Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich
February 5, 2008
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Last week perseus.maximus and I went to Chick-fil-A to grab some lunch. We both ordered the classic chicken sandwich, but on our way out we noticed a sign for a spicy chicken sandwich. Well, today I had the pleasure of eating one of these sandwiches. I must say, Wendy’s officially has competition in the spicy chicken market.
Chick-fil-A’s spicy chicken is the same piece of chicken breast used in their original chicken sandwich. In additional to the traditional breading (another classic), Chick-fil-A throws in a blend of spicy peppers to season the chicken. I ordered the deluxe version, which adds lettuce and tomato along with the chicken breast and my combo came to a total of $5.89. I have a feeling that the chicken breast is marinated it some sort of hot sauce before breading, when I bit into my sandwich you could see where the edge of the chicken had picked up a red tint from seasoning.
Its a half-hour since I’ve finished my sandwich and I can still feel the heat on my tongue a little. Its a great feeling, because it reminds me just how nice that sandwich was. There was a great balance of heat in the seasoning, with a nice kick part way through each bite and no real strong after-taste. I believe this is what makes great spicy food, sure its easy to throw in everything and make something spicy but doing it right takes finesse. Clearly, Chick-fil-A has got it.
Apparently, the spicy chicken is only a test run in the Baltimore and Jacksonville markets for Chick-fil-A with no word on whether it will be adopted nationwide if successful [source]. If you’re listening Chick-fil-A, keep it.
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February 29th, 2008 at 4:46 am
Yes. But why do those bastards have to charge extra for the bit of spice…?
March 3rd, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Yeah, seems like their cheating us for some seasoning, but the tomato and lettuce might factor in as well.
March 21st, 2008 at 7:12 am
This is so fucked up! Why can’t I buy one?! I can’t believe Chick-fil-a created a spicy chicken sandwich without calling me. I’m pissed off.
March 21st, 2008 at 7:16 am
And you guys are stupid. Introducing a new sandwich costs the company millions and millions of dollars. We’re not just talking about a few spices here. We’re talking about millions of sandwiches, taste tests, market reviews, trails, and errors. Of course it’s gonna cost extra! What a bunch of economic dumb shits.
March 21st, 2008 at 10:03 am
While it may cost them ‘millions’ of dollars to launch a sandwich in which they already have all the materials to make (minus the aforementioned spices), do not be decieved into thinking that the company is losing money on this deal. I personally don’t mind paying that little bit extra when I’m getting a great tasting product like this. (seriously they’re like crack. delicious deep fried crack) With the resources at their disposal, this promotion is a drop in the bucket compared to the profit that will happen when this sandwich goes national.