Popular Burger King Menu Items, Ranked Worst To Best

[Music] burger king's vast selection is a crucial part of choosing the best meal to sit your hunger but being spoiled for choice can easily become a problem in order to help you let's take a look at some of the most popular burger king menu items ranked worst to best look burger king's onion rings are fine when you want a quick fix of deep fried greasy crunch to go with the rest of your meal however there is a reason they come dead last in our ranking all told they're only onion rings in the sense that they're ring-shaped and filled with something vaguely onion-like onion rings should be well rings of onion battered and deep-fried to crispy perfection it's right there in the name yet the burger king take on this classic side dish means that they avoid the whole actual onion ring component instead the ring is essentially all about that crispy breading with the onion component coming in the form of a paste with a vaguely artificial flavor that said burger king's onion rings come across as circles of decent vaguely onion-tasting batter and little more we're not saying this is a wholly bad thing there's certainly a time and a place for the burger king onion rings experience but even then the chain has far more delicious sides on the menu everyone wants to at least try to eat healthy on occasion however when you walk through the doors of a burger king you've already made a dietary decision sure you can still try to correct course and order the burger king crispy chicken garden salad but that might actually be an even worse decision than going all in with that delicious burger the crispy chicken garden salad actually manages to disappoint on two fronts not only is it a salad when you could be enjoying a burger but there's a decent chance that it actually packs more calories than said burger dietitian sue heykinan told mashed this 870 calorie salad will eat into your calorie budget more than a whopper and a salad with 71 grams of fat in is a far cry from a light meal option that whopper by the way carries an average of 657 calories sorry crispy chicken garden salad you taste decent as far as fast food chain salads go but as long as you insist on depriving us of a delicious burger while still bombarding us with all those calories and fat your rightful place is always going to be near the bottom of the list burger king's all-white meat chicken nuggets seem like a bit of an afterthought to the point where it can be easy to forget that the chain sells them in the first place they're not awful but they're still on the lower end of the fast food chicken nugget spectrum knowing this it's easy to see them as little more than an attempt to counter mcdonald's famous chicken mcnuggets and uh look people we can do this too kind of way the main issue with burger king's nuggets are their taste and texture they're pretty dry and the breading can be unpleasantly sturdy and crunchy so the general softness of the nugget isn't adequately counterbalanced though the nuggets are surprisingly well seasoned the texture trouble takes away from the experience you may very well find yourself relying heavily on your dipping sauce of choice which unfortunately does very little to solve the textural issues the whopper junior isn't a bad tasting burger by any means it's just very very difficult to place it anywhere higher on this list simply because it's so derivative per reader's digest one of the chain's best-known burgers was hardly the product of careful market research instead franchisee louise arenas perez created the burger as a last minute improvisation when he was opening up a new location in 1963 and realized he was all out of large whopper buns the whopper jr proved popular and earned its creator all sorts of acclaim but at the end of the day it's still a whopper only there's less of it plus it tends to look far less appetizing than its larger sibling are you out of your mind only one whomper gets busy in this house on paper the sourdough king seems like such a good idea take everything that's great about burger king's burgers and stick all that goodness between two slices of delicious toasted sourdough that's virtually gourmet what's not to like i'm a fan of the king sourdough buns quite a lot in fact both the impulsive buy and brand eating have pointed out that the 2018 version of the sourdough king wasn't all that mind-blowing the outlets also went on to state that the sourdough was more like thoroughly unimpressive toast the highlight back then was a creamy secret sauce which isn't present in the current incarnation of the menu item which relies on ketchup and mayo instead what's more user experience alleges that the bread problem hasn't exactly corrected itself twitter users have posted images of what appears to be sourdough king burgers that look an awful lot like they're made with none other than untoasted white bread that's not necessarily a bad thing it actually sounds kind of delicious in some context but it also sounds like a 2am novelty sandwich instead of something that you'd mark it as sourdough king the hand-breaded crispy chicken sandwich is burger king's hyped-up entry into the chicken sandwich wars which is fine and all if you forget that this is a hamburger chain dipping its toe into what was originally a tug of war between chick-fil-a and popeyes this means that it risks being a little bit of a novelty product for a fast food burger chain unless that is it turns out to be way more delicious than its chicken sandwich wore competitors unfortunately this isn't the case the hand breaded crispy chicken sandwich is a nice addition to the burger king menu and in other circumstances it might rank considerably higher on this list however the very fact that it's posited as the chain's answer to chick-fil-a and popeyes means that our taste buds end up comparing it to the competition instead of its fellow burger king products that's a tall order for what's essentially a burger chain side hustle though