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Menu Tracker: New items from Taco Bell, Jack in the Box and Wingstop
Bret Thorn Jul 01, 2022

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Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant

Watermelon Margarita: Watermelon infused tequila, watermelon vodka, citrus juice and puréed watermelon garnished with a watermelon wedge, $12

Availability: Through Sept. 5

Andy’s Frozen Custard

Freedom Berry Jackhammer: Vanilla frozen custard blended with blueberries and strawberries around a marshmallow cream center, starting at around $5.99

Availability: Through July 12

Beyond Juicery

Chicken Caesar Wrap: Grilled chicken, Parmesan cheese, romaine lettuce, croutons and Caesar dressing in a wrap, $10.50

Chicken Caesar Salad: The same ingredients in a salad, $12

Frozen Infused Lemonade: Frozen lemonade blended with choice of fruit, $5.50-$7

Availability: Until around August

Black Bear Diner

Triple Berry Citrus Spritzer: Sierra Mist, triple berry syrup and lemon and orange, $3.69-$5.39

Summer Sangria: Pinot Noir wine, Sierra Mist soda, triple berry syrup and lemon and orange slices, $7.99-$8.99

Sweet Cream Pancakes with Fresh Strawberries and Lemon Cream: Two pancakes made with sweet cream and topped with lemon cheesecake sauce, sliced strawberries and powdered sugar, served with syrup, $10.99-$14.99

Fresh Berry Chicken Salad: Berry chicken salad with avocado, bacon, strawberries, blueberries, Jack cheese and cucumber over lettuce mix, served with choice of dressing, $13.99-$18.99

Blackberry Burn BBQ Pork Ribs: Baby back ribs, spareribs, St. Louis ribs or rib tips topped with smokey, sweet and spicy Blackberry Burn barbecue sauce, served with coleslaw and fries, $19.99-$24.99

Fresh Strawberry Lemon Cream Pie: Lemon cream in a graham cracker crust topped with sliced strawberries and whipped cream, $6.99

Availability: Through Aug 17

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream

Ultimate Peanut Butter Oreo ice cream: Vanilla ice cream swirled with peanut butter and Oreo cookie pieces, $3.38-$7.87

Birthday Cake ice cream: Yellow cake batter ice cream mixed with blue colored birthday cake icing and rainbow sprinkles, celebrating the chain’s 33rd anniversary, $3.38-$7.87

Availability: July 1-31

Captain D’s

Spicy Giant Fish Sandwich: Two fish fillets in a new batter spiced with chiles, black pepper and other spices on a toasted bun with tartar sauce and shredded lettuce, $4.99

Availability: Through Aug. 29

Carvel

Brookie: A new ice cream flavor combining chocolate brownie batter with chocolate chip cookie dough, starting at around $2.79 for soft serve or scooped ice cream

Availability: An unspecified limited time

Cinnabon

Chocolate BonBites: Classic Cinnabon dough with chocolate frosting inside and topped with chocolate frosting and signature cream cheese frosting, starting at $4.79 for 4

Cotton Patch Cafe

Habanero Tenders: Breaded and fried chicken tenders in mango habanero sauce, served with choice of an additional sauce, $11 for not Texas size, $16 for Texas size

Lemon Pepper Tenders: Breaded and fried chicken tenders with lemon pepper seasoning, served with choice of an additional sauce, $11 for not Texas size, $16 for Texas size

Sizzlin’ Mango: Choice of protein topped with diced mango and pico de gallo over rice pilaf, starting at $13

Sizzlin’ Mango Salad: Spring mix salad with grilled chicken, shredded cheese, diced mango and pico de gallo, served with warm crunchy tortilla strips and honey lime dressing, $12

Availability: Through Aug. 1

Cowboy Chicken

Strawberry Chicken Salad: Rotisserie chicken pieces over lettuce greens, candied pecans, feta cheese, bacon, sliced strawberries and strawberry-poppy seed dressing, $12

Watermelon side salad: Watermelon with cucumber, mint and feta cheese with strawberry-poppyseed dressing, starting at $3.50

Strawberry Shortcake: Sponge cake topped with sweetened strawberries and whipped cream, $4

Strawberry Lemonade: Lemonade with strawberry purée, starting at $2.50

Availability: July 4-Oct. 3

Cowboy Chicken also has rolled out a virtual brand, Smackbird; more information available here.

