McD's Grand Angus Burger

It took me a long time to write about the McDonald's Grand Angus Burger, available in all countries where people live for red meat. That doesn't include the Philippines, of course. I got this on my last month in Australia. Yes, I waited until the last minute to try it because I was afraid I'd crave for it all the time.

Imagine my excitement while taking this baby home on a huge brown bag. I remember taking a bus because there was trackwork that weekend and I was coming home from work. The smell of french fries still sizzling in their oil was torture. I kept the bag tightly closed to prevent the burger's aroma from wafting out and filling the bus.

The Grand Angus Burger was a new item of McDonald's Australia while I was there. Everytime I passed any foodcourt, men and women held boxes like this in their hands, no matter what time of the day. "One day," I always promised myself. "One special day."

That day finally came on our first anniversary. B and I had a virtual burger date. Notice the grease stain on the side of the paper bag :)

The Grand Angus Burger is marketed as a premium item that's similar to a meal in a fine restaurant. You have the salad and main course, all rolled into one. The only thing you will need is a glass of wine. By the way, this burger has a chicken version.

I appreciate the packaging design of this burger. It's trying to tell you that you're having a decent, nutritious meal and not junkfood.

The burger looks like a mess because it's been lugged around for 40 minutes, not including the 2km walk from the train station to my house.

The buns are made of sourdough bread. The burger is made up of onions, lettuce, cheese and 100% Angus burger. As you can see, the vegetables seem wilted which is due to the heat trapped in the box (the same thing happened to the french fries).

Taken out of the box onto a plate, the burger looks almost decent. The beef patty is thick and almost spilling out of the burger.

It's as big as the palm of my hand lengthwise. And weighs heftily too. I assume it's because sourdough bread is denser than the usual bun. That definitely adds to the weight of the burger.

I was disappointed with this burger. The beef patty was dry, and the vegetables didn't add anything because they were soggy and wilted. Even the onions failed to contribute anything. The cheese was good though, as it was creamy and added some flavor to the bland beef. I didn't like the use of sourdough bread too. I thought the buns were too thick and simply made the meal heavier, but not tastier. I like Hungry Jack's and even the local McDonald's burger buns better.

I waited more than an hour to eat this because B was late meeting me online. By then, the patty had turned gray in color, and quite hard.

I've had better burgers from Wendy's, Carl's Jr. (bring it back to PI!) and Bite Club. But I'm sure a lot of Filipinos will want this burger to arrive here.