Life in the Fast (food) Lane

As promised, yesterday Moe Greene and I coordinated a tag team review of the Wendy's Baconator. This was special for a few of reasons; first, all the reviews so far have come from one source, me, so having someone not named Joel to give an opinion is new*; secondly, this is the first review item that originated from the "Review Request" box (head nod to Eric, and yes, I'll eventually get to the other requests); and finally, this is the closest Moe and I can get to having lunch together now that we live an hour apart from each other. It's nice to recreate the old fast food lunch magic... You see, way before I ever thought of writing the LFFL column, even before I had a blog... Moe and I were, essentially, fast food critics; we just didn't know it. We didn't have an audience or a platform to share our thoughts, but that didn't stop up from having conversations like:

"I really prefer the McDonald's parking lot on Jefferson Street as opposed to the one on Rt. 40 because they have trees in their lot that provide shade to park in. The only downside is, the lot is smaller so sometimes you have to park near other people who are also eating lunch in their car and that's awkward."

or

"I would really prefer the whole Burger King experience a whole lot more if they used bigger cubes of ice. The BK ice is small so it melts faster and then the coke gets all watery; plus the straws are thinner..."

The fact that we now actually have a small but loyal group of people who are willing to read our critiques is great... but to be totally honest, even if you weren't reading we would probably still be having the same conversations.

Now having said that... please, keep reading, and we hope you enjoy the first tag-team review.

Wendy's Baconator

From the Wendy's website, "Six strips of hickory smoked bacon piled high atop two 1/4 lb. patties of fresh, never frozen, beef. Complete with two slices of American cheese, mayo and ketchup..."

Right away we've got an issue... Moe's sandwich only had 3 strips bacon. He says now that there may have been 3 thin strips placed perfectly atop 3 other thin strips, but if he couldn't tell then the entire intent of the "Baconator" has already fallen short of it's goal to overload your taste buds with bacon.

For what it's worth, mine definitely had 6 strips... I'm not sure if that qualifies as "piled high" or not, because I'm not really sure what "piled high" means in the first place... I just know that there was a lot of bacon.

Location: Moe ate his food at the Wendy's on West Patrick Street in Frederick, MD, which is inconveniently located right next to an Arby's... I say inconvenient because I can think of at least a half-dozen occasions where I drove there with the intention of eating at Wendy's, only to see Arby's and change my plans.

As for me, I picked up my burger at the Wendy's in the Briggs Chany Shopping Center in Silver Spring, MD. That's my "go-to" Wendy's because [a] it's close to home and [b] they're as quick and direct as a veteran stripper giving her 13th lap dance on a Friday night... A little eye contact, some boobs to your face, a knee rubbing your crotch, a nibble of the ear lobe, and the job is done.
Service: Excellent as always... we both flew threw our respective drive-thru's. Moe was actually on the phone with me during my order, trying his best to throw me off and make the process difficult. But I still had my food in under 2 minutes.

I don't know what Wendy's does differently than every other fast food chain in the world, but somehow they're almost always quick and accurate. Sometimes when you're at a really shaky McDonald's they'll nervously hand you that open bag of food and you can tell right away that even they aren't sure they got the order right! It's almost as if they want you to check the bag for them because they clearly have no clue..

The guy at the drive-thru window for me yesterday handed me the bag of food already folded shut. He had strong facial features, an almost cocky grin, and was basically daring me to double check his work. I wanted no parts of him. He was like a brutal and efficient SS Stormtrooper.**

As for Moe, he described his service with words like, "clear", "precise", "courteous", and "prompt." That's an awful lot of praise coming from Moe considering he has a long history of being abusive to restaurant workers, puppies, and small children (although to be fair, those last charges were eventually dropped).

Meal Review: The picture above is of my burger... and as you can see, it was overflowing with both bacon and burger. Let me say first that although I really love bacon, I'm almost always disappointed with it in the fast food setting. It tends to be either too thin to make an impact on the taste and texture of the sandwich, or has been sitting around so long that it has a consistency of beef jerky... I was pleased to find that this was not the case with my Baconator bacon... It wasn't quite as thick as I would have liked, but it was by no means thin. It wasn't too chewy, or too crispy. They got it right.

I also like the fact that they didn't try to add any unnecessary ingredients to the formula. Wendy's often times throws on a mountain of lettuce to the point where you have to open the sandwich up and pick off half of what they just piled on... But no need for that here; they keep it simple with mayo, cheese, bacon, and burger. I wouldn't have minded a slice of tomato thrown into the mix, but I certainly couldn't say it "needed" it.

The fires were crap, but we've already established my dislike for their fries in past reviews.

Here's what Moe had to say about his meal:

"The sandwich was quite large. It's quoted on the board as a 1/2 pounder. Featured three slices of bacon with ketchup and mayonnaise. Not too much of either condiment. No pickles, no lettuce. That's a good thing. The bacon was standard fast food bacon; flat, chewy, and cold. The nice thing is that the bacon wasn't too big for the sandwich. The burgers themselves are large. The first 3/4 of the sandwich I really liked. However, with every Wendy's burger I eat, I just get sick of it by the end. It's just TOO much of one thing."

"It's closest competitor/comparable would be the #11 at Burger King which is a double cheeseburger with bacon, cheddar, and some sort of sauce, I think. I prefer that sandwich over this one. It's smaller, but tastes better."

For what it's worth, he happens to like their fries but says the ones he got yesterday were a little on the cold side.

Cost: Somehow my meal came out to $7.93 whereas Moe only had to pay $7.83. We both ordered the Baconator meal with a large fry and large coke. We were in different counties but I'm pretty sure the sales tax is the same everywhere in Maryland.

Nearly $8 is a lot to pay for a single meal with no dollar menu upgrades (especially when the fries are such an inferior product), but you do get a lot of burger. We were both of the opinion however, that the price is a tad bit too much... nothing egregious, just a little pricey.

Obesity Breakdown: The figures here were pretty staggering. The burger contains 830 calories and 51 grams of fat... The fries come in at 550/26... throw in another 270 calories for the coke and suddenly we're looking at a grand total of 1650 calories and 77 grams of fat!

How much time did we take off our lives with that meal yesterday? Two, three weeks? A month?

Summary: I enjoyed my sandwich more than Moe did. I love that he complains that he always struggles to get down the final 1/4 of his burgers but never considers ordering a medium. He gave it a 7/10...

As for me, I enjoyed every bite of the burger but I only ate half the fries. And to be honest, I left plenty of Coke in my large cup. It would probably make a lot of sense for both of us to go with the medium next time. And yes, I can see myself ordering the Baconator again.





*Did Joel just use his name in the 3rd person? Yes, Joel did...

**I'm sure Wendy's would love to know that I've referred to them as both a veteran stripper and Nazi soldiers in the same post... But, I meant it in a good way!

My Bad...

I completely dropped the ball last week... It became apparent on Wednesday night that I probably wouldn't be able to put together a "Life in the Fast (food) Lane" review for the week. I decided that I would instead post a quick story on Thursday or Friday so I could at least have something of substance to show for the week; but that didn't happen either.

I suppose I could make the argument that I made a conscious decision not to post an update rather than sacrifice the artistic integrity of the blog with a lazy, hastily written mess of words... But that argument probably wouldn't work because [a] we have several years of evidence to prove I'm not above doing that, [2] even I would have a hard time keeping a straight face while using phrases like, "artistic integrity," while discussing a blog called "Farting in the Shower", and [d] I'm the same guy who once posted a picture of some girl's cleavage simply because I didn't have anything better to write about.

So clearly, had I really been thinking about you, the FITS reader, I would have come up with another cleavage picture at the very least. (God knows I have plenty of those pictures hidden on my hard drive)

So basically, I have no excuses. All I can do is apologize and promise to make it up to you this week with a special "tag team" LFFL review, followed at some point by a lazy, hastily written mess of words at the end of the week.

Life in the Fast (food) Lane

Last week I made a life altering discovery... It was Thursday night. My Photo-Journalism class let out a little early and I found myself looking for a bite to eat. Burger King was on my way home so that's where I went.

Whenever I find myself at Burger King, my "go-to" sandwich is the Chicken Club. I'm not really a fan of the BK fries so I usually go with the onion rings instead. That's what I was planning on doing last Thursday when I noticed a new option on the sideorder menu: "Cheesy-Tots".

I love Tater-Tots. I love Cheese. It was a match made in heaven. I ordered my meal, it was ready in minutes, and it was exactly as I had hoped... Cheesy-Tots were invented for me.

