"Arby's Worst Sandwich Is So Bad It Should Be Removed From The Menu..."

[Miles Archer]

Arby's Worst Sandwich Is So Bad It Should Be Removed From The Menu

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/arbys-worst-sandwich-bad-removed-161000702.html

While Arby's original menu was limited to roast beef sandwiches, the chain now lives up to its unforgettable slogan: "We have the meats." Arby's lineup of sandwiches features everything from beef to chicken to pork. We tasted and ranked 12 Arby's sandwiches to find the best options based on quality and execution. Of course, there has to be a sandwich that comes in last place, and according to our evaluation, Arby's worst sandwich is the Deluxe Burger.

Burgers are a quintessential fast-food favorite, but Arby's rendition botched the meat (and everything else) so completely that we think it should be removed from the menu. Upon visual inspection, the item had all the components covered, from a buttery brioche bun to fresh crisp veggies to melted cheese and even a zesty sauce. But, a burger is only as good as its beef patty, and that of the Deluxe Burger was virtually inedible. It had a mushy, almost undercooked texture with a gamey, pungent flavor that we could only take one bite of. Unless we're talking about lamb or buffalo burgers, a patty shouldn't taste so gamey. While we were hoping for beefy, umami richness — perhaps with a smoky, crisply charred exterior and a juicy, tender interior — what we got couldn't have been further from our expectations.

Many customers on TikTok complained that the Deluxe Burger was "a little bit of a mess" and "not as structually sound as some other burgers," with many videos demonstrating how the garnishes fall out even before taking the first bite. Burgers are allowed to be messy (and a saucy face is a part of the experience), but the patty featured in Arby's Deluxe Burger also didn't offer the dining experience customers wanted — and they weren't happy about paying for it.

On Reddit, one patron said the burgers "taste like the ballpark pre-cooked patties that are/maybe used to be at the market" and that "the price makes it so much worse." Another Redditor thought the burger's texture was "very dense and puck-like." One disgruntled customer even warned others, "Never get a burger at Arby's ... their burgers supposedly come fully cooked from the factory and they just warm them up." This makes sense, as another points out that Arby's "[doesn't] have grills."

[chouchou]

1. Rufff..Ruff..Meowwww....Meow....

[msongs]

2. went there 40 yrs ago. once was enuff nt

[skypilot]

13. That's how I feel about Taco Bell.

Ordered some kind of beef burrito thing from there about 10 years ago and I couldn't even chew more than a couple times after the first bite. Had to spit it out. First and last time I ate there.

[Haggard Celine]

3. I always get a regular roast beef sandwich when I go there and

I'm always happy. I just put a little bbq and a little horseradish on it.

[Miles Archer]

4. When I lived in Colorado, I wasn't exactly rolling in cash...

...and my usual "treat," when I had a little extra money, was their French Dip. I enjoyed the regular roast beef too. I never went for the curly fries or any of that other stuff. Just the roast beef sandwiches.

[Morbius]

5. There's a Simpsons episode 14, not sure which one:

There's a line where one kid says, "I'm so hungry I could eat at Arby's!"

The other kids all go, "Woooah."

I think it's the Lord of the Flies one, which is actually called "Das Bus."

I can't think of Arby's without remembering that line. I never eat there.

[irisblue]

6. In the fall Arbys does a pecan chicken salad sandwich that was/is pretty good

[LudwigPastorius]

7. I rank Arby's on the lowest tier of "inedible",...

right along with Jack in the Box and Taco Bell.

[Miles Archer]

8. When I lived in California, I got food poisoning at Taco Bell

Very weird circumstances. Ate there, got food poisoning, a week later the restaurant was leveled to the ground and a new Taco Bell was built in its place.

[LudwigPastorius]

9. That is weird.

It makes you wonder what kind of toxic organism had taken over the food prep areas that they had to raze the building and start over from scratch.

In my younger, more foolish, days, I would occasionally eat at Taco Hell when there were no other choices open. I finally swore it off after one too many gastrointestinal “incidents”.

I swear my last meal there was like someone dropped a white phosphorus grenade into my lower intestine.

Never again.

[Nittersing]

10. Their roast beef has always tasted weird to me

I think I went a second time to see if my tastebuds might have been off... but no. It tasted weird the second time around too. Never tried anything else there.

[ProfessorGAC]

11. Swing & A Miss By Arby's

Introducing a burger to their menu was stupid.
It's miles out their wheelhouse. After the branding they've pursued, who goes to Arby's for a burger?
Seems like most people would pass 2 McDonald's joints & a BK just to get to an Arby's.

[OilemFirchen]

12. How disappointing.

I just had an umami craving and immediately thought "Arby's!"