The Best Fast Food Deals to Grab in August

There is no shame in heading to a drive-thru, especially with everything going on in the world right now. Whether you need a break from cooking, want to treat everyone to a family favorite, or just need some quick, inexpensive sustenance, there are plenty of reasons why fast food is a good option. Here are the best deals and limited time offers you'll see at the drive-thru this month.

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The french fries are arguably the best thing McDonald's offers, and you can get them free every Friday (Fry Day, get it?). Just make a purchase of $1 or more through the app on a Friday and you'll get a free medium order of fries. Plus, any-size hot or iced coffee is only $1 all day every day when you order in the app. Both deals go through Sept. 27. 

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To promote their new breakfast menu, Wendy's is offering customers a free maple bacon chicken croissant during breakfast hours. To get it, just purchase anything through the app and you'll get the sweet and salty sandwich for free. You can also get $2 off any full size salad when you order through the app right now. Both deals are good through Aug. 23.

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Burger King has brought back a popular burger: the Steakhouse King. It's available as a single or double and is topped with American cheese, crispy onions, bacon, mayo and steakhouse sauce. If that's not your style, the $3 snack box with a cheeseburger, 10-piece nuggets, medium fries and small drink is still available.

For only a buck, you can get a nacho crunch double stacked taco at Taco Bell. It's a crunchy beef taco wrapped in a flour tortilla and nacho cheese. But what's really making waves this month are the menu items being retired on Aug. 13, including the spicy potato taco, 7-layer burrito, and spicy tostada. Check the list of discontinued items and get your favorites while you can. 

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The latest limited time offering at Arby's is the beer battered fish sandwich. It features a filet of cod coated in crispy beer batter on a brioche bun with shredded lettuce, tomato, pickles and tartar sauce.

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While many pizza deals are for carryout or curbside only, Pizza Hut has a deal that's also available for delivery. For $10, you can get a large pizza with up to 3 toppings delivered straight to your door. That makes family pizza night cheaper and less of a hassle.

Domino's has been running the $6 mix-and-match deal for so long it's pretty much just a part of the regular menu now. You have to order two or more items to get the $6 price, and there's a lot to choose from: medium 2-topping pizzas, stuffed cheesy bread, chicken wings, pasta, salad, and desserts. The only catch is that it's for takeout only, but it's worth the trip.

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KFC made a significant, permanent change to their menu recently, replacing potato wedges with secret recipe fries. Like their fried chicken, the fries are seasoned with a secret blend of herbs and spices. This is the first french fry for the chain in 60 years, so it's a big change.

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To piggyback on summer's barbecue flavors, Subway has introduced the BBQ rib sub. It's got a rib-shaped pork patty (think McRib) coated in sweet barbecue sauce and topped with lettuce, onions and pickles. Plus, you can still get two Footlongs for $5 each when you order through the app.

BLTs with fresh summer tomatoes are a seasonal treat. At Sonic for a limited time, you can get a $4 BBLT. What is the extra B for? More bacon, naturally. Lots of crispy bacon is piled on a brioche bun with tomatoes, lettuce and mayo for a classic combo.

Del Taco has added two crispy chicken tacos to its dollar menu lineup. Both include a fried chicken strip, lettuce and cheese in a flour tortilla, with either creamy ranch or creamy habanero sauce. You can also get the new crispy chicken strips in two other items: in a burrito with guac, veggies and creamy avocado caesar dressing, or in a box with fries.

Three Reese's doughnuts have arrived at Krispy Kreme, and one of them will eventually become part of the regular menu. Customers will decide which doughnut stays by posting their reviews on social media. I'm rooting for the Reese's classic doughnut, filled with peanut butter cream and topped with chocolate icing and mini peanut butter chips, but how could any of them be bad? 

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Checkers/Rally's has rolled out a great deal on a snack or small meal. For $2, you can get a box filled with white meat chicken bites and seasoned fries. It's the baby sibling to the box that comes with a half-pound of chicken bites.

The breakfast menu has expanded recently at Dunkin' to include inexpensive, easy to eat options. Ham and cheese rollups come two to an order for $2 and include ham and cheese rolled into a flour tortilla. For a dollar more, you can upgrade that ham to crispy bacon. Both are convenient for eating on the go.

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Church's has debuted a new dessert: wild berry cobbler. It includes a sweet mix of strawberries, blueberries and blackberries along with a honey butter biscuit. And if that's not enough berries for you, you can also sip on a wild berry iced tea or wild berry lemonade for a limited time.

Quiznos is looking toward Florida for their latest sandwich inspiration. The Cubano is layered with sliced ham and turkey, Swiss cheese, pickles, and yellow mustard on pressed Cuban-style bread. Since the sandwich generally doesn't include toppings, it comes standard with double meat, making for a half-pound 8-inch sandwich.

Shaquille O'Neal, a board member at Papa John's, has developed a new pizza with his name on it: the Shaq-a-roni. The $12 extra large pizza is topped with extra cheese and extra pepperoni, then cut into extra big slices. For each Shaq-a-roni sold, $1 will be donated to the Papa John's Foundation for Building Community.

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The new Southwest Cheddar Cheeseburger at Jack in the Box brings a smoky, spicy kick to your dinner. The beef patty is topped with smoked cheddar cheese, creamy chipotle sauce, grilled onions, lettuce and tomato. Get it as a combo with fries and a soda for $5.

Hardee's is matching the heat of summer with the heat of jalapenos. The new Spicy Western Bacon Cheeseburger is topped with onion rings, bacon, jalapenos, pepper jack cheese, and spicy barbecue sauce. The Beyond Spicy BBQ Cheeseburger is also available, and swaps a beef patty for a vegetarian patty.

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Dairy Queen has a mix-and-match 2 for $4 Super Snack deal going on right now. You can choose any combination from eight items: cheeseburger, 2-piece chicken strips, regular fries, pretzel sticks with queso, chili cheese dog, small sundae, Misty slush, and a soft drink.

There are two new meal kits at Moe's, joining the taco kit that was released earlier this year. The nacho meal kit includes tortilla chips, two proteins, beans, two bowls of queso and other fixings for about $25. The fajita kit comes with two proteins, tortillas, beans, rice, queso, chips and fixings for about $35. Both feed 4-6 people, so it's a great option for a quick family dinner.