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Fast Food Review: The Baconator


In solidarity with the upward and outward growth of fast-food chain mega-burger offerings (and hence, the munching public), Wendy's has introduced a multi-meat menu item called The Baconator. The website describes it as, "Six strips of hickory smoked bacon piled high atop two 1/4 lb.* patties of fresh, never frozen, beef. Complete with two slices of American cheese, mayo and ketchup for a mountain of mouth-watering taste." I describe that as "daunting".


Brooklyn's Ali D., my operative in the fast food field (and, thank goodness for her arteries and digestive system, a yoga instructor) reported today's Baconator Lunch to be, "An unbelievably tasty and well-balanced sandwich. Equal hits of bacon, beef, and cheese. Yum!" and her post-consumption state as "PMS-ing, bloated, and satisfied."


I somehow doubt that I'll be venturing out for one at any point in the near future, so I put it to you, dear readers, to share with me your Baconator experiences. Use the comments to share with me your bacon-based hopes and desires, and whether or not the Baconator came close to fulfilling them. I'll live all vicariously and whatnot, and post some of the more entertaining replies in a follow-up report.



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Reader comments (Page 1 of 9)

Jesse

4-25-2008 @2:18PM Jesse said... Ugh. What sandwich did Brooklyn's Ali D. eat?? This has to be the most awful burger Wendy's has ever created. It's horrible! I made the mistake of trying one and despite bacon and cheese and the usually salty-tasting Wendy's hamburger patties, this is one of the driest, blandest burgers I have ever eaten. I like Wendy's but this sandwich is awful. Plain awful.
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Angel

4-25-2008 @3:39PM Angel said... I really rather like the beaconator...my dad's a fan too....now don't get me wrong...it's rather large and is hard to finish, but it's on so yummy...I like mine without mayo though as I can't stand mayo. lol
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gina

4-25-2008 @3:54PM gina said... I had a friend bring me the Baconator after the simple cheeseburger with everything couldn't be found on Wendy's menu.....hmmmm.
I opened the burger and after deciding I would actually attempt to EAT this triple bypass inducing greasefest, I could not physically stomach more than 3 bites.
Not a veggie to be found, and no discernable taste to be recognized, it was awful.
Bring back the Big Bacon Classic!!!!
Otherwise my dog will be very happy...
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homeworld

4-25-2008 @4:05PM homeworld said... i tried that baconator from 2 different wendy's. it was not that great, too much cheese with too little bacons. it is all i can taste, slimy melt cheese which is too much for me. they should call it cheeseator.
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DiMoJam

4-25-2008 @6:33PM DiMoJam said... Even though it's off the menu, you can still order the Big Bacon Classic, which is equally tasty and significantly less disgusting (at least psychologically.) Now that Arby's owns Wendy's, who knows what will happen...?
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ars2083

4-25-2008 @7:52PM ars2083 said... Each every one of us, at one time or another just gets the "itch" that says BURGER or Breakfast on a bun. The reviewers need to get off the soap box and stop whining about "oh dear! so much fat". Get real! you are probably the same people that rush to a happy hour and slam down a six pack of "light" beer and think that it's fine as it was "light". Clowns like you that preach healthy living out of one side of your mouth and gobble cheesecake in the other side make me and many more people ILL with yoru nagging. Take a hike and take peopel like Rachel Raye with you.
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Joie

7-08-2008 @9:15AM Joie said... Where's the Beef??? The old Wendy's commercial taught us that Wendy's makes a beefy burger, unlike the competition. Alas, no more. Last time we were at Wendy's, the cheeseburger had the THINNEST beef patty I've seen in 50 years. I didn't know it was even possible to fry beef that thin! I could never accomplish that feat at home... Not to mention that that chili we ordered contained hunks of this wafer-thin burger all through it. Way to use the leftovers! Oh, and the baked potato had a full spoonful of DIRT under the potato, in the container. Totally bad Wendy's experience. Don't know if I can stomach going back.
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Chris

7-08-2008 @11:39AM Chris said... Tempted by the original ad, I tried the Baconator soon after it first appeared. YUCK! It was greasy, and tended to disintegrate as I tried to eat it. I find the junior bacon cheeseburger preferable on all accounts and if I'm hungry maybe I'll even have two.

