Bigger is better in new restaurant offerings.
McDonald’s is launching its first breakfast menu innovation since 2013. Triple Breakfast Stacks feature two slices of American cheese between two sausage patties, topped with bacon and an egg and served on an English muffin, biscuit or McGriddles cakes. The inspiration for the product came from a “Secret Menu” of customized orders submitted online, according to the company.
Bigger biscuits are barreling onto Bob Evans Restaurants menus. The chain’s new Biscuit Bowls feature oversize versions of its signature biscuits packed with breakfast ingredients.
The Sausage Gravy Biscuit Bowl features sausage, seasoned home fries, scrambled eggs and shredded cheddar cheese topped with sausage gravy and green onions.
The Salsa Scramble Biscuit Bowl contains seasoned home fries, scrambled eggs, shredded cheddar cheese and a cheese sauce topped with ranchero sauce with sausage, sour cream, tomato salsa, jalapeños and green onions.
The Sriracha Bacon Biscuit Bowl is layered with seasoned home fries, scrambled eggs and shredded cheddar cheese all topped with cheese sauce, bacon, sriracha and green onions.
Sonic is adding one new sweet offering and one new savory offering to its menu.
The Sweet Pretzel Twist is a twisted soft pretzel topped with butter and a dusting of cinnamon sugar. The pretzel is served with a side of sweet cream cheese frosting for dipping.
The new Quarter Pound Double Stack Cheeseburger, served on a toasted brioche bun, features shredded cheddar cheese and a warm cheddar cheese sauce layered between two 100% beef patties all topped with mustard, mayo, dill pickles and grilled onions.
Del Taco is dishing out three times the meat in its new menu item, the Epic Triple Meat Burrito. The hefty handheld is loaded with grilled carne asada steak, grilled chicken, bacon, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream and is wrapped in a warm, oversized flour tortilla.
Panera Bread is debuting a duo of new sandwiches for fall.
The Cuban Sandwich features ham, shredded pork, Emmental Swiss cheese, mustard and sweet and spicy pickles on ciabatta bread.
The Heritage Ham & Swiss features ham, Emmental Swiss cheese, emerald greens and maple mustard sauce on Country Rustic bread.
Burger King is beefing up its burger lineup with the new Philly Cheese King. The sandwich features two flame-grilled beef patties layered with melted American cheese, caramelized onions and American cheese sauce served on either a toasted sesame seed bun or a toasted sourdough bun.
Qdoba Mexican Eats is rolling out the new Pulled Pork & Queso Burrito. Wrapped in a warm tortilla, the burrito is filled with cilantro lime white rice, seasoned black beans, oven-braised pulled pork, pico de gallo, shredded cheese and a three-cheese queso.
Little Caesars is thinking thin with its new pizza offering. The new Thin Crust Pepperoni Pizza features a crispy, flaky, thin crust topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella and Muenster cheese and pepperoni.
Denny’s new Holiday Turkey Melt features carved turkey breast, stuffing, melted Swiss cheese and cranberry honey mustard sauce served on grilled potato bread. The sandwich is served with turkey gravy for dipping and wavy-cut french fries.
El Pollo Loco is expanding its lineup of Tostada Salads with three new options all containing citrus-marinated, fire-grilled chicken.
The Chile Lime Avocado Tostada Salad features grilled chicken, avocado, chile lime sauce, rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, cilantro and pico de gallo in a red chile tostada shell.
The BBQ Bacon Avocado Tostada Salad features grilled chicken, avocado, bacon, sour cream, chipotle barbecue sauce, cheese, rice, beans and lettuce in an original tostada shell.
The Mango Habanero Tostada Salad features grilled chicken, mango salsa, tropical habanero sauce, cheese, rice, beans and lettuce in a green jalapeño tostada shell.
Checkers and Rally’s is betting on bacon with its new “Bacon Celebration” menu, featuring three new bacon-centric menu items.
The Bacontastic Burger features a beef patty, two slices of bacon, bacon pieces, melted cheddar and American cheeses and Thousand Island dressing on a toasted bun.
The Bacon Big Chicken sandwich features a quarter-pound crispy chicken filet, two strips of bacon, melted American cheese, shredded lettuce and Thousand Island dressing on a toasted bun.
The Bacon BBQ Loaded Fries features melted cheddar cheese, barbecue sauce and bacon pieces on a bed of seasoned fries.
Spring has sprung—with new sandwiches.
Summer sandwich innovations are showing up on menus.