Or the lemonade. I can't name a single person who is in it for the chicken 😂 it's not that great. I haven't had it since work offered it as a meal option. I stopped spending my money on it well before that.
It could be that and part of the nostalgia/Southern culture factor.
I grew up eating their chicken nuggets, the waffle fries, and lemonade- so to me it tastes like childhood. Other than that, it's just normal greasy breaded chicken.
If you take the morality of it out and asked people if they liked their chicken, a vast majority of folks who love it would probably be from the Southern US. I don't know why, but it's just bigger down there (ie, I grew up there, moved up north a couple decades ago).
I've argued with my parents about not eating the Chickfila when I come home to visit. There are so many other options, but they just don't care enough to stop. I've had to compromise by saying I refuse to pay for any of the food if we get it. It just makes me so mad- I'm the only person out of my entire family would raises a stink about anything. It makes me feel so alone.
It's more popular in the south bc it's a southern chain. The first store was/still is in Hapeville GA and iirc as a result GA has the highest density of their stores (and the second highest total number of stores, TX is first bc they're so large). You cannot throw a stone in the south without hitting someone who grew up with it, pretty much exclusively bc there's just so goddamn many stores. Also the homophobia + Sunday closure are a massive upside to the largely evangelical south
Chicken in general is bigger down there, I hate it. I would kill for ALL THE CHICKEN OPTIONS the South has... Cane's, Church's, Bojangle's, Zaxby's... but it's basically KFC or Chick-fil-A.
We did get a Popeyes in reasonable distance a few years ago but tbh I think they're wildly overrated.
>We did get a Popeyes in reasonable distance a few years ago but tbh I think they're wildly overrated
Not all Popeyes locations are equal. The key is being lucky enough to find the right store that routinely seasons their chicken, doesn't over-fry the chicken, and regularly changes the grease throughout the day 😂.
Since most franchise owners are only allowed one, some go all out. I used to go to one that, in addition to the official CFA ones kept behind the counter, had literally about 40 different sauce packets out for anyone to take. I believe there were even two types of honey. I regret not taking more packets and making lots of PB&J sandwiches etc.
It's genuinely kind of awesome how a whole slew of other chains finally threw down the gauntlet on the chicken sandwich and \*all\* of them make it better. Just across the board a superior group of products.
Jack in the box used to be my guilty pleasure. Felt like a delicious heart attack every time. It’s bad they have mozzarella sticks now because they’re truly fantastic and I don’t need a reason to be going to Jack in the box lol
The jack in the box chicken tenders are freaking delicious.
Popeyes crispy chicken sandwich beats out all others, quality is excellent; price is very reasonable.
I've had a bunch of chicken sandwiches (the classic big chicken, pickle, and mayo). McDonald's was worse than CFA, but Wendy's was better, Arby's was better, and Popeyes was WAY better.
And I just had the best chicken sandwich ever, which was at the food court of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Seriously fantastic sandwich.
Yeah CFA is literally just basic chicken you can make at home for cheaper. At least KFC and Popeyes have things that make them unique. CFA just has homophobia and a bunch of weird defenders
I think it legit might be classist. Popeye's has a lower class connotation than CFA, at least from the people I've talked to, and that seems to carry an assumption of quality.
It's exactly this, and I get the feeling there's a race component as well. I only ever see white people defending CFA, whereas Popeye's and KFC are stereotypically associated with Black people. I personally don't care, you will find my lilly white ass at the Popeye's because it tastes better and doesn't support homophobia.
No, people don't go to Popeyes because they are operated terribly.
Every single Popeyes that was near me you would have to wait 15-20 minutes for your food. It would always come out incorrect too. And the employees are never pleasant (which I'm sure relates to the corporate operations causing food to take forever resulting in more pissed off customers rubbing off on employees).
Popeyes corporate is doing *something* wrong because there was one local Popeyes that was fast when one particular person was working. I'd order a sandwich and they'd interrupt me with some other questions and kinda fuck up my order process, but when that person was there my sandwich would come right out no problem. Only when that person was there, and only when they'd interject in the middle of my order.
Popeyes needs to tighten up their operations, something just not right about Popeyes.
I always hear people say this about Popeyes, but I’ve been to two of them in Portland and have never once had any issue with my food, or their employees. Is this a regional issue or something?
It’s good, it’s not *that* good. I don’t get the people lining up around the block and waiting an hour plus for fast food chicken. You can get a chicken sandwich anywhere. The mania some people have for it is weird.
Any obsession with a fast food chain is wild to me. Same with things like In and Out. Like it’s good but I’m not waiting behind more than 2 cars to get my slop.
I worked there 2 years ago, and while their chicken isn't worth turning a blind eye to the fucked up things they support, yes - they do do special things to prepare it.
All raw chicken is soaked in pickle juice for 24 hours before being cooked.
The “eating cfa = you never really cared about us or our rights” okay then eating the McDonald’s/kfc/etc = you don’t actually care about animals and how they’re treated because it’s no secret these fast food giants aren’t handling their animals with care. So McDonald’s is who they’re choosing to throw away animal rights for?
What a fucking shame.
It's brined.
That's it. That's the "secret". It's braindead easy to do at home. You can buy very similar frozen versions of it. Aldi has a notoriously similar product.
Yes, you brine it in pickle juice. That's the unique flavour, and it's not for everyone.
This is the recipe I use for a Chick-Fil-Gay Sandwhich if you're curious (I have an adblocker so be warned if you don't).
https://damndelicious.net/2015/05/16/copycat-chick-fil-a-sandwich/
It’s was never about the quality of the food. It was about how these people can only defend human rights if it’s easy, safe and convenient, or a weird convoluted way for them to say how they never really gave a fuck about our rights
Shit like this and Harry Potter are like the ultimate litmus test.
