The 13 Biggest Fast Food Menu Flops of All Time

Menu items that arrived with enormous advertising and left quietly. Some were bad ideas; some were fine ideas that broke the kitchen.

1

Arch Deluxe

McDonald's 1996 burger for grown-up tastes, backed by an enormous ad campaign and gone by 2000.

2

McDonald's Pizza

Full-size pizzas baked in McDonald's kitchens in the 1990s, killed by the wait time.

3

Satisfries

Burger King's lower-calorie crinkle fries, pulled from most restaurants within a year.

4

McLean Deluxe

McDonald's 91% fat-free burger, bulked out with seaweed extract and unloved by customers.

5

Burger King's Halloween Whopper

A black-bunned Whopper that became famous for what it did to customers afterwards.

6

Wendy's Superbar

An all-you-can-eat buffet inside a burger chain, retired in the late 1990s.

7

Domino's Oreo Dessert Pizza

A pizza crust topped with crushed Oreos and icing, briefly sold nationwide.

8

KFC Double Down

A sandwich with fried chicken fillets instead of bread — a viral stunt more than a menu item.

9

Colonel's Hot Wings

One of KFC's several failed attempts to win the wing market.

10

Pizza Hut Priazzo

A stuffed deep-dish pizza so slow to make it broke the kitchen, despite heavy marketing.

11

Taco Bell Bell Beefer

A sloppy-joe-style beef sandwich on a bun, quietly dropped from the menu.

12

Burger King Enormous Omelet Sandwich

A breakfast sandwich with a calorie count that became a national news story.

13

Jack in the Box Frings

Half fries, half onion rings in one carton — a novelty that never stuck.