So, Let’s consider: Arby’s Steak Nuggets – WHERE’S THE BEEF!?

OK, I LIKE steak. I mean, I REALLY like steak.

So, when I saw the latest slew of ads for Arby’s steak nuggets I figured what the heck, let’s give them a try. Boy was I gullible!

Yesterday afternoon while out running errands and a bit hungry I hit the local Arby’s drive through and ordered a 9 piece.

My first surprise was the sticker shock: $12 for 9 pieces. OK, so I’m a bit gullible at times and it was an experiment. I got the little, and I mean LITTLE, bag that had the container of my “nuggets” in it. Frankly the size reminded me of the little plastic bag I used to take with me with I walked my dog! When I got back to my flat and opened it, I found 9 pieces of meat…each around 1/2 the size of a chicken McNugget. It looked and tasted kind of like a BBQ’d steak brisket. And soon my galley would be smelling like the seasoning, and still did a bit this morning. Very well done but a bit over seasoned. Perhaps they’re banking on the theory that the more seasoning, the more your gastric system will think you ate…after all, I paid $12 for this little bag of 9 pieces each about half the size of a chicken McNugget.

They asked if I wanted any sauces. Frankly, if you buy this the only sauce I would suggest is ketchup. Lots of ketchup.

So, these little pieces (nuggets) cost me about a buck and a half each, for something about half the size of a chicken McNugget(oh, did I happen to mention that price before?). Frankly, I’ve had much better BBQ and much more cost effective beef.

At the end of my little snack, it would be an understatement to say I found this to be “over priced and under delivered.” Not to mention, over seasoned. That’s one experiment I’m not planning to repeat any time soon…at any price.

I’m Don Rima and that’s the view From Where I Stand.

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