Fast Food
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Vegan Burger Joint Looks to Ruffle McDonald’s Feathers
A new plant-based fast-food restaurant in Los Angeles is turning heads for its tongue-in-cheek branding that might seem a little, well, familiar. Related: 25 Weird and Wonderful McDonald’s International Menu Favorites Mr. Charlie’s could easily be mistaken for McDonald’s if you…
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Delicious International Fast-Food Chains America Is Missing Out On
If you’ve spent time traveling abroad, you’ve likely encountered unique foods in other countries that you wish we had here in the U.S. — including some unexpectedly great flavor combinations. And while we tend to see American fast food restaurants…
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Something Important is Missing From the Costco Food Court
Something is missing from the Costco food court, and the internet isn’t happy. The warehouse giant has long been known for its $1.50 hot dog-and-drink combo, a food-court mainstay and an offering as synonymous with Costco as the $5 rotisserie…
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18 Secret Menu Items and Hacks from Your Favorite Restaurants
When it comes to menu options at your favorite chain restaurants, there’s often more than meets the eye. Whether it’s a tasty variation on a classic dish or secret items ordered only by those in the know, most chain restaurants…
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Fast Food Dishes With Downright Obsessive Followings
Plenty of fast-food favorites have tantalized a disproportionate share of taste buds. Here’s a look at some menu items both common and obscure that have inspired stronger-than-normal feelings among hungry patrons. Related: The Best Value Meal Deals at Chains Across the…
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McDonald’s Sued For $900M Over Ice Cream Machines
McDonald’s is being McSued for $900 million. Over ice cream. A technology company that developed a way to fix the fast-food giant’s constantly broken ice-cream machines says McDonald’s tried to put them out of business. Kytch, a tech startup, created a…
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Celebrities With Signature Fast Food Meals and Merch
Celebrities have been endorsing fast-food brands for decades, but it’s only since the McJordan in 1992 that they’ve had signature meals to go along with the commercials. And since fast-food…
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The Unhealthiest Fast-Food Breakfasts
If hectic mornings have you swinging by fast-food chains for breakfast, long drive-thru lines show you’re far from alone. Although a convenient meal out may not be as healthy or…
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Spectacular Fast Food Restaurant Designs Around the World
Fast-food joints are palaces of guilty pleasure, although their cookie-cutter buildings are usually anything but palatial. If you look far and wide, however, you’ll discover a handful of fast-food restaurants…
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The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Fast Food of the Year
Fast food companies used 2021 as a bit of a reboot. While they were adjusting future business models to match new pandemic normals, they were also developing and releasing new…
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KFC Lures Customers to Dump the Drive-Thru — With Free Fries
Feel like you’re waiting forever when you’re in a drive-thru line? If you’re grabbing a meal at KFC, you’re not imagining things. According to a survey by the chicken chain,…
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Mariah Carey, McDonald’s Want to Give You Free Food
She’s baaaaack — and soon, she’ll even be at a drive-thru near you. Yes, we may all be sick to death of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is…
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Which Fast Food Salad Is the Best?
We’ve all been there: it’s inching past lunchtime and the only available options seem to be breaded, fried, and served with a large soda. Thankfully, more fast food chains realize…
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The End of Soggy Fries: 10 Ways Science Is Changing Takeout
Nobody wants limp, soggy fries or pizza crust that disintegrates during delivery or after pickup. The good news is that we’ve come a long way from wax paper and foil…
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40 Breakfast Foods Ranked by Their Calorie Count
With our increasingly busy lives, breakfast is one meal that we often don’t give much thought to as we’re rushing to get out the door. And while nutritionists continue to…
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Copycat McDonald’s Recipes You Can Make at Home
Many of us got to hone our cooking skills over the course of the pandemic. The next level: attempting to replicate our favorite restaurant meals. If you’re a fan of…
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The Most Expensive Item at Every Fast Food Chain
We think of fast food as cheap as well as fast, but chain prices have risen over the years with everything else. Some items now top $10, steep for something…
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First Tastes: Favorite Foods of 21 U.S. Presidents
What people eat often says something about the experiences and values that shaped them, and how they find strength, energy, and solace. So it should come as no surprise there’s…
