Blog Tag - Fast Food

Joe's Pizza Coming to Beijing, Seasonal Pies & More Pizza News
Joe’s Pizza to Open New Branch in the Capital Beijing is set to get New York pizza by the slice in the form of Joe’s Pizza – aka the pizza Spider-Man...
Capital Mini-Baos: Scarfing Down Xiaobao, Beijing's Pockets of Meaty Goodness
Snack Attack is your weekly guide to the sometimes smelly, sometimes flavorful, sometimes odd munchies to be had in the capital. Way back when I was...
Shake Shack Hass A New Burger, but Is It All You Avo Wanted?
Summer has just barely started and we’ve already been through two rounds of business closures. Oh boy! Finding out what’s open (and for how long!) is...
Fast Food Watch: Shake Shack's Hot Chicken Sandwich Brings the Heat
There are spicy chicken sandwiches – like those from KFC and McDonald’s, which, while fine as a way of sopping up all the booze in your liver after a...
Fast Food Watch: Get a Little Green With McDonald's Limited-Time Cilantro-Flavored Ice Cream
Whoever’s in charge of marketing at McDonald’s China must be missing warmer weather, because their latest limited-time offerings seemingly want to...
Fast Food Watch: McDonald's Debuts Dapan Ji in Sandwich Form
There are few things in this world that can warm one up faster than the 麻 Má and 辣 Là found in many branches of Chinese cuisine. From the dried...
Fast Food Watch: Micky D's Has a Hit and a Miss With 'New Year Flavor' Sandwiches
Chinese New Year is almost upon us and McDonald’s is getting in on the fun with a few fusion sandwiches. They're so proud of these creations, they've...
Fast Food Watch: Can Larry the Bird Tackle the Chicken Parm Sandwich?
There are a great many people from the pages of history who I wish I could personally thank for their contributions to cuisine. The inventor of pasta...
Fast Food Noodz: Can KFC's Zhajiangmian Stand Up to the Real Deal?
KFC has gone all noodly here in China, cranking out two classic regional noodle dishes in the past few weeks. First it was reganmian of Wuhan fame, ...
McDonald's Takes on the Chinese Burger for Spring Festival
The chefs in McDonald's in China are certainly willing to give new things a try. Their results are mixed, as we saw the unholy, one-day-only Oreo-...
Veg-Jing Out: Dicos Puts All of Their Faux-Eggs in One Basket, New Vegan Pop-up Opens at Mona Bar in Longfusi
Veg-Jing Out: Your semi-regular guide to a guilt-free lifestyle in the capital. Dicos announces plans to replace egg dishes with vegan alternative...
Fast Food Watch: Thank God McDonald’s Spam-and-Oreo Burger is a One Day Only Thing
When I first heard McDonald’s in Beijing was offering a special Spam-and-Oreo burger for one day only, I thought it must be some sort of parody. A...
Veg-Jing Out: KFC Expands Plant-Based Options and the 21 Day Vegan Challenge
Veg-Jing Out: Your semi-regular guide to a guilt-free lifestyle in the capital. KFC expands plant-based menu items in Beijing Fresh on the heels of...
Fast Food Watch: McDonald's Turns to Minions for Summer Snacks
Perhaps more than any other fast-food purveyor operating in China, McDonald's is willing to partner up with the wild and wacky partnerships. Now that...
R1 Fast Food Watch: McDonalds Dumps Plastic Straws
Mcdonald’s China has announced that the company will stop using plastic straws as of Jun 30 for both dine-in and take-out meals in nearly a thousand...