I have to ask, I really want to know.. Why haven't you?

That picture doesn't look tempting to me at all. Besides the cheese on it, there's something about it (probably the background) that just screams McDonald's, and that just makes it really unappetizing.

Seriously, I stopped eating there when I realized nothing tasted or looked appetizing.

So they slapped leftover veggies from their Produce Based Salad Substitutes onto a Quarter Pounder?

Allllrighty. I guess the same concept worked to move their excess of tortillas and unsold chicken strips when they made those wrap things.

Fat wise thats got nothing on Jack in the Box's Sirloin Bacon 'n' Cheese Burger. Try out 422 Calories and 73 grams of fat.

OK, look. "Angus" and "Kobe" and whatever else fancy burger meat makes no difference. The reason Angus, Kobe, and the others are such good STEAKS is that they have an internal "marbling" of fat through the meat resulting in a more juicy, tender steak, instead of the more centralized fat in "normal" meat. When you grind up espen$ive meat, you lose out on any of that. Besides, if a cook/butcher has a choice of grinding up an expensive steak, or scraps he would never feed to someone whole, which do you think he would grind?

The best hamburgers are made from 80-85% chopped beef. You get juiciness, and if you grill it or at least use a grill lined pan, you reduce the fat while still having a mighty damn good burger.

I quit eating fast food altogether about 5 years ago. I realized I always hit the drive through when I was hungry and in a hurry and that I would always overeat. Instead, I gave myself other options: eat at a real restaurant, bring something with you, or don't eat at all. I find that I eat less and eat better. It is a little more expensive, but worth it. I realize that most restaurant food is probably not much better in terms of nutrition, but at least I have to be intentional about eating there, not just hit the drive through.

About the only place I ever go now is (occasionally) chick-fil-a. Mmmmmm chicken...

Angus beef implies that it is American beef instead of that stuff that is packed in Australia with sugar added, and frozen. Then shipped for months over the ocean to get to distribution centers. Since Australia generally taste flat due to their diet, only big burger places like Micky D's buys it.

I've got a good local butcher, a freezer, and a grill. I really have no desire to pay for a hamburger from anywhere.

What does this hamburger have to do with AC/DC?

That looks...disgusting. McDonalds has NEVER been good at burgers. They merely provide more of them at a lesser cost. They are the absolute bottom rung of the fast food chain for quality food. It makes me laugh that people go there and spend money on salads and crap from them too.

No, find an off-name fast food joint in your area, and you will probably find the best burgers (fast food variety) in the area. That, or Five Guys is pretty good too.

This new gimmick just feels like another bum steer. (OH YEAH!)

This is actually a very good burger, but you can only have so many of these. The post is a little disingenuous, because there is no way that you would be able to handle LARGE fries or a LARGE coke with this thing (and I can eat, believe me), much less both. Still a big calorie meal, but no need exaggerate.

@DashTheHand: Mmmm, Five Guys...seriously, I don't know why people still go to McDonald's if there is a Five Guys around. The boardwalk fries alone would be all the incentive I would need, let alone the burgers being infinity percent superior.

I got one (without bacon) for my husband because he wanted to ingest 830 calories in one sitting (he's tiny and a nerd). The meat was kind of soft, I guess? And less salted than a normal McDonald's patty, but...*shrug* There's better burger joints.

A friend and I had to try one just out of curiosity. I had never felt so sick from food in a long time. I was useless the rest of the day and night. This stuff just isn't good for you!

@kamikasee - chik fil a rocks my world, but for the love of god stay away from the chicken biscuits. they will suck you into a black hole of fried chicken

@meghann - tease! of course we want to know!

.....Same old McDonalds. No lettuce and tomato. I'll pass.

I think I'll continue to stay away from McDonalds. I enjoy their breakfast from time to time, but even that is pretty rare.

I think I'll avoid this new temptation by making my own burger... from real meat.

@AcidReign: Wow, I had never noticed that before. No wonder Burger King taste sooo much better. They have the lettuce and tomato!!!

I had one and liked it. I don't frequently eat hamburgers but, found this one to be pretty good. It did taste better than the typical McDonalds hamburger but it still retained the McD taste.

