Summer additions continue to lean into seasonal flavors.
First Watch is adding its new limited-time menu, which features seasonal additions such as sweet corn, strawberries, blueberries and watermelon. New menu items, which are available until August 11, include shishito brisket hash, carnitas breakfast quesadilla, strawberry tres leches french toast, blueberry lemon cornbread and watermelon wake-up juice, which features a blend of watermelon, pineapple, lime and mint.
Papa Johns has added a Cheesy Burger Pizza to its menus, which features a signature burger sauce, beef, tomato, dill pickle and mozzarella and is served with a cup of the brand’s special garlic sauce and pepperoncini.
“The Cheesy Burger Pizza has been a favorite for over a decade, and fans have passionately let us know they want it back through endless comments, tweets and phone calls begging for its return,” said Kimberly Bean, vice president of integrated marketing and menu strategy. “While other chains are going up against the burger, we’re putting pizza first and staying true to our commitment by giving fans exactly what they want — pizza.”
Applebee’s is adding a breaded chicken sandwich to its menus, which can be ordered three ways. The breaded chicken sandwich comes in these options: bacon ranch crispy chicken sandwich, a sweet-and-spicy crispy chicken sandwich and a bacon crispy chicken sandwich.
Noodles & Company is expanding with a limited-time Baked 4-Cheese Chicken Alfredo dish.
The entrée features penne noodles and spinach combined with a four-cheese blend in alfredo sauce, which is then baked with mozzarella, grilled chicken and Italian seasoning.
"Alfredo has been a guest favorite on our menu since we introduced our Alfredo MontAmore years ago,” said Drew Madsen, chief executive officer at Noodles & Company. “As we've listened to our guests rave about this dish, we wanted to introduce another way to enjoy it with our new Baked 4-Cheese Chicken Alfredo.”