A&W’s Pickletown menu adds a fried pickle double cheeseburger

A&W’s new limited menu puts pickles on two sandwiches, a side and its signature cheese curds. The double cheeseburger gets fried pickles and fresh pickles, plus a new Dill Pickle Ranch.

A&W has gone full dill. The root beer chain’s new Pickletown menu adds pickles to two sandwiches, a side and a new version of its cheese curds, Allrecipes reported Wednesday.

The headliner is the Fried Pickle Double Cheeseburger: two beef patties, American cheese, fried pickles, fresh pickles and a new Dill Pickle Ranch sauce. That’s two kinds of pickle on one burger, in case one felt like too few.

A&W’s U.S. homepage now carries a “Welcome to Pickletown” banner and lists all four pickle items as “Limited Time Only,” along with a new Red Velvet Oreo Shake. It doesn’t show prices or an end date yet.

What’s on A&W’s Pickletown menu?

Allrecipes listed four new items, and Dill Pickle Ranch shows up in three of them.

• Fried Pickle Double Cheeseburger: Two patties, American cheese, fried pickles, fresh pickles and Dill Pickle Ranch.

• Fried Pickle Chicken Sandwich: Available with fried or grilled chicken, so there’s a lighter-ish route to the same pickle crunch.

• Fried Pickles: A new side, served with Dill Pickle Ranch for dipping.

• Dill Pickle Ranch Cheese Curds: A&W’s regular cheese curds get the pickle ranch treatment.

The chicken sandwich builds on a brand-new menu staple. A&W only added its first-ever crispy chicken sandwich in August.

How much is the A&W pickle menu?

A&W hasn’t posted Pickletown prices on its website, and Allrecipes didn’t list a national price. Prices at fast food chains often vary by location, so the A&W app or the online order page will show what your nearest restaurant charges.

A couple of ways to pay less, straight from A&W’s site:

• App deal: First-time app users get 20% off their first order with promo code 20OFF.

• Rooty’s Mug Club: The free rewards club sends exclusive deals and a free root beer float on your birthday.

A&W also hasn’t said how long Pickletown sticks around. It’s billed as limited, so pickle fans probably shouldn’t plan on it lasting into spring.

Where can you find an A&W?

A&W Restaurants had more than 900 locations across 35 U.S. states and Asia as of August, QSR Web reported. That includes more than 600 A&W-only restaurants and about 230 shared with KFC or Long John Silver’s.

The store finder at awrestaurants.com/find-a-location shows the closest one. If you’re in Canada, note that A&W Canada is a separate company with its own menu. The Pickletown banner is on the U.S. chain’s site.

Which other chains went pickle this fall?

Pickles have been everywhere on fast food menus lately, and A&W is late to a crowded party. We’ve covered a few:

• Buffalo Wild Wings added a pickle menu this week with pickle wings and chipotle pickle chips.

• McDonald’s handed out free bottled pickle juice in Chicago in October with its “Pickle Boost.”

• Jimmy John’s turned pickles into merch with its Pickle Pals plush.

A&W’s twist is the cheese curds, already a regular side on its menu. Pickle wings are one thing. Pickle ranch curds are a whole Midwest mood.

What else is new at A&W this year?

Pickletown is A&W’s second big menu swing in about three months.

• August 2026: A&W launched its first Crispy Chicken Sandwich in three versions: Crispy, Deluxe and a limited Nashville Hot. A buy-one, get-one-free deal ran through Aug. 23, QSR Web reported.

• CEO Betsy Schmandt said at the time, “we believe one bite will win fans over.”

The chain itself goes back more than a century. Roy W. Allen opened a roadside root beer stand in Lodi, California, in 1919, A&W says. He later teamed up with Frank Wright, and the two put their initials on the sign. Franchising started in 1926.

So yes, a 107-year-old root beer stand now has a pickle town. Mug Club members, start your brine.

Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.

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Hat Tips:

• Allrecipes (Nov. 11, 2026), the Pickletown menu items and descriptions

• A&W Restaurants (Nov. 11, 2026), the Welcome to Pickletown banner, the limited-time item list including the Red Velvet Oreo Shake, app promo code, Mug Club perks and company history

• QSR Web (Aug. 19, 2026), A&W’s Crispy Chicken Sandwich launch, restaurant count and CEO quote

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