Hardee’s Allergen Menu and Ingredients

Hardee's allergen menu

Hardee’s allergen menu comes down to a short list repeating down a long board. Milk, wheat and soy sit on almost every row, egg follows the omelets, the hand-breading and the mayonnaise, and sesame follows the seeded buns. Fish, crustacean shellfish, peanuts and tree nuts appear in no item.

Every row below names what an item contains out of the nine allergens tracked in the United States. Sections run in the same order the kitchen works through the day.

The short answer

Milk, wheat and soy cover almost every row of the Hardee’s allergen menu. Egg follows the omelets, the hand-breading and the mayonnaise, and sesame follows the seeded buns. Peanuts, tree nuts, fish and crustacean shellfish appear on no row, though shake ingredients may be processed where nuts are present.

Hardee’s allergen menu at a glance

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Wheat, Sesame

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Hardee’s Allergen Menu Item by Item

Hardee’s allergen menu reads best by component rather than by item. A Made From Scratch™ biscuit brings milk, wheat and soy wherever it goes, and a seeded bun brings sesame. Hand-breading on the chicken brings egg and milk together. Prices for every item here run on the printed price list.

No row on this board declares peanuts, tree nuts, fish or crustacean shellfish. Cross-contact sits apart from the recipe, since one fryer bank and one charbroiler serve the whole menu.

Hardee’s Made From Scratch Biscuit Allergens

Buttermilk and butter put milk into every biscuit on the Hardee’s allergen menu, and the dough puts wheat and soy beside it. Egg reaches most of this section, including Super Bacon Biscuit, Super Sausage Biscuit and Monster Biscuit®. Country Ham Biscuit, Sausage Biscuit, Biscuit ‘N’ Gravy™, Country Fried Steak Biscuit and Pork Chop ‘N’ Gravy Biscuit stop at milk, wheat and soy. Biscuit ‘N’ Gravy™ also anchors the Harold, which adds egg and cheese on top of those three. Sesame turns up only on the two hand-breaded chicken biscuits, which arrive on a seeded roll.

ItemContains
Smoked Sausage, Egg & Cheese BiscuitMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Super Bacon BiscuitMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Super Sausage BiscuitMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Hand-Breaded Chicken BiscuitMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Bacon Egg & Cheese BiscuitMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Sausage & Egg BiscuitMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Loaded Omelet BiscuitMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Country Fried Steak BiscuitMilk, Wheat, Soy
Country Ham BiscuitMilk, Wheat, Soy
Spicy Hand-Breaded Chicken BiscuitMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Frisco Breakfast Sandwich®Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Pork Chop ‘N’ Gravy BiscuitMilk, Wheat, Soy
Biscuit ‘N’ Gravy™Milk, Wheat, Soy
Sausage BiscuitMilk, Wheat, Soy
Monster Biscuit®Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Sunrise Croissant®Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy

Hardee’s Breakfast Burrito and Platter Menu

Homestyle Loaded Breakfast Burrito and the sausage version both declare milk, egg, wheat and soy from a flour tortilla and a folded egg. Hardee Breakfast Platter® carries the same four through its biscuit, its eggs and its Hash Rounds®.

ItemContains
Homestyle Loaded Breakfast BurritoMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Homestyle Sausage, Egg & Cheese Breakfast BurritoMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Hardee Breakfast Platter®Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy

Hardee’s Charbroiled Burger Allergens

Seeded buns put sesame across the charbroiled section of the Hardee’s allergen menu. Cheese and bun dough account for the milk, the wheat and the soy. Egg reaches Super Star®, Famous Star®, Monster Burger®, both bacon cheeseburgers and both Frisco builds through the mayonnaise. Double Mushroom and Swiss and Double Big Cheeseburger leave it out, as do their single versions. Both Frisco builds swap the seeded bun for sourdough and drop sesame with it.

