Sometimes, the “value menu” is anything but. Dining out at a fast food joint for a few bucks may be a thing of the past for most Americans in an age of soaring food costs — but higher prices haven’t stopped the country’s most popular burger brokers and taco traders from trying to run up your tab further still.

Remember when fast-food chains promised a hearty and hot meal for cheap? These days most of the popular chains — including McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Panera — are not only more expensive but the quality has gone downhill,

You can still order mostly-in-Texas menu items such as a Chicken-Fried Steak Sandwich, Chicken & Dumplings, Tacos, and a side of Texas Toast (of course) at Texas Dairy Queens. In 2024, a new sauce was even added to menus known as the “DQ Texas Sauce.”

It’s not just McDonald’s that’s giving its menu a budget-friendly makeover. Other chains have also recently rolled out discounts, signaling that the fast food value meal wars are from over.

Fast-food chains are rolling out budget-friendly deals for 2025, following McDonald’s overhaul of its Value menu. Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Burger King have all announced deals. McDonald’s turned heads earlier this week,

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All of these can be ordered daily as of now, from 11am until close in Popeyes restaurants nationwide, or on the Popeyes UK app. But the Savin’ Menu isn’t all the fast food cha