If you’re expecting the new McDonald’s Angus Snack Wraps to taste exactly like their bigger brothers, you should know that, just like Owen Wilson’s nose alignment, they’re slightly off. This can be attributed to the use of a soft tortilla instead of a bun. But the folks at McDonald’s have captured almost all of the great taste of their Angus Third Pounder Burgers with these burrito-ized versions of them.
The Angus Snack Wraps come in the same three varieties as their bigger brethren: Mushroom & Swiss, Deluxe and Bacon & Cheese. All of them come wrapped in a soft tortilla and with half of an Angus third-pound patty, which, if my math is correct, equals more meat than what’s attached to the bones of a waif supermodel or more meat than the amount a waif supermodel has eaten in past six months.
The Deluxe also comes with half of a tomato slice, a leaf of lettuce, red onions, pickle slices, American cheese, mayo and mustard. The Bacon & Cheese is also made up of red onions, pickle slices, a strip of bacon, American Cheese, ketchup and mustard. And the Mushroom & Swiss has sautéed mushrooms, Swiss cheese and mayo.
When you compare these Angus Snack Wraps with all previous Snack Wraps, it makes the older varieties look as sad and pathetic as I do whenever I put on running shorts and walk around with my pale hairy legs exposed. Each Angus Snack Wrap has a nice heft and look much more substantial than the chicken and Big Mac Snack Wraps.
Because of their weight, I wondered if eating one could be more of a meal instead of a snack. But after chomping down the first one, I forgot about what I was trying to do and ate all three varieties in one sitting. I ended up consuming 2,800 milligrams of sodium, not including fries. It made me wish silly ol’ me looked up the nutrition facts before eating them, which might’ve prevented the gluttony and future high blood pressure.
Because I really enjoyed the Angus Third Pounder Burgers, I knew the likelihood of me enjoying the Angus Snack Wraps would be as high as the percentage of failed attempts to find love via reality shows. The Deluxe Angus Snack Wrap (view innards) tastes like a classic burger and every ingredient was noticeable. But none of them overpowers the others, even the red onions. It’s probably the most appetizing of the bunch because of the vegetables, which look surprisingly fresh. The Bacon & Cheese Angus Snack Wrap (view innards) is also very flavorful, but the bacon disappoints a little. While it’s a nice sized slice of bacon, it wasn’t noticeable enough when mixed with the stronger flavors of the mustard and ketchup. It was also extremely soggy, but that’s par when it comes to fast food bacon. As for the Mushroom & Swiss Angus Snack Wrap (view innards), I definitely could taste all of the major ingredients, especially the mushrooms. However, I think whoever made mine went all Duck Hunt with the mayo gun, since a lot of it oozed out from the Snack Wrap.
I like all three varieties, but a few items bother me about them. First of all, the patties are slightly dry, which isn’t surprising for McDonald’s and will probably never change. But despite being dry, I like the meat’s flavor, which is definitely of a higher quality and is better than the usual McDonald’s patties. Also, at $2.49 each, they seem a bit pricey. Fortunately, for most of you, because you don’t live on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, you’ll be paying $1.99, which is what they’re worth.
Overall, I really enjoyed all three varieties of these slightly less guilty versions of McDonald’s Angus Third Pounders, and I believe they are the best menu items McDonald’s has in Snack Wrap form.
Just don’t eat all three of them in one sitting.
(Nutrition Facts – 1 wrap – Deluxe – 410 calories, 220 calories from fat, 25 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 1.5 grams of trans fat, 75 milligrams of cholesterol, 990 milligrams of sodium, 27 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar and 20 grams of protein. Mushroom & Swiss – 430 calories 230 calories from fat, 26 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 1.5 grams of trans fat, 75 milligrams of cholesterol, 730 milligrams of sodium, 27 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 2 grams of sugar and 22 grams of protein. Bacon & Cheese – 390 calories, 190 calories from fat, 21 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 75 milligrams of cholesterol, 1080 milligrams of sodium, 28 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 4 grams of sugar and 21 grams of protein.)
Item: McDonald’s Angus Snack Wraps (Mushroom & Swiss, Deluxe and Bacon & Cheese)
Price: $2.49 each ($1.99 at most McDonald’s)
Size: Varies
Purchased at: McDonald’s
Rating: 7 out of 10 (Mushroom & Swiss)
Rating: 8 out of 10 (Deluxe)
Rating: 7 out of 10 (Bacon & Cheese)
Pros: McDonald’s best Snack Wraps. All three were very tasty. Captures almost all the flavors of their Angus Third Pounders. Their heft makes previous Snack Wrap varieties look sad and pathetic. Slightly less guilty than McDonald’s Angus Third Pounders. Lettuce and tomato in Deluxe were colorful and fresh.
