Last week, we told you about the unlucky El Pollo Loco customer who accidentally dropped $2,200 in the parking lot, only to have it stolen by another customer who then sat and ate his meal while his victim undertook a frantic search for the cash. Now we hear there is some good news, as the eatery plans to gift the money back to him. [More]
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McDonald’s Inches Closer To 24-Hour Breakfast Menu
By 6.6.13
Some 24-hours McDonald’s restaurants have been offering “Breakfast After Midnight” menus for a while, but now some folks’ dreams of being able to get an Egg McMuffin at 2 a.m. are coming true, with the fast food chain saying it will expand the post-Witching Hour breakfast menu outside of the regions where it’s been being tested. [More]
Taco Bell In Process Of Firing Taco-Licker, Crosses Heart And Swears Shells Were Thrown Out
By 6.4.13
The saga of the Taco Bell taco-licker (as opposed to Mr. Banana Grabber) continues, with the fast food chain announcing today that the employee now infamous for dragging his tongue along a stack of taco shells has been suspended and is going to be looking for work elsewhere soon. [More]
Taco Bell Now Investigating Taco-Licking Photo
By 6.3.13
Hours after many Consumerist readers woke up to the photo of a Taco Bell employee rubbing his tongue across a stack of taco shells, the fast food chain has released a statement regarding the caught-on-camera incident. [More]
Here’s A Photo That May Change Your Mind About Having Taco Bell For Lunch Today
By 6.3.13 — Updated: 6.5.13
While we all know that fast food can come out mangled and misshapen, many of us trick ourselves into believing that the food hasn’t been pre-licked by someone behind the counter. Then we see photos like this. [More]
Yes, This Is A Hands-Free Whopper Holder
By 5.31.13
Forget the HAL 9000, Skynet, or Cylons… the next step in human evolution is already here, and it’s a hands-free way to eat fast food. [More]
El Pollo Loco Customer Drops $2,200 In Parking Lot; Second Man Pockets Cash, Eats While Watching Frantic Search
By 5.30.13 — Updated: 6.7.13
Papa John’s CEO Apologizes For Driver’s Impromptu Racist Opera Singing
By 5.28.13
Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter has had to step up and publicly apologize after a delivery driver in Florida was caught dropping the N-word numerous times on a customer’s voicemail, even going so far as to work the slur into some opera singing. [More]
Burger King Employee One-Ups Stick-Up Artists By Taking Their Getaway Car
By 5.28.13
We’ve had stories of fast food workers foiling robbery attempts by brute force, but this is the first time we can remember hearing of an employee ruining a stick-up by hiding the suspects’ getaway car. [More]
We’re All Basically Clueless When It Comes To How Many Calories Are In Fast Food
By 5.24.13
Maybe you can’t be bothered with those pesky calorie counts on fast-food menus, or perhaps that info isn’t posted at restaurants in your area, and instead think, “Hey, I’m sure I’m just eating [insert best estimate] calories!” You’re probably off. Way off, says a new study that looked at just how wrong diners are when it comes to estimating how many calories are in their fast-food meals. [More]
McDonald’s Looking To Slim Down Its Bloated Menu
By 5.17.13
The Angus burger has mooed its last moo, and Chicken Selects clucked off months ago, but it looks like McDonald’s isn’t done ditching menu items, as the company seeks to streamline its business by paring down the available offerings. [More]
Is The “Waffle Taco” Really A Taco, Or Just A Folded Waffle With Stuff In It?
By 5.15.13
Earlier this week, Taco Bell did what it does best — got attention from hungry Internet users — when it was confirmed that the fast food chain was testing a Waffle Taco in California. But one intrepid reporter tried the experimental eats and is now questioning the entire idea what it means to be a taco. [More]
Should You Have To Pay For Extra Ketchup At Fast Food Joints?
By 5.15.13
For years, some McDonald’s have been charging extra for additional McNugget dipping sauces or other non-ketchup condiments. But charging for extra ketchup is rare, except in Manhattan, where more than a dozen Golden Arches are tacking on a fee for the red stuff. [More]
Is It Time To Say Goodbye To McDonald’s Angus Third Pounder?
By 5.9.13
Nearly four years ago, McDonald’s added the Angus Third Pounder to the menu, making it the company’s first new burger offering in eight years, and leading to the inevitable rash of “anus burger” signs. But now comes a report that the sandwich is set to vanish forever. [More]
Most American Company On Earth Has No Idea How To Portray Americans To UK Audience
By 5.8.13
Though McDonald’s is a global company, serving up variations of its fast food to people of just about every nation, it’s still considered by many to be one of the companies, if not the company, most identified with Americans. Which is why we’re perplexed by the bizarre images shown in McDonald’s UK ads for its America-themed menu items. [More]
Mummified McDonald’s Burger Found In Closet, Still Looks Edible
By 5.2.13
What happens if you forget about a fast-food meal for a decade and a half? Visually, not a whole heck of a lot. A Utah man set out to show his friends that a burger would remain unchanged if it sat around for a few weeks. The onions and pickle shriveled a little bit, but that was all. Six years later, the family moved and found the burger stuffed in a coat pocket. It looked pretty much the same. Now, seven years after that, it pretty much looks the same. Does that tell us anything about fast food, though? Not really. [More]
Study: Nearly Half Of U.S. Consumers Went To McDonald’s In March
By 5.2.13
A new study attempts to determine the businesses that American consumers visit most often. Not surprisingly, the list is dominated by places that sell food; and that McDonald’s was by far the most-visited business in the U.S. [More]
7 Things We Learned About The History Of The Doritos Locos Taco
By 5.1.13
We’ve been writing about Taco Bell’s Doritos Locos Taco for more than two years, since it was just a fast food experiment being tested in small pockets around the country. But we never knew exactly where the idea came from. [More]