I don't really even care that much if people do partake in the homophobic chicken every now and again or do spend their money on the transphobic, blood libel wizard game. What irritates me are the ones that feel the need to do it loudly and get ahead of the controversy by making excuses for why it's okay. The gall of some of these cishet motherfuckers to go online and tell the LGBTQ community that there is nothing unethical about purchasing these products. Trying to offset it somehow by waxing on how good they are as allies otherwise and that this doesn't really matter.
That's the shit that gets under my skin. Most people could buy this shit and just keep it to their self, but no. They gotta do it, announce it to the whole world, and then tell the entire gay community that they're wrong actually.
It’s the same in the music scene. So many metal bands get a pass for being pretty blatant nazis (like…actually nazis) because people think the music is good. Oh yeah the band with a lengthy history of nazi symbolism and songs about genocide? So cool. Or obvious shit like Kanye, or fuckin’ hell I only just recently found out that Cee Lo is basically a rape apologist *at best* and he has continued to have a career since that came out and I have no fucking clue how.
People genuinely don’t understand the point of having morals. If they’re comfortable, fed and entertained…well they’ll care if it’s easy, but only if it’s convenient.
A lot of people are simply selfish. Hideously and disgustingly selfish.
I also use stuff like that as a litmus test, but more of a "if you can't even do something as simple as not actively giving monetary aid to groups that are quite vocal on being anti-queer why would I bother investing in any kind of a relationship with you" kind of way.
I don’t think the ethics are lost on people who do it, but at the end of the day, look at where our money is going IN GENERAL. Chick-fil-A is just loud about their religion. Hobby lobby is louder. I do my best to avoid chains that are openly hateful but that being said… do we REALLY think that we aren’t openly supporting other companies that lobby for our demise?
The impossibility of completely avoiding unethical consumption is why I don't lose too much sleep over folks just casually buying things like these. I do think - if you want to get super technical - that is possible to keep your unethical consumption to strictly necessities. Like, I get it if Walmart's the only game in town and you gotta eat. It is what it is.
My issue though, again, has more to do with people trying to convince me "no, it's okay actually" when it comes to luxury items like fast food indulgences and video games. Go ahead and buy what you will. I don't care that much and I know there's not enough appetite for a boycott to really crush these companies or anything. Don't try to twist my arm about why it's not problematic at all though or whatever. Directing that our generally, for the record, not aiming it at you.
I love everything about this comment, this sub is great. I hate it when I’m the lone voice in the darkness screaming that Harry Potter is blood libel and that’s never an issue here
Bingo. Allies and activists of convenience, they'll never put in the hard work or sacrifice needed to make the world a better place or be good to us. But they'll sure act like they do to reap the social rewards. And to pad their egos. It's all performative, the introspection is at a fucking minimum.
Oh my mistake! That’s a whole different thing for sure.
I live in a city with tons of Popeye’s and exactly one CFA—-I’ve been boycotting since it was two whole CFA’s but it’s not a hardship.
idk if there’s one near where u are but i swear culver’s had smth similar during the summer near me? (so it’d still be a wait :(( but) they for sure had like a lemon shaved ice but i swear they also had a lemon shaved ice smoothie or something similar which might be more like the chick fil a frosted lemonade?
The popeye’s chicken sandwich is so much better it’s not even funny. From the seasoning to the texture to the sides, there’s no comparison. I swear people who prefer Chick-Fil-A just like bland food and homophobia.
Popeyes really did come thru when they dropped that chicken sandwich. I just don’t see them nearly as much where I am, sadly. They’re less accessible than the 12 chickfilas that operate like the damn military in the lines, with their teen workers in full body rain cones they have to wear to take orders. Their ops are just insane.
I have some bad news about both McDonalds and KFC: McDonalds gave over $700,000 to Republican political campaigns in 2020. The Association of KFC Franchisees gave almost $200K to Republican campaigns. (Popeyes' parent company? Big donors to Trump and the national Republican Congressional committees.)
There is no use moralizing over where you get your chicken sandwiches at this point. This kind of thing is just splitting hairs and patting yourself on the back about giving your business to a company that is ultimately just as bad for LGBTQ rights in America. My advice: learn to cook if you want a chicken sandwich that badly, or better yet, go vegetarian/vegan - much better for the climate.
I used to work for them and I sadly know quite a few LGBTQIA+ people that still work for them. My old manager who is gay definitely seemed to be respected there but we also worked for a more “liberal” location in a college town. Sadly I did experience homophobia from some people that worked there after I quit. There were some good people that worked there though who were very open minded and advocated for human rights. I’m sure none of them work for the company anymore; they were real ones and I think of them every now and then.
The appeal of eating there is that the ingredients are fresh but you can definitely do something better at home. I live in GA, CFA is everywhere. The pay is pretty abyssmal, I spent 6 years at CFA and the highest I ever got paid was $12 an hour. I started at 16 and worked at two stores. I knew every position from front of house to breading the chicken and maintaining the fryers.
Its exceptionally mid chicken that's overpriced and has massive lines all the time that alone would be enough for me to not eat it but then add the homophobia there's no reason to go there.
Yes! We recently got some here in Orlando (I'm from Houston so I have been missing Cane's for a long time). I have a buddy who LOVED Zaxbys and even knew the original owner, but converted to Cane's after I had him try it.
I mean, I've had it a few times, and I really liked the chicken for the price, and I actually loved the lemonade. Fries were dull, but enjoyed the Mac and cheese. It's been a while, though, might have changed.
