Yes, it’s still the first half of August. Yes, it seems awfully early for pumpkin spice items to start rolling out, but, yes, they started arriving at the same time last year. If you don’t like it, don’t order those items. There are plenty of other seasonal items to choose from.
Have a Popeyes Apple Caramel Cheesecake Cup instead, or a Southern Apple Cobbler from Cracker Barrel.
But if you want pumpkin spice, Yogurtland has you covered, and Carvel will next week (but they told us about it early).
Potbelly still knows its summer, so it has s’mores and toasted-marshmallow-oriented sweets.
Elsewhere on the dessert front, Cinnaholic is doing a collab with a Dallas influencer, Johnny Rockets has a new Dirt Cup Shake, and Häagen-Dazs has reformulated its pistachio ice cream.
KFC has more sauces for its nuggets, and Gong Cha is infusing its boba with Frank’s RedHot in a continuing trend of spicy drinks — nonalcoholic ones.
On the other hand Fogo de Chão has a new wine.
Chili’s is being a bit more traditional with its hot sauce, putting it on mozzarella sticks.
Carl’s Jr. is celebrating National Zucchini Day, August 8, with a fried zucchini sandwich.
The Flying Biscuit Café has a new sandwich and a new waffle.
Chicken Salad Chick, true to its name, has a new chicken salad. Similarly, Marco’s Pizza has a new pizza.
Dog Haus, however, has a new burger.
And as I does every week, Velvet Taco has a Weekly Taco Feature, this one inspired by shrimp & grits.
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