When I got into bed that night, I was still savoring each tasty morsel of potato covered cheese.

I thought about writing about them the next day, but I had just written my LFFL for the Wendy's fish fillet that same day, so the Cheesy-Tots would have to wait...

But the wait is finally over. Cheesy-Tot Day is upon us!

Burger King's Chicken Club Sandwich, Cheesy-Tots, Large Coke

Normally this would be where I give you the official description of what I ordered straight from the restaurant's website. But the BK website is an absolute nightmare to navigate. In fact, according to their menu, my sandwich doesn't even exist and Cheesy-Tots are something you order for breakfast.

Location: I'd like to send a big F-U to the people of Burger King #13488, on Viers Mill Road in Silver Spring, MD! You took a simple, pleasurable experience that I had been looking forward to all week long and turned it into an absolute nightmare... Keep up the good work guys! If there is any justice in this world your daughters will all grow up to be Las Vegas strippers that give hand-jobs for an extra $10, and your sons will all be paste eaters with a low sperm count and double digit IQ.

When I got off the Metro in Glenmont yesterday, I didn't feel like driving all the way to the BK next to UMD, where I had my initial experience. A quick search on my iPhone showed there was a BK just a short drive from where I had parked. I made the trip enthusiastically. Thoughts of Cheesy-Tots were dancing in my head and I was completely unaware of horror that awaited me.

As soon as I pulled up to the drive-thru menu I got a bad feeling. The volume on the speaker was barely audible, and before I could even think about making my order, I was hit with a sales pitch for their spicy chicken combo meal. I hate when drive-thru people do this. What was wrong with the normal "Welcome to Burger King" greeting? I don't need you to suggest anything to me.
After I politely declined the Spicy Chicken sandwich combo I attempted to order my meal, substituting cheesy-tots for the fries. But I was told that they couldn't do that; you could only get cheesy-tots as a separate order.

I tried explaining that the BK on University Boulevard has no problem making that swap, and that in fact, there was a picture on their own drive-thru menu showing that you could order fries, onions rings, or a coke... but it was to no avail. If wanted the tots, I would have to take their shitty fries and still pay extra for the tots... I was willing to do that. In the end I ended up paying nearly $10 for a meal that should have cost $7.

I can't give an exact total, because the moron at the second window told me he needed the receipt back so he could figure out how to fill my order! I guess they don't keep records very well at the Viers Mill Road Burger King... and amazingly enough, even though the guy had my receipt in his hands as he filled my order, he still managed to forget my cheesy-tots!

Luckily, the service was so bad from the start that I was expecting just such an error. I made sure I did a thorough bag inspection before pulling away. Not surprisingly, the kid had the nerve to actually roll his eyes in annoyance when I pointed out his error. But I wasn't about to leave with out those tots, dirty looks be damned.

As you can probably guess, if I ever go back to Burger King #13488 it will probably be to slash tires and smear feces all over their bathroom walls.

Service: (see above)


Meal Review: For as bad as the service was, the food was actually pretty damn good. The Chicken Club Sandwich comes on a sesame seed sub roll, with a decent sized chicken fillet, fresh tomatoes, lettuce, mayo, and a couple strips of bacon. They don't go overboard with the mayo or lettuce, and the bacon is about as fresh as you can expect to find from a fast food place. It's a sandwich that I find both filling and tasty. They almost always get it right. It's a safe pick.

The tots were, of course, fabulous... potatoes and cheese were simply meant to go together. Luckily, the only necessary step to prepare them is dropping them into a deep fryer for a couple of minutes, otherwise the knuckle dragging, mouth breathers over at BK#13488 would have surely figured out a way to screw it up.

Cost: Like I said, I think I paid close to $10 but I'll never know because they took my receipt back in order to incorrectly fill my order... seriously folks, if you can't handle a Burger King drive-thru, you ought to just quit on life right now. Things are going to get way more complicated than, "Chicken Club Sandwich, Fries, Cheesy-Tots, and a Coke."

Obesity Breakdown: 1350 Calories, 63 grams of fat... but that's not accurate since the Chicken Club doesn't exist according to the BK online menu.

Summary: If you're a fan of cheese, and you're a fan of tater tots, this will be quite an experience for you... so long as you don't try to order it from Burger King #13488 on Viers Mill Rd. I highly reccomend both the tots and the sandwich. 9/10.

