Burger King Offers New $5 Duo Deal

Burger King offers the new $5 Duo deal as a change from the fast food chain's previous 2 for $5 Whopper Jr. Duo deal, which let you choose from several Whopper Jr. variants.

Burger King's $5 Duo deal now adds BK Wraps to the available options for the deal but takes away the previous Whopper variants (you can still customize the Whopper Jr. but it will cost you extra). So for $5 you can choose any two of the following:

Mountain Dew Baja Blast Available in Stores Throughout 2024

Mountain Dew (stylized as "Mtn Dew") Baja Blast is now available in stores nationwide throughout all of 2024 to celebrate the tropical lime soda's 20th year.

Originally introduced in 2004 as a Taco Bell exclusive drink, Baja Blast has occasionally been sold in stores in cans and bottles on a limited time basis since 2014. Since 2018, it's been brought back each summer.

Jack in the Box Brings Back $20 Mega Munchie Box

Jack in the Box brings back the $20 Mega Munchie Box for a limited time and updates the selection of shareable snackables by swapping out popcorn chicken for stuffed jalapenos.

As such the $20 Mega Munchie Box now includes:

Insomnia Serves Up New Unicorn Cookie Nachos

Insomnia Cookies serves up a sparkly new year with the arrival of new Unicorn Cookie Nachos, which marks the limited-time return of Cookie Nachos but with a unicorn theme.

Insomnia's Unicorn Cookie Nachos features eight Classic cookies of your choice layered with Fancy Sprinkles brand Unicorn Barf blend (because unicorns barf rainbows) and two more toppings of your choice.

Review: Del Taco - Grilled Chicken Stuffed Quesadilla Taco

Del Taco's Grilled Chicken Stuffed Quesadilla Taco features grated cheddar cheese and Queso Blanco grilled between two flour tortillas (i.e a quesadilla). The quesadilla is then folded and filled with fresh-grilled marinated chicken, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, and grated cheddar cheese.

Salt & Straw Welcomes Dairy-Free "Ice Cream" Flavors for January 2024

Salt & Straw serves up five dairy-free "ice cream" flavors to make up the limited-time Dairy-Free Decadence Series for January 2024.

This year's seasonal Dairy-Free Decadence Series flavors include the following:

Dickey's Offers Free Kids Meal with Order of $12+ Throughout January 2024

Dickey's Barbecue Pit starts off the new year by offering a "Kids Eat Free" promotion throughout the month of January 2024. The limited-time, online deal offers a free kids meal with an order of $12 or more through January 31, 2024.

Sonic Reveals New Peanut Butter Bacon Burger and Shake

Sonic reveals a new peanut butter and bacon burger as well as a new peanut butter and bacon shake ahead of a national launch starting January 8, 2024 at participating Sonic restaurants nationwide.

Dairy Queen Offers $6.99 Chicken Strip Basket Deal

Dairy Queen offers a $6.99 Chicken Strip Basket meal deal for a limited time at participating locations nationwide.

Baskin-Robbins Churns New Peanut Butter Blossom Ice Cream

Baskin-Robbins looks to fresh-baked cookies for inspiration this new year with the debut of new Peanut Butter Blossom ice cream as the Flavor of the Month for January 2024.

Double Bonus Jack Returns to Jack in the Box

The Double Bonus Jack is back at Jack in the Box for a limited time at participating locations nationwide.

KFC Adds New Spicy Mac & Cheese and Honey BBQ Wraps

KFC welcomes 2024 by adding two new KFC Wraps to the chain's existing wrap line-up: the new Spicy Mac & Cheese KFC Wrap and new Honey BBQ KFC Wrap.

Brisket Bacon Beef 'N Cheddar Returns to Arby's

The Brisket Bacon Beef 'N Cheddar sandwich is back on the Arby's menu for a limited time to kick off 2024.

Aldi Finds Release Schedule for January 2024

Aldi has revealed the seasonal Aldi Finds release schedule for January 2024. This month's offerings see the grocery store chain getting ready for Valentine's Day as well as putting forth some "better-for-you" items to help out with some New Year's resolutions. Most Aldi stores rollout Aldi Finds on Wednesday, which is also when they restock the shelves.

Here's what you can expect to find on store shelves at Aldi this January:

Crumbl Bakes Oreo Mallow Sandwich and More Through January 6, 2024

Crumbl ushers in the new year by bringing back the Mallow Sandwich featuring Oreo and more to make up this week's line-up of cookies. The cookie bakery chain rotates its cookie menu on a weekly basis.

Here's the Crumbl cookie line-up for the week ending January 6, 2024:

Five McDonald's Pies to Try Around the World in 2023

There's a whole world of (mostly fried) McDonald's pies out there so here are five McDonald's pies from around the world that you can try right now in 2023 (if you happen to be in the area of course):

Top Five New Fast Food Items I Tried in 2023

Here are the top five new fast food items I tried in 2023 (in alphabetical order):

Top Ten Most Read Fast Food Reviews of 2023

With 2023 just about in the books, I put together a list of the top ten most-read fast food reviews on Brand Eating in 2023. Interestingly enough some of them weren't written this year so I guess some of my reviews have some staying power. Thank you all for reading. Here we go:

Review: Trader Joe's - Breaded Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

Trader Joe's Breaded Mozzarella Cheese Sticks feature mini mozzarella sticks covered in a crispy, seasoned breading.

El Pollo Loco Brings Back Double Pollo Fit Bowls

El Pollo Loco looks to cater to those with healthier New Year's resolutions by bringing back Double Pollo Fit Bowls for a limited time.

Available at participating El Pollo Loco restaurants chain-wide, Double Pollo Fit Bowls come in two varieties: