As you all know I've been trying to cut a few calories here and there and with Hardee's constantly touting their new under 500 calorie turkey burgers I figured it was a really good opportunity for a fast food review. These burgers were designed with the assistance of Men's Health magazine and consist of a ground turkey patty, toppings and a whole wheat bun. I decided to go with the Mushroom Swiss Turkey Burger because that was my favorite variety of Hardee's hamburger growing up and I want to see how it translated.
When I have had turkey burgers in the past I found them to be rather dry so I have to say going in I didn't really have high expectations. However, expectations aside this turkey burger was just plain delicious. The patty was of a good size, the 2 pieces of Swiss were nicely melted, it had a fair amount of mushrooms and the wheat bun was soft and pillowy. I found the burger to be adequately juicy with plenty of flavor. The mushroom sauce and cheese really helped in that regard. I got the burger only and skipped the fries. This kept my lunch at a reasonable 480 calories, and to be honest with you I found it perfectly filling. I would have no trouble ordering the turkey burger again over the regular burger even if I wasn't considering calories at all.
Taste 8/10 Not just above my expectations, but above average taste overall.
Value 5/10 I at first experienced a bit of sticker shock paying 4 dollars for just a burger, but I quickly realized it's just a normal price for a specialty fast food burger. I'm just not used to going the non-combo route.
I just did the same thing... got only the sandwhich, and I am full! And I also thought it was absolutely delicious and would order again. Are you sure it is a whole wheat bun? I have been trying to google that. I want to know if it's 100% whole wheat or just plain "wheat" (aka white bread with coloring).
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