I has the plain one, classic I believe. It was $3-4.That said there is nothing really special about angus beef. It's a marketing ploy. A tasty tasty marketing ploy.

There is an advantage to grinding a premium meat for cooking. Arguing against that is like saying there is no point in making creamed spinach with fresh spinach since it get chopped up and steamed.

i think i just had a heart attack reading that post.

but seriously, i prefer my heart attacks to be of a female variety...

wendy's...yum...

@AcidReign: I thought mine did have lettuce and a tomato. Since I din't get cheese or bacon it would have been a slice of meat on bread without it.

i also have not visited a maccy d's or any fast food since i got a clue, over ten years ago.

although here in britain, its burger king who do an angus burger. maccy d dont. in fact i do an impression of the scottish bastards in the bk ads here that is popular far and wide. 'AN ANGUS BURRRRGER!'. classic.

I've had the mushroom and swiss version of this a few times now and it's really MUCH better than the typical McDonalds burger (for whatever that's worth). Carls Jr still has them whipped with the Six Dollar Burger though.

@oncewascool:

Angus is a Scottish cow, so technically it's Scottish, just reared in America :P

Burger King already have an Angus Burger over here, made from proper Angus, and it's not the size of a fist, thankfully (and it's actually really good). Absolutely no idea why they made this monstrosity that thick.

Well actually, I do, because it's America.

@kimsama: What the hey is "Five Guys"?

@Fast Food Joints: Why does bacon have to be on EVERYTHING?!?!

I love McDonalds. I love this country for it's fatty foods. Only because of the choice.. I mean on the other hand people are horribly under educated on the topic and no one really can go on their own unless issolated.

Really, I like to believe people unconciously give up the last 10-5 years of their life just to enjoy and eat these types of things. Personally, I almost feel the same way.. thought that's my health.. my looks on that matter.. well.. lets just say a muffin top over six pack abs are not choices I enjoy to make.. so all in moderation.

Five Guys is the most delicious burger in the world.

Want one....

I am not a McDs regular - perhaps 3 visits in several years.

I did try one of these new Angus burgers several weeks ago. It was quite good !

Don't get to carried away with the whole 'Angus' thing. McDs wording is 'made with 100% USDA ... Angus beef'. I wonder how much leeway this gives them for including some 'regular' beef into the mix.

Ads vs reality:
http://www.thewvsr.com/adsvsreality.htm

The last time McDonald's launched a major new burger, it fell flatter than Gwen Stefani - the Arch Deluxe.

I worked for McD's then and it was a complete disaster trying to explain to people what the damn thing was.

Northeast on the pictures make it around the East. How about you don't want to released with the beast markets, such as LA) and a large package of different geographies in the East. "With Bacon and is planning Northeast Division pretty tempting to get a sense of different geographics so we're going Northeast Division presist. "With all testing Angus Bacon and demographies (570 calories, 43g of french fries, 43g of french provides you? McDonald's burger in one meal. Anyway, the burger look presist. Ho

Ive had it, its AWESOME Compared to any other fast food burger.

Me and my freinds have started referring to it as "that angus" its almost as good as an in-n-out burger, MUCH better than anything Mcdonalds has ever had.

@haters WHy you hatin on the arch deluxe? Arch deluxe was the bomb!

ALL HAIL THAT ANGUS!! Its bacon and cheese goodness Sets an Example for us all!

(im sorry to any offended by my extreme loyalty to that angus, that angus is amazing and deserves to be hailed and worshiped much more than other idols that our constantly degrading culture currently worships.)

That angus is a GOD AMONG BURGERS, Its soft meat, luscious onions, and tantalizing bacon lures me closer to its goodness. And when i pass by that local mcdonalds, i cannot help but look at the sad faces of the mcdonalds employees that are forced to sell a qouta of Angus burgers per day and i yell BE PROUD MY SON! YOU ARE PART OF SOMETHING LARGER THAN YOURSELF, YOU SIR ARE AN ANGUS DISPENSARY AND FOR THAT THE ANGUS GODS WILL BARRAGE YOU IN A FLURRY OF MCFLURRRIES AND YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE MONOPOLY PIECES THAT YOUR HEART DESIRES!