A Taste of Baltimore

As you all know, I'm a Washington Nationals fan... it's not easy to remain loyal to one of the worst franchises in sports, but I do it. Baseball has always been my passion and after waiting the first 25 years of my life for baseball to return to the district, I'm not about to bail out just because the team sucks. Besides... the only local alternative we have is the Baltimore Orioles. A team just as dysfunctional and laughable as my Nationals.

Many of my friends and family are Orioles fans actually, and they still have one of the best two or 3 ballparks in baseball, so I find myself making the half hour drive up I-95 a couple times a year to take in one of their games.

That's what I found myself doing on Monday actually... it was opening day for the O's, and my Nationals were starting the season on the road in Florida. A couple of friends from work got hooked up with 3 really great seats about 10 rows behind home plate. I've never sat in seats like that so I could hardly turn down their offer.

As luck would have it, after Vice President Biden threw out the ceremonial first pitch he ended up sitting in our section. Even though I work on Capitol Hill and occasionally encounter famous politicians, it was still pretty surreal to have the VP sitting 10 rows directly in front of me. I couldn't stop watching him the entire time he was there.

Biden hung around for the first 2 innings before leaving. While he was there he signed every autograph, shook every hand, and posed for every picture he could. Secret Service and stadium ushers offered to keep fans at bay, but he didn't seem that bothered by them.

Anyway, before he left, he got a real glimpse at Baltimore, and true Oriole fans.

There was a mid-twenties couple sitting two rows ahead of me, which put them a mere 8 rows behind the VP. They were true Baltimore people, accents and all. Straight out of "The Wire". If you're not familiar with the area, just picture the people of South Boston only with a different accent... They're not from "Baltimore, Maryland," they're from "Bawl'mer, Murlan," they don't root for the "Orioles," they root for the "Oh-Ree-Ohs", and they love to call people "hun", which is short for "honey".

Don't get me wrong here, I'm not looking down on the accent, in fact, a lot of people in my hometown of Frederick, MD, have a variation of the accent. I sometimes catch myself occasionally saying something with a slight accent, although not as often as Moe Greene.

Anyway, so there is the Bawl'mer couple sitting two rows ahead of me, 8 rows behind Joe Biden. Orioles heart throb Brian Roberts is warming up in the on-deck circle, and the girl, who despite the pancake make-up, nose ring, and "Joey" tattoo on her wrist, was actually somewhat attractive. She stood up from her seat and began to yell out, "Brian Roberts, I love you, I want to kiss you!"

Roberts was only a few feet away from us so he probably heard the girl begging for a kiss. I'm sure he hears that kind of thing at every home game so he was unphased and continued on with his routine. Joe Biden was even closer to the girl than Roberts was so he definitley heard her.

The girl called out a couple more times before finally sitting down in frustration... At this point her boyfriend stood up (not sure if he was the famous 'Joey' from the tattoo on her wrist ) cups his hands around his mouth, and yells out as loud as he can, "Hey Brian, my girlfriend wants to kiss you where you pee!"

Eveything went silent... Heads started to turn around to see who made the comment. Rich old ladies looked disgusted. A Secret Service agent stood up to get a peak at what was going on. An usher came over and gave the guy a stern warning about proper ettiqute.

For his part, the guy wasn't the least bit embarrased. He looked legitimatly confused that it had been such a big deal. As he sat down, I heard him say to his girlfriend, "I guess it's a good thing I didn't yell that you wanted to give him a b.j."

Welcome to Baltimore Vice President Biden!

The game ended up being pretty eventful. The "Oh-ree-Ohs" were beating up on the Yankees, then the Yankess made a bit of comeback, before the only Oriole player I actually like, Cesar Izturis, put the game away with a two-run homerun in the 8th.

It's not often that the Orioles get a notable win against the Yankees, so O's fans were quick to celebrate. You can probably guess which O's fan was leading the "Yankees Suck" chant in our section!

The First Amendment Gets Double Penetrated

Last Thursday a friend, FITS reader, and University of Maryland alum, E-Rich, sent out an email to our circle of friends linking to an article reporting UMD's plans to show the high budget porn production, Pirates II, at a student theatre on the campus.

I read the article, saw that it was being screened under the context of, “[providing] students with an alternative to late-night drinking and other dangerous activities,” and that Planned Parenthood would be making a presentation about safe sex prior to the movie.

