FIRST ON 2: Teen Taco Bell employee accused of pulling gun on customer who canceled order
An 18-year-old Pasadena Taco Bell employee has been arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on a customer in the drive-thru after the customer decided to cancel their order, according to the Pasadena Police Department.
Popeyeโs removes two popular sides from its permanent menu
HOUSTON โ Your Popeyeโs dinner may not be the same after the fast-food chicken staple kicked two side dishes off the menu. Both the green beans and the Cajun rice disappeared from the list of sides, which came as a surprise to customers who favor those sides. Popeyeโs also responded to several Twitter users on their account regarding the removal of the sides. We apologize that our Cajun Rice and Green Beans are no longer on the permanent menu. AdWill you still order from Popeyeโs after they removed both the Cajun rice and green beans?
Someone created a website that tracks broken ice cream machines at McDonaldโs, and itโs genius
But alas, while you may have gotten your Big Mac or McChicken, the ice cream machine is yet again broken, and your McFlurry dreams have been crushed. Not only are you upset, but so are the kids in the back seat who just wanted an ice cream cone. If only there was some way you could have known the ice cream machine was down, so you could have gone to a different McDonaldโs with a working machine. A version of this scenario inspired 24-year-old software engineer Rashiq Zahid to created McBroken, a new website that tracks whether the ice cream machine at every McDonaldโs is working or not. Only a true @McDonalds fan would go to these lengths to help customers get our delicious ice cream!
Weโre lovinโ it: McDonaldโs breakfast menu just got a little sweeter with new bakery lineup
For the first time in eight years, three new baked goods join the fast-food franchiseโs menu: apple fritters, blueberry muffins and cinnamon rolls. McDonaldโs website says each new menu item will be available all day at participating restaurants nationwide. The tasty options will be offered alongside McCafรฉ cookies and pies. โMcDonaldโs has been famous for our savory breakfast menu for almost fifty years,โ said Linda VanGosen, the restaurantโs vice president of brand and menu strategy. โWeโre continuing our breakfast innovation by adding tasty new sweet options with our new McCafรฉ Bakery lineup.
Dรฉlicieux! Popeyes says chocolate-stuffed beignets are coming
Last year, Popeyes leaned into the spice with its viral spicy chicken sandwich, but now the chain is upping its dessert game. Popeyes is tapping into its New Orleans roots and plans to roll out chocolate-stuffed beignets. And theyโre only available at certain restaurants, according to Thrillist. The fast-food chain says its sweet pastries will come in a variety of serving sizes: three for $1.99, six for $3.99, and a dozen for $7.49. Folks on Twitter are already buzzing about the fast-food restaurantโs new addition.
Taco Bell welcomes new items, says goodbye to Mexican Pizza
HOUSTON โ Taco Bell is dropping the Mexican Pizza from its menu on Nov. 5. The company said the Mexican Pizza packaging accounts for over 7 million pounds of paperboard material per year in the U.S. Taco Bell is also removing shredded chicken for its menu, meaning no more Shredded Chicken Soft Taco, Shredded Chicken Burrito, and Shredded Chicken Quesadilla Melt beginning on Nov. 5. Guests can still order Fresco Style, which swaps out nacho cheese sauce, shredded cheese, mayo-based sauces, and low-fat sour cream with tomatoes. Taco Bell is also introducing two new menu items: the Chicken Chipotle Melt and Dragonfruit Freeze.