Around the World: KFC Japan to Offer Deep-Fried Soup Fritter

In something that sounds right at home at an American county fair, KFC Japan will offer up battered and deep-fried soup starting September 5.

Specifically, they'll be dropping some corn potage in the hot oil and calling it the "Corn Potage Fritter." Corn potage is a thick, creamy corn soup that garners a fair amount of popularity in Japan (you can even get it hot from a can dispensing vending machine), especially in the winter months.

The Corn Potage Fritter is only for a limited-time and is priced at 150 yen apiece (~$1.49 US).

Review: Dairy Queen - Chicken Strip $5 Buck Lunch

Dairy Queen's Chicken Strips $5 Buck Lunch is available daily from the hours of 11am to 4pm and features three chicken tenderloin strips with a choice of dipping sauce, a side of fries, a fountain drink, and a sundae for $5. The sundae can be upgraded to a mini-size Blizzard for an extra $1.

I went for the upgrade and chose ranch for sauce. The price tag came out to $6 plus tax.

Local News: Papa John's - $5 Cheese Pizzas in SoCal on 9/5

September 5 is National Cheese Pizza Day (seriously who makes these days up?) and Papa John's locations in Southern California are celebrating by offering large cheese pizzas for only $5 bucks each when ordered online.

You can get the deal by ordering online via the Papa John's website and entering the code: "CHEESE13."

News: Baskin-Robbins - September 2013 Flavor of the Month

Baskin-Robbins offers up German Chocolate Cake ice cream as their flavor of the month for September.

The flavor features Swiss chocolate ice cream with coconut, walnut pieces, milk chocolate brownie pieces, and a caramel ribbon.

Review: Del Taco - Bacon Ranch Grilled Chicken Taco

Del Taco's Bacon Ranch Grilled Chicken Taco features grilled marinated chicken, ranch sauce, bacon pieces, shredded lettuce, and hand-grated cheddar cheese folded in a soft flour tortilla.

I picked one up for $1.39.

News: Applebee's - New Honey Pepper Grill Menu

Because National Honey Month is September, Applebee's is offering a new Honey Pepper Grill Menu for a limited time. 

The menu features the sweet taste of honey paired with the slight heat of cracked black pepper with new Honey Pepper Sirloin, Honey Pepper Chicken & Shrimp, and 4-Cheese Mac & Cheese with Honey Pepper Chicken Tenders.

News: Papa John's Brings Back Buffalo Chicken Pizza... Again

For the second time this year, Papa John's is offering the Buffalo Chicken Pizza for a limited-time just in time for the start of the NFL football season (a prime time for buffalo wings).

The pizza features ranch sauce, slices of breaded chicken strips, bacon, onions, mozzarella cheese, and a swirl of buffalo sauce.

Review: Arizona Beverages - Lemon-Lime Rickey

A lime rickey is typically a mixture of soda water and lots of lime that is often mixed with liquor. Arizona Beverages' Lemon-Lime Rickey is just an extra-tall can of lemon-lime soda, but not like Sprite and more like Squirt.

A 23.5-oz can is 99 cents wherever you find it (the standard for Arizona Beverage cans).

News: Subway - September 2013 Featured Footlong Sandwich

Subway's September 2013 Featured Footlong is actually their entire selection of regular subs. Like the previous "FebruAny" promotion, "Subtember" runs the entire month of September and offers any regular footlong sub sandwich for $5.

Around the World: McDonald's Canada - New Veggie Wraps

As Canadians look to eat more veggies (at least some of the time), McDonald's Canada has introduced two new meatless McWraps: the Mediterranean Veggie and Santa Fe Veggie.

The company had previously introduced a veggie burger back in 2002, but it didn't stick. But tastes and preferences have changed in the 11 or so odd years in between (well, that and veggie burger patties don't always have the best of flavors).

Review: Muller - Greek Corner Lowfat Yogurt with Caramelized Almonds

Muller's Greek Corner is a line of Greek-style low-fat yogurt with a "corner" of its square cup reserved for a topping. I recently tried the Caramelized Almonds version.

A 5.3-oz cup was $1 on sale.

Around the World: McDonald's Singapore offers new Aloo Tiki Burger

McDonald's Singapore offers their first vegetarian burger with the new, limited-time Aloo Tikki Burger. 

Originating from McDonald's India, the Aloo Tikki features a potato and peas patty with spices coated with breadcrumbs ("aloo tikki" is Indian for "potato croquette"), sweet tomato mayo, onions, and a slice of tomato on a standard McDonald's hamburger bun.

News: Sonic - Half-Off Breakfast Burritos on Sept 3

Apparently there's a National Back to Work Day that follows Labor Day. To celebrate (or maybe commiserate), Sonic will be offering their selection of breakfast burrito for half-off on Tuesday, September 3 i.e. National Back to Work Day.

In their words:

"Work is Boring. SONIC is Fun. Enjoy 1/2-price breakfast burritos all day at SONIC on Tuesday, Sept. 3. A great way to get back to work after the Labor Day weekend."

Frozen Friday: Boston Market - Meatloaf Frozen Dinner

Boston Market's Meatloaf frozen dinner eschews the standard vegetable side and comes with just mashed potatoes and gravy, and a fair bit of it too, considering it weighs in at almost a pound.

A 15-ounce box was $2.50 on sale.

News: Get Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte Early with Code

Starbucks' popular Pumpkin Spice Latte is not officially available until Tuesday, September 3, but you can actually get them right now by uttering the code "PSL10" at your local Starbucks.

The (slightly) early offer comes as the Pumpkin Spice Latte enters its tenth year.

Also available on September 3 are the seasonal Salted Caramel Mocha, Salted Caramel Mocha Frappuccino, and the Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate.

News: KFC - 6-Piece Deal for $9.99

KFC's latest family meal promotion is the 6-Piece Deal for $9.99. The sales pitch is that you can feed your family for under $10 (well, as long as you have a small family).

The meal includes 6 pieces of chicken (mixed), 1 large side, and 3 biscuits and is available at participating KFC locations. There's an extra charge if you want to substitute in breast pieces or KFC Boneless chicken.

News: Chick-fil-A Gives Out Breakfast by Reservation - September 9 to 14

Participating Chick-fil-A locations will be giving out a limited number (about several thousand per location) of breakfast entrees via reservation for September 9 through September 14.

Reservations can be made on their website at: http://chick-fil-aforbreakfast.com.

Review: Panda Express - Grilled Teriyaki Chicken

Panda Express' Grilled Teriyaki Chicken features grilled marinated chicken filets sliced-to-order with a sweet and savory teriyaki sauce.

It costs the same as the rest of Panda Express's entrees and I picked up a 2-entree plate for $6.59.

News: Evolution Fresh Juice and Snacks Now at Whole Foods Markets

Starbuck's Evolution Fresh brand of cold-pressed juices and new Evolution Fresh Harvest snacks are now available nationwide at Whole Foods Market.

The Whole Foods' Evolution Fresh drink selection includes 12 popular juices as well as two exclusive juices: Organic Ruby Roots and Organic Sweet Burn.

News: Arby's - New Snack 'N Save Value Menu

Arby's has changed up their value menu and renamed it the new Snack 'N Save menu. The menu contains 13 items ranging from $1 to $2.99 in price.