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Yesterday, Slashfood announced that Burger King had unveiled its new Steakhouse XT Burger line. Today, we got our hands around one and taste-tested the "premium" burger, A.1. Steakhouse XT. The massive thing weighs in at 7 ounces, which is 30% more beef than those of McDonald's Angus Third Pounders. It's topped with crispy fried onions, two slices of American cheese and A.1. Steak Sauce.
The complete review after the jump.
A.1. Steakhouse XT
Grade: C+
Burger connoisseurs will be disappointed with this behemoth patty. The texture of the meat resembled meatloaf (and not in a good way) -- it was over-handled, overly compacted and flavorless. Crunchy (not soggy) fried onions sort of made up for the bland beef. The A.1. Steak Sauce mixed with mayo was way too sweet for our testers, however. The bottom of the cornmeal-dusted bun really isn't up to the task of supporting the weight of the patty and quickly becomes an obsolete, mushy mess.
While our obsession for crunchy fried onions was satisfied, we won't be ordering another anytime soon -- we'll stick with the original Whopper.
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2-25-2010 @12:49AM mj said... THATS RIDICULOUS!!!!! TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY OF YOUR OWN! WHY IS IT THE RESTAURANTS RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF FAT PEOPLE!!! THEY CAN CHOOSE TO EAT, OR NOT EAT, WHATEVER THEY WANT.
3-11-2010 @3:34AM Details details said... Yes but, you fail to recognize that most fast food joints now offer "value" items which are essentially mini versions of their regular items. So now people do have a choice of getting a little taste without getting the whole enchilada. You can't just pin it 100% on the fast food joints. In my books other factors like the breakdown of the traditional family, maligned parenting, convenience, low cost, lifestyle, career focus, go-go-go mentality, etc have a greater bearing over the state of things...
2-24-2010 @10:58PM Coe Case said... Sure looks good to me -- but that is because I cannot eat it -- I have celiac disease and can eat none of those buns! There are such things as gluten-free buns, but I have not heard of a fast food chain that serves them. About one out of 150 of us have celiac disease, but most do not know it!
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2-24-2010 @11:21PM mykecusa said... I still think the Whopper is my choice as the #1 burger.
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2-24-2010 @11:17PM CrazyKitty said... For those who REALLY wanna know about the calories of this thing.. its kinda not good for starters ( iworked at bk for 2 years b4 i left due to my pregnancy) but here are the stats for this thing..
970 calories
23g sat. fat
135mg cholesterol
12g sugar
55g carbs
61g fat
1g trans fat
42g protein
1930mg sodium
Now add a Med. Fry
440 calories
4.5g sat. fat
0mg cholesterol
0g sugar
56g carbs
22g fat
0g trans fat
5g protein
670mg sodium
Seriously... just keep eating this stuff, its really "healthy" for u... EMTs and ur Doctors cant WAIT for you to eat all of this! lol
jk
Info from http://www.bk.com/en/us/menu-nutrition/category1/menu-item2000/index.html
make your own menu, with what you want and see how many calories u are REALLY eating..
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2-24-2010 @11:38PM Jerome Thomas said... I like a burger joint that makes your burger custom: Hold this and that, put on extra that and the other. That's why I get my burger only from Wendie's. They also have a condiment bar with ketchup, salt, pepper and so on. You can only add so much before it isn't a burger any more
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2-24-2010 @11:50PM bill st louis said... My experience with Burger King has not been good. I am close to 60.
I remember as a teenager just walking up to Burker King the air was
filled with a sizzling aroma of an open fired grill. the hamburger
was flamed cooked and was hot when served. The color was appealing
also. Like the pictures on their window. It is hard to believe how
consistently bad the product is now. I really do not know where the
meat comes from. It has absolutely no resemblance to beef. The
texture is really gross and one might wonder what combination of cuts
produces this. It seems to me based on my observation at stores where
you can actually see into the work area that once the customer orders
a hamburger, a hamburger is pulled out of a plastic container and
microwaved, When you look at it , it looks all grey and sweaty and
has absolutely no taste to it at all. It is truly gross. I am
unfortunately addicted to fast food. Anyone under 40 may not have any
idea of how good their hamburgers used to be. I am ashamed to
support this type of product. The people at Burger King are hard
workers and I glad to support them though.
