Buffalo Wild Wings Triple-Bacon Cheeseburger

Yes, the Triple-Bacon Cheeseburger is high in histamine. Cured bacon shows up three ways here (thick-cut bacon, bacon bits, and bacon aioli), and cured pork is one of the most reliable high-histamine foods on any menu.

Why buffalo wild wings triple-bacon cheeseburger is rated high

The beef patties on their own are fresh cooked meat, which is the mild part of this burger. The trouble is everything built around them. Bacon is pork that has been salted and cured before it ever reaches the fryer or flat top, and that curing and storage window is exactly when histamine-forming bacteria get to work on the protein. This burger carries that same cured bacon in three forms. On top of it, the tomato is a classic histamine liberator, meaning it can prompt your body to release its own stored histamine, and the pickles are a pickled food. The challah bun also rates high, and the american cheese is a processed cheese that lands moderate. Put together, this is a high item no matter how it is cooked.

What changes your risk

• The bacon is fixed — the thick-cut bacon, the bacon bits, and the bacon aioli were all cured long before the kitchen touched them, so nothing about how the burger is grilled or timed brings that down.
• Tomato and pickles ride along — tomato is a liberator and the pickles are pickled, and both are part of the published build, so they are in every one of these burgers.
• How long it sits before you eat it — beef patties, bacon, and cheese are protein rich, and a burger that waits under a lamp through a rush gives bacteria more warm time than one that goes straight to the table. Eating it right when it lands is better than letting it sit.
• Takeout and reheating — a burger driven home and warmed up later has spent a long stretch at friendly-for-bacteria temperatures. A protein-heavy burger like this is a poor candidate for saving half for tomorrow, and reheating does not remove histamine that already formed.
• The quiet parts still count — the challah bun rates high on its own and the american cheese is a moderate processed cheese, so even the background components of this burger are adding rather than diluting.

Lower-histamine alternatives

If you are eating at Buffalo Wild Wings and want something that sits lower, the Grilled Chicken Breast is the lower-histamine protein on this menu. French Fries, Tots, and Tortilla Chips with Tortilla Chip Salt are the lower sides. For seasoning, the Salt & Pepper Dry Rub and Everything Seasoning are the lower picks, and Beef Tallow is the lower fat. There is no lighter version of this burger worth pointing you to, because the cured bacon is the burger.

How to lower the risk

Buffalo Wild Wings publishes what is in this item, not what can be left out, so treat it as it comes: two patties, cured bacon in three forms, american cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, bacon aioli, and a challah bun. If you order it anyway, go at a quieter hour when burgers are built to order rather than held, and eat it immediately instead of boxing half. If you are in a reactive stretch, this is the item to skip entirely and order from the lower list instead.

Common questions

Is bacon high in histamine?

Yes. Bacon is cured pork, and curing plus the storage that follows is when histamine-forming bacteria act on the meat protein. Cooking it crisp does not remove histamine that has already formed.

The beef patties are fresh, so why is the whole burger high?

Freshly cooked beef is the mild part. The rating comes from the cured bacon, the tomato, the pickles, and the challah bun, which are all part of the published build and all rate high.

Can I order it without the tomato and pickles to make it lower?

Buffalo Wild Wings publishes what is in the item, not what can be removed, so we cannot tell you a modified version is lower. Even without those, the cured bacon on its own keeps this a high item.

Are the fries at Buffalo Wild Wings lower in histamine than the burger?

Yes. French Fries and Tots are both on the lower-histamine side of this menu, as are Tortilla Chips with Tortilla Chip Salt.