Competition is driving
many fast-food restaurants to fill special orders. As a result, hundreds
of "secret menu" items circulate on social media to be snapped up by
savvy eaters.
Fast-food chain Arby's recently made headlines for something
called the Meat Mountain. The "sandwich" consists of six different types
of meat, two types of cheese and chicken tenders, all topped off with
three strips of bacon.This mega meal was not a limited time offer or special promotion, but instead a secret menu item that only in-the-know customers could request.
Experts tell the BBC the Meat Mountain is just one part of a growing secret-menu trend involving fast-food chains and restaurants around the world.
While they are growing in popularity, off-menu items are not new. Kiley Libuit and his brothers grew up competing to make the most creative combination of sodas from local fast food restaurants.
Soon, the California resident "realised you can order pretty much whatever you want and as long as it's reasonable, they'll make it for you," he says.
The Libuits began asking restaurant employees which were the most popular new combinations and started to keep track.
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