I Tried Every Viral Fast Food Menu Item In America

we're in a fast food Rat Race fast food companies are in a constant battle tweaking existing menu items or adding completely new ones in an attempt to create the next viral item it seems like month after month more items cycle endlessly without anyone stopping to ask is this constant churn even worth it or should they just stick to what they're good at that's why today we are taste testing every single fast food menu item Across America to answer those questions and while we're at it we're going to find the very best single item starting with Wier schnitzel honestly doesn't look like there's any people working here can we do two bacon ranch chili cheese friy burritos thank you you guys got wiener stickers no we just have the I love wiener head I mean wow the hot dog place that serves burritos this should go over well first up V in their bacon ranch chili cheese friy burrito good Lord cheers no need to keep this on the menu it's chunky chewy cheese isn't melted nothing about this reminds me of weener snitchel funny if there's a weenie in the middle if there was a wiener in there I might give this a higher rating this is an Abomination the salt levels are not bad and it doesn't necessarily taste bad but I don't want to eat anymore the fries are flaccid and soft it's just goopy potato the seasoning is okay it tastes like artificial chili flavor which I hate more than anything else the cheese like you said is not melted it's powdery but it tastes okay I mean that's a d at best I was going to say it's a d only because the salt levels are okay this could have been a good SE if there was a weener inside or at least the fries being crispy with a wiener inside moving on wiener shitel with the first score of the day listen I'm a big fan of innovation things maybe just don't need to be innovated we're at waterb number two next up what are wings Oh I thought they were wings I knew they were going to pull this perfect example of knowing how to flex your margins you don't want to have to go buy more ingredients or spend more money you want to use what you already have in house to make new things that's what corporate places do these are their typical nuggets with buffalo sauce they already have in house the buffalo sauce is good but it's just buffalo sauce so who gives a to me they're average I would give them a c dang I was going to give them a d for laziness we're here to check out the limited time stuff this doesn't really feel limited yeah you're right actually it's a DAT should this stay on the menu absolutely not you could just keep their nuggets and just order their buffalo sauce and dip it it'll probably be a better experience cuz it'll still be crispy crispy yes moving on I love Texas but their pride and joy for waterburger I still don't understand with this place delivering yet another flop moving on the supposed king of burgers Burger ping number three Burger King mozzarella fries this is interesting they put them in the chicken fries box they got a little sauce holder now they're super crisp you can taste the mozzarella it's ooey gooey but not too much I almost like this more than a typical mozzarella stick I think this is a good crisp to cheese ratio I think all mozzarella sticks should follow suit most mozzarella sticks are like this thick right these are 50 to 75% thinner which gives you better Cris who melty ratio if there's too much mozzarella and not enough crisp yeah it's melty and nice but then your mouth cools it down and the cheese goes from ooey gooey to rubbery this stays ooey gooey it's a good Innovation this needs to stay on the Manu if you took the weird oregano Vibe out of this and you put these on a plate with a folded napkin $25 I'm going to give it an a tier I'm going to give this one he moving on so we have our first a tier of the day this is great proof that small tweaks to a classic can actually significantly Elevate the product and this has my hopes very high that there are even better coming we're at Popeye's number four Popeye's golden barbecue chicken sandwich the Popeye's chicken sandwich is what started the Chicken Sandwich craze so this should be highly rated so let's find out this just tastes like their other sandwich W that's like the weakest sauce ever I think Mayo has more flavor than that it's supposed to be this like viral special menu item there's no special occasion here to me this tastes almost identical to their other chicken sandwich but with sauce on it because it tastes good it's mid I'll give it a c but like the lack of innovation it's not a special menu item this is just a menu item the Bacon's good keep the bacon I'm going to go with a average C for this one moving on wow maybe the term golden not quite useful here not even silver or bronze thank you Popeyes for your mid sandwich let's see what's next next on the list Sonic can I just get two orders of groovy from with groovy sauce how about something to drink it's happy hour right now uh I think I'm all good but thank you though it's going to be 27 to thank you 40 seconds this is the quickest Sonic we've ever received and it's hot and fresh number five Sonic groovy fries we're going to try the fries by themselves first they're really godamn good but they're just normal fries before I even rank this or say anything about it they should absolutely just keep these on the menu and this should have just been their fries all along