Krystal Menu Prices 2026: Sliders, Sackful & Southern Burgers

A single original Krystal slider is $1.49 at most U.S. Krystal locations as of May 2026. A Cheese Krystal is $1.79, a Bacon Cheese Krystal is around $2.29 and a Double Krystal is $2.49. By the bag: 4 Krystals for $5.49, 8 Krystals for $9.99, a dozen (Bag of 12) for $14.99, and the Sackful family combo (12 Krystals + 16 fries + a large drink) for $15.99 — the single best per-dollar deal on the board. Pricing varies a little by franchise market across the Southeast.

The Sackful is Krystal's flagship family combo: 12 original Krystal sliders + 16 Krinkle-Cut Fries + a large fountain drink, priced around $15.99. It's the cheapest way to feed three or four people at any major Southern fast-food chain — well under the equivalent at Cook Out, Whataburger or McDonald's once you do the per-person math. The Sackful is meant to be a paper-bagged family handoff, which is also why Krystal markets it heavily at dinner and late-night dayparts.

They are close cousins, not the same chain. Both serve small square steamed-bun sliders, both were founded in the early 20th century, and both have devoted cult followings. The differences: White Castle was founded in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas — the first fast-food hamburger chain anywhere — and operates roughly 350 stores concentrated in the Midwest and Northeast. Krystal was founded eleven years later in 1932 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is the first fast-food chain in the U.S. South, with about 150 stores across Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, the Carolinas and Florida. The two chains do not overlap geographically — if you grew up in the South you know Krystal; if you grew up in the Midwest you know White Castle. Krystal sliders are slightly sweeter (the steamed bun absorbs onion juice differently); White Castle sliders use the famous hole-punched patty.

Exactly twelve — a Bag of 12 (a Dozen) is twelve original Krystal sliders, priced at $14.99. The Bag of 12 is the standard "share" size for two or three people. If you want fries and a drink alongside, the Sackful at $15.99 adds 16 fries and a large drink for just one dollar more — it's a strictly better deal than the bare 12-bag in almost every case.

Krystal operates roughly 150 restaurants concentrated in the U.S. Southeast. The home state is Tennessee (Chattanooga, where the chain was founded in 1932). Significant footprints in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida. There are no Krystal locations on the West Coast, in the Northeast, in the Mountain West, in the Plains states or in the Pacific Northwest. Use the official store locator on krystal.com for nearest-store hours.

Many Krystal locations operate a 24/7 drive-thru, particularly in Southern metropolitan markets like Chattanooga, Nashville, Atlanta, Birmingham and Jacksonville. The chain has a deep late-night customer base — late-night drive-thru orders for Sackfuls and Pup-A-Dillas are a recognizable cultural fixture of Southern college towns and post-bar traffic. However, not every Krystal is 24-hour: some suburban and smaller-market stores close at 11 PM or midnight. Confirm with your local store locator before driving over at 3 AM.

Roughly comparable, with Krystal holding a small edge on bulk-bag and combo pricing as of May 2026. A single Krystal at $1.49 is essentially priced the same as a single White Castle slider at $1.39–$1.59 depending on market. Where Krystal wins: the Sackful at $15.99 (12 sliders + 16 fries + large drink) undercuts White Castle's roughly equivalent Crave Case (30 sliders, $24.99) on a per-slider basis only modestly, but Krystal's smaller 12-pack option is more flexible for two-person meals. Both chains run promo days and app deals — White Castle's Crave Clock app coupon stack is deeper than Krystal's. For pure single-slider price, the two are within pennies of each other.

A Pup-A-Dilla ($3.49) is Krystal's hybrid chili-cheese-dog quesadilla: a grilled flour tortilla folded around chopped chili dog and melted cheese. It's a late-night signature you won't find at any other major U.S. chain — the name comes from "Pup" (Krystal's term for its mini hot dog) plus quesadilla. The Pup-A-Dilla, along with Chili Cheese Fries and the Sackful, is among the most-ordered late-night-daypart items at Krystal.

The Krystal Chik ($2.49) is the chicken version of the original Krystal slider — a small breaded chicken filet on a steamed slider bun with mayonnaise and a dill pickle. A Spicy Krystal Chik with a Nashville-adjacent seasoning blend on the breading is $2.69. Both come in bag sizes (4, 6, 8, 12) at proportional pricing. The Krystal Chik launched as the chain's permanent answer to chicken-sandwich demand and remains one of the most-ordered non-beef items on the board.

Yes — Krystal opened its first restaurant on October 24, 1932, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, founded by Rody Davenport Jr. and J. Glenn Sherrill. That makes Krystal the first fast-food chain ever founded in the U.S. South, eleven years after White Castle's 1921 founding in Wichita and a year before the modern hamburger chain concept fully crystallized. The original Chattanooga location served a five-cent slider through the Depression, and the company has stayed independently operated and Southern-headquartered for over nine decades. Krystal's current headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia.