Over the early part of the summer Carl's Jr. was doing something crazy. They offered the Western Bacon Cheeseburger for $1 on Wednesdays. The deal ran through the end of July, but it was incredible. You could buy up to four at the price and no additional purchase was required.
Carl's Jr. seems to recognize the toll that their ever-increasing menu prices are having on the everyday consumer. In addition to this special, the popular $5 All Star meals and a number of other rotating special prices (e.g. the California Classic) are giving guests at least a couple of affordable alternatives to their bigger ticket items. Insert applause.
Here are some shots of the menu and a brief food review from a recent trip to Madrid, Spain.
New to Wendy's value menu whose name is bigger than the sandwich. The Wendy's Buffalo Ranch Crispy Chicken Sandwich sounds impossibly fancy for $1. When you get it, however, you'll see it's just a slightly altered version of their existing value crispy chicken sandwich.
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Wendy's is being creative with their salads. This year's lineup includes the Apple Pecan Chicken Salad. Shown above in "half" mode, there's also a "full" that's about 60% bigger.
Arby's has rolled out three new Market Fresh sandwiches: the Pecan Chicken Salad, Turkey Avocado Club and Ultimate BLT. While long time readers of Fast Food Source may expect me to go straight for the BLT, I opted instead for the Pecan Chicken Salad. And I was not disappointed.
With the introduction of sliders to the Carl's Jr./Hardee's menu there is now an additional All Star meal. We previously reviewed the All Star meals and found them to be a decent deal at a fast food restaurant known recently for it's ever-increasing menu prices. Of the now five All Star Meals, the Chicken Tender one is still the best deal and the best, nutritionally. But the sliders do offer a nice alternative to one of the burger-based choices.
Read more: Carl's Jr./Hardee's Charbroiled Slider All Star Meal Review
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