Arby’s
http://www.arbys.com
I’ll be the first to admit that I am no fan of Arby’s. It used to be my favorite fast food joint, but when the prices kept increasing and the food quality went down, I stopped going. I must be a glutton for punishment, because on a recent weekend, I decided to hit Arby’s for the first time in over two years for lunch since I saw that they are now offering a limited time offering sandwich called the “Super Reuben.” Their advertising campaign boasts their food is “Good Mood Food,” so I was daring enough to see if I would feel that way after I ate.
What I Got: Super Reuben Combo; $7.99 + tax.
I’m too lazy to type out a physical description of this myself, so because of that, I’ll let Arby’s do it for me: ”So how do you make a Reuben super? Well, take warm toasty rye bread, pile on thinly sliced corned beef, melted natural Swiss and tangy Sauerkraut with creamy Thousand Island dressing – then add turkey for a double dose of delicious! Now that’s Super.”
Wow, they’ve decided themselves to dub this one as super. Well, I’m not so sure about that because there was nothing super about this sandwich. The turkey, while plentifully placed on the sandwich, was nothing special and was just run-of-the-mill. The corned beef, while also plentiful, was dry and very bland. The sauerkraut was messy and lacked the tang of a well made sauerkraut and frankly, I’ve had sauerkraut out of a can that was better than this. As for the “toasty” marble rye bread, well that was a bit of a fabrication too because when you mix in the minimally applied Thousand Island dressing to all the other ingredients, the bread turns soggy and loses all the crunch that you would expect in a nice, toasty Reuben sandwich. Oh yeah, the cheese…well, it was so unnoticeable that I forgot it was even on there until I just re-read the description.
Would I Buy It Again? No, absolutely not. Sandwiches that are failures like this remind me why I stopped going to Arby’s. It was boring, essentially flavorless and not only that, it was a rip off! $7.99 for the combo and all I got was this piece of garbage, a drink and some fries. Ugh. Oh well, I’m glad I did this though because I’ll now know to not go to Arby’s again for another two years. What a failure and this is definitely not good mood food.
-IndianpolisEater
Tags: Arby's, corned beef, Food, reuben, sandwich, sauerkraut, turkey
I thought about reviewing this for grubgrade and I’m glad I didn’t. Thanks for suffering for the rest of us. Such a sad sandwich…
Im glad that someone shares my view on Arby’s. It used be to one of mg favorite fast food stops also, but the last several things I’ve had from there have been both awful and expensive. I’ve instituted a policy at RDERF of no more Arby’s reviews. I have no interest in wasting time and treasure. I don’t know what they could do to win me back, but it’s clear they won’t with their current approach.
My favorite line from a Simpsons episode is when all the Springfield kids are trapped on an island and one of those twin girls say, “I’m so hungry, I could eat at Arby’s!” Followed by a disgusted reaction by the rest of the kids. Pretty much sounds like what you went through. For the same price, you could’ve bought most of the main ingredients from your local supermarket deli counter and made one far superior yourself.
When I was a kid (40+ years ago) there was only a couple of Arbys around & when we were way on the other side of town I liked to get a roast beef sandwich – they were quite good back then, I have them occasionally now and they are lacking for sure. $7.99 for this reuben combo is ridiculous! I did try the Angus Philly a couple of weeks ago and other then being overly salty it was tasty!
My favorite line from Simpsons re: Arbys is Marge’s: “Lisa, people do lots of crazy things in commercials…like eat at Arby’s!” Don’t do this, people: Arbys is NOT REAL FOOD. The meat is processed beyond belief! Not even for fast food. Icky-ick!
The best is how Alton Brown also hates Arby’s and thinks they are everything that is wrong with fast food. Do a Google search for it and check out some of his comments.
Like so many food reviewers, you lost my attention after the words “I’m no fan…”.
“It used to be my favorite fast food joint, but when the prices kept increasing and the food quality went down, I stopped going.”
You took the words right out of my mouth.
I must be in the minority but i think arbys has good sandwiches and the potato bites are great.
My husband and I just tried Arby’s new Super Reuben and, for anyone who hasn’t tried it yet, don’t take the opinion of any one of these blogger “nay-sayers”. It’s terrific. I mean REALLY, really good! Maybe order the sauerkraut on the side if that part of the sandwich sounds a little “iffy” to you. Otherwise, give it a try. I think you’ll like it, too!
I will just say it was tasteless.
Never was a Arby’s fan, until I had this. Between this and the fish sandwich………….Both get a big thumbs up. We like them here!
I don’t usually eat at Arby’s but the commercial kept coming on so I decided to try the Super Reuben… It was delicious… I tasted every flavor. The flavors work well together.
I have a totally different take on this sandwich. The Arby’s in my neighborhood makes a really good Reuben. In fact, i go there specifically for this sandwich. The photo in this article is disgusting and a total misrepresentation of what the Arby’s Reuben is like.
My curiosity was piqued by the TV ads.
I like Reuben sandwiches.
Arby’s has won the prize!!
Theirs was definitely the WORST reuben sandwich I’ve ever had in 60+ years.
Small quantity of meat, and what there was was fatty. I had to take it apart and cut out and discard the fatty parts.
And without enough meat the sauce and saurkraut to make up the difference was sloppy and disgusting.
I was hungry when I went in.
I think the Arby’s reuben ended my desire to return to Arby’s.