McDonald’s Secret (hidden) Menu is a collection of unadvertised, customisable menu items that can be ordered by directly asking at McDonald’s restaurants. Prominent McDonald’s secret menu items include McGangBang, Land, Air & Sea, Surf And Turf, and Mc10:35.
Secret menu items like Spam & Egg McMuffin and Portuguese Sausage McMuffin w/ Egg have limited availability, meaning they can only be ordered at selective outlets (in Hawaii). McDonald’s secret menu items can be made by requesting the McDonald’s staff or you can make them yourself by following the instructions mentioned below.
12 Famous McDonald’s Secret Menu Items
1. McGangBang Burger
McGangBang (Bababooey) is a McDonald’s secret burger item that features a McChicken sandwiched between the two beef patties of a McDouble.
How to order: To order McGangBang, ask McDonald’s staff to place McChicken inside the two beef patties of a McDouble burger. Or, you can order (through dine-in, take-away, or delivery) both burgers and place McChicken between the two patties of McDouble.
Availability: McGangBang is available in each (13,000+) McDonald’s outlet in the USA during McDonald’s lunch and dinner hours.
Price: $6.00
Nutrition: There are 795 calories in McGangBang.
| Calories | Total Fat | Cholesterol | Sodium | Total Carbs | Protein |
| 795 Cal | 42g | 110mg | 1853mg | 66g | 38g |
2. Surf And Turf
McDonald’s Surf and Turf is a combination of a Fish-O-Filet patty sandwiched between two beef patties of Double Cheeseburger. Surf means seafood (here, Fish-O-Filet patty), and Turf means land-based food (here, 100% beef patties).McGangBang is available in each (13,000+) McDonald’s outlet in the USA during McDonald’s lunch and dinner hours.
How to order: To order McDonald’s Surf and Turf, ask McDonald’s staff to place a fish filet patty between the two patties of the Double Cheeseburger. Or, you can make it yourself by ordering (through dine-in, take-away, or delivery) the two burgers and placing a Pollock fish patty between the Double Cheeseburger’s 100% beef patties.
Availability: McDonald’s Surf and Turf is available in each (13,000+) outlet of McDonald’s in the USA after breakfast hours.
Price:$7.28
Nutrition: There are 830 calories in Surf and Turf.
| Calories | Total Fat | Cholesterol | Sodium | Total Carbs | Protein |
| 830 Cal | 42g | 115mg | 1710mg | 73g | 41g |
3. Land, Air & Sea
McDonald’s Land, Air & Sea is a secret menu burger that features both McChicken and Filet-O-Fish patties inside a Big Mac. Land means beef, air means chicken, and sea means fish.
How to order: To order McDonald’s Land, Air & Sea, ask McDonald’s staff to place McChicken and Filet-O-Fish patties (irrespective of the order) between the Big Mac. You can also order (through dine-in, take-away, or delivery) the three burgers and place chicken and fish patties between the Big Mac.McDonald’s Land, Air & Sea is a secret menu burger that features both McChicken and Filet-O-Fish patties inside a Big Mac. Land means beef, air means chicken, and sea means fish.
Availability: McDonald’s Land, Air & Sea is available in each (13,000+) McDonald’s outlet in the USA after McDonald’s breakfast hours.
Price:$9.99
Nutrition: There are 1330 calories in Land, Air & Sea.
| Calories | Total Fat | Cholesterol | Sodium | Total Carbs | Protein |
| 1330 Cal | 69g | 150mg | 2150mg | 123g | 55g |
4. Apple Pie McFlurry
McDonald’s Apple Pie McFlurry features vanilla reduced-fat ice cream mixed with crushed (baked or fried) apple pie instead of classic Oreo or M&M candies.
How to order: To order McDonald’s Apple Pie McFlurry, ask McDonald’s staff to mix two apple pies with vanilla McFlurry. Mix it yourself, if the staff refuses to do it. You have to crush the pie with your hands and mix in the plain McFlurry.
Availability: McDonald’s Apple Pie McFlurry is available in each (13,000+) McDonald’s outlet all-day.
Price:$5.68
Nutrition: There are 760 calories in McGangBang.
| Calories | Total Fat | Cholesterol | Sodium | Total Carbs | Protein |
| 760 Cal | 30g | 35mg | 325mg | 113g | 13g |
5. Big McChicken (McChicken Big Mac)
Big McChicken is a McDonald’s secret menu burger in which Big Mac’s three buns are replaced by three McChicken patties.
How to order: To order a Big McChicken, ask the McDonald’s staff to replace the buns of Big Mac with three McChicken patties. Or, you can request a bun-less Big Mac and three McChicken. Then, add the chicken patties in place of the buns.
Availability: McDonald’s Big McChicken is available in each (13,000+) McDonald’s outlet during lunch and breakfast hours.
Price: $11.00
Calories: 830 Cal
6. Grilled Cheese
McDonald’s secret menu grilled cheese is a vegetarian cheeseburger having grilled buns (with cheese) without beef patty, ketchup, pickle, onions, and mustard. You can choose to add extra ingredients (bacon, sauces, double cheese), if you like.