I've always felt their fries suck these are what fries are supposed to be super crisp on the outside if this was on our french fry video this would have ranked really godamn high they haven't changed their fries in what 10 years this is a change for the better with The Groovy sauce which we can't count but I want to try it it's like a Sriracha Ranch it's tart barely spicy these aren't special in the sense of like they don't have anything added to them but I kind of like them for that reason I like the Simplicity and I like the fact that they're just good fries I was just going to say high a I think they're staying on their menu that would be stupid to go back to their old fries the sauce is whatever just keep this fry in the world of french fries this is an S but in the world of Innovations and being a viral specialty item these are just properly made fries so in that context yeah I would say this should even out to a solid a another perfect example small changes focus on technique focus on the little details that really matter makes for great food we're at Taco Bell I'm actually excited about this one this is a big deal can I do the Big cheit Crunch Wrap can I also get one order of just the Cheez It plane like by itself didn't we do a giant cheit did they have the cheit then they take our idea thank you number six the Taco Bell big Cheez It Crunch Wrap Supreme God it's a lot of words supposedly there's a Chee it in here let's just talk about the cheit from a novelty perspective very cool very fun flavor perspective I don't even know that it is there if you closed my eyes and fed me this entire Crunch Wrap I would not be able to tell the difference because guess what there's already cheese in there and the cheese it doesn't really add anything at all not even from a crunch standpoint because it's soggy as if anything I would have took a handful of actual cheit and throwing it in there cuz that that individual Cheez It itself didn't even taste like a Cheez it it does taste good but it doesn't taste like a cheit though like you're looking for the cheit flavor and it's just not there this is like a d Taco Bell is Taco Bell sober or not this is a D should this stay on the menu no just keep theing Crunch Wrap moving on Wow Big Cheese it small flavor so unfortunately underwhelming maybe we were a little overhyped but that does make a point creating these overhyped menu items should probably live up to the hype so who's going to be the one that cracks us into the S TI let's find out we're at Wendy's they say quality is their recipe but I have not actually felt that way about any of their products ever actually their bacon Baconator yeah I'd like to make an order for a 10piece saucy nug we'll do the spicy buffalo they just got some weight to it I like that number seven Wendy's Saucy nugs when we did the chicken nugget video this was actually not out yet I wish that it was but we do get the opportunity to compare this to the waterburger buffalo wings wow those are ice cold really that sounded like I threw a wet fish on the floor oh and chewy this is an F tier that's bad number one zero crunch number two even though they have the opportunity to make these in tastes good cuz they're putting a sauce on them the sauce has almost no flavor it's a little spicy there's no garlick in they're kind of dry that's an F that's going to be an F for me sorry nice try Wendy's take that off your menu Dave would have been mad sticks of burgers moving on yeah so I wanted an S tier here that is uh that is an F WS yikes moving on we're pulling up to Chick-fil-A can we get two maple bacon pepper chicken something like that thank you very much pleas you have a great day thank you you too the guy that's at the drive-thru I think might know me the reason why I think he might know me is because he screamed from from across the street Josh you're the goat which I appreciate thank you what's up dude can I get a picture yeah for sure do you live in Austin yeah best place to be yeah it is the best place swea really okay all right heard heard that I'll watch your video we'll see okay all right later man thank you very much appreciate I will say I do like the professionalism of the Chick-fil-A employee they really do have a layer of professionalism that I don't think any other fast food restaurant has ever had number eight Chick-fil-A's Maple pepper bacon sandwich like the way that flows off the lips so I will say the bun is different smells buttery and toasted yeah and honey that's good texture and good taste this one's really good I was not expecting this from chick boy this is a chicken sandwich right here the chicken's juicy it's seasoned perfectly the buns are toasted nicely and they're not cold the cheese is melted and the pickle really comes through honestly it's a necessary ad of acidity if I were to close my eyes and you serve this to me I'd probably go that's a great chicken sandwich where is that from this is definitely an underdog item right here I had low expectations thought it was going to be stale under season it is quite honestly the best limited time menu item I've ever had this is definitely an S tier menu item keep this on the menu absolutely yes this is an S tier I've never even given Chick-fil-A a high ranking I can't believe I'm getting him an S tier for this specialty item this is what this video was all about but that doesn't mean it's the only s tier that will exist so moving on