Channel: Good Mythical Morning
YouTube Video ID: OdukppDj78w
Episode Number: 3105
Transcript
- We're trying everything on the McDonald's menu. - Let's talk about that. (bright music) Gooooood Mythical Morning. - The Golden Arches. That's not just what my wife calls my eyebrows. - Okay. (laughs) - To many, they're also synonymous with a fast food chain called McDonald's. - I've heard of it. And today we're finding out the best thing on the menu by eating all of it. It's time for Gut Check McDonald's edition. - [Megan] Hello. - Hey. - Hey Megan. - [Megan] Hey, today you're going to be tasting all 32 items on the McDonald's menu. That's everything except breakfast. - All right. - [Megan] No breakfast. Got it? - Got it. No breakfast. - Yes. - [Megan] No breakfast. - Don't complain about it. - [Megan] Yeah and for a pallet cleanser, you're going to have water in these 1970s collectible McDonald's Grimace mugs. - Oh, that's Grimace playing basketball. I bet ya he can box out. - Oh yeah. He'll make you grimace. - Grimace gets lots of rebounds. - Never understood why you would want a food mascot to be named after a facial expression that expresses distaste or disgust. - Because it's a rebranding of it. - Okay. - They got Grimacing back. - Oh, I also have a scoring chart to help me out. - This is the most complex scoring chart I've ever seen. - You've gotten very complicated with it. Oh, let me go this way. Zero, 10, that's what my face looks like. 20. And then the... oh yeah. - [Megan] Jenna said this was her sleep paralysis demon earlier, and I fully agree. - So when do you start liking it? There you go. - 70. - [Rhett] I won't be looking at that. (backstage chuckling) - Two mouths! 90 and boy, I really like it like that. - Look at that. - And then I don't like it anymore, but liking it and not liking it kind of look the same. - [Megan] The flesh in between that's horrific. - [Rhett] Ugh, yeah, yeah, yeah. - Sorry, all right. I'll try to use this. It's ingenuity. - [Megan] All right. We're going to begin with the burger category starting with the humble hamburger. - Just a hamburger. Why would you get one? - Because you don't like cheese? - It doesn't have cheese. It's not as good as it could be, but I like it. - It's a big disappointment to me. I'm giving it a 25. - 65. - [Megan] Okay, up next we have the cheeseburger. - There we go. - Okay. - Classic. - I got to pace myself. That was a big bite. - Still pretty bread heavy. - It does need more meat to be perfect. - But the onions kind of become a star. - But I really like it, 72. - 50. - Are you telling me. Okay, okay. Just because people will say things. You're saying that - I like all of it. - you didn't like the hamburger. - No, I didn't. - Like you disliked it. You would rather have not eaten it. - Yeah, 25. I'd rather have nothing. - And this cheeseburger, like if I was like, "Link, I got you a cheeseburger from McDonald's" and you were hungry, you would say, "Meh." - But I would eat it. - That's what a 50 tells me. - But I would eat it, yes. - I would be like, "I'd eat the hell out of that thing." So, but 72, I got a lot of room to go. - I have even more room. So yes, you verified that's my wishes. - I don't think it makes any more sense. - [Megan] Okay, the McDouble. - Okay, now we're talking. More meat. - Now the ratios are getting better. - Is a McDouble a double cheeseburger? - [Megan] No, we're going to have the double cheeseburger in a second, but this one has two patties. Double cheeseburger has two slices of American cheese. - And two patties. - Oh, it's got double the cheese, double the meat on the double cheeseburger. So this is for a person who wants more meat, but not as much cheese. I don't know how to feel about that. - Well, I feel 70. - It's definitely better than the regular cheeseburger. I'm going to give it a 78. - [Megan] All right, let's bring in the Daily Double. - Daily Double. - Well, what's that? - [Megan] Difference is this has mayo, tomato, sliced onion and lettuce versus ketchup, mustard, pickle and diced onion. - Oh, wow, I didn't even know about this. So it's a ketchup-less. - This seems like something you'd like. I do like it, but you don't get a lot of ketchup. - Yeah, mine doesn't have the tomato, which I appreciate. - I didn't know this was a thing. This is a discovery for me. - It doesn't feel like McDonald's though. - Yeah, it's missing something. And you need that ketchup and mustard. - I'm actually going to 65 it. - I'm 66 it. We've almost converged. - Yes, we have. - [Megan] Now we have the Double Cheeseburger. - Finally! - Okay. So double meat, double cheese. - Look at all that cheese. - Man, this is a good bite. This is a good bite. - If you're going to add another burger, add another cheese, bro. (backstage chuckling) - 91. - 88. - [Megan] Okay, next is the Big Mac. - Aw, baby. - That's classic. How do I feel about that bread in the middle? I never think it's necessary, but then when I eat it, I'm like, there ain't nothing wrong with this. - It's so nostalgic. 90. It's not a 91. I like the Double Cheeseburger a little bit better, but it's so good. - Yeah, you're right, shoot. - Don't be swayed. - No. I'm going with 91. - Oh. - [Megan] All right, bringing in the Quarter Pounder with Cheese. - I forgot about the Quarter Pounders with Cheese. - Oh my God. So there's cheese on the top and bottom. - [Megan] Double cheese. - That's good too. That's a good ratio. - I had a bad experience with one of these when I was in middle school. - Okay. - I haven't really fully recovered. - Elaborate Grimace. (backstage laughing) - It wasn't fully cooked in the middle. - Okay, well, don't hold that against this. - 88. - I'm going for 79. Something about having two separate little patties versus one bigger one. - I don't disagree with you. - The big one's not as good. - [Megan] Next we're bringing in the Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxe, meaning we have mayo, lettuce, and tomato added to this one, but not yours. - Ah, ah, ah. - But not what? - [Megan] You don't have tomato. - I just need my finger onto it. I know that people are like, why don't you just feed yourselves? Because we make the rules. - I think that, and we have to go so fast, which is what we're maybe not doing. - But I did have to touch that one. - I'm at 72 for this one. - This is a significant drop for me to 70. - [Megan] Now we have the Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese. - What? I've been afraid to get this. Bacon is very smoky at McDonald's. It's like you taste it before your tongue's even touched it. - The bacon is strong. I do like it, but I do not believe that the bacon makes a better experience. I think it sends it down to a 78 for me. - Especially on a quarter pounder. Yeah, I'm at 62. - [Megan] Last up, we have the Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese. - That's a lot of meat. - I've been scared of this too. That's ambitious. - If I order this, I try to keep it a secret. (backstage laughing) You know what I mean? I don't whisper it. I'm like, hey, hey. I slide just a note over. They think they're getting robbed and it just says Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese on it. There's a little shame in getting that much meat on a burger. - But compared to like other burgers you would get at like restaurants and even if you go to like your favorite smash burger type place, you're probably in a similar meat... - Meat ratio, but something about that much meat throws off the McDonald's-ish of it. You know what I'm saying? Like the ratio. - Yeah, 49. - I still like it, but I'm going to give it a 61. - [Megan] Okay, that concludes our burger category. We're going into the chicken and fish category. - Chicken and fish. - Hold on, I feel like this is Grimace time. - Yep, I've already Grimaced. Bring it in. - [Megan] Starting with the McChicken. - This is like chicken sandwich before people started really making chicken sandwiches. - Ugh. What's that sad salad on it? (backstage laughing) - It's hot lettuce. It's one of the quintessential parts of the McChicken. - 21. Pepper. - Nothing is going to be below a 50 for me because I think I'm going to like everything we taste, but I think that that's in the 58 category for me. - [Megan] Next we have the