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Fast-food restaurants are always innovating (and competing), and that means there's always some new menu item to try. McDonald's, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, Subway, and other big chains regularly introduce limited-time offerings to entice customers to keep coming back. Here's what's new this month in the fast-food world.
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Burger King has brought back its popular Melts. There's three different varieties, all with two Whopper Jr. patties on toasted bread.
Plus, sweet Churro Fries covered in cinnamon sugar, and Fiery Chicken Fries are also available once again.
There's a new crust on the menu at Pizza Hut. The Chicago Tavern-Style pizza is modeled after the thin, cracker-like crust that's most popular in parts of the Midwest, including Chicago. The toppings go to the edge of the crust and it's cut into squares. Try it with new pesto margherita or spicy chicken sausage toppings, or build your own.
Leave it to Taco Bell to have an ever-rotating list of new, delicious items available. Right now, the big new thing are Cheesy Dipping Burritos, which are snack-sized burritos filled with steak or chicken, cheese, and avocado ranch. You get two per order, and they come with a sauce for dipping.
Other newbies include Steak Garlic Nacho Fries topped with a new creamy garlic ranch sauce, Baja Blast Freeze, and "dirty" Baja Blast that comes with a squirt of creamer in it.
The McRib is gone again, but a new Happy Meal is taking its place at McDonald's. The Happy Meals are Pokemon-themed, and the boxes are decorated with Dragon-type Pokemon. Besides the typical Happy Meal food, you'll get a pack of Pokemon Trading Card Game cards, a poster, and a sticker sheet to decorate the poster.
Arby's is always one of the first chains to jump on seafood season, and this year is no different. The crispy fish sandwich is topped with lettuce and tartar sauce, and can also come with cheddar cheese sauce. There's also a King's Hawaiian Fish Deluxe with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and tartar sauce on a King's Hawaiian roll.
Dunkin's latest drink is in collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter, a singer with a hit song called "Espresso". The Brown Sugar Shakin' Espresso is an iced drink of the chain's signature espresso, brown sugar, and creamy oat milk. There's also a new chocolatey Lava Cake Signature Latte and chocolate whoopie pie donut.
Wendy's is well-known for its taco salad, and it's finally back — with a few improvements. This time it's got a new creamy salsa dressing along with chili, tortilla strips, and corn on top of the usual lettuce base. On the burger side of things, there's also a new mushroom bacon cheeseburger that has muenster cheese and creamy garlic spread along with the mushrooms and bacon. Plus, all you Frosty lovers take note: Vanilla is back in the machines.
The Shaq-a-Roni pizza is back at Papa Johns. It's named after Shaquille O'Neal, who owns some of the chain's franchises. It's an extra large pizza with New York-style crust topped with extra cheese and extra pepperoni.
Chicken tender lovers have a new reason to head to Dairy Queen this month. You can now get your chicken strips tossed in honey BBQ or parmesan garlic sauce. On the sweet side, here are the current limited-time Blizzard flavors.
Everything's coming up maple at Hardee's this winter. The new Maple Goodness menu has five new items.
You can always count on Sonic to have some limited time treats available. Here's what's new.
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Panera has rolled out two new sandwiches that are perfect for winter, because they include a side of soup for dipping. The French Dipper has steak topped with melted provolone and asiago with garlic aioli and comes with French onion soup on the side, and the Spicy Chicken Dipper has grilled chicken topped with melted provolone and creamy salsa verde spread and comes with creamy tomato soup on the side.
Plus, there's three new Asiago Bagel Stack sandwiches made on asiago bagels: chicken Roma, spicy steak, and zesty Tuscan.
There's two new burritos on the menu at Del Taco this month. The chipotle chicken burrito includes grilled chicken, beans, cilantro lime rice, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and zesty red sauce. You can also get a vegetarian bean, cheese, and rice burrito without the chicken.
Popeyes is jumping on the ghost pepper train this month. The new Ghost Pepper chicken sandwich includes the chain's famous crispy fried chicken breast, pickles, and a new spicy ghost pepper sauce. It's also available with bacon and havarti cheese on top. Plus, there's also new chocolate chip biscuits and caramel apple cheesecake cups.
