Steakhouse Onion Funyuns Are Back—and We Tried Them

Steakhouse Onion Funyuns are back. The fan favorite Funyuns flavor (I get a bonus for excessive alliteration) launched in 2015, was discontinued in 2018, and reappeared in the chip aisle this month, which is great news for the 500 or so people who signed an online petition asking Frito-Lay to bring it back. Okay, so not exactly a groundswell on Change.org, but trust me, people love these things.

If you hadn’t already figured it out, the inspo for Funyuns Steakhouse Onion is the Bloomin’ Onion from Outback Steakhouse. If you’ve never had a Bloomin’ Onion, stop reading this. Set down your phone. Go to Outback and get one. It might be the most iconic chain restaurant appetizer ever, and part of what makes it great—along with the flaky, crispy, very well seasoned batter and the novelty of its unique construction—is the tangy, horseradish-y dipping sauce it’s served with. Funyuns set out to take all that greasy fun and flavor and make it shelf-stable. Did they pull it off? We picked up a bag of Funyuns Steakhouse Onion to find out if they’re “just right.”

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steakhouse onion funyuns review

Returning Product!

Steakhouse Onion Funyuns

Pros: Steakhouse Funyuns are very delicious. They taste onion-y and fried because, well, they’re Funyuns, but there are additional components in the flavor dust that really do channel the zippy, creamy Bloomin’ Onion dipping sauce (sour cream is one of them, according to the ingredients listed on the bag). These are much tangier than regular Funyuns; in fact, two of my colleagues thought they tasted like homemade Chex Mix in that Worcestershire saucy way. People love snacks. People love chain restaurants. This is a really fun idea for a mashup and it’s quite well-executed.

Cons: I guess I’m a Funyuns purist. Are you making fun of me because I just called myself a “Funyuns purist”? Fair enough. But here’s the biggest “con” in my opinion: Steakhouse Onion Funyuns are not as good as regular ol’ Funyuns. I am Andrew Lincoln and Funyuns are Kiera Knightley—to me, they are perfect. You can’t mess with perfection. But you can take a perfect chip and combine it with a perfect appetizer, and get something pretty fun. 

Rating:

9.5/10

Sporks


About the Author

Gwynedd Stuart

Gwynedd Stuart, Sporked’s managing editor, is an L.A.-based writer and editor who spends way, way too much time at the grocery store. She’s never met an Old El Paso taco or mozzarella stick she didn’t like.

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