Burger King's Quad Stack Burger

I have been seeing advertisement of Burger King’s Stack Burgers for quite a while now and I have been meaning to get my hands on those manly treats, particularly the Quad Stack Burger. Burger King is one of those which I grew up with hence my affinity for their flame-grilled burger is still ever present. Sure I have safe bets for best burgers in Manila, but the burger you grew up with has always that special place.

Burger King’s Stack Burgers is essentially made of flame-grilled beef patties topped with American cheese, crispy bacon, BK Stacks sauce sandwiched in between sesame buns. Sounds like your usual burger yes, but the thing that makes these stack burgers special is the fact that you can have up to four patties in one go.

Single stack patty is labeled as BK Stack Dude, double stack is Chief, triple stack is Boss, while the quad stack is aptly called King. I eat like a man, so I dig this deal. And when you subject yourself to a challenging feat like this, you man up and take a leap. So I grabbed the BK Quad Stack and ate like a king – without apology.

Burger King Quad Stack Burger is priced at Php200 for ala carte and Php240 for a meal with regular fries/onion rings and drinks. During my visit I got myself the meal and opted for onion rings which I love, instead of the fries.

I have to admit that I was a tad disappointed that the actual size of the burger is not what the advertisement photo led me to expect. I was expecting thick patties on my burger but what I got were four thin patties. I guess that is the usual sad case when it comes to advertisement photos. Fellow blogger Chuckie Dreyfus even ranted about a case like this on his blog.

Good thing though that the burger redeemed itself in terms of flavor. The same taste of flame-grilled patties was exactly the way I remember it. Despite the disappointing thinness of the patties, the flavor as always is still smoky and downright savory - distinctly Burger King.

Melted American cheese in between patties also adds a palatable flair to the deal. Only the top portion of the burger was crowned with four thin strips of bacon. It could have been way better if there’s bacon in every layer, but I guess that would be asking for too much. The sesame buns were pretty okay, fluffy and soft - nothing spectacular but not disappointing either. The BK sauce on the other hand tasted like sandwich spread, the kind which has pickles on it, only it has a subtle hint of cheesy note to it.

If I will judge this burger by the size alone and factoring in the rather misleading advertisement photo, I wouldn’t even dare write about it here on my blog. It will be such a waste of space. However, since I am more than pleased with the flavor, I could say that it’s worth it. The flavor is fit for a king.

Question is, will I order Burger King Quad Stack again? Sure.

And while I am at it, I will also try to get my hands on their Angus Steakhouse Collection and some of their new offerings.