Just because food is vegan, doesn’t mean it has to be good for you, as chains such as Slutty Vegan and Plant Powered Fast Food are illustrating with a meatless bratwurst and several frozen desserts, respectively.
16 Handles has a new dairy-free oat milk treat, and Van Leeuwen has a new vegan frozen dessert flavor, too, plus several ones with a lot of dairy, while at Carvel it’s all about the ice cream — flavored seasonally with mint and colorfully with strawberry — along with Kit Kats.
Cousins Subs has a mint shake, too.
Smokey Bones’ three Tampa-area locations have limited-time all-meat menu — literally: The menu itself is made of beef jerky.
John’s Incredible Pizza Company still has a Thanksgiving-themed pizza on the menu, complete with gravy and stuffing, while Firebirds Wood Fired Grill has an array of end-of-year menu items.
Thai Express has added a line of non-Thai dishes.
Tous Les Jours has a massive line of seasonal cakes, and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is selling banana bread from a Chrissy Teigen cookbook.
Studio Movie Grill has a drink inspired by the new Avatar movie, Taco Cabana has a new “pizza” that may or may not be inspired by Taco Bell, and Velvet Taco’s Weekly Taco Feature is based on chicken pot pie.
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