There are two differences between Burger King’s new Wednesday’s Whopper and a standard Whopper with Cheese. First is the use of Swiss cheese instead of American. The second is a purple sesame seed bun colored with purple potato instead of the standard sesame seed bun. The 1/4 lb flame-grilled patty, tomato, lettuce, mayo, ketchup, pickles, and onions are present with both.

If you’ve looked through the list of ingredients above and eaten various colored buns from the Whopper-Verse, you might have realized that Wednesday’s Whopper is similar to a particular web-slinger’s offering — the Spider Verse Whopper. Instead of a purple bun, it had a red one, but everything else was the same.

Let’s start with this hamburger’s headliner, the purple bun. Prince would so approve. The purple potato used to dye the buns makes it look spiffy, and the black sesame seeds dotted across the crust are the chef’s kiss. But the vibrant violet under the crust looks even better. However, the bun is more of a visual experience than one that tantalizes your taste buds because it pretty much tastes like a standard bun.

The Swiss cheese has a mellower flavor than the usual orange stuff, but its creaminess and saltiness come through, which slightly mellows the Whopper’s flame-grilled flavor. All the usual Whopper flavors are there, especially the ketchup, mayo, and pickles, which makes it taste too similar to a regular one. That’s not bad, though, since I enjoy regular Whoppers. However, I wish Burger King continued the purple theme by adding red/purple onions (or maybe even purple-dyed cheese). The purple onion’s sharper taste also would’ve given this burger a slightly different flavor than the Spider Verse Whopper.

Finally, some of you might be wondering if there’s a specific post-digestion problem that has happened with a previous Burger King colored bun. Well, whew, no number two issues.

If you’ve never experienced one of Burger King’s colored buns—red, orange, white, green, or black—here’s your opportunity to feast your eyes on one in real life.

Purchased Price: $9.19*
Rating: 7 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 820 calories, 52 grams of fat, 20 grams of sugar, 1 gram of trans fat, 125 milligrams of cholesterol, 1480 milligrams of sodium, 56 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 12 grams of sugar, and 40 grams of protein.

*Because I live on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You’ll probably pay less than I did.

This October, Burger King has teamed up with one of the most iconic Halloween families: The Addams Family!

This fall marks the 60th anniversary of the original series, and fans are eagerly awaiting season 2 of Wednesday. However, BK has opted to brand its seasonal lineup with the animated movies instead. (I enjoyed the 2019 film, but the 2021 sequel was literally the worst version of the franchise I’ve seen. And I’ve seen most incarnations.)

Representing the family matriarch is Morticia’s Kooky Chocolate Shake, which mixes soft-serve ice cream with chocolate cake batter fudge, topped with black and purple cookie bits. (It seems like a missed opportunity not to call this a Kooky Cookie Shake or a Kooky Cocoa Shake.)

Let’s get this out of the way first: chocolate cake and chocolate shakes seem like something that Morticia Frump Addams is unlikely to eat. For someone who enjoys cooking aardvark, yak, eye of newt, and cookies with bats and lizards, chocolate just seems too gauche. And she also seems unlikely to feed it to her carnivorous plant Cleopatra.

But for me, someone who does not keep nooses or iron maidens hanging around the house, I really enjoyed the shake. Since it is made with cake batter fudge, it is a richer, more sophisticated chocolate shake than one you would get made with chocolate syrup.

The cookie pieces are a standard chocolate sandwich cookie, but the creme filling is purple. They have a good flavor, but perhaps more importantly, they provide some textural contrast to the soft shake. But there’s not too many of them to become annoying.

At the bottom of the cup, I scooped up some of the cake batter fudge. It had a slightly gritty texture and a rich, almost buttery flavor. This tells me they actually put some effort into this limited-time offering, instead of just putting in a nondescript syrup and pretending it’s fancy.

Morticia’s Kooky Chocolate Shake is a scream. Or, rather, a scree-yum.

Purchased Price: $4.69
Size: Regular
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 740 calories, 30 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 55 milligrams of cholesterol, 690 milligrams of sodium, 106 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 82 grams of sugar, and 13 grams of protein.

Perhaps the most intriguing product from Burger King’s Addams Family Menu is Gomez’s Churro Fries, fried crispy pastry dough tossed in cinnamon sugar and served warm with chocolate sauce.

Wednesday’s Whopper looks cool with its purple bun, and Morticia’s Kooky Chocolate Shake sounds delightful with black and purple cookie pieces and chocolate cake batter fudge. But there have been numerous Whoppers with colored buns, and the shake sounds like it’s just a chocolate shake with cookie bits. However, how many major fast food chains have offered us a churros and chocolate combo? I can’t think of one.

