Review: McDonald's Horchata Frappe

McDonald's new Horchata Frappe is something they're testing out here in Southern California. It features a new horchata-flavored syrup blended with their coffee base, milk, and ice, and then topped with whipped cream and caramel sauce.

I bought a 12-oz small for $2.39.

News: Applebee's - 2014 Featured Summer Menu

Applebee's 2014 Featured Summer Menu features a new steak dish as well as a new shrimp dish, new chicken dish, new salad, and more.

Here's what new for the summer:

- New Grilled Vidalia Onion Sirloin - a 7-oz grilled sirloin topped with a grilled and caramelized slice of Vidalia onion in a sweet and spicy Hawaiian BBQ sauce, served with garlicky spinach and smashed red potatoes.

News: Mimi's Cafe - Buy One Entree & Two Drinks, Get One Entree Free

French-themed Mimi's Cafe is running a coupon deal where you can buy any lunch or dinner entree plus two drinks and get a second entree (of equal or lesser value) for free.

News: Qdoba - New Mango Mojo Menu

Qdoba looks to turn up the heat this summer with the new spicy-sweet flavor of Mango Mojo. Featuring the flavor of mangos with chili peppers, the new flavor is featured in three new, limited-time menu items: the Mango Mojo Burrito, Mango Mojo Salad, and Mango Mojo Trio.

Review: Church's Chicken - Spicier Spicy Chicken Tender Strips

Church's Chicken recently brought back their Spicier Spicy Chicken and Tender Strips for a limited-time. Basically, it's a spicier version of their regular menu spicy fried chicken and strips. The company states that they're marinated for 12 hours and prepared fresh in small batches.

I picked up an order of 3 Spicier Spicy Chicken Tender Strips plus a honey butter biscuit for $2.99 on a special promo.

Around the World: McDonald's Hong Kong - German Chicken Sausage Burger Arrives

In the lead up to this year's World Cup in Brazil, McDonald's is offering the limited-time German Chicken Sausage Burger (as Germany is often one of the top teams competing in the Cup).

News: Green Burrito - New Grilled Chicken Flautas

Green Burrito, the Mexican chain dual-branded with select Carl's Jr. restaurants, offers new Grilled Flautas with Charbroiled Chicken.

The new dish features charbroiled chicken, spicy Santa Fe Sauce, and shredded Jack and cheddar cheeses rolled up in a flour torilla and grilled. Each order comes with a side of guacamole.

News: Starbucks - New Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake Slices for Summer

While Starbucks mostly did away with sliced pound cakes with the rollout of La Boulange bakery goods in favor of mini-pound cakes, they're back due to customer feedback.

Review: Pizza Hut - Blake's Smokehouse BBQ Pizza

Pizza Hut's new Blake's Smokehouse BBQ Pizza features a hand-tossed pizza with toasted cheddar cheese on the end crust and honey barbecue sauce instead of pizza sauce. It's topped with bacon, ham, and ground pork pieces. The pizza was inspired by country music artist Blake Shelton, hence the name.

I picked up a large for $11.

News: Burger King Serving Burgers During Breakfast

Burger King is now serving burgers during breakfast hours at 5,000 or so of their over 7,000 U.S. restaurants.

According to BurgerBusiness, at the bare minimum, Burger King restaurants that opt in to the program will serve a selection of lunch/dinner items including the Whopper (and its variants including the Double Whopper and Whopper Jr.), the Big King, Cheeseburgers (and Double Cheeseburgers as well as Bacon Double Cheeseburgers), the Original Chicken Sandwich, French Fries, and Apple Pie.

News: Baskin-Robbins - New Greek Frozen Yogurt

Greek frozen yogurt has been popular lately so it's no surprise that Baskin-Robbins, the world's large chain of ice cream shops, throws their hat into the ring with new Super Yumberry Greek Frozen Yogurt.

The brand's first Greek frozen yogurt product features yumberry-flavored Greek frozen yogurt swirled with a Triple Berry (blueberries, strawberries, and cranberries) ribbon. Like most Greek frozen yogurts, it contains beneficial live and active cultures.

Around the World: McDonald's UK - Great Tastes of America Returns for 2014

McDonald's UK is in the middle of their annual Great Tastes of America limited-time menu, where each week, they showcase a burger (supposedly) inspired by an American city or state that's available for that week only. The promotion features five burgers, which means it lasts for five weeks.

Basically, in five weeks, they get more limited-time burgers from McDonald's than we get in a year.