Fosters Freeze

Bacon Jam Burger: Quarter-pound beef patty, bacon jam, American cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomato on a bun, $6-$8

Availability: Through September

Great American Cookies

Cereal Swirl Cookie: Froot Loops cereal and marshmallow flavored chips baked into a cookie, around $2.99

Cereal Swirl Slab Combination: Richsweet cream ice cream, sprinkles and marshmallow cream mixed with Froot Loops cereal, available at co-branded Marble Slab Creamery and Great American Cookies locations, around $6.79

Availability: Through July

Hot Head Burritos

Flamin’ Hot Chorizo Nachos: Chorizo, queso, salsa, pinto beans, jalapeño peppers, cheddar cheese, Hot Head Sauce and sour cream over Doritos Flamin’ Hot Flavored Tortilla Chips, $12.35

Availability: Through July

Jack in the Box

Adventurefuls Caramel Brownie Shake: Vanilla shake with brownie pieces and caramel syrup topped with a Girl Scout Adventurefuls Cookie, $5.50 for a regular and $7 for a large

Grilled Chicken Sandwich: Grilled chicken breast, lettuce, tomatoes and signature Good Good Sauce on a sourdough bun, $6.77

Availability: Through July 25

Joe & the Juice

Matcha Latte: Matcha tea and milk, $5.25 for 12 ounces and $5.75 for 16 ounces, also available with vanilla syrup for an extra 75 cents

Matcha Iced Latte: Matcha tea and milk over ice, $5 for 12 ounces and $5.50 for 16 ounces, also available with vanilla syrup for an extra 75 cents

Availability: Permanent

Mellow Mushroom

The Big Dipper: Mashed avocado; a bruschetta mix of diced tomatoes, basil and feta cheese; and roasted pineapple pico de gallo with blue corn tortilla chips and toast points, around $12.99-$13.99

Big Shoulders Hoagie: Shaved rib eye steak and onions grilled in garlic butter on a garlic buttered hoagie roll with sliced Roma tomatoes, pickles, lettuce, Rad Relish (spicy giardiniera with pickled jalapeño pepper) and provolone cheese, around $14.99-$15.99

Secret Garden Salad: Strawberries, cucumbers, roasted pineapple and salad greens topped with toasted coconut, feta cheese and choice of dressing, around $11.99-$12.99

Purple Reign Sangria: Hennessy VS Cognac, Bonanza Cabernet Sauvignon wine, black cherry purée, Fee Brothers rhubarb bitters and berries, around $10-$11

Availability: Through Sept. 19

Native Foods

Fried Green Tomato BLT: Fried green tomatoes, meatless bacon substitute, tomato, lettuce and egg-free rémoulade on toasted sourdough bread, $14.95

Availability: July 1-30

Outback Steakhouse

Strawberry Salad: Arugula, romaine lettuce, strawberries, cinnamon pecans, goat cheese crumbles and raspberry vinaigrette topped with grilled or fried chicken, less than $20 for an entrée size

Availability: Through August

Pressed

Summer Berry Crunch Freeze Sundae: A frozen dessert of blueberry purée, oat milk, coconut cream, sea salt and sweet corn flavor topped with cornflakes, blueberries and granola butter, starting at $6.95

Availability: While supplies last

Qdoba

Surf & Turf Burrito or Bowl: Sauteed citrus lime shrimp and grilled spiced steak with guacamole, smoky chile crema and cotija cheese over cilantro lime rice and black beans in a bowl or burrito, around $12.25 (pictured without steak, which is around $11)

Availability: Through Oct. 10

Loaded Gold Queso: Three-Cheese Queso with fixings such as hot honey chicken and green chile pork, starting at around $7

24-Karat Quesadilla: Cheese-crusted flour tortillas filled with choice of protein, shredded cheese, pico de gallo and 3-Cheese Queso, served with guacamole and sour cream, starting at around $12.20

Gold Rush Tacos: Flour or corn taco with 3-Cheese Queso with chicken or steak, starting at around $5.50

Top Shelf Chocolate Chunk Cookie: Chocolate chip cookie baked in-house, around $1.80

Break the Bank Brownie: Fudgy brownie with chocolate chips, around $2.40

Availability: Indefinitely online via 3rd-party delivery through the virtual brand Pure Gold by Qdoba

More information available here

Scooter’s Coffee

Malted Mocha Latte: Malted milk ball flavor mixed with mocha, espresso and milk or an ice cream base, available, hot, iced or blended with whipped cream and a chocolate drizzle on top, starting at around $4.90

