Quarter Pounder back for seconds

McDonald’s Japan has announced it will be adding to the menu a limited edition Quarter Pounder in two versions to commemorate the first anniversary of its introduction to Japan. The first to be sold from Nov 6 through late November is the Quarter Pounder Bacon & BBQ, an American-style burger with bacon and barbecue sauce.

From the end of November through mid-December, the Quarter Pounder Lettuce & Tomato will go on sale, a delicious combination of beef and vegetables.

To promote the limited edition burgers, the Bacon & BBQ version will be available at 51 McDonald’s outlets from Friday.

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pawatan at 11:54 PM JST - 29th October

In honesty I have to wonder if all people have mouths THAT LARGE that they can take a proper bite on such a sized burger.

Um, a quarter pounder isn't that large.
nemoflow at 01:00 AM JST - 30th October

Wendys.

Basically.
Sarge at 01:09 AM JST - 30th October

nemo - We're talking 'bout McD's and the Quarter Pounder here, get with the program, ha ha ha!

You know what the call a Quarter Pounder in France? Nothing. They got the metric system over there, they wouldn't know what the bleep a Quarter Pounder is, ha ha ha!
Taka313 at 03:47 AM JST - 30th October

I tried McDonald's bbq sauce for the first time recently.

I'll pass on a second taste.

And you guys need to take it easy on ptolemy. So he's proud of his place of employment. What's wrong with that (I'm just funnin' ptolemy; tongue is firmly in cheek)?

Taka
yourock at 08:19 AM JST - 30th October

If you haven't seen it, I recommend you watch 'Super Size Me'. It'll put you off McDonalds for a very long time, fancy quarter pounders or not. Personally, give me a Hotto Motto bento anytime.
JustAGoodOlBoy at 02:12 PM JST - 30th October

Beef, it's what's for dinner.
Ah_so at 03:30 PM JST - 30th October

If you haven't seen it, I recommend you watch 'Super Size Me'. It'll put you off McDonalds for a very long time, fancy quarter pounders or not. Personally, give me a Hotto Motto bento anytime.

No one has ever been able to repeat Spurlock's "findings" in his documentary, because it was a load of attention-seeking nonsense.
Junnama at 03:33 PM JST - 30th October

No one has ever been able to repeat Spurlock's "findings" in his documentary, because it was a load of attention-seeking nonsense.

What are you shilling for MickieDee's? I like their food as an occasional indulgence, but I don't doubt what I saw in that flick was essentially the case. I mean who would eat Mac's for every meal?
dbung10 at 03:39 PM JST - 30th October

I watched supersize me and it made me hungry for macdonalds. It didnt teach me anything that an educated 8 year old shouldnt know about nutrition. I wanted to eat macdonals and i wanted to slap the guy around the face with a 100% beef patty and flick chicken nuggets at him until he admitted he was an idiot that makes stupid films. I read this article and now I want to eat this burger, but I can have it until next Friday. That sucks.
furuigakko at 04:25 PM JST - 30th October

You know what the call a Quarter Pounder in France? Nothing. They got the metric system over there, they wouldn't know what the bleep a Quarter Pounder is, ha ha ha!

Is that a fact or are you quoting Pulp Fiction? How about a Royale with cheese?
Blue_Tiger at 08:07 PM JST - 30th October

LOL@DickMorris' comment - spot on, mate! And I also believe this is "one-upsmanship" on the part of Japan McDonald's in competition with Burger King....and incidentally, the Burger King near Keisei Funabashi Station - right across form McDonald's - is usually packed arounf lunch and dinner times. It's 1/3rd the size of the McDonald's there in store size, but I'll bet they are giving Micky D's a literal run for their money....
WilliB at 03:31 AM JST - 31st October

Is there really much difference in these "burger" joints? Seems to me they sell ground up cows fried with cheap grease and stuffed between sponge bread. I eat one of those occasionally when I am in a hurry, but really.... discussing the merits of one vs another seems weird.
wibble at 11:31 AM JST - 31st October

WilliB - huge differences between McD, BK and Wendys.

McD - king of all breakfasts - sausage egg McMuffin heaven. BK - Flame grilled burgers - double bacon cheese or the whopper - best of the chain fast food burgers. Add onion rings and you are good to go! Wendys - what you eat when you cannot get to a McD or BK. Square burgers that have the texture of shoe leather.
seeker1 at 10:52 PM JST - 1st November

Blue_Tiger, they are only giving McD's a run for their money in Tokyo I think. Still waiting for a BK in Hiroshima. (There was one for a short time, before the whole chain folded the last time. Hopefully this time around they'll survive.) I'm all for these new quarter pounders, but I'm still waiting for Taco Bell to launch throughout Japan....
Yelnats at 03:48 PM JST - 6th November

If you want to have fun with this 1/4 pounder stuff, go into a mcdies and ask one of the 20 managers or so, how much does it weigh in grams. Watch what happens. Hilarious.