Double What? Review of KFC’s Grilled Doublicious

By Jesse | September 4, 2010

Last weekend I was desperate. I hadn’t been to the grocery store in a few weeks. I had nothing that could be easily prepared, and I had to be at a volunteer event in an hour. I had little choice but to make my way over to my closest fast food stop, KFC.

In spite of what many of my readers may think, I generally try to eat healthy. I’m an advocate of eating healthy, organic, and local as much as possible. And occasionally, while visiting a fast food restaurant, I try to eat better. I know KFC has tried to make strides in cleaning up it’s nutrition act. But besides their grilled chicken and new side salad, there’s little on the menu in terms of health.

I was not in the mood for fried, and I didn’t have the time to pick through a grilled chicken. So I ordered a grilled version of KFC’s latest sandwich, the Doublicious.

Doublicious? Is this an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of the Double Down? Tricky KFC, but not tricky enough.

The grilled Doublicious consists of a grilled chicken breast, some sort of white cheese, spicy sauce, and shredded lettuce all on a “sweet Haiwan Bread bun”. Not exactly healthy, but certainly better than the fried version topped with bacon.

As usual, this sandwich did not look anything like it’s photo.

It wasn’t nearly as bad as it looked. As you should expect for a place that specializes in chicken, the breast actually tasted like a chicken breast, not a rubbery processed blob of rib and breast meat. The sauce was tangy/spicy, and the lettuce was pathetic. They could have at least put a tomato slice on there.

Nutritionally, the sandwich had 380 calories and 11 grams of fat. Not great, but not horrible. I saved myself 100 calories by opting for the grilled version.

Overall, the grilled Doublicious is a pretty mediocre sandwich. Honestly, I thought it would be much worse, but I can’t in my right mind give it much higher than a 2.

Site Hacked but We’re Back!

By Jesse | August 30, 2010

Late last week my site was hacked, but I’ve cleaned up the problem and we should be good. I hope to get back to my regular posting schedule later this week.

The Worst/Most Unhealthful Fast Food Kids Meals

By Jesse | August 27, 2010

While we’re on the topic of worst fast food, the Physicians Commitee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) just released a list of the 5 most unhealthy kids meals.

McDonald’s and Wendy’s top the list, each with Kid’s meals in the 800 calorie range.

Wow. I bet that’s as much as most children need to eat in a day. Parents, take note. Fast food should be treated as an occasional treat, don’t feed this stuff to your kids everyday.

We Have a Winner! (To the Burger King Gift Card Giveaway)

By Jesse | August 26, 2010

Drum roll please….

The winner is Mel!

Congrats! Like it or not, you have a $5 Burger King Gift card.

The drawing was completely random, but I really did enjoy the comment about Red Burrito. Anything attached to a Hardees couldn’t be good.

Reminder: Last Day to Comment and Win a $5 BK Gift Card!

By Jesse | August 25, 2010

Today’s the last day to comment and win a $5 BK gift card courtesy of us at Fastfoodreviewed.com.

Simply give your opinion of the worst fast food restaurant/chain. I’ll draw a winner over the next few days and announce it this weekend.

Thanks again to all those that have commented so far.

I Found the Beef – A Review of Buona Beef’s Italian Beef

By Jesse | August 23, 2010

Italian beef is the quintessential Chicago fast food. Yes. More than pizza or hot dogs, both of which of “Chicago-style” equivalents. There’s no “Chicago-style” Italian beef. There’s just the Italian beef. And I’ve never seen one outside of the Chicago area.

I recently stopped at a Chicago area chain specializing in the Italian beef, Buona Beef. They are a family owned chain specializing in Italian food around Chicago.

Buona Beef is a step above the typical fast food restaurant. I was struck by the cleanliness and modern decor. I always associate Italian beefs with the dreaded Chicago messy fast food/hot dog stands.

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