McDonald’s customers are getting a special discount on their favorite breakfast next week, thanks to a $1 McMuffins deal.
On March 2, the fast food chain is offering $1 McMuffins in celebration of National Egg McMuffin Day. The deal includes the Egg McMuffin and the Sausage McMuffin, which usually cost between $3.99 and $5.99 each.
Customers have to order the McMuffins during breakfast hours through the McDonald’s app to get the $1 deal, which is limited to one McMuffin per customer.
McDonald’s classic Egg McMuffin includes Canadian bacon, egg and a slice of melted American cheese stacked between two slices of an English muffin. The Sausage McMuffin replaces the Canadian bacon with a sausage patty.
Only one day after the McMuffin deal, McDonald’s will bring its biggest burger to the U.S. for the first time: the Big Arch Burger.
The limited-time offering, launching March 3, features two quarter-pound beef patties, three slices of cheese, onions, pickles, lettuce and a tangy sauce on a sesame and poppy seed bun.
The fast food giant’s “most McDonald’s, McDonald’s burger,” as its press release called it, was previously tested in Canada and countries across Europe, but is already a permanent menu fixture in the U.K. and Ireland.
“We began to pilot Big Arch about a year and a half ago, and it’s shown strong traction across several markets,” said Jill McDonald, the chain’s global chief restaurant experience officer, during a fourth quarter earnings call earlier this month. “Customers are responding to this more satisfying burger that meets demand for something heartier while still feeling distinctly McDonald’s.
“Its performance helped it earn a permanent spot on the U.K. menu, and we see potential to continue scaling this platform as we strengthen our position within this tier of the beef category,” McDonald said.
While the price of the new burger has not yet been revealed, a Big Arch meal with fries and a drink costs about 12.59 Canadian dollars, which translates to about $9 in the U.S., making it pricier than most meals on the menu.
It is not known how long the 1020-calorie menu item will stick around in U.S. restaurants.
The Big Arch Burger isn’t the only special offering that McDonald’s has introduced this year. The brand recently launched a hot honey sauce for dipping. Plus, the restaurant’s iconic Shamrock Shake, a mint-flavored green milkshake, returned to stores earlier this month ahead of St. Patrick’s Day.