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2-25-2010 @12:26AM Jeff said... Great another piece of garbage to jam down our kids mouth! America lets get a little fatter! That will be great for your govermant run health care.
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2-27-2010 @2:06AM JJ said... Oh yea!
2-25-2010 @12:58AM Erica said... I'm just sayin... if you're worried about calories, why are you eating at a fast food restaurant?
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2-25-2010 @1:04AM Raejean said... Fast food emporiums are so damned disingenuous about the monster burger wars vs. their averred "concern" for their patron's health. This monstrosity is 770 calories according to the BK website...like about half to a third of the average woman's daily caloric intake if she's sedentary to moderately active. Why should I spend half my daily calories on this piece of not very great nutrition? Actually, here's the whole scoop, if it copies smoothly: 770 calories, 17g sat. fat, 115mg cholesterol,10g sugar, 53g carbs, 46g fat, 0.5g trans fat, 36g protein,1390 mg sodium.
Not exactly your nutritional bargain!
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2-25-2010 @1:47AM michael said... Hardees still makes the best burger in town!
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2-25-2010 @2:53AM kooldiggs said... i love bk double cheese burger only lettuce onion plus stacker sauce the bk around west virginia wont give it to me my way offered to pay xtra for sauce dont want no stacker dont eat pork not payin for pork so BURGER KING n wv is NOT HAVE IT YOUR WAY by the way bk in york pa always gives it to your way why such a hassle in wv ???????????????????
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2-25-2010 @3:30AM Anne said... Gimme one of those and have the paddles ready! CLEAR (zapp).
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2-25-2010 @3:36AM JoeyWinter Haven said... My concern for how may calories this "Thing" has is what we all should be doing to keep ourselves healthy. It is not about "Fast Food" or saying any thing bad about BK, it just makes common sense. If I am allowed 2000 calories per day then maybe I should not eat something that contains 770 calories for lunch. I would be almost half way to my total coloric intake for the day if I ate that thing. Finally, just for chuckles, I am 68 years old and in good health. I am not overweight nor am I diabetic and my wife and eat lunch every day at a fast food restaurant. Remember,everything in moderation.
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2-25-2010 @3:39AM Jeremy said... Before you eat this, you must get a liberal democrats permission! As we all know, you must seek their guidance, as you are too stupid to decide for yourself! Before long, this will actually become true! LoL. Pretty soon, you will need to seek guidance and counslling, on any of lifes dilemnas. The liberal democrats, will always be right! So!, always go with their unfounded wisdom!
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2-25-2010 @4:40AM shoeflyshoe said... I have to agree with Bill St Louis - I pass BK regularly and stop more than occasionally for a Whopper and small Coke. I grew up in Miami, FL and share Bill's recollections. I was amazed, as he was, when I saw my "flame-broiled" patty being pulled from a plastic bin and dropped on a bun. What a far cry from the real deal that actually set BK apart from just another fast-food burger joint. I call their customer survey line ((866)-425-4745 each and every time I buy food there. What's happened to BK is what happens to ANY good restaurant, even fast-food, when bean counters and efficiency experts are allowed free hand and total control of the final product.
The XT Burger? Its taste reminds me of those cardboard doggie-burgers we were served in elementary school. NEVER AGAIN!
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2-25-2010 @5:15AM Randy said... No one is forcing anyone to eat this new burger. I can't wait to try it! If you want a burger, you go to Burger King. If you want a salad than go to a salad bar.
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2-25-2010 @5:07AM Dan Daily said... Yes, I certainly believe the mushy mess part. That's why I don't eat at BK any longer. What happened to "have it your way?" I used to like the Double Whopper w/cheese, but that was when I would ask for 1/2 the condiments and would get it. I've requested this numerous times and only got it once. Three strikes and YOU'RE OUT BK!
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2-25-2010 @1:40PM doodoolemonque said... There is nothing appealing about the smell of most fast food operations. That is, unless you have been conditioned to like the smell of rancid grease and trash receptacles which are never fully cleaned out so they smell of rotten food. Those of you enjoying these places have clearly never learned to appreciate real food. What a shame. You can go all you like and sing their praises if you choose, but you're only convincing yourselves. These stores, nearly every one of them, reek of foul smells. Ummmm....rancid oil and rotten food...ummmm. Y'all are just clueless.
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