McNuggets. - Classic. - Once Link was drunk after a Good Mythical Evening. We stopped by McDonald's and I got the nuggets and you got the chicken tenders and no, you got the chicken tenders. You got the nuggets. I got the chicken tenders. - Well I don't... don't look at me. I don't remember. - And then you got upset with me that I didn't give you the tenders. I bet you the tenders are coming next. Keep that in mind. And I can't remember what you concluded about whether or not you liked this better. - 80. - There's a lot of nostalgia that's coming through this. - Yeah, it's not really chicken. It's not really... It's definitely nugget. And I'm not saying it's not made of chicken. I'm just saying I think of it as its own thing, which I love. - 82. - [Megan] Next is the McCrispy Strips. - Yeah, look at these things. They're so long. There's just a lot more flavor in those. - But you don't have that McDonald's magic with it. - I think it's pretty magical, but it doesn't have the nostalgia. - I wouldn't know that it was McDonald's if you just gave it to me on the street. - Yeah, because it's new. Hold on. You want me to give you something on the street? - Yeah, give me things on the street. I mean, if it was on the street right in front of McDonald's, maybe. - 85. - 48. - [Megan] Next up is the McCrispy. - And McCrispy is different than the McChicken in what ways? - [Megan] McCrispy is a southern styled fried chicken filet crinkle with crinkle cut pickle on buttered toasted potato roll. - Okay, so everything about it is different. - [Megan] Completely different. - The potato roll is sweet. - It's trying harder. Yeah. - It's getting closer to a modern chicken sandwich, like what they're doing in all the rest of the restaurants. And I like that about it. I'm going to give this one a 77. - 59. - [Megan] Next up is the Deluxe McCrispy. This features lettuce, tomato, and mayo. - Okay. Sometimes I go to McDonald's looking for something healthy and I think they have grilled chicken, but they don't. - They do some years. - Maybe a little bit better. - I think it got worse, but I still liked it, 74. - 65. - [Megan] Next is the Spicy McCrispy. - Oh, how so? - [Megan] Spicy pepper sauce. - I got full pickle in that spice. The spice is fun. - I like that. I'm having fun. - It's an unidentical spice. Unidentical. - Unidentical. - You know what I mean? - [Megan] Powdered habanero pepper. - It's, well, you just identical it. It doesn't taste like a good spicy. It just adds spice. - That's a solid choice for me, 74. - 40, don't like it. - [Megan] Next is the Spicy deluxe McCrispy featuring tomato and lettuce. - Okay, there's so many things they can do these days. - Just a little better. You got some contrast to the spiciness. - Spicy and deluxe. - 43. - 75. - Wow. - [Megan] Next we have the Filet-O-Fish. - Okay, let me cleanse. Let me cleanse. - Only half a slice of cheese. That's got to change. It's just got to change. - Well, it probably won't at this point, but you know what you can ask for when you go in there? A full slice of cheese. - Double cheese. It's a sleeper. Don't overthink it. - There's nothing like it. - Yeah, there's nothing like it. - 84. (Link hesitating) Who's overthinking it? - Oh, I can't help but overthink it. That'll be 76. - [Megan] Next is the Ranch Snack Wrap. - See, this is what you thought when you were getting healthy. - Yeah, but it's still fried. - Uh-oh. - [Megan] That was a good crunch. - When you hide that tender in that stuff, it does get better. - But this is another hot lettuce situation. - Just a little snack for you. - I mean, you definitely pointed out the hot lettuce on the McChicken. We're in hot lettuce territory. - Yeah. - I'm not complaining, but I'm just letting you know. We're back. - I really like the pepper flavor and it needs the lettuce compliment. - Which chicken is that using, do you think? What chicken from another sandwich is that using? - It's using the tender. - [Megan] The McCrispy Strip. - It's the McCrispy Strip. - The strip, yeah. Well, that makes me like it even more. - Oh, really? - But I don't like. I mean, hot lettuce is... I like it, but I hate it at the same time, you know?. - 64 for me. - 67. - [Megan] Last up in this category is the Spicy Snack Wrap. - Same sauce? - [Link] And that is cheesy too. - [Megan] Same spicy pepper sauce. - Mm, chewy. - The hot sauce helps a lot, I think. Hot sauce makes hot lettuce okay. - The wraps- - 70. 