the crisp crunchy burger king sandwich doesn't surrender to its competitors without a fight it ends up losing by a noticeable margin we'd really really love to like the impossible whopper more almost every omnivore could probably do with a little less red meat in their lives and a delicious plant-based patty and an otherwise classic whopper sure seems like the ticket to do this in an easy and tasty way it tastes like a whopper tastes like waffles it's like a beef burger as such the idea behind the burger is solid there's just one little problem as it stands the impossible whopper is a confusing and underwhelming product per impossible foods the burger's a little problematic if you like to keep things fully vegetarian let alone vegan due to the fact that according to the fine print on the promotional page the patty is quote cooked in the same oil as meat and cheese products this wouldn't be such a huge problem if the patty tasted so great that meat eaters could casually switch allegiances to the impossible side unfortunately when it comes to taste and texture the impossible whopper ranks dead last among popular fast food meatless burgers this is because the patty's dry consistency joins forces with the moisture parts of the burger to create a comparatively underwhelming experience burger king's breakfast menu is pretty sizable though it's far from the greatest fast food breakfast out there there's also the fact that the chain's signature breakfast item is arguably the crew sandwich while the pancake platters and eggnormous burritos and whatnot are largely the kinds of fair you can get elsewhere so where does this leave the bacon sausage egg and cheese biscuit then in a pretty decent place actually burger king's bacon isn't all that super but together with the ample amount of cheese stacked between the components they managed to elevate the sausage egg and buttermilk biscuit into more than the sum of its parts it's not the greatest thing on the breakfast menu and can't hold a torch to the majority of the burgers but it's a pretty decent way to stock up on calories in the morning yes another whopper fails to make the top 10 but for a very different reason than the whopper junior the triple whopper with cheese is a meal all unto itself it's also solid proof that there can indeed be too much of a good thing the whopper usually benefits from its comparatively generous layer of vegetation but when you stack three of those delicious flame grilled quarter pound patties on top of each other the lettuce pickles onions and tomato are reduced to a tiny oasis in the lawless multi-layered meat wilderness burger king's flame grilled beef is great but at the end of the day we're still talking about fast food burger patties instead of steak as such when they completely overshadow the rest of the burger the balance of the whopper experience is thrown off no amount of condiments can fully salvage the hole objectively speaking the original chicken sandwich has no business ranking above its cool modern hand breaded crispy counterpart however fast food doesn't really have anything to do with objectivity does it this long relatively soggy combination of a chicken patty lettuce and mayo in a bun has been around for a long time and judging by the fact that it survived burger king's recent chicken sandwich call it's pretty clear that the company recognizes the menu item's elusive it factor at the end of the day the original chicken sandwich is a classic for a reason it's simply a very comforting thing to eat taste wise the original chicken sandwich is a simple affair unburdened with the need to surf the waves of fast food trends looks wise it can be downright unappealing still don't let its relatively low ranking on this list fool you this is simple fast food for the times you want nothing but simple fast food and it doesn't pretend to be anything else when it comes to fast food fries burger king's classic fries are almost aggressively all right they may not be able to hold a torch to the criminally delicious mcdonald's fries but then again they most certainly have nothing to fear from the limp crinkle cuts you might get from white castle if you're looking for a thick hand cut style fry with the exact right amount of crunch just waiting to be enjoyed with ketchup and dipping sauce burger king has your back on the other hand fans of fries that actually taste like something before you add a ton of condiments and spices in the mix may be disappointed by these fries are a side by nature so even if they're not particularly tasty they usually work well with a solid burger or sandwich as long as their texture is on point fortunately burger king has that part of their fry game down to a tea these fries have a very satisfying fluff underneath the awesome crisp while a food item as relatively bland as this would normally have no business being anywhere close to this high this expert texture game makes burger king's french fries a natural midway point on this list burger king's french fries may be somewhat lacking in flavor but that doesn't mean the chain doesn't know its way around a deliciously unhealthy potato consider for instance the humble cheesy tot as the company's website puts it these delicious little balls are nothing more or less than melted cheesy potato bites covered in a crunchy breadcrumb coating the amazing taste explosion that this description magically conjures in your mouth they taste exactly like that and it's awesome if there is a downside to the cheesy tots it's that you have a very short window of opportunity to consume them while they're still at that optimal stage of crispy meltiness so either you focus entirely on them while neglecting the rest of your order or risk diminishing your todd experience considerably after that window closes when burger king lets its proverbial hair down all sorts of hamburger magic can happen only sometimes it's dark magic we've told you before that you should probably avoid the bacon king because let's face it