There is a chicken biscuit, a smaller portion of the same fried breast, served simply on a decent Southern-style biscuit. Easily the best choice is the fries something about their bigger size, almost crispy exterior and denser texture goes well with the chicken sandwiches, just as skinny frites go with steak.īreakfast is also notable, and also built around, you guessed, it fried chicken sandwiches. Side dishes are equally streamlined, with four choices: the chicken salad, fruit or pretty bland cole slaw in a small cup, and waffle fries. It's surprisingly good, fresh, and not mayonnaisey at all, on flavorful wheat bread. The one odd option worth considering is the chicken salad sandwich, something you are unlikely to see at any other fast food joint, made with chunks of chopped breast, eggs, celery, lettuce, pickle, relish and mayo on wheat bread. To me, the fried chicken sandwich, in whichever of the four variants suits your taste, is the main reason to choose Chick-fil-A over other fast food, and the spicy is my favorite, with just a bit of heat that makes it the most flavorful option, more zesty than truly spicy. There are a couple of chargrilled chicken breast sandwich options, which, while undoubtedly healthier, sort of defeats the point of visiting Chick-fil-A, which is for the tasty flavor of its fried chicken, also available in strips and nuggets. What makes all these options taste better than competitors is the fact that they use a piece of actual breast, fry it in pure peanut oil (the longtime Southern standard for fried chicken but considerably more expensive than alternatives), and serve it on a bun that is not only quite tasty relative to most fast food hamburger rolls, but is buttered, packing in extra flavor (and calories - a wheat bun is available on request). It also comes "Spicy," with spicy breading "Deluxe," adding lettuce, tomato and American cheese and "Spicy Deluxe," with lettuce, tomato and jalapeño Jack cheese. The main menu category here is "Classics," and nearly half of those entries are variants on the standard fried chicken breast standard served with pickle slices. It may not be gourmet, but it is as good as a fast food fried chicken sandwich gets. Chick-fil-A's sandwiches look better, as they are breast-shaped rather than unnaturally round, and they definitely taste better, with the breast consistently thick, juicy and served quite hot.
This is especially true and obvious when compared to their main competition, the even-bigger national fast food chains that serve up processed patties of chopped something that tastes vaguely like chicken. The food: In an increasingly complicated world, the reason for Chick-fil-A's success is shockingly simple – they make a tasty fried chicken sandwich.
Reason to visit: Chicken sandwich, Chick-n-Mini breakfast sandwiches The chain has periodically been in the media spotlight over its owners' views, but I'm just here to judge the food. Privately and family owned, all Chick-fil-A locations are famously closed on Sundays due to the owners' religious beliefs. The interiors are simple, classic fast food – synthetic tables and chairs in muted colors, easy-to-clean tile floors and counters where food is ordered and dispensed by uniformed staff with an open cooking area behind it.
It has locations in mall food courts, airports, even drive through-only outlets, but the majority are standalone roadside stores similar in scope to McDonalds or Burger King, where you can eat in, drive through or take out. The menu is impossibly simple, built almost entirely around boneless chicken sandwiches, yet the company has had 45 straight years of positive growth, with sales last year exceeding $4.5 billion.Ĭhick-fil-A is a Southern institution that has quietly become part of the dining fabric of the entire country. It's in the fried chicken camp, but unlike Popeye's or KFC, doesn't really serve fried chicken either. Chick-fil-A has not only survived changing times, but thrived, while completely ignoring hamburgers, hot dogs and most other styles of fast food (though they recently added shakes). But what makes it so odd in a sea of fast food options is the uniquely limited menu – there is really nothing else of scale like it. Today Chick-fil-A locations are found in 40 states, and this is undoubtedly fast food, with drive-through windows, headphone-wearing counter staff and lots of paper bags and cups. The scene: Officially launched in Georgia in 1967, founder Truett Cathy's boneless fried chicken sandwich actually dates back to his Dwarf Grill, also in Georgia, in 1946 – predating McDonalds. View Gallery: Chick-fil-A thrives by doing one thing very well
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