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Menu Tracker: New items from Chipotle Mexican Grill, KFC and Smashburger
Bret Thorn Jul 22, 2020

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Chipotle Mexican Grill

Organic Lemonade: A Tractor Beverage Co. drink made with lemons, sugar and a little turmeric, around $2.40 for 22 ounces and $2.70 for 32 ounces

Organic Hibiscus Lemonade: A Tractor drink Lemonade with tart hibiscus added, around $2.40 for 22 ounces and $2.70 for 32 ounces

Organic Mandarin Agua Fresca: A Tractor beverage with orange and tangerine, around $2.40 for 22 ounces and $2.70 for 32 ounces

Organic Berry Agua Fresca: A Tractor drink with pomegranate, strawberry, cherry and a little apple cider vinegar, around $2.40 for 22 ounces and $2.70 for 32 ounces

Two bottled beverages made by Tractor for Chipotle also have been added:

Organic Black Tea: Sri Lankan black tea with sugar and a hit of lemon, around, $3.19

Organic Lemonade: Lemonade with a little turmeric, $3.19

More details are available here.

 

Fat Straws

Pineapple Fresca: Sweetened pineapple and water over ice, $3.75

Jasberry: Jasmine tea with strawberry and blueberry, $3.75

Freckled Strawberry: Jasmine tea with strawberry, $3.75

Mango Tango: Jasmine tea with mango, $3.75

Blue Velvet: Jasberry topped with cheese foam (whipped and diluted cream cheese — a newly popular tea-and-coffee topping in parts of East Asia), $4.25

Velvet Berry: Strawberry pineapple jasmine tea topped with Cheese Foam, $4.25

Pineapple Float: Pineapple Fresca with orange sherbet, $4.25 

Availability: Through early autumn.

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

Hatch Green Chiles: The seasonal roasted peppers can be added to burgers or hot dogs or taken on side for 60 cents

Key Lime Pie Concrete: Frozen custard blended with a slice of Key lime pie and topped with whipped cream and graham cracker crumbs, around $3.79-$5.59 depending on size and location

Availability: Until Sept.2

Frisch’s Big Boy

Fiona Berry Big Cake: Blackberry cake with vanilla ice cream, blackberry sauce, purple whipped topping and sprinkles, $4.29, a portion of which goes to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden

Fiona Berry Big Pancakes: Two pancakes, blackberry sauce, purple whipped topping and sprinkles, $5.49, a portion of which goes to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden

Availability: An unspecified limited time in celebration of the Cincinnati Zoo’s baby hippopotamus

KFC

Beyond Fried Chicken: Meatless nuggets of protein developed in collaboration with Beyond Meat available in 6- and 12-piece portions starting at $6.99

Availability: In test at more than 50 locations Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County, Calif.; previously tested in Atlanta, Nashville and Charlotte, N.C.

More details available here.

 

Rapid Fired Pizza

Smoky BBQ Chicken Pizza: Pizza with Applewood BBQ sauce, chicken, ham, cheddar Jack cheese, red onion and ranch dressing, $8.25

Availability: An unspecified limited time

Smashburger

Cold Brew: The Coffee Bean & Teal Leaf’s cold brew coffee poured over ice, starting at $3.49

Vanilla Cold Brew Latte: The Coffee Bean & Teal Leaf’s cold brew coffee served over ice and topped with whole milk and vanilla, staring at $3.69

Coffee Shakes: The Coffee Bean & Teal Leaf’s cold brew coffee blended with Häagen-Dazs ice cream and flavored with coffee, salted caramel or mocha, starting at $5.99

Availability: Permanent

Toppers Pizza

Vegan Buffalo Chicken-less Topper: Pizza topped with mild Buffalo sauce, dairy-free mozzarella substitute, crispy vegan chicken substitute, green onions and dairy-free ranch dressing, developed with Milwaukee-based chef Melanie Manuel, $13 for a small, $17.25 for a medium, $21.50 for a large

Vegan Korean BBQ Chicken-Less Topper: Korean barbecue sauce, dairy-free mozzarella substitute, crispy vegan chicken substitute, onions and green peppers, developed with Milwaukee-based chef Melanie Manuel, $13 for a small, $17.25 for a medium, $21.50 for a large

Vegan Tuscano Topper: Pizza topped with garlic-roasted tomatoes, green olives and spinach over dairy-free mozzarella substitute and pizza sauce, developed with Milwaukee-based chef Melanie Manuel, $13 for a small, $17.25 for a medium, $21.50 for a large

Vegan substitutes: Dairy-free mozzarella substitute and ranch dressing, meatless crispy chicken substitute and Korean barbecue sauce are available at upcharges ranging from 25 cents to $2.50

Availability: In test in Madison, Wis.

Velvet Taco

BBQ Jalapeño Sausage taco: Barbecue jalapeño sausage, refried pinto beans, coleslaw, spicy honey barbecue sauce, smoked cheddar cheese and micro greens in a flour tortilla, $5

Availability: Through July 28

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