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 – and it’s getting harder by the day.

With elevated food prices here to stay, restaurants have been trying to lure customers back with new value menu items, cheap meal deals, and other promotions. But many of the $5 fast food meal options we’ve come to love are starting to disappear.

While they’re harder to find these days, there are still some opportunities to grab a fast food meal for around five bucks – especially if you’re willing to order from the value menu or kids’ meals!

Here are the best fast food meals you can buy for around five bucks:

McDonald’s $5 McChicken meal deal is still available nationwide.

McDonald’s launched a $5 Meal Deal in June 2024, and it’s still on the menu at participating locations for a limited time!

This $5 value meal includes four items: a McChicken sandwich, a four-piece order of Chicken McNuggets, small fries, and a small drink.

Get a kids meal from Arby’s for just $5.29.

Arby’s has several kids meal options for just $5.29. They come with your choice of entrée (chicken tenders or a ham, roast beef, or chicken slider), a side (crinkle fries, curly fries, or applesauce), and a drink.

Order a $5.63 Crown Nuggets Meal from Burger King.

Burger King has an 8-Piece Crown Nuggets Meal on the menu for just $5.63. It comes with 8 crown-shaped chicken nuggets, a small fry, and a small drink.

Score a $5 Double Combo meal at Checkers and Rally’s.

For a limited time, you can get a $5 Double Combo meal at Checkers and Rally’s! The meals come with your choice of a Cheese Double Burger, a Sourdough Double Melt, or a Spicy Chicken Sandwich, plus small Famous Seasoned Fries, and a small fountain drink.

You can also get a Classic Burger Combo for just $4.29, including a Classic Burger, small Famous Seasoned Fries, and a small fountain drink.

Assemble a meal from Dairy Queen’s 2/$5 menu.

Dairy Queen has a 2/$5 menu that allows you to mix and match two of its most popular menu items. Pair a cheeseburger, chicken strips, or a hot dog with fries, soft pretzel sticks, fries, a drink, or dessert!

Grab a Taco Bell Luxe Cravings Box for as low as $5!

For a limited time, you can order Taco Bell’s Classic Luxe Cravings Box, which includes a Beefy 5-Layer Burrito, a Crunchy Taco, Cinnamon Twists, and a medium fountain drink for just $5!

If you’re craving more, Taco Bell has $7.50 and $9.50 Cravings Boxes available for a limited time, too.

Taco Cabana has $4.99 meal deals all day long.

Taco Cabana has several popular $4.99 Meal Deals, and there’s even a breakfast option!

The $4.99 Breakfast Taco Meal Deal includes two breakfast tacos, a crispy golden hashbrown, and one freshly brewed coffee or 20 oz. drink (available during breakfast hours only). The breakfast taco options are Chorizo & Egg, Bean & Cheese, or Potato & Egg.

The $4.99 Loaded Taco Meal Deal comes with your choice of two Loaded Tacos and a 20oz drink.

The Bean & Cheese Nacho Meal Deal includes tortilla chips served with refried beans and queso with a side of sour cream and guacamole. It’s served with a 20 oz. drink, too – all for just $4.99!

Taco John’s $5 Meal Steal

Taco John’s $5 Meal Steal includes a Beef Crispy Taco, a Bean Burrito, Potato Olés, and a small Fountain Drink for just five bucks!

Grab a Biggie Bites combo from $4 at Wendy’s.

One of Wendy’s current Biggie Deals is a Biggie Bites combo that lets you build your own bundle with two of the following menu items:

• Jr. Cheeseburger
• Crispy Chicken Sandwich
• 4 PC. Chicken Nuggets
• 4 PC. Spicy Chicken Nuggets
• Jr. Natural-Cut Fries
• Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger

See our list of everywhere you can score cheap eats this week!