","_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":[1534,1657,1477],"class_list":["post-18792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-burger-king","tag-doritos","tag-fast-food"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18763,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/09\/fast-food-news-burger-king-doritos-loaded\/","url_meta":{"origin":18792,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Burger King Doritos Loaded","author":"Marvo","date":"July 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Remember those Doritos Loaded that were sold last year at 7-Eleven? 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