While the “Italian Sub Sandwich” was not for me, the “Pretzel Beer Cheeseburger” was a very satisfying choice on United Airlines…but be sure to grab extra wipes as you board the plane.
Taste Test: Pretzel Beer Cheeseburger On United Airlines
I’ve been doing more domestic economy class flights lately…I find the premium for business class on sub-six-hour flights difficult to justify for personal travel and upgrades are simply not happening any longer, even as a Premier 1K.
When I fly on United, I receive one free food and beverage item from the buy-on-board menu thanks to my 1K status. Last time, I tried the “Italian Sub Sandwich” and regretted it, so this time I went back to the cheeseburger, a long-term staple on the buy-on-board menu, though the bun and cheese type tends to rotate every month. This month, a “pretzel beer cheeseburger” is available:
Pretzel Beer Cheeseburger
Pretzel bun with pale ale white cheddar beer cheese, beef patty, bacon, and a mild cheddar.
Two words: delicious + messy.
What’s not to like about a pretzel bun, fatty beef patty, melted cheese, and bacon? Now granted, I had been fasting for 17 hours when I dove into it, but I inhaled it…my seatmates, an older couple, laughed and said, “Wow, that must be some cheeseburger!”
Yes, it’s the ultimate comfort food and just cannot go wrong with it.
But it was dripping with grease… absolutely dripping. By the time I finished, my hands were so nasty and the napkin I provided does not get the grease out.
Come Prepared With Wipes…
Thankfully, I was prepared. As you board the aircraft, United offers you wipes…it’s an expense that Unties justifies in that their internal data shows passengers appreciate the intial interaction with flight attendants, raising customer satisfaction scores. I grab two when boarding, especially when I know I’ll be eating onboard. Those alcohol-laden wipes do a great job of getting the grease off your fingers.
Do try the cheeseburger on United, but make sure you have wipes before…
Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago.
Gross!
Safe is not a word I would use to describe that hot mess of whatever it is.
Comfort food? LOL
That thing is a ticket to the hospital .
Alcohol wipes. Bring your own. And a couple of Aspirin to thin your blood from the saturated Fat to minimize blood clots while sitting down. Eat rarely.
These clowns that bitch eating something like this that you enjoy is going to kill you obviously have no clue how much of America eats, and yet still lives.
Let them stick to their gross green drinks while most of us enjoy a Cheeseburger occasionally.
Agree. Just another attempt at social signaling about what good people they are because the don’t eat hamburgers (or at least in public)
I don’t think it’s about eating hamburgers per se, but about eating this hamburger, which given the ingredients list, is probably the issue.
STFU Aaron
Please. Somebody needs a spanking. Find Stuart, he was good at that with you. : ) And yes while I love a rare burger, those things are the ick.
Ah yes Stuart. Whatever happened to him?
Since you can’t make me, it seems, maybe make yourself more useful and go run in front of a moving bus instead.
Another grotesquely obese American pig no doubt!
How much of America eats cats, exactly?
Thanks looks revolting.
Still flogging that stipple portrait how pathetic
It’s the ingredient list which gets me, I am sure it tastes good, but wow that ingredient list is something else.
Wouldn’t be my first choice.
Do you ever get tired of glazing UA?
Like from a reader perspective, your blog seriously lacks variety and it gets super boring. Half of your reviews are UA Polaris, while decent, is one of the most boring products out there.
You can the stories you want and I write about what interests me.
The guy lives in LA and his wife is from Germany, so him focusing more on UA and *A isn’t unexpected.
Despite what Morrisey said, meat is not murder. Meat is yummy.
@ Matthew — A safe bet for flatulence and high cholesterol. Gross.
I get regular checks!
First of all yummie I mean I am sure the calories were out of this world. But what stopped me in my tracks was list of ingredients. That is far too many for a burger. I know Americans eat a lot of preservatives in normal day life but that would stop me from eating it. I mean I want it but it is a pass.
It actually tastes really good IMO. Sometimes I would ask for the burger instead of the hot meals up front
Yes, it is sinfully delicous. Somehow I need to stop myself…
Mmmmm, look at all the cancer-causing preservatives. Bon Appetite!
Yes I’ve lamented about the long ingredient list in United’s onboard food before:
https://liveandletsfly.com/airline-omelet/