anything called the bacon king isn't going to do your arteries any favors the king's answer to wendy's signature baconator doesn't mess around the bacon king is 1313 calories worth of happiness that comes in the shape of two flame grilled patties a whole bunch of cheese a hearty portion of smoked bacon and some mayo and ketchup does it look as good live as it does in the adds of course not does it always contain an absurd amount of bacon hard to say seeing as a hearty portion can mean a whole lot of things is it as good as the baconator the jury is out still one thing is certain a well-made bacon king is one of the more pleasant ways to keep things unhealthy many items on burger king's breakfast menu skew toward decent rather than truly delicious however there's no denying that their chris sandwich is pretty amazing and since we're talking about fast food breakfast the wandering eye gazes naturally toward the meatier options like the bacon sausage egg and cheese queer sandwich this fully loaded chris sandwich hits the palette like a tasty flaky brick allowing you to savor every single one of its 577 calories on paper there's no point in chicken fries which are basically just long nuggets yet therein lies the thrill the chain's nugget breading game might be a bit weak but the chicken fries breading is on point which is great seeing as they offer a pretty impressive breading to chicken ratio they're also a delight to dip thanks to the long shake also let's face it that container is hilarious all in all the chicken fries are perfect proof that sometimes food can just be fun and it's enough to land it at a good spot on this list remember what we said about the sourdough king earlier turns out all that goes right out the window when a second beef patty enters the fray as the triple whopper taught us the art of the burger king hamburger is a delicate one and the beef to everything else ratio needs to be balanced just so in order to provide optimal fast food enjoyment the double sourdough king manages to do exactly this courtesy of the extra patty and the accompanying second slice of american cheese this simple addition manages to magically turn a mildly disappointing menu item into fast food royalty granted there are caveats when it comes to selecting this menu item the bread still tastes a lot more like plain white toast than artisanal sourdough and you might want to triple check that the toaster is working in your location before you place the order even so there's something to be said about great hamburger ingredients between two slices of toasted bread a perfectly toasted double sourdough king is just a very old school hamburger with delicious burger king fillings and the absolute optimal amount of beef burger king's signature hamburger has attained its status for a very good reason it's incredibly good like almost any fast food item out there the whopper has a tendency to look far less impressive in your hand than it does in the product images but fortunately this doesn't affect the taste the flame grilled patty is exactly what you expect and hope for and the interplay between its taste and the freshness of the lettuce and tomatoes works like a dream you see eddie it takes two hands to handle a whopper the texture game is on point two thanks to the much needed crunch from the pickles and onions meanwhile the ketchup and mayo tie a neat little flavor bow around the package it's so good that you don't even need to add cheese bacon or any of the usual suspects though none of them take away from the taste of the original only add to it granted a whopper will never fool you to believe that you're eating anything other than a fast food chain burger then again it doesn't have to like all good dishes the whopper knows exactly what it is and what it needs to be and burger king has calibrated it to be just about as satisfying as a burger can be at this level in fact the only reason it doesn't top our list is that the company has managed to fine-tune a couple of other burgers even better three burger patties are way too much then again one patty is great but not quite the greatest two patties on the other hand are nothing short of perfection the double whopper takes everything that's good in the whopper and doubles down on the flame grilled stuff to elevate the experience even further incidentally it also marks a watershed moment in the burger king menu this is the heftiest and most opulent thing that you can order while still barely staying on the side of a normal order but that's not to say that the double whopper isn't a huge calorie bomb on its own depending on your order it can pack anywhere from 897 to 1393 calories as such while the double whopper is superior to its smaller brother it might still be wise to air to the side of a regular one patty whopper at least from time to time just be prepared to hear the siren call of that second patty ringing in your ears as you make the order burger king's famed xl offering is notorious for its one half pound of meat and a beefy 1006 calories but it's also known for the fact that apart from its great protein content its buildup seems awfully similar to a certain little-known burger called the big mac the big king xl even has a secret sauce known as the stacker sauce a mainstay of the stacker line of burgers this ultimately is what sets it apart from the whopper line everything you love from burger king is present and accounted for in the big king xl and the presence of the stacker sauce brings a delicious unexpected hint of rosemary and celery to typical secret sauce fair you might not want to make this big boy your everyday lunch but when you're really hungry and want the absolute best the king has to offer look no further check out one of our newest videos right here plus even more mashed videos about your favorite foods are coming soon subscribe to our youtube channel and hit the bell so 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Length: 19min 10sec (1150 seconds)

Published: Tue Jul 20 2021