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Jun 20, 2014

News: Del Taco Brings Back Bun Taco to Celebrate 50 Years

Del Taco is celebrating their 50th anniversary by bringing back a trio of old menu items as the limited-time Throwback Classics Menu.

Among the returning items is the Bun Taco, a hybrid of a taco and burger similar to Taco Bell's discontinued Bell Beefer. The other two items are the Small Taco Salad and Orange Shake.

Around the World: This KFC Fried Chicken is Marinated in Cheese?!

KFC Philippines is currently offering a new variety of fried chicken that's marinated in cheese and breaded with bits cheese-flavored chips. They're calling it "Crispy Cheese Chicken."

Jun 19, 2014

Review: Pizza Hut - Stuffed Pizza Rollers

Pizza Hut's Stuffed Pizza Rollers featured rolled up pizza dough filled with mozzarella and pepperoni, sprinkled with Italian seasoning, and then baked.

It was $5.50 for an order of four, which comes with marinara sauce or ranch for dipping.

News: Carl's Jr. / Hardee's - New Cinnamon Pull-Aparts

Carl's Jr. and Hardee's unveil new Made from Scratch Cinnamon Pull-Aparts as a breakfast item, available starting this upcoming Monday, June 23, 2014.

News: Pretzel Buns Back at Wendy's Starting Early July

Pretzel buns are coming back to Wendy's early next month and with them mark the return of the Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger and Pretzel Pub Chicken Sandwich.

Jun 18, 2014

Review: Taco Bell - Dr. Pepper Vanilla Float Freeze

Taco Bell's Dr. Pepper Vanilla Float Freeze is an icy slush beverage featuring the taste of Dr. Pepper Vanilla Float soda.

I bought a 16-oz cup for $1.99.

News: Jack in the Box Testing Cronuts

Jack in the Box is testing Croissant Donuts (AKA 'Cronuts') as a potential future dessert. The test item was spotted by Reddit user WoundedFork in Southern California.

If you've never heard of a Cronut, they're basically deep-fried donut-shaped croissants and it's interesting for a fast food chain is trying them considering that it's rare to find a donut on any fast food menu.

News: Bruegger's 2014 Summer Menu

Bruegger's adds three new menu items for their 2014 summer menu and also brings back a seasonal item.

New this year are the Jalapeno Bacon & Egg Sandwich, Edamame & Beet Salad, and Whipped Blueberry Greek Cream Cheese & Greek Yogurt.

Jun 17, 2014

Review: Quiznos - Spicy BBQ Pulled Pork Sub

Quiznos' Spicy BBQ Pulled Pork Sub features pulled pork, bacon, aged cheddar, cilantro-jalapeno slaw, and BBQ sauce on jalapeno cheddar bread.

A small was $5.79 but I received this one courtesy of Quiznos.

News: Jack in the Box - New Breakfast Monster Taco

Jack in the Box continues to offer new variations on their Monster Taco and this time around, they're offering a breakfast tilt with the new, limited-time Breakfast Monster Taco.

News: Carl's Jr. Testing New Mashed Potato-Topped Burgers

Carl's Jr. is testing new mashed potato-topped burgers that they're calling "Mashers" in at least one location here in Southern California, as spotted by a Brand Eater (that's right! All of you are now Brand Eaters!).

Mashers come topped with garlic mashed potatoes, brown gravy, and crispy onion straws (they had me at mashed potatoes...). There's the Big Chicken Masher and the Burger Masher (i.e. a chicken version and a beef version).

Jun 16, 2014

Review: Rally's - $2 Shrimp Box

Rally's $2 Shrimp Box features a small box of breaded, deep-fried shrimp and seasoned, battered fries.