Jul 6
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When Dairy Queen introduced the Blizzard in 1985, it was a big step forward in ice cream shop innovation. Before,…
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Jun 25
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B+
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There was a span of years when, from Monday to Friday, the only thing I had the time to grab for lunch each day was…
Jun 16
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Try as we might to convince ourselves otherwise, doughnuts are not breakfast—they’re dessert. They’re fried dough…
Apr 17
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A few weeks ago I—The Takeout’s Chief Officer of Bad Decisions—was planning to head to Taco Bell to review the…
Mar 12
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Spring is here! I know this because the sun no longer sets at 5 p.m. and because I wore my light jacket today and…
Mar 3
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A
I am not a person who regularly (okay, ever) eats at Subway, because it’s a chain that’s disappointed me too many…
Mar 2
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Wendy’s has finally launched its new breakfast menu and has been talking a lot of smack about its competitors. Last…
Feb 27
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B
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This review will not be a comparison of Chipotle’s new Queso Blanco with its now defunct original queso, because I…
Feb 27
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In the 90 minutes I spent at a promotional event for Einstein Bros. Bagels’ new 2020 menu offerings last night, I…
Feb 13
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B+
As I sit down to write this review, I am wondering if I should have done this an hour ago while I was still sitting…
Feb 13
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C+
At the start of every new year, in the dead of winter, I promise myself that I will fill my house with nutritious…
Feb 4
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It’s been less than a year since Kazaam star Shaquille O’Neal joined Papa John’s board of directors, and I’m…
Jan 28
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B
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2019 was the Chinese Year of the Pig and the American fast food Year of the Fried Chicken Sandwich. For those of you…
Jan 10
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A
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Envy us Midwesterners, o coastal dwellers, for while you (probably) “discovered” oat milk long before we did and…
Jan 7
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A+
Starbucks has added a new lineup of dairy-free drinks to the fancy section of its menu. It’s true that Starbucks…
Dec 9
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F
If you’ve ever had a stuffy nose, you know how important your sense of smell is to your sense of taste. You can be…
Dec 6
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B
In preparation for the release of McDonald’s newest burger, some of us at The Takeout were being responsible adults,…
Dec 4
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B-
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It seems counterintuitive for Starbucks to be shilling a new cold brew drink in December, at least in the northern…
Nov 13
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D
Since 2014, Starbucks has released, by my own estimation, at least 700 limited edition seasonal beverages. The…
Nov 8
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C
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It’s been a rough year and a half for Papa John’s. In times of difficulty and uncertainty, corporations do well to…