The Best of the Cheap Burgers

THE TOP 3 VALUE MENU BURGERS

If you don’t like burgers, you’re probably a communist or perhaps a terrorist. There is nothing more American than a delicious, greasy, mouth watering piece of beef in a bun. There’s also nothing more American than a good cheap deal. I decided to compile a list of the best “cheap” burgers that the fast food world has offered up at $1.50 or less.

1) Burger King’s Double Cheeseburger (also known as the Buck Double)

The best cheap cheeseburger on the market. Two flame grilled patties, thick melted cheese, a bun, ketchup, and a few essentials. It’s completely delicious and only costs $1. It’s almost at the level of a burger you might have at a summer BBQ.

It weighs in at 410 calories, 23g of fat, and 70mg of cholesterol. The heart attack is worth it.

2) McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger (also known as the McDouble)

A cheesy delicious double cheeseburger made with McDonald’s mystery meat and standard issue McDonald’s chemical precision. It doesn’t match the flame grilled deliciousness of the Buck Double, but it almost comes close. It has a good pickle to ketchup ratio and also chimes in around a buck.

It’s also slightly more healthy than the McDouble, but it is still pretty badass. 390 calories of caloric destruction, with 19g of fat, and 65 mg of cholesterol.

If the Buck Double is Rambo, this is Ivan Drago.

3) The Wendy’s Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger

The Wendy’s Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger is the classic value menu cheeseburger. It is to value menu burgers what Seinfeld is to television. The foundation of it all, the zenith of its influence. Almost as good as it gets until some competitors refined their dollar menus.

This concoction of beef, bun, bacon, cheese and mayo supported me through periods of intense financial difficulty in college. Getting one of these bad boys made me forget how broke I was. It was like being celibate and every once in awhile getting 5 minutes with a supermodel. It was $1 but it didn’t taste a dollar.

In terms of nutrition, it cannot hope to rival the awesomeness of the Burger King Buck Double but it puts forth a good effort. It weighs in at 320 calories, 16 g of fat, and 50 mg of cholesterol.