My initial thoughts were: [a] I’d much rather watch porn on my laptop, alone, than in a theatre full of people, but that [b] it might be a good way to get students who otherwise might not be willing to sit through a safe sex talk to sit through one. And finally, [c] why was there even a smidgen of controversy about this? The vast majority of college students are over 18, nobody is being forced to watch it, and in the age of the internet porn has become mainstream.

It was a semi-interesting topic but nobody who got the email had any emotional responses to the prospect of the movie aside from, it might be “awkward,” and, “go Terps!”

We just kind of shrugged our shoulders and said, “whatever…”

Then, on the very same day I got the email from E-Rich, a republican State Senator actually introduced an amendment to a bill in the Maryland General Assembly that would have cut all funding to state schools that screened x-rated material, unless it was part of an academic course… Worse yet, it looked like the amendment might even pass!

The university --in an attempt to avoid a showdown-- canceled the screening, and the issue was eventually dropped. No movie, no vote.

I was actually on campus for a class that night and the general consensus was one of frustration that the General Assembly was wasting time and tax payer money on such an insignificant issue… But at the same time, we didn’t think it was an issue worth potentially losing funding over. It sucked, but the school had done the only thing they could do. The question they had to ask themselves was, “Is it really worth losing nearly a half billion dollars over a pornographic spoof of the Pirates of the Caribbean?”

Once again, I put the issue behind me… until I checked my email this morning that is. Cindylu was kind enough to direct me to an article from the Washington Post reporting that angry students were planning on showing the movie anyway. They plan on showing it tonight… And of course, the same douchebag senator is once again making threats of cutting off the money if the university doesn’t block the students from showing the movie.

So now we’re on the cusp of a showdown… my guess is that the university will stop students from showing the movie, and I understand their point of view. It’s just now worth risking so much just to prove a point, especially when basically everyone with a decent grasp on common sense already agrees with them.

But then I ran across this quote from the president of the senate (who by the way, was in favor of the bill) in the UMD Student Newspaper, The Diamondback: "Yes, the amendment was overkill, but at the same time, it would have passed because it forced legislators to either vote for hardcore pornography or university funding."

Translation: I know it was a waste of time, I know it doesn’t make much sense, but we all would have voted for it anyway because we’re spineless and don’t want the allegation one day made in an election campaign that we sort of, kind of, half-way supported pornography. So fuck the First Amendment, we have to worry about getting reelected!

Like I said, if the University of Maryland decides to somehow prevent the students from screening the movie, I’ll understand… But part of me wishes they would call the bluff of all these self righteous, publicity seeking assholes and show the damn movie. Are those State Senators really willing to risk being known as the guys who cut funding to the crown jewel of the state’s education system because they were afraid some kids might see people having sex?

And in case you’re wondering, in 2005 when the same student theater screened the legendary x-rated classic “Deep Throat,” the State Assembly had nothing to say about it.

Life in the Fast (food) Lane

I have to start off this latest LFFL by telling you all what an awful human being Moe Greene is… He promised everyone he would be putting up his first review on Tuesday. As you may have noticed, Tuesday has come and gone… still no sign of Moe.

I suppose he’s got a bunch of excuses about how he’s the father of 3 young kids, works two jobs, helps coach softball, and blah blah blah… but the bottom line is, Moe let us all down.

If you ask me, those kids need to start fending for themselves. The sooner they realize that they’re alone in this world and that they can’t rely on other people, the better off they’ll be. As far as I’m concerned, Moe should just leave them alone in the house for a couple of weeks and let them figure shit out on their own.

I’m not saying he should be cruel about it… Maybe he could leave some ramen noodles, toilet paper, and bottled water to help their chances at surviving, but that's about as far as he should go. If they make it… Great… And if not… well that's just Darwinism at work.

The bottom line is, he needs to get back to taking care of things that are really important, like making our blog better and talking to me on the phone about baseball and video games.

Maybe one day he’ll step up and start being the decent friend and blogger we all deserve. But until then, you’ll just have to be satisfied with my review:

Wendy's Premium Fish Fillet Sandwich, Large Fries, Large Coke

Wendy’s describes their newest sandwich thusly, “Hand-cut fillets of North Pacific cod in a crisp Panko crumb breading, served with crisp lettuce and creamy tartar sauce on a warm bun...”