Toffee Nut Cold Foam: Frothed non-fat milk toffee nut flavoring available over any iced or blended drink for around $1

Sour Candy Red Bull Infusion: Tropical Red Bull energy drink with sour candy flavor over ice, around $6.15

Blue Raspberry Red Bull Infusion: Red Bull with blue raspberry flavor over ice, around $6.15

Availability: Through mid-August

Sonic Drive-In

Shark Week Slush: Blue coconut flavored slush topped with strawberries and shark gummy candies, $2.99 for a medium

Availability: Through July while supplies last

Studio Movie Grill

Stormy Sky: Skyy Vodka, Myers’s Rum, lime juice and ginger beer, inspired by the Jordan Peele movie Nope, $11

Bob’s Party Punch: Sierra Mist, pineapple and Monin banana syrup, in celebration of the Universal Pictures film Minions: The Rise of Gru, $1 with a kids meal or  $5 on its own

Availability: Through July

Taco Bell

Big Cheez-It Tostada: A tostada with a Cheez-It cracker around 16 times the normal size topped with seasoned beef, reduced-fat sour cream, tomatoes, lettuce and shredded cheddar cheese, $2.49

Big Cheez-It Crunchwrap Supreme: Seasoned beef, nacho cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and a giant Cheez-It in a crunchy shell, $4.29

Availability: In test at one location in Irvine, Calif. More information available here.

Cantina Crispy Chicken Tacos: A returning item of chicken breast marinated in jalapeño buttermilk flavor, rolled in spiced crunchy tortilla chip coating in a soft taco shell with cheddar cheese, lettuce and tomatoes with choice of sauce, around $2.29

Mango Whip Freeze: Mango flavored slushy drink with an optional swirl of vanilla flavored cream, around $2.79 for a regular and $2.99 for a large

Availability: Nationwide for an unspecified limited time

Taco Cabana

Fireball Margarita: Tequila, triple sec, frozen Margarita base and Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, $4

Availability: In Texas only through July 4

Watermelon Margarita: Tequila, triple sec, frozen Margarita base, watermelon purée and lime, $4

Availability: Through July

Tacodeli

The ChaCha: Dairy-free horchata and cold brew coffee, $4

Availability: Permanent

True Food Kitchen

Fresh Vine Wine Chardonnay: A low-carbohydrate wine made in Napa, Calif., primarily of Chardonnay grapes with a full-bodied palate of green apple, tropical fruits and citrus, an aroma of ripe pear, green apple, lychee, hazelnut and toasted oak, and a finish of pear and bright apple, price varies by location

Availability: Indefinite

Velvet Taco

Baby Back Ribs Taco: Pork ribs in Dr. Pepper barbecue sauce with Napa slaw, cherry jalapeño salsa and fried jalapeño peppers in a corn tortilla, $5.95

Availability: Through July 5

Voodoo Doughnut

Banana Cream Pie Doughnut: Doughnut filled with banana Bavarian cream, dipped in vanilla frosting and topped with cinnamon, a Nilla Wafer and a banana chip, $3.75 of which a portion will be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Availability: Through Sept. 26

Blueberry Cannolo: Pasta shell with sweet and tart blueberry filling, $3.25

Sweet Cream Cannolo: Pastry shell filled with sweet cream and covered in sugar, $3.25

Availability: Through Aug. 22

Wayback Burgers

Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich: Breaded and fried chicken breast tossed in Nashville hot sauce, topped with pickles and served on a bun, $6.99

Jalapeño Ranch Fries: Fries with ranch dressing topped with jalapeño peppers, $3.29

The Works Dog: Grilled hot dog topped with onions, jalapeño peppers, tomatoes and Wayback Burgers’ Works Mustard on a brioche roll, $6.99

Availability: Through Sept. 9

White Castle

Bacon Ranch Chicken Ring Slider: Two breaded and fried chicken rings, bacon and Hidden Valley Original Ranch dressing on a slider bun, two for $3

Availability: Through Aug. 28

Wingstop

Hot Honey Dry Rub: A spicy and sweet dry rub with flavors of honey, cayenne pepper and ancho chile, included in the price of wings

Availability: Through summer while supplies last

Ziggi’s Coffee

Firecracker Blender: Milk, vanilla and ice blended with white chocolate sauce over strawberry purée topped with whipped cream and blue popping candy, around $5.15-$7.75

Availability: July 2-4 while supplies last

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