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The Claims: The Jalapeño & Cheese BK Stuffed Steakhouse Burger is a thick "steakhouse" beef patty infused with bits of chopped jalapeño peppers and morsels of cheddar cheese, topped with lettuce, tomato, and a creamy poblano sauce, all served on a bakery bun.
The Price: $3.99, at participating locations.
See my verdict after the jump.
My Verdict: Grade B-. For a fast-food chain known for the "heat" to come from flame-broilers, not spices, this new burger actually packs a lot of kick and is quite spicy -- when you find it, that is. The distribution of the jalapeño bits in the patty isn't always even and there is no "bite" in every bite. The saltiness of the cheese takes down the heat a tad, just as the lettuce and tomato attempt to offset the mild spiciness of the poblano cream sauce (which only has a hint of spice above what seems to be plain mayonnaise).
The problem (or advantage) of all this added flavor is that it actually overpowers BK's signature (and engineered) "flame-broiled taste," which is either a good or bad thing depending on your love for "flame broiled." (This contrasts with BK's tasty Pizza Whopper, which never loses the familiar BK flavor but enhances it with mozzarella and tomato sauce.) The only time you taste the "BK" in this new BK Stuffed Steakhouse Burger is when you burp afterwards, leaving that whopper of an aftertaste in your mouth.
We were also lucky enough yesterday to offer our colleagues at Aol Headquarters a taste-test of the new burger. With 20 burgers in tow and more than 30 people trying them, we felt it only necessary to share their comments with you, as well as their grades.
Our Testers' Verdicts: Grade A: 49%; Grade B: 38%; Grade C: 10%; Grade D: 3%.
- "I love the spicy kick, I can't believe this is Burger King."
- "I'd get this burger more than once for sure. In fact, I'd like a feedbag full of them!"
- "The jalapeño kick makes all the difference."
- "Didn't even realize it was a fast-food burger."
- "Love the spice. I can actually see and taste the jalapeños."
- "So much better with ketchup."
- "Better than their normal burgers."
- "The sauce is really good, but there's too much jalapeño in there for a mass crowd."
- "Finally, it's exactly what they're advertising."
- " I think it needs more cheese and I wish mine had pickles."
- "The char taste is freaking me out and the burger is dry."
- "Possibly too spicy for some, the patty itself is mealy and not very good."
Deconstructing the Jalapeno & Cheese Stuffed Steakhouse Burger
This is what 20 BK Jalapeno & Cheese Stuffed Steakhouse Burgers look like cut up and ready for a taste-test.
Deconstructing the Jalapeno & Cheese Stuffed Steakhouse Burger
Photo 1: The BK Jalapeno & Cheese Stuffed Steakhouse Burger whole.
Deconstructing the Jalapeno & Cheese Stuffed Steakhouse Burger
Photo 2: Bun off, exposing the special creamy poblano sauce.
Deconstructing the Jalapeno & Cheese Stuffed Steakhouse Burger
Photo 3: The "steakhouse" beef patty with dollops of melted cheese oozing out from the inside.
Deconstructing the Jalapeno & Cheese Stuffed Steakhouse Burger
Photo 4: The "steakhouse" beef patty cut into - exposing bits of jalapeno and melted cheese.
Deconstructing the Jalapeno & Cheese Stuffed Steakhouse Burger
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1-13-2011 @10:59AM bil Chamberlin said... droooooolllll
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1-12-2011 @8:40PM scott said... I would love to try one of these but Burger King keeps closing their restaraunts here in So Calif...Do you hear me BK??? qiit closing your stores!!!!!!!!!!
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1-12-2011 @10:04PM Bruce Golenischew said... whats the sodium level ? for someone like myself with high blood pressure I think any fast food chain who comes up with a low sodium burger will make millons and ask the customer if they would like salt on there fries
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1-12-2011 @10:36PM David K said... I despise mayonaisse. EVERY item at Burger King is slathered with this artery clogging, pus-like
substance. Their Whoppers, this new burgerm their Fish and Chicken sandwhiches. Almost everthing except their breakfast,. WHY do they do this?> I ALWAYS ask for NO MAYO and half
the time they screw it up and put in on....making the customers behind me MAD.Dont blame me.
As far as this tasting like a real "steakhouse" Buger..um..yeah..if your regular steak house is named TADS lol..LOW quality meat.
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1-13-2011 @3:48AM Saj said... Actually David K, That is a VERY old myth about Mayonaise... in which some people still believe because they haven't been updated how that myth was debunked LONG AGO.