I'm not sure what the hell "Panko" is, but I'd say that is a good assessment. They've been pushing this new fish fillet and the Baconator (which will be reviewed soon) pretty hard over the last few weeks. In the radio ads I’ve heard them make a big deal about this sandwich being “cod”, and how “other fish fillets" are just generic mystery fish. That’s clearly directed towards McDonald’s who make the gold standard as far as the fish fillet is concerned. Burger King does make a pretty decent fillet, but it’s not something they really try to market.

Since this sandwich is being promoted as a better alternative to the McDoanld’s fillet, that’s what I’ll be comparing it to.

Location: I picked it up at the Wendy’s in the Briggs Chany Shopping Center in Silver Spring, MD. It’s a very busy shopping center and even though an over pass and redesign of the entire intersection took place only a couple of years ago, it’s still a big pain in the ass to get in and out of the place. No matter how quickly you get through their drive-thru, you always end up stuck at a light or waiting in line to get stuck at a light for a good 10 minutes.

Service: Really fast… No issues at all (aside from the traffic, which isn’t their fault). I’ve been to this location probably a dozen times in my life and I’ve never had to wait long for my food or go back because they screwed something up. By contrast, there’s a McDonald’s located right next to the Wendy’s and their drive-thru always seems to be jam packed and moving along slowly, if at all.

On a couple of occasion, I’ve pulled into the shopping center with the intent to go through the McDonald’s drive thru, only to be put off by the line of cars and chosen Wendy’s instead. Sometimes when I pull out of the Wendy’s drive-thru, I can see that the McDonald’s line hasn’t even moved.



Meal Review: Let’s get the fries out of the way first… They suck. They’re slightly bigger and thicker than McDoanld’s fries, but they have no taste. You can add all the salt or ketchup in the world but it still doesn’t hide the fact that their fries just aren’t very appealing. And somehow, they’re almost always cold. Wedny's is one of the better fast food places in terms of delivering a fresh product, but somehow those fries always manage to be lukewarm at best. I almost always ask them to swap out the fries for something else.

I like that about Wendy’s… they know their sides are below average, so they at least give you the option of picking your favorite below average side… I usually go with the chili, but in this case I went with the fries because that’s what most people do… and of course, they were cold and bland.

Now we let’s get to the sandwich… I have to admit that when I got the thing unwrapped my initial reaction was: “this isn’t very big…” But then again, we’re comparing it to the McDonald’s fillet and that’s not very big either. I’d say the Wendy’s fillet is thicker, whereas the McDonald’s fillet is wider. In the end they’re probably just about even in that respect.

But in every other category, the Wendy’s fillet is superior.


The meat is firmer, the breaded crust on is crispier, and the taste is just plain better. It may be that I’ve been influenced by their marketing campaign, but I really could taste the superior quality in the Wendy’s fillet.

The only complaint I have is that there wasn’t enough tarter sauce. In reviewing my pictures, I can see that there was some sauce on the sandwich, but I certainly couldn’t taste it. This of course is a delicate balance. Too much sauce and it overwhelms the taste of the fish and leaves you with a soggy bun… not enough sauce and you’re left with a dry sandwich. They should probably give you the tarter sauce on the side. If my sandwich is going to be fucked up, I’d prefer to be the one who fucks it up.

Cost: This is where McDonald’s can win back some points… The Wendy’s fillet is like $3.75, with the combo coming out to something around $6. The McDonald’s fillet is usually around $3, but they’ve been running specials in my area for a while now and I think you can get it for like $2 now… So the question is, does the superior quality of the Wendy’s fillet justify paying more money? I say yes, but it’s not like the McDonald’s fillet is all that bad... On the contrary, it’s quite tasty. So I’m sure there are some people out there who would disagree with me that the taste justifies the cost increase.

Obesity Breakdown: The sandwich was 470 calories and 24 grams of fat. The fries were 550 calories and 26 grams of fat… The Coke had 270 calories, giving us a grand total of 1290 calories and 50 grams of fat. That’s actually more calories than my Bojangles fried chicken meal, which really surprises me.

Summary: I’m giving it a rating of 8 / 10. It’s a great sandwich but the fries are below average, and you probably need to throw in a 5 piece-nuggets for an extra buck if you’re at all hungry.