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10 fast food items that don't exist anymore but will always have a place in our hearts i miss you
mcdonald's szechuan sauce this sauce is amazing you said it was promoting a movie
this sauce originally debuted in the late 90s when disney's mulan first made an appearance on
the silver screen the marketing blitz was nothing new there had been other media tie-ins with fast
food restaurants in the past and when mcdonald's szechuan sauce went through the original run
people thought the sauce was good but not groundbreaking it wasn't until recent years
that the sauce was brought back into the limelight through an unexpected medium the popular animated
show rick and morty ceaselessly and relentlessly brought up the sauce and the season premiere of
the show's third installation this had many people wondering what all the fuss was about and it's
delicious and then i got rid of it and now it's gone this is the only place we're gonna be able
to try it is in my memory well it turns out that someone in mcdonald's marketing caught wind of
the phenomenon and for a limited time the chain announced the szechuan sauce would be returning
this ignited a flame and made consumers flock to their local mcdonald's store to grab a few packets
of the pop culture gold supplies were limited however and the sauce only managed to fall into
a few people's hands if you're dead set on trying the spicy sweet sauce you might check ebay where
just one packet of the sauce can go for hundreds of dollars how good could the sauce truly be
we wonder taco bell's mexican pizza i love mexican pizza the mexican pizza was a staple of
the tex-mex chain for over 40 years it consisted of two tostada style rounds smothered in cheese
and tomatoes complete with refried beans and taco bell's own take on pizza sauce it was something
wholly unique from a chain that had mostly stayed in its comfortable lane of tacos and burritos
even the greats must fall however and this item was recently axed from taco bell's menu
in the fall of 2020. fast food fans were in an uproar when taco bell announced that the item had
served its purpose and would be pulled from the menu one dreaded day in november the fast food
community refused to go quietly and many among them expressed displeasure through a petition
that garnered nearly 200 000 signatures even so it was not to be a happy ending unfortunately taco
bell went through with their original plans to remove the pizza from their menu and now
we're left with a hollow space in our hearts and stomachs pizza huts pizzone it's a pazone is it a
pizza or is it a calzone neither it's a pizzone in the early 2000s there were many fast food chains
who were attempting to reinvent themselves and their menus and pizza hut was one of them
wanting to step outside the pizza box and deliver something different and unique to their customers
pizza hut's answer was the pizzone it's like a calzone loaded with all sorts of toppings that
you would expect from a pizza joint be it supreme meat lovers or just good old-fashioned pepperoni
the menu item was largely declared a success and offered a bit of a reprieve from customers trapped
in their weekly pizza slog enjoy your pizzone pizzas they say that all good things must come to
an end and the pazone had a relatively short run before it was axed like many of our nostalgic fast
food favorites this pizza hut item had developed a slight cult following by the time it was removed
and fans clamored for a revival of the calzone pizza in 2016 the pizzone would finally make its
return with the three classic options for fans to try again however some things are better off
left alone and the pizzone would go much more quietly into the night the second time around
mcdonald's arch deluxe donald's arch deluxe i made it for you the golden arches are home to some of
fast food's favorite items the big mac chicken mcnuggets and of course the golden delicious
fries that we've all come to love you may not have heard of this obscure menu item however because it
was one of the few times that mcdonald's fell flat on their face with an exorbitant marketing budget
and real culinary inspiration behind it the arch deluxe was advertised as a sophisticated sandwich
for adults as opposed to the children that the chain seemed to be exclusively catering to at
the time what mcdonald's what consumers were given was something altogether different it
was constructed with a seasoned patty between a potato roll and a unique sandwich spread made by
combining mustard and mayo after the item was let loose on consumers it was quickly
decided that the sandwich was over-marketed under-appreciated and not a big seller
many people cited its high price as a major reason that the burger failed but others simply didn't
like it for every culinary marvel from our fast food titans there's also a skeleton waiting in the
closet of your favorite chain kfc's double down this is the casing of double down if like salad
this is not for you no you aren't dreaming it's true that at one point the famous fried
chicken chain decided to make a bacon sandwich with one difference the bun would actually be
two deep fried chicken breasts it wasn't hard to see the allure of an item like this
bacon cheese sauce and secret spread all nestled between two pieces of the colonel's famous chicken
what's not to love well your cardiologist might have something to say about the sandwich but the
double down was largely a success when it was released kfc double down all chicken no bun
it had its run like many of the items on our list but was unfortunately struck from the menu for no
apparent reason much to the dismay of fried chicken lovers everywhere was there a fault
in the sandwich some say it was just a tad too egregious and not at all practical the real reason
for the item's disappearance is up for debate in some social circles and i doubt we'll ever get an
answer that satisfies the masses after the double down was removed it made a short resurgence in the
mid-2010s but alas this too was short-lived the double down does seem to make an unexpected return
every now and then so if you see it on the menu place your order before it's too late taco bell's
waffle taco and i love taco bell's new breakfast there was a strange breakfast renaissance in the