we're at KFC in case that wasn't clear hi can I do two orders of four of the apple pie poppers so we're still waiting he said it would be about 4 to 5 minutes it has been 7 minutes it's only a couple more minutes but I will say that is a long time to just wait for some poppers these better be good thank you very much appreciate it 9 minutes I know what you're thinking well Josh what about the Saucy nuggets we've actually already tried them they look the same just with sauce on them that's sweet baby race I'm going to give that yet another five five and a half horrible they did not rank very high so I would say that that disqualifies them from this but they do have a new item which is why we're trying these number nine KFC apple pie poppers this could be promising surprisingly underwhelming I feel like these would only be good if you were under the influence of something The Filling does taste sort of good like the apple pie filling but there's literally like 1/8 of a teaspoon on this entire thing the rest of it is just like oil Laden soaked biscuit dough that's not flavorful I'm not vibing with it barely an apple pie let alone a popper this is a de I think if they improve this they should definitely keep it on the menu it feels well branded for them but the actual item itself is bad it is still a d moving on we're at Carl's Junior hi can I get two L Diablo Burgers can I get the big Angus version I wanted to say anus so bad $21 for two of those that's expensive for fast food right thank you very much number 10 Carl junr big Angus El Diablo Burger cheers you got the Angus Patty pickled jalapenos jalapeno poppers a sauce bacon cheese toasted buns takes a lot to chew at all this is a perfect example of how a great burger frankly is Best Kept simple George Moes said it Alvin said it and they went all out they've got fried jalapeno poppers on this you would think oh man that must be so good honestly it's not all I'm tasting is jalapeno I don't taste the sauce I barely taste the meat if anything if they were to take these pickled jalapenos and fried them I would have done without the jalapeno poppers and then more whatever cheese sauce that is this is just overwhelming and underwhelming at the same time do I think it adds the menu no so you might as well take it off that or do better with it you can make a spicy simple burgers and wow some people but this isn't wowing anyone I'll give it a c it's a c this is a c tier for Carl Jr but this isn't the end we have a lot of chances to break out of the mediocrity and I feel an S tier coming we are at A&W pulling up to the driveway right now can I get two French Onion double cheeseburgers I don't have French Onion Burgers there's like some specialty Burger I saw online it was like a burger with bouran or something like that I don't have a sorry I meant Bor and the cheese I don't know what was online but we don't have that here sorry about that never mind okay thank you thank you we're going to a different one all right A&W do you guys have the French onion burger no I do not think so never mind thank you bummer dude I was excited for some B A&W wow you know how many a& WS there are in our area two and both of them have never even heard of the burger which is crazy that it's on their website but whatever aw cut Jack and the box here we go number 11 Jack in the Box chicken tater melt oh boy I think a hash brown on a sandwich is hot is it good here we'll find out croissant bun many cheeses some sort of herb May bacon hash brown chicken patty I love that you call the ranch herb may I love the hash brown chicken patties whatever it didn't need that many cheeses and the croissant is really F it's not a gourmet experience but you eat it and it tastes good you're going to feel bad but you're going to be glad and I absolutely think this needs to become a core menu item and it should become part of their core branding for their whole whole menu moving forward that's right Jack in the Box you can give me 3% equity for that A+ Jack in the Box a tier moving on surprisingly Jack in the Box came in with a massive sleeper we're back on track but I'm still on the hunt for an S tier we're at the Zach be number 12 Zach Southern Fried trimp wow this pisses me off let's say you just go for this menu item you're literally getting four ass fried shrimp what were you thinking this is barely enough to feed a damn 2-year-old I'm going to do it without the sauce for the first one it's it's not bad this would make a good pooy I'm not going to lie for fried shrimp in the world of like what you expect from a Southern Restaurant it's about on par it's not above and beyond it's not below oh what the Zach be sauce is usually good this is still being tested or they left this out of room temp sauce is super bitter it seems like it could taste good but the overwhelming bitterness is killing it I would rather have a fresh lemon to squeeze than have it already in there like that it's not good should they keep this on the menu higher portion fix the sauce and then keep it on the menu what I'm experiencing right now is a solid seed I think with the sauce it's a deal without by itself I would say it's a C+ it comes with the sauce anyway so as a dish together it's a C I'm not going to judge it on the sauce usually it's an unfair Advantage this time it's an unfair disadvantage so we're going to keep it at a solid C moving on Zach come on dude really for shrimp how does this item