# BK's new "Whopperrito" - Great idea or Garbage? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 7, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746 "2016-06-07T15:54:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/1 "2016-06-07T15:54:04Z")
[Whopperrito](http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/burger-king-s-whopperrito-yes-it-s-exactly-what-you-n587126) Is this the logical next step or the last gasp of sanity? Personally, I make things like this at home all the time. I’ll be trying one if they roll it out nation-wide. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/2 "2016-06-07T15:56:18Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > [Whopperrito](http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/burger-king-s-whopperrito-yes-it-s-exactly-what-you-n587126) > > Is this the logical next step or the last gasp of sanity? > > Personally, I make things like this at home all the time. I’ll be trying one if they roll it out nation-wide. Kind of reminds me of Arby’s gyros, which they have at least in the Chicago market. It’s Arby’s roast beef or turkey on a pita with gyros toppings. I had one a few weeks ago, and it’s pretty much exactly what you’d expect. It’s not all that bad for an Arby’s product. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/3 "2016-06-07T16:02:31Z")
It’s only put out by a local franchisee, and there are no plans to expand to other outlets. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/4 "2016-06-07T16:04:59Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It’s only put out by a local franchisee, and there are no plans to expand to other outlets. Same as the Big Mac. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/5 "2016-06-07T17:10:58Z")
Dude. That’s kind of…brilliant. I must try one. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/6 "2016-06-07T17:22:56Z")
I don’t see where it’s a bad idea. Sure, there are going to be people who hate it but these people hate the idea of Burger King in general. ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/7 "2016-06-07T17:32:58Z")
It does sound pretty good. All the goodness of a whopper in a slightly different form factor. It is worlds away from the KFC “bowl” atrocity. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/8 "2016-06-07T17:35:45Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I don’t see where it’s a bad idea. Sure, there are going to be people who hate it but these people hate the idea of Burger King in general. I don’t like BK burgers in general, but I would definitely try this as an option, especially if they had a chicken version. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/9 "2016-06-07T20:51:00Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It’s only put out by a local franchisee, and there are no plans to expand to other outlets. From the article: > [@](#): > > A new menu item from Burger King has the internet sizzling after eagle-eyed epicureans spotted the Whopperrito in restaurants around Hermitage, Pennsylvania; Warren, Ohio, and select locations in Texas. That’s a pretty big area for one ‘local’ franchisee. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/10 "2016-06-07T21:20:59Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > It’s not all that bad for an Arby’s product. This might be the epitome of “damning with faint praise.” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/11 "2016-06-07T21:39:17Z")
I’m waaaaaay too cool to eat fast food 🆒 , but for those who do, I don’t see what’s wrong with it. And for those who like to eat on the go, it’s probably a lot less messy. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/12 "2016-06-07T22:30:29Z")
Looks like they finally caught up with McDonalds’ [Snack Wrap](http://www.eatmedaily.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/mac-snack-wrap-photo.jpg). Like Taco Bell’s endless permutations of seasoned meat, rice, beans, and cheese, it’s just a rearranged burger. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/13 "2016-06-07T22:45:04Z")
Is it the same calories/size as a Whopper? Same price? ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bks-new-whopperrito-great-idea-or-garbage/756746/14 "2016-06-07T22:51:26Z")
Eh, we’ve already reached the Fast Food Singularity with KFC’s [Double Down chicken sandwich.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Down_(sandwich))