10 Fast Food Places Where You Can Grab a Meal for $5 or Less!
Remember when every restaurant had a dollar menu?
At the risk of sounding like an old-timer, it wasn’t too long ago that you could leave the house with five bucks and easily come home with a full belly. These days, it’s hard to find a decent sandwich for $5, let alone a whole meal.
With elevated food prices here to stay, many people are cutting back on their fast food consumption to save money. Restaurants are now trying to lure customers back with new value menu items, cheap meal deals, and other promotions.
While the days of a true dollar menu may be in the rearview mirror, there are still some opportunities to grab a fast food meal for around five bucks.
Here are the best fast food five-dollar meals you can buy:
Arby’s has a 3 for $5 Mix & Match Meal.
For a limited time, Arby’s has a 3 for $5 Mix & Match Meal deal that lets you choose three popular items from the following list:
- Chicken Wraps (Ranch, BBQ, or Honey Mustard)
- Sliders (Roast Beef, Chicken, Jalapeno Roast Beef, or Buffalo Chicken)
- Small Fries (Crinkle or Curly)
- Small Fountain Drinks
Note that regional pricing does apply. The 3 for $5 Mix & Match Meal is currently $4.98 at our local Arby’s, but you may see it priced above $5, especially in Alaska and Hawaii.
Burger King’s $5 Your Way Meal is back!
Burger King’s $5 Your Way Meal is now back on the menu for a limited time! This value meal includes one of three sandwich choices along with nuggets, fries, and a drink.
The $5 Your Way Meal is expected to remain on Burger King’s menu for “several months” – hopefully longer! 🤞
Checker’s & Rally’s 5 for $5 Meal Deal is here!
Checker’s and Rally’s 5 for $5 Meal Deal is on the menu now through September 11th! This value meal includes a classic cheese double burger or spicy chicken sandwich, 8-piece chicken bites, fries, a soft drink, and an apple pie – all for just $5!
Assemble a meal from Dairy Queen’s 2/$5 menu.
Dairy Queen has a 2/$5 menu that allows you to mix and match six of its most popular menu items. Pair a cheeseburger or chicken strips with fries, soft pretzel sticks, a drink, or dessert!
Get a $5 Big Meal Deal from Jack in the Box.
The Jack in the Box $5 Big Meal Deal comes with your choice of sandwich (a Jr. Jumbo Jack Cheeseburger or a Chicken Sandwich), a taco, curly fries, and a drink.
Grab a Taste of KFC deal starting at $5.
KFC has three inexpensive meals on its Taste of KFC menu:
- Taste of KFC 8-pc. Nuggets Deal: Eight chicken nuggets hand-breaded with KFC’s Original Recipe, Secret Recipe Fries, and your choice of two sauces.
- Taste of KFC Famous Bowl Deal: Made fresh to order with creamy mashed potatoes, sweet corn, and KFC’s 100% white meat chicken nuggets, layered together and drizzled with home-style gravy and topped with a blend of three shredded cheeses.
- Taste of KFC Two-Piece Drum & Thigh Deal: 2 pieces of crispy and juicy dark meat chicken (1 drum stick & 1 thigh), a side of creamy mashed potatoes and gravy, and a buttery biscuit.
These meals were all priced at just $5 when they first joined the menu, but now the price varies by location.
Pick up a Krispy Krunchy Chicken Value Meal for just $4!
For a limited time, you can grab a Krispy Krunchy $4 Value Meal (Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) at participating locations.
This limited-time Value Meal includes your choice of either two pieces of dark meat bone-in fried chicken, or two hand-breaded white meat Cajun tenders, both marinated in the brand’s signature mild Cajun spice blend before being hand-breaded and fried fresh on-site. No matter which entree you choose, you’ll also get a side of potato wedges.
Krispy Krunchy Chicken is sold at 3,000+ locations including convenience stores and other retailers nationwide!
McDonald’s $5 value meal is now available nationwide.
McDonald’s launched a new $5 Meal Deal on June 25th, and it’s now available at participating restaurants across the country!
This new $5 value meal includes four items: your choice of a McChicken or a McDouble, a four-piece order of Chicken McNuggets, small fries, and a small drink.
Steak ‘n Shake has 4 meal deals for around $5.
Steak ‘n Shake offers 4 meal deals that will get you a juicy burger and fries for around $5, depending on your location. Choose from the Original Double Steakburger with Cheese, Garlic Single Steakburger, Butter Single Steakburger, or Bacon ‘N Cheese Single Steakburger.
Wendy’s Meal Deals start at just $4!
Wendy’s has several Meal Deals on its menu starting at just $4! The Junior Bacon Cheeseburger 4 for $4 Meal includes a Junior Bacon Cheeseburger, 4-piece chicken nuggets, fries, and a drink for just four bucks.
Wendy’s also has several Biggie Bags, which come with one of five sandwich choices along with a 4-piece order of chicken nuggets, fries, and a drink. Wendy’s Biggie Bags are priced at either five or six dollars, depending on your choice of sandwich.