ItemContains
Super Star®Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Famous Star®Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Double Hardee’s Frisco®Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Hardee’s Frisco®Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Monster Burger®Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Double Bacon CheeseburgerMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Bacon CheeseburgerMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Double Mushroom & SwissMilk, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Mushroom & SwissMilk, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Double Big CheeseburgerMilk, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Big CheeseburgerMilk, Wheat, Soy, Sesame

Hardee’s Hand-Breaded Chicken and Tenders

Hand-Breaded Chicken Sandwich and every tender box declare egg and milk from the breading itself. The wash goes on before the fillet ever meets the fryer. Sesame follows the seeded bun on the sandwiches and stops there, which is why the tender boxes list only milk, egg and wheat. Ranch Tender Wrap, Honey Mustard Tender Wrap and Spicy Tender Wrap swap the bun for a tortilla and pick up soy instead.

ItemContains
Hand-Breaded Chicken SandwichMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Nashville Hot Hand-Breaded Chicken SandwichMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
BLT Hand-Breaded Chicken SandwichMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
3 Piece – Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™Milk, Egg, Wheat
3 Piece – Spicy Hand-Breaded Chicken TendersMilk, Egg, Wheat
5 Piece – Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™Milk, Egg, Wheat
5 Piece – Spicy Hand-Breaded Chicken TendersMilk, Egg, Wheat
10 Piece – Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ BoxMilk, Egg, Wheat
Ranch Tender WrapMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Honey Mustard Tender WrapMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
Spicy Tender WrapMilk, Egg, Wheat, Soy

Hardee’s Roast Beef, Ham and Hot Dog Allergens

Sesame rides the seeded buns through this stretch of the Hardee’s allergen menu. Milk comes from the cheese sauce, and wheat and soy from the bun. Jumbo Chili Dog stands as the one row without milk, declaring wheat, soy and sesame only.

ItemContains
Big Hot Ham ‘N’ Cheese™Milk, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Original Hot Ham ‘N’ Cheese™Milk, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Original Roast Beef SandwichMilk, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Big Roast BeefMilk, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Monster Roast BeefMilk, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
Jumbo Chili DogWheat, Soy, Sesame

Hardee’s Sides, Sweets and Drinks

Hash Rounds® and Crispy Curls® declare a single allergen each, wheat from their own seasoned coating rather than milk. Apple Turnover, Cinnamon Roll and Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shake™ run milk through the sweet end, and 1% Milk declares milk on its own. Biscuit and Grits both hold milk, wheat and soy.

ItemContains
BiscuitMilk, Wheat, Soy
Hash Rounds®Wheat
Crispy Curls®Wheat
Apple TurnoverMilk, Wheat
Cinnamon RollMilk, Wheat, Soy
GritsMilk, Wheat, Soy
Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shake™Milk, Soy
1% MilkMilk

Hardee’s StarPals Kids Meal Allergens

Kid’s Meal rows take their list from a kids bun and a kids tender. Hamburger Kid’s Meal declares wheat and sesame only, and Hot Dog Kids Meal adds soy to those two. Cheeseburger Kid’s Meal carries milk, wheat, soy and sesame together. The two-piece Chicken Tender Kid’s Meal swaps sesame for milk and egg, and Grilled Cheese Sandwich Kid’s Meal drops sesame altogether.

ItemContains
Hamburger Kid’s MealWheat, Sesame
Cheeseburger Kid’s MealMilk, Wheat, Soy, Sesame
2-piece Chicken Tender Kid’s MealMilk, Egg, Wheat
Grilled Cheese Sandwich Kid’s MealMilk, Wheat, Soy
Hot Dog Kids MealWheat, Soy, Sesame

Hardee’s Allergen Menu by Allergen

Cheese slices, buttermilk dough, butter, sausage gravy and ice cream put milk on more rows of the Hardee’s allergen menu than anything else. Every biscuit, every cheeseburger, the roast beef line and the shakes all carry it. Hardee’s runs one supply list across every restaurant, so those components repeat.

Wheat runs the longest list, since biscuit dough, burger buns, tortillas, wraps and the hand-breading all start from flour. Hash Rounds® and Crispy Curls® declare it through their own seasoned coating rather than through a bun.

Egg arrives three ways: a folded omelet or scrambled egg, the wash in the hand-breading, and the mayonnaise on the charbroiled burgers. Soy runs broader again, riding bun dough, sauces and fryer oil across the burgers, the sandwiches and the biscuits.

Sesame here means a seeded bun and nothing else. It follows the charbroiled burgers, the hand-breaded chicken sandwiches, the roast beef line, the Jumbo Chili Dog and three of the kids meals. Both Frisco builds stop it, arriving on sourdough instead.

Dairy-Free Options at Hardee’s

Hardee’s allergen menu clears milk from just five items across the whole board. Jumbo Chili Dog leads the list. Hash Rounds and Crispy Curls follow it onto a very short dairy-free roster. The Hamburger Kid’s Meal and Hot Dog Kids Meal round it out for younger diners.

ItemAlso declares
Jumbo Chili DogWheat, Soy, Sesame
Hash Rounds®Wheat
Crispy Curls®Wheat
Hamburger Kid’s MealWheat, Sesame
Hot Dog Kids MealWheat, Soy, Sesame

Ordering Gluten-Free at Hardee’s

Hardee’s gluten-free list runs to two items. Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shake and a glass of 1% Milk cover both of them, which leaves nothing solid to eat. Every biscuit, burger, chicken item and side contains wheat, leaving almost nothing else to order.

Cross-Contact and Shared Equipment at Hardee’s

Hardee’s kitchens run one fryer bank for Hash Rounds®, Natural-Cut French Fries, Crispy Curls® and hand-breaded chicken. One charbroiler handles the beef, so an item can pick up an allergen it does not carry in its own recipe.

Telling the crew about a severe allergy before ordering gives them a chance to change gloves and start a fresh preparation. A biscuit board worked by hand through the morning is the other place flour travels.

Hardee’s Allergen Menu FAQs

Nine: milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sesame. Milk, wheat and soy account for almost every declared row, egg joins them on the omelet biscuits, the hand-breaded chicken and the mayonnaise on the charbroiled burgers, and sesame follows the seeded buns. No row declares peanuts, tree nuts, fish or shellfish.

Anything with cheese, buttermilk biscuit dough, butter, sausage gravy or ice cream, which makes milk the most repeated name on the board. That covers every biscuit, every cheeseburger, the roast beef sandwiches and the shakes. A Hamburger Kid’s Meal stays clear of it, declaring wheat and sesame only.

Very little on this board comes without it, since biscuits, buns, tortillas, wraps and hand-breading all start from flour, and Hash Rounds declare wheat through their own coating. Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shake and 1% Milk are the rows that list no wheat. Cross-contact in a shared fryer applies on top of that.

No row on this board declares either one. The ice cream and the other products used in the shakes and malts may be processed in facilities where peanuts or tree nuts are present, which puts a Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shake on the cautious list for a severe nut allergy.

Most of the breakfast board declares egg, including the Sausage & Egg Biscuit, the Bacon Egg & Cheese Biscuit and the Loaded Omelet Biscuit. The Monster Biscuit, the Frisco Breakfast Sandwich, the Super Sausage Biscuit, both breakfast burritos and the Hardee Breakfast Platter join them. A Sausage Biscuit, a Country Ham Biscuit and a Biscuit ‘N’ Gravy carry none.

No. Hash Rounds declare wheat in their own seasoned coating, and so do Crispy Curls. Both also share a fryer bank with hand-breaded chicken, which adds cross-contact on top of the recipe.

Yes. One fryer bank, one charbroiler and a biscuit board worked by hand mean an item can pick up an allergen it does not carry in its own recipe. Telling the crew about a severe allergy before ordering, and asking for fresh gloves and a fresh preparation, is the practical step.

About the author

Sophia W. Steadham writes MenuQuill. She is a food blogger and restaurant review expert who has spent years eating her way through American chain menus, from small-town drive-thrus to national roll-outs.