{"id":20056,"date":"2016-05-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=20056"},"modified":"2021-01-05T21:14:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T07:14:24","slug":"review-carls-jr-pretzel-breakfast-sandwich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/05\/13\/review-carls-jr-pretzel-breakfast-sandwich\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Carl’s Jr. Pretzel Breakfast Sandwich"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

I love celebrating food holidays.<\/p>\n

There’s Bagel Day (2\/9), Potato Chip Day (3\/14), Chinese Almond Cookie Day (4\/9), Animal Cracker Day (4\/18), Clams on the Half Shell Day (just kidding, don’t celebrate it, but it\u2019s an actual food holiday on 3\/31) and Pretzel Day (4\/26)! Thanks to Carl\u2019s Jr., I celebrated Pretzel Day first thing that morning with their new Pretzel Breakfast Sandwich.<\/p>\n

Deviating from their breakfast biscuit ways, Carl\u2019s Jr.\/Hardee’s brought in Auntie Anne\u2019s for some pretzel expertise. Growing up, I always wished that my aunts were as cool as Anne and Jemima. The point is, I love me some Auntie Anne\u2019s pretzels – definitely a mall staple. So naturally, I was way too excited for this collaboration.<\/p>\n

I unfortunately set myself up for a let down because I didn\u2019t read the product description beforehand – I just assumed “pretzel” meant something that would be like Auntie Anne’s soft pretzels, but in bun form. So, I expected coarse salt diamonds glittering on top of a dark brown carb mountain. Instead, the bun is more like a saltless, flattened poop emoji. <\/p>\n

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

The pretzel roll just doesn\u2019t get me going like soft pretzel does. It\u2019s soft but too chewy. The soft part is very much like a dinner roll, but it\u2019s a miss on the pretzel part. I get that pretzels themselves do have more of a bite to them but when I\u2019m also trying to chew through ham, egg, and cheese, it doesn\u2019t create a good mouthfeel.<\/p>\n

Also, coming from a person who practically inhales her food – don\u2019t judge me, I know there are other food inhalers out there – the extra 3-4 chews are unwelcome. Lastly, it\u2019s completely missing that Auntie Anne\u2019s pretzel fragrance a.k.a BUTTER (I hope you read that in Paula Deen\u2019s voice). A pretzel is not a pretzel without the buttery fat – erm, I mean goodness?! <\/p>\n

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

The rest of the sandwich has all the components of a hearty and satisfying breakfast sandwich. The first thing I noticed was the cheese on cheese; you can\u2019t miss it because it\u2019s melting everywhere onto the wrapping and bun. It\u2019s a little messy and reminds me of Kraft Singles but it\u2019s actually American and Swiss cheese. Taste-wise, there\u2019s no distinction between the cheeses, but I don\u2019t mind. <\/p>\n

The cheese overload does get to be a bit much, but the extra sodium in the smoky ham helps to cut through the bun and cheese. If ham is not for you, the other porky options are bacon or sausage. The final component is the pillowy yellow egg. The egg actually looks like something that could come off of my pan at home. <\/p>\n

But, what\u2019s the point of being a Pretzel Breakfast Sandwich if the pretzel part doesn\u2019t deliver? I\u2019d actually prefer to eat this on a biscuit. <\/p>\n

BRB, going to the mall for some real pretzels now.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 520 calories, 210 calories from fat, 23 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 210 milligrams of cholesterol, 1770 milligrams of sodium, 51 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 8 grams of sugar, and 24 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $2.99
\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Carl’s Jr.
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Celebrating food holidays! Components of a hearty and satisfying breakfast sandwich. Cheese on cheese.
\nCons:<\/b> Flattened Poop Emoji. Chewy. Lack of pretzel\u2019s buttery goodness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love celebrating food holidays. There’s Bagel Day (2\/9), Potato Chip Day (3\/14), Chinese Almond Cookie Day (4\/9), Animal Cracker Day (4\/18), Clams on the Half Shell Day (just kidding, don’t celebrate it, but it\u2019s an actual food holiday on 3\/31) and Pretzel Day (4\/26)! Thanks to Carl\u2019s Jr., I celebrated Pretzel Day first thing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1478,1477],"class_list":["post-20056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-carls-jr","tag-fast-food"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19948,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/04\/21\/fast-food-news-carls-jr-and-hardees-auntie-annes-pretzel-breakfast-sandwich\/","url_meta":{"origin":20056,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Breakfast Sandwich","author":"Marvo","date":"April 21, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Carl's Jr. and Hardee's is teaming up with another fast food chain with an apostrophe in its name to create a new breakfast sandwich. 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