# Pickle Fry-Topped Burgers The Big Dill is Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar's Latest Monthly Drop By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2026-08-01 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-big-dill References: [restaurantnews](https://www.restaurantnews.com/bad-daddys-burger-bar-big-dill-burger-073026/)  [Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/red-white-bleu-burger) is leaning into the [pickle craze](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wendys-pickle-menu) with a new burger dubbed 'The Big Dill.' Available Aug. 1-31, The Big Dill is Monthly Drop #006, which means it's part of the chain's ongoing Big Bad Monthly Drop. This new addition is a pickle lover's dream featuring crispy [housemade pickle frites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fried-pickle-dips), housemade pickle pico, *and* housemade dill ranch. The burger also includes a juicy seven-ounce beef patty, Monterey Jack cheese, and a classic gherkin spear through a toasted brioche bun. As John Masterson, Culinary Director for Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, explains, "We didn’t want to just put pickles on a burger – we built them into every layer. The housemade pickle pico brings brightness, the pickle frites add crunch and the dill ranch ties everything together. It’s fun and a pickle lover’s dream, but it’s still a seriously good burger.” Image Credit: Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.6/10 - Popularity: 39% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 84% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Pickle-led Menu Innovation:** Acidic, briny flavor profiles are moving from garnish status to core menu architecture, creating room for restaurants to build craveable limited-time items around bold niche ingredients. - **Layered Texture Burgers:** Crispy toppings, creamy sauces, and fresh relishes are transforming burgers into multi-sensory platforms where differentiated mouthfeel becomes a key source of menu excitement. - **Monthly Drop Dining:** Limited-time, recurring menu releases are giving casual dining brands a way to mirror streetwear-style scarcity while encouraging repeat visits and social sharing. ### Who This Affects Most - **Casual Dining:** Flavor-forward monthly specials can help mid-market restaurant chains stand out in a competitive landscape by turning familiar comfort foods into novelty-driven experiences. - **Fast-casual Restaurants:** Ingredient-stacked sandwiches and burgers provide fast-casual operators with accessible premiumization strategies that feel playful without requiring entirely new service models. - **Condiments and Sauces:** Housemade pickle ranch, pico, and briny toppings signal opportunities for condiment brands to extend trending flavors into versatile formats for foodservice and retail. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pickle-Packed Fried Chicken Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kfc-pickle-menu.md) - [Pickle-Powered QSR Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonic-x-grillos.md) - [Deep-Fried Pickle Tacos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fried-pickle-taco.md) - [Ultra Pickle-Flavored Chicken Burgers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triple-pickle-mccrispy.md) - [Spreadable Pickle-Flavored Cheeses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-laughing-cow-dill-pickle-flavor.md) - [Meaty Fried Pickle Burgers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spicy-pickle-bacon-burger.md) - [Deep-Fried Proprietary Pickle Sides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shake-shack-fried-pickles.md) - [Pickle-Themed QSR Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spicy-dill-menu.md) - [Deep-Fried Pickle Side Dishes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pickle-fries.md)