I walked into my local
McDonald's the other day and found out that they had tweaked their line of premium chicken sandwiches with (as the manager explained to me) a new bun and a lower sodium count on the chicken. Intrigued, I ordered a
new Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich for
$4.29.
The sandwich features a new crispy chicken breast fillet, tomato slice, bacon, natural Swiss cheese, mayo and leaf lettuce on a toasted bakery-style bun.
A bakery-style bun boasting 8 grams of whole wheat replaces the previous honey wheat bakery-style roll. I have to say, I liked it much better, it feels less like store bought bread than the old roll which was soft and uniform all the way to the crust. The new bun feels a little hardier and provides slightly more texture. I like the look better as well.
I can't say that the chicken was noticeably less salty but I'm all for less sodium. Unlike the last time I tried the
Premium Chicken Club Sandwich
, the bacon was more flavorful and abundant with a good crisp to it. The bacon was still thin but a little thicker than the fast food standard although not Wendy's thick.
The lettuce held up better this go round and the Swiss cheese was the proper texture and taste. This is the type of cheese I would like to see on the new McChicken variants.
Based on
my previous experience with the old one, I was pleasantly surprised at McDonald's new Premium Chicken Club which was a quality and throughly enjoyable experience. The Sister was surprised at how tasty the sandwich was as well.
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Nutritional Info - McDonald's Premium Crispy Chicken Club - 8.4 ounce (237g)
Calories - 620 (Calories from Fat - 260)
Fat - 29g (Saturated Fat - 7g)
Sodium - 1200mg
Carbs - 57g (Sugar - 11g)
Protein - 31g