The dippable dessert comes in four-, eight-, and twelve-piece orders and is served in an Addams Family-themed box with a section where you can put your chocolate sauce container, similar to the Chicken Fries bawk-s. I got an eight-piece order because four didn’t seem like much, and I expected these to be awesome.

However, they were disappointing.

Before dipping a churro into the sauce, I had to try it sans sauce. That was a mistake because it tasted plain, just fried dough with a hint of sweetness. I could taste more oil than anything sweet. I wondered if mine were tossed in cinnamon sugar because it didn’t taste like it. When I smelled the others in the box, I got a faint sweet scent, and after eating the first one plain, there was an accumulation of seasoning on my fingers, which had a light cinnamon sugar flavor. So maybe mine didn’t get tossed with enough seasoning?

The chocolate sauce helped my order taste better. There was more than enough of it in the container for all eight pieces with double dipping. The dark sauce covered up most of the oiliness, but that also meant it masked whatever hint of sweetness the churros had. Sure, the chocolate’s sugariness made up for it, but if these had a more robust cinnamon sugar flavor, they would’ve been excellent with the sauce. (Side note: I also dipped Burger King’s fries into it and enjoyed it more than the churros.)

Because of my disheartening experience with the churro fries, I decided to get another order from a different location. The cinnamon sugar flavor with my second order may have been slightly better, but they needed more seasoning.

Gomez’s Churro Fries had the potential to be great. They have a pleasant crispiness and are a decent size, but like the number of Addams Family references in this review, the cinnamon sugariness is lacking.

Purchased Price: $6.59*
Size: 8-piece order
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 300 calories, 18 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 20 milligrams of cholesterol, 270 milligrams of sodium, 34 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 10 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.

*Because I live on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You’ll probably pay less than I did.

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Remember Burger King’s Angry Whopper? I want to call the new Fiery Bacon Whopper the Annoyed Whopper. Not quite angry and not quite calm. Although, if I remember correctly, the Angry Whopper wasn’t that angry. Angrywho, this comes with 1/4 lb flame-grilled beef with crispy fiery-seasoned bacon, pepper jack cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, and a creamy fiery sauce n a toasted sesame seed bun.

It’s part of BK’s Fiery Menu that lets you have it your way if that way is with a bit of heat. We’ve already covered two of the five menu items with various heat ratings, with this Whopper in the middle. But using my personal five-point heat index, I’d rate it a two. Its mild heat isn’t anything that would make me put my mouth under any ICEE spigot behind the Burger King counter, and it might’ve been spicier without the vegetables.

Because most of the accoutrements are standard Whopper fare (patty, bun, lettuce, and tomato), I won’t go too deep into them. The two special additions—the Fiery sauce and fiery-seasoned bacon—do make themselves known, not only with their spiciness but also with their flavor.

The creamy sauce had a great smoky and peppery taste that also brought a little heat. Being creamy probably prevented it from getting too spicy, but I appreciate that because it allowed the sauce’s flavors to come through. Surprisingly, the seasoned bacon seemed to be spicier and more peppery than the condiment, but it’s a heat that doesn’t take away from the bacon’s smokiness. Unfortunately, while BK claims the bacon to be “crispy,” the strips I got were chewy. But I’ll forgive them for that because I enjoyed their taste.

As for the pepper jack cheese, I didn’t notice any heat from it, but it added a pleasant mild cheesiness. But I imagine its creaminess also prevented this from getting too mouth burn-y.

While I enjoyed Burger King’s Fiery Bacon Whopper, my favorite bites were the ones towards the end without the lettuce and tomato. With those last bites, I could really taste the seasoning and sauce, and it made me wish there was a BK Fiery Stacker with just the beef patties, fiery bacon, fiery sauce, and bun. Maybe for next year’s Fiery Menu, Burger King?

Overall, the Fiery Bacon Whopper was a pretty tasty burger. However, how much I paid for it took some of the taste out of my mouth. Yes, as I will mention at the end of this review, I live in a part of the country where things can get expensive, but even at eight dollars, it would’ve been pricey.

Purchased Price: $10.29* (sandwich only)
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 800 calories, 47 grams of fat, 18 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 130 milligrams of cholesterol, 1690 milligrams of sodium, 58 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of fiber, 16 grams of sugar, and 43 grams of protein.

*Because I live on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You’ll probably pay less than I did.