Menu Tracker: New items from McDonald’s, Domino’s and Subway
More innovation at Baskin-Robbins, Cava, Culver’s, Dominos, Dunkin ‘, Eggs Up Grill, Eureka !, Fields Good Chicken, Frutta Bowls, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Hard Rock Cafe, Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar, Lemonade, McDonald’s, Norms, Pieology, Pita Mediterranean Street Food, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews, Robeks, Shake Shack, Slim Chickens, Snooze An AM Eatery, Subway, Tocaya Modern Mexican, Velvet Taco, Wing It On !, Yalla Mediterranean and Yogurtland
McDonald’s probably unavoidable adherence to plant protein is approaching next month when the Arches d’Or McPlant test, made with Beyond Meat, in select locations in the United States.
In other news from the big chains, Domino’s is offering a new line of incremental sales boosters in the form of oven-baked dips suitable for dipping his Bread Twists for around eight dollars, and Subway has new sauces and an organized sub. . Dunkin ‘is bringing back its Halloween-themed spider donut, along with a new flavor of macchiato.
Eureka! Also has a few spooky new items, but other chains are heading into Thanksgiving – like Turkey Dinners at Lazy Dog and Norms – or introducing more largely seasonal foods and drinks like apple products at Eggs Up. Grill and Frutta Bowls.
Culver’s is celebrating a much smaller holiday, National Cheese Curd Day, with the launch of the CurderBurger, which was originally conceived as an April Fool’s Day joke. Fields Good Chicken is celebrating the New York City Marathon with a special big plate of food for this city’s runners, and Yogurtland is celebrating its 15the anniversary by highlighting its heritage as part of the concept of Boba Loca boba milk tea, by offering a yogurt flavored with milk tea.
The Hard Rock Cafe, like every year, has special offers for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The truffle burger and fries that Shake Shack offered in a few locations in California and New York last year are now available system-wide for the rest of the year. Probably by coincidence, Tocaya Modern Mexican is teaming up with the truffle hot sauce company Truff for new protein.
Red Robin has a new bacon fondue that you can put on your burger or eat on its own.
Cava, using the new and improved pita he launched in August, has new wraps, Yalla Mediterranean offers hummus and drink specials and Pita Mediterranean Street Food sells skepasti.
Slim Chickens takes back his macaroni and cheese bowls, Wing it On! now sells chicken nuggets and Robeks offers tea smoothies.
Lemonade offers seasonal sides and reconfigured sandwiches, Snooze offers pumpkin pancakes, Pieology offers barbecue pizza, and Fuzzy’s offers taco fajita.
Baskin-Robbins evokes pan-fried cookies with its latest ice cream flavor and Velvet Taco is bringing back its Cheesesteak Taco as a weekly taco feature.
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