Mayo doesn't clog your arteries (assuming you don't eat jars of it a day)... especially in moderation, in fact, mayo is actually healthy for you as well as full of Omegas, among other health benefits. Research that :-)
Too many people call many foods "unhealthy" and are way too stuck on that theory/myth, food is food and everything is fine in moderation, moderation is key, people actually make themselves worse and get a whole new list of problems by being too stuck on thinking certain things are "unhealthy". There are people over 115 years of age who don't get all stuck on that and eat things that a lot of people deem "unhealthy", yet theyr are healthier than most of us, as well as being much older, and still going strong.
Stop worrying so much about all that crap that is "fed" to people's minds, unless you have a personal health issue in which you must avoid particular foods, and enjoy a fatty filled meal every once in awhile in moderation, it'll benefit you and your health, good for your skin too! :-)
I speak from much experience and knowledge on these things.
1-23-2011 @4:27AM Someone said... Dude, it doesn't have Mayonnaise, it comes with POBLANO sauce, and it taste awesome!
1-12-2011 @10:50PM ED said... STILL CANNOT FIGURE WHY ALL THESE PLACES USE THE ROLL WITH THE DAMN SEEDS. NOT EVERYONE NEEDS THOSE SEEDS.
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1-12-2011 @11:42PM trish said... BK new "HOT" hamburger is a nightmare. I just hate really hot spicy food, I don't under stand why one would think burning your gums, teeth, tong, throat and stomach is a great thing?? I don't like being in pain when I am eating, it is not pleasurable, and HOW can you even taste the food with all of the burning going on?? That hamburger would put me into the Hospital for sure!!!!
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1-13-2011 @12:04AM D sisco said... dont be a woosey
1-13-2011 @12:29AM ProMariner said... I agree. Why does every marketing moron out there think everyone wants all their food smothered in some kind of pepper? If it not jalapeno, its chipotle, or habenero or cayenne, or something. Guess what marketing dudes, we're all not twenty-year-old frat boys eating junk on a dare. Here's something novel ................. try beef flavored beef!
1-16-2011 @3:31PM JO said... Amen to that! I ordered on -- ONCE. They might as well have sold me a $3 pepper and kept the bun and whatever else was on the thing. To me, "hot and spicy" usually equates to sometthing like "exceptionally flavorful" -- but there was no flavor, whtever. Just pain. I therw the whole meal into the first trashcan.
1-13-2011 @1:02AM bren said... Never got the pizza burger here! Indianapolis,at least not close to me ! Still waiting!
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1-13-2011 @6:06AM Jonathan said... Oy. I had one of these and it tasted like burnt rubber. I think the exposure of cheese in the mix at the edges to the flame broiling creates harmful hydrocarbons. Stay away.
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1-13-2011 @4:41PM eyesonya said... Where is the beef. More filler less beef. Another way to cut cost. I will take mine on the top please. Give me what I pay for.
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1-13-2011 @8:45AM eric said... i agree with david k. and i like mayo. but burger king puts too much on their wopper the tomato slide out when you bite into it, its so slippery and gross. they could decrease it by half and still be plenty and save them on food cost. i don't understand why they do that either.
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1-13-2011 @11:34AM mitchele krebs said... Bk blows away mickey d`s.U want a greasy slimeball burger,go to mc d`s.
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1-21-2011 @8:33PM Tornadoburger said... WE ORIGINATED THE SPICYBURGER 4 YEARS AGO. BURGER KING STOLE OUR IDEA. THOSE BIG CORPORATE SHAMELESS BASTARDS!! NOW THEY GOT A BILLBOARD OUTSIDE OUR STORE THAT COSTS MORE TO RENT THAN OUR WHOLE RESTAURANT!! LOOK UP REVIEWS OF TORNADO BURGER....WE'RE THE BOMB
YOU FOLKS WHO EAT AT BURGER KING KNOW WHAT KIND OF JACKASSES YOU SUPPORT...THATS NOTHING BUT A PREFAB BURGER WITH A STOLEN IDEA INSIDE THE MEAT!!
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2-05-2011 @7:36PM shy said... i just had it,two of them to be exact, and they didnt taste the same one tasted more char-boiled, and the other was more hotter, but both were still good, plus they didnt have all of that mayo
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3-21-2011 @4:44PM Joan said... The first two times it was so hot it just about killed me. The third time it wasn't so hot and I didn't see any peppers inside. The first two times it was loaded with Jalapeno peppeers. I really enjoyed it the last time. I am hoping they toned down the amount of Jalapeno pepper. If they did I will keep ordering one. Otherwise that is it for me.
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