On February 29th, or Leap Day, Arby’s fast food chains, will offer a vegetarian-friendly menu—by removing the meat from all its sandwiches and making no other alterations.
Unsurprisingly, most of the offerings on the new menu seem sparse, to say the least. For instance, the roast beef sandwich will feature just a toasted sesame bun, “minus Arby’s famous thinly sliced roast beef.â€
The crispy fish sandwich will include only shredded lettuce topped with tartar sauce.
And “so as not to overwhelm you,†the junior bacon cheeseburger melt on the revised menu has only melted cheddar cheese, on a slightly smaller sesame seed bun, according to a news release from Arby’s.
The chain claims the menu change is designed to draw in vegetarian customers. But it might be equally likely that Arby’s is making a not-so-subtle case against abstaining from meat. But don’t worry, the chain promises its regular protein-packed menu will also be available that day.