CINCINNATI — Fast food is a fact of life for busy families on the go. The reality is sometimes you just need to swing through a drive-through to grab dinner, but even that can be expensive nowadays!
We went to four popular restaurants — Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Burger King and Five Guys — and ordered the same thing: a small cheeseburger and a small order of French fries.
We brought them all back to our newsroom and weighed them using a food scale to find out which restaurant gets you the most food for the best price.
Here’s what we found:
Cheeseburger:
- McDonald’s: 4.3 oz
- Burger King: 4.1 oz
- Wendy’s: 4.2 oz
- Five Guys: 6.6 oz
Fries:
- McDonald’s: 1.9 oz
- Burger King: 4.3 oz
- Wendy’s: 3.8 oz
- Five Guys: 8 oz
Price:
- McDonald’s: $5.18
- Burger King: $5.49
- Wendy’s: $4.64
- Five Guys: $11.58
So: what’s the verdict?
While Five Guys gave us a lot more food, the price was more than double some of the other restaurants.
The other three restaurants were comparable in price and weight, only separated by a few ounces and a few cents.
Excluding Five Guys, McDonald’s had the biggest burger and Burger King gave us the most fries. However, Wendy’s was the cheapest at just $4.64.
Keep that in mind next time you need to pick up burgers and fries for the family, so you don’t waste your money.
