🌮 Taco Bell is rolling out a new summer treat: Churro Chillers. The milkshakes come in four flavors – Mexican Chocolate, Dulce de Leche Coffee, Wild Strawberry, and Sweet Vanilla – and are topped with cold foam and churro crumbles.
🍔 McDonald’s has shut down its new beverage-focused concept CosMc’s, which it launched in Illinois in December. The chain also announced higher menu prices slowed first-quarter sales, but plan to counter with increased marketing.
🐓 Who makes the best-tasting chicken nuggets? The website Eat This Not That taste-tested the most popular fast-food nuggets and top honors went to Chick-fil-A, which edged out runner-up Wendy’s.
🍔 What’s Arizona’s favorite fast-food restaurant? According to a recent survey by the website Finance Buzz (which used metrics like online searches and number of restaurants), it’s Jack in the Box (which also was No. 1 in Nevada).
🌮 Frutilandia and Taqueria Factory are giving away a free 12-ounce mango or tamarind raspado and two free carne asada or chicken tacos per person from 3-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the ‘‘grand opening’’ of their first dual-concept restaurant (which actually opened in November) at Arizona Mills in Tempe.
⛳️ With the Phoenix Open less than a month away, Four Peaks Brewing has released a collaboration with golf apparel brand Bad Birdie called Bad Birdie Juicy Golden Ale, a year-round craft beer made specifically for the golf course (so they say). Look for it on tap at the Tempe brew pub and on the shelves of local retailers.
🥙 Théa Mediterranean Rooftop, which opened at The Global Ambassador luxury hotel in Phoenix yesterday, didn’t have its menu ready in time for Wednesday’s newsletter, but now it’s posted online. You can check it out here. (Don’t forget dessert!)
🍩 Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux in southeast Mesa is celebrating Mardi Gras with a special menu of $5 items available every Tuesday through Feb. 13. It includes Beignet Bites NOLA Style (shaken with powdered sugar in a bag), Krispy Kreme Doughnut Bread Pudding, and Louisiana Kick Wings.
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