Arby's Half Pound Cheesesteak Meal

About the Half Pound Cheesesteak Meal

With 1,710 cal on the tray and a price of $19.98, the Arby's Half Pound Cheesesteak Meal is one of the heaviest combos on the menu. It starts with a half pound of shaved, seasoned Angus steak, adds caramelized onions plus melted white American Cooper cheese, and loads it all onto a toasted sesame sub roll, then brings fries and a drink along.

A half pound of beef changes how this sandwich eats. The shaved Angus piles up thick enough that the roll barely closes, and the meat stays tender because it is sliced so thin. Cooper cheese runs through the stack in a creamy, tangy layer, and the caramelized onions add a brown, sweet note that keeps the beef from tasting one dimensional. The toasted sesame roll has to work hard here, and its crisp crust and seeded top hold up well against all that weight and melted cheese.

On the tray, the fries and drink give you breaks between bites of a very rich sandwich. Arby's lists two fry options on its menu, Curly Fries and Crinkle Fries, and either one works for dragging through any cheese that escapes onto the wrapper. A cold, fizzy drink resets your palate after the salt and fat of the steak.

The Half Pound Cheesesteak Meal price makes the most sense if you compare it with the pieces. The Half Pound Cheesesteak alone costs $15.48, so the combo bundles a side and a drink on top of the half pound beef cheesesteak. Our figures were collected in Austin, Texas, and a store in your area can charge slightly more or less.

The Half Pound Cheesesteak Meal calories are high enough that it works as the only real meal of the day, or as a sandwich you split into two sittings. The half pound sandwich alone accounts for most of that number, so swapping the drink for water is the easiest way to keep the total in check.

This combo fits a construction crew lunch, a post workout refuel, a game night dinner, or two lighter eaters who want to share one sandwich and a basket of fries. For a smaller portion of the same flavors, the Angus Cheesesteak Meal uses the regular size sandwich at $12.99.

All of the beef and chicken versions sit together on the Arby's cheesesteak menu. If you still have room, a Apple Turnover is a lighter dessert than a shake after this much steak.