{"id":23773,"date":"2017-07-31T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=23773"},"modified":"2023-09-04T21:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:39:38","slug":"review-mcdonalds-signature-sriracha-burger-and-buttermilk-crispy-chicken-sandwich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/07\/31\/review-mcdonalds-signature-sriracha-burger-and-buttermilk-crispy-chicken-sandwich\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: McDonald’s Signature Sriracha Burger and Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Sandwich"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

Welcome to 2014, McDonald\u2019s!<\/p>\n

Okay, I kid. <\/p>\n

But McDonald\u2019s Sriracha Signature Crafted Recipe would\u2019ve been way more exciting back in 2014 when sriracha was still making its way onto almost every product imaginable. <\/p>\n

But now that it has ended up onto almost every product imaginable, I look at this new Signature Crafted Recipe and go, \u201cHey! Glad you finally made it to the party. Um, almost everyone went home and we\u2019re cleaning up. But you\u2019re welcomed to stay. There\u2019s not much food or drinks left. I think there\u2019s some warm salad and maybe a slice of pizza somewhere and, um, some bottled water sitting in melted ice.\u201d<\/p>\n

But after tasting the sauce, I got excited. Because McDonald\u2019s didn\u2019t use some ordinary sriracha, it created a sriracha-Big Mac Special Sauce hybrid, and it tastes wonderful. It\u2019s creamy, spicy, sweet, and tangy. I want to dip McNuggets in it (sorry, my beloved Hot Mustard). Heck, I want to dip everything in it. And I can because it\u2019s also available in a dipping container.<\/p>\n

The Sriracha Mac Sauce is not, using a McDonald\u2019s reference, Hot Habanero-spicy, but it might be the second or third spiciest sauce to ever be available on the McDonald\u2019s menu in the U.S. It\u2019s also not Huy Fong Foods Sriracha-spicy, if you want another heat reference.<\/p>\n

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

I experienced this new sauce with the Signature Sriracha Burger and Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Sandwich. Both also feature baby spinach and kale, tomato, crispy onions, white cheddar, and your choice of an artisan roll or sesame seed bun. I went with the artisan roll for both.<\/p>\n

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

There was a decent amount of the bright orange goop in both sandwiches. Smeared inside the top bun, it’s used as glue to help prevent the crispy onions and greens from falling out (some still did). <\/p>\n

The crispy onions remained crunchy even though they sat on the sandwich for several minutes while I took photos, but had no meaningful flavor. White cheddar has been McDonald\u2019s go-to cheese for these premium sandwiches, and while it provides a creaminess, it doesn\u2019t do anything for the overall taste since the sauce overpowers it. As for the baby spinach and kale, it was nice having a different set of greens than the usual green leaf lettuce or shredded iceberg lettuce.<\/p>\n

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

But as I ate the burger and chicken sandwich, both of which I enjoyed, I couldn\u2019t help but think the three toppings are there more for aesthetics than anything else. They don\u2019t enhance the flavor of the sandwiches. They\u2019re just there to justify the \u201cpremium\u201d price.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not like the Big Mac where the pickles and onions add to the flavor of the Special Sauce. But then again, their blandness allows the Sriracha Mac Sauce to shine. Ugh, maybe I\u2019m analyzing this deeper than any normal human should, after all, it\u2019s just fricken\u2019 fast food. Who cares? As long as it\u2019s tasty.<\/p>\n

With that said, I do think the Sriracha Signature Crafted Recipe is tasty. As a matter of fact, it\u2019s the best tasting one so far. I thought the original varieties \u2014 Pico Guacamole, Maple Bacon Dijon, and Sweet BBQ Bacon \u2014 lacked strong flavors (Pico Guacamole and Maple Bacon Dijon) or were boring (ANOTHER BBQ bacon cheeseburger).<\/p>\n

This latest recipe has none of those issues.<\/p>\n

Welcome to McDonald\u2019s, sriracha!<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – Burger with artisan roll<\/b> – 670 calories, 320 calories from fat, 35 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 1.5 grams of trans fat, 95 milligrams of cholesterol, 1010 milligrams of sodium, 56 grams of carbohydrates, 13 g 4 grams of fiber, 32 grams of protein. Buttermilk Crispy Chicken with artisan roll<\/b> – 730 calories, 300 calories from fat, 33 grams of fat, 7 grams of fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 80 milligrams of cholesterol, 1430 milligrams of sodium, 75 grams of carbohydrates, 13 grams of sugar, 5 grams of fiber, and 32 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b>
\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Sriracha Mac Sauce tastes wonderful and is available as a dipping sauce (HELLO, McNuggets and Fries!) Toppings give it the appearance of premium. The best tasting of the Signature Crafted Recipes.
\nCons:<\/b> Other toppings don’t enhance the flavor of the sandwiches. McDonald’s coming late to the sriracha party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to 2014, McDonald\u2019s! Okay, I kid. But McDonald\u2019s Sriracha Signature Crafted Recipe would\u2019ve been way more exciting back in 2014 when sriracha was still making its way onto almost every product imaginable. But now that it has ended up onto almost every product imaginable, I look at this new Signature Crafted Recipe and go, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"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":[1477,1481],"class_list":["post-23773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-mcdonalds"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29765,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/06\/30\/fast-food-news-mcdonalds-signature-crafted-recipe-bacon-smokehouse-burger\/","url_meta":{"origin":23773,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: McDonald’s Signature Crafted Recipe Bacon Smokehouse Burger","author":"Marvo","date":"June 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We reviewed it! 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