Taste Test

Some events are so rare, so fleeting, that you can almost feel them being inscribed into the history books as you…

In a town that pins so much of its identity on being precise about its most iconic foods, the phrase “vegan Italian…

Enjoyable as life in Takeout-land is, sometimes I need a break. I need to get away from my desk. I need a view out…

For the past several years I’ve had a recurring dream involving a circus tent, a bucket full of onions, a trained…

On the heels of the 2019 uber-phenomenon that was the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich, each successive launch of a…

If we don’t make it apparent enough, The Takeout is really proud of being based in Chicago. We love our local…

The Lenten season requires you to suspend your disbelief. Not sure about a skinny 33-something dude turning down a…

Bagels have been very much on my mind this week after Food & Wine published a list of the best bagels and America…

Chipotle has finally come out with a quesadilla. It’s about damn time, huh? The chain has mastered burritos, burrito…

It has been 562 days since Popeyes fired the first shot in the Chicken Sandwich Wars, and for 561 days, the world…

Next week, after well over a year of crispity-crunchity anticipation, McDonald’s is finally entering the Chicken…

I’ve worked really hard to establish myself as The Takeout’s resident Fast Fish Evangelist. I’m not even a…

A certain wintry chill descends when people argue about dumb stuff on the internet. A phantasmic voice seems to…

Detroit-style pizza was once locked down to the state of Michigan, but recently, thanks to chains like Jet’s, it’s…

The other day we learned that Boston Market is making a comeback and is on pace to open two new locations per week…

On January 4 (which feels like a long time ago), Chipotle announced the release of its new cilantro-lime…

The delicate thing about marketing the debut of a big, splashy fast food item is that you sometimes have to…

It’s nice to get out of the house, isn’t it? This was something I used to take for granted when I was moaning about…

Now that it’s been proven that plant-based meats won’t kill human beings or the fast food business, it seems logical…

McDonald’s new all-day breakfast pastries have finally arrived, just in time to fatten us up for hibernation. The…