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Jan 30, 2012

Review: McDonald's - Chicken McBites

Following the footsteps of KFC, McDonald's is out with new, limited-time Chicken McBites which are battered and deep-fried bite-sized pieces of chicken breast.

I got a "shareable"-sized 10-ounce box for $4.99.

These are good if you like the taste of fried chicken batter with little in the way of chicken. The chicken to batter ratio is pretty disappointing as is the size of the pieces which actually might be smaller than KFC's Popcorn Chicken (or rather the size KFC's Popcorn Chicken used to be before they started making them bigger).

The batter itself is pleasant and crunchy (even the next day). The taste is described as "home style" which I take to mean a little bit of onion power, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. I think "home style" is a pretty good description of that. It's a subtle seasoned blend and doesn't get in the way of dipping.

The chicken is miniscule and, as a result, dry. You might get lucky to get them juicy if they're fresh from the fryer but otherwise I imagine they'd dry out pretty fast.

My big problem with McDonald's Chicken McBites is I want more chicken. If the chicken piece were twice the size and didn't resemble leftover trimmings, I'd be a lot happier with the product. That being said, they're fine if you just like fried batter with a bit, and I mean a bit, of chicken.

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Nutritional Info - McDonald's Chicken McBites - Shareable Size - 10 ounces (284g)
Calories - 1050 (from Fat - 560)
Fat - 63g (Saturated Fat - 9g)
Sodium - 1620mg
Carbs - 73g (Sugar - 1g)
Protein - 48g
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6 comments:

  1. VinylMonday, January 30, 2012

    I like these a lot and i agree with you on the bit of chicken part and sometimes i get pieces with no chicken at all which odd enough i still eat.

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  2. Tiny2819Tuesday, January 31, 2012

    I tried these a while back, and I thought they tasted exactly like the chicken select strips, with a kfc popcorn chicken texture. I got the snack size box, halfway into it kind of enjoyed it, shortly after didn't want anymore.. wasn't impressed, and all i could think of while eating was that I wanted kfc popcorn chicken

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  3. SDPcueTuesday, January 31, 2012

    I just tried it last night with buffalo sauce. I concur, the pieces were far too little. It was like the little crumb pieces you would expect out of the bottom of a bag. Won't get them again

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  4. GiGiEatsCelebritiesTuesday, January 31, 2012

    WHY CAN THEY NOT SELL GRILLED CHICKEN BITES!!!!! COMMON MCDONALDS, COMMON!

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  5. Dexter JohnsonMonday, February 06, 2012

    first off, love the website.  i'm ALWAYS looking for new things to try out there on the market and your site is a great resource for this!  after reading your review of these mcchicken bites, i tried them and indeed concur that the pieces of chix were wayyyy too small!  some bites had like a shred of chicken, if any.  still had to try them anyway though lol.  keep up the good stuff!

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  6. guestTuesday, June 26, 2012

    Terrible it was more like fritters than chicken , just fried batter.

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