Wendy’s Just Launched a SpongeBob-Themed Krabby Patty Meal—Here’s My Honest Review

• What Is It: a quarter-pound fresh beef patty, two slices of American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion and “a super special secret sauce,” all on a toasted bun

I love the fact that Wendy’s kept the Krabby Patty sauce ingredients under wraps for the The Krabby Patty Kollab Burger. (Seriously: The ingredients aren’t listed, only the allergens.) As much as I wanted to bang on the front counter and say, “ravioli, ravioli, give me the formuoli,” I refrained. One of the allergens is egg, so I think it’s safe to assume the sauce contains mayo. It tasted like typical pink, tangy burger sauce but with a more pronounced mustardy/pickle-y high note. I also appreciated the double dose of cheese for an extra creamy bite. The onion, lettuce and pickle offered much-needed crunch.

• What Is It: vanilla Frosty with pineapple-mango flavored purée swirl

I wanted the Pineapple Under the Sea Frosty to be my favorite part of the meal, but sadly, it wasn’t. It did smell incredible; I took the lid off and was whacked with the aroma of juicy mango. But the flavor was unfortunately pretty tame, and I had to dig to the bottom of the cup to reach the swirl, so it mostly just tasted like vanilla soft-serve until the end. I think if the purée’s texture was thicker, it’d be easier to stir and combine with the Frosty. (It would have been nice to have a drizzle on the sides of the cup, too.) Once I got to the bottom, the flavor was more intense, sort of like a mango Dum-Dums lollipop. I wish it was more pineapple-y, maybe with some shreds of fruit à la Dole Whip. Not bad, but not revelatory.

This timeless side was divine as usual, or at least since Wendy’s launched its Hot & Crispy Fry Guarantee in 2021. In my experience, the skin-on fries always come just salty enough, piping hot and with a good mix of soggy (my favorite) and crispy spuds. I love them so much that they placed third in my ranking of the best fast food fries. They may not have been zhuzhed up SpongeBob-style, but I wasn’t mad about it.