We know it’s December because Rudy the Reindeer is the Conehead Sundae currently available at Friendly’s, and also because of the holiday items available at Cinnaholic, Dunkin’, Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, La Madeleine, Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub, O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar, Paris Baguette, and Salt & Straw.
There are also a bunch of minty items, which I suppose you could call holiday-adjacent, such as the ones at Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream, Gott’s Roadside, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, Ruby Slipper, and Wayback Burgers.
And there are new candy- and dessert-themed items at Broken Yolk Café, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Flying Biscuit Café, at Pure Green.
The menu at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant just underwent a major overhaul, and there are also new seasonal menus at Bellagreen and Grimaldi’s Pizzeria
Benihana is taking part in a wagyu beef promotion sponsored by the Japanese government, Rock & Brews has a special cocktail in collaboration with Bob Dylan, Bonchon has new fried cheese on a stick, and Jinya Ramen bar has curry rice balls.
Olive Garden has brought back two items that it removed during the pandemic, Bigfoot Fry Co., a virtual brand of Wienerschnitzel, has started wrapping fries in tortillas and calling them burritos, and Velvet Taco’s Weekly Taco Feature has smashed meatballs.
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