{"id":18982,"date":"2015-08-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18982"},"modified":"2023-09-04T21:39:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:39:40","slug":"review-mcdonalds-buttermilk-crispy-chicken-sandwich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/28\/review-mcdonalds-buttermilk-crispy-chicken-sandwich\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: McDonald’s Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Sandwich"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"McDonald's<\/a><\/p>\n

If McDonald\u2019s took its chicken sandwich menu and made it into one of those evolution progress pictures of the monkey slowly crawling out of the sludge and walking upright, the Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Sandwich would be somewhere on the right side, while dollar menu stalwart McChicken would be somewhere on the left. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to trash the McChicken, of course. On some days I would rather be a half-fish, half-monkey thing wandering around just chillin\u2019, eating snacks on an island. Maybe I\u2019ll eat a coconut today. Maybe I\u2019ll eat some sand. Can I digest sand? Oh, it\u2019s time for bed? G\u2019nite!<\/p>\n

The Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Sandwich boasts a buttermilk crispy chicken filet, an artisan roll, tomato, lettuce, and mayonnaise. That\u2019s only a handful of ingredients, which is good news, because I can\u2019t count past five. (My developmental years were spent eating McDonald\u2019s.) But the low number also means they are putting stock into each element. It mostly pays off.<\/p>\n

The chicken patty itself has a particularly fine breading and a nice uniform texture throughout the meat. The breading is also a bit grittier, which gives each bite a little more crunch. At first taste, it comes off a bit over-salted, but as the entire sandwich is taken in, the flavor seems to even out. The protein is a step up in quality from the other chicken offerings, but it\u2019s unclear what part buttermilk actually plays in the cooking process. Doused? Marinated? Friends with benefits? Admired from afar for many years?<\/p>\n

\"McDonald's<\/a><\/p>\n

The artisan roll is the same one featured on all the other premium McDonald\u2019s sandwiches. It’s soft, chewy, and a suitable springboard for this sandwich. The tomato is unspectacular but inoffensive and the lettuce has a decent snap that breaks up the monotony. In fact, the entire item is a textural success, with almost every bite featuring a spectrum of feelings, like a teenage romance.<\/p>\n

If there is a complaint, it is of the mayonnaise. I will concede that on my particular sandwich the construction was uneven\u2014the \u201cmayonnaise dressing\u201d was applied in a glob on one side and sparsely on the other. So your mileage may vary, but my bites that contained the mayo spread were pretty overpowering. They actually reminded me a lot of the taste of the McChicken, which is often doused in the stuff like it came out of a fire hose. That treatment seems especially egregious since this sandwich is around three bucks more than the McChicken.<\/p>\n

The quality is there and so is the price. Is the Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Sandwich three times better than a McChicken as the price would indicate? I\u2019m not sure. While it has all the trappings of a higher quality sandwich, if I were scratching that chicken itch, I don\u2019t know if I would regularly splurge. Now, if McDonald\u2019s made a sandwich out of that half-fish, half-monkey thing, I would be all over it. But they\u2019d probably only offer it in Norway or something.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 580 calories, 220 calories from fat, 24 grams of fat, 4.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 65 grams of cholesterol, 900 milligrams of sodium, 62 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 11 grams of sugar, 29 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> McDonald’s Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Sandwich
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $4.79
\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nPurchased at:<\/b> McDonald’s
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Great texture. Chicken is quality compared with previous chicken offerings. Artisan bun is soft.
\nCons:<\/b> Could be too salty for some. Globs of mayonnaise. Pricey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If McDonald\u2019s took its chicken sandwich menu and made it into one of those evolution progress pictures of the monkey slowly crawling out of the sludge and walking upright, the Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Sandwich would be somewhere on the right side, while dollar menu stalwart McChicken would be somewhere on the left. 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