2023 Veterans Day Deals and Specials for November 11, 2023

Veterans Day falls on Saturday, November 11th this year and a number of fast food and casual dining restaurant chains will be honoring the brave men and women of our military with a free meal, deal, and/or special.

To help mark the occasion, I've put together a list of Veterans Day 2023 deals and specials for veterans and active military personnel.

Do keep in mind that you'll typically need to show a valid military ID or other proof of service to redeem the offers. As usual, I'll keep updating as more deals show up.

Here's what's out there:

99-Cent Fritos Chili Cheese Jr. Wrap Returns to Sonic

The 99-cent Fritos Chili Cheese Jr. Wrap is back at Sonic for a limited time now at participating locations nationwide.

Wendy's Offers Free 6-Piece Chicken Nuggets with Purchase on Wednesdays Through End of 2023

Wendy's offers an in-app deal good for a free 6-piece Chicken Nuggets with any purchase that can used every Wednesday through the end of 2023 at participating locations nationwide.

Hardee's Introduces New Candied Bacon

Hardee's adds Candied Bacon to the menu for a limited time at participating locations. You can get it as part of the Candied Bacon Breakfast Biscuit, Candied Bacon Frisco Burger and Candied Bacon Snack Pack.

Salt & Straw Rolls Out 2023 Thanksgiving Ice Cream Flavors

Salt & Straw rolls out their annual Thanksgiving Series of ice cream and non-dairy frozen dessert flavors for 2023. The Thanksgivings Series offers a 5-course meal of ice cream flavors and this year's selection includes:

Earl of Sandwich Brings Back Holiday Ham Sandwich for 2023 Holiday Season

Earl of Sandwich brings back the Holiday Ham Sandwich as a limited-time menu item for the 2023 holiday season.

El Pollo Loco Brings Back Carnitas for 2023 Holiday Season

El Pollo Loco brings back pork carnitas for the 2023 holiday season. The limited-time Carnitas menu offers a trio of menu items as well as two online-exclusive dishes.

El Pollo Loco's carnitas is described by the chain as "tender and crispy" pork that's been simmered for hours and finished over high heat.

The Carnitas menu includes:

Checkers and Rally's Serve Up New Steakhouse Double Burger

Checkers and Rally's serve up the new Steakhouse Double burger for a limited time heading into the 2023 holiday season.

Nestle Reveals New Toll House Cookie Shot Kit But You Can Only Win It

Nestle reveals the new, limited-edition Nestle Toll House Cookie Shot Kit this holiday season. Each kit includes Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, various flavors of Toll House Morsels, a cookie shot baking mold, and a $25 gift card to purchase your drink of choice to fill the resultant cookie shots. 

However, they're only giving 150 kits away via a sweepstakes that runs from November 8 through December 8, 2023.

Wingstop Launches New Maple Sriracha Flavor

Wingstop launches new Maple Sriracha as a limited-time flavor option for their various chicken offerings this fall.

Jeni's Welcomes Five Holiday Ice Cream Flavors for 2023

Ice cream maker Jeni's welcomes five limited-time, holiday ice cream flavors for 2023, including new Buckeye Frenzy.

Review: Yoshinoya - Tokyo Fried Chicken

Yoshinoya's Tokyo Fried Chicken is basically the chain's take on karaage, which is a type of Japanese fried chicken. It features boneless chicken thigh pieces marinated in sweet soy sauce and a special spice blend for several days. The chicken is then hand-breaded and deep-fried.

2023 Dunkin' Holiday Menu Includes New Spice Cookie Coffee, Loaded Hash Browns, and More

Dunkin's holiday menu for 2023 sees the launch of new Spice Cookie Coffee and Loaded Hash Browns to go with a number of returning seasonal menu items, including Cookie Butter Cold Brew.

McCormick Releases Gravy-Flavored Donut Bites and More for Holiday Mail Orders

Spice manufacturer McCormick partners with artisan donut maker Dough Doughnuts to release new, limited-edition, holiday donut bites made with McCormick seasonings and featuring the flavors of gravy, cranberry, and pumpkin pie in three different donuts.

If you happen to be in New York City, they'll also be sampling limited quantities of the festive donuts this Wednesday, November 8th and Thursday, November 9th.

The three holiday donut varieties include:

Krispy Kreme Introduces 2023 Fall Donuts

Krispy Kreme introduces a limited-time series of fall-themed donuts that they're calling the "Flavors of Fall collection." The line-up is available through Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 23, 2023) and includes three new donuts as well as two returning ones.

For fall 2023, they're using pies, lattes, and chocolate as inspiration for the seasonal donuts. Krispy Kreme's fall-themed donuts include:

Stuffed Crazy Bread Returns to Little Caesars National Menu

Stuffed Crazy Bread makes a return to Little Caesars national menu where it's available Hot-N-Ready, from 4 to 8 PM daily, through November 26, 2023.

KFC Selling Cajun Deep Fried Turkeys But Only at Select Locations in Four States

KFC brings back Cajun Deep Fried Turkey for Thanksgiving 2023 but they're only available at select locations in four states: California, Colorado, Utah, and Washington.

Crumbl Bakes New Chocolate Swiss Roll Cookie and More Through November 11, 2023

Crumbl offers a new cookie version of a Swiss roll cake this week to go with this week's selection of cookies. The cookie bakery chain rotates their cookie menu every week. Here's the Crumbl cookie line-up for the week ending November 11, 2023:

2023 National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day Deals and Specials for November 9, 2023

Some people say November 9, 2023 is National Chicken Sandwich Day and some people say it's National Fried Chicken Day. No one's calling it Grilled Chicken Sandwich Day though.

Regardless, it's basically a made-up holiday in case you need to celebrate what may or may not be your favorite food. In case you want to celebrate (or just save some money on a chicken sandwich), here's a list of 2023 National Chicken Fried Sandwich Day deals and specials (as usual, I'll keep updating when/if any more deals come in):

McDonald's Launches New Eggs Benedict Burger in Portugal

McDonald's serves up the new Maestro Eggs Benedict burger over in Portugal as a premium-end burger featuring an egg (fried apparently) with hollandaise sauce.