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The initial reaction to the KFC Double Down — a heart-stopping bacon and cheese sandwich that uses two pieces of chicken for the “bun” — is huge.<\/p>\n
Business Insider<\/em> stopped by a location in NYC this evening and confirmed that demand is through the roof.<\/p>\n Last night the restaurant, located near Union Square, ran out of the sandwiches by 10:00 PM (the store closes at 1:00 AM).<\/p>\n Tonight they’ll run out again due to a shortage of cheese.<\/p>\n Both of the employees we talked to confirmed that they’ve never seen anything like it.<\/p>\n But we’re not convinced that the restaurant chain, owned by Yum Brands (YUM), has a lasting hit on its hands.<\/p>\n The problem: They’re just not that sandwichy<\/em>.<\/p>\n You can’t really taste the bacon — perhaps it would be better if the bacon were crunchier? — and the cheese doesn’t add a ton. It feels like you’re eating two big pieces of chicken (we had the grilled variety, not the fried, for health’s sake), with a little bit of extra something in between them.<\/p>\n It’s not a lost cause. The flavor is great, and for carbo-phobes, the grilled variety at just over $5 is an appealing and filling lunch. But we suspect that without some tweaks, this could be a short-lived novelty rather than a lasting answer to The Big Mac.<\/p>\n Finally, we leave you with an action shot.<\/p>\n![\"KFC](\"http:\/\/static.businessinsider.com\/image\/4bc64f7c7f8b9a663fcf0700\/kfc-double-down-chicken.jpg\")
Neither of the two other people we saw eating Double Downs in-store were convinced that they’d buy one again.<\/p>\n![\"KFC](\"http:\/\/static.businessinsider.com\/image\/4bc6501a7f8b9a663f490800\/kfc-double-down-chicken.jpg\")
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