Angus 'Third Pounder' Deluxe - Chicago, USA - December 2011

A tired, and jetlagged Mini, in awe over the size of the burger.

Consumed on - 29 December 2025
Location - McDonald's 405 N Wabash River Plaza - Chicago USA
Price - $5.99USD
Calories - ~750kcal (just the burger!)
Rating - 4/5

Nam Tok Beef Rice - Bangkok, Thailand - March 2012

Consumed on - 30 March 2025

Location - McDonald's Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand

Price (with drink) - 69THB = $2.22USD

Calories - Unknown

Rating - 5/5

Big America: Beverly Hills Burger - Nagoya, Japan - March 2012

Consumed on 29 March 2025

Location - Near Nagoya Station, Nagoya Japan

Price - 420JPY = $5.10

Calories - 705kcal

Rating - 2/5

Bacon Cheese Double Beef Burger & Blackcurrant Strawberry McFlurry - Beijing, China - March 2012

 

Consumed on 17 March 2025
Location - McDonald's Dongzhimen Station - Beijing, China
Price - 23.50RMB (with coupon) = $3.71USD
Calories - Unknown
Rating - Burger 4/5.  McFlurry 2/5

Big America: Broadway Burger - Narita, Japan - February 2012

Not a promotional box , but better than nothing.

Consumed on - 16 February 2012 (Official launch date 17 Feb)
Location - Narita International Airport - Terminal 2. Landside.
Price (Combo) - Y780JPY = $9.60USD
Rating - 4/5

Big America: Las Vegas Burger & Maple Custard Pie - Tokyo, Japan - February 2012

Consumed on - 6 February 2012
Location - Tokyo Haneda Airport (I'll take a photo next week)
Price - Burger & Drink - 490Y with coupon.  Pie - 120Y
Rating - Burger 3/5. Pie 4/5

KBQ Burger (Korean Barbecue Burger) - Tokyo, Japan - November 2011

Consumed on - 21 November 2025

Location - Iwamotocho Station, Tokyo, Japan

Price - 770JPY - $9.95USD (The most expensive McDonald's combo I've ever had)

Rating - 2/5

Spinach Beef Snack Wrap & 5-Berry Juice - Beijing China - January 2012

The Wrap, wrapped.

I was surprised that it was served hot.

Unsettling green colour, but tasty

Like most food in China, unappealing look, but good taste.

Consumed on - 16 January 2026

Location - Beijing Chaoyang Station

Price - Wrap & Drink - Y14.50 ($2.30USD).  Berry Drink x2 - Y9.50 ($1.50USD). 

Used coupons - Available Here

Rating - Wrap 5/5.  Berry Drink - 4/5

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McPepper - Hong Kong - November 2009

This review is for 'mr&mrs' from FlyerTalk.  He/she originally asked if I had tried the Chicken McPepper in Singapore, but seeing as I make it to Hong Kong far more often,  I have only been able to try the McPepper in Hong Kong, and it uses a beef patty.  The McPepper is a promotional item that McDonald's HK brings back about once every two years.  I originally sampled it in November of 2009, but I do not know when it was first introduced.  They brought it back in October 2011, and it this time, they had the 'Mega McPepper' (which you can see in the photo above).  The burger itself its pretty simple, a double hamburger, but smothered in a black pepper gravy and topped with cooked onions.  But they had so much sauce on it, that I was able to scrape some off to dip my fries in it and still have enough on the burger to enjoy the taste (and it was a great topping for the fries!)  Personally, I didn't find it 'spicy' at all (but then again, people think my taste buds are damaged, as nothing is ever 'spicy'), but the black pepper taste was wonderful, I enjoyed it, and if they had it is a main menu item, I would easily order it over anything else. I wish I made it back to HKG in time to try the 'Mega' edition, but I feel that might be a sauce/sodium overload.  As is everything in Hong Kong McD's, it was a great value just 23$ for the combo.

Consumed on - 07 November 2025
Price - $23.50HKD = ~$3.00
Location - Salisbury Road/Star Ferry McDonald's, Kowloon, Hong Kong (Just out of view on the right)
Rating - 5/5