# Amazing values in fast food **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 9, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286 "2016-08-09T22:48:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/1 "2016-08-09T22:48:51Z")
Quality or taste of food notwithstanding, what are some amazing values in fast food? I have to think the $5 Hot n Ready is one of the best values. And while not a traditional fast food restaurant, Costco’s 1.5 pound hot dog with a drink and free refills, all for $1.50, is a pretty amazing deal. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/2 "2016-08-09T22:59:58Z")
$1 burgers at Bar Louie on Tuesdays ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/3 "2016-08-09T23:19:56Z")
Taco tuesday’s at del taco. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/4 "2016-08-09T23:25:38Z")
I just qualified for Taco Bell’s senior discount. Thanks, TB! Also, use those newspaper coupons. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/5 "2016-08-09T23:35:34Z")
I’m assuming the OP is referring to Little Caesar’s? I got one of those $5 pizzas for lunch, ate two slices, brought the rest home, and the GF and I split it for dinner. McDonald’s recently abandoned Dollar Menu was also an incredible deal. I’d get a McChicken, a McDouble, a small Fries, and a Coke for a buck each. Now that same meal would be closer to six bucks. ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/6 "2016-08-09T23:59:22Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Quality or taste of food notwithstanding, what are some amazing values in fast food? > > I have to think the $5 Hot n Ready is one of the best values. > > And while not a traditional fast food restaurant, Costco’s 1.5 pound hot dog with a drink and free refills, all for $1.50, is a pretty amazing deal. 1.5 pound?! I think it’s 1/4 pound. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/7 "2016-08-10T00:04:32Z")
The 5 dollar box at Taco Bell is pretty awesome. Taco, drink and usually 2 to 3 other items for only 5 bucks? Plus TB has Mt. Dew Baja Blast and that shit is crack! Crack I tells ya! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/8 "2016-08-10T00:17:44Z")
> [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](#): > > 1.5 pound?! I think it’s 1/4 pound. You are correct, sir! My mind was confusing the $1.50 with the weight. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/9 "2016-08-10T00:29:32Z")
$2 fish tacos at Rubios ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/10 "2016-08-10T00:38:19Z")
The dollar menu at McDonalds is pretty tight. I can get two sandwiches and a very big pop for $3. What about that $5 meal at KFC? Chicken, side, cookie and drink for $5 right? Good deal considering how expensive their food is. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/11 "2016-08-10T00:39:58Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > The dollar menu at McDonalds is pretty tight. I can get two sandwiches and a very big pop for $3. All the McDonalds around here have abandoned the dollar menu for the “value menu” which has all the dollar menu stuff, just with higher prices. Two McDoubles and a large soda is like 5 bucks now. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/12 "2016-08-10T01:11:07Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > The dollar menu at McDonalds is pretty tight. I can get two sandwiches and a very big pop for $3. > > What about that $5 meal at KFC? Chicken, side, cookie and drink for $5 right? Good deal considering how expensive their food is. I was going to say KFC $5 fill up box. Also, Mcdonald’s 20 piece nuggets for $5 is a pretty sweet deal too. Split a large fry and you’ve got dinner for two for less than $8! ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/13 "2016-08-10T02:07:28Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > All the McDonalds around here have abandoned the dollar menu for the “value menu” which has all the dollar menu stuff, just with higher prices. Two McDoubles and a large soda is like 5 bucks now. I’ll still take McDonald’s over BK the few times I want fast food for lunch. I can get a mcchicken, fries, and a coke for just over $3.50 and the same at BK is twice that. I do stop at McD’s often for $1 drinks. Can’t beat that by much. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/14 "2016-08-10T02:30:57Z")
It’s not technically a fast-food restaurant, but I’m finding some great deals in pizza by the slice, hot dogs, brats, pre-made salads, breakfast pizzas and burritos and large-size sodas at gas stations. Some of these places sell more food than they sell gas (I’ve heard that from several station managers). The line [I’m so hungry I could eat a sandwich from a gas station](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvQPHGzVrlY) doesn’t describe what they offer nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/15 "2016-08-10T02:48:18Z")
_[Cicis Pizza Buffet](http://www.cicis.com/)_ is a truly amazing value. The one I’ve been to in the Kansas City suburb of Roeland Park is $5.98 a person for unlimited salad, pizza, pasta and dessert. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/16 "2016-08-10T03:00:31Z")
Do you guys ever wonder if the “fabulous discounts” you’re getting at fast-food places are made out of the food that’s two hours away from hitting the dumpster? “Corporate called. Losing too much money on frozen hamburger waste. Scrape the green off those patties, dip 'em in flour and deep-fry them, and put them out on the less-moldy rolls for a buck apiece. We can call them, uh, Chicken Fried Steakburgers. Make that TWO bucks apiece, because ‘steak.’” ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/17 "2016-08-10T03:01:34Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > It’s not technically a fast-food restaurant, but I’m finding some great deals in pizza by the slice, hot dogs, brats, pre-made salads, breakfast pizzas and burritos and large-size sodas at gas stations. Some of these places sell more food than they sell gas (I’ve heard that from several station managers). The line [I’m so hungry I could eat a sandwich from a gas station](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvQPHGzVrlY) doesn’t describe what they offer nowadays. You know what’s great? Gas Station sushi. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/18 "2016-08-10T03:30:12Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > _[Cicis Pizza Buffet](http://www.cicis.com/)_ is a truly amazing value… Cici’s! My kids grew up seeing ads for them every day, but I have no idea why. We’re in the North Woods, and the nearest Cici’s was four states away. It wasn’t until a SCUBA trip in Florida that we turned a corner and the kids yelled “Cici’s!!!” I was excited too (we stuffed ourselves for a few bucks). ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/19 "2016-08-10T03:51:37Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > It’s not technically a fast-food restaurant, but I’m finding some great deals in pizza by the slice, hot dogs, brats, pre-made salads, breakfast pizzas and burritos and large-size sodas at gas stations. Some of these places sell more food than they sell gas (I’ve heard that from several station managers). The line [I’m so hungry I could eat a sandwich from a gas station](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvQPHGzVrlY) doesn’t describe what they offer nowadays. Bender: “What’s that black cracker?” Fry: “A Tomato” ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286/20 "2016-08-10T05:40:04Z")
I forgot about the $1 burgers at Bar Louie, and they’re good too. Can’t go wrong with Taco Bell. This reminds me of something, whenever someone asks (complains) about why people choose to eat fast food instead of healthy food, my answer is usually something along the lines of (ignoring prep time) ‘when 2 tacos or a Big Mac and a giant soda are $8 and a Sub from Subway/Cousins/Quiznos is $3.00, then, people will eat healthy’. Yes, sugary garbage (And I love it) is consumed partially because, let’s face it, it tastes better, but you have to factor in the cost. Mom’s on her way home from work, Dad hasn’t had a job in 3 weeks, the rent is due next week, do you get the $3.00 meal or the $8.00 meal? I’m still willing to bet that if the prices were reversed, people would buy the healthier food and might even start to lose weight without even trying. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-values-in-fast-food/762286.md?page=2)