Frozen Friday: Healthy Choice - Modern Classic Sweet and Sour Chicken

Healthy Choice's Modern Classic Sweet and Sour Chicken differs from their Traditional Classic version in that there's no dessert, and more broccoli instead. It features chunks of battered chicken breast in a sweet and sour sauce over whole grain rice with a side of broccoli.

A 12-ounce box is normally around $3.99 or on sale for around $2 to $2.50.

News: Sonic - 50 Cent Corn Dogs This Halloween!

This upcoming Wednesday, October 31st i.e. Halloween, Sonic will be offering 50 cent Corn Dogs all day at participating locations. 

Each corn dog is covered in sweet corn batter and fried to a crispy golden brown. They normally go for $1.19 at my nearest Sonic restaurant.

No costume is required for this promotion.

News: Burger King - New Wisconsin White Cheddar Whopper

Burger King is just cranking out the new limited-time menus these days. Here's the latest: Burger King is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Whopper with two limited-time Whopper variants: the new Wisconsin White Cheddar Whopper and the returning Angry Whopper.

Additionally, Burger King is offering Seasoned Sweet Potato Curly Fries for a limited-time.

Collectively, the menu items are being called the "Whopper 55th Anniversary menu."

Review: Jack in the Box - Sourdough Cheesesteak Melt

Jack in the Box's limited-time Sourdough Cheesesteak Melt features sliced steak, grilled onions, fire-roasted red and green peppers, melted cheese, and mayo-onion sauce on sourdough bread.

My local Jack in the Box offers them for $4.49, which is 20 cents more than the popular Sourdough Jack.

News: Popeyes - Crawfish is Back for a Limited Time

Crawfish returns to the Popeyes menu for a limited time in an offer they're calling the "4th Annual Crawfish Festival." Through November 25, Popeyes is offering a Crawfish Tackle Box featuring battered and fried crawfish with Cajun Fries, a biscuit, and creamy horseradish sauce on the side for $4.99.

News: Jack in the Box - Holiday Shakes Return

Holiday Shakes in Egg Nog and Pumpkin Pie flavors are back at Jack in the Box this fall/winter.

Made with ice cream (and not soft serve), the shakes are available in regular (16 oz) and large (24 oz) sizes and are garnished with whipped topping and a maraschino cherry. My local Jack in the Box offers them for $2.69 and $3.29 respectively.

They are not available in Bakersfield in California nor in the cities Portland, Bend, Eugene, and Medford in Oregon.

Review: Popeyes - Chicken Nuggets

Popeyes' Chicken Nuggets features bite-sized pieces of chicken breast that are battered and breaded before a dip in the deep fryer.

My local Popeyes has them at 6 pieces for $1.99, but as you can see I received about 8 or so pieces.

Neat! Coke Zero - 007 Skyfall Obstacle Course in a Train Station...

First there was the Coke "Hug Me" machine and now this: unsuspecting train passengers stopping to buy a can of Coke Zero at a vending machine were prompted onscreen with an offer for a chance to win exclusive tickets for the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall. All they had to do was get to Platform 6... in 70 seconds. 

News: McDonald's - 2012 Fall/Winter Holiday Line Up

McDonald's has quite a line up of holiday-themed desserts this year, but participation seems to vary a bit. For example, I've never seen pumpkin-anything here in the Los Angeles area, but I know they have/had the Baked Pumpkin Pie up in central California.

I've grouped the items from what I've been able to piece together. If you want to comment below if you've seen these items in your area, I'll update accordingly.

News: Hardee's - New Ribeye Steak, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit

Hardee's introduces their own take on steak and eggs with their new Ribeye Steak, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit. The sandwich features thinly-sliced ribeye steak, a folded scrambled egg, and Swiss cheese on a made from scratch buttermilk biscuit.

It's available for a suggested retail price of $2.99 for the sandwich only or in a combo with hash rounds and drink for $4.69.

Review: McDonald's - Daily Double

McDonald's Daily Double is a new Extra Value Menu item and McDouble variant featuring two beef patties, a slice of American cheese, slivered onions, a thick slice of tomato, shredded lettuce, and mayo on a plain toasted hamburger bun.

It's not nearly a value as the McDouble as it carries a price tag of $1.99.

News: Papa John's - Double Bacon 6 Cheese Pizza Returns

The Double Bacon 6 Cheese Pizza is back at Papa John's for a limited time. It is topped with Hickory-smoked bacon, julienne-cut Canadian bacon, mozzarella, Parmesan, Romano, Asiago, provolone and Fontina cheese.

As with Papa John's limited time offers, the Double Bacon 6 Cheese Pizza is offered for the promotion price of $11. With the return of the pizza, it looks like the Meatball and Pepperoni Pizza's roughly month-long run is nearing its end.