We all enjoy feeling like we’re special and “in the know,” but restaurants shouldn’t
be keeping secrets!
Should they?
So, here are the top 10 Secret Menu Items That NEED To Be Permanently on the Menu!
McDonald's - McBrunch Burger
While the rumours of “secret societies” have been around forever, we’re trying to
make things a little more open and less clandestine around here!
The McDonald’s McBrunch Burger is highly popular, yet it’s not even officially on
the menu.
This secret menu item is a combination of breakfast and lunch and can be ordered successfully
if you follow these very specific directions: first order yourself a Jalapeño Double and
ask for a round egg and hash brown to be included inside.
Now, if the Golden Arches employee doesn’t want to accommodate on the hash brown front,
have no fear!
Just order it on the side and add it in yourself.
With a slice of cheese to divvy up the beef patties, the egg on top and the hash brown
on the bottom, nothing’s going to break your stride if you have a McBrunch Burger
for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
C’mon Mickey D’s!
Add the McBrunch Burger to the official menu!
If the item is thriving on the secret menu, imagine how successful it could be on the
regular menu…
At least think about it!
Wendy's - Barnyard Burger
To gain access to the delight that is the Barnyard Burger, you can’t be afraid to
ask for what you want!
This secret menu item needs to be placed on the main menu ASAP.
(Like, yesterday.)
A combination of chicken, beef, bacon, cheese, lettuce, and tomato sandwiched between two
soft buns, if you want to order this unofficial menu item you can get the Barnyard in one
of two ways.
First, you can order the Asiago Ranch Chicken Club and just add a burger patty.
Or, you can add some bacon, cheese, and a beef patty to a Spicy Chicken Sandwich.
You’ve got options!
Either way, you’re bound to defeat the lunchtime blues with a Barnyard Burger, so you can’t
really go wrong.
This meaty burger is a great way to get the best of so many worlds, especially when you
can’t make a definitive decision about what you’re craving!
We no longer want to wonder if we have to whisper this secret menu item while ordering,
we want to order loud and proud!
Barnyard Burgers for all!
(Sorry, we got a little carried away there, but you catch our drift.)
Taco Bell - Superman & Incredible Hulk Burritos
Taco Bell has got some gems hidden between the lines of their menu that need to be added
permanently.
For starters, the Superman burrito is as epic as it sounds.
With extra potatoes, sour cream, guac, and tortilla strips in a cheese-filled double
beef burrito.
When ordering this awesomely filling burrito at Taco Bell, you can either call it the Superman,
but if you get met with blank stares, just go about it this way: order a “cheese double
beef” burrito initially and then ask for extra potatoes, guacamole, sour cream and
crispy tortilla strips inside!
That’s it!
The Incredible Hulk Burrito is another secret but, actually, healthy menu item at Taco Bell
that we demand be made permanent today!
The Incredible Hulk Burrito is a 5-layered burrito with a guacamole substitution in the
normal nacho cheese sauce’s place.
You can take away the 6 inch tortilla shell and also remove the sour cream, so you can
dress your Incredible Hulk Burrito to your liking.
Sooooo, we hope you’re listening Taco Bell, because these menu items are so good, we believe
that you should seriously consider adding them as a permanent fixture at The Bell!
You can make a special superhero section, and hey maybe it’ll even bring DC Comics
and Marvel fans together.
You never know!
Shake Shack - Peanut Butter & Bacon ShackBurger
So technically, this item HAS been on the permanent menu before at Shake Shack, but
it wasn’t exactly long-lived.
In fact, it was only on the menu for one weekend!
So, this isn’t exactly a plea to add this item to the menu but more so to bring it back!
Word is that Shake Shack was concerned about cross-contamination with respect to peanut
allergies, and we definitely get that, but peanut butter on a burger?!!!!?
MIND.
BLOWN!!!
Not to mention that this combination includes both peanut butter AND bacon.
(We’re trying to hold back from drooling to be honest…
But…failing…miserably.)
In any event, this Shake ShackBurger was covered in the restaurant’s amazing peanut sauce.
Obtaining this one though as a secret menu item involves a little bit of work (but we
don’t mind working for the dividends, now do we?).
Alright, so when you get to Shake Shack order yourself a ShackBurger and add bacon.
BUT make sure not to forget to ask for a side of peanut butter spread.
That’s it!
That’s the secret.
Then you gotta actually put the peanut butter on the burger yourself and voila!
You are now eating one of the secret menu items that needs to be permanently added to
the menu!
It’s as simple as that, so get your Shake Shack on.
Oh, and make sure to let them know that you want this item made a permanent member on
the menu, A.S.A.P.
Burger King - Suicide Burger
As the name of this one implies, this secret menu item is intense to say the least.
Also known as the “Quad Stacker,” this menu item has more names than a villain has
aliases.
While the Suicide Burger is infamous for its different names, the quad stacker is a force
to be reckoned with.
The Suicide Burger consists of four beef patties divvied up with a slice of cheese in between
each.
Then there’s bacon and special sauce sandwiched in between a sesame seed bun.
Now, ordering this bad boy can go down in a few different ways.
Firstly, you can order a Quad Stacker and take your chances with how the employee will
respond.
But if you are met with blank stares, then get yourself a burger with four patties, four
slices of cheese, bacon, and BK’s special sauce.
And there lies the secret.
Chick-fil-A - Spicy Char
Chick-fil-A’s Spicy Char may elicit images of Pokemon’s Charmander, and well, you'd
kinda be half right.
