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Family meals under $7.50 a person in Birmingham
Updated Nov 2, 2026. 29 places around Birmingham sell family meals; 27 post a price we could check. Priced for your 4 people, before tax. How we price
- Cook it yourself$3.82a person · $15.28 for 4
- Store dinner$3.82a person · rotisserie chicken + sides
- Cheapest here$5.00Church’s Texas Chicken (our estimate)
Cooking: USDA moderate-cost plan, Sept 2026. Store: Walmart Hoover, Nov 1. How we work these out
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4 spots under $7.50 a person
Cheapest first- Church’s Texas Chicken
10PC Family Meal$5.00each for 410 pieces of chicken (legs and thighs, or tenders) · 2 large sides · 5 biscuits$19.99 and up for 4 · serves about 5 (our estimate) · 824 3rd Ave N, Birmingham - Popeyes
11 Piece Tenders Family Meal Deal$5.00each for 411 tenders · 1 large side · 4 biscuits$20.00 for 4 · feeds 4 to 5 · Stores around Birmingham - KFC
$20 Build-A-Bucket: 8 pc. Chicken$5.00each for 48 pieces of chicken (drums and thighs) or 8 tenders · 4 individual sides · 4 biscuits$20.00 for 4 · serves about 4 (our estimate) · 1815 Ashville Rd #411, Leeds - Jack’s
Family Dinner (Feeds 6)$6.50each for 412 pieces of bone-in chicken · 2 large sides · 6 biscuits$25.99 and up for 4 · feeds 6 · 13 spots: Alabaster, Bessemer, Birmingham, Fultondale and more - Your line: $7.50 a person
- Chick-fil-A
Nuggets Family Style Meal$7.87each for 430 nuggets (or Chick-n-Strips) · 4 medium sides · 4 treats · Dipping sauces$31.49 and up for 4 · serves about 4 (our estimate) · 18 spots: Alabaster, Birmingham, Fultondale, Gardendale and more - Zaxby’s
Chicken Fingerz Zax Packz$8.00each for 420 Chicken Fingerz · 2 large Crinkle Fries or Tater Chips · 4 slices Texas toast · 4 dipping sauces$31.99 and up for 4 · feeds 4 · 8 spots: Alabaster, Cahaba Heights, Fultondale, Hoover and more - Waldo’s Chicken & Beer
Feed the Flock Tender Meal$10.00each for 412 tenders, 4 sauces · 4 cheddar biscuits · 2 large sides · Coleslaw$39.99 for 4 · feeds 4 · 4 spots: Birmingham, Pelham, Vestavia Hills
1 more place sells family meals with no price posted
They sell family meals, but the price lives inside an ordering app, or they don’t say how many it feeds. We show what we can confirm and never guess a price. A parent’s “I paid $__” fills these in.
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Cheapest a person by kind of food, for 4 people
Good to know
What’s the cheapest family meal in Birmingham right now?
Cicis Pizza’s Value Pack 3: $17.99 for 4, or $4.50 a person before tax, checked Nov 2, 2026. Pizza can come in cheaper, but pizza chains don’t say how many a pizza feeds, so those numbers use our own serving estimate.
How do you work out the price a person?
We price enough of the meal to feed everyone you’re feeding, using the most people the restaurant says it feeds, then divide by your headcount. A “Meal for 2” counts twice for a family of four. Prices are the menu price before tax.
Is a family meal cheaper than cooking or the grocery store?
Almost never. Cooking from scratch on USDA’s moderate-cost plan works out to $3.82 a person per meal, and a store rotisserie chicken dinner for four is $3.82 a person. The cheapest family meal here costs $0.68 more a person than that; you’re paying for not cooking, shopping or cleaning up.
What about tax and delivery?
Prices here are before tax. Sales tax around Birmingham is 10%, so a $30 meal comes to $33.00. Delivery apps usually charge more than the menu price, plus fees, so we list the restaurant’s own price.