I Tried America’s Breakfast Chains… Things Got Weird

0:00 Who makes the best breakfast?

0:02 Is it the fast food joint or is

0:04 it the healthy option or is it something traditional?

0:08 On today's video, we are covering them all to find out which one is best.

0:11 If you love breakfast, this is the video for you.

0:23 And we're starting off with McDonald's.

0:26 It's quick, it's easy, you're probably familiar with it.

0:29 There are some new items that I have not discovered.

0:32 I'm excited.

0:33 Let's go.

0:33 So, we're going to go with the classics.

0:34 We have the sandwiches here.

0:36 I got to order a McMuffin.

0:38 Let's order a meal.

0:39 Got to try the coffee.

0:40 I'm also going to go for a McGriddle.

0:42 Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

0:43 I'm ordering this, the steak, egg, and cheese bagel.

0:47 Let's do that.

0:47 And then, we must have a McGriddle.

0:51 And we got our food, everybody.

0:52 Let's see what we got in store over here.

0:54 Let me show you one by one.

0:55 Starting off with the classic, the hash browns, everybody.

0:59 Well-known, nice and crispy.

1:01 It's literally just potatoes.

1:06 No, that's good.

1:07 What?

1:07 You thought I was going to trash it?

1:09 No, it's nice, crispy, slightly oily though.

1:11 You see that on my hand?

1:12 It's crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.

1:15 Not bad.

1:16 Let's jump into the next,

1:17 maybe the most popular item in McDonald's, the Egg McMuffin.

1:21 Cheers.

1:24 So much better than the hash brown because it's not greasy.

1:27 Very fulfilling because it has everything you need.

1:30 Egg, little bit of protein, carbs, and also a nicely toasted bun.

1:34 I wish there was a little bit more

1:36 of meat in there because the ham is so little, but I'm I'm not mad.

1:40 Now, throughout this video, in every spot,

1:42 I'm going to be testing that coffee because we're

1:44 going to be seeing different coffees from different place.

1:48 Yeah, it's like whatever coffee, you know?

1:51 It's not special, it's not fantastic.

1:54 It's like to get you going in the morning, inexpensive.

1:57 It tastes like a hotel coffee, basically.

1:59 That's what I would say.

2:00 Do I hate it?

2:01 No, I don't hate it.

2:02 I'm okay with it.

2:02 It doesn't bother me.

2:03 Let's try the McGriddle.

2:04 First time having a McGriddle.

2:07 Let's open it up and see what we have inside.

2:09 So, it's basically a pancake.

2:11 Then we have the egg, sausage, and cheese.

2:18 Oh, that's weird.

2:19 You mainly taste the pancake, then there's a little bit of savoriness

2:22 from the actual sausage, egg, and cheese.

2:24 I don't like that.

2:25 Oh, I don't like that at all.

2:26 The McMuffin on the other hand was amazing,

2:28 but the McGriddle, oh, it's just not for me.

2:31 Am I a weird one?

2:32 Do you guys like this?

2:33 Is this a thing you guys love?

2:34 Let me know in the comments down below, because this is not for me.

2:37 I think I saved the best for last.

2:39 Steak, egg, and cheese bagel.

2:41 Let's go.

2:44 Mhm.

2:46 I'm a little bit too excited for a steak bagel from McDonald's, but it's good.

2:50 I'm not going to lie, it's good.

2:51 So, the steak itself is not real steak.

2:53 It's kind of like a burger that has plain charred flavor to it,

2:56 but what brings it together is the caramelized onions.

2:59 That's a nice touch, and it's very, very greasy,

3:02 which is a good thing on a steak bagel.

3:03 Pleasantly surprised on how this taste.

3:06 This is my favorite.

3:07 Wow.

3:08 Next up, something healthier.

3:10 Supposedly the healthiest place to eat breakfast in the United States right now.

3:15 Let's see, it's my first time.

3:16 It's called First Watch.

3:22 Okay, First Watch.

3:23 Here we go.

3:24 Now, First Watch is supposed to be a healthy option,

3:27 and they have some healthy options on the menu itself.

3:30 With that being said, I'm not going healthy.

3:32 Yeah, okay, we're going to go for goodness, all right?

3:35 I saw that the Belgian waffles has 590 calories.

3:38 That sounds like a good trade-off for me.

3:40 I'm getting that for sure.

3:42 Depending on which First Watch you go, they have seasonal items.

3:45 Here they have a tres leches French toast, and I'm definitely getting that one,

3:49 but at 550 calories, that better be amazing.

3:54 And lastly, to keep it healthy, I got to order that salmon Benedict.

3:57 So, the first thing that arrived is the coffee that they have over here.

4:00 It's plain old American style coffee.

4:03 I'm going to go ahead and add a little bit of cream in there.

4:06 Actually, that was milk with a tiny bit

4:09 of sweetener cuz you got to always have your sweetener.

4:12 Try this coffee and see.

4:17 Oh, no.

4:17 I can't believe I'm about to say this, but McDonald's

4:20 coffee was actually better than this one, everybody.

4:22 This is just like plain old brewed coffee that has been

4:25 sitting down over there in that kitchen for quite some time.

4:28 This is not good.

4:29 This is not a good start, First Watch.

4:31 What a terrible coffee.

4:32 I also asked them if they had cappuccino and other things.

4:35 No, they don't.

4:36 For a breakfast place, I believe it should have much, much better coffee.

4:40 This coffee is not good.

4:41 It's terrible.

4:41 Hopefully, the food will be better.

4:43 And the first thing that arrived is this.

4:44 Take a look at this.

4:45 Belgium waffle, freshly made.

4:47 They also give you a hot syrup.

4:50 I'm going to go ahead and drizzle a generous amount of maple syrup in this.

4:53 I mean, take a look at this.

4:56 Do me a favor.

4:57 Grab your McGriddle and throw it away.

5:00 If you want something sweet, eat this.

5:02 That McGriddle was not good, everybody.

5:03 But this right here is absolutely delicious, the way it's supposed to be.

5:08 That is amazing, delicious, and everything you want out of something sweet.

5:12 But check out the tres leches French toast.

5:15 The menu says 670 calories.

5:17 That's no way, everybody.

5:18 I mean, just look at this thing here.

5:20 This thing screams a thousand calorie minimum, okay?

5:23 I'm just going to go ahead and dig in right in on this beautiful French toast.

5:28 Oh, a little bit of strawberry, a little bit of whipping cream.

5:32 Let's go for a bite.

5:36 Having this right after McDonald's should be a crime.

5:38 This thing is delicious and also not very sweet.

5:41 They didn't overdo it,

5:42 which I actually believe it has 670 calories if you eat the whole thing.

5:45 The French toast is nice and crispy still,

5:48 even though they slather with a generous amount of syrup in there.

5:51 All that strawberry and whipping cream still kept the thing crispy.

5:55 The strawberry seems nice and fresh,

5:57 and it just gives a nice flavor to that French toast.

6:01 Not too sweet.

6:02 This is a marvelous bite.

6:04 Seriously, everybody.

6:05 But we got to eat something savory and slightly more healthy.

6:08 I got the salmon Benedict.

6:10 They put it on a ciabatta bread, and then you have two poached eggs,

6:14 smoked salmon, and I cannot wait to see how this is going to taste.

6:20 It's nice and savory, but it's not the best Benedict I ever had.

6:23 Definitely, the desserts were a lot more pleasing than this right here.

6:27 It seems a little bit too plain for me, especially with flavor.

6:30 There's almost no flavor at all.

6:31 But this is okay.

6:32 It's a nice healthy option.

6:33 Okay, I got to be honest with you.

6:35 That Belgian waffle was incredible, and so was the tres leches.

6:39 That thing was amazing, everybody.

6:49 But now, we're going for traditional.

6:52 Did you ever eat in Cracker Barrel?

6:55 If you haven't, well,

6:56 let me introduce to you because they have the best pancakes of my life.

7:02 Enough talking, let's go.

7:03 As I want to go in the store.

7:04 So, one of the things that you must do whenever

7:06 you come to Cracker Barrel is visit the gift shop.

7:09 They literally have everything over here from candies, food, clothes.

7:14 It's just something that I always come to.

7:16 Nevertheless, this is the gift shop.

7:18 There's a lot of different things, different candies,

7:21 different quirky gifts that you can give to someone and also enjoy for yourself.

7:25 Love this place.

7:28 Welcome to Cracker Barrel.

7:31 This is home for me.

7:32 As I was younger, I ate this nonstop, everybody.

7:36 And I'm going to be honest with you.

7:37 I absolutely love the pancakes.

7:39 But I'm not just ordering and I'mma to you what I ordered for breakfast.

7:42 The Grandma's Sampler Breakfast Platter.

7:45 So, first thing that arrived is the coffee.

7:47 Let's get it right now.

7:48 Check out this coffee, everybody.

7:50 We got good old American style coffee, okay?

7:53 They give you a little bit of cream.

7:55 I'm going to go ahead and drop that right in.

7:57 And then, also, a little bit of Splenda goes right in.

8:01 We mix, mix, mix.

8:02 Let's see if the coffee is as good as the pancakes.

8:05 Good morning and cheers.

8:10 Oh, yeah.

8:10 The coffee is absolute Don't like the coffee at all, everybody.

8:13 It's just plain old coffee.

8:15 Mm, not my favorite whatsoever.

8:17 Oh, yes.

8:19 But, biscuit and gravy.

8:21 Thank you so much.

8:22 Check it out.

8:23 We got those beautiful buttermilk biscuits with that gravy,

8:26 which I absolutely adore.

8:29 I grew up eating biscuit and gravy, and it just hits home for me.

8:33 If you think this is not real food and not real good,

8:36 you don't know what you're missing, man.

8:38 This is just something special.

8:43 I love this.

8:44 I'm addicted to this.

8:45 It hits home for me.

8:46 The biscuit is nice and fluffy.

8:48 This gravy is just magical.

8:50 It's light.

8:51 It's not very heavy.

8:52 It's like a perfect morning breakfast for me.

8:55 The coffee is not good, but this hits home.

8:57 And if you don't know, you should know.

8:59 Look how fluffy these biscuits are.

9:01 Talking about that, here's the main star.

9:03 And here's their pancakes.

9:04 Now, I'm going to be honest with you.

9:05 I don't know what's going on with this Cracker Barrel here,

9:07 but I The pancakes normally look a lot better than this, everybody.

9:10 You see how this one here is not their traditional Oh, man.

9:15 This looks like IHOP and McDonald's pancakes.

9:18 What's going on?

9:19 I'm not quite sure.

9:20 Slightly disappointed with these pancakes because they

9:22 do have the best pancakes in town, especially when you add this.

9:27 This cannot be beaten, everybody.

9:29 But, let's go in with the syrup cuz it's all about the syrup.

9:32 So, what I like to do with this is add a generous amount.

9:36 Yes, that's what you want.

9:38 I'm going to be honest, this is not what they're supposed to look like.

9:41 Get a little bit of this butter.

9:42 Take a look at this.

9:45 It's still good.

9:45 Oh, it's still delicious.

9:47 That's such a good pancake.

9:49 This one doesn't have a nice crust, but these pancakes right here,

9:52 what really makes it special is that syrup.

9:54 It's real maple syrup.

9:56 It's magical, everybody.

9:57 It's delicious, okay?

9:59 I had better in Cracker Barrel, but I still stand with what I said.

10:02 Cracker Barrel has the best pancake in America.

10:06 If you think otherwise, please prove me wrong in the comment section.

10:09 These are not a good representation of Cracker Barrel,

10:11 but we got the big breakfast.

10:12 So, this is Grandma's Sampler.

10:14 The most popular breakfast at Cracker Barrel.

10:17 I mean, this is breakfast at its finest, everybody.

10:21 Traditional style American breakfast.

10:22 I'm actually going to be getting a little bit of everything.

10:24 Little bit of eggs there.

10:26 Put that bacon on top.

10:28 And uh it's a nice traditional style American breakfast.

10:35 It reminds me of when I was growing up.

10:38 Childhood memories of young Googa eating this breakfast with family.

10:42 It is inexpensive.

10:43 It is traditional and fulfilling.

10:46 Is it the best breakfast in the world?

10:47 Let me know in the comments down below,

10:49 because the memories that comes from this place, also hits home for me.

10:53 Maybe it might not be the best breakfast.

10:55 Now that I'm tasting it and actually judging it,

10:58 but every time I come to Cracker Barrel, I loved it.

11:01 And I still do.

11:02 So many good memories from Cracker Barrel.

11:04 Don't let that pancake bother you, everybody.

11:07 I had this place many, many times, and this is the best pancake for me.

11:11 It still is, even though that wasn't the best experience.

11:14 I absolutely love Cracker Barrel.

11:16 But where we are about to go next,

11:18 I have a feeling you're going to really enjoy.

11:20 Everything we had so far was something that you might be used to.

11:24 Forget that.

11:25 Now we are at El Turco.

11:27 And let me tell you something.

11:29 If you've never experienced Turkish food in your life,

11:32 get ready because this is unlike any other.

11:35 Welcome to El Turco.

11:40 And voila.

11:41 Is this a feast or is this a feast?

11:44 When I told you that Turkish people go all out everybody, I meant it.

11:48 Breakfast is extremely important in Turkish cuisine and it shows.

11:52 First thing you got to have whenever you have any Turkish food, Turkish tea.

11:59 I just love Turkish tea.

12:01 It is a must.

12:03 All right, let's dig in.

12:04 So, this is like a pretzel but full of sesame seeds.

12:10 It's nice and crispy.

12:12 Those sesame seeds over there have been toasted together with the bread.

12:16 Kind of like a soft pretzel but in the best possible way.

12:20 That's amazing.

12:20 Let's dig into this Turkish style eggs everybody.

12:24 Let's cut a little bit right here.

12:25 I mean, just take a look at this.

12:29 It's light.

12:29 It's buttery.

12:30 It's savory.

12:31 The peppers just gives a nice little kick in here.

12:34 You know what I love the most?

12:36 That little crispiness right there on the bottom.

12:38 It's just incredible everybody.

12:40 Yeah.

12:41 So, this is menemen.

12:42 So, we're going to mix a little bit of this together

12:45 and then put it right here together on the bread.

12:48 That is going to be an incredible bite.

12:50 Cheers.

12:53 It's like shakshuka on steroids, literally.

12:56 And this freshly baked bread to die for.

12:59 I can't I We got to go for the sausage.

13:01 I mean, take a look at this Turkish style sausage.

13:06 It's one of the most flavorful sausages I've ever had.

13:09 I mean, it's flavor all the way through and obviously that paprika oil.

13:13 That paprika oil is magical everybody.

13:16 Now, you ask me, "Google,

13:16 what does it taste like?" Istanbul on a bite if that makes any sense.

13:20 All right, I need to try the cheeses.

13:23 This one is a strong cheese, very powerful cheese.

13:26 Now, the feta, it's not the feta that you have in your supermarket.

13:30 That I can tell you that much.

13:33 It's so creamy.

13:34 And with that little bit of olive oil on top, it's just a nice touch.

13:37 Wow, this feta is amazing.

13:39 I want to try the other cheese here,

13:40 which looks more kind of like a hard cheese, almost like mozzarella cheese.

13:44 That cheese.

13:46 Yeah, this one reminds me a little bit of mozzarella cheese.

13:49 Very delicious.

13:50 Very delicious cheese.

13:51 Well, okay, I got my eyes on this.

13:53 Let's dig right in.

13:55 Look at this.

13:56 We got puff pastry with cheese inside.

13:59 That crispy dough.

14:02 The cheese, the puff pastry,

14:04 the combination of both of them together is incredible.

14:08 And this one is not cheese inside.

14:10 It's actually potato inside, everybody.

14:17 So, the potato has a tremendous amount of butter

14:19 and other flavors that makes it really, really good.

14:22 And you can clearly see here that the potato came out, everybody.

14:26 And it has a lot of deliciousness, seriously.

14:29 Okay, we're going to finish it off with something sweet.

14:31 The cheese.

14:32 This is literally We got honey cheese

14:34 and a little bit of walnut for some sweetness.

14:37 So, we're going to combine that a little bit on the pita bread, just like this.

14:43 Nothing is processed.

14:44 Everything is freshly made.

14:46 Everything is beautiful.

14:47 You can taste how much care they put into making their food, everybody.

14:50 It's a whole different level.

14:52 But, there's one other thing.

14:53 Because so far, McDonald's coffee sucks.

14:56 Cracker Barrel coffee sucks.

14:57 First Watch coffee sucks.

14:59 What about Turkish coffee?

15:01 Just by the looks, I can already tell you it's going to be something special.

15:09 Greatest coffee on Earth.

15:11 I'm sorry.

15:12 And everything else that I had before doesn't even come close, everybody.

15:16 I don't even need sugar.

15:17 This is it.

15:17 Incredible coffee.

15:18 So, here's the deal.

15:19 On this video, we did a lot of different things.

15:21 We went somewhere casual, another one healthy,

15:24 and then we went traditional, and then we ended up here.

15:27 I want to know in the comments down below which one was your favorite.

15:30 What is the perfect breakfast for you?

15:32 Because you already know which one I like the most.

15:35 I hope you guys enjoyed this video.

15:37 If you did, hit that thumbs up.

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15:40 Let me know which one was your favorite, and I'll see you guys on the next one.

15:43 Take care, everybody.

15:43 Bye-bye.