How to order: To order McDonald’s grilled cheese, ask McDonald’s staff to grill the cheeseburger buns with cheese and exclude the other ingredients (patty, ketchup, pickle, onions, mustard).
Availability: McDonald’s Grilled Cheese is available in each (13,000+) McDonald’s outlet after breakfast ends.
Price: $2.19
Calories: 190 Cal
7. Monster Mac
McDonald’s Monster Mac is a secret menu Big Mac burger having eight 100% beef patties instead of two.
How to order: To order McDonald’s Monster Mac, ask McDonald’s staff to add an extra six beef patties to the Big Mac. Only two extra patties can be added if ordering from McDonald’s Mobile app.
Availability: McDonald’s Monster Mac is available in each (13,000+) McDonald’s outlet during lunch and dinner hours.
Price: $11.00
Calories: 1730 Cal
8. Brunch Burger
Brunch (McBrunch) burger from McDonald’s secret menu is a combination of double cheeseburger and breakfast menu items (hash browns, round egg, bacon). McBrunch combines both breakfast + lunch i.e., Brunch.
How to order: To order a McDonald’s brunch burger, ask McDonald’s staff to add hash browns, eggs and bacon between double cheeseburger. It’s available at 10:35 A.M. (time during which McDonald’s switch to Lunch menu).
Availability: At 10:35 A.M., McDonald’s McBrunch (a Brunch burger) is available in each (13,000+) McDonald’s outlet.
Price: $10.00
Calories: 730 Cal
What is Mc10:35?
Mc10:35 means 10:35 A.M., when many McDonald’s outlets shift from the Breakfast to Lunch menu. During this time, brunch secret items (a combination of breakfast and lunch items) can be ordered. The most famous secret menu item that can be ordered during Mc10:35 (10:35 A.M.) is the Brunch Burger.
You can create your own secret menu by mixing breakfast (McMuffins, McGriddles, biscuits, bagels, hash browns) and lunch (beef, chicken, and fish burgers) menu items.
9. Neapolitan Shake
McDonald’s has a secret Neapolitan shake that is made by blending three McDonald’s shakes: Chocolate, Vanilla, and Strawberry. McDonald’s Neapolitan shake includes mixing vanilla reduced ice cream, whipped light cream and flavours (chocolate shake syrup, vanilla shake syrup, and strawberry shake syrup).
How to order: To order McDonald’s Neapolitan shake, ask McDonald’s staff to blend three shake syrups (chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry) with vanilla reduced ice cream and whipped light cream.
Availability: McDonald’s Neapolitan shake is available in each (13,000+) McDonald’s outlet all-day.
Price: The price is $2.39 for a small Neapolitan shake, $3.39 for a medium Neapolitan shake, and $3.99 for a large Neapolitan shake.
Calories: 710 Cal (Small Neapolitan shake), 890 Cal (Medium Neapolitan shake), and 1140 Cal (Large Neapolitan shake)
10. Poor Man’s Big Mac
Poor Man’s Big Mac (McDouble + Big Mac Sauce) is a budget-friendly item on McDonald’s secret menu that costs only $1.49. It features a McDouble (without ketchup and mustard), Big Mac sauce, and extra lettuce. It’s the same as the Big Mac but without the third bun.
How to order: To order McDonald’s Poor Man’s Big Mac, ask McDonald’s staff for a McDouble without ketchup and mustard sauce. Then, request them to add extra lettuce and Big Mac sauce.
Availability: McDonald’s Poor Man’s Big Mac is available in each (13,000+) McDonald’s outlet after breakfast hours (during lunch and dinner hours).
Price: $1.49
Calories: 530 Cal
11. Hash Brown McMuffin
Hash Brown McMuffin is a famous McDonald’s breakfast secret menu item featuring a hash brown between the McMuffin. You can choose any type of McMuffin: egg, Sausage, or English, and get hash brown added to it.
How to order: To order McDonald’s Hash Brown McMuffin, ask McDonald’s staff to add a hash brown to the McMuffin. Or, you can do it yourself by ordering both McMuffin and Hash Browns and adding hash browns between the muffins.
Availability: McDonald’s McMuffin Hash Brown is available in each (13,000+) McDonald’s outlet during McDonald’s breakfast hours (until 10:30 or 11 A.M.).
Price: $6.18 for Egg McMuffin with Hash Brown
Calories: 450 Cal
Is McDonald’s Birthday Cake a secret menu item?
Yes, McDonald’s birthday cake (Ronald, sheet cake) is a secret menu item as it isn’t advertised on the McDonald’s menu. It isn’t like other McDonald’s secret menu items that are made by customisation. It is available in select McDonald’s stores and availability depends upon the demand in that specific store.
Are McDonald’s Chicken McGriddles secret menu items?
No, McDonald’s chicken McGriddles aren’t a secret menu item, as they are present on McDonald’s breakfast menu. Some people consider them a secret item because of their limited availability. They are available in selective McDonald’s stores like Cutler Ridge, FL, at 10855 Caribbean Blvd and Stony Brook, NY, at 2324 Nesconset.
