# Burger King Brings Back Yumbo Sandwich **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 3, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203 "2014-12-03T04:50:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2014, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/21 "2014-12-07T01:18:31Z")
Ok, I had one yesterday. It was actually pretty good. Subway doesn’t toast their buns before they make their sandwiches, and it was the toasted bun that made it work. The ham tasted decent. Overall I liked it. ---
**Author:** ![BuzzSaw101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@BuzzSaw101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuzzSaw101)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/22 "2014-12-07T05:26:26Z")
The real reason Burger King brought it back is because of rising beef prices. Fast food companies are pushing chicken and ham products more because of a bigger profit margin. They don’t want to jack up the price of their burgers so they are pimping chicken nuggets and ham sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/23 "2014-12-08T03:29:17Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > I wish Jack in The Box would bring back their ham and turkey melts. OMG, I haven’t been to Jack in the Box since I was a kid. Do they still have that yummy Breakfast Jack? ---
**Author:** ![Phyllida\_Dickinson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phyllida_dickinson/32/7313_2.png) [@Phyllida\_Dickinson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phyllida_Dickinson)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/24 "2014-12-08T08:34:45Z")
I am not a burger fan but when it’s burger king, the I cant resist.I must try this variety sooner! ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/25 "2014-12-08T12:35:26Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > Subway doesn’t toast their buns before they make their sandwiches, and it was the toasted bun that made it work. Really? Nowadays, Subway restaurants in Canada have a toaster for toasting your sandwich. I always get them to toast my bread before making an egg salad sub. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/26 "2014-12-08T17:33:21Z")
I could swear I remember Yumbos from later than 1974. I don’t think they were discontinued everywhere all at once. I also remember George Will describing a probably apocryphal man who walked out of a Burger King rather than calling a ham-and-cheese sandwich a Yumbo as a “hero for our times”. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/27 "2014-12-08T17:57:34Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > The new 2-for-$5 menu? What a scam. Add fries and a drink and it’s almost $8 dollars. More if you upgrade. Hello? I can go to the local _real_ sub shop and get twice the food for that. I had one last week, just to give it a shot, and I agree that for what they are, the price is a bit steep. I only ordered one, and it something like $3.69. It pretty much tasted exactly as you’d expect a hot ham and cheese from Burger King to taste: nothing great, but nothing terrible, either. If I wanted something along these lines, though, you get more bang-for-buck at Subway. Maybe if I had grown up with them, I’d be more favorable in my opinion (like if they ever brought back the McDonald’s cheddar melt, I’d be all over it.) ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/28 "2014-12-08T18:06:29Z")
I am old enough to remember these but I don’t remember them. I was more of a McDonald’s kid though. It looks like they are following the McRib model of bringing back an old favorite for a limited time. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_Hey_Paula)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/29 "2014-12-08T19:05:58Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > OMG, I haven’t been to Jack in the Box since I was a kid. Do they still have that yummy Breakfast Jack? Yes! And it’s even better if you have them substitute bacon for the ham! The crispy texture of the bacon really makes a difference. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/30 "2014-12-08T23:01:59Z")
I’d never heard of a Yumbo before (and I’m old enough that I was aware of fast food in 1974). It looked good when I saw the ad, so I had one yesterday. It was okay. Not bad, not great. Just a typical ham and cheese sub sandwich. The American cheese made it a little different from the ones I normally order (with Swiss). I don’t think I’ll get another one, though. If I’m at BK I’d rather have a Whopper. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/31 "2014-12-08T23:57:23Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I had one last week, just to give it a shot, and I agree that for what they are, the price is a bit steep. I only ordered one, and it something like $3.69. They’re pushing a two-for-five-dollars special right now, so if you get a second Yumbo or another sandwich, you’d only pay $2.50 for it. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/32 "2014-12-09T00:04:55Z")
2 for $5? I think dinner is solved tonight.It’ll be my first since childhood. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/33 "2014-12-09T00:06:58Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > They’re pushing a two-for-five-dollars special right now, so if you get a second Yumbo or another sandwich, you’d only pay $2.50 for it. I did see that upthread, Even so, at $2.50, it seems like a stretch. To me, it’s a dollar menu item. I’m not a fan of BK, but I’d go for the Whopper at price without a second thought. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/34 "2014-12-10T18:50:06Z")
We got 2 yesterday. They’re pretty good. Generous amount of ham. It’s like half a sub size, but pretty filling. Called my mom and she got a couple for $5. She reheated one she bought yesterday in her toaster oven. She said that she liked it. I can see sales dropping when the sale is over. $3.69 is a bit high for just half a sub. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/35 "2014-12-10T21:10:02Z")
I had one yesterday and I don’t see what all the hype is about. It’s just a ham, cheese and lettuce sandwich. Big whoop! Jimmy John’s and even Subway do it much better and cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/36 "2014-12-11T20:45:37Z")
I remember those! We loved them and re-created them at home (as best we could) with Buddig ham. They put lettuce on it now? Must remember to de-order lettuce if I get one. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/37 "2014-12-11T20:47:42Z")
> [@AllShookDown](#): > > They put lettuce on it now? [Yep](http://www.bk.com/menu-item/yumbo-hot-ham-cheese-sandwich). I wish mine had looked half that good. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/38 "2014-12-11T21:20:17Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > I had one yesterday and I don’t see what all the hype is about. It’s just a ham, cheese and lettuce sandwich. Big whoop! Jimmy John’s and even Subway do it much better and cheaper. It is 99% nostalgia. As I said up thread there were no Jimmy John’s or Subways when it came out (and even when it went away). It was different and a good change at the time. Charlie Brown’s Christmas isn’t a great cartoon by today’s standards but tons of people watch it every year. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/39 "2014-12-12T15:26:05Z")
Hmmm. I looked at the picture and that’s not the YUMBO I remember. Back in the day they were on a nice soft hamburger bun and had only ham and cheese on them. No mayo or lettuce. And the ham was shaved, not sliced. I think I’ll pass on this version. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203/40 "2014-12-12T15:53:27Z")
I don’t remember than at all and at the time I was (unfortunately) eating a lot of fast food. Carroll’s was our first choice but BK was a close second. Third was Burger Chef. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203.md?page=3)