Would you spend over $400 to make a fancy McRib? Well, the YouTube Channel Mythical Kitchen did for their series “Fancy Fast Food!”
Chef Josh Scherer and his team at Mythical Kitchen take popular fast food items and recreate them using fancy and, of course, rather pricey ingredients. At the end of the episode, they determine if the price was worth the “fancier” taste. Spoiler: Sometimes, it’s not!
So if you’re wondering if you should splurge on making your own $374 version of Panda Express’s orange chicken, look no further than this list of all the Mythical Kitchen’s fancy fast food experiments they’ve posted on their channel as of January 2022.
We’ll start with their oldest concoction, the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish, and work up to their newest, the KFC pot pie.
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McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish
Original Price: $3.79
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $379.34
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
- Watch the video
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Panda Express Orange Chicken
Original Price: $7.50 (medium)
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $374.16
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
- Watch the video
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Wendy’s Baconator
Original Price: $6.09
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $237.89
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
- Watch the video
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Arby’s Meat Mountain
Original Price: $10
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $364.21
- Was it worth it? Eh, maybe not. Chef Josh did admit there was a pretty big flaw in the fancy version: You can’t taste the entire sandwich all at once because it’s just so massive!
- Watch the video
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Dunkin’ Boston Kreme Donut
Original Price: $8.46 (6-pack)
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $218.71
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
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Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino
Original Price: $5.25 (venti)
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $214.89
- Was it worth it?: Yes … although, to be fair, they did add 10-year-old Bourbon…
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In-N-Out Animal Style Burger and Fries
Original Price: $6.99
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $314.81
- Was it worth it?: Not at all! The dry-aged burger meat was, as they put it, “funky” and not for everyone.
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Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pizza
Original Price: $11.99
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $420.17
- Was it worth it?: Eh, depends. There wasn’t a clear winner on this one, with the Mythical Kitchen deciding they were just too different to compare. But Mythical art director, Lucas Strader, who guest starred on the episode, hated the truffles on the fancy pizza, so maybe there was a non-official winner, after all …
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Taco Bell Mexican Pizza
Original Price: $3.49
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $298.64
- Was it worth it?: Yes, although, as Josh says of the original Mexican pizza, “I mean, it is still pretty good…” So maybe just stick to the original, anyways.
- Watch the video
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KFC Famous Bowl
Original Price: $3
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $308.72
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
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McDonald’s McRib
Original Price: $3.69
Note: For this episode, the McRib was not available at the time of production, so the Mythical Kitchen team made a more realistic version of the McRib to compare to the “fancy” McRib.
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $455.77
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
- Watch the video
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McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets
Original Price: $4.49
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $231.19
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
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Burger King Breakfast Sandwich
Original Price: $4.79
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $274.48
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
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Jack in the Box Munchie Meal
Original Price: $4.20
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $419.21
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
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Popeye’s Spicy Chicken Sandwich
Original Price: $3.99
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $207.51
- Was it worth it?: Not at all! As Chef Josh said, “I feel a deep sense of shame about it.” Yikes.
- Watch the video
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Domino’s BBQ Pizza
Original Price: $15.99
(original is on the right)
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $203.68
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
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Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger
Original Price: $8.69
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $379.81
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
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Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos
Original Price: $11.19 (for eight tacos)
(original on the left)
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $239.21
- Was it worth it?: Yes, even though, for the first time on the show, the original food was larger than the fancy version!
- Watch the video
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Raising Cane’s Chicken Tenders (The Caniac Combo)
Original Price: $9.98
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $379.51
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
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Jollibee Spaghetti
Original Price: $36.34 (family pack)
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $840.75 (or just about $200, sans giant cheese wheel)
- Was it worth it?: Yes! As Josh said, “Wow, that was fire!” It did have quite a bit of rum in it … plus, who says no to eating spaghetti out of a bowl made of a giant cheese wheel?
- Watch the video
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Burger King Whopper
Original Price: $6.99
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $219.21
- Was it worth it?: Yes, although, as Josh Chef notes, it really is a “new take” on the burger, so don’t expect to get that original Whopper taste if, for whatever reason, you ever decide to recreate the fancy version …
- Watch the video
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Jersey Mike’s cheesesteak
Original Price: $12.95
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $409.09
- Was it worth it?: It’s American and A5 Wagyu: I mean, of course it’s worth it compared to Jersey Mike’s!
- Watch the video
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Shake Shack Smashburger
Original Price: $5.49
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $399.97
- Was it worth it?: Yes!
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Wetzel’s Pretzels Pizza Pretzel
Original Price: $6.99
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The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $569.12
- Was it worth it?: Yes! As Chef Josh said, “You can’t put a price on art…” Which this truffle-ized version of the pizza pretzel apparently is.
- Watch the video
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KFC Pot Pie
Original Price: $3.99
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The Fancy Price
The Fancy Price
- Fancy Price: $209.70
- Was it worth it?: No! As Chef Josh explained, “That’s too much money for a pie!”
- Watch the video
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