Burger King has gone cheesier with its three new menu items inspired by Pennsylvania’s largest city.
The fast-food chain introduced three new items last month, including a permanent menu addition for all its restaurants on May 16.
All three value items are inspired by Philadelphia and tested by employees at select U.S. Burger King locations.
The three new items now available at Burger King are the Philly Royal Crispy Wrap, the Philly Melt and the Mozzarella Fries according to She thinks.
The Philly Royal Crispy Wrap and the Philly Melt are currently available for a limited time, and the Mozzarella Fries are a permanent addition that have replaced Burger King’s Mozzarella Sticks.
Burger King introduced three new menu items at select of its US stores on May 16, inspired by Philadelphia, PA
The three new items now available at Burger King are the Philly Royal Crispy Wrap, the Philly Melt and the Mozzarella Fries
Burger King’s Philadelphia-inspired menu items were released on the same day as their all-new Birthday Pie Slice, which is available at select U.S. restaurants for a limited time.
Philadelphia-inspired menu items were released on the same day as their all-new Birthday Pie Slice, available for a limited time at select U.S. restaurants.
At least two of the items were available for purchase at select U.S. restaurants last year.
The Philly Royal Crispy Wrap was introduced in select stores in 2023 for a test run, which was successful based on social media reviews that year.
The Mozzarella Fries also debuted last year after employees tested the menu item at select Burger King locations in Ohio.
Although the Philly Melt is a new addition to the Burger King menu, the sandwich has been sold several times over the past two years.
The items have received positive reviews on social media and the ingredients may be a reason for this.
Philly Royal crispy wrap
The Philly Royal Crispy Wrap was introduced in select stores in 2023 for a test run, which was successful based on social media reviews that year
The Philly Royal Crispy Wrap joins the list of flavors available at Burger King, including Classic, Fiery, Honey Mustard and Fiery Buffalo Crispy Wrap.
The item is a wrap with crispy chicken, grilled peppers and onions, Swiss cheese and special royal sauce wrapped in a tortilla.
The wrap has received mixed reviews from Reddit users a post that someone made on May 25th.
There were no negative reviews and one person compared the wrap to a Philly cheesesteak – one of Philadelphia’s famous foods.
“This has one ingredient that you would find on a Philly cheesesteak (the onions), so I think the name makes perfect sense,” one person wrote.
‘Peppers will never be standard, but are usually available as an option. If you ask for Swiss cheese, you can be kicked out of the store.”
Philly is melting
The Philly Melt consists of two slices of Swiss cheese, peppers, onions and sauce with two Whopper Jr patties with toasted bread
The Philly Melt will only be available at select Burger King stores nationwide.
Unlike the wrap, the sandwich consists of two slices of Swiss cheese, peppers, onions and sauce with two Whopper Jr patties with toasted bread.
The sandwich has received mixed reviews from Burger King customers who are X users, but the tweets have mainly come from consumers disapproving of the locations where they purchased the sandwiches.
Reddit users also responded negatively to the sandwich, with one person requesting that the Philly Melt be made available in Canadian locations.
‘I ended up ordering the Philly Melt. And I didn’t like it that much,” one Reddit user wrote in a message which was made on the social media platform over two weeks ago.
X users who praised the sandwich tweeted that it was ‘as good as f***’ and ‘became addicted to Burger King’s Philly Melts.’
Mozzarella fries
The Mozzarella Fries are a permanent menu item available at all Burger King locations in the US. It replaced the restaurant chain’s mozzarella sticks
The Mozzarella Fries are a staple on Burger King menus in the US.
The permanent menu addition is similar to the restaurant chain’s mozzarella sticks and the item consisted of similarly seasoned breadcrumbs.
They can be available in quantities of four, eight or twelve and like the mozzarella sticks, the menu item comes with marinara sauce.
The Mozzarella Fries received mixed reviews from X users and one person tweeted that the menu item was “literally mozzarella sticks.”
Other social media users also questioned the similarities between the products, and one Reddit user managed to explain the difference between the menu items in a Reddit post.
‘They taste different from the previous ones, leaner and tastier. The cheese is also fresh and stretchy.’
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