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McDonald’s ‘biggest’ half-pound burger ever and calorie bomb is finally coming to the US - here’s when and how much it will cost
NY Post ^ | 2/27/26 | Brooke Steinberg

Posted on 03/02/2026 12:29:38 AM PST by Libloather

Holy cow! McDonald’s biggest burger ever is finally coming to the US.

The fast-food chain revealed that the Big Arch Burger will be rolling out nationally on Tuesday, March 3 — and they’re calling it their “most McDonald’s, McDonald’s burger” yet, per the McDonald’s Menu Spotter.

Lucky for New York City-based Golden Arch fans, the highly anticipated burger is already widely available in Manhattan, according to the McDonald’s app.

The burger, available for a limited time, is “a love letter to fans who simply can’t get enough,” featuring two quarter-pound beef patties, three slices of melted white cheddar cheese, crispy onions, slivered raw onions, lettuce, pickles and Big Arch Sauce.

Big Arch Sauce is described as “a tangy, creamy sauce with a perfect balance of mustard, pickle and sweet tomato flavors.”

The new burger first garnered cult fandom across Canadian and European markets in 2024 and was eventually added to the permanent menu in the UK and Ireland.

Weighing in at 14 ounces total — compared to the total 3.5 ounces of a standard burger — the Big Arch Burger is the chain’s biggest burger.

And with a big burger comes big calories and a big price.

The new Big Arch Burger consists of 1,020 calories, according to the McDonald’s website.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: bigarch; bigarchburger; burger; calories; cost; illtake2; mcdonalds; potusedition; trumpburger; yumm

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To: Libloather

Just another thing that we never would have gotten if Kamala won.


41 posted on 03/02/2026 4:21:44 AM PST by Kleon
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To: henbane

Hopdoddy Classic Cheeseburger $10.45, McDonald is entering such a higher price range that they will start losing their customer base. Note if never tried this, suggest if your really like a great cheeseburger.


42 posted on 03/02/2026 4:25:16 AM PST by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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To: Libloather
Weighing in at 14 ounces total...

Where did they come up with half-pound?

43 posted on 03/02/2026 4:30:48 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: Libloather

I buy Wagu Ground beef at Aldi for $5/lb....make 4 big burgers and freeze...I always have lettuce, tomato and cheese in my fridge. No bread thanks...


44 posted on 03/02/2026 4:32:24 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Larry Lucido

Then there is (was?) the Wendy’s Triple.


45 posted on 03/02/2026 4:37:25 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Perfection is impossible. But if you pursue perfection you may achieve excellence - - Vince Lombardi)
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To: Sacajaweau
Gonna try that. I enjoy sauce on anything. Squirt some of this on there. Not too hot. Zingy. Tasty.


46 posted on 03/02/2026 4:47:59 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

I haven’t been able to eat McDs burgers for about 20 years. Something in their filler maybe...all I know is I can still eat Burger King, Wendy’s and 5 Guys without upset stomach, but McDs gives me belly aches. It’s sad they used to be decent.

After a cross country match in HS I’d be able to get a big mac, fish filet, 6 piece chicken nuggets, large fries, and a coke for about $6 - granted this was early 80s...now can’t even get a big mac meal for that and the quality is way down....plus no more beef tallow for the fries....sigh.....


47 posted on 03/02/2026 4:58:17 AM PST by reed13k ( )
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To: Liz

You’d need to dislocate your jaws - like Kamala - to take a bite.


48 posted on 03/02/2026 5:01:42 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: Libloather

Two for $3 was a spectacular deal while it lasted.

However, I’m longing for December and the return of McRib.

A 14 oz sandwich is beyond my capacity


49 posted on 03/02/2026 5:05:31 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Quid Quid Nominatur Fabricatur)
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To: Libloather

Yuck! People willingly eat that garbage? It is worse than I remember. My last trip to McD was in 2013 to get Dad a milkshake. I’m not sure McD is even real food. It doesn’t rot or mold. Ever.


50 posted on 03/02/2026 5:09:12 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Larry Lucido

I thought they (McD’s) had a double quarter with cheese?

For me, eating one of those would result in a similar body reaction that I get the day before a colonoscopy.

But I am sure they will sell a million of them.


51 posted on 03/02/2026 5:09:55 AM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Libloather

To me a Jumbo Jack with mustard instead of mayonnaise and ketchup, with a little extra salt and pepper, was fairly close to the hamburgers of the pre-chain past, a second meat patty would have made it better.
The Jumbo Jack was also Jack in the Box’s best bargain.


52 posted on 03/02/2026 5:11:12 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: trebb

“””””You’d need to dislocate your jaws - like Kamala”””””

LOL.


53 posted on 03/02/2026 5:12:34 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: bk1000

You are an anti McDonalds bigot who doesn’t go there because you are afraid someone from church will see you.


54 posted on 03/02/2026 5:15:13 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Quid Quid Nominatur Fabricatur)
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To: SaveFerris

YMMV.

I do not take any chances with my gastro-intestinal tract.

McDonalds admitted that they used mealworms on their meat to prevent bacterial spoilage, the meal worms keep it clean supposedly.

No thanks.

Only A&W for me.


55 posted on 03/02/2026 5:16:55 AM PST by Candor7 ( Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>))
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To: Libloather

You can get a good, char broiled half pound burger with the works, and real fries at many taverns in northern Ohio for $15-ish. And special orders don’t upset them either.


56 posted on 03/02/2026 5:17:13 AM PST by meyer (CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, IT’S TIME FOR PEACE!)
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To: sten

“””they can make it as big or as small as they want... the meat is still garbage”””

It’s more closely resembles a meat like substance.


57 posted on 03/02/2026 5:26:32 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: Candor7

Uh, need a source for that claim.


58 posted on 03/02/2026 5:29:55 AM PST by Fury
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To: Libloather

1020 calories....just what obese America needs.


59 posted on 03/02/2026 5:30:34 AM PST by xp38
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To: xp38

I believe they misnamed this. It should be something like “The Big Fat Slob...You” burger or “The Artery Blocker...You’re Dead! burger.

At least it is proof that “more is better” is incorrect.


60 posted on 03/02/2026 5:34:26 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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