Price: $1.89; paid – $0.89
Promotion: coupon for a free Frutista with any purchase
Location: 3511 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60659 (map); phone: (773) 588-9712
Rating: 4 out of 5 – good
It can sometimes be hard to find a good (frozen, virgin) strawberry daiquiri at higher-end sit-down restaurants, and that certainly is the case at fast-food places, too. What I would settle for, however, is a reasonably priced fruity slush — which might be considered as less thick, but more easily drinkable than a smoothie. Taco Bell seems to have answered my prayers with the Frutista Freeze, a permanent addition to its lineup, now available in Strawberry and Mango Strawberry. Both versions are topped with real strawberries (which I suppose makes up for the fact that there’s “natural fruit flavors,” but no actual “fruit juice,” inside).

Price: $3.49
Price: $0.99(+?); paid – $0.00
Price: $1.99; paid – $0.99
Price: $1.00