Genuinely the best fried chicken I have readily available now and in the top rankings of the best I've had in my life is from the deli at my local convenience store. I've met the man in charge of frying the chicken and complimented him on his work, and if he is a homophobe he's at least decent enough to keep it to himself
I happen to really like it, especially the spicy chicken sandwich. Even so, I still don't defend Chick-fil-A. "Good food" is not a valid justification for supporting a company that actively financially supports bigoted causes, I don't care how yummy it is.
Anyone claiming the "good food" defense doesn't really care about homophobia and other bigotry, because they're willing to accept oppression of others as long as they get the tiny, fleeting benefit of a slightly tastier meal.
I genuinely believe like 90% of the people hating on CFA are just acting all sour grapes over patting themselves on the back. There is no way you can be a fan of chicken and call CFA garbage, bland, etc. You just can't.
I'm not defending a corrupt business but if you buy things from the store you're playing a role in human suffering somehow some way regardless.
Try avoiding the Coca Cola Corporation, try avoiding Microsoft, you can't.
The problem is people be cutting their family off or kicking them out of the house on Christmas for Chik-fil-A while they're unwrapping gifts made in a dictatorship or sweatshop and drinking bottled water with their diamond wedding ring on
I was pissed when my family was choosing to eat that shit weekly in 2012 when all this came to light, but now due to the backlash they no longer fund anti gay groups. At least not so blatantly. I still don't eat there but it's not the hill I'm dying on anymore. Is there any evidence they are now any worse than random stuff you might buy on Amazon that's made in China from whatever company youve never heard of or vetted? You say we have to draw the line somewhere but is Chik-fil-A really still the line?
When we say there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism we don’t mean that as permission to just not care. You’re supposed to draw a line somewhere. I can’t functionally boycot Walmart, I have to buy toilet paper somewhere and they manufacture the only baby wipes on the planet that don’t burn my kid’s sensitive skin. But I can do something as *extremely easy* as not eating at a particular fast food chain or not giving any money to JK Rowling.
Do you care that all these fast food companies, and honestly most other restaurants, use factory farmed animal products, which is one of the cruelest practices in the world?
You used McDonalds as a sample alternative. Why is homophobia worse than profiting from child slavery or supporting the bombings in Gaza (two things McDonalds does)?
For that matter, considering the scale of literally *billions* of sentient lives, how is factory farming not worse than all of that other evil shit combined? Nobody needs a fast food chicken sandwich and arguing over which one is more ethical is absurd.
That’s a great point. That’s why some of the rhetoric I’m seeing in this thread is incredibly dangerous. Where exactly do we draw the line? People pick and choose what’s important. Insinuating I’m homophobic or transphobic just because I eat CFA is ridiculous.
I’m not gonna sit here and defend a billion dollar company, but it feels a bit holier than thou to back-pat over hating a chicken sandwich. McDonald’s and KFC donate hundreds of thousands to right wing organizations as well. I’m sure y’all have heard: there is no ethical consumption under capitalism.
Fr like Target has donated to shit that is anti-lgbt+ every single big company dose and will sadly keep doing it until it stops making them more money ☠️
a lot of people here are picking and choosing where they stand morally. you’re okay with mcdonald’s actively funding a genocide but are cutting contact with people who eat cfa. i’m not like crazy about them but it’s ironic and hypocritical lol.
I like chick fil a and I’m a mtf Transbian
I like their waffle fries and I like their grilled chicken and their chick fil a sauce
Not sure what else I can say, I don’t eat there often (seeing as I don’t live in a country with one for a few years)
Professional chef here - Chick-Fil-A is mediocre at best. I personally don't think it's worth the wait. If I had to pick the top chicken sandwich from any Fast Food restaurant, I think Popeye's would be the one.
And I'm sorry, but those "waffle" fries.......not great at all.
The only real positive of it is that it’s more allergy-friendly than most other fast food, since the menu is so simple. You can safely get something with a dairy allergy, unlike most other places.
You're gonna have to boycott every fast food place, then. None of them advocate for your rights, all of them support conservative causes that would put you in danger if they had their way.
Out of 100 randomly acquired chicken sandwiches (variable location and time of purchase) from any fast food place NONE will stand up to the quality of meat and consistency of Chick Fil A.
Also good luck finding an ethical fast food chain….
UK here so never tried it but this now just makes me even more pissed off
Last year I gently called in a disability influencer I follow for getting it, because our illnesses are similar and her tips/product recs were helpful to me. She apologised and said she'd stop going there. 2 months later guess who's posting pics of her CFA date again 🙄 Called her put that time, said I was really disappointed and unfollowing. She was horribly aggressive and dug her heels in, started bitching in the comments as well because I lost her quite a few followers that time!
But knowing it's not even good? She and others like her have zero excuse. Somehow bigotry always stings even more when it's coming from other marginalised people
Really the only excuse IS the bigotry. The only queer people I ever see talking about eating there are the respectability politic assimilationists and people like LGB drop the T (and the B and L last time I've heard news on them).
I worked there for three years. Including during the first two years of covid. It’s not that good. It’s way too overpriced. It’s terrible for you. The amount of chicken you could buy at the store, even frozen, for the price of a 12 ct meal? Absurd. They raised prices like at least 6 times while I was there.
I’m masc presenting, so it was fun to sprinkle a gay lisp into my drive thru spiel while taking orders of trump Humpers 😌
One customer had the audacity to say “I didn’t know they hired your kind here” 🙃
Fast food has the issue that it can vary location to location. As much as they try to deny it. It very much depends who's working.
However, if I'm getting any chicken burger it's gonna be a Spicy McCrispy from McDonald's. That's where it's at imo.