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ZapRAH

9-10-2008 @9:17AM ZapRAH said... The baconater is a greasy lump of soggy bread, lame bacon and tasteless meat patty. I had one and regretted it for two days as my digestive system suffered.
I sorta got the feeling that they had made it the previous day & kept it warm all night in a bucket of grease under a heat lamp.
If you really want a good burger, try Five Guys or even Sonic...the old-school fast food places suck more and more all the time....lousy food, lousy service, filthy buildings... :p blecch!
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Gravemiss

9-10-2008 @9:13PM Gravemiss said... If you got to Wendy's and ask for the Big Bacon Classic...they still can make it for you. and still have a combo for it they just no longer advertise it.
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Gin

9-21-2008 @11:19AM Gin said... Wendy's used to serve an apple dumpling... oh my! That was REALLY good. I actually called the Wendy's headquarters several years back to ask if they would put it on the menu since they put the Carolina Classic (Quarter Pound Cheeseberger w/ chili, slaw and onions) on the menu here in the South periodically, but they said No and wouldn't give out recipe... shucks!
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Taylor

2-07-2009 @8:23PM Taylor said... so good
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Emily

7-27-2007 @10:06AM Emily said... My husband and I tried the Baconator this past Sunday at lunch. Not bad--although I wouldn't necessarily call it "daunting." Not my favorite Wendy's burger ever, but good enough that on Monday we went back for dinner and ordered them again. Personally, I preferred the mozzarella-lovers' burger they did a few months ago, but the Baconator is worth a try if you like bacon. On a scale of 1 to 10...I'd give the Baconator an 8. Yummy, but not my favorite Wendy's burger.
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Tony

7-28-2007 @6:37AM Tony said... Why does every fast food chain feel the need to out do eachother in bad health. It's like if it has veggies on it, forget it!

Short story (but true)... I went to Wendys drive thru a week ago, and ordered a #4... didn't really pay much attention. When I got home.. surprise! Baconator. This thing is pretty gross, rivers of grease dripping off it, like a soggie ball of meat. Anyyway, fast forward to last night:

I went to Wendy's and tried to order a Big Bacon Classic, (the old #4) but was told that it no longer exists. They then suggested the artery clogging Baconator. Ugh!!

Personally, the only reason I really goto Wendys IS the Big Bacon Classic. Granted it's still a bacon burger, but with veggies and everything being more balanced, i think it's got a great taste. I tried to even get them to make it for me, but they refused. heh :(

Anyway, theres a petition online to “Save the Wendy’s Big Bacon Classic”
Wendy's is only the latest to pick up the trend of unhealthy food. Hopefully this will get them turned around to sanity.

http://www.petitiononline.com/wendybbc/


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Megan

7-28-2007 @6:30PM Megan said... Like Tony, I went to Wendy's when the Baconator first came out, ordered a #4 combo, and got home to discover that it was not the Big Bacon Classic, it was an over whelming ammount of beef, cheese, and bacon that my fiancee and I now call The Heart Attack! Since I usually order the Big Bacon Classic, I decided to try the sandwich even though it was not what I ordered, and I have to agree with Tony that I prefer the old #4, with all the veggies. Atleast with the veggies, you don't feel so guilty about eating it, but the Baconator is just embarracing to be caught eating! (If you want this guilty pleasure, I reccomend going home to eat it!) But it was a good sandwich, I couldn't finish it all (felt a little sick), but my fiancee was more than happy too!
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tone

9-05-2007 @5:12PM tone said... I have been looking this up on the internet and every site I have gone to with forums has a post by tony with a similiar but usually different big bacon classic story ;0
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Russ

8-07-2007 @8:23PM Russ said... The baconator is nothing special! The bacon is so thin you can hardly taste it! Very disappointing!
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Dave

8-07-2007 @11:12PM Dave said... No offense author Kat, but if you can't (or won't) eat fast food, what the heck are you doing writing a blog about it?
That's like a movie critic who hates cinema!
I don't get the mindset there.
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Dave

8-07-2007 @11:19PM Dave said... PS...Maybe next time you can critique a car you never intend to drive, a television show you never are going to watch or a vacation destination you never will visit.
OK, I've given you a hard enough time. All in fun, Kat. Keep smilin~
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Josh

8-07-2007 @11:25PM Josh said... F*&# the Baconator! Long live BBC!
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