Chili’s Southern Smokehouse Burger packs a giant moutful of flavor

I was holiday shopping with Dad (what do you buy for Mom?) and we stopped at Chili’s for lunch. I ordered their Southern Smokehouse Burger. It has “four slices of applewood smoked bacon, hickory-smoked cheddar cheese, ancho-chile BBQ sauce, mayo & freshly made crispy onion strings.” As you can see from the photo it is a monster!

Chili’s Southern Smokehouse Burger.

The burger was HUGE. Dad told me to look up the nutrition info when I got home. So here’s the Chili’s nutritional menu. The Southern Smokehouse Burger is 1610 calories and 96 grams of fat. The fries add another 410 calories and 17 grams of fat.

The first bite of this giant had so much flavor. The onion straws were nice and crispy and it complemented the barbecue sauce. The four slices bacon were crunchy, which I enjoyed. The burger patty itself wasn’t half bad. It wasn’t frozen and it had a dash of salt and pepper, not enough to overpower anything else. I HAD MAYONNAISE! You may be asking why I committed such a stupid act. Well, from the amount of flavors in the burger, I couldn’t taste it at all.

I give this burger a 8 out of 10. It is a great burger for somebody who has been starving since breakfast but not the best burger for somebody who needs a light snack.

Big Mouth Bites (And I Don’t Mean Dad)

I was at Chili’s in King of Prussia, PA with Mom and Dad (P.S. traffic there is insane!) and I ordered the Big Mouth Bites slider burgers.

According to the menu these are: “Four mini burgers topped with applewood smoked bacon, American cheese, sauteed onions and ranch. Served with crispy onion strings and ranch dressing.”

I substituted the onion strings for french fries. Here is what the burgers looked like before I ate them.

The burgers were yummy. Or as Rachel Ray would say, Yum-o! (I think she has escaped from hospital.) They were not that juicy, but they were not too dry. I had my burgers cooked well-done and I think that if you wanted them to be more juicy you would need to order them medium. The bacon was crispy and crumbly which is exactly how I like it. The was not too much ranch dressing, just enough to taste.

I award these sliders 5 out of 10. I will try them medium next time to try and get them juicier and I will ask for extra ranch dressing on the side (just in case!).