If four-wheel-drive comes to mind when someone says “four by fourâ€Â, if you would agree that “PB&Jâ€Â is short for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and if “Now and Latersâ€Â are only a candy, you’ve missed out on a big secret –– the menu, that is. Big chains are offering more options than ever –– too many to list. So they don’t. But it doesn’t mean that you can’t have it. Read the following and never be stuck to the confines of value meal numbers again.
Jamba Juice
A Peanut Butter and Jelly smoothie? It’s just one of may flavors that for one reason or another, wouldn’t fit in with the “healthyâ€Â image of Jamba Juice. Other off-the-menu drinks include:
White Gummy Bear, Red Gummy Bear, Green Gummy Bear, Raspberry Dreamin̢۪, Pineapple Dreamin̢۪, Sourpatch Kid, Tropical Tango, Pacific Passion, Berry Depressing, Now and Later, Apple Pie, Fruity Pebbles, Rainbow Sherbet, Strawberry Shortcake, Push Pop, Skittles, Andres̢۪ Surprise and Lemonade Lightnin̢۪.
Though some drinks may be available at some places but not others, depending on ingredients available, www.consumerist.com compiled the above list of drinks customers have said are available by request.
In-N-Out
Probably the most well-known for having a secret menu, In-N-Out even has their menu listed on their website.
“Ok, you’ve heard the rumors, wondered what was on it, maybe even felt a little left out of the loop. But in reality we don’t have any secrets at all,â€Â the Web site said. “So here are some of our most popular items on our not-so-secret menu.â€Â
Their “secretsâ€Â are a small and simple list: grilled cheese (no meat), protein style (no bun), animal style (mustard cooked beef patty, grilled onions and extra spread), double meat, or 3×3 (three patties) and 4×4 (four patties.)
Simple secrets from a company that has a simple menu displayed.
Subway
A restaurant with the slogan “Eat Freshâ€Â and a reputation for being a healthier place to get food on the go, one of their biggest secrets is that they offer basically the same calorie and carb-loaded pizza found at any parlor.
The name of the sandwich that defeats the purpose of a healthy lunch, but is bound to taste at least a little appealing? The “Pizza Sub,â€Â with pepperoni, cheese, sauce and more of the ingredients that make the sandwich much like a calzone.
But that̢۪s where the secrets end, other than possibly finding a way to get dessert for free.
According to a customer from www.consumerist.com, ask for broken cookies, and you may just get them for free –– they did.
Starbucks
The secret to Starbucks is that a drink can be modified in any way that a customer wants ––if they know what they want and how to order it.
Being knowledgeable about the amount of shots and pumps of syrup that come in each size of drink, as well as the types of syrup available, makes customizing easy.
Since it̢۪s the season for hot drinks, a tall drink gets a shot of espresso, a grande and a venti get two. For an extra jolt of caffeine, try a double tall or a triple grande.
For something extra sweet, add more syrup. Want an extra sweet tall vanilla latte? Know that a tall gets three pumps, a grande gets four, and a venti gets five. Try a few more pumps. (There is no charge for extra pumps.)
The possibilities are pretty much endless.