{"id":19970,"date":"2016-04-25T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=19970"},"modified":"2023-08-25T20:35:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T06:35:55","slug":"review-wendys-crispy-chicken-blt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/04\/25\/review-wendys-crispy-chicken-blt\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Wendy’s Crispy Chicken BLT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u201cWhat if I want to buy it by itself?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

She responded, \u201cYou can buy it by itself but it\u2019s from over here and doesn\u2019t have bacon on it.\u201d The cashier gestured at the value menu, at their value chicken sandwich. At least at this Wendy\u2019s, they do not sell the Crispy Chicken BLT alone. I was being railroaded into buying a meal.<\/p>\n

In a true \u201cMom, don\u2019t tell me what to do\u201d moment, I grimaced. Yes, Wendy\u2019s is offering a \u201c4 for $4\u201d deal that is basically Frankenstein-ed value menu options, and is kicking it off with a new item, the Crispy Chicken BLT. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the thing: I have piecemealed together feasts from Wendy\u2019s in the past. This is one of my favorite places to do it. But if you\u2019re saying I have<\/i> to buy a soda and I have<\/i> to buy some fries, I\u2019m going to push back a bit. No Frosty? No baked potato? As the combinations dwindle, it feels like Dave Thomas\u2019 ghost hand is holding my head under a vat of Wendy\u2019s chili as he mumbles something about how ground beef should have right-angled corners.<\/p>\n

The meal comes with a sandwich, four nuggets, a soda and fries. And once the sandwich is unwrapped, it\u2019s clear why it comes with friends. It\u2019s pretty tiny. Turns out, it\u2019s a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger but with a fried white chicken patty replacing the beef.<\/p>\n

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

The Crispy Chicken BLT boasts a two slices of bacon, a slice of American cheese, mayo, lettuce, and tomato on top of the patty. The bacon is crispier than I\u2019m used to on other Wendy\u2019s items, but it and the lettuce add a nice texture to the entire bite. The bun is soft but dry, and combined with the mild hum of the American cheese and mayonnaise, can get a little overbearing at times. <\/p>\n

The chicken itself is fine\u2014the white meat is free of soft bones (unlike a McChicken, sometimes) and contrasts nicely to the sodium boost the pork adds. The patty is nothing particularly special, similar to most other sandwiches on the value menu, but this seems to complement the other ingredients a tad better than the beef counterpart.<\/p>\n

How was the rest of the meal? I would have liked a Frosty, to be honest. The fries seemed like overkill, but were fine. And surprisingly, I did not get sick of chicken, as I gulped down four nuggets no problem (didn\u2019t they use to have five nuggets?).<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a fan of the \u201c4 for $4\u201d promotion. It looks too much like 4-4-4, which gives off Illuminati vibes, and the entire situation definitely feels like paying for a cable package when all I need is Warriors basketball, the Property Brothers and the People v. OJ Simpson. \u201cKar-dash-i-an! Kar-dash-i-an!\u201d<\/p>\n

The sandwich is a decent value menu item, and four bucks is a pretty good price for a meal. Just lemme pick my own stuff, Wendy\u2019s.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 440 calories, 24 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 55 milligrams of cholesterol, 950 milligrams of sodium, 37 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of sugar, 1 gram of fiber, and 20 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $4 (includes meal)
\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Wendy’s
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Serviceable value menu item. Better than the Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger. Chicken and bacon go together well, lettuce adds a nice crisp.
\nCons:<\/b> Cheese and bread can overwhelm. You need to buy four things at once.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhat if I want to buy it by itself?\u201d I asked. She responded, \u201cYou can buy it by itself but it\u2019s from over here and doesn\u2019t have bacon on it.\u201d The cashier gestured at the value menu, at their value chicken sandwich. At least at this Wendy\u2019s, they do not sell the Crispy Chicken BLT […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"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":[1477,1526],"class_list":["post-19970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-wendys"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19875,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/04\/05\/fast-food-news-wendys-crispy-chicken-blt\/","url_meta":{"origin":19970,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Wendy’s Crispy Chicken BLT","author":"Marvo","date":"April 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Last October, Wendy's tested a couple of new menu items -- the Bacon Mozzarella Cheeseburger and Crispy Chicken BLT. 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