Mozzarella Sticks Queen

 Texas Roadhouse Twisted Mozzarella- 6/10 crowns   I am once again telling you I'm sure of what you're  thinking. Mozzarella sticks... Texas Roadhouse? And, sure, you would be right, this is certainly an odd combination. I come here for the onion flower, not mozzarella sticks. I think cheddar, not mozzarella. But you know what? These were actually decent. Worth the try, if you will. The breading: Jumping right into things, these were obviously frozen. Like, there's not going to be a sad employee in the kitchen breading twisted mozzarella cheese sticks with the bread crumbs. No. But it seemed to have a distinctive breading look instead of the fried coating which we are familiar with. Good start. ***Also! The picture on the website shows a twisted mozzarella stick shape. I have never seen that before, and still did not see them when i got my order, so that was misleading. But it's still cool to look at, so you should check that out.  The cheese: Yeah this was your stan...

 Applebee's Crispy Cheese Bites- 1.5/10 crowns Applebee's is already on thin ice because they have once again raised their dine for two meal price from 2 for $22 to 2 for $24. ***Update 06/29/2023 2 for TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS NOW.  Utter jail. Just go to Chili's at that point because in their 2 for $25 dine meal, you get an appetizer, two entrees AND a dessert.  ***Update 06/29/2023 This Chili’s deal doesn’t exist anymore and for that they are on thin ice. There are just so many things working against these cheese bites. First, Applebee's already has a fried cheese option, the classic mozzarella sticks. These are also expensive AND they are not eligible for the half priced appetizers deal. Applebee's really fumbled the bag. The breading: The crust was a fried coating which does not necessarily have to be a bad thing, but these are just bland! No flavor. This might be better than a bad flavor, but I was hoping for something . No spices on the coating, nothing!  The chee...

 Target's Market Pantry Mozzarella Sticks- 6.5/10 crowns Ok, I know what you're thinking. You're probably thinking "well, she's biased because she works at Target." But you know what? These were really good. I am seriously considering how to get more out of the freezer from the back so I can buy them tonight after my shift.  The breading: As soon as I saw these come out of the package my mind did a double take. She was like "???". They looked so familiar, but as far as i can remember, I have never tried these (and I have been missing out, as I'm sure you probably are, too). Anyway, these are TOTAL dupes for Farm Rich mozzarella sticks, which, as we know, are my favorite ones to buy at the grocery store. The breading was good! Crunchy and breaded, not just an outer shell.  The cheese: I will preface this part of the review by saying it comes down to how you heat them up, and I did so in the oven. Some cheese came out, but that was minimal. The che...

Attilio’s Mozzarella Sticks- 4/10 crowns Ok, I would like to make it clear that they got this high of a rating despite the taste for one reason and one reason only. The breading: These definitely came from a freezer, so the mozzarella stick itself was bland. They were not trying to hide the tasteless breading (fried coating, really). The cheese: I ate these right after I picked them up from the pizzeria, and even though they were still hot when I ate them (enough so that steam came out of the container when I opened it), there was no cheese pull to be spoken of. There was minimal stretch, and along with that, minimal taste.  The sauce: This is where it’s at. They didn’t do much right with these, but the sauce? Immaculate. I took a bite with the sauce and did a double take, an immediate double take, if you will. I don’t know what they did to the sauce, but easily the best I have had in recent times. Honestly, I was more into the sauce than anything else this place had to offer. All ...

IHOP's Mozzarella Sticks- 7/10 crowns These are literally the *same* exact mozzarella sticks as Applebee's. I should just redirect you to that review. Speaking of  which ... Also, does that mean that IHOP is breakfast Applebee's?? The breading: Ok, girl, is there really much to say? Real bread crumbs. Good. The only thing about these breadcrumbs that isn't really my favorite is the cheese to breadcrumb ratio. There's no problem with having a lot of cheese, but my lactose a** would like more breadcrumbs to balance out the outrageous amount of dairy. The cheese: Anyway, so, the cheese always slaps. Even though my friend and I ordered takeout from the restaurant and ate them about twenty minutes after we picked them up, the cheese pull was still present. The other brands need to take note.  The sauce: It's Applebee's sauce. It's not bad. It's actually pretty good. But we all know that the sauce seems like it's made to give you st...

Fratelli's Pizza Mozzarella Sticks- 4.5/10 crowns I am very torn about these. I don't believe I have ever been so perplexed about what to rate a mozzarella stick at. The breading: Ok, let's get one thing straight, these are definitely from the freezer. No shame in that, just being upfront. That being said, the flavor was bland and almost nonexistent. The cheese: When I ate these, there was still steam coming from them, and yet I did not experience a good cheese pull. Or a cheese pull at all, for that matter. Like the flavor was fine, it was just that the cheese had a consistency closer to a piece of string cheese rather than the gooey cheese I had hoped for. The sauce: At this point, you might be questioning my judgment and rating on these because I have not said favorable things about these mozzarella sticks. But the sauce makes up the rating on its own. It was pretty good! I liked the flavor. Nothing great about it, just a good, solid marinara sauce. In conclusi...

White Rose Mozzarella Sticks- 5/10 crowns The sauce, though. The breading: Like it was fine, I guess. For sure from a freezer, but nothing more or less than I expected. The cheese: The cheese was good! They were very hot so the cheese was still stretchy. The sauce: Ok, the sauce was absolutely FREEZING. They keep that place like a meat locker I could not stop shivering. But the flavor! Very good! The sauce makes up most of the stars, let's keep it at that. $5.50 for five mozzarella sticks? Thank u, next.