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Mar 1, 2012

News: Del Taco - Crispy Shrimp Tacos and Burritos Back for a Limited Time

Another dish in the Lenten flood of seafood seasonal offers, Del Taco's Crispy Shrimp returns for a limited time. The shrimp is available to you in three forms: Crispy Shrimp Taco, Baja Shrimp Taco, and Baja Shrimp Burrito.

The Crispy Shrimp Taco comes with crispy, fried, battered shrimp, fresh made pico de gallo, cabbage, and "savory" secret sauce (Does that mean Thousand Island? Or something else?) in a flour tortilla with a lime wedge on the side.

The Baja Shrimp Taco is the same deal except secret sauce is replaced with the equally descriptive "tangy" Baja sauce. I'm guessing it might be similar to tartar sauce.

Neat: Justice League Tots at Sonic

For a limited-time, Sonic is featuring DC Comics superheroes in Tot form in their Wacky Pack kids' meals.

Tot toys are stuffed potato tot shaped stuffed plush dolls and, in this case, are made to resemble a popular cast of Justice League characters.

The ten Justice League Tots available are: Clark Kent, Superman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Aquaman, Supergirl, Bizarro, and Plastic Man. Sadly, it seems they were unable to license Batman and the Green Lantern.

Also available (but not as neat) is a special Tots card deck.

News: Popeyes - Butterfly Shrimp Tackle Box Back for a Limited Time

The Butterfly Shrimp Tackle Box is back at Popeye's to join the deluge of limited-time seafood products that arrive for Lenten season.

Popeyes' Butterfly Shrimp is slow-marinated in a blend of Louisiana seasonings before being battered, and deep-fried. The Tackle Box included 8 Butterfly Shrimp, an order of Cajun fries, and a biscuit for $4.99.

They'll only be around through March 25.

In addition to the shrimp promotion, Popeyes is running a game-piece promotion dubbed the Fanta Peel-and-Win promotion through May 13th. Game pieces can be found on 32- and 44-ounce cups.

News: Baskin-Robbins - 3-Point Chocolate - March 2012 Flavor of the Month

It's March which for college basketball fans means March Madness. To celebrate, Baskin-Robbins' March 2012 Flavor of the Month is 3-Point Chocolate.

3-Point Chocolate features chocolate-flavored ice cream with a salty caramel ribbon and orange-colored caramel pretzel balls. Baskin-Robbins is also featuring the flavor in a 3-Point Sundae which is made with 3-Point ice cream, hot fudge, Reese's Peanut Butter Sauce, crushed Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and whipped cream.

In Baskin-Robbins stores nationwide for all of March, 3-Point Chocolate is available by the scoop (cup or cone) or as a sundae. You can also take it home in hand-packed pints, quarts, and half-gallons. Like most ice cream shops, you can always get a small sample before deciding.

News: Dunkin' Donuts - New Angus Steak & Egg Sandwich

Dunkin' Donuts adds to their breakfast line up with the new Angus Steak & Egg Sandwich.

The Angus Steak & Egg Sandwich consists of Angus beef, an egg, and melted American cheese on an oven-toasted onion bagel. It's made to order and available all day long.

The Angus Steak & Egg Sandwich is only available for a limited time at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide.

Feb 29, 2012

News: Krispy Kreme - 2012 Glaze the Nation Tour is On!

Krispy Kreme is celebrating their 75th birthday in proper festive fashion with the Glaze the Nation Tour 2012.

The event runs for several month (260 days) and features the Krispy Kreme Cruiser, a restored 1960 Krispy-Kreme-branded Flxible Starliner, traveling across the nation bringing prizes, donuts, giveaways, and more.

You can follow the tour and get more details at GlazetheNationTour.com. The tour started this month in Daytona and the next stop is Johnson City, Tennessee on 3/16/12.

News: McDonald's Testing Fish McBites

McDonald's is testing a fish version of their Chicken McBites: Fish McBites out in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and a couple of other market according to the Huffington Post.

Fish McBites feature breaded, bite-sized pieces of Alaskan Pollock and come with tartar sauce for dipping.

As to how they look and taste? One critic from the Dallas Observer (who happens to be a fan of the Filet-O-Fish) did not have such great things to say. Among his comment were this statement: "...I can say with a large degree of confidence that Fish McBites are the worst things McDonald's has created in some time."

News: Papa Murphy's - New Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza

Papa Murphy's Take N' Bake Pizza's latest creation, the Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza, is a fairly novel innovation that sits somewhere between a burger and a pizza.

The pizza starts off ordinarily enough with Original Crust but then instead of pizza sauce there's Burger Sauce--a blend of mustard and ketchup. Going from there the pizza is topped with mozzarella cheese, ground beef, bacon, onions, and Roma tomatoes before being finished with a layer of dill pickle chips and a sprinkling of cheddar cheese.

Feb 28, 2012

News: KFC - $3.99 Pot Pie for a Limited Time.

The Chunky Chicken Pot Pie is an often overlooked menu item at KFC; it looks like KFC is looking to remedy that by offering it for a limited-time promotion price of $3.99.

The pies normally sell around the $5 to $6 mark depending on location.

Each Pot Pie contains a filling of KFC chicken, green peas, carrots, potatoes, in a home-style sauce covered with a light, flaky crust.

News: Subway - Free Cookie with Purchase on Feb 29

Since it only comes once every four years, Subway is celebrating the extra day in February (that's the 29th in case you miss it...) by offering a free cookie with any purchase.

While it's nothing to go running to your local Subway about, it's still a nice treat and added bonus if you happen to catching the tail end of the "FebruANY" $5 Footlong promotion.

Remember the offer is only good tomorrow, Wednesday, February 29.

News: Sonic - New Sweet Potato Tots and Limited-Time Popcorn Chicken Deal

Sonic Drive-In is known for their potato tots and with sweet potato fries fast becoming a popular alternative to regular fries, Sonic is now out with Sweet Potato Tots!

They're available for a limited-time as an upgrade over the standard tots in a combo or alone and look to be pretty interesting.

In addition to the new menu item, Sonic is also offering a limited-time deal of a "snack-size" portion of their Jumbo Popcorn Chicken for $1.99 after 8pm.

Feb 27, 2012

Review: Jack in the Box - BLT Cheeseburger

Jack in the Box's BLT Cheeseburger along with their Bacon Shake is part of their bacon-themed limited-time offers. The burger takes a beef hamburger patty and accompanies it with hickory-smoked bacon, shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, pickles, American cheese, and mayo-onion sauce.

It's offered as part of a combo with a small order of fries and 20-ounce drink for $4.99 or you can get just the burger for $3.29.