The fast food industry has an ever-growing graveyard of discontinued food items. From Wendy’s S’Awesome sauce (with its preceding legal battle) to Taco Bell’s seafood salad of the ’80s, there are so many fast food dishes that we will likely never get to try again. However, every now and then it is possible to recreate a discontinued fast food item with a little ingenuity.
At Burger King, there’s a discontinued item known as the Rodeo Burger. Essentially, the sandwich is a plain hamburger with BBQ sauce and onion rings on top. Due to how simplistic the Rodeo Burger is, this sandwich has become one of the most popular items on Burger King’s secret menu. The sandwich’s popularity has resulted in it popping back up as an official menu item from time to time, but these instances are too occasional to be reliable. You may get lucky and be able to order it officially, but if not, at least it’s easy to recreate.
Recreating the Rodeo Burger
What’s especially great about the Rodeo Burger is that it is easy to hack both in person and online. When ordering a Rodeo Burger in person, just order a hamburger with BBQ sauce and onion rings; you can ask for the onion rings as an add-on for the sandwich itself, or order them separately and assemble the sandwich with your desired amount of them. When ordering a Rodeo Burger online, select a hamburger with BBQ sauce and order a side of onion rings, then assemble it yourself.
Regardless of whether you order in person or online, one thing that’s fun about hacking the Rodeo Burger is the additional ingredients. The original Rodeo Burger only had a beef patty, BBQ sauce, and onion rings. However, you can use a Whopper as the base for the hacked version instead of a plain burger, and your sandwich will automatically come with extra ingredients like mayonnaise, lettuce, and onions. As such, you can build a bigger — and perhaps better — sandwich.
Plus, there are all kinds of add-ons available at Burger King. The simplest is just ordering a Whopper with cheese. Many opt to add bacon to their hacked Rodeo Burger; pickles are another nice choice for a touch of tang. The choices are nearly endless and allow for a wide variety of tastes.
