Fast food is a huge business in Saudi Arabia, with all the usual suspects (McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Subway) and not a few chains that rarely venture outside America elsewhere (e.g. Hardee's, Little Caesars). Meals invariably served with fries and Coke cost SR10-20. Some local imitators worth checking out include:
Al-Baik - fried chicken- in Jeddah, Mecca and Medina, but not Riyadh
Herfy Burger - biggest fast food chain in the country, 100% Saudi owned
House of Donuts - "The Finest American Pastries" - a chain started by Saudi students who studied in America
Cheaper yet are the countless curry shops run by and for Saudi Arabia's large Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi community, which serve up large thali platters of subcontinental fare for under SR10. Just don't expect frills like air-conditioning.
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