Is McDonald’s Biscuits and Gravy a secret menu item?
As per HackTheMenu, McDonald’s biscuits and gravy are a secret menu item. However, they are commonly found on McDonald’s regular menu at limited (selective) stores.
Is McDonald’s Saimin a secret menu item?
As per HackTheMenu, McDonald’s Saimin is a secret menu item. But it was a regular menu item at Hawaii McDonald’s locations until June 2022, when it was discontinued as Saimin’s supplier closed their company.
McDonald’s Hawaii locations have five special menu items that are present only on McDonald’s Hawaii menu.
Is McDonald’s McKinley Mac a secret menu item?
Yes, McKinley Mac is a McDonald’s secret menu burger in 49 states of America. McKinley Mac (The Denali Mac) is an official menu item in Alaska (the 50th state of America). The burger in Alaska has bigger patties and extra Big Mac sauce than the traditional Big Mac. To order this secret item, replace the patties of Big Mac with Quarter Pounder patties and add extra Big Mac sauce.
Is McDonald’s McCrepe a secret menu item?
Yes, McDonald’s McCrepe is a discontinued secret menu item. McCrepe featured hotcakes (pancakes) filled with Yogurt Parfait. But the McDonald’s yogurt parfait was discontinued during COVID-19, so now, this secret combination can’t be ordered.
What is McDonald’s 2 Cheeseburger Meal?
McDonald’s 2 Cheeseburger Meal (Cheeseburger Combo Meal) is an official McDonald’s menu item that was launched for a limited time. Now, it’s a secret menu item that can be availed by ordering a Cheeseburger meal and a single cheeseburger. It simply consists of 2 cheeseburgers, fries, and a drink.
23 Less Famous McDonald’s Secret Menu Items
- All American: McDonald’s All-American secret menu burger is a hamburger with extra ketchup and pickles.
- McNasty (McShocker): Like McGangBang, a regular or spicy McChicken between the patties of McDouble.
- Root Beer Float: Classic vanilla ice cream over root beer. Root beer is available in limited McDonald’s locations.
- Caramel Apple Sundae: Once an official McDonald’s menu item, now it can recreated by topping vanilla soft serve with warm caramel sauce and apple slices.
- Ice Cream Sandwich: McDonald’s secret dessert menu featuring vanilla soft serve inside two chocolate cookies.
- Big Mac ‘N Cheese: A discontinued McDonald’s secret menu item featuring Mac and cheese inside the Big Mac.
- Chicken and “Waffles”: Similar to chicken McGriddles, you can order a McChicken patty between McGriddles at McDonald’s locations where Chicken McGriddles aren’t served on the breakfast menu.
- Fries with Big Mac Sauce: McDonald’s world-famous fries with a dollop of Big Mac sauce.
- Cotton Candy Soda: McDonald’s secret menu drink featuring sprite, blue Powerade or Hi-C and vanilla syrup or soft serve ice cream. Mixing these three ingredients give a creamy, cotton candy-like sweetness. Limited availability.
- Milk Tea: Creamer or milk in the regular tea.
- McLeprechaun Shake: Seasonal McDonald’s secret menu item that involves mixing Shamrock and chocolate shake. Available only around St. Patrick’s Day.
- Strawberry Eggnog Shake: McDonald’s strawberry shake syrup mixed in Eggnog shake. Available during the holiday season.
- Big Mac Hash: Part of McDonald’s secret brunch menu featuring hash browns inside the Big Mac. Available during 10:35 A.M. (MC10:35).
- Triple Big Mac: A Big Mac with three patties instead of two.
- Chicken Cordon Bleu McMuffin: McChicken patty and cheese inside a McMuffin. This McDonald’s breakfast secret menu item tries to recreate Chicken Cordon Bleu.
- McAffogato: It is a McDonald’s coffee secret menu item that involves pouring espresso over a Vanilla soft serve.
- McShmeaty: Adding McChicken patty to McDouble, Cheeseburger or Double Cheeseburger.
- Spam & Egg McMuffin: Only available in McDonald’s Hawaii secret menu, it features spam inside the Egg McMuffin.
- Portuguese Sausage McMuffin w/ Egg: Only available in McDonald’s Hawaii secret menu, it features Portuguese sausage inside the Egg McMuffin.
- Bad Kids Meal: McDonald’s bad kid’s meal (McDonald’s kid’s secret menu) replaces healthy options (apple slices, juice, milk) in a kid’s meal with less healthy options (fries, soft drink, cookies, McFlurry).
- McOrgy Burger: Involves making a burger with beef, chicken and fish patty.
- Cinnamon Melt à la Mode: A discontinued McDonald’s secret menu item that featured vanilla soft serve over cinnamon melt.
- Orange Creamsicle Shake: McDonald’s Fanta mixed with vanilla soft serve or vanilla shake.
- Snickers Coffee: Chocolate, hazelnut, and caramel syrup mixed in hot or iced coffee.