#FastFoodFriday: Angus Mushroom Supreme And Potato Wedges Review: Okay Burger With Dry Patty


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Just a day ago, you might have seen this beauty of an image here:

Image: Great Deals Singapore

And if youโ€™re anything like me, that made you go

Oh, you touch my tralala. Mm, my ding ding dong.


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That, coupled with the fact that today is Friday, meant that itโ€™s time to Rock N Roll.

Image: Giphy

Editor: But you wrote this on Thursday.

Image: Giphy

Why, why you gotta do me like that?

Anyway, you know what that means: Itโ€™s time for us to try the wedges and Angus Supreme.

Angus Mushroom Supreme is priced at $6.95 ala carte or you could make it an Extra Value Meal that comes with fries and a drink for $8.95.

Potato wedges are ala carte for $4.00 or enjoy the Angus Mushroom Supreme Special, which includes Potato Wedges (M) and a cup of Coke (S) from $9.75.

Angus Mushroom Supreme


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The unfortunate truth of any fast-food burger is that it doesnโ€™t look as good as the ad looks.

But donโ€™t fret. We have the cross-section to examine what the burger really contains. As advertised, the burger comes with a 100% Angus beef patty, grilled white button mushrooms, caramelised onions, and herb aioli.

If you donโ€™t know what aioli is, itโ€™s basically garlic mayonnaise.


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While the top bun looks a bit disproportionate to the rest of the burger, the core ingredients seem to strike a good balance here. It might seem like thereโ€™s a lot of aioli, but on tasting, itโ€™s quite the opposite.

Because weโ€™re stingy, we also checked the number of mushrooms. Although this is kind of to be expected from a fast-food restaurant, this is still kind of disappointing.

Especially when Burger Kingโ€™s Avocado Whooper is so beautiful looking:


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Without going into comparisons with BK, the burger is all-around solid. You can taste everything in a bite, from the salty cheese to the allium infused herby aioli.

But itโ€™s really kind of disappointing for the price. The patty is a tad dry, which meant that more aioili is required to compensate with fat, and while the mushrooms are juicy, the upper bun is too thick. Without a juicy patty, dry buns just make burgers a lot worse than it should.

In the end, this is still fast food, and even with a Signature Collection tag, an ad that touched my tralala and an atas box, itโ€™s eh.

Rating: 3/5

Potato Wedges

If fast-food fries can spark a war, then it makes sense that wedges can do the same if the other fast-food chain decides to join in on having this menu item.

Unfortunately, other fast-food chains donโ€™t have wedges, so we only have the wedges from McDonaldโ€™s.


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Hereโ€™s what the inside of the wedges looks like.

Everything about the wedges is pretty standard. It seems like McDonaldโ€™s didnโ€™t try to differentiate themselves here. Itโ€™s fluffy on the inside, crisp on the outside (ours slightly soggy cause of delivery), and salted just right.

Wedges are wedges, and you canโ€™t say no to wedges.


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While at $4 ala carte, the portion can be quite disappointing, as part of a meal upgrade, the price is quite reasonable.

Rating: 3.5/5