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Apr 18, 2014

Around the World: McDonald's New Iced Coffee in Germany Somehow Looks Better than Ours

McDonald's recently introduced new Iced Coffee in Germany and it looks a lot better than the milk, sugar, ice, and brewed coffee we get here in the States.

First off, it starts with vanilla bourbon ice cream and then tops it off with espresso and vanilla syrup before finishing with sweet whipped cream on top. Sounds like dessert!

News: Burger King - New BBQ Bacon Whopper and Honey BBQ Strips

Burger King leads into spring with a new-ish Whopper variants as well as another sauced version of their chicken strips in the new BBQ Bacon Whopper and Honey BBQ Chicken Strips respectively.

Apr 17, 2014

Review: Del Taco - Breakfast Tacos

Del Taco's Breakfast Tacos feature either steak or bacon with scrambled eggs and hand-grated shredded cheese (also available with just egg and cheese) folded inside a soft flour tortilla. I decided to try both the bacon and steak versions.

The Del Taco I went to had the Bacon Breakfast Taco at $1.10, while the steak version was $1.85, but I received these courtesy of Del Taco.

Around the World: McDonald's Japan - New Burgers with Large Cubes of Avocados

McDonald's is going with ciabatta buns, and apparently, huge cubes of avocado for their latest line of new, limited-time burgers.

The line features a trio of sandwiches: the Avocado Beef, Avocado Chicken, and Avocado Shrimp.

News: Burger King - New Chicken Big King

Going with an imitation of a Big Mac that McDonald's doesn't offer here in the US, Burger King debuts the new Chicken Big King.

Basically a Big King with breaded chicken patties instead of beef patties, the sandwich also includes American cheese, lettuce, crunchy pickles, onions, King sauce, and, of course, the club-sandwich-style three-part bun.

News: 7-Eleven - New Chicken Dippers

7-Eleven now offers new Chicken Dippers as a snacking option from their hot foods display. The new item features lightly-breaded white meat chicken chunks with a choice of either Ancho Chipotle, Ranch, or Honey Mustard dipping sauce.

Apr 16, 2014

Review: Jack in the Box - Blazin' Chicken Sandwich

Jack in the Box's Blazin' Chicken Sandwich features a spicy breaded chicken filet with ghost pepper ranch sauce, grilled onions, jalapenos, Swiss-style cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes, on a sesame seed bun. It's billed as the chain's "hottest sandwich yet."

I bought one for $3.69 (after using the "$1 off" coupon they have on their site)

News: Jack in the Box - Sourdough Breakfast Melts Return

For a limited time, Jack in the Box has brought back Sourdough Breakfast Melts to their all-day breakfast menu.

The sandwiches are pretty much your standard meat, cheese, and egg combos, but on toasted sourdough rounds rather than on an English muffin or biscuit.

This Pizza Chain Will Offer a Pizza Cake If You Vote for It

Declaring "If you like it, we'll make it," Boston Pizza (Boston's here in the US) is inviting Canadian fans (although the chain does have a little more than 40 locations here in the US) to vote on a number of "Pizza Game Changers," including pizza mints (a tiny "pizza" of pizza-flavored mint candy slices), a gas-powered pizza cutter, and pizza cake via pizzagamechangers.com.

Around the World: Wendy's Japan Offers Pesto and Red Bell Pepper Sauce in New Chicken Sandwiches

Over in Japan, the latest limited-time menu items at Wendy's are the new Basil Grilled Chicken Sandwich and the Red Bell Grilled Chicken Sandwich.

The sandwiches were made available starting this week on Monday.

Apr 15, 2014

Review: Domino's - Sweet BBQ Bacon Specialty Chicken

Domino's Sweet BBQ Bacon Specialty Chicken features about 12 chunks of breaded chicken breast glued together with a melted blend of cheeses made from mozzarella and cheddar and topped with BBQ sauce and diced bacon. It's basically Domino's attempt at making a chicken crust pizza.

I picked up an order for $5.99.

News: Burger King - King Deals Value Menu Anchored By New Bacon Cheeseburger Deluxe

In a move similar to Wendy's Right Size Right Price Value Menu, Burger King has renamed and rearranged their value menu as the "King Deals" Value Menu with prices "starting at $1"

While most of menu consists of hold overs from the previous value menu, there is one new burger: the Bacon Cheeseburger Deluxe. It features a flame-grilled beef patty with tomatoes, lettuce, bacon, pickles, onions, and American cheese on a toasted sesame bun.