Hardee's Country Fried Steak Biscuit

This is a breaded, fried steak patty on a scratch biscuit. There's no egg, cheese or gravy unless you ask.

The crunchy coating and soft biscuit make a good pair, but on its own it can taste dry.

Country fried steak and gravy belong together. A Side of Gravy costs $1.99 and adds 160 calories.

With gravy, the total comes to $6.78. At that point, the Pork Chop 'N' Gravy Biscuit ($4.89) gives you a breaded meat and gravy for less.

So order the steak biscuit when you want steak, not to save money.

Hardee's nutrition guide lists 550 calories, 33g of fat and 1,240mg of sodium. The menu card shows 650.

Protein is low for a meat biscuit at 14g. Cholesterol is low too, at 25mg, since there's no egg.

Allergens listed are milk, soy and wheat.

Some stores sell a 12-biscuit Country Fried Steak box through catering for about $47.99.

Twelve bought one at a time at $4.79 would cost $57.48. The box saves about $9.50, or roughly $0.79 per biscuit.

For a single meal, the combo costs $6.79, $2.00 over the sandwich.