Tokyo Five and In Sendai recently blogged about the comeback of the Big America burgers - limited time sandwiches like "Texas Burger" and "New York Burger." Well, apparently they were a hit, because round 2 is here. Right now the Texas Burger 2 is up. Mmmmmm....doesn't it look good?
Now I know there are people who get paid to make these pictures look good, but at what point does it become false advertising? Compare the above with this:
Mmmmm....doesn't that look...edible? I don't know where to begin. There was some chili in there, but it was hiding behind what looks like boiled ham, as opposed to the crispy bacon in the former picture. And yes, there was cheese. That was hiding, too. Honestly this thing wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. And it cost 700 yen and change, meaning I payed almost $10 for that thing plus some fries and 4-5 slips of soda. What a racket.
Now I know there are some who like Japanese portions, and would prefer to go to a McDonalds in Japan, where they can have a small, non-greasy burger. But if I'm going to pollute my body with this garbage, bring on the grease and bring on the beef! I'd pay less for more any day. Can always just, you know... not eat the whole thing...
ugh it was the same way in Europe!!! tiny portions for more money. And in spain i remember a Texican burger at BK. I took pics of the steakhouse burger when I was there compared to the steakhouse burger in the states... so much smaller. Shouldn't there be a uniformity so that if you travel internationally you can expect the same thing of a chain?
ReplyDeleteYeah, but they also adjust their products a bit to fit the local tastes. If they can charge more for less, they will. Part of it may also be a scarcity of certain ingredients. But that doesn't make it any more desirable. =/
ReplyDeleteyea i guess.. but localization i feel should only affect additional menu items not existing ones :P
ReplyDeleteDang, I wanted to try new Texas this week, seeing your pic just turned me off. Why can't Mos Burger do a chili burger?!?
ReplyDeleteOh man, that would be good. Love Mos Burger.
ReplyDeleteSame here David. Was looking forward to it - now not so much. Had Mos for lunch today and it didn't quite fill me up. But Blue, your picture does still look... edible. Maybe I'll try it anyway haha.
ReplyDeleteDamn you, Mickey D's Japan for offering a new burger often enough to make me keep trying these damn things and hacking away at the back end of my life span.
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn't eat rolls made by Walmart, would you? Then why eat burgers made by the Japanese? ;)
ReplyDeleteMos Burger is great but you gotta order at least 2 or 3 burgers, since each one is hardly a mouthful...
Peter - Yeah, it was...edible.
ReplyDeleteBill - I know! I don't eat fast food that often, but sometimes thee novelty items are too much.
Xamuel - Heh heh...agreed. I always get a set and an extra burger when I go to Mos.
OMG Mos burger is amazing! ^_^ they defintely got that right
ReplyDeleteDizzamn! For that much money, could've had a Sasebo burger:
ReplyDeletehttp://sasebo-burger.jp/grand-menu/index.html
Thanks for the link.
ReplyDeleteI tried the "Texas 2" and the burger I was given looked like the photo in ad...not at all like what you received.
And it was quite good. Much better than last year's "Texas Burger" was.
John - would like to try that, but none in my area that I'm aware of!
ReplyDeleteT5 - Guess next time I need to go to different shop and see if the quality's any better.