$5.58 to $5.78 builds one from parts; a listed Rodeo Double Cheeseburger was recorded at $3.99.
There are two answers to how to order a Rodeo Burger, and the cheap one is to check the board first. Where it is listed, the Rodeo Double Cheeseburger was recorded at $3.99. If it is not, the build is a burger with onion rings and BBQ sauce: a Cheeseburger at $2.79 or $2.99 plus small Onion Rings at $2.79, so $5.58 to $5.78 and 570 calories. The sauce carries no published charge.
Burger King Cheeseburger price and calories · Onion Rings small price and calories · Rodeo Burger price, and why it varies · Rodeo Double Cheeseburger price · Burger King secret menu — discontinued, not hidden
What you need
8 itemsBuilding it, against buying it
| Route | Components and prices | Total and calories |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest build | Hamburger $2.49 + Onion Rings, small, $2.79 | $5.28 · 530 Cal |
| Standard build | Cheeseburger $2.79 or $2.99 + Onion Rings, small, $2.79 | $5.58 to $5.78 · 570 Cal |
| Whopper build | Whopper $6.79 or $7.49 + Onion Rings, small, $2.79 | $9.58 to $10.28 · 950 Cal |
| Listed: Rodeo Double Cheeseburger | One sandwich, sold as a product | $3.99 · no published count |
| Listed: Rodeo Burger | One sandwich, readings at $2.29 and $2.99 | Price varies · no published count |
How it works
Look at the board before asking for anything
This item keeps returning to the menu. A Rodeo Double Cheeseburger was recorded at $3.99, which undercuts every build on this page.
Check that onion rings are stocked
Not every restaurant carries them. Missing rings make the build impossible, whatever any guide says, and no substitution gets you there.
Order a burger and a side of onion rings
Two listed items, rung up normally. Small Onion Rings at $2.79 are the cheapest carton carrying a current price, and give more rings than a sandwich needs.
Ask for BBQ sauce with the order
Sauce is the one component with no published price at all. Ask whether it is charged before confirming, since operators differ on that.
Build it and keep the rest of the rings
Three or four rings go on the patty and the rest stay a side. That is the practical difference between the build and the product: you are buying a carton, not a topping.
If something goes wrong
Staff said the Rodeo Burger does not exist
- Cause
- It has been added to and dropped from the US menu repeatedly since 1998
- Fix
- Ask for onion rings and BBQ sauce on a burger instead. The components stay stocked even when the name has left the till.
This restaurant has no onion rings
- Cause
- Onion rings are not carried across the whole estate
- Fix
- The build is impossible here. Check another restaurant in the app rather than asking a second time.
It cost more than the listed sandwich
- Cause
- A carton of onion rings costs far more than the few that go on a burger
- Fix
- That is the expected outcome. At $2.79 for the small carton, the cheapest build is $5.28 against $3.99 for the listed Rodeo Double Cheeseburger.
There was a charge for the sauce
- Cause
- Sauce pricing is an operator decision and Burger King publishes nothing on it
- Fix
- Ask before confirming. No published listing anywhere carries a BBQ sauce price, so no page can tell you in advance.
The calorie count is missing
- Cause
- Burger King has published no figure for either Rodeo sandwich
- Fix
- Use the build instead. A Cheeseburger at 290 and small Onion Rings at 280 give 570 for the whole carton, which is more rings than the sandwich uses.
The price online did not match the restaurant
- Cause
- Franchisees run almost the entire estate and set their own boards
- Fix
- Treat every figure here as what published listings showed in August 2026. The app with a restaurant selected is the only binding number.
What’s fixed, and what actually varies
The interesting question here is not how to fake a Rodeo Burger. It is whether you need to.
Fixed
- The Rodeo Burger has been a listed Burger King product on and off since 1998
- Its components, onion rings and BBQ sauce, are ordinary stock
- A Rodeo Double Cheeseburger was recorded at $3.99 as a listed item
- Two listed items cost two listed prices, with nothing taken off
- No published US listing carries a price for BBQ sauce
Varies
- Whether either Rodeo sandwich is on your restaurant's menu today
- The Rodeo Burger's own price, which came back at $2.29 and at $2.99
- The Cheeseburger, tied at $2.79 or $2.99 in published US listings
- Whether onion rings are stocked at all, which is not universal
- Whether a franchisee charges for sauce, and how much
Open the Burger King app with your restaurant selected and search the menu for Rodeo. Where anything comes back, the question is settled and the build is a waste of money. If nothing does, look for onion rings next, because a restaurant without them cannot make this at any price.
The hack that costs more than the sandwich
Almost every guide handles this the same way. It calls the Rodeo Burger discontinued, gives a workaround, and never prices either. Doing the arithmetic changes the advice completely.
Start with what is on sale. A Rodeo Double Cheeseburger was recorded at $3.99, from one published listing, and a Rodeo Burger came back at $2.29 and at $2.99, two readings too far apart to name a typical figure. Both are sandwiches you can simply buy where they are listed, and the item has moved on and off the US menu since 1998, appearing on the $1 Your Way menu at one point.
Now price the workaround. Onion rings do not come as a topping, so the build means buying a carton. The smallest with a current price is $2.79 for 280 calories, and with a Cheeseburger at $2.79 or $2.99 the pair is $5.58 to $5.78 for 570 calories. Against a listed Rodeo Double Cheeseburger at $3.99, the build costs $1.59 to $1.79 more and leaves you holding most of a side order.
Going cheaper is possible and still loses. A plain Hamburger at $2.49 with the same rings is $5.28. Going upmarket loses badly: a Whopper at $6.79 or $7.49 takes the pair to $9.58 or $10.28.
One component defeats every version. BBQ sauce carries no published price in any listing checked, so no total on this page is the finished figure, and a restaurant that charges for sauce widens the gap further. The chicken equivalent behaves the same way, with a Rodeo Crispy Chicken as the old listed product and a Royal Crispy Chicken plus rings as the workaround. Restaurant Brands International franchises almost its entire estate, so whether any of this is on your board is a local matter.
Questions people ask
Is the Rodeo Burger discontinued?
It depends on the restaurant and the month. A Rodeo Double Cheeseburger was recorded at $3.99 and a Rodeo Burger at $2.29 and $2.99, so it was on sale somewhere when these listings were checked.
How do I build one if it is not listed?
Order a burger and a small carton of Onion Rings, then put three or four rings on the patty and ask for BBQ sauce. That is $5.58 to $5.78 with a Cheeseburger.
Why does building it cost more than buying it?
Onion rings are sold by the carton rather than by the ring. At $2.79 for the smallest, the side costs almost as much as a listed Rodeo sandwich on its own.
What is the cheapest version that prices?
A plain Hamburger at $2.49 with small Onion Rings at $2.79, which is $5.28 for 530 calories. It is still dearer than the listed sandwich where that is on the board.
Does the BBQ sauce cost extra?
Nobody publishes an answer. No US listing checked carries a price for it, so the only way to know is to ask at the counter before paying.
How many calories are in a Rodeo Burger?
Burger King has published none for it. The nearest honest figure is the build: 290 for a Cheeseburger and 280 for the small onion ring carton.
Can I do the same with chicken?
Yes, and it follows the same pattern. A Rodeo Crispy Chicken was a listed product, and the workaround is a Royal Crispy Chicken with rings and sauce added.