{"id":20934,"date":"2016-12-07T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=20934"},"modified":"2023-09-02T15:00:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T01:00:29","slug":"review-wendys-bacon-sriracha-fries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/12\/07\/review-wendys-bacon-sriracha-fries\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Wendy\u2019s Bacon Sriracha Fries"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wendy\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

By now, we all know Wendy\u2019s can do bacon right. But how well can they implement sriracha sauce in their tried-and-true menu favorites? <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Wendy\u2019s latest special edition side dish kinda\u2019 falls in that unhappy middle ground between slightly above average and good-but-not-really-remarkable. And in today\u2019s hyper-competitive fast food French fry variation wars, the only thing worse than being bad is being just sorta\u2019 OK<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The fries come doused in a thick goulash of melted cheddar cheese sauce, shredded cheddar, chopped up Applewood-smoked bacon, and a sprinkling of sweet chili sauce-imbued aioli. From the get-go, the biggest problem is that the dish just doesn\u2019t taste sriracha-y enough. The flavor is there, but it\u2019s way too muted. In fact, it\u2019s so faint that at first, you don\u2019t even realize sriracha sauce is in the mix. It just tastes like some random (and fairly generic) hot sauce.<\/p>\n

Problem two are the fries themselves. They\u2019re just too thin and way<\/em> too salty, and strangely, they don\u2019t do a very good job of absorbing<\/em> the sriracha cheese and bacon juice flavors, either.<\/p>\n

\"Wendy\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

But there are some positives. The cheddar cheese sauce is very thick and flavorful, and if you stir the mixture around enough you do start to pick up a more noticeable sriracha taste. The absolute best aspect of the dish, however, is the bacon. Wendy\u2019s is rightly considered the<\/em> go-to fast food place for bacon junkies, and the pieces in this new L-T-O offering are huge, plump, juicy, and super-duper crispy. <\/p>\n

Essentially, what you are getting is the chain\u2019s standard<\/em> Baconator Fries with a meager, almost unnoticeable splash of sriracha. It\u2019s all quite flavorful and fairly filling, but the aioli is just too weak to go out of your way to experience.<\/p>\n

And one final word of warning: this stuff is so greasy you\u2019re probably going to need twice<\/em> as many napkins as your local Wendy\u2019s has in stock. Take heed, potential consumers: Wet-Naps are strongly<\/em> encouraged for this one.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 600 calories, 350 calories from fat, 39 grams of fat, 11 grams of saturated fat, 45 milligrams of cholesterol, 1110 milligrams of sodium, 47 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar, and 14 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $1.99
\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> An absolute ton of bacon. A very savory cheddar cheese sauce. Eating fries out of plasticware that looks like something out of a 1970s sci-fi movie.
\nCons:<\/b> The sriracha flavor is almost undetectable. A bit too much salt on the fries. Getting half a pound of grease on your palms just opening the container.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By now, we all know Wendy\u2019s can do bacon right. But how well can they implement sriracha sauce in their tried-and-true menu favorites? Unfortunately, Wendy\u2019s latest special edition side dish kinda\u2019 falls in that unhappy middle ground between slightly above average and good-but-not-really-remarkable. And in today\u2019s hyper-competitive fast food French fry variation wars, the only […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"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-20934","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":20901,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/11\/29\/fast-food-news-wendys-bacon-sriracha-fries\/","url_meta":{"origin":20934,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Wendy’s Bacon Sriracha Fries","author":"Marvo","date":"November 29, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Back in March, we posted a photo of two spicy test items from Wendy's -- the Spicy Sriracha Chicken and Bacon Sriracha Fries. 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