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Jul 21, 2015

Crabfest is Back at Red Lobster

Red Lobster's annual Crabfest is back starting this month and features the restaurant chain's biggest variety of crab dishes for the year.

$1 Chili Cheese & American Dogs at Sonic on July 23rd

A bit of an annual tradition, Sonic will be celebrating National Hot Dog Day this Thursday, July 23, 2015 by offering both Chili Cheese as well as All-American hot dogs for $1 a piece.

Jul 19, 2015

Review: Wawa - Spicy Chicken Fajita Hoagie

Wawa's Spicy Chicken Fajita Hoagie features chicken, pepper jack cheese, onions, both sweet and jalapeno peppers, and a creamy chipotle sauce on a toasted white roll.

Review: McDonald's - Fried Peach Pie

McDonald's Fried Peach Pie recently became available here in Southern California for the summer. It features a peach filling with a crispy deep-fried turnover-style crust.

Papa John's Introduces "Lighter Choice" Pizzas

Papa John's introduces a new line of lower-calorie pizzas that they're calling "Papa's Lighter Choices."

Olive Garden's New Mascots for Kids All Have Crazy Eyes

The Olive Garden recently introduced a new gang of food-based, cartoon mascots for their kids menu and, for whatever reason, they all sport crazy eyes and somewhat crazed expressions.

Jul 18, 2015

Review: El Pollo Loco - Mexican Caesar Bowl

El Pollo Loco Mexican Caesar Bowl features chopped chicken breast, rice, lettuce, tortilla strips, cotija cheese, cilantro, and creamy cilantro dressing. It's one of the new options available on their currently running $5 Pollo Bowl Combos.

Schlotzsky's Offers New Salad, Sandwich, Soup, and Dessert for Summer

Schlotzsky's spruces up their menu for the summer with a new salad, sandwich, soup, and dessert. Collectively, they're referring to the new items as the "Fresh Tastes of Summer menu items."

Jul 17, 2015

Review: McDonald's - Oreo Frappe

McDonald's Oreo Frappe consists of their mocha frappe base blended with ice, Oreo cookies pieces, and cookies & creme syrup, topped with whipped cream and crushed Oreo wafers.

Starbucks Adds New Orange Cream Soda & Strawberry Acai Refresher

Starbucks introduces some new faces to their iced beverage selection this summer with new Orange Cream Fizzio Sodas as well as new Strawberry Acai Refreshers.

Cheesy Bites Pizza Returns to Pizza Hut

The Cheesy Bites Pizza is back at Pizza Hut for a limited time this summer. The key feature of the pizza is 28 cheese-filled bites lining the outer crust.

Jul 16, 2015

Review: Taco Bell - Cap'n Crunch Delights

Taco Bell's Cap’n Crunch Delights are red-colored, yeast donut-holes filled with sweet milk icing and coated with Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries cereal.

New $5 Pollo Bowl Combos at El Pollo Loco

El Pollo Loco gives us four new takes on their signature Pollo Bowl with new $5 Pollo Bowl Combos.

Jul 15, 2015

Review: Starbucks - Thai-Style Peanut Chicken Wrap

Starbucks Thai-Style Peanut Chicken Wrap features a chile tortilla rolled with grilled white-meat chicken tossed in peanut-coconut sauce, chile-lime veggie slaw, red bell peppers, lettuce, and ginger cream cheese. It comes comes cut into three. On the side are peanut-coconut sauce and grapes.

Lay's Announces 2015 "Do Us A Flavor" Finalists

Lay's announces the four finalists for their annual crowd-sourced "Do Us A Flavor" contest, which fans submit ideas for potato chips flavors.

Did You Know? Why Some Ice Cream Is a "Frozen Dairy Dessert"

Breyers Blast Oreo Cookies & Cream frozen dairy dessert.
You scream, I scream, we all scream for... frozen dairy dessert?

With summer in full swing, it's a good time to dive into the official hot weather dessert: ice cream.

McDonald's Brazil Offering Potato Minions

McDonald's is promoting the recently released Minions movie across the globe, but it's only in Brazil that you'll find fried potato cakes shaped like the titular characters.