Saturday, April 06, 2019

Quarter Pounder Deluxe returns to McDonald's in Bethesda

It's been awhile since McDonald's had a Deluxe Quarter Pounder on the menu. Or any burger topped with mayonnaise, for that matter. Even the venerable Daily Double is no longer recognized as a secret menu item. But the McDonald's on River Road in Bethesda has just brought back the Deluxe Quarter Pounder - with a few changes.

First, the name has changed. It's now called, "Quarter Pounder Deluxe," instead of Deluxe Quarter Pounder.

Second, it now features a freshly cooked beef patty. Patties were still frozen when the Deluxe was last on the menu.

Third, it features Roma tomatoes, almost unheard of for a fast food burger.

Fourth, and most importantly, they have added ketchup as a topping on the Deluxe. McDonald's hasn't offered a burger topped with both ketchup and mayonnaise together since the much-missed Big and Tasty. This gives the Deluxe a Whopper-style flavor.

Whole leaf lettuce, raw onion, pickles and two slices of American cheese round out the Deluxe toppings. At $5.99, it's mighty pricey for a single-patty burger, though.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

So how much mayo do you think was on the burger? You know, give us a idea if it was maybe a 1/4 of a ton of mayo, or maybe some other measurement of the amount of mayo. Asking for a friend.

Anonymous said...

Wow. This is what I call news. Dyer, you have a Pulitzer coming to you for this one. Truly groundbreaking.

Anonymous said...

The Royale! finally....

Anonymous said...

"The much missed Big and Tasty" made me laugh out loud.

Anonymous said...

Robert, good article of local interest.
Who is the douchbag at 7:41 always so negative towards you? A Moco liberal no doubt..collusion..collusion..
haha