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Menu Tracker: New items from Carvel, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and Smokey Bones

Plus innovation at Cousins Subs, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, John’s Incredible Pizza Company, Plant Powered Fast Food, 16 Handles, Slutty Vegan, Studio Movie Grill, Taco Cabana, Thai Express, Tous Les Jours, Van Leeuwen, and Velvet Taco

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.

Contact Bret Thorn at [email protected] 

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