Papa Johns has a terrible reputation. Not only do many consumers remember the racist rants that founder and spokesman John Schnatter engaged in before resigning as CEO, but lots of them think Papa Johns pizza just plain sucks. Like many…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Del Taco wants to help you get through the doldrums of winter with the best thing possible: free food. Through Jan. 31, customers at the Tex-Mex chain can score a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…