Would you like fries (or onion rings or chicken tenders) with that?

Although the past year didn't produce any fast food innovations on the order of 2010's fried-chicken-as-bread breakthrough, there were still several notable additions to the nation's collective drive-thru menu.

In particular, breakfast took a couple of little steps forward (along with the usual steps back), bread got weird and ambitious, and they continued to throw cheese at us from all angles. Fast food photos and descriptions in the slideshow »

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