Donald Gorske holds a seemingly invincible world record for eating 35,746 Big Macs over his lifetime, so who better to review McDonald’s new burger, the Big Arch? In a word, he found the burger to be “underwhelming.” Gorske said he found the white cheddar cheese and tangy sauce that comes on the Big Arch less preferable than the fixings on the Big Mac, which he has eaten twice daily since May 1972. The 72-year-old said that the Big Arch, with its two quarter-pound beef patties, had more meat than he needs at his age. “I’m sure it’s great for people that are younger, but for me it’s like eating a steak or something,” said Gorske. Alluding to how he doesn’t own a cellphone or use the Internet, he politely asked why his opinion was newsworthy. It was explained that at least some people were curious about whether he had tried the new burger after a video of the Big Arch being taste-tested by McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempcinzki went viral online. Many social media users joked that it seemed like Kempczinski didn’t enjoy his own fast-food chain’s new menu item, which he referred to on camera as a “product.” People believed Gorske could speak with authority on the topic of McDonald’s after having held the Guinness World Records crown for most Big Macs eaten over a lifetime since 1999. Speaking of the Big Arch, he said: “I tried one – that was it — and that's the way it will stay.”
