Hardee’s Country Fried Steak Biscuit: Price, Calories & Review

Walk down the Hardee’s breakfast line and every biscuit looks roughly the same shape — until you hit the one built around a breaded, pan-fried beef cutlet instead of egg or sausage. That’s the Country Fried Steak Biscuit, and it’s the closest thing on a fast-food breakfast menu to a diner plate from a small-town Southern kitchen. No other major chain runs anything like it at breakfast hours.

What’s Actually On It

That’s the whole build: cutlet, biscuit, nothing else. Every other biscuit sandwich on the menu leans on sausage, bacon, ham, or egg for its protein — this is the one exception, and it’s also the only item where the biscuit itself has to carry most of the flavor, since there’s no cheese or sauce to lean on.

Price & What You’re Getting For It

Prices may vary by location.

Because Hardee’s is franchise-run, exact pricing shifts by location — local costs and market conditions set the final number. Even at this price, it sits below the Loaded Omelet Biscuit and Super Bacon Biscuit, making it one of the cheaper full biscuit sandwiches on the menu.

The Numbers: Calories & Nutrition

The Country Fried Steak Biscuit is listed at 650 calories on the Hardee’s menu, so the 650-calorie figure is used consistently throughout this page.

The number that stands out is protein: 14g is the lowest of any standard biscuit at Hardee’s. Compare that to the Sausage & Egg Biscuit, which packs 19g for 90 more calories — for anyone eating breakfast to fuel a workout or hit a protein target, this isn’t the sandwich to reach for. It’s also not remotely low-carb; between the biscuit and the breading on the cutlet, keto or low-carb eaters should look elsewhere on the menu.

Breakfast-Only — Here’s the Window

This one doesn’t carry over to lunch. Hardee’s breakfast service generally wraps up around 10:30 AM on weekdays and 11:00 AM on weekends, though it varies by location — check Hardee’s breakfast hours for your nearest restaurant before planning a trip around it.

Taste & Texture

The biscuit itself is the standard Hardee’s bake — warm, soft, slightly crumbly, made fresh daily. With nothing else on the sandwich, it does more of the flavor work here than it does anywhere else on the menu. The cutlet has a thin, crisp breading around a mild, savory beef center — seasoned lightly rather than boldly, closer in spirit to a diner-style chicken-fried steak than anything flashy.

The tradeoff is moisture. With no egg, cheese, or sauce, there’s nothing to keep the last few bites from eating a little dry — a common complaint with this build. If that bothers you, asking for cheese or an egg add-on (below) fixes it easily.

How It Stacks Up Against the Sausage & Egg Biscuit

If you’re purely optimizing for protein-per-dollar, the Sausage & Egg Biscuit wins outright — cheaper and more protein for only 90 more calories. The Country Fried Steak Biscuit earns its spot for a different reason: it’s simply not available anywhere else on a fast-food breakfast menu, and that novelty is the actual selling point, not the macros.

Bottom Line

Order it if: you want a genuinely different breakfast option, you’re on a budget, or Southern-style comfort food is your thing.

Skip it if: you’re prioritizing protein, tracking carbs closely, or want a sandwich that doesn’t need a side drink to keep from eating dry.

At $4.79, it’s a fair price for something you genuinely can’t get at any competing chain — the catch is that “different” doesn’t mean “better” on paper. Nutritionally it’s the weakest biscuit in the lineup, but for a one-off change of pace from the usual egg-and-meat rotation, it delivers exactly what it sets out to be.