You see, Charmander’s power is “Blaze” and well, Chick-fil-A’s Spicy Char kinda
does the same thing.
Bite into the taste of hot goodness and the Spicy Char by simply ordering a “Spicy Char-Grilled
Chicken Patty” in the place of a regular Char-broiled chicken patty.
Shhh!
That’s the secret.
Well, the secret’s out.
But we don’t want this to be kept a secret!
Something this great should be visible to all as an option.
This type of delicious experience should not be hoarded by the few but enjoyed by the many.
Also, bear in mind when you order this delectable secret menu item that it’s only available
at limited locations, so if you order this and are told that they don’t have it, that
might very well be the absolute 100% truth.
But, we’re hoping that in the future, that won’t be the case and all locations will
provide Spicy Chars to all!
What was that Marie-Antoinette said?
Wasn’t it something like “Let them eat Spicy Chars?”
- pretty sure it was something like that.
Chipotle - Quesarito
Put on your helmets, because it's time to prepare to have our minds collectively blown.
Meet the Quesarito from Chipotle’s secret menu.
Now you might want to stomp your feet over this one being added as a permanent fixture
to the regular menu, but try and hold the theatrics until after the description.
Just imagine a quesadilla acting as the tortilla shell for a fully loaded burrito!
In order to enjoy this concoction of Americanised-Mexican fast-food excellence, you have to order a
Cheese Quesadilla to be used as your burrito shell.
But, definitely expect to pay extra for this!
Also, what’s that?
THIS JUST IN: there is also an alternate version to this secret menu item.
The quesadilla can also be made open-faced using only one single shell.
The yummy melty cheese then does its thing and then lines the inside of the entire burrito.
Whichever version you get, you know you’ve just won a little bit at life.
There’s no question when it comes to the Quesarito, it absolutely NEEDS to be on the
permanent menu!
Arby’s - Meat Mountain
Now, things are about to get a little… meaty.
Or, okay, a lot meaty.
This one is a little unbelievable that it even exists, but it definitely does.
Arby’s Meat Mountain is an absurd collection of meat in one single sandwich.
The secret menu item has chicken tenders, ham, Swiss cheese, roast turkey, corned beef,
Angus steak, cheddar cheese, roast beef, brisket, and bacon as the cherry on top.
Salivating yet?
This ridiculous meaty meal can be ordered just by asking for the “Meat Mountain.”
But, on the off chance that hearing you order a Meat Mountain does nothing for the Arby’s
staff members, ask for a sandwich with all of the meats on the menu and both Swiss and
cheddar cheese included as well.
After that, the only thing left to do is devour your ginormous meat mountain.
But, take pictures since this one sounds more like an eating challenge than just a secret
menu item.
Hopefully, this one will be added to the regular menu one day.
We don’t see why not.
It’s gotta be a moneymaker for the fast-food chain.
It’s certainly a “yummymaker” for everyone else.
In-N-Out - Animal Style Burger and Animal Style Fries
You can’t go to In-N-Out without trying these secret menu items.
Meet the Animal Style Burger and the Animal Style Fries.
We hope you don’t mind getting a little messy for these items.
The Animal Style Burger actually has a pretty loyal following as it’s been around as long
as the restaurant chain has.
This burger is one of the most popular secret menu items at In-N-Out.
This version of a burger adds on pickles, grilled onions, extra spread, and mustard
fried INTO the patty.
So, as we mentioned you might need a few napkins.
And then there’s the Animal Style Fries.
These are a highly sought-after secret menu item as well, with cheese, the restaurant’s
signature secret spread, and grilled onions atop some delicious French fries.
(Yum!)
We’re hoping In-N-Out gets the memo and makes these items official and adds them to
the menu permanently.
For now, “animal style” is listed on the menu under “the not so secret menu,” so
no worries, you can order your Animal Style burgers and fries with confidence!
KFC - Triple Down
A KFC Triple Down essentially sounds like the manifestation of a fried chicken sandwich
lover’s dream!
It is so out of the realm of what you would normally expect from a chicken sandwich as
it ditches the bread altogether to make way for “more chicken!”
It seems like the idea came straight from some hopeful child’s imagination somewhere.
But, as it happens, the Triple Down came straight from the KFC kitchen and is available as a
secret menu item to customers worldwide.
The secret is to add an extra layer of chicken, bacon, and cheese to a Double Down, and presto!
Bam!
You have yourself a Triple Down!
This is how you order it in the meantime: be direct.
Order the Triple Down from the secret menu.
If the staff member has no clue what you’re talking about (maybe they’re new), then
just ask for a three-tiered version of the Double Down.
That’s it!
And in no time, you should be enjoying your essential secret menu item just like that!
If you need any more convincing that this secret menu item NEEDS to be on the main menu,
consider this: you can even get it made with grilled chicken instead of fried chicken.
So, there’s tons of options here!
Grilled or fried, when looking at the Triple Down we melt just like the cheese in between
those chicken buns.
The only thing is, we want to make it official and share this one with the world!
From a private affair to a public declaration of inclusion, we want to see this sandwich
added permanently to the KFC menu!
PLEASE NOTE: the Double Down has now been reassigned the role of “Seasonal offering”
meaning much like the McDonald’s McRib it’s around but not always on the menu.
So keep an eye out for when it is available so that you can go one better and get your
hands on a Triple Down!
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