70. - Make the chicken okay for me. - And the buns don't? - Mm-mm, something about it. - Weird. - 62. - [Megan] Okay, finally we have the sides and desserts category. - Okay. - Time out. Time out. Time out. - Time out? - Yeah, it's Grimace. - I've already done that. I just did it. - Are you doing it before every round? - I'm doing it a lot. Look, I'm almost out. - I'm doing it in between categories. - Well, there's a lot of salt intake here. - [Megan] Starting with fries. - Okay. Best fries on the planet, maybe. I mean, when they're fresh. (backstage laughing) We know how they taste. - Fresh, floppy, but then you get a burnt one, then you get another floppy. - 92. - 98. - [Megan] Next up, we have apple slices. - Okay. Let's pass. (backstage laughing) - Throw it in there. I'll eat it. I do feel like we should. - Really? - Well, yeah. - All right. - Strangely preserved, yet totally peeled. - They have like a coating on them. - Permanently packaged. - Vitamin C coating or something that keeps them from going bad. - It's a little... it feels troubling, but I'm still going to give it a 50. - You know what? I said I would give nothing less than a 50. I'm going to give the apple slices a 45. - Ooh. - I do not lie. I would rather have not eaten that. - Well, let's see if you like it in a baked apple pie. - This is different. This is way different. - Look at that. Look at that. Other people try. - Oh, man. That's good. - It's bubbly and crispy. - I'm still a savory guy though. I can't go into the 90s. I'm 88. - Yeah, it is one of the best desserts at a fast food place. 89. - [Megan] Next, we have the Oreo McFlurry. - Oh, we get a spoon. - Uh-oh. - That's good. - I never get this. - They got it dialed in. - I like it. - Why is it so good? 92. - Because the machine was working. You just gave Oreo McFlurry a 92? - Yeah, it's like so good. - I feel like I have to take that into account so we don't end up with no burgers in the top three, which is what's going to happen with this one. It's a solid cookies and cream flavored ice cream treat, but there's so many better ice creams out there. So many better. I'm going to give it a 70. - [Megan] Next is the M&M McFlurry. - This is where it all falls apart for him. He doesn't like his chocolate to be candy. - 20. - 65. - [Megan] Next up is the Vanilla Cone. - Oh god. - [Megan] That's beautiful. - It's a good cone. - It's a good cone. - It's a good little soft serve there. - I like it. - I'm going to 78. - Okay. I mean, I think it's a really solid soft serve, 80. - [Megan] Next is the Chocolate Shake. - Chocolate shake. Thick. Haven't gotten it yet. (backstage laughing) Ugh. (backstage laughing) - Yeah, why does it taste like that? - What's wrong with that? - Like the syrup ratio is off or something. - Yeah, 18. - 49. - [Megan] Next is the vanilla shake. - I really want... can I taste another double cheeseburger? - [Megan] It's a crime not to dip fries in that. - I don't have the fries anymore. - 69. - Better than the chocolate. I'll give it a 63. - [Megan] Let's try the Strawberry Shake. - They make it thick, man. Do all McDonald's make it so thick? - I've never had that. I don't think I've ever gotten a shake. - I'm not a huge strawberry dessert person, 51. - 25. - [Megan] Let's try the Hot Fudge Sundae next. - I think if I was choosing amongst all these- - Very fudgey. - All the ice cream desserts at McDonald's, this is the one that I would choose if it was just up to this pleasure alone. - That's pretty respectable, but. - I think that might be an 84 for me. - 70. - [Megan] Next up, we have the Hot Caramel Sundae. - Okay. - It's a good caramel flavor. - And it's the thick caramel. Not as good as the chocolate. - No, sir. 51. - 77. - 51, 77. - [Megan] And last up is the Chocolate Chip Cookie. - Which exists? - I didn't know about this. Is this new? - [Megan] It's a