OT: Anyone try this yet?

Not my go to stuff, but I'll have to try it while its here...For you wondering, it's 1020 calories lol! 

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McDonald’s biggest menu addition in years — both literally and figuratively — is finally here.

After years of acclaim during international testing, the Big Arch burger officially came to Mickey D’s locations across America on Tuesday.

With two quarter-pound beef patties, three slices of white cheddar cheese, crispy and slivered onions, pickles and a tangy “Big Arch” sauce on a sesame and poppy seed bun, it is one of the largest burgers the fast-food chain offers. While McDonald’s has tinkered with its signature Big Mac and brought back the nostalgic Snack Wrap, but this is the first major burger innovation in quite some time.

McDonald’s Big Arch burger has become the stuff of Golden Arches legend, one of those international menu items Americans hear about but never get to try — I’ll never quite understand why American fast food is so much less exciting than the rest of the world’s offerings. So when I heard the Big Arch was coming to America, I knew I had to come out of fast-food review retirement and hit the drive-thru.

The first thing I noticed is how distinct the bun was. Both sesame and poppy seeds on the top are a clear differentiation from the Big Mac, which only has sesame. The lack of height from the burger was also clear — while the Big Mac famously has a middle piece of bread, the Big Arch is all meat, veggies and sauce in the middle. So it’s shorter.

But the Big Arch is definitely wider and beefier than the Big Mac, to the point where I struggled to get it out of the packaging without making a mess. Taking my first bite proved just as tricky, and very messy.

I didn’t care. It was delicious.

The two quarter-pound patties were more satisfying than the meager meat offerings of the Big Mac — Ronald McDonald’s signature sandwich is mostly bread and sauce, let’s be honest. The crispy onions fell flat for me, tasting more like something you would get at Burger King... not a compliment.

It was the “Big Arch” sauce that was most memorable. McDonald’s calls it “tangy, creamy, with the perfect balance of mustard, pickle and sweet tomato flavors.” The tangy tomato was the most prominent flavor here. While I still prefer Big Mac sauce, this was an tasty change-up. But the delicious sauce and lack of middle bun does make this a sloppier burger, one that requires many napkins.

Does the Big Arch burger live up to the international hype? I don’t think it’s my favorite burger on the menu, but I see why people love it. The size and unique flavor make it absolutely worth trying.

Even if I still prefer a Big Mac.

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