even feel special our next place is one of my favorite fast food restaurants of all time praying they don't let me down oh sh I see it jollybee number 13 jollybee Aloha chicken sandwich here we go ooh yeah this is good I like this this is a juicy mother you take a bite the bun fantastic toast it perfectly I don't know that I love the vinegret but I do really like the pineapple on there chicken's crispy it's salted perfectly I mean jollibean chicken's always good I do like the juice from the pineapple I mean it's a great sandwich do I think I should keep it on their menu absolutely chicken amazing juicy the bacon could be crispier it's not the best bacon we've had yet pineapple it really helps sweet spicy drippy I can do without lettuce I'm alreadying myself up with all this chicken also this isn't heavy looking at that chicken you would think would be the pineapple really helps you could get away eating this whole thing and feel probably okay but I'm going to be a little harsh here comparing this to just some of their other menu items I don't really feel like this hits s tier territory it's not s tier that's for sure but it is tasty I think this is deserving of an a tier I completely agree good job Jolly be moving on jollybee you never fail me please call me I want to open a jollybee franchise in Austin guys let jollybee know okay we've been trying to do it for a long time anyway love you moving on we're at Duncan Donuts drop the donuts it's just Duncan why the did they do that what else do you go for coffee and donuts can I just get two watermelon verse Donuts infor we're out of watermelon been distance me we have a new donut coming on Monday oh okay is there any new Donuts now not right now all right well thank you never mind all right well I guess Duncan lies on their social and their website apparently they don't have it Duncan is disqualified you're cut moving on oh I remember this place this is the Arby's that we went to that was like a bunch of kids just crank on our phone ear he's like my daughter wants to have a wedding like bro you sound like you're 14 and wedding does sound crazy though hi can I just get an order of the chicken banket the chicken the chicken bacon ranch loaded fries sorry it's a lot of words no you're good I got it look I had a stroke mid order this is the longest I feel like I've ever had to waited an Arby there's literally two people in front of us and Arby's is itself they're like wo thank you so much appreciate it 6 minutes to order fries these better be good dude number 14 Arby's chicken bacon ranch loaded fries looks like there's a fried chicken patty cut up bacon cheese sauce Ranch fries don't look too crispy doesn't taste bad no it doesn't if you took everything off this the fries are kind of mid but I mean you're taking like a fried potato and you're smothering it with things that are going to overpower that flavor like the chees sauce the ranch the bacon in a way it is making it taste better the Bacon's nice chicken's eh but it still gives it more than anything chees sauce is a little too much the ranch is pretty trash I think the bacon and the chicken are saving it a lot of the elements aren't that good but they're better than the original item so should this stay on the menu maybe I'm going to give this a solid D it's a lot in one so good I'm eating this at 3:00 a.m. I'm going to go and give this a c it's average it could be better and it could definitely be worse fair enough I'll even mine out to a c as well and we'll rank this at a c tier I think that's a fair ranking moving on Arby's with another low ranking honestly didn't expect much higher so they get a c moving on Culver has had a really bad time on our show but I've had good Culver before they got security stations they have a whole ticket machine out here hi can I get two of the pretzel Pub burgers this is going to be long classic Culver's taking 10 minutes dude dude number 15 Culver's pretzel House Pub Burger I will say this looks better than the other Burgers we've gotten the burger doesn't have the best myard but at least it has a myart cheers already a Better Burger than the last time we were here the bacon is good it's not crisp and I really do like the pretzel bun wish sure there was a little salt in the bun though cuz it's a pretzel bun Meats cooked well pickled onions are good should it stay in the menu I think yes I agree it's already better than their ButterBurgers I'd give this a b it's not an S cuz an S would be God level and I'm not being blown away it's not an a cuz I'm not like oh this is really in the world of burgers this is an okay burger that I could eat again and not be unhappy it's like an A minus I'll go down with a B it's a b this is a win for Culver but not a win for this video moving on we have our first B tier of the day honestly good job to cver because they've often times been pretty low ranking we are at the gas station churches this is not going to be good I'm scared can I get a six piece chapeno biscuits with the new sauce and de that's it just call you deer good service number 16 I have mixed feelings looks good but I'm also little weirded out by chapeno biscuits the name churches we loved their biscuits last time so I am excited about these no they're glistening cheers having a little Savory in there kind of really helps it it's like a honey butter that they're putting on top or something like that it's obviously not actual butter or