cookie with chocolate chips in it. - Thank you. (backstage laughing) - 35 and utterly forgettable. Already forgot it. What's the last thing I had? A caramel shake. - I'm going to give that an even 50, even 50. - [Megan] Congratulations, you've now tasted every item on the McDonald's menu, except breakfast. Let's see your top four. (upbeat music) - You may not have known, but this jacket that Rhett's wearing is Mythical merch. It's the new Mythical Chore Jacket. Very proud of this. It's fully custom made. - I do all my chores in it. - Down to the buttons. - Like eating McDonald's. - Made in downtown LA. Limited quantities available to this thing. So get it now while supplies last at mythical.com. Did you show him the nice little mythicalized label down there tastefully on the pocket? - Tasteful pocket logo. - Got that corduroy. Looking good. All right, what are our top four? Did I screw it up? - [Megan] No, you didn't because we've got the apple pie, the Big Mac made it to the top four. - Also the double cheeseburger and... - The fries. - The fries. - Okay, I will say that- - Feeling good about this. - Before we tasted this, I had predicted like what are the items that should make it? I mean, maybe the chicken nuggets, but I think the chicken nuggets is all nostalgia, you know? So I feel good about these. - I agree. - Two burgers. And when we're going with the... I mean, look at all that cheese, all the classic stuff you would expect from a cheeseburger at McDonald's. Those sad little onions that are somehow still perfect. I mean, when you take a look at this. - Take a bite and swap. - You realize how much lettuce is on it. - Switcheroonie. - I mean, I like that. The double cheese. - So much cheese nestled in between the burgers. - It's so easy to eat too. - It screams McDonald's. - Look at that. It's that everything you want and nothing you don't want. - Oh, you mean like a center bread piece that maybe doesn't need to be there? - Like you said, I don't necessarily complain about it, but if I'm having to pick which one's better, I feel in my heart that the double cheeseburger is better than the Big Mac. - I've never had them both in one sitting until right now. - Because that would be a crazy day. - For me, yeah. But I just got to give it to the double cheese. - Agreed. Question. Do you want to just completely boot the Big Mac out of the top three so that we could have burger, side, and dessert? Or is that unnecessary? - I feel like the apple pie deserves some recognition. It's just such a beautiful thing. - Well, that's why I was about to put it in the top three. - If feels like... - It just feels like we should, but we got to do what's... - What's right. - What's right. - We have to do what's right, Link. - We got to do what's right. - I think the apple pie is the one that's got to go. It's good as it is. - So now we're pushing Big Mac all the way to number three because- - I don't know, there's fries. - Because these fries right here, put them up against any fresh hot out of the fryer fry on fast food. - They got fries. - It is going to take the cake. - Okay, so that means that the happiest meal that you can get at McDonald's is the double cheeseburger. - It is. It really is, Rhett. (loud popping) (backstage chuckling) It really is. And he's not creepy at all back there. - Nope, nope, nope, nope. - Look how tightly he's holding onto this thing. - Yeah, he doesn't want to let go. - What are you doing back there? - Probably nothing. - Thanks for being your Mythical best. - You know what time it is. (small popping) (backstage laughing) - I'm Portia. - And I'm Daniel. - We're from St. Louis and we just got engaged in Chicago. - [Both] And it' time to spin the Wheel of Mythicality. - Congratulations. - Are they in a really tall car? - Yeah, they're in a crane, I think. Okay, here we go. Think of a number between one and 10. Three, two, one. - One. Yes. We agree. (both laughing) We got the same number. - It's going to be a good day. - Join us in Good Mythical Morning to see how McDonald's fits into our fast food moral alignment chart. Shop the new Mythical Chore Jacket now at mythical.com.