Hardee's Biscuit

Every biscuit sandwich at Hardee's starts with this one. It's the same scratch-made biscuit, sold on its own with nothing inside.

Stores bake batches through the morning, so the one you get is usually warm. Ask for butter or jelly at the counter if you want a spread.

The online menu card shows 440 calories. Hardee's printed nutrition guide lists the Plain Biscuit at 340 calories and 99 grams.

We use the guide figure in our tables because it comes with a full breakdown. The higher menu number may include butter or a spread, but Hardee's doesn't say.

Hardee's catering listing for 6 plain biscuits shows 2,010 calories, about 335 each, which lines up with the guide.

Either way, it's 41g of carbs and 840mg of sodium before you add anything to it.

A plain Biscuit ($1.29) plus a Side of Gravy ($1.99) comes to $3.28. Biscuit 'N' Gravy costs $3.29, so the price is a wash.

The difference is control. With the side cup, you pour as much gravy as you like, and the biscuit stays crisp until you do.

Two plain biscuits and one gravy cup ($4.57) is a cheap way to feed two light eaters.

Some Hardee's locations sell 6- and 12-biscuit packs for catering. On ezCater, one listing prices 6 pre-buttered bulk biscuits at $11.20.

Six biscuits bought one at a time at $1.29 come to $7.74. For a small group, ordering at the counter is cheaper. Bulk packs make sense when you want them boxed and ready at a set time.