Here you’ll find a bunch of posts with news related to the comfort food world.
After a tease earlier this year about a possible Raising Cane’s opening in Hialeah’s Long John Silver location, it’s official about their imminent debut in Florida. Raising Cane’s is nearing 600 restaurants locations with Homestead, South Beach, a couple of spots in Orlando and Tampa. The South Beach Raising Cane’s (351 Lincoln Road) will be…
The closing of Little Havana’s Morro Castle in 2017 was a giant blow to Miami’s Frita community. And now, here we are just fours years later and Miami’s original Frita Cubana spot Fritas Domino La Original has closed without any fanfare whatsoever. Over the last few years, Fritas Domino had fallen on hard times and…
Mark your holiday wiener calendar; Pollo Tropical will be adding a Cuban Hot Dog to their menu for the July 4th weekend. This fella has most of the ingredients that make up a Cuban sandwich; hence the Cuban Hot Dog name. Pollo Topical’s Cuban Hot Dog features an all-beef weenie topped with Swiss cheese, sliced…
Daym Drops posted a video announcing that “Popeyes Chicken Nuggets ARE BACK!!!” back in December 2020. A couple of months later, Chew Boom dropped more info about Popeyes Chicken Nuggets testing in select markets around the U.S. At the test locations, the nuggets were available in 8, 12, 24, 36, and 48-pieces. In the Daym…
Your first thought might be, is there such a thing as a White Castle Crave Pallet of sliders? Why yes, it has 6,920 original sliders, and it could be ours in South Florida. The White Castle in Orlando recently opened, and on the menu along with the usual Sack (10 original sliders), Crave Clutch (20…
Who knew there was a burger week in Corbin, Kentucky? I didn’t. I’ve been to Corbin once, and it was to visit the Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum. Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted all the pictures I took that day. I only have the two below, thanks to an Instagram post. After skipping last year for…
Gayot, the Guide to the Good Life, recently posted their list of the Best Burgers in the United States. Since I’m all about living my best life, I needed to see exactly which burgers made their list. Since 1969, restaurant, hotel, travel & other witty reviews by a handpicked, worldwide team of discerning professionals—and your…
The lead story on this edition of Fast Food Restaurant News is Arby’s plan to phase out the potato cakes and replace them with crinkle-cut fries. It’s a total slap in the face to the potato cake who’s had a good run. Now they bring in its replacement during its last few days. It’s the…
This week has been chock full of fast food news. If you follow me on social media (Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter), then you may have seen me mention some of these. Here’s a recap of what’s happened in the last week if you’re not into the social media thing. Arby’s Adds Crinkle Cut Fries Did…
In November of 2019, I attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the White Castle in Orlando. It was a long time coming. Their Cravemobile had visited Orlando & Miami in 2015 for a few weeks. By then, it had been almost 50 years since White Castle had set foot in my home state. There were 2…
The minute one of these of Best of lists drops, I’m instantly suspicious. I always question the validity of how the winners were chosen. Yet, this Best Regional Fast Food Chains list caught my eye. Recently, USA Today has been pumping out a bunch of these types of lists with everything from Best Supermarket to…
Jollibee is now officially open at 11029 Pines Boulevard in Pembroke Pines. This is their first restaurant location in South Florida. Jollibee in Pines will be open every day from 8 AM to 10 PM. Other than dining in, you can order items to go and for delivery via their app, jollibeefoods.com and DoorDash. Jollibee…