Chick-fil-A brought back its fan favorite cold weather classic. Chicken tortilla soup has shredded chicken breast, two kinds of beans, peppers, and crispy tortilla strips in a spiced broth. Also returning are the Grilled Spicy Deluxe sandwich with a marinated grilled chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, and colby jack cheese, and key lime frosted lemonade.
There's a popular sandwich back at Zaxby's, a Southern chicken chain. The Chicken Philly includes either fried chicken fingers or grilled chicken breast topped with peppers, onions, and white American cheese on a hoagie roll.
Whataburger is looking to heat things up for the cold weather with its latest limited time menu item. The Monterey Melt has two beef patties, Monterey jack and American cheeses, grilled peppers, onions, and jalapeno ranch. You can also get a chicken fajita taco right now, and the brand new Mexican hot chocolate shake spiked with cinnamon.
Things are extra "crazy" at Little Caesars right now with one new menu item. Crazy Puffs are like little mini pizzas. They're made with the chain's pizza crust plus mozzarella, pizza sauce, buttery garlic drizzle, and Italian herb and parmesan seasoning. They come four to an order, and you can get them with pepperoni or plain cheese.
Jack in the Box never lets anyone who wants new, unusual menu items down. This month, there's two new wraps to choose from. The Fajita Jack Wrap includes grilled or crispy chicken strips, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, caramelized onions, and chipotle ranch. The Caesar Jack Wrap also has grilled or crispy chicken strips plus lettuce, tomato, and caesar dressing.
Jimmy John's has brought back Kickin' Ranch sauce, plus a new sandwich and chips to go along with it. The Kickin' Ranch Chicken Wrap is a permanent menu addition, and it includes chicken, provolone, onions, lettuce, tomato, Jimmy Peppers, and Kickin' Ranch in a tortilla. You can also get Kickin' Ranch flavored potato chips, or just one big 6-ounce container of Kickin' Ranch if you really want.
Noodles & Co. has four new pasta dishes this month and they all sound great.
Subway has debuted two new sandwiches. The Baja Chipotle Chicken Sub features rotisserie style chicken, cheddar cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, black olives, green peppers, jalapenos, and Baja Chipotle sauce. You can also get the same toppings on but with turkey and pepperjack cheese on the Baja Chipotle Turkey Sub.
KFC's Famous Bowls are pretty infamous, and now there's four new bowls joining the lineup for a limited time.
Soup season is in full swing at Qdoba. The chain just brought back its Loaded Tortilla Soup, which comes with vegetable broth flavored with roasted tomatoes, peppers, and onions. It's ladled over your choice of protein and other toppings, like beans, cheese, guacamole, and crispy tortilla strips. Plus, brisket birria is back as a protein.
Shake Shack is getting fancy this month. Here's everything new on the Black Truffle menu.
Steak 'n Shake is bringing back a blast from the past. By the end of February, the entire burger chain is going to be frying their french fries in beef tallow. It'll give the chain's shoestring fries an unmistakable flavor that many people still crave after McDonald's stopped the practice in the 1990s.
Things are getting cheesy at Taco John's this month. The new OMCheese Quesadilla Taco is a grilled chicken taco that's made with a 6-inch quesadilla instead of a plain tortilla. It's topped with Fiesta sauce, lettuce, and pico de gallo.
Of course Starbucks has a huge winter menu. Here's what's on it this year.
Smoked brisket is back as a protein option at Chipotle. It's made with smoked beef seasoned with serrano and chipotle chiles, then chopped and coated with a smoky brisket sauce. You can get it in burritos, bowls, tacos, and quesadillas.
Smoothie King may be the first fast-food chain to launch a menu especially designed for people who are using the popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. The GLP-1 Support Menu was created with the help of a registered dietitian and includes five smoothies.
There's a new biscuit dessert creation at Bojangles. The Bo-Berry Cobbler tops a buttermilk biscuit with Bo-Berry topping and sweet icing. Plus, the chicken rice bowl is back, which has dirty rice, Cajun pintos, shredded cheese, grilled or fried chicken, and Texas Pete hot sauce.
