Fast Food
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Has McDonald’s Reached Its Final Straw? Fast-Food Giant Tests Strawless Lids
Plastic straws at McDonald’s may soon be a thing of the past if a pilot program the fast-food giant is trying out proves successful. The burger chain is testing a plastic beverage lid in Minneapolis and other cities as part of…
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The Most Over-the-Top Fast Food of the Past 10 Years
Fast food used to be a simple burger-and-fries affair, but for many big-name chains, food stunts can create buzz and swipe curious customers from the competition. There has been no shortage of drive-thru weirdness over the past decade, from Taco…
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The Best Waffle House Secret Menu Items To Explore
So you’re getting sick of the standard Waffle House menu. Ordering the bacon and eggs at 2 a.m. has gotten old, the greasy hangover burger no longer excites you, and you’re tired of blocking thrown chairs with one hand. There’s…
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Things You Never Knew About Pizza Hut
Pan pizza, hut-shaped red roofs, nostalgic red plastic cups — there are so many Pizza Hut staples that we all know and love. The restaurant has been around for seven decades and is the second-largest pizza chain in the world.…
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Mountain Dew’s Baja Blast Now Available as a Hot Sauce
Of all the heinous flavors Mountain Dew has introduced over the years — from Flamin’ Hot to the fruitcake-flavored Fruit Quake — Baja Blast is probably the variety with the biggest cultlike following. The tropical lime-flavored soft drink is only…
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Taco Bell is Bringing Back a Popular Game Day-Worthy Snack
Taco Bell is bringing back its popular chicken wings Jan. 26, but for two weeks only. The chicken wings were due to return Jan. 19, but the company said the rollout was being delayed for unknown reasons and then announced…
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Waffle House Workers Hate Your Viral Menu Hacks
Complicated menu hacks for fast-food restaurants go viral on social media all the time, but now some Waffle House employees are fed up with the elaborate (and expensive) orders. These…
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This Rapidly Expanding Fast-Food Chain Started in a Parking Lot
If you haven’t heard of Dave’s Hot Chicken, we can’t blame you. Started just five years ago as a pop-up in a Los Angeles parking lot, the chain of spicy…
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White Castle Slides Into ‘Fine Dining’ for Valentine’s Day
Trying to decide where to take your sweetheart out for Valentine’s Day dinner? Here’s another restaurant to consider: White Castle. No, that’s not a mistake. White Castle is turning itself…
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Beloved Burger Chain Finally Expanding Beyond West Coast
In-N-Out, a staunchly West Coast fast-food burger chain with a fervent cult following, is finally expanding east of the Mississippi River. The California chain is opening its first territory office…
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Crazy Taco Bell Menu Items Dreamed Up by Superfans
Taco Bell food has a certain je ne sais quois that’s impossible to replicate. Tacos at home, even made with Taco Bell-branded ingredients from the supermarket, don’t even come close. So…
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Best Regional Fast Food Chains the Rest of the Country Needs
In the vast culinary landscape that is our country, flavors change as often as accents, spread out in every direction you look. The bummer? That means certain fast food chains…
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The Best Items To Order From Taco Bell’s Vegetarian Menu
As meatless patties and nuggets skyrocket in popularity, it’s clear that faux meat is in. But plant-based herbivores, vegetarians, and vegans’ appreciation for Taco Bell’s vegetarian menu and its greasy,…
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Taco Bell Testing 2 New Versions of Mexican Pizza
Customizing a pizza when you order one is a given unless you only eat plain cheese. But Taco Bell serves up just one option when it comes to its Mexican…
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Costco’s ‘Cheesy Blaster’ Hack Combines Two Food Court Favorites
TikTok’s “glizzy gladiators” have found a new foe: Costco’s cheesy blaster. The artery-clogging, unofficial food court hack involves swaddling Costco’s $1.50 hot dog in a cheesy pizza blanket. Although the…
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Starbucks Announces Major Changes to Its Rewards Program — And Fans Aren’t Happy
In its first major change to its rewards program in three years, Starbucks is making it more difficult to earn freebies like free coffee and merchandise. While the rewards program…
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Popeyes Is Giving Out Free Chicken Sandwiches for the Holidays
Popeyes is giving everyone a gift this holiday season: a free chicken sandwich. From now through Jan. 1, you can grab one of the chain’s famous crispy fried chicken sandwiches…
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Taco Bell Might Make This Fan Favorite a Permanent Menu Item
Taco Bell CEO Mark King made a bombshell announcement this week that might change the way you think of the taco- and Crunchwrap-slinging fast-food chain. The company is looking at…