honey but it's an oily syrup which honestly tastes good I'm not picking up jalapeno I am the essence of it they're good though I'm not going to lie I would keep these on the menu these are way cooler than their original biscuit these would pair really well with the fried chicken but they're not like blowing my mind but in the world of fast food biscuits I still I think churches has the best I mean he ate the whole thing so I think that says a lot I don't think these are worthy of an S tier but I do think that they're worthy of an a tier definitely an a tier biscuit I would eat this whole box of biscuits when no one's looking moving on we have some big contenders coming up all right we're pulling up to one of our favorites Shake Shack can I get a Carolina Barbecue Burger fried pickles that sounds good that sounds fenomenale I love fried pickles dude these look so good holy wow this is a big one one of my most favorite places number 17 Shake Shack Carolina barbecue burger with fried pickles here I can't I can't somebody take this away from me I'm on a diet cooked absolutely perfectly just before this we said keep Burger simple immediately I'm changing my mind the two times we've went to Shake Shack weren't that seasoned this is seasoned perfect the pickles are seasoned they're crispy they're crunchy they're fresh fried the Patty seasoned perfectly it's got that nice mayard the crisp crust around it juicy on the inside not dry at all it's like the fame minana of burger patties cuz it melts in your mouth the sauce is nice and acidic a little a little bit sweet you get a little bit of the bacon there's enough sauce in it the bun is melting way in your mouth like a Brio sensual experience he's falling off there that is an S tier keep it on your menu moving on we finally made it the moment you've been waiting for we are here in front of cosmic I've never been here before I've never seen one in real life probably you haven't either the people that work here came outside and they were like nobody ever comes here and I'm like gee I hope I'm not about to find out why so cosmics went viral for the whole concept so all of the food that they have it's not McDonald's that they offer here we've ordered and we ordered the majority of the drinks that that were different from what we've seen at McDonald's give or take a few but we do have all the food we flew all the way out here for this better be worth it since the food is separate I'm going to quickly try the drinks cuz part of the menu say which one the best is I found my favorite drink it's not too sweet I don't really know the flavors I'm tasting with they are artificial but they don't taste artificial they taste refreshing and nice it's not too sweet it's got good acid the popping Boba tastes like legitimate mango as a drink from McDonald's I'd probably put it in an a I would drink this again now on to the most important I'm going to eat all the food items and the best one will go on the tier list pret bites all the salt fell off you ever had an onian's pretzel that's this could use some sauce cuz is horrifically dry if I suffocate to death by the end of this I'm sorry Savory hash browns why would it not be Savory these are way worse than the traditional McDonald's hash browns I thought they perfected it and then they killed it the bites these are like little mini Donuts cookie butter cheers it's all right apple pie filling horrible that is the most artificial tasting Apple I've ever tasted in my life last one Nutella the bites not as bad as I thought they're not that dry there's a lot of feeling in them but they are ice old dude we have the tomao bacon egg thing which by the way has completely unmelted cheese it's not bad everything is good except the egg Puck is a little weird kind of galatus will this be the one savior menu it cosmics I love the idea I feel like this could be cool the jalapeno sausage thing with queso there a lot going on on this I hate to say it this is actually pretty good I am pleasantly surprised I can't believe I'm saying that best food item I had was probably the spicy jalapeno sausage thing surprisingly good the flavor was was great the seasoning was nice the texture of the bun was good only thing I didn't like is the weird gelatinous egg Puck God I hate that it has spice it has heat to it they didn't skimp on it they didn't go oh we better be careful with the spice probably because they don't care if all these businesses go out of business cuz it's McDonald's I'm questioning in my own head would I eat this again I might all in all that sandwich all the things that I ate I'm going to give it a strong a tier Bravo a tier cosmics I can't believe what the is going on right now we have a problem we have two s tiers but no definitive winner how are we going to figure this out one that I've complained about a bunch Chick-fil-A I'm shocked to even say that they're an S tier and the other being Shake Shack I got to be honest they were neck and neck if I were to think where would I actually go back to over and over and over again to order this item ultimately the winner would be Shake Shack only by a thin margin so honestly congrats to Chick-fil-A the last time we reviewed Chick-fil-A they got a win and they almost got a win again I don't know what the hell's happening I think there's something to be said about Chick-fil-A's breakfast or specialty items wow I can't believe it we really are unbiased subscribe bye you