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So who had the best Super Bowl commercial? It's easy to say that the Volkswagen's "The Force" commercial certainly struck a cord with a lot of people. However, in the realm of food and TV, we just weren't that impressed. One thing is for sure, there was a lot of hitting going on -- between the violent stunts of the Pepsi Max spots and Wendy's "slap in the face" new Asiago Chicken Club campaign, we were left with only one favorite: Doritos "Healing Chips" ad.

After the jump, vote for your favorite food commercial from the Super Bowl.

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The little girl with the curvy red braids beat out both Ronald McDonald and the Burger King in a recent poll, UPI reports. In a telephone poll of a thousand people, conducted by New Jersey-based Rasmussen Reports, 61 percent gave a favorable rating to Wendy's, versus 56 percent for McDonald's and 51 percent for Burger King. Those Wendy's Baconator burgers must be on the right track.

But here's the survey result that gave us pause. UPI reports that "people who regularly eat fast-food said they do so mostly because of the cost and convenience, not because they like it." That's a lot of forced fries, then. And you can make a burger a lot more cheaply at home. C'mon folks; give it up. You love your Whoppers.

For more on the poll, check out the UPI story.

Post-holiday deals are everywhere in the fast-food world, and USA Today rounded up the best of them: two-for-ones, giveaways, and special deals of the day. Seems January is one of the slowest months for the chains, and they're giving deep, deep discounts to lure you back in.

After the jump, a few of the specials you may want to take advantage of this month.

For weeks we have been waiting to try Wendy's new Natural-Cut French Fries. After visiting numerous locations in search for these sea-salt wonders, we were told that Wendy's would not be serving them until all of the original fries had been cooked and sold. Yesteday (four weeks after the fries were announced) we were pleasantly surprised to finally see an ad for them in the window of our local Wendy's.

First there were the sea-salt fries, then Dave's Hot 'n' Juicy Cheeseburger. Now, there's the D.T. Double. Wendy's is on an end-of-year roll. Another homage to founder Dave Thomas, the D.T. Double, reports Nation's Restaurant News, has pretty much all the components of a Big Mac: two burgers, two slices of cheese, tomatoes, onion, lettuce, and a "signature sauce." Launching in Rhode Island and Texas, it will go nationwide if customers cotton to another Dave burger.

But we're wondering: Isn't "D.T." (also the abbreviation for delirium tremens) a little depressing? Wendy's, may we make a suggestion? Stick with just plain "Dave's" for your Double.