{"id":21030,"date":"2016-12-23T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=21030"},"modified":"2023-08-25T20:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T06:35:51","slug":"review-wendys-spicy-sriracha-chicken-sandwich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/12\/23\/review-wendys-spicy-sriracha-chicken-sandwich\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Wendy’s Spicy Sriracha Chicken Sandwich"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Jack and Wendy went to the levee to fetch a pail of water in preparation for her new spicy innovations. Jack fell down and broke his crown because Wendy\u2019s Spicy Sriracha Chicken Sandwich blew away his expectations. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s how the nursery rhyme should<\/em> be updated because Wendy\u2019s take on sriracha is impressive. My complaint with most fast food \u201cspicy chicken\u201d is that it\u2019s never actually spicy. Wendy\u2019s takes the pedal to the medal – quite possibly in a Lexus Sriracha IS<\/a> – and delivers. It\u2019ll make any O.G. Huy Fong Sriracha fan tear up. <\/p>\n

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

They say you eat with your eyes first and Wendy\u2019s nailed it with the vibrant but non-off-putting colors – the orange\/red palette with the sriracha-infused bun, golden chicken breast, red onion, fresh green spring mix in a bright red box was working for me. Maybe there was some food psychology at work there. <\/p>\n

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

I was also impressed by the size and poundage of the sandwich. Wendy\u2019s didn\u2019t skimp on the ingredients. There was a large piece of breaded chicken overflowing from the bun, a solid layer of spring mix and an appropriate amount of bacon. <\/p>\n

The first thing I did was taste-test the bacon because soggy and stringy bacon can ruin a sandwich. Crispy? Check! The thick-cut bacon was a thing of beauty. I then proceeded to devour the sandwich. The breading itself was already a little bit spicy so I was enjoying the heat. On my third bite, I got to the sriracha aioli in all its glory and boy was it packing heat! As a balance to all the heat on heat on heat, I appreciated the red onion. It not only added a brightness to the sandwich – visually and taste-wise – but it also added a pleasant textural crunch. <\/p>\n

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

About half way through, my nose started to run a little bit from the heat; the sriracha taste bud onslaught was in full force. Each sniffle exponentially increased my love for this sandwich. I loved the \u201cafterglow\u201d as well; my mouth had a pleasant spicy tingle after each bite. Related to the hefty size and poundage, every bite had the perfect ratio of chicken, spring mix, red onion, sriracha aioli, and bacon. <\/p>\n

If I had to nitpick, I couldn\u2019t taste the sriracha jack cheese at all. It was completely overpowered by the spice in the chicken breading as well as the sriracha aioli. I also don\u2019t think the sriracha-infused bun added anything. It was a soft bun, but nothing about it seemed sriracha-infused because there was no heat to it. Also, the more I stared at the orange-colored bun, the odder I thought an orange-colored bun was.<\/p>\n

Regardless, I didn\u2019t mean to eat the entire thing but I did because it was so dang good.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 670 calories, 35 grams of fat, 11 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 110 milligrams of cholesterol, 1690 milligrams of sodium, 51 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of sugar, 2 grams of fiber, and 39 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $5.39
\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nRating:<\/b> 9 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Wendy\u2019s packs heat and makes any O.G. Huy Fong Sriracha fan proud!\u00a0Crispy thick-cut bacon is a thing of beauty. Red onion works well. Pleasant spicy tingle after each bite.
\nCons:<\/b> Sriracha jack cheese and sriracha-infused bun didn\u2019t really taste like anything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jack and Wendy went to the levee to fetch a pail of water in preparation for her new spicy innovations. Jack fell down and broke his crown because Wendy\u2019s Spicy Sriracha Chicken Sandwich blew away his expectations. That\u2019s how the nursery rhyme should be updated because Wendy\u2019s take on sriracha is impressive. 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