I tried Domino’s new Philly Cheese Steak loaded tots and I’m shocked the tasty dish wasn’t a pile of mush
Insider’s Lauren Edmonds tried Domino’s Philly Cheese Steak loaded tots.Lauren Edmonds/Insider
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Domino’s announced in February that it added loaded tots to its menu.
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Customers can order three flavors: cheddar bacon, Philly Cheese Steak, and three-cheese.
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I tried the Philly Cheese Steak loaded tots, and they’re surprisingly good.
Domino’s added three flavors of loaded tots to its menu in February: three-cheese, cheddar bacon, and Philly Cheese Steak.
Domino’s announced on Instagram this month that customers could now buy loaded tots in three flavors, including “melty 3-cheese,” cheddar bacon, and Philly Cheese Steak — its take on the popular dish.
It’s the first time the chain’s national menu has offered a potato-based dish, making it stand out from its other options.
Fans of the pizza restaurant chain speculated how the loaded tots — drenched in toppings — would hold up.
Soon after Domino’s announcement, fans began discussing if the loaded tots would be worth the money — or if they would be too mushy to be good. While some Instagram users shared plans to order a box, others suggested the loaded tots would pale compared to the advertisement.
“Yeah, looks great in the [ad],” one user wrote. “Then the driver shows up with a box of warm mush that’s shoved all to one side of the box.”
On Twitter, fans debated which ones they wanted to try first, with some pointing towards Domino’s Philly Cheese Steak option.
I needed to try it for myself, so I ordered the Philly Cheese Steak tots. I was dubious, but the cheese looked gooey and the tots felt sturdy.
A photo of Domino’s Philly Cheese Steak loaded tots.Lauren Edmonds/Insider
I understood where some skeptics were coming from because I had similar questions: Could the tater tots properly hold the blanket of toppings without becoming mushy? Would the loaded tots survive the 25-minute delivery time, or would they be cold and hard by the time they reached me?
But for all my apprehension, the Philly Cheese Steak loaded…
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