It’s March, and that means many things, including St. Patrick’s Day, which is being celebrated by many chains, including Flying Biscuit Café, IHOP (probably — it’s Pancake of the Month, a series started last month, is minty and green), McAlister’s Deli, Miller’s Ale House, Next Level Burger, Protein Bar & Kitchen, and Tous Les Jours.
Studio Movie Grill has a green Icee, but that’s to celebrate a new Ghostbusters film.
But it’s also Lent for the rest of the month, and so Twin Peaks and El Pollo Loco have new seafood options, and of course Easter comes after Lent, which Friendly’s is observing with a special sundae.
And it’s the season of the March Madness NCAA basketball championships, an occasion Buffalo Wild Wings is marking with a couple of new wing sauces.
Other chains are marching to the beats of their own drums. Baskin-Robbins, for reasons of its own, is offering an ice cream flavor called Mexican Chocolate Brownie, Eggs Up Grill has new scrambled eggs bowls, and Mooyah has a patty melt.
Piada is replacing its Deluxe Caesar Salad with a kale-based one, Quiznos has subs inspired by Philly cheesesteaks, Salad and Go has a new steak wrap, Modern Market has a chicken wrap, Randy’s Donuts has mochi doughnuts in select locations, and Ruby Slipper has limited-time-offers for early spring.
True Food Kitchen makes its pizza with sourdough crusts now, and Pokeworks is offering a plant-based tuna substitute at select locations
Vicious Biscuit has a spicy chicken bacon ranch item, Carl’s Jr. has new spicy burgers (including one for breakfast), and Taco Bell has new items made with Tajín, but only at one location in Irvine, Calif.
Taco Cabana has some small tests, too, Sonic has fried chicken wraps, Nothing Bundt Cakes has a cake with Oreo cookies in it, and Velvet Taco’s Weekly Taco Feature is a surf & turf.
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