Each Quarter Pounder with Cheese burger features a ¼ lb.* of 100% fresh beef that's hot, deliciously juicy and cooked when you order.

beef patty A ¼ pound 100% beef patty, slivered onions, ketchup, mustard on a toasted sesame seed bun.

The Quarter Pounder® was introduced in 1973 to the national market for customers who wanted a larger hamburger patty than McDonald's® standard hamburger. The McDonald's Corporation is one of the most recognizable hamburger restaurants in the United States.

1973: Quarter Pounder® The Quarter Pounder was introduced in Fremont, California in 1971 but became part of the national menu in 1973. The 4-ounce all-beef patty, topped with ketchup, mustard, slivered onions, and two dill pickles served on a sesame seed bun, sold for 60 cents, according to this photo of a 1973 menu.

A ¼ pound 100% beef patty, slivered onions, ketchup, mustard on a toasted sesame seed bun.

The Quarter Pounder, if you're asking, was pretty good, in the muted way that Quarter Pounders generally are - a classic, simple thing, with enough heft to make you feel like you've had a meal, without having to order fries or guzzle sodas.

And again the metric. System. What do they call it they call it a Royale which Royale - that's right or they call the big man Big Macs Big Mac but they call it. Big.

The Quarter Pounder with Cheese Combo Meal is served with a juicy Quarter Pounder with Cheese burger, our World Famous Fries® and your choice of an icy medium fountain drink. *Weight before cooking 4 oz.

McDonald's Corporation (McDonald's) is one of the world's largest and most recognized fast-food chains, known for its hamburgers, french fries, and name-brand sandwiches such as the Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, and Egg McMuffin, as well as the child-focused Happy Meal.

Its beef patty is larger than a regular hamburger's by 1.4 ounces and the meat is never frozen. The Quarter pounder also features a sesame seed bun that is of a little higher quality and freshly chopped onions. Quarter Pounder beef patties are also cooked to order.

Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxe This burger would be great for the heavy exerciser or young athlete who needs more calories and sodium at a meal," says Goodson. "With 30 grams of protein and 630 calories, it's definitely on the higher end for most average adults, but for those burning lots of calories, this can fit.

Quarter Pounder - $5.49 Overall, the burger had plenty of beef, but the Quarter Pounder made me respect cheese more, since I think it would've benefited from a slice or two. Without the melted slices of cheese, the onions dominated the burger and masked the flavor of the naked beef.

McDonald's McDonald's Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Deluxe is a fresh take on a Quarter Pounder® classic burger. Crisp shredded lettuce and three Roma tomato slices top a ¼ lb.* of 100% McDonald's fresh beef that's hot, deliciously juicy and cooked when you order.

Ingredients in the Quarter Pounder®* with Cheese

• Quarter Pound 100% Beef Patty* Quarter Pound 100% Beef Patty* 1 of 7.
• Quarter Pound Bun. Quarter Pound Bun 2 of 7.
• Pasteurized Process American Cheese. Pasteurized Process American Cheese 3 of 7.
• Ketchup. Ketchup 4 of 7.
• Pickle Slices. Pickle Slices 5 of 7.
• Onions.
• Mustard.

The Quarter Pounder is a hamburger sold by international fast food chain McDonald's, so named for containing a patty with a precooked weight of 4 oz, a quarter of a pound (113.4 g). It was introduced in 1971.

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