Almost every fast food chain offers a series of combo meals, which combine an entree with a side and a soft drink, but they are not all created equal. Here are the 19 combo meals available in the U.S. that combine a big, filling meal and a great price point.
1. Wendy’s – Big Bacon Classic
The Big Bacon Classic is one of the longest-running sandwiches available at Wendy’s, with its origins stretching back to 1992. While especially hungry customers can opt for the Baconator Combo Meal, the Big Bacon Classic offers a big sandwich with fries and a drink for around $2 less.
2. Chick-fil-A – Eight-Piece Chicken Nuggets
Every chain restaurant has its own chicken nuggets these days, but the ones at Chick-fil-A have long been the best. They are also a bit more filling than other options, making the eight-piece nuggets, along with waffle fries and a soda, enough to fill you up.
3. Taco Bell – $9 Luxe Cravings Box
Taco Bell has always been known as a place where you don’t have to spend a lot of money to get a lot of food. The brand is currently offering luxe cravings boxes that even include a dessert. The $9 box has a burrito, two tacos, a soda, and cinnamon twists.
4. KFC – 2 Piece Chicken Combo
Sometimes the best meals are based in simplicity, and this meal from Kentucky Fried Chicken has been around for a while. This meal, which includes two pieces, a biscuit, a side, and a soft drink, is not only under $10, it’s under $9.
5. McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger Meal
McDonald’s has been such a staple that many people already have their own combo order, whether it be a Big Mac or a Quarter Pounder. Another exceedingly popular combo option at Mickey Dee’s is the double cheeseburger meal, along with fries and a soda.
6. Raising Canes – 3 Piece Chicken Tender Combo
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1996, Raising Cane’s has grown rapidly and now has more than 800 stores across the country. The chain pretty much only offers chicken fingers, but the three-chicken finger basket with a drink, fries, and Texas toast is a tremendous value.
7. Jersey Mike’s – Birthday Sub
Jersey Mike’s was founded in the shore town of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, but now has 3,500 locations and is in all 50 states. The chain offers one of the best deals of all: a free sub on your birthday. While the points for the sub load into your account on your birthday, they can be redeemed on any day after that.
8. Pizza Hut – Ultimate Hut Bundle
Sometimes combo meals aren’t just about feeding yourself but about feeding your whole family. The meal, which costs $25, includes two medium pizzas, an order of boneless wings, an order of bread, cheese, or cinnamon sticks, and dipping sauces. It’s more than enough to keep everyone happy.
9. Arby’s – Double Roast Beef Meal
Arby’s has something to offer that most other chains don’t: roast beef sandwiches. And the best combo, value-wise, at Arby’s is the Double Roast Beef Meal, which includes a huge sandwich, a drink, and seasoned curly fries.
10. Subway Meal of the Day
Subway has a great deal for people who are not necessarily choosy. From a rotating selection of sandwiches, the chain offers a meal of the day, which includes a 6” version of that sub, chips or cookies, and a drink for $6.99. Shoppers could move up to a foot-long sub combo for $9.99.
11. Dairy Queen $7 Value Meal
People may not think of Dairy Queen for a meal, but considering what a great deal the $7 value meal is, they probably should. This meal includes a soft drink and fries, a choice of either a burger or chicken fingers, and a hot fudge, strawberry, or chocolate sundae.
12. Jack in the Box – All Day Big Meal
This offer from Jack in the Box may run for $5 or $6, depending on where you live, and includes a choice of a burger or chicken sandwich. The meal also includes two sides, one potato-based and one non-potato-based.
13. White Castle – 4 Slide Combo
White Castle has always been known as a restaurant where you will be stuffed when you leave, and it’s not going to cost all that much. For $10, you get a soft drink and an order of fries along with four of White Castle’s classic burgers.
14. Bojangles – Chicken Supreme Combo
Popular Southern-based chain Bojangles is known for its delicious seasoning, and this meal includes four pieces of boneless chicken with spices, an order of fries, a soda, and a freshly made biscuit.
15. Del Taco – Cassico El Big Box
Like Taco Bell, West Coast’s favorite Del Taco is known for providing lots of food at a very low cost. The chain’s Classico El Big Box includes a beef and bean burrito, french fries, mini quesadillas, and a soft drink for under $8.
16. Sonic – Triple Sonic Smasher Combo
Smashburgers are all the rage right now, and Sonic has added an example to their menu at a strong value. For under $12, you get a triple smashburger, along with an order of fries and a soft drink. You won’t be hungry long.
17. Culver’s – Grilled Reuben Melt
Culver’s is a beloved chain that began in Wisconsin and is especially prominent in the Midwest. One of Culver’s best sandwiches is the Grilled Reuben Melt, which can be made into a value basket with fries and a drink for under $10.00.
18. Panda Express – Balanced Protein Plate
America has long loved ordering Chinese food, and Panda Express capitalized on this fact by making getting your hands on the cuisine even faster. The brand offers a balanced protein plate for people watching their diet, as it provides a nice balance of macronutrients for under $11.00.
19. Wienerschnitzel – Number 3 Combo
Wienerschnitzel is kind of an anomaly among fast food franchises, offering both hamburgers and hot dogs and topping both with chili upon request. In that vein, we recommend the number 3 combo, which includes a chili cheeseburger, a chili cheese dog, a small fry and a soft drink.