middle of the last decade many fast food chains that were once content to stay firmly planted in
their wheelhouse decided instead to branch out and start serving breakfast this was a space largely
dominated by mcdonald's and other breakfast specific chains but all at once wendy's arby's
and yes even taco bell decided to throw their collective hats into the breakfast food arena
time it's buffal time won't you have some waffles of mine one of the byproducts of this competition
was the breakfast taco it was to put it quite simply a waffle folded in half stuffed with a
sausage patty scrambled eggs and drizzled with maple syrup what's not to love well some people
had a hard time finding the appeal of tacos early in the morning and along with the fact that taco
bell historically had no experience with breakfast the breakfast taco was a bit of a flop supplies
were limited wait times were long and the item itself well maybe the vips at taco bell should
have thought about this one a bit longer before being put on the menu all these things combined
contributed to the end of the breakfast taco and unfortunately there's no sign that it will
be coming out of retirement anytime soon burger king city minis mini me keeping in line with the
breakfast theme at one point burger king attempted to corner this market with more sweeter fare sure
the chain tries to evoke the flame broiled aspect of its marketing as often as possible
but a lighter touch was needed for an item of this nature these miniature cinnamon rolls were
a direct result of a collaboration with pillsbury who had much experience in pastries and other
bread products together with the fast food chain they helped create the cinny minis these were
miniature cinnamon rolls that were divided up into four equal parts and sold as a dessert item at the
burger chain give me city minis fans rejoiced at being able to satisfy their sweet tooth at a fast
food restaurant and the cinnamon rolls gain a lot of traction within the fast food space
while it's true that burger king was attempting to curate a breakfast menu that could rival other
chains the city minis seemed to be the only part of their breakfast repertoire that was working
they were discontinued in the early 2000s but made a reappearance in recent years through a strangely
one-sided deal with grubhub who offered to give these to customers for free with an order of 10
or more this promotion was a complete disaster as grubhub failed to understand just how many of
burger king's stores would be capable of producing the sweet treats it would appear that this less
than exemplary performance was the final nail in the coffin for bks city minis at least for the
time being kfc's potato wedges we kept the flavor we know what you're thinking hey kfc has fries
while that's true we are simply stating that there was once a time when kfc sold potatoes not in frye
form but as wedges instead in 2019 amid a bit of rebranding and menu spring cleaning kfc decided
to do away with their signature wedge-shaped potatoes switching instead to the fries that
populate their menu today the original decision brought with it a major backlash as fans were
angry that kfc would toe the line with the myriad of other chains selling regular french fries
i miss the fries in fact social media was set alight when patrons announced that they were now
exactly the same as every other chicken spot these deep fried wedges a potatoy goodness were said to
be seasoned with the colonel's secret blend of the same herbs and spices that adorn its world-famous
chicken many people claimed this would be a bad move for the chain to make but kfc have since
stuck to their guns and left the item off the menu to date only time will tell if the fries
can truly replace the predecessor wedges that people loved so much taco bell's volcano burrito
taco bell's new volcano double beef burrito with scorching lava sauce absolutely jam-packed with
beef cheese tortilla strips mexican rice and the signature lava sauce this was a deserved
fan favorite on taco bell's menu it was launched in the early 90s right alongside a marketing pact
with the blockbuster movie congo it's true that congo was less than successful at the box office
but at least fans were left to fill the void with burritos consumers went crazy for the menu item
some of its biggest fans still try to recreate the extravagant lava sauce even to this day what's up
with your faces volcano burritos the sauce is said to be much hotter than taco bell's hot sauce by a
significant margin but that didn't stop consumers from scarfing down the burritos in record numbers
it wasn't until shortly after 2010 that the burrito made its final curtain call and was
removed from the menu it would make a few encore runs most notably alongside the rest of taco
bell's volcano menu but unfortunately the burrito never fully regained its original strength and to
this day remains absent from the tex-mex chains ordering screen mcdonald's beef tallow fries
tallow what if you've been a fast foodie for many years chances are that you fall
on one side or the other of this heated debate some who claim that beef tallow cooked fries
will always remain supreme and others who still love mcdonald's fries no matter what the formula
far be it for us to judge but one thing remains certain beef tallow fries will
probably not be seen again in our lifetime in the 90s mcdonald's was feeling pressure from certain
health organizations regarding the sodium content cholesterol and other health metrics of their food
as a concession the chain decided to discontinue the use of beef tallow in their fry formula
and forever change the face of fast food a sign of generosity when you share it with friends
fans were up in arms then and they're still passionate now almost 30 years after the
decision came down to change how the fries are cooked it's something that lives on forever in
the minds of fast food connoisseurs everywhere however if you're not satisfied with missing
out on this culinary wonder there have been many fast food influencers and amateur chefs who have
tackled beef tallow fries maybe one of them will be worth your time to try but as of right now
mcdonald's has no plans to reintroduce the secret beef tallow formula got a fast food favorite you
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