Usually when you order a fast food burger the product is considerably smaller than the item advertised. In the case of Burger King’s Farmhouse King, however, it’s just the opposite – as soon as the cashier handed me the bag, I thought they had accidentally dropped a napkin dispenser in there.
Be forewarned, the Farmhouse King is not for the faint of heart. Packing in a monstrous 1,220 calories, it surpasses the calorie count of Arby’s Meat Mountain sandwich. Indeed, this item could be considered the breakfast version of Arby’s aforementioned Noah’s Ark Sammich (since it pretty much contained two of each animal under its buns.)
We’ve got nearly a pound of burger going on here. That includes about half a pound of flame-kissed beef in the form of two Whopper patties, plus a heaping helping of smoked bacon, plus a double shot of melted American cheese, plus a handful of crispy onions and – the kicker – a fried egg capping the whole thing off like an angel atop a Christmas tree. And underneath the toasted sesame seed buns you’ve got a smattering of ketchup and BK’s proprietary “creamy sauce,” which to me, tastes a lot like honey BBQ sauce.
Needless to say, this stuff is intense. All by itself it makes up more than half of one’s recommended daily allowance of calories, and with more than 2,000 milligrams of sodium, it does constitute an entire day’s worth of USDA-approved salt intake. That said, it’s undeniably a yummy novelty burger, and if absolutely nothing else, one of the most filling single-serve fast food items in recent memory.
I suppose the first question most people would ask is whether the addition of the egg improves or worsens the product. To be perfectly honest, the taste of the egg itself is pretty hard to distinguish from the goulash of meats and sauce, which ultimately coalesces into this extremely tasty medley of BBQ sauce, beef, bacon, and onion (which, for whatever reason, most fast food places describe as “Western”). I mean, if you really focus you can pick up the yolky aftermath, but it’s nowhere near as prominent as you’d imagine. I wouldn’t go as far as to say the egg is superfluous, but it’s certainly downplayed once you start chowin’ down.
If you’re looking for a satiating sandwich, unless you’re a world class competitive eater, this sucker ought to have you down for the count. About halfway through my sandwich I was getting winded and by the time I finished the last bite, full-fledged the itis had set in. In hindsight, it wouldn’t surprise me if that BK “secret sauce” was actually Nyquil-laced Thousand Island dressing.
I wouldn’t want to down a Farmhouse King every week, but for a one-time, super-gluttonous fast food treat it’s downright marvelous. But if you’re going to eat it, be prepared; not only are you going to need a small army of napkins, you better have a pillow handy, too.
(Nutrition Facts – 1,220 calories, 720 calories from fat, 80 grams of fat, 28 grams of saturated fat, 3 grams of trans fat, 335 milligrams of cholesterol, 2050 milligrams of sodium, 62 grams of carbohydrates, 15 grams of sugar, and 63 grams of protein.)
Purchased Price: $6.29
Size: N/A
Rating: 8 out of 10
Pros: The beef, bacon, cheese, onion and BBQ sauce medley is downright delicious. It WILL fill you up. the egg taste is subtle, yet distinct.
Cons: The price point is pretty steep. Some might find the egg flavor too downplayed. Eating the sandwich at noon and having a duel to the death with The Sandman until 5 p.m. rolls around.
I mean it has a lot of protein so that means it’s good for you. I’m going to try it later today.
I want to throw up. Not because there’s anything wrong with the burger. In fact, it looks and sounds delicious. But because I’m overstuffed from eating a big lunch and reading this makes me feel even more stuffed.
****Warning, don’t read food blogs on a full stomach.
I know the feeling after I ate half of my burger I was so stuffed and feeling so guilty, Yes! I did the stuffed part just like you. lol
i bet the sauce is just their “king” sauce
It’s not, its a roasted pepper and tomato sauce
So drop the crispy onions, sauce and bun.
If you want onions, add regular ones.
Doing this drops it to 750 calories and 1 net carb.
Seems like a win to be, plus you gain from the eggs nutritional value.
This Farmhouse King Burger is so good, I tried to eat half of it by cutting it inhalf it’s so big. I added extra pickle since it’s “have it your way”. Which made it even more awesome. It is definitely a man’s type of sandwich I am small but I took care of it very well, I chop down on it with a smile on my face through every bite.
Farmhouse is amazing I’m gonna eat it once a week
I ordered this today. Because, well, I always try their new offerings at least once (I’ll be trying the Double Quarter Pound King next).
I was not happy today. I should have ordered a Bacon King. Why was I unhappy? Well, i didn’t eat it until I got home. Which means it was only then that I discovered they forgot the crispy onions. I love crispy onions. That was strike one. The kicker was that egg……thing. That flat round thing on my burger didn’t resemble any egg I’ve ever eaten. It vaguely tasted like egg, sort of, and had the texture of a slab of rubber. I promptly removed it. I basically ended up with a Bacon King with “creamy sauce” & BBQ instead of mayo & ketchup. I mean, it was quite yummy, but still….
Do Goats like fried eggs?