On Monday, Popeyes re-released their most controversial product yet: deep-fried mutant hands. Okay, so it’s not Chernobyl hands, but it definitely looks that way. In reality, it’s Rip’n Chick’n, which is described as such: A whole chicken breast cut into tenders only partially, and left intact at the base for rip-able strips. It’s marinated with [...]

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Nine years ago, along with many other Americans, I had never heard of chipotle. This dried variety of the jalapeño pepper was widely unknown outside Mexico. Then this happened: It was at that moment that Jack Box catapulted “chipotle” into the American lexicon for good. Jack’s failure to grasp the pronunciation of chi-poht-lay was imitated [...]

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The latest addition to Domino’s artisan pizza line is the Chicken & Bacon Carbonara. The first time I heard of this pizza was in a new TV ad where they tell you that their artisan pizzas are so frickin’ awesome that they won’t allow customers to make any alterations to them. It has sparked a [...]

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If you pay attention to such things, you’ve surely heard that Burger King is no longer number two. That’s right, Wendy’s is now the second-largest burger chain in the U.S. in terms of sales, behind McDonald’s, of course. Burger King has fallen behind in part because they have failed to expand their menu in recent [...]

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Last week, I talked about how the focus of fast food restaurants has undoubtedly shifted from the value menu to higher quality, higher-priced items in the last few years. What I did not mention is that Wendy’s has been one of the leaders on that front. It seems it was just a short year ago [...]

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There’s no questioning that McDonald’s is the most recognizable fast food chain in the world. McDonald’s is where it all started, as far as fast food goes. Everyone is familiar with the Golden Arches, and staples like the Big Mac, Chicken McNuggets, and Egg McMuffins. They’re often imitated, never duplicated. But while McDonald’s is at [...]

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If you’re wondering why there have been dragons roaming Chinatown all week, let me lay it out for you: it’s Chinese New Year. Also known as Lunar New Year, the 15 day celebration signifies the end of Winter and beginning of Spring. At Panda Express, Chinese New Year means one thing: the return of Firecracker [...]

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Note from the Editor (Eick): We’re excited to share with you the first post from our newest writer…Andy!  This week the colonel delivered a TKO on a China based fried chicken chain. KFC took the breading gloves off and unleashed its own brand of elevens herb and spices of justice on the Beijing based Obama [...]

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