{"id":29480,"date":"2018-06-18T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=29480"},"modified":"2021-01-22T21:20:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T07:20:46","slug":"quick-review-burger-king-crispy-pretzel-chicken-fries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/06\/18\/quick-review-burger-king-crispy-pretzel-chicken-fries\/","title":{"rendered":"QUICK REVIEW: Burger King Crispy Pretzel Chicken Fries"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Burger<\/p>\n

What is it?<\/h3>\n

Hooray, it’s a new Burger King menu item that ISN’T just a slight variation of its King burger formula! Alas, that doesn’t mean said product is anything radically unique, though. Instead, BK’s newfangled Pretzel Chicken Fries are more or less a minute redressing of its meaty side dish…complete with a snazzy cardboard container featuring plenty of puns about both poultry and pretzels.<\/p>\n

\"Burger<\/p>\n

How is it?<\/h3>\n

\"Burger<\/p>\n

If you’ve tried the BK Chicken Fries before, you know what to expect here. The taste, text and general mouthfeel is the same, and to be perfectly honest with you fine people, I thought the pretzel flavor \u2014 while noticeable \u2014 was still a little underwhelming.<\/p>\n

\"Burger<\/p>\n

You might expect the fries to have a nuttier, saltier taste, but by and large you have to really focus to even absorb the pretzel taste while you’re chewing. And in case you’re wondering, using any of BK’s proprietary sauces pretty much negates any kind of pretzel flavoring you might detect in these suckers.<\/p>\n

Is there anything else I need to know?<\/h3>\n

Long story short, if you’ve had the regular Chicken Fries, you’ve basically already tried these. Yes, there is a subtle pretzel flavor in there, but it’s so subdued that I’m not even sure I’d be able to distinguish it from the regular Chicken Fries in a blind taste test. That said, the 9-piece set is actually astonishingly filling \u2014 you may not think that less than 400 calories worth of side dish can put a dent in your stomach, but these things might just surprise you.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/h3>\n

Although the product is only nominally “new,” as a limited-time-only offering it’s not bad at all. The fries are warm, flavorful and chewy, and they go incredibly well with the in-house zesty sauce (which, I think we can all agree, should’ve become a retail item a LONG time ago.)<\/p>\n

As an overall fast food item, I’d say it’s well above average, but as an “event” food, so to speak, it’s hardly anything worth going out of your way to experience. And if you’re a health-conscious consumer, don’t even think about going anywhere near these things: with a whopping 1,200 milligrams of sodium, the Pretzel Chicken Fries contain nearly 30 percent MORE salt than a regular old BK Whopper.<\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $2.99
\nSize:<\/b> 9-pieces
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/b> 340 calories, 21 grams of fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 45 milligrams of cholesterol, 1,200 milligrams of sodium, 21 grams of carbohydrates, less than one gram of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 16 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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