@Rectilinear Propagation: Five Guys is this great chain that started as a family business in the D.C. area (Arlington, I believe), and rocks hard when it comes to burgers.

I don't even like burgers, but I love me some Five Guys.

They deserve an above-and-beyond award. One time I went there and got a takeout little bacon cheeseburger and they forgot the bacon. I called and they offered me a free burger. When I went to redeem the burger after a week or so, they gave me, my husband, and my best friend all free meals (fries, burgers, and drinks). Of course, this was at one of the original locations, not a franchise. But, wow! What service! I am a customer for life.

Also, in the Arlington locations they have hilarious little posterboards where people draw pictures and stick them up, mostly of the teenage mutant ninja turtles (?). You can't beat that with a stick.

So in heart disease terms, the McAngus is like eating half a stick of butter. McAngioplasty!

@ivealwaysgotmail10: Simply stunning.

No words in the English language can adequately describe that diatribe.

Woohoo! At least now McDogfood will be calling their food by it's proper name -- anus burgers.

what do we want? MEAT! when do we want it? NOW!

has anyone else noticed how much fast food sucks since they started taking out all those partially hydrogenated polycarboxyl fatty acid thingys?

where has all my trans fat gone, i went to the arches but they had none... *sniff*

The real question here is, is it as good as Burger King's stacker?

What's interesting, they launched this in SoCal test markets, a market in which "In N' Out" dominates when discussing "fast burgers".

I've tried this monstrosity, and it's nasty. I am wondering if McDonald's telling us it has done well is like Vista "selling" 40 million copies.

Ever since working at McDonald's I won't eat there anymore. (The sad part is, I'm starving, so that looks good, even though of course I can't eat the bacon (don't like it, not kosher) and burgers frequently make me extremely ill. Gotta find some other way to satisfy my hunger. Stupid burger, with your tempting juicyness and the fact that you are food (sorta). Mmmmm.

If I want a burger I'll someplace that makes real burgers from fresh ingredients. If I want some salty, tasty crap I'll get a McDonalds cheeseburger. There is no purpose to the big beef fancy chain fast food burgers, go to the char palace down the street, instead.

I've tried it before and it isn't bad but it's nowhere nearly as good as an In-N-Out burger. the Angus burger has no veggies on it so most will get sick of the burger quickly.

General rule of thumb: don't get a burger at a fast food place with hamburger meat. Go for a chicken breast sandwich no mayo/sauce and you'll save plenty on unneeded calories.

Easting at restaurants is no better and it's actually usually a lot worse. Portion control and variety is the key to eating healthy.

That's a lot of calories for the money. Sounds like a good deal to me. (Cost of future health care not factored in)

I'm actually having a McDicks rennaisance. Their breakfasts are good, their coffee and muffins are excellent and cheap, the fries are classic, and I had a great McChicken the other day. About the only burger i ever have is the Mac, because of the novelty of the middle bun. But yeah, most of their burgers are pretty grim.

I wonder if David Hasselhoff would go for the Angus burger?

Every few months I get a severe craving for a double quarter pounder (half pounder?) with cheese and salty fries and a coke. I think that picture has induced a premature occurrence.

I want processed meat food and orange cheese product!!!

The McDonald's link says 100% angus beef. If I make a third pound angus beef burger at home, will it still be around 820 calories (w cheese, bacon, bun etc)? Honest question -- why so many calories if there are no additives?

@Hossofcourse:

Remember that all fast food restaurants advertise their burgers as "*weight before being cooked."

Now what do you think is McDonalds incentive to use a lean piece of meat? There is none, because if they trim the fat, they lose the weight and therefore lose money. There could be less calories, McDonald's just won't make as much money.

I'm not basing this on any kind of fact, but supposition. It makes sense to me.

I tried one of these burgers just out of curiosity, and let me just say that my doubts were correct. The burger was terrible. No taste whatsoever. It was as dry as leather. Additives, calories, everything aside this burger is just terrible. Microwaving fast food is just not a good idea. Either way, Mickey D cannot compete with In and Out Burgers fresh and natural menu. Do one thing right. That's all you have to do.