Does bacon make everything better?
That is a question many companies have tried to answer with various bacon-flavored products that I’d list, but it’s so long that if you’re reading this on a smartphone, your finger will cramp from all the scrolling.
For some of those products, like
But here’s the thing regarding the limited time availability: You can get the Big Mac Bacon long after it’s taken off the menu and you could’ve had it all this time. After all, it’s just bacon with a Big Mac, which you can custom order. It’s like requesting no salt fries, tartar sauce on a McChicken, or getting plain soft serve in a McFlurry cup so that you can make
Well, because I ordered a Big Mac with bacon this way before the Big Mac Bacon was officially available.
So does bacon make the iconic Big Mac better?
Let me put it this way: If you were to offer me a regular Big Mac and a Big Mac Bacon, I’d choose the regular one.
The three surprisingly crispy bacon slices add smoky, salty, and porky flavors, but perhaps too much of them. They cause the burger to lose a lot of its Big Mac-ness. The Special Sauce gets less special because the bacon flavors drown it out along with the pickles and onions. It loses a lot of its tanginess, which is what makes the Big Mac so appealing to me. If this had a better balance between the bacon and the Big Mac, I’d probably like it more than I do.
With all that said, I enjoyed the Big Mac Bacon, and it’s worth trying. It’s a long overdue twist on a classic that doesn’t get many twists, but this twist doesn’t make it a better Big Mac to me.
Purchased Price: Not sure
Size: N/A
Rating: 7 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 610 calories, 33 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 95 milligrams of cholesterol, 1210 milligrams of sodium, 47 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, 9 grams of sugar, and 30 grams of protein.
Totally sang the jingle while reading the review. ? You left ‘pickles’ out of the lyrics though.
Tried the cheesy bacon fries at McDonald’s yesterday. Not sure if I’ll baconize my Big Mac yet.
Ugh. I can’t believe I forgot pickles. I can’t believe I sang the jingle in my head too and totally forgot pickles. I’m going to drown my sorrow into a Big Mac.
I had one yesterday and I enjoyed it. Love the Special Sauce.
If you’re a person who’s unfamiliar with the Big Mac, it’s (everyone say it with me) two all-beef patties, Special Sauce, lettuce, cheese, PICKLES, onions on a sesame seed bun. You forgot the pickles.
I can’t believe I totally forgot pickles. I am ashamed. I’m going to go drink some pickle juice as punishment.
YOU FORGOT THE PICKLESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I know. I know. PICKLESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
I also am deeply disturbed that you forgot the pickles.
I am even more deeply disturbed that I forgot the pickles. If you could see my face now, you would see shame and probably crumbs in my beard.
I love any hamburger and bacon but for some reason not together.