Cons: Patties are slightly dry. Having to pay $2.49 for them and not $1.99 like most people. Great source of sodium and trans fat. Mushroom & Swiss had too much mayo. Bacon in the Bacon & Swiss was limp and was overpowered by the mustard and ketchup. My pale hairy legs in running shorts.
Is a snack really something in the 400 calorie range?? I would just rather have fries then. Also I have never had McD’s angus burgers but I have had their snack wraps when they first came out. I think they are trying to be like Taco Smell.
digging the site.. just stumbled upon it today and really dig the reviews.. especially beverages and fast food-related pieces.. – i’ve been doing a review site for fun for over five years.. tackling cheap, dollar store toys and candies, restaurants, and all sorts of stuff.. – check it out sometime if you get a chance..
The only snack wraps I’ve had at McD’s were the chicken ones. I tend to usually just buy salads or breakfast items there.
All wraps taste 10 times better when lightly heated in a pan to give them a nice chewy inside and a little bit of crunch. I do like chicken wraps, but I don’t think I would like a hamburger wrap unless I get the burger off the barbecue. I like to work with wraps and different fillings, and though this may look a bit gross to me, if the burger weren’t as dry as you pointed out, who knows, it would be worth a try. If they’re trying for wraps though, maybe they should make a taco flavored one, or is that too much like ripping off, as Amanda pointed out, Taco Butt? 🙂 (I will admit, I will always sacrifice my intestinal constitution to have myself a chicken chalupa — I know, I’m a hypocrite)
And btw, pale hairy legs are very in fashion. In fact, many of us women will sport this look in the winter, we just don’t admit it.
Bonus! There was a piece of bacon in my Deluxe Snack Wrap.
@amanda: A cookie is a snack. If I ate 400 calories worth of cookies (which I think is 5 Oreos), it would still be a snack. A guilty snack that I’ll regret moments later.
@Brian: I’ve actually visited your site in the past via Google. I don’t remember what I Googled, but I do remember the look of it and me thinking to myself, “Man, I wish they did more reviews.”
@Chuck: I really wish McDonald’s would offer breakfast all day. Big Breakfast FTW!!!
@Fran: I really would like to see McDonald’s make a taco. I think I should start a Facebook group called “I Want A McDonald’s Taco” or “I Want To See Your Taco, McDonald’s” or something like that. They’re competing with Starbucks and Jamba Juice with their McCafe products, so I’m sure Taco Bell is somewhere on their list of places they’d like to steal business from.
@Lane O: Bonus saturated fat!!! 🙂
@Brian
Another guy from Cincy that likes food review blogs? Sweet! Cincinnati FTW!
Oh! I almost forgot. I’ll be sticking to the big versions of these burgers. I’m a hungry fella. By hungry, I mean fat.
Angus burgers are usually drier than their non-angus counterparts, I believe the meat has less fat.
I was disappointed to see my beloved Mac snack wraps disappear in favor of this trio, but I decided to give them a whirl anyway. Too much mayonnaise for my tastes, and I regretted buying two of them. Next time? No/less mayo.
McD’s has had the breakfast burrito for some time, but how about some other breakfast wraps? Big breakfast in a wrap? Wrap it all up in a pancake for a deluxe breakfast wrap?
BK had a breakfast wrap, but they put friggin’ tater tots in it. Bacon, egg, and cheese in a wrap would be just fine, but they had to go further…
25 grams of fat for a snack? Hell, thats too much fat for a whole meal.
@Gordon Shumway: Go Reds! Or Go (Insert other Cincinnati sports team here)!
@slurm: I don’t know what’s up with those mayo guns McDonald’s uses. They’re more like mayo shotguns or mayo hoses or mayo aircraft carriers…Wait…what was the question?
@anotheramanda: To get 25 grams of fat from gummy bears I would have to eat an infinite amount, since they’re fat free.
@Marvo
Go Kendall Grove!
Gordon: I love the username — huge Alf fan here, too.
Not many people get the Alf reference. They assume that I’m a 60-year-old from Boca Raton. If they only knew how much I love to eat pus…er…cats! Cats! Yeah, that’s the ticket!
I am ashamed to admit that I want that. But those calories are a smack in the face.