I tried Cardi B and Offset's McDonald's date-night meal and think the chain should break up with celebrity collaborations

Erin McDowellFeb 15, 2023, 18:54 IST

McDonald's just released its latest celebrity meal collaboration with Cardi B and Offset, but no new menu items make it more of a gimmick than a hit.McDonald's; Erin McDowell/Insider

McDonald's just released its newest celebrity meal collaboration with Cardi B and Offset.
Described as the couple's date-night meal, it features classic items like a Quarter Pounder.

McDonald's just released its newest in a string of celebrity meal collaborations: Cardi B and Offset's date-night meal in time for Valentine's Day.

Cardi B and Offset McDonald's meal.Erin McDowell/Insider

Offset's entrée of choice is a McDonald's Quarter Pounder with cheese.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder with cheese.Erin McDowell/Insider

The Quarter Pounder with cheese comes with one quarter-pound burger patty, two slices of American cheese, onions, pickles, mustard, and ketchup.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder with cheese.Erin McDowell/Insider

The burger itself was good, but standard.

McDonald's Quarter-Pounder with cheese.Erin McDowell/Insider

Cardi B's choice of burger is a simple cheeseburger.

McDonald's cheeseburger.Erin McDowell/Insider

A McDonald's cheeseburger comes with a burger patty, one slice of cheese, pickles, diced onions, mustard, and ketchup.

McDonald's cheeseburger.Erin McDowell/Insider

Cardi B also says that she loves the barbecue sauce from McDonald's, so I added that to the burger to try and amp up the flavor and bring something new to it.

McDonald's cheeseburger with barbecue sauce.Erin McDowell/Insider

The burger was flavorful thanks to the addition of the barbecue sauce, and the pickles were crunchy.

McDonald's cheeseburger with barbecue sauce.Erin McDowell/Insider

The meal also comes with a large fry.

McDonald's fries.Erin McDowell/Insider

I dipped the fries in the barbecue sauce.

McDonald's fries dipped in barbecue sauce.Erin McDowell/Insider

For dessert, the meal comes with a McDonald's apple pie.

McDonald's apple pie.Erin McDowell/Insider

I thought it tasted just like "real" apple pie.

McDonald's apple pie.Erin McDowell/Insider

The meal combo comes with two large drinks: a Hi-C Orange Lavaburst and Coke.

Hi-C Orange Lavaburst and Coke.Erin McDowell/Insider

The Hi-C Orange Lavaburst was very sweet, but it paired well with the other menu items.

Hi-C Orange Lavaburst.Erin McDowell/Insider

The Coke was standard, but it also complemented the meal.

Coke.Erin McDowell/Insider

Overall, I thought the meal was tasty but lacked a little creativity.