3 matched items
Burger King vs Del Taco
Price & calories · 2026
Tacos and a real burger on one menu, priced for value
Burger King wins on
A full burger line and national coverage
Del Taco wins on
Tacos, cheap fries and a burger under one roof
Burger King and Del Taco compared across 3 matched items: the two chains overlap on too few comparably priced items to name a cheaper one, and Burger King carries fewer calories on 1 of 3. On the headline comparison the Whopper is 670–710 cal at $6.19–$8.04, against Double Del Cheeseburger with Bacon at 760 cal and $6.49. In short: A full burger line and national coverage, while Del Taco wins on tacos, cheap fries and a burger under one roof.
Both chains are overwhelmingly franchised, so prices are ranges rather than fixed figures, and rows our sources do not cover are marked not tracked rather than estimated - Del Taco price coverage is 16 of 98 tracked items. Competitor figures come from the same sources and the same checks as our Burger King data, so this comparison is like for like.
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The signature burgers side by side
Burger King Whopper670–710 cal · $6.19–$8.04
Del Taco Double Del Cheeseburger with Bacon760 cal · $6.49No licensed photo of this product, symbol shown
The Whopper carries 50 fewer calories than the Double Del Cheeseburger with Bacon. Calories use the upper bound where our two nutrition sources disagree.
Del Taco is the rare chain that puts a real cheeseburger on the same menu as tacos and burritos, which makes it one of the few Mexican-leaning rivals Burger King can be compared with on an actual burger. Del Taco is a regional, value-first chain; Burger King is national and burger-first. Our Burger King deals and value page covers where the BK side is cheapest.
The overlap is narrow but genuine: the Double Del Cheeseburger against the Whopper, and Del Taco's crinkle-cut fries against Burger King's. On our tracked prices Del Taco is aggressive on value, and its fries in particular undercut most burger chains. Where it cannot compete is the breadth of the burger line and national reach; it sells no chicken sandwich to set against Burger King's, and its chocolate shake reaches our data on calories but without a tracked price.
Burger King vs Del Taco at a glance
| Fact | Burger King | Del Taco |
|---|---|---|
| US restaurants | 6,581 | 594 |
| Founded | 1954 | 1964 |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida | Lake Forest, California |
| Menu focus | Flame-grilled burgers | Tacos and burgers |
| Items we track here | 210 | 98 (16 priced) |
Burger King has the wider reach, roughly 11.1 times as many US restaurants as Del Taco on these counts. On the 1 item both chains price, the tracked ranges overlap, so neither is reliably cheaper. For where Burger King prices actually land in real restaurants, see our prices by location studies.
US restaurant counts from ScrapeHero (Burger King as of July 14, 2026, Del Taco as of January 15, 2025); counts move as stores open and close. Founding year and headquarters are public record.
How do Burger King and Del Taco compare on price and calories?
3 matched items
Fries are one of the roles compared on both sides. Every figure below uses the same price trackers and nutrition database for Burger King and for Del Taco, so the comparison is like for like.
| Item role | Burger King | Del Taco | Price diff | Calorie diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature burger | Whopper $6.19–$8.04 · 670–710 cal | Double Del Cheeseburger with Bacon $6.49 · 760 cal | ranges overlap | BK -50 |
| Basic cheeseburger | Cheeseburger $1.89 · 300 cal | not tracked | - | - |
| Fries (largest tracked) | French Fries - Large price not tracked · 440 cal | Crinkle Cut Fries - Large $3.29 · 410 cal | - | BK +30 |
| Crispy chicken sandwich | Royal Crispy Chicken $5.99–$7.79 · 600 cal | not tracked | - | - |
| Chocolate shake | Chocolate Shake $3.39–$5.29 · 590 cal | Regular Shake - Chocolate price not tracked · 550 cal | - | BK +40 |
Price comparisons use the tracked RANGES, not their midpoints. Where two ranges overlap the table says so rather than naming a winner, because at some pairs of restaurants either chain can be the cheaper one. A direction is claimed only where the ranges do not overlap at all, and the figure shown is then the gap between the nearest bounds, which is a minimum rather than an estimate. Calories use the upper bound where our sources disagree, so nothing is understated. See how we source prices and calories.
Who wins at what?
Burger King is better for
- A full burger range, from the Whopper down to a value cheeseburger
- National coverage against Del Taco's largely western footprint
- A crispy chicken sandwich Del Taco has no answer to, and a milkshake it lists on calories but does not price to match
Del Taco is better for
- Tacos and burritos alongside a burger, which no burger chain offers
- Aggressive value pricing, especially on crinkle-cut fries
- A different flavour profile, with fresh guacamole and Mexican-style builds
The Double Del is the only real burger fight
Del Taco's Double Del Cheeseburger is a genuine two-patty burger, and it is the item that lets this comparison happen at all. Against the Whopper it is a different build, smaller patties and a Mexican-leaning dressing, but it is a real head to head and it is priced. On value it holds up well.
Beyond the burger, the crinkle-cut fries and a chocolate shake, Del Taco's side is tacos, burritos and quesadillas, which Burger King does not sell, so the table marks those categories as not comparable rather than forcing a pairing.
Fries are where Del Taco surprises
Del Taco's crinkle-cut fries come in cheaper than most burger-chain fries on our tracked figures, and it sells loaded versions, queso and chili-cheese, that Burger King has no equivalent for. If fries are the deciding factor, Del Taco has a strong and unusually cheap offer.
Burger King vs Del Taco FAQs
Does Del Taco sell burgers?
Yes. Del Taco is unusual among Mexican-style chains in selling a real cheeseburger, the Double Del, alongside its tacos and burritos. That is the one item that makes a direct burger comparison with Burger King possible.
Is Del Taco cheaper than Burger King?
On the items both sell and both have a tracked price for, Del Taco is competitive, and its crinkle-cut fries in particular are cheap. It is a value-first chain. Burger King wins on the breadth of its burger line and on how many locations you can reach.
Sources
- Del Taco calories - FatSecret (100% of values are multiples of ten, our label-value check)
- Del Taco prices, thirstybear.com
- Del Taco official site (corporate information
- Burger King figures come from the same sources and the same checks, so this comparison is like for like) see our sourcing and editorial policy.