The Best Secret Menu Items at Your Favorite Chain Restaurants

So you’re sick of your favorite chain’s regular menu items. You need to spice up your culinary diet a bit. But money doesn’t grow on trees. We’ve been there. We get it. That’s why we’ve scoured the internet for the best tips and tricks when it comes to chain restaurants.

And by tips and tricks, we mean finding the very best secret menu items.

CHIPOTLE: Quesarito

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Imagine a burrito. But instead of a single flour tortilla encasing its delicious interior, there’s an entire quesadilla. That’s the Chipotle quesarito, and while it’s delicious, expect to shell out the money for both a quesadilla and a burrito if you want one.

PANERA BREAD: Power Chicken Hummus Bowl

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Panera Bread is generally known for its, well, bread. But the chain has been exploring some lower-carb options for its customers in recent years. Enter the Power Chicken Hummus Bowl. It’s like a Panera sandwich, minus the carb-heavy exterior.

KFC: Poutine

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While KFC poutine is actually a thing in certain areas (looking at you, Canada), it’s an off-menu item pretty much everywhere else. All you have to do is order a regular Popcorn Chicken Meal and ask for gravy and cheese.

WHATABURGER: Chicken and Pancakes

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While Whataburger may not carry the waffle side that traditionally accompanies fried chicken, the company does carry pancakes before 11 a.m. Which means all you have to do to create this knock-off dish is order the two items separately and smother them in syrup together.