Based on the adverts... this burger is supposed to have GRILLED whole chicken thigh, GORGEOUS iceberg lettuce, GLORIOUS char-grilled sauce within GOLDEN sesame seeds bun!
This is how GRILLED, GORGEOUS, GLORIOUS and GOLDEN got interpreted in real...
Here are more... comparison in size and visual.
Looked kinda pathetic isn't it??? Sighhh we always get suckered into their beautiful ads but yet still die die want to try a bite! Despite errrmmm the shortcomings but I have to say GCB is really delicious. Both my colleagues said the same too. The chicken thigh is not really the entire whole thigh, perhaps just a thin piece from a thigh, marinaded battered and grilled. I liked how it's grilled to retain the juiciness. The flavours were great but a tad high on MSG level since we have to keep on downing water to satisfy our thirst when we were back in the office.
It's not cheap either... burger alone on ala-carte is RM8 and the Medium set which includes a pack of fries and aerated drink will cost you RM11.90 excluding the 5% Government tax. Could have cut down the price by just offering the burger in waxed paper without the paper box. Totally NOT environmentally friendly at all!
Sighhh guess what? We're going again for some GCB next week hahaha we're born suckers, aren't we??!!! Hahaha
Ooh I actually managed to try this yesterday after a movie at midvalley. kinda expected it to taste healthier ... But the packaging was nice. Yeah, it's terrible how the food at these places never look even half as good as advertised ... Though the biggest offender is pizza hut!!!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, that looks really tasty! I like McD too even though the food doesnt come as big as in the ads! ;p Been following your blog for ages, love it!
ReplyDeleteHow strange isn't it? A burger combo set here is considered a cheap food, whereas in Malaysia, it is considered a medium range food. I always got a kick when I went back to M'sia and saw the price. But since we used US dollar to spend in M'sia, it was still cheaper than here. Still, when I am in M'sia, I only want local food. :P
ReplyDeletei'm currently based in hk and i always order this for my mcd's fix. beats mcchic anytime. yes gcb is a permanent item on their menu! ><
ReplyDeleteeeeek Sean, I thot the same about pizza hut. visually disappointing, worst is the taste is usually out too! no pizza hut for me!
ReplyDeleteThanks K for the compliments
LCOM, yea totally expensive to have fast food here!!! i would rather have CKT :D
Hi Pearly, hmmm I guess they're testing out to see it's viable to make it permanent on the menu
I tried it last Saturday too but I don't really like it. It's too salty ! I'm so disappointed as I'm always a big fans of McD >_<
ReplyDeleteWah. Quite expensive!
ReplyDelete.... but at least it looks like a real piece of chicken vs. the processed McChicken patty and McNuggets..
(Both I love but I know it's probably not healthy... )
high in MSG..? faint.. i can feel the neck tightening already! but the burger looks damn big !LOL
ReplyDeletehehehe this burger is now part of HK McD permanent menu and SC always ALWAYS orders this :D
ReplyDeleteI love GCB.
ReplyDeleteBut sometimes it depends on the outlet you go to.
some McD outlets puts in lots of lettuce, and stuff, some don't.
And if you get your GCB just freshly made, the lettuce won't look so pathetic la.
The one I had the other day was fine. Lettuce still green and crunchy.
I was forced to try it recently, but I wasn't surprised to see how the actual burger looked like. We all know that their pictures are deceiving anyway. hehe.
ReplyDeleteThat's why in the ads it will have a fine print stating it is for illustrating purpose only, the product might look different from the picture lol.
ReplyDeletelooks nice....seems like many burgers review now...hehehe...new trend ah? cause i did for carls junior recently.
ReplyDeleteHave yet to try this. It's true - ads are usually very misleading!
ReplyDeleteso long as it's tastyyyy
ReplyDeleteAnna, seems ok with us
ReplyDeleteJ hahaha you can see it so well?
Ciki, "damn" big??? only in close up is it? :p
Rita, I doubt this will be here permanently, too expensive!
aisay, like this la Wendy??? It's going to be a while before I go mcd again
Yes LL but yet we can get suckered into it!
LOL yes lor Simon!!!!
But I paid for this myself, vialentino!
PG, go without any expectations ok
KY, eeyerr u so easy to satisfied!
i try to get the gps coor of the char siew rice when my 4th visit soon...
ReplyDeletethanks ya Vialentino, you not scared of your father in law arhh??? hehehe
ReplyDeleteyucks the skin is horrid! the rest of it is fine, the sauce te meat but the skin! eeeew!
ReplyDeleteBut it's very very tasty!!!!!
ReplyDelete>.<
I heard from a friend who was in the production for the McD GCB ads, he said that the GCB is for Hari Raya, the equivalent of the Prosperity Burger for CNY. They don't want to use the same thing for both.
CH, there is no skin worrr??
ReplyDeleteOIC Thanks for the info Kok Hsien
i know GCB is kinda lack..my opinions, its kinda salty for me hahaha
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