This week it’s Jack in the Box’s turn to test a plant-based burger, and it’s doing it in Phoenix, it’s Fields Good Chicken’s turn to launch a fried chicken sandwich, but just in one location so far, and it’s Hot Dog on a Stick’s turn to coat its food in Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
Buffalo Wings & Rings has changed its name — it dropped the “Buffalo” — and added several items with beer cheese.
Speaking of cheese, IHOP has a line of new melts and Piada Italian Street Food and Miller’s Ale House both have new mac & cheese.
Freebirds World Burrito is offering guests prime rib this season, and Quiznos has a bison Reuben.
Clean Juice sells sandwiches now.
Jolene’s, the virtual brand of Lucky Dog Restaurants, has Korean chicken wings, Vitality Bowls has a pumpkin bowl and Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh has new seasoned fries.
Tacodeli has a spicy taco called El Luchador, Gong Cha, a global bubble tea concept, has a brown sugar matcha latte on the menu, Topgolf has reworked its burger and Velvet Taco’s Weekly Taco Feature is a riff on a chicken Caesar salad.
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