{"id":21210,"date":"2017-02-02T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=21210"},"modified":"2022-07-14T19:42:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T05:42:02","slug":"review-mcdonalds-grand-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/02\/review-mcdonalds-grand-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: McDonald’s Grand Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Do you see that party over there? It\u2019s an LTO (limited time offer) party and I see the King from Burger King and the chihuahua from Taco Bell absolutely going crazy and for what seems like forever. Oh, and who\u2019s that I see over there making a fashionably late entrance? WHY IT\u2019S RONALD MCDONALD WITH TWO NEW BURGERS! <\/p>\n

Welcome to the party, McDonald\u2019s! Glad to see you here even if it is for just two size variations of your top performer.<\/p>\n

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The burgers are siblings to McDonald’s signature item the Big Mac, one of which is called the Grand Mac. Thinking about the name, though, a Grande at Starbucks is a medium and if you translate grand from French it means \u201cbig,\u201d so jeez McDonald\u2019s this is confusing. <\/p>\n

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I got a regular Big Mac too just so I could see the difference. And if the package wasn\u2019t warning enough (you\u2019re gonna need two hands), you truly see the magnitude when you open the box. This thing is big! Actually, scratch that since it\u2019s confusing. It\u2019s huge!<\/p>\n

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It’s definitely larger than its star sibling but not so much in height. However, getting a bird\u2019s eye view is simply breathtaking as you compare the diameters of the two sesame seed buns.<\/p>\n

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The taste is right on point with the Big Mac as the usual components are there in all their glory. The lettuce, onions, and pickles add some really nice crunch while the cheese is a sort of middle ground in texture to marry up all the different components, which it does so beautifully. However, the star here is the Big Mac sauce, which is as it should be. It\u2019s the flavor you know and love, both creamy and delicious in full force. If you absolutely love the Big Mac but usually finish it without feeling as full as you\u2019d like then the Grand Mac is for you. <\/p>\n

The one disappointment I had were with the meat patties. The taste was fine but they were a bit too thin for me considering everything else that was going on. So, here\u2019s to hoping McDonald\u2019s has another option in the works. I even mocked one up using the gloriously sized patties from a Double Quarter Pounder. Drive-thru patrons of America? The Hamburglar? The enormous<\/del> gigantic<\/del> Jumbo Mac has arrived…<\/p>\n

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(Nutrition Facts – 860 calories, 470 calories from fat, 52 grams of fat, 18 grams of saturated fat, 2 grams of trans fat, 140 milligrams of cholesterol, 1470 milligrams of sodium, 62 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of dietary fiber, 13 grams of sugar, and 41 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $5.00
\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> A truly super-sized Big Mac experience. Ronald McDonald partying with the King and a chihuahua. Packaging warnings that actually hold true.
\nCons:<\/b> Meat patties that are underwhelming. The French translation of Grand Mac is Big Mac.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you see that party over there? It\u2019s an LTO (limited time offer) party and I see the King from Burger King and the chihuahua from Taco Bell absolutely going crazy and for what seems like forever. Oh, and who\u2019s that I see over there making a fashionably late entrance? 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