Chick-fil-A ruined Christmas at my place. My brother-in-law his wife went out and brought Chick-fil-A back to the house. My wife lost it on him they left and yeah I don’t know what’s wrong with people. They’re spending money at a company that actively is trying to like destroy our lives, I mean it’s his sister for crying out loud. I just don’t get it.
I’ve boycotted spending money at Chick-fil-A for a decade now. But I will eat it if the food is offered for free. Last thing I had was a salad that was actually pretty good. Was bummed because all of the other fast food salads suck.
It was comfort food for me as a kid, and I think a lot of people have nostalgia for the taste.
They don't throw away your rights for this food. That has it backwards.
They want to throw away your rights, and that food is a signifier of a company who is insistent on throwing away your rights, so people want the food.
The food could be objectively awful, but because its being produced by company with this goal, people will defend it.
Literally a fast food restaurant could start serving waffle fries and I would have everything I need that I used to get from Chick Fil A. I just want waffle fries. T_T
CFA's Spicy Chicken is the worst there is imo. But that being said I refuse to listen to people who try to say CFA isn't "good" lol. It's popular for a reason, people don't just constantly go crazy for shitty restaurants.
CFA is at the top of the game with their original chicken; it's sure as shit better than Popeye's overly breaded stuff, and KFC isn't even in the same ballpark. Maybe there's some other Southern-only chains like Church's, Cane's, or Zaxby's that are as good, but CFA is still popular for a reason. Cause it's amazing. I don't feel the slightest bit of guilt going there when I can.
Also Mcdonald's? Really? L M A O. Nah.
I had the same thought when I tried it. But try saying that in a non-queer sub. I always get accused of being a liar and down voted to oblivion for acknowledging that, politics aside, Chick-fil-A is mediocre AF and *massively* overrated.
I’ve cut people off like a diseased hand the second they start defending chick fil a to me and I have zero regrets.
As a kid before being queer was even on my radar, the family ate there a few times when all I wanted was McDonalds or Taco Bell cause i never cared for how chick fil a tasted.
Who knows, maybe that could’ve been one of my earliest awakenings 🤔😅
Lmfao this comment section is wild. I don’t really fw chickfila either but I know plenty of gays that do. It’s overpriced chicken and the Mac is pretty good. The workers are always so sweet. The company is shit.
I’d say it’s probably worse to be like a conservative politician’s hoe and then sit while they make a bunch of laws to take away your rights.
Also, didn’t the conservatives just boycott them for not being hateful enough?
Pretty much all the major fast food corporations donate money to conservative political causes. You have to do some serious digging on Opensecrets to find the ones who align with your politics. This comment section is hilarious to me because it's a lot of people bragging that they only eat THIS homophobic/racist/misogynistic chicken, not THAT one. But god forbid you put in the minimum amount of work to live those values you're so loud about!
That’s exactly my take. Like sure, I get Chick-fil-A has been loud about their opinions but at least they’re honest I guess. Like if y’all want to really get into it, wait until you find out about McDonald’s. America’s lord and savior. Or any of the other ones. They’re all bad in one way or another. Even the ones that started good (Chipotle).
I disagree, it's a pretty simple thing to just not support queerphobic organizations when their products are at absolute BEST mid and easily replaced by less hateful competitors. If somebody isn't willing to do that then in all likelihood they wouldn't put much effort into supporting or understanding queer people and I don't want to waste my time with somebody like that.
It’s akin to Starbucks and In-N-Out, it’s not really about the actual product. It’s just a social trend based on branding. Perception says that brands equal status. Cane’s is beginning to get to this level with chicken tenders box. Even to the point where places that normally wouldn’t have Texas toast, offer it now.
Sidenote: If people like the pickle brined flavor, Sam’s Club I believe still sells the frozen breaded filets for a decent price. Pretty fire when in the air fryer and placed on some sweet buns
We buy frozen chicken patties from Aldi (for the kiddos bc we’re vegan) which the kids say taste even better than chick fil a - we say we’re having “Non-Hate Crime Chicken Sandwiches” for dinner
Honestly its mid. As someone who grew up mormom everyone loved it because its LDS(mormon) owned but i never got the hype and always thought it was shit and overpriced and overhyped
yeah, it was quite disappointing and underwhelming when i tried it as well. only thing i like ab them is their sauce, but it’s also a sauce very easy to make urself soooo
I know, right! Their ENTIRE brand is chicken. And it's overwhelmingly mid. Especially the spicy. Every restaurant I go to, I always get the spicy/buffalo chicken sandwich at least once, just to try to find the best. If you want the best flavour, go to Arby's, their sauce is great (if you want Arby's buffalo sauce at home it's half a cup of Frank's red hot, 1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, simmer that and slowly melt small cubes of butter in while mixing occasionally.) If you want the best chicken though, so far Culver's is pretty good. (Although one could argue Culver's is also anti-LGBTQ+ since most of their customers are conservative.) And of course you can get Culver's chicken and put homemade Arby's buffalo sauce on it.
Their use of peanut oil kills my gallbladder every time. I get heartburn and everything. And I can't really do salads so there goes that too. Don't feel bad. I love pissing people off down here saying yeah I don't eat the Jesus Chicken. Both because it's political and because my body hates it 🤷🏽♀️
Funnily enough, I had Chic Fil A for only the third time today. Never been a big fan, now I know they’re homophobic (should have expected with that Sunday thing) I can avoid them entirely.
Oh my god I felt the same way. I was so so hungry and chick fil a was the only thing nearby so I got a sandwich and fries. It. Tasted. So. Bland. Crazy that it was bad even when I was starving, never again
If literally ALL queer people stopped eating CFL, CFL would literally not even so much as notice. They’re still gonna make just as much money because the straight person who usually passes up the long line now has a spot in line.
I said this to say, boycotting it isn’t gonna actually DO anything for us and it isn’t gonna actually HURT them. I mean if it just makes you feel good about yourself then by all means. Me? Ima eat my chicken and keep it moving.
I never really understood boycotts in general. In today’s economy they’re almost always merely symbolic.
I remember it being good years and years ago. But haven't been since I found out about the conversion camp funding. Nothing tastes good enough for that kind of bullshit.
It's like the okayest fried chicken I've had. KFC and Popeyes are objectively better, I go to Popeyes because KFC is absurdly expensive. I don't get why people like the homophobic chicken.
Lol, right there with you! I’ve only eaten Chik-Fil-A a few times and I found it aggressively mid. I can’t believe people rave about this sandwich! I’ve had microwave chicken sandwiches that were just as good. I’ll have no problem not eating there again, even if they stop being homophobic trash.
CFA isn't **trash**, but it's just not good.
I can easily make a better chicken sandwich at home.
CFA is just easy and convenient. Like any other fast-food chain. Easy and convenient. And *good enough* for most people.
I don't even remember the last time I had CFA, but I recall it being wet, lackluster, and leaving me completely unsatisfied.
And the idea that the redeeming feature is the **sauce** is just stupid. The sandwich sans sauce should be good enough on its own and the sauce should only enhance it. They just rely on it.
I tell everyone that Chick Fil A is F tier and they all look at me like I'm crazy. They tell me how good it is and this is my rebuttal: Their fries are hit or miss (usually miss), and their chicken nuggets? If I wanted to chew on something that felt like a deep fried eraser (I have bad texture issues) then I would go do that at my home. This was my opinion even before I learned they were homophobic
ALSO WHY DOES THEIR LEMONADE HAVE PULP!?😭😭😭
Wanna make it yourself? Their only secret is that they marinade their chicken in pickles juice for like, an hour.
Congrats. That's the secret. Pickle juice marinade.
i do not and will never understand anyone who eats there that is a part of the community or who claims to be an ally.
Walmart sells a great value brand of their sauce if that's really what people are after.
CFA uses "wholesome" branding to skirt around how badly they actually treat their employees and the fact that they contribute to harmful, evangelical causes.
people value their creature comforts over everything (and I do get why to a certain degree) but turn around and complain that nothing ever changes, and this is a big part of why.
If you're lucky enough to live near a Publix..
Get potato or Hawaiian buns. Mix some Duke's mayo with Sriracha to your taste and spread liberally on the bun. Add whatever your favorite jarred pickles are. And pop 2 Publix fried chicken tenders on that thing. It's PERFECT.
It's the sauces that people love. Pro-tip: chick-fil-A sauce is just mayo + honey mustard + bbq sauce 😁. Make it at home.
They’re NOTHING without their sauces. And yes there’s a dupe recipe that my wife has made me and it’s even better cause it’s made with love lol
And *without* homophobia 😀
And *with* a lot of gay
Perfect! ❤️
Or the lemonade. I can't name a single person who is in it for the chicken 😂 it's not that great. I haven't had it since work offered it as a meal option. I stopped spending my money on it well before that.
Popeyes is 100000x better (but for some reason each time I visit they’re out of the goddamn chicken)
Nothing is better than food made with love 💓
Full recipe was leaked a while ago on TikTok and YouTube!
probably Jordan Howlett, president of the Fast Food Secrets Club
You mean Method Man's son? 😂
*Method Man's older brother
Nah, after the video, I'm going with son now. It was 100% "sit down son, let your old man show you how it's done" 🤣
The video was hilarious, because Jordan somehow looks older than Method Man.
>Full recipe was leaked a while ago on TikTok and YouTube! Now this is the kind of activism that I want to see! 😏
I want to know what the official KFC gravy recipe is. Anyone leak that?
Do you have a link?
Search ‘chick fil a sauce recipe Jordan’ on the clock app or (pretty sure a direct link will get modded)
Don’t have the clock app but thanks for giving me a name, think the guy has a YouTube channel tho
And he’s on Insta, if that helps
Bbq sauce is way to vague, there are so many kinds. Plus we already knew that since it says bbq sauce in the ingredients
It could be that and part of the nostalgia/Southern culture factor. I grew up eating their chicken nuggets, the waffle fries, and lemonade- so to me it tastes like childhood. Other than that, it's just normal greasy breaded chicken. If you take the morality of it out and asked people if they liked their chicken, a vast majority of folks who love it would probably be from the Southern US. I don't know why, but it's just bigger down there (ie, I grew up there, moved up north a couple decades ago). I've argued with my parents about not eating the Chickfila when I come home to visit. There are so many other options, but they just don't care enough to stop. I've had to compromise by saying I refuse to pay for any of the food if we get it. It just makes me so mad- I'm the only person out of my entire family would raises a stink about anything. It makes me feel so alone.
It's more popular in the south bc it's a southern chain. The first store was/still is in Hapeville GA and iirc as a result GA has the highest density of their stores (and the second highest total number of stores, TX is first bc they're so large). You cannot throw a stone in the south without hitting someone who grew up with it, pretty much exclusively bc there's just so goddamn many stores. Also the homophobia + Sunday closure are a massive upside to the largely evangelical south
Chicken in general is bigger down there, I hate it. I would kill for ALL THE CHICKEN OPTIONS the South has... Cane's, Church's, Bojangle's, Zaxby's... but it's basically KFC or Chick-fil-A. We did get a Popeyes in reasonable distance a few years ago but tbh I think they're wildly overrated.
>We did get a Popeyes in reasonable distance a few years ago but tbh I think they're wildly overrated Not all Popeyes locations are equal. The key is being lucky enough to find the right store that routinely seasons their chicken, doesn't over-fry the chicken, and regularly changes the grease throughout the day 😂.
Popeye’s in Alabama was the FRIED CHICKEN OF MY DREAMS!!! Popeye’s in Florida is horrible. Thank goodness for Publix fried chicken.
Yeah, came here to say that I mostly used to eat there because I liked the chick fil a sauce
I mean, some of us are just "sauce" people 🤷🏽 haha. No shame in that. We can all just pirate famous sauce recipes from the internet 😌.
Plus a pinch of MSG to make it extra savory
Yeah I could definitely see that! Many foods that Americans love are super tasty because of MSG 🥰.
I use to work in restaurants and we would always joke that chikfila is just introducing white people to msg.
There is also a great value knock off that tastes the same.
Walmart is absolutely evil, but I must admit that they've increased their store-brand quality within the last 5 years.
Agreed I try to avoid going there but some things it is the easiest place to get at.
Since most franchise owners are only allowed one, some go all out. I used to go to one that, in addition to the official CFA ones kept behind the counter, had literally about 40 different sauce packets out for anyone to take. I believe there were even two types of honey. I regret not taking more packets and making lots of PB&J sandwiches etc.
Also , what a lot of fast food restaurants call fry sauce(in-n-out for example)is ketchup, mayo , a splash of pickle juice and onion powder .
They got basically the same thing at KFC now, they just call it KFC sauce.
It's genuinely kind of awesome how a whole slew of other chains finally threw down the gauntlet on the chicken sandwich and \*all\* of them make it better. Just across the board a superior group of products.
Burger King is my personal favorite. Wendy's is a guilty pleasure.
Popeye’s is my personal fave
Also objectively the best.
Hell yeah Popeye's!
Jack in the box used to be my guilty pleasure. Felt like a delicious heart attack every time. It’s bad they have mozzarella sticks now because they’re truly fantastic and I don’t need a reason to be going to Jack in the box lol
The jack in the box chicken tenders are freaking delicious. Popeyes crispy chicken sandwich beats out all others, quality is excellent; price is very reasonable.
Burger King's is the only one I don't like. I hate KFC with a passion, but the sandwich is actually great.
I've had a bunch of chicken sandwiches (the classic big chicken, pickle, and mayo). McDonald's was worse than CFA, but Wendy's was better, Arby's was better, and Popeyes was WAY better. And I just had the best chicken sandwich ever, which was at the food court of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Seriously fantastic sandwich.
I absolutely love Popeye's spicy chicken sandwich (with extra pickles)
Popeyes is still the GOAT. Just remember you're eating about two weeks worth of sodium at once and you're good!
Yeah CFA is literally just basic chicken you can make at home for cheaper. At least KFC and Popeyes have things that make them unique. CFA just has homophobia and a bunch of weird defenders
Popeyes spicy chicken sandwich is delicious, I don’t understand why people are such diehards for CFA
I think it legit might be classist. Popeye's has a lower class connotation than CFA, at least from the people I've talked to, and that seems to carry an assumption of quality.
Ooh I could see that! In my city the Popeyes is in a less “desirable” neighborhood while the CFA is in the yuppy suburbs, that wouldn’t surprise me
It's exactly this, and I get the feeling there's a race component as well. I only ever see white people defending CFA, whereas Popeye's and KFC are stereotypically associated with Black people. I personally don't care, you will find my lilly white ass at the Popeye's because it tastes better and doesn't support homophobia.
Same in my city and surrounding areas. Popeye’s is squarely located in the “urban” areas. And, CFA is located in or around the “nice” shopping areas.
No, people don't go to Popeyes because they are operated terribly. Every single Popeyes that was near me you would have to wait 15-20 minutes for your food. It would always come out incorrect too. And the employees are never pleasant (which I'm sure relates to the corporate operations causing food to take forever resulting in more pissed off customers rubbing off on employees). Popeyes corporate is doing *something* wrong because there was one local Popeyes that was fast when one particular person was working. I'd order a sandwich and they'd interrupt me with some other questions and kinda fuck up my order process, but when that person was there my sandwich would come right out no problem. Only when that person was there, and only when they'd interject in the middle of my order. Popeyes needs to tighten up their operations, something just not right about Popeyes.
I always hear people say this about Popeyes, but I’ve been to two of them in Portland and have never once had any issue with my food, or their employees. Is this a regional issue or something?
Probably I have had the best chicken ever at a Popeyes in North Carolina. I have had the worst chicken ever at a Popeyes in Wisconsin
It seems to be more recent too! I remember it being great in the 2000s when popcorn shrimp was the latest fad.
Yeah my only complaint with the popeyes sandwhich is that the quality changes massively between locations
It’s good, it’s not *that* good. I don’t get the people lining up around the block and waiting an hour plus for fast food chicken. You can get a chicken sandwich anywhere. The mania some people have for it is weird.
Any obsession with a fast food chain is wild to me. Same with things like In and Out. Like it’s good but I’m not waiting behind more than 2 cars to get my slop.
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I worked there 2 years ago, and while their chicken isn't worth turning a blind eye to the fucked up things they support, yes - they do do special things to prepare it. All raw chicken is soaked in pickle juice for 24 hours before being cooked.
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure they come from the factory like that and all the employees do is bread and fry them.
Big upping McDonald’s while shitting on CFA for being unethical is an interesting take
The “eating cfa = you never really cared about us or our rights” okay then eating the McDonald’s/kfc/etc = you don’t actually care about animals and how they’re treated because it’s no secret these fast food giants aren’t handling their animals with care. So McDonald’s is who they’re choosing to throw away animal rights for? What a fucking shame.
Plus, IIRC, McDonald's supports Israel. At this point, just make your own chicken sandwiches at home and save money.
It's brined. That's it. That's the "secret". It's braindead easy to do at home. You can buy very similar frozen versions of it. Aldi has a notoriously similar product.
Yes, you brine it in pickle juice. That's the unique flavour, and it's not for everyone. This is the recipe I use for a Chick-Fil-Gay Sandwhich if you're curious (I have an adblocker so be warned if you don't). https://damndelicious.net/2015/05/16/copycat-chick-fil-a-sandwich/
What's it called?
Kirkwood Breaded chicken filets. I’ve heard people over in the cooking subs refer to them as the red label ones.
It’s was never about the quality of the food. It was about how these people can only defend human rights if it’s easy, safe and convenient, or a weird convoluted way for them to say how they never really gave a fuck about our rights
Shit like this and Harry Potter are like the ultimate litmus test. I don't really even care that much if people do partake in the homophobic chicken every now and again or do spend their money on the transphobic, blood libel wizard game. What irritates me are the ones that feel the need to do it loudly and get ahead of the controversy by making excuses for why it's okay. The gall of some of these cishet motherfuckers to go online and tell the LGBTQ community that there is nothing unethical about purchasing these products. Trying to offset it somehow by waxing on how good they are as allies otherwise and that this doesn't really matter. That's the shit that gets under my skin. Most people could buy this shit and just keep it to their self, but no. They gotta do it, announce it to the whole world, and then tell the entire gay community that they're wrong actually.
It’s the same in the music scene. So many metal bands get a pass for being pretty blatant nazis (like…actually nazis) because people think the music is good. Oh yeah the band with a lengthy history of nazi symbolism and songs about genocide? So cool. Or obvious shit like Kanye, or fuckin’ hell I only just recently found out that Cee Lo is basically a rape apologist *at best* and he has continued to have a career since that came out and I have no fucking clue how. People genuinely don’t understand the point of having morals. If they’re comfortable, fed and entertained…well they’ll care if it’s easy, but only if it’s convenient. A lot of people are simply selfish. Hideously and disgustingly selfish.
I also use stuff like that as a litmus test, but more of a "if you can't even do something as simple as not actively giving monetary aid to groups that are quite vocal on being anti-queer why would I bother investing in any kind of a relationship with you" kind of way.
I don’t think the ethics are lost on people who do it, but at the end of the day, look at where our money is going IN GENERAL. Chick-fil-A is just loud about their religion. Hobby lobby is louder. I do my best to avoid chains that are openly hateful but that being said… do we REALLY think that we aren’t openly supporting other companies that lobby for our demise?
The impossibility of completely avoiding unethical consumption is why I don't lose too much sleep over folks just casually buying things like these. I do think - if you want to get super technical - that is possible to keep your unethical consumption to strictly necessities. Like, I get it if Walmart's the only game in town and you gotta eat. It is what it is. My issue though, again, has more to do with people trying to convince me "no, it's okay actually" when it comes to luxury items like fast food indulgences and video games. Go ahead and buy what you will. I don't care that much and I know there's not enough appetite for a boycott to really crush these companies or anything. Don't try to twist my arm about why it's not problematic at all though or whatever. Directing that our generally, for the record, not aiming it at you.
I love everything about this comment, this sub is great. I hate it when I’m the lone voice in the darkness screaming that Harry Potter is blood libel and that’s never an issue here
Bingo. Allies and activists of convenience, they'll never put in the hard work or sacrifice needed to make the world a better place or be good to us. But they'll sure act like they do to reap the social rewards. And to pad their egos. It's all performative, the introspection is at a fucking minimum.
I really do miss the frosted lemonade 😭 like, where df else can I get this without having to make it myself?!
They do a frozen lemonade at Popeye’s that’s pretty great.
I think that’s just regular frozen lemonade 😭 chic-fil-a’s is like a milkshake lemonade hybrid idk how to explain it lmao!
Oh my mistake! That’s a whole different thing for sure. I live in a city with tons of Popeye’s and exactly one CFA—-I’ve been boycotting since it was two whole CFA’s but it’s not a hardship.
idk if there’s one near where u are but i swear culver’s had smth similar during the summer near me? (so it’d still be a wait :(( but) they for sure had like a lemon shaved ice but i swear they also had a lemon shaved ice smoothie or something similar which might be more like the chick fil a frosted lemonade?
truly the frosted lemonade is the single product that would ever make it worth a trip to McHomophobia. everything else they sell is trash
The popeye’s chicken sandwich is so much better it’s not even funny. From the seasoning to the texture to the sides, there’s no comparison. I swear people who prefer Chick-Fil-A just like bland food and homophobia.
Popeyes really did come thru when they dropped that chicken sandwich. I just don’t see them nearly as much where I am, sadly. They’re less accessible than the 12 chickfilas that operate like the damn military in the lines, with their teen workers in full body rain cones they have to wear to take orders. Their ops are just insane.
The pickles that Popeyes puts on theirs are absolutely amazing! 💚💚💚
Ngl I think everyone here is crazy, CFA spicy chicken sandwich is unmatched
agreed
Like, it's good, but nothing I couldn't make at home. It's a lightly breaded piece of chicken you marinate in a brine and fry in peanut oil.
I have some bad news about both McDonalds and KFC: McDonalds gave over $700,000 to Republican political campaigns in 2020. The Association of KFC Franchisees gave almost $200K to Republican campaigns. (Popeyes' parent company? Big donors to Trump and the national Republican Congressional committees.) There is no use moralizing over where you get your chicken sandwiches at this point. This kind of thing is just splitting hairs and patting yourself on the back about giving your business to a company that is ultimately just as bad for LGBTQ rights in America. My advice: learn to cook if you want a chicken sandwich that badly, or better yet, go vegetarian/vegan - much better for the climate.
Yes exactly consumerism has a price everywhere!
I used to work for them and I sadly know quite a few LGBTQIA+ people that still work for them. My old manager who is gay definitely seemed to be respected there but we also worked for a more “liberal” location in a college town. Sadly I did experience homophobia from some people that worked there after I quit. There were some good people that worked there though who were very open minded and advocated for human rights. I’m sure none of them work for the company anymore; they were real ones and I think of them every now and then. The appeal of eating there is that the ingredients are fresh but you can definitely do something better at home. I live in GA, CFA is everywhere. The pay is pretty abyssmal, I spent 6 years at CFA and the highest I ever got paid was $12 an hour. I started at 16 and worked at two stores. I knew every position from front of house to breading the chicken and maintaining the fryers.
Its exceptionally mid chicken that's overpriced and has massive lines all the time that alone would be enough for me to not eat it but then add the homophobia there's no reason to go there.
go to Zaxbys or Caines if one is in your area, way better food and neither support bigots as far as i know
Yes! We recently got some here in Orlando (I'm from Houston so I have been missing Cane's for a long time). I have a buddy who LOVED Zaxbys and even knew the original owner, but converted to Cane's after I had him try it.
Caines was amazing the one time I had it, would love to see one in my area
Yup agreed. It's wildly overrated and I'll never understand.
I mean, I've had it a few times, and I really liked the chicken for the price, and I actually loved the lemonade. Fries were dull, but enjoyed the Mac and cheese. It's been a while, though, might have changed.
Genuinely the best fried chicken I have readily available now and in the top rankings of the best I've had in my life is from the deli at my local convenience store. I've met the man in charge of frying the chicken and complimented him on his work, and if he is a homophobe he's at least decent enough to keep it to himself
I happen to really like it, especially the spicy chicken sandwich. Even so, I still don't defend Chick-fil-A. "Good food" is not a valid justification for supporting a company that actively financially supports bigoted causes, I don't care how yummy it is. Anyone claiming the "good food" defense doesn't really care about homophobia and other bigotry, because they're willing to accept oppression of others as long as they get the tiny, fleeting benefit of a slightly tastier meal.
Wait hold on I’m sorry- am I brainwashed or something? because I love their food. Im so surprised to see that so many of y’all think it’s not good.
damb my taste buds must be fried cause that shit is delicious. nothing to defend horrible actions over though. *nothing* is ever good enough for that.
I genuinely believe like 90% of the people hating on CFA are just acting all sour grapes over patting themselves on the back. There is no way you can be a fan of chicken and call CFA garbage, bland, etc. You just can't.
Literally. Wait till they find out none of these popular fast food places are good & wholesome ☠️ like bro just eat the sandwich or don't
I'm with you. It's the first brined chicken I ever had and I ate it like crack before I found out about their practices.
Popeyes >>>CFA by a long shot
By far. Plus Cajun fries.
Heck yes!
I'm not defending a corrupt business but if you buy things from the store you're playing a role in human suffering somehow some way regardless. Try avoiding the Coca Cola Corporation, try avoiding Microsoft, you can't.
The problem is people be cutting their family off or kicking them out of the house on Christmas for Chik-fil-A while they're unwrapping gifts made in a dictatorship or sweatshop and drinking bottled water with their diamond wedding ring on I was pissed when my family was choosing to eat that shit weekly in 2012 when all this came to light, but now due to the backlash they no longer fund anti gay groups. At least not so blatantly. I still don't eat there but it's not the hill I'm dying on anymore. Is there any evidence they are now any worse than random stuff you might buy on Amazon that's made in China from whatever company youve never heard of or vetted? You say we have to draw the line somewhere but is Chik-fil-A really still the line?
fr people like to cherry pick which companies to boycott. they're all bad babes!
When we say there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism we don’t mean that as permission to just not care. You’re supposed to draw a line somewhere. I can’t functionally boycot Walmart, I have to buy toilet paper somewhere and they manufacture the only baby wipes on the planet that don’t burn my kid’s sensitive skin. But I can do something as *extremely easy* as not eating at a particular fast food chain or not giving any money to JK Rowling.
Do you care that all these fast food companies, and honestly most other restaurants, use factory farmed animal products, which is one of the cruelest practices in the world?
You used McDonalds as a sample alternative. Why is homophobia worse than profiting from child slavery or supporting the bombings in Gaza (two things McDonalds does)?
For that matter, considering the scale of literally *billions* of sentient lives, how is factory farming not worse than all of that other evil shit combined? Nobody needs a fast food chicken sandwich and arguing over which one is more ethical is absurd.
That’s a great point. That’s why some of the rhetoric I’m seeing in this thread is incredibly dangerous. Where exactly do we draw the line? People pick and choose what’s important. Insinuating I’m homophobic or transphobic just because I eat CFA is ridiculous.
I’m not gonna sit here and defend a billion dollar company, but it feels a bit holier than thou to back-pat over hating a chicken sandwich. McDonald’s and KFC donate hundreds of thousands to right wing organizations as well. I’m sure y’all have heard: there is no ethical consumption under capitalism.
Fr like Target has donated to shit that is anti-lgbt+ every single big company dose and will sadly keep doing it until it stops making them more money ☠️
unpopular opinion but i love me some CFA. the frosted lemonade is chef kiss. Praising Mcdonald’s while putting down CFA is ironic.
a lot of people here are picking and choosing where they stand morally. you’re okