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Potato Corner is Not the Fried Potato Spot of Your Food Court Dreams

By Cory Garcia

Jul 17, 2018

Even in our nicest malls, eating at the food court feels like something of a gamble. That’s not to say that your average food court meal is awful, it’s just that it rarely ranks higher than OK. Food courts serve their purpose, and we know what we’re getting ourselves into...

McDonald's Gives Away Rick and Morty Szechuan Sauce on Saturday

By Gwendolyn Knapp

Oct 5, 2017

And now the answer to your most common fast food query: Is everyone in this McDonald's line stoned? The truth shall be revealed on Saturday, October 7, at 2 p.m. as five area McDonald's hand out free, extremely limited edition dipping cups of "Rick & Morty" themed Szechuan Sauce to...

Yellow touches red, soon you'll be dead.

Should We Just Go Back to Paying for Fast Food With Cash?

By Gwendolyn Knapp

Sep 28, 2017

In September, it was Equifax. Now it's Sonic. The fast food company known for its hotdogs, shakes and slushies, has just admitted to a major security breach that has not only put the credit card information of as many as 5.1 million customers at risk, as reported by Restaurant Business,...

McDonald's workers unload bottled water at the GRB.

How Fast-Food Chains Helped Texas During and After Hurricane Harvey

By Gwendolyn Knapp

Sep 5, 2017

Fast Food chains have been helping out in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, donating millions of dollars and offering free food to evacuees. Here's how. Local McDonald’s restaurants have been assisting with relief efforts by donating thousands of water bottles to the local Red Cross and open McDonald’s restaurants in...

First Look at Tarka Indian Kitchen

By Gwendolyn Knapp

Jul 27, 2017

The almighty Wikipedia tells me that tarka can mean many things. It can indicate the name of a flute native to the Andes, for instance, or an antihypertensive medication or the last name of an Australian football star. It is the first name of a British musician, a type of alien...

Big Mac pillow is mildly terrifying, no?

You Can Totally Get a Free McDonald's Onesie Delivered Tomorrow Morning

By Gwendolyn Knapp

Jul 25, 2017

In a country that has a National Day for pretty much everything, tomorrow, Wednesday, July 26, happens to be Global Delivery Day, or rather Global McDelivery Day as McDonald's calls it. While these so-called national days are always just a big old ploy to draw attention to things humans can...

Cheap Eats: Pei Wei's $5 Lunch Menu Is Actually a Pretty Good Deal

By Gwendolyn Knapp

Jul 6, 2017

I know what you're thinking. Pei Wei? Really? But hear me out. We live in an age when its not uncommon to drop $20 on a sandwich and a drink (and tip) at lunch. It's difficult to even make it out of a drive-thru without spending at least $7 and...

A snapshot of some of the winner's of the first Texas Poke Showdown.

Nippon Schools the Competition at the First Annual Texas Poke Showdown

By Cuc Lam

Jun 12, 2017

Anxious, hungry poke fans lined up outside of Bar Bleu, 2506 Robinhood, near Rice Village last night for Houston's first ever poke competition. Eleven teams entered the contest and three winners each were presented for judges' choice and people's choice. Judges' Choice: First Place: Nippon Restaurant Second Place: Flip N'...

Houston McDonald's Are Giving Away These Weird-As-Hell Frorks on Friday

By Gwendolyn Knapp

May 4, 2017

Back on Monday, May 1, McDonald’s revealed its newest wacky invention, the Frork, a fry-pronged fork, that the company refers to as "a quasi-utensil," one made for scooping up sandwich spills from its new line of Signature Crafted Recipes and then eating off the fry prongs. Sounds like a lot...

First Look at Krisp Bird & Batter

By Gwendolyn Knapp

Mar 28, 2017

Tucked away in a small strip mall that includes a beauty salon and Burger King, a new small but mighty fast food eatery is starting to make a name for itself. It's called Krisp Bird & Batter and its fried chicken sandwiches and tenders made from non-GMO, non-hormone pasture-raised poultry, are...

A Local McDonald's Is Giving Away These Crazy Milkshake Straws Today

By Gwendolyn Knapp

Feb 24, 2017

The McDonald’s at 1302 Westheimer in Montrose is giving away limited-edition straws designed by areospace and robotic engineers today, February 24, at 11 a.m. to the first ten customers to order the new Chocolate Shamrock Shake. The company has only released 2,000 of these high-tech ‘STRAWs,’ or Suction Tube for...

Free tacos tomorrow for #randomactsoftacos

You Can Get Free Taco Cabana Delivered Tomorrow

By Gwendolyn Knapp

Feb 14, 2017

You can score free tacos tomorrow, February 15. San Antonio-based chain Taco Cabana and delivery-app Favor are teaming up for their third annual Random Acts of Tacos Day (as part of Random Acts of Kindness Week, who knew) tomorrow from 9 to 11 a.m. Just select the free giveaway option...

Burger King's New Cheetos Chicken Fries Are a Failure at Every Level

By Cory Garcia

Sep 15, 2016

Odds are the people in the Burger King test kitchen responsible for creating the Cheetos Chicken Fries fries are perfectly fine human beings. They have families who love them, friends who want to spend time with them and animals that miss them when they head to work. They have hobbies...

Taco Bell's New Core Burritos Are a Mixed Bag

By Joanna O'Leary

Sep 1, 2016

Taco Bell's latest creations are the Core Burritos. They're kind of like meat and rice burritos stuffed with a three-cheese burrito. Cheesy Core Burritos are available in two styles, "crunchy" and "spicy," which contain "red strips" and jalapeno peppers, respectively. Either can be customized with a protein of choice—steak, chicken...

Did the Chicago Tribune Really Find KFC's Secret Fried Chicken Recipe?

By Cuc Lam

Aug 30, 2016

A recent Chicago Tribune article proclaimed that they believe they've discovered one of the most legendary secrets in the culinary world: the eleven herbs and spices used in the batter of KFC's famous Original Recipe fried chicken. We decided to test the recipe for ourselves to see if it's the...

Is Burger King’s “Whopperito” Any Good?

By Phaedra Cook

Aug 24, 2016

When a fast food restaurant dives into an area they don’t normally dabble in, it’s good to be wary. Burger King’s burger-burrito mashup, dubbed the “Whopperito,” should be approached with the same level of caution normally reserved for a fried chicken place that decided to start selling sushi. Having recently...

Taco Palenque is the Best Mexican Fast-Food Spot You've Never Heard Of

By Cory Garcia

Jul 26, 2016

There is comfort in consistency. While low prices certainly help, the reason that fast food restaurants dot the landscape from sea to shining sea in our country is because most people value consistency. Yes, they'll get around to visiting somewhere fancy when a special occasion roles around and they'll maybe...

McDonald’s Lone Star Stack Isn’t a True Texas Burger

By Phaedra Cook

Jul 20, 2016

Fast food giant McDonald’s is selling a new “Texas” burger until September 5. The burger, called the Lone Star Stack, was conceived by a Houstonian named Joseph Pena and the winning entry in a recent Burger Showdown competition sponsored by McDonald’s. Pena won $5,000 for his entry. The Lone Star...

Houston’s Most Fun To-Go Meal: Backdoor Chicken At Velvet Taco (With Video)

By Phaedra Cook

Jul 11, 2016

Hanging around the back door of a restaurant asking one of the workers to hand you food sounds both pathetic and creepy, but Velvet Taco at 4819 Washington Avenue actually wants people to do that. Even diners who have been to Velvet Taco before might not have noticed the painting...

Burger King's Mac n' Cheetos Don't Have Much to Do With the Latter

By Cory Garcia

Jul 5, 2016

We’ve all been burned by fast food advertising at one age or another. The people behind it are wizards. They use their craft to take banal dishes and turn them into diners will fork over money for, even if they know better. The burger is never going to look as...

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