Chicken samwicks, ranked

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
10/26/2019 at 22:07 • Filed to: None

1. Chick-fil-A. By a country mile.

2. Wendy’s homestyle chimken.

.33. Two slices of moldy white bread rubber- banded around a stack of cold Ch icken McNuggets

674. Burger King “chick en” sandwich

This is my ruling.

DISCUSSION (64)

CB > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:10

I notice that Burger King usually comes last in a lot of food rankings.

imadick > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:13

Where’s Mary Brown’s in this list? Hint, it’s #1.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:13

If’n you eve r find yourself down south, find a chain called Zaxby's and go there.

wafflesnfalafel > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:14

I like Wendy’s and a cheap McChiken as an inexpensive lunch/snack. I just don’t see the appeal of chik fill Aye, I’ve tried it a couple times and it was kinda gross - but understand if there is a nostalgia thing going on or something. Honestly, I get the nostalgia thing for the original Burger Kind chicken sandwiches... but my wife hates them because she worked there as a kid...

AestheticsInMotion > CB
10/26/2019 at 22:17

In an area where the local fast food joints are absolutely thriving with the massive influx of people , our B urger King shut down a month ago.

dogisbadob > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:17

Yup! Chick-fil-A is the best, and I agree, BK suxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Burger King’s prices are high, too! Way too high for their shitty food

Where do you rank Popeye’s chicken sandwich? :p

CB > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:18

Good.

dogisbadob > CB
10/26/2019 at 22:18

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CB
10/26/2019 at 22:19

When I was in high school, they had a burger called The Stacker. 4 small patties, four slices of cheese, bacon, and southwestern sauce. I would kill anyone here to have another from back then.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:20

0. Ch icken tender PubSub™

This is the gold standard for chicken sandwiches.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:21

Never had Chick Fil A. I also almost never pay for chicken because no one knows how to make decent chicken.

AestheticsInMotion > wafflesnfalafel
10/26/2019 at 22:21

I hadn’t even heard of Chick-fil-A until maybe 6 months before they showed up in Bellevue. But man... That chicken is so good. I think the appeal is that it tastes like real chicken, and not fast food. But the meat is brained in pickle juice which is definitely love/hate. And the fries. And hash browns. And the customer service is quite literally miles above the rest. I’m guessing a lot more goes into training and management requirements than at the competitors’ places, and it shows

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/26/2019 at 22:22

Just give me my $0.99 double-stacks back

AestheticsInMotion > imadick
10/26/2019 at 22:22

Never heard of that one

AestheticsInMotion > dogisbadob
10/26/2019 at 22:22

Never tried Popeyes!

AestheticsInMotion > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
10/26/2019 at 22:23

The who what

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/26/2019 at 22:24

Try it. I resisted for almost a year after hearing everyone sing their praises, and... I shouldn't have . They make good chicken

DipodomysDeserti > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:24

I rarely eat fastfood outside of In and Out burger, but was forced into a situation last week where I had to choose between Subway, Panda Express, McDonalds, KFC and Jack in the Box.

No way was I trusting fast food workers in Indio, CA, with uncooked food, so I went with Jack in the Box (the amount of sugar in Panda Express sauce makes me sick). They had a chicken club deal on their menu, and it wasn’t too bad. It was “grilled” chicken, not fried.

imadick > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:24

It’s a Newfie chain. As far as I know they have only expanded in Eastern Canada.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:25

Now we live in a world where a McDouble — a value-engineered double cheeseburger, because you only get one slice of cheese when it was offered for years with two — now costs anywhere from 1.50 to 2.19 depending on your location.

We also live in a future where Jack In the Box is approaching shit quality. When I was a kid, it was the gourmet option of fast food.

Gerry197 > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:31

There was a point when I couldn’t understand why people love Chick Fil-A. I thought it was overpriced for what you got.

Then I got a chance to really sit down and eat one, applied their tasty sauce and it immediately clicked this freaking sandwich is great! Along with their fries and I fell in love.

My favorite is the Chicken Sandwich Deluxe with Fries and 5 sauces packs.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:31

Yeahhh h but they also use those profits and donate to organizations that... you know... don’t care for certain peoples. Don't want my pittance of money used for that.

OPPOsaurus WRX > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:33

They are building a ChickfilA in my town. They had the exterior walls up and storm came thru and blew it down

Alfalfa > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:34

Burger King doesn't taste like homophobia, though.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/26/2019 at 22:36

Fuck em!

not for canada - australian in disguise > imadick
10/26/2019 at 22:36

There’s a bunch here in Alberta, especially Edmonton. Although at this point we’re basically a Newfoundlander/Nova Scotian colony.

not for canada - australian in disguise > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:37

Kinja'd!!!

1. Harvey’s buffalo chicken

2. Wendy’s spicy chicken

3. McDonald’s Junior Chicken (or the McChicken for Americans)

Although I do agree that Burger King’s chicken is terrible. Also A&W’s chicken sucks, especially compared to their burgers.

AestheticsInMotion > Alfalfa
10/26/2019 at 22:45

Is homophobia a taste? You'll have to describe it to me, I don't know that one

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:58

I am curious about where the Popeye’s sandwich and the various KFC sandwiches fall.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:58

Apparently it’s delicious, because they’re hating on CFA.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 22:59

The tendercrisp chicken sandwich at BK is actually edible. Their mayo is uber oily and incredibly salty though for some reason. I wish they’d just use some hellmann’s

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > wafflesnfalafel
10/26/2019 at 23:08

My first experience with CFA was the last one for over a decade for me. It was at a youth group event and they love to give free food to such events (especially back then), so it was old, cold, and had been sitting in the bag for a while. That was ghastly. It was so bad that I refused to try it again until an ex-gf wore me down over the course of years. When fresh, they’re amazing, and the spicy ones are even better.

dogisbadob > Alfalfa
10/26/2019 at 23:11

BK tastes like a Trump Rally :p

There’s a reason Chick-fil-A is doing well despite their anti-LGBT reputation. The food really is that good, and so is their customer service. NO other fast food chain I know of provides service anywhere near CFA levels.

Pete Buttigieg, the gay candidate, eats at Chick-fil-A

Someone should make a chicken sandwich and customer service as good as Chick-fil-A but without the hate-funding.

Popeye’s had a chicken sandwich for a couple days, but they sold out quick! Also, CFA NEVER runs out of food, except during their giveaways.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 23:16

If you think the ones here have good customer service, it’s simply because you’re unaware of the locations in other places. In my opinion, the best one on the west coast is in Mission Viejo or Laguna Niguel. I swear that they must all be on some kind of drug there; nobody should ever be that happy or friendly to customers .

But even the worst ones are better than any other fast food place I’ve ever visited.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/26/2019 at 23:24

Jack has been going downhill for years. 7-8 years ago it was already below most others.

What’s shocking is how far Carl’s has fallen in recent years . It used to be up there with Wendy’s back when Dave was alive (before they ruined their menu by changing it), now it’s just okay.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 23:25

It tastes like salt.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > DipodomysDeserti
10/26/2019 at 23:27

I love how In-N-Out is the fast food that people that don’t really eat fast food will eat...

subexpression > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 23:28

I really don't get the Chick-Fil-A obsession. I thought it was ok when I tried it after they sent me a coupon to visit one that opened near me. But just ok, nothing all that special.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > dogisbadob
10/26/2019 at 23:29

The best counter person at my usual CFA is flamboyantly gay...

fhrblig > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 23:30

Chick-fil-A’s sandwich can’t hold Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich’s jockstrap. And I don’t even think it’s as good as Wendy’s, TBH.

If you want a surprisingly good and cheap chicken sandwich, try the spicy chicken sandwich at Carl's Jr. (I don't know if Hardee's has it.) It's on the value menu and it's darn good if a bit small.

AestheticsInMotion > fhrblig
10/26/2019 at 23:36

In fairness I’ve never tried Popeye’s, but after eating a Wendy’s chicken sandwich tonight.... Bleh.

Carl’s junior is a bit out of the way, but I’ll try it next time I take the Miata offro ading!

AestheticsInMotion > subexpression
10/26/2019 at 23:38

By far the best chicken sandwich I've had, above average food otherwise, competitive prices and service that is closer to fine dining levels than typical fast food. Those are my reasons at least

AestheticsInMotion > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/26/2019 at 23:38

Oof. That's brutal

DipodomysDeserti > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/26/2019 at 23:47

I don’t know how many Americans out there rarely eat fast food. Everyone I see at In and Out seems like they partake regularly ... We used to get it once a month, maybe twice niw that I’m back in school.

They pay their employees above our minimum wage and have vegetarian options for my kids (I’ll eat shit meat, but no way I’d feed it to my kids). Burgers are just as cheap as McDonalds but much higher quality (haven’t eaten Mickey Ds in fourteen or so years). We have Shake Shack here, but their burgers cost the same as something I can get from a real restaurant.

Just Jeepin' > AestheticsInMotion
10/26/2019 at 23:53

My guilty pleasure, which your post reminds me I haven’t had in quite a while, is the chicken & cheese sandwich from White Castle. Don’t judge me.

My favorite is a recent discovery: Steak & Shake changed their grilled chicken sandwich at some point in the last few years, and it’s gone from awful to really good.

And an honorable mention to the Cranberry Bacon Bleu salad with grilled chicken from Culver’s . Minus the bleu, can’t stand the texture, with the raspberry vinaigrette . Wonderful.

Alfalfa > dogisbadob
10/26/2019 at 23:57

Okay I seem to be the only one in this cam p, but...

I don’t think their food is anything special. Sorry. Their chicken is pretty normal, and their sauce is fucking weird.

Chariotoflove > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2019 at 00:05

That’s because CFA isn’t actually anti-gay. They will cheerfully hire or serve any gay person with the same service anyone else gets. But keep it under your hat. Wouldn’t want to spoil the narrative.

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion
10/27/2019 at 00:07

Agree.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion
10/27/2019 at 00:18

Just firing across the bow here: If it didn’t need to be a sandwich, the best fast food chicken overall is from El Pollo Loco.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion
10/27/2019 at 00:21

I like the Santa Fe Chicken S andwich at Carl’s. I also like to add the green chile from it to other sandwiches, because it makes almost everything they make edible.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/27/2019 at 00:22

What about El Pollo Loco?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2019 at 00:23

The Chicken Crazy? Never heard of it

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Chariotoflove
10/27/2019 at 00:27

[removed due to violation of sticking to sperts]

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/27/2019 at 00:34

They don’t exist up here. It’s a chain originally from Mexico that is now split into US and Mexican chains. The US one operates mostly in states adjacent to the border. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Pollo_Loco

Fabulous juicy and delicious chicken. It’s also probably among the healthiest fast food anywhere...

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/27/2019 at 00:47

Also, if you want to try similar pollo asado, my marinade has similar (though not identical) results. Our nanny considers it the best chicken she’s ever had. She begged me for the recipe to try on her in-laws when they were in town, and they were shocked because she apparently has a reputation for not being able to cook.

Maybe we could do a PNW Oppo meet/barbecue sometime and I could bring a bunch of chicken to make tacos...

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2019 at 00:49

We’ll invite two dozen people and cheer when four show up. Smashing success.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/27/2019 at 00:53

As long as whomever is bringing the charcoal shows up, we’ll be good. Who cares if nobody else shows, it just means more tacos for us.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > imadick
10/27/2019 at 00:58

Kinja'd!!!

Mary Brown looks pretty hot, in a MILFy kind of way...

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/27/2019 at 01:03

Whatever you do, do NOT eat one of the kid’s meals. If you think their regular food is bad you’ll find that these kid’s meals are magnitudes of order worse, like IKEA hot dog bad.

imadick > not for canada - australian in disguise
10/27/2019 at 12:22

Makes sense. Lots of Newfoundlanders work the oil fields and other temporary jobs in the prai ries.

AestheticsInMotion > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2019 at 23:41

I don’t think I want friendlier service. The level of friendless I get at the totem lake location already borders on “I’m uncomfortable with this”

AestheticsInMotion > Just Jeepin'
10/27/2019 at 23:42

I wish there were white castles in the PNW. When I was a kid I wanted to do a road trip just to get to a white castle (yes, this might have been inspired by Harold and Kumar)

Just Jeepin' > AestheticsInMotion
10/27/2019 at 23:53

I’ve sadly never seen it.

My first job was as a janitor at White Castle. The only meaningful perk was the free food.

I don’t think I’ve had a slider since then.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion
10/28/2019 at 00:42

Yeah, this is way beyond that level. It felt actively wrong. Like I think they put something in the water there.