Review: Firehouse Subs - Hook & Ladder Light Sandwich

Firehouse Subs’ Hook & Ladder Light features hot smoked turkey breast, Virginia honey ham, Monterey Jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, deli mustard, and light mayo on a light wheat roll.

I purchased one for $5.49.

Church's Chicken Offers $2.49 2-Piece Meal Deal

Church's Chicken's latest promotion is the 2-Piece Meal Deal starting at $2.49 for a limited time at participating locations.

Review: Carl's Jr. - All-Natural Burger

Carl's Jr.'s All-Natural Burger features a grass-fed beef patty, a slice of cheddar cheese (the non-processed kind), vine-ripened tomatoes, red onion, lettuce, bread-and-butter pickles, ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise on one of their Fresh Baked Buns.

It's normally $5.39 at my local Carl's Jr., but I received this one courtesy of Carl's Jr.

Starbucks Japan Offers New Orange Chocolate Mocha with Orange Whipped Cream

Starbucks Japan hits the winter trail this month with the new Orange Chocolate Mocha and Orange Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino.

The Orange Chocolate Mocha features steamed milk and espresso mixed with mocha syrup and Valencia orange syrup topped with orange whipped cream, orange peel, and orange sugar (that's a lot of orange there).

Red Lobster Introduces Big Shrimp Festival Deal Starting at $15.99

Red Lobster's latest promotion is the new Big Shrimp Festival, which offers what the chain is calling "some of the largest shrimp ever offered on the menu." 

Review: McDonald's - Triple Cheeseburger

McDonald's Triple Cheeseburger consists of three beef patties, two slices of American cheese, ketchup, mustard, dehydrated diced onions, and pickles on a plain toasted bun. It's only available at select locations.

I bought one for $2.49.

Three New Girls Scout Cookies for 2015

The Girl Scouts will be debuting three new cookies this cookie season and two of them are gluten-free. The new trio of cookies include Toffee-tastic, Trios, and Rah-Rah Raisins.

Dunkin' Donuts Breaks Out New Turkey Sausage Flatbread for the New Year

Aiming at those with New Year's resolutions, Dunkin' Donuts introduces the new Turkey Sausage Flatbread as well as a Turkey Sausage Wake-Up Wrap.

Each features turkey sausage, egg, and reduced fat cheddar cheese in varying amounts with the flatbread being the larger of the two.

Review: Skippy - Creamy Natural Peanut Butter Spread with Dark Chocolate

Skippy's Creamy Natural Peanut Butter Spread with Dark Chocolate is basically creamy peanut butter mixed with dark chocolate and cocoa.

It was $3 on sale for a 15-oz jar.

The Coffee Bean's New Mexican Chocolate Drinks Are Only $2 on 1/13/15

The Coffee Bean offers a trio of new Mexican Chocolate drinks and will be discounting them to $2 on January 13th.

The new drinks include a Mexican Chocolate Latte, Mexican Chocolate Ice Blended, and Mexican Hot Chocolate. They each feature the flavor of chocolate with notes of cinnamon with a slight graininess that's common to Mexican hot chocolate.

Carvel Brings Back Oreo Mint Ice Cream

Oreo Mint is once again being featured at Carvel for a limited time as they kick off the New Year. In addition to hand-scooped and soft-serve ice cream, they've also added the new Oreo Mint Deluxe 8" Cake and Oreo Hidden Treasure Cone.

The new cake features layers of fresh-made chocolate and mint ice cream separated by Oreo cookie pieces and topped with fudge and Oreo cookies. It's available for $19.99.

Review: Pieology - Cheese Pizza

Pieology is a chain of custom, fast-fired, artisan-style pizza joints that have been all the rage lately (at least here in L.A.). I tried their Classic Cheese Pie, which comes simply topped with olive oil, red sauce, and mozzarella.

It was $6.45 for the roughly 11.5-inch pizza.

Baskin-Robbins' January 2015 Flavor of the Month

Baskin-Robbins kicks off 2015 by celebrating their 70th birthday with Icing on the Cake ice cream, January's flavor of the month.

Mint Chocolate Swirl Shake Back at Arby's

The Andes Mint Chocolate Swirl Shake is back at Arby's for a limited time at select locations.

The shake features mint chocolate syrup mixed with Arby's vanilla shake base, decorated with a chocolate swirl, whipped cream, and broken pieces of Andes Mints.

Frozen Friday: Marie Callender's - Meat Loaf & Gravy

Marie Callender's Meat Loaf & Gravy frozen meal features two slices of meatloaf in a "home-style" gravy with sour cream & chives mashed potatoes and corn.

It cost me $2 on sale for a 14-oz box.

Dairy Queen's 2015 January Blizzard of the Month

Dairy Queen combines Oreos with their Confetti Cake Blizzard for the new Birthday Cake Oreo Blizzard in celebration of Dairy Queen's 75th anniversary.

This month's Blizzard of the Month features Oreo cookie pieces and confetti frosting mixed into Dairy Queen's signature vanilla soft serve. In case you're feeling extraordinarily festive, you can also get the flavor as part of a Blizzard Cake.

New Veggie Sliders at White Castle

White Castle's famed Sliders go vegetarian with new Veggie Sliders. The new item features a mini Dr. Praeger's veggie burger with a choice of either Honey Mustard, Ranch, or Sweet Thai sauce, on a slider bun.

Review: Popeyes - Blackened Tenders

Popeyes' Blackened Tenders are a non-battered, non-breaded version of their chicken tenders covered in blackened seasoning. They used to call them "Naked Tenders."

I got an order of three tenders for $3.99 (but they actually gave me four and threw in a biscuit as well. Bonus!)

Subway 2015 January Specials

Those of you hoping for the return of the $5 Footlong in 2015 are going to be disappointed this month. Instead, Subway has introduced a new and (supposedly) improved version of their grilled chicken strips.

Papa John's Offers "Buy Any Large Pizza, Get a Free Large 1-Topping Pizza" Deal

Coinciding with the NFL playoffs, Papa John's is offering a deal where you can get a free large, 1-topping pizza, when you buy any large pizza at regular price.