Double Down Review

By BRIAN A. FELDMAN
CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

Colonel Sanders
"Double Down"
(KFC)

4.5 stars

Remember that scene in Avatar, where Jake Sully forms Tsahaylu with that Na'vi horse thing? That's feeling one experiences after eating a Double Down. Only instead of unity between man and nature, it's more like a unity between man and a chicken-salt-grease abomination. In a way, it's similar to The Strokes' "First Impressions of Earth" in such that "First Impressions of Double Down" may very well give you a stroke.

Col. Sanders (or just "The Colonel" among friends) first broke out onto the scene decades ago with his mysterious and cryptic "Secret Recipe of Herbs and Spices" and has been innovating ever since. After a sophomore effort to bring Potato Wedges to the table, he decided to get experimental with some flops (The Ultimate Cheese Snacker) and some successes (KFC Famous Bowls). Now, the pointy-bearded food magnate is going all in, or should I say, doubling down.

At first touch, some may think that the Double Down (Double-o Down for those who speak Spanish) is too hot. These people are wrong. The well-shaped paper wrapper does an adequate job shielding even the most delicate fingers from this "fresh out the fryer" concoction. The salty combination of salt, chicken, spices, salt, bacon, salt, and salt is tasty and delicious. I practically inhaled mine. As the Colonel might say, "It's finger-lickin' good."

There are of course caveats. For instance, I believe I am having an aneurysm. If you are reading this, please call HUPD. I also thought that the sandwich could have used more of this mysterious "Colonel's Sauce" that the restaurant has been touting.

Overall, the Double down lives up to the hype. It's tasty as all hell, and it's sure to make you want to take a shower directly after consumption. Don't accept imitators. As Tracy Jordan once said so eloquently, "Meat is the new bread! AIGHT"


-- Staff writer Brian A. Feldman can be reached at bfeldman@college.harvard.edu