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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: Tommy Revolts

The meat is two quarter pound patties, for half a pound. The sandwich with everything else is 14 ounces.


61 posted on 03/02/2026 5:35:33 AM PST by Codeflier (Don't worry....be happy)
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To: Liz

What is white cheddar? Cheddar without food coloring?


62 posted on 03/02/2026 5:39:10 AM PST by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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To: Liz

Two all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese on a sesame seed bun


63 posted on 03/02/2026 5:51:41 AM PST by ichabod1 (..)
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To: Libloather

I had one last week. It was $8.99, and it was actually good. One of the best fast food burgers I’ve ever had.


64 posted on 03/02/2026 5:54:32 AM PST by mak5
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To: Libloather

Nothing wrong with a half pound burger. But I prefer one made at home, without the extra craps MacDonald put in theirs. So mine is grass fed/ Aldi organic ketchup/ decent bread/ zero mayo or “special sauce”/ usually cheese/ ......... the variable maybes are onion pickle hot sauce lettuce tomato A1 steak sauce relish mustard


65 posted on 03/02/2026 5:58:05 AM PST by dennisw (There is no limit to human stupidity / )
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To: Candor7

A&W is good but they are all gone from my area

I’ll have to see if any survived


66 posted on 03/02/2026 6:04:11 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Libloather

Does Arch Manning get involved with this?


67 posted on 03/02/2026 6:06:34 AM PST by OrangeHoof ("Our property is protected by two pitbulls. They love visitors, especially with marinara or garlic.")
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To: NetAddicted

What is white cheddar? Cheddar without food coloring?


Yes.....no food color......but it is
aged longer so it has a sharper flavor.


68 posted on 03/02/2026 6:10:59 AM PST by Liz (Jonathan Swift: Government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.)
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To: SaveFerris

You deserve a break today...so get up and crawl away from McDonald’s!


69 posted on 03/02/2026 6:11:53 AM PST by OrangeHoof ("Our property is protected by two pitbulls. They love visitors, especially with marinara or garlic.")
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To: OrangeHoof

🤣🤣🤣

There’s still some 🍟🍟🍟🍟 fries!! 😜


70 posted on 03/02/2026 6:19:09 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Libloather

Then you don’t have to buy 2 1/4 pounders and you’ll save calories on the extra bun ,LOL


71 posted on 03/02/2026 6:21:43 AM PST by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: Liz

I’ll spend $29 at the grocery store and get four of those instead. We’ll go out for special occasions, but it just became unconscionable to eat out as often.


72 posted on 03/02/2026 6:27:50 AM PST by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." — M. O'Neal, USMC)
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To: Candor7

“McDonalds admitted that they used mealworms on their meat to prevent bacterial spoilage...”

Hogwash!


73 posted on 03/02/2026 6:31:32 AM PST by Mr Rogers
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To: dennisw

I normally eat 2 burgers, 1/3 pound each. Sometimes with buns. About 800 calories for the meat. About 300 more in 2 buns. My other meal for the day will probably be an omelet.

If one doesn’t cover things in high calorie, sugary sauces, add in fries and a 32 ounce Coke, big hamburgers are healthy. I’m 5’8” guy, 150 pounds, Medicare age.

1100 calories for a meal would be fine if one doesn’t eat 3-4 times a day or add in another 1000 calories in sugar and fries. But most Americans add the extra calories and eat far too often!


74 posted on 03/02/2026 6:38:12 AM PST by Mr Rogers
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To: reed13k
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

When I worked at McDonald's in 1971 and 1972, all of those things except the chicken nuggets would have cost $1.45 total, or $1.50 if you got a large Coke. They didn't have chicken nuggets then.

75 posted on 03/02/2026 6:43:22 AM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Liz

It’s a cross between a double quarter pounder and a big mac.


76 posted on 03/02/2026 6:50:59 AM PST by StevenWH
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To: henbane

Uh, no.


77 posted on 03/02/2026 7:32:51 AM PST by Noumenon (They killed the guy who just wanted to talk. Now... now they've got me. KTF)
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To: Libloather

If I’m going pay that kind of price, I’d rather go to Five Guys.


78 posted on 03/02/2026 7:37:08 AM PST by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: Liz

In San Francisco, after surcharges for just about everything, that same meal is $40.

Not. Kidding.


79 posted on 03/02/2026 7:37:45 AM PST by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: Libloather
In Nashville there's a restaurant "chain" called "Fat Mo's". Mo is short for Mohammed. He's Iranian and fled Iran in '79. Anyway, he has the biggest and arguably the BEST burger I've ever had. 27 oz (3 9 oz patties, 4 strips of bacon, 4 slices of cheese, etc.)
80 posted on 03/02/2026 7:39:21 AM PST by FrankRizzo890
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