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Review - ARBY's Spicy Three Pepper Sauce

Scott Roberts January 23, 2011 at 6:49 pm food Digg this Article

Spicy Three Pepper Sauce is a condiment at QSR roast beef giant ARBY's that was been in development over 10 years ago and is now in a good number of stores across the U.S.. I rarely go inside ARBY's restaurant themselves, but when I last did I came across the spicy sauce among their other sauces on the condiment bar. Of course, you know ol' Scotty had to try it!

ARBY's Spicy Three Pepper Sauce

The Spicy 3 Pepper Sauce is a dark, quasi-creamy red liquid with far more density and substance than, say, a Tabasco Pepper Sauce. It is thin and pourable enough for dipping and slathering on sandwiches, yet is sticky enough with a consistency of most commercial wing sauces.

ARBY's Spicy Three Pepper Sauce

The taste? Very, very good. Surprisingly good. A quick Google search does not uncover any ingredients list (not surprising for a fast food product), but there's definitely a good deal of tomato-like sweetness present. The peppers are dialed up enough in the flavor harmony enough to get a formidable hit from a non-descriptive chile burst, yet it stays subdued enough not to be able to distinguish what three peppers are being used. My guess is that cayenne and paprika are included.

ARBY's Spicy Three Pepper Sauce

As you can expect, the heat is geared for the masses. Translation: it's not very spicy. But with the rich taste, there are very few complaints from me in that department.

I thought ARBY's Spicy 3 Pepper Sauce was excellent on my Loaded Potato Bites. If there was anything that would go well with this side, it would be this lovely dipping condiment. I tried it on my French Dip Sub as well. Not as spectacular as on the Potato Bites, but still yummy.

Unfortunately from what I gather, the Spicy 3 Pepper Sauce is not available in to-go packets of any kind, and can only be acquired by actually dining in and getting it for yourself at the condiment bar. I supposed an option if you're wanting to take some with you as carry-out is to walk inside and request a to-go cup with a lid and fill it yourself. Whatever the case, I recommend this rare semi-spicy treat from a fast food chain.

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Comments

Jim Campbell
2011-01-23 18:10:49

Sure, great Scott- now I know that I'll have to be eating at Arby's tomorrow to give this a try :)

Maybe I'll report back with my $0.02/worth on what the ingredients are.

Patrick
2011-01-23 20:37:03

Scott, is this a recent addition to Arby's? I don't remember seeing it anywhere here in the midwest. I'm so hungry, I could eat at Arby's... :)

Bo
2011-01-29 16:13:53

Thanks for the heads-up. I'm eating little fast food these days, but Arby's is on the list, however occasionally. I'll give it a shot on my next visit.

Brian Meagher
2011-01-30 07:58:29

Although I've not had this sauce yet, your description reminds me of the excellent 3 pepper sauce that Quizno's has.

May
2011-01-31 21:59:15

Scott, the Spicy 3 Pepper Sauce does come in packets here on the east coast. I will attempt to get one and get the ingredients for you!

hudd
2011-02-01 11:22:31

Tried this sauce the other night. I thought it was pretty good. Really liked it on the curly fries.

sandy
2011-04-24 18:51:35

We live in Spokane washington and don't have that sauce. Is there somewhere I can buy some. It was awesome

Don Wayne
2011-07-15 19:49:46

I love this sauce. It is one of the reasons why I go to Arbys.

paul humphrey
2011-08-25 11:04:34

I agree that this is an awesome sauce. It is also the main reason arby's has been a more frequent member of my lunch rotation. I can get the sauce at my drive thru (Salem Indiana). They put the sause in small clear plastic containers with a snap tite lid. If your local Arby's does not offer this handy to go container ask them to see if they would be willing to.

AZ
2012-08-11 21:56:47

Taste exactly like the original Lingam's Chilly sauce that you can get at oriental stores. It is made in Malaysia. It is a little bit thicker but taste the same down to the aftertaste.

Elmer
2012-12-07 18:39:30

I have just discovered Arby’s Three Pepper Sauce within the last four months. Like others, I really like it. However, having to buy something just to get some sauce is getting kind of expensive. Let’s not mention the cardiac issues just around the corner if I continue to make jalapeno bits a staple. So the quest began to duplicate the sauce.

So here’s what I did.
1 12oz bottle of Aldi’s chili sauce
4 to 5 jarred jalapeno slices, very finely diced
1 heaping Tbsp. light brown sugar
½ tsp. paprika
1 Tbsp. sweet pickle relish, very finely diced
7 drops hot pepper sauce
1/8 tsp. ground turmeric
Heat all ingredients in a small sauce pan and then let it cool. I think this sauce is close but there is smoothness on the pallet that I can’t seem to totally duplicate.

Enjoy!

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