The KFC Secret Menu: Real Off-Board Orders, Priced, and the Myths Retired
Every KFC secret menu article promises hidden treasure, and almost none of it survives contact with a register. The real category is off-board builds of on-board items, which any register can ring because every component has a price: the half-and-half bucket, the all-dark or no-wing bucket, the Nashville toss where the oil is in the kitchen, the Arnold Palmer, the sauce swaps and the app-only counts. The mythical category needs a discontinued product or a button that does not exist. This page prices every real order from the full menu, keeps the record of the items that died, and names the ones that were never real.
Real, and worth knowing
| Order | How to ask | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Half Original Recipe, half Extra Crispy | Ask for the split on any bone-in bucket or meal | Same price as the bucket: $18.99 for eight pieces |
| All dark meat, or no wings | Ask when stock allows; drums and thighs are the usual substitution | Same price; all-breast usually carries an upcharge |
| The Nashville toss | Where the restaurant sells the Nashville Hot bowl, the oil is in the kitchen and most will toss tenders or pieces for a small upcharge | A sauce-cup charge or so, set by the restaurant |
| The Arnold Palmer | Half Lemonade, half Sweet Tea or unsweetened tea | $3.29 at the higher of the two drink prices |
| Sauce swaps | Any cup from the rack in place of the default on a tenders or nuggets order | Free by count; extras $0.59 |
| Gravy on anything | A Gravy Dip Cup on the side for fries, tenders or a biscuit | $0.99 |
| A built Double Down | Two single tenders as the bread; ask for cheese and bacon where the restaurant has them from the Smash'd bowl line | $4.58 for the tenders plus whatever the restaurant charges for the toppings |
| The plain mash | Mashed potatoes without gravy, the vegetarian side | $2.79 |
| A bowl with extra chicken | Add a single tender or nuggets to any bowl | $5.00 plus $2.29 a tender |
Every order above is rung from listed items at reference prices; the restaurant sets the final figure and can decline a build when stock is short.
The app builds
The ordering app carries counts the menu board does not list: 2 pc. Tenders and 3 pc. Tenders are ordered as builds rather than listed items, which is the closest thing KFC has to an official secret menu. The app guide covers how the customization screens work, and app orders earn Rewards points where a counter order does not.
| Item | Price | Calories | Protein | Sodium | Value grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2 pc. Tenders |
$4.29 | 260 | 24 g | 700 mg | C+ |
 3 pc. Tenders |
$5.99 | 390 | 36 g | 1,050 mg | B |
Ordered as builds in the app; priced and measured like any listed item.
Dead, despite the listicles
| Item | What happened | On this site |
|---|---|---|
| The Double Down | A 2010 menu item, revived in 2023, retired again; the built version above is the only route | Priced from components |
| The Chizza | A 2025 limited run, now off the national board | Page kept with last price and figures |
| Nashville Hot bone-in and tenders | Off the national board; the Nashville Hot bowl carries the sauce | Pages kept |
| The $5 Fill Up | Returned as the Fill Ups from $5.99 | The current Fill Up |
| Wedges | Replaced by Secret Recipe fries nationally in 2020; back at some restaurants and inside limited-time boxes | Page kept, availability noted |
| Beyond Fried Chicken | A limited national run in January 2022, not returned | Covered on the vegetarian page |
Nothing is deleted here: retired items keep their pages with the last listed price and full nutrition, marked as off the current national menu.
Never real
| Claim | Verdict |
|---|---|
| KFC poutine in the US | Canada only; no US restaurant has sold it |
| A packet of the 11 herbs and spices for sale | The blend is mixed by more than one supplier and has never been sold |
| A loyalty code for a free bucket | Resurfaces every football season; no such code exists. Rewards are redeemed from the Vault in the app |
| A secret price for the Famous Bowl | The bowl is $5.00 on the board; the only price cut was the January 2026 line |
| A “$5 Fill Up secret code” | A dead promotion; the Fill Ups are listed items from $5.99 |
How to order off the board without friction
- Name the listed items. A register rings items; “half and half eight-piece” works because the eight-piece exists, “the Double Down” does not.
- Ask before the rush. Splits and substitutions are easy when the kitchen has stock and time; mid-afternoon is the window.
- Expect a small charge for finishing. A toss or an extra topping is priced like a sauce cup or an add-on.
- Use the app for counts and sauces. The customization screens carry the builds the board does not list, and the order earns points.
- Take no for an answer on stock. All-breast and all-dark depend on what is fried; a restaurant will offer the closest split.
More KFC guides
QuestionsThe KFC Secret Menu FAQs
Does KFC have a secret menu?
Not hidden products; ordering rights. Half-and-half buckets, all-dark or no-wing buckets, sauce swaps, the Arnold Palmer, gravy on the side and the app's build counts are all real and priced from listed items.
Can you still order the Double Down?
Not as a menu item. Two single tenders at $4.58 can be built into one where the restaurant has cheese and bacon on hand.
Is the KFC poutine real?
In Canada. No US restaurant has sold it.
What is the most useful off-menu order at KFC?
The half Original Recipe, half Extra Crispy bucket at the standard price, followed by asking for all dark meat when stock allows.
Will KFC toss chicken in Nashville Hot oil?
Where the restaurant sells the Nashville Hot Mashed Potato Bowl the oil is in the kitchen and most will toss tenders or pieces for a small charge.
Why do secret menu articles list dead items?
They copy each other and rarely check a register. This site keeps retired items on their own pages, marked as off the current menu, so the record is visible.
Can I get all white meat in a bucket?
Usually with an upcharge, and only when breasts are in stock. All dark meat is usually free.
Is there a secret KFC Rewards code?
No. Rewards are earned at 10 points a dollar on app and kfc.com orders and redeemed from the Secret Recipe Vault in the app.
What can I order in the app that is not on the menu board?
2 pc. Tenders and 3 pc. Tenders, plus sauce and side customizations on every combo and family meal.
Can I buy the 11 herbs and spices?
No. The blend has never been sold and is mixed by more than one supplier.
Where the facts on this page come from
- KFC app and kfc.com menu listings reference prices on the review date
- KFC full nutrition guide, 2026 edition calories and nutrition for every item