Yesterday, two new burgers hit the Burger King menu. The Steakhouse Burger, and the Loaded Steakhouse Burger.

(Steakhouse Burger photo from BK.com)

According to Burger King’s press release, the Steakhouse Burger:

Features a flame-broiled steak burger topped with two slices of melted American cheese, A.1. Thick & Hearty steak sauce, crispy onions, red ripe tomatoes, crisp lettuce and creamy mayonnaise on a premium bakery bun.

The Loaded Steakhouse Burger appears to be a very interesting variation on the original. The “loaded” version has no lettuce, tomato and mayo, instead replacing those things with, “crispy bacon” and what Burger King is calling a “loaded baked potato topping.” So what is that exactly? Well one blogger described it more as, “a smear of mashed potatoes the size of a pat of butter.”

The early reviews are harsh and scathing. Impulsive Buy, gives it a rating of 2 out of 10, writing:

You’re paying a rather hefty price for a rather meager burger that consists of dry, chewy beef, a pig’s ass worth of bacon, a gentle wipe of mashed potatoes, and some crushed Funyuns. This is the type of burger that you should be absolutely embarrassed to order. It is the type of burger that is only dreamt up by the fattest of all fat people and the stoniest of all stoners.

Hmmmm. That bad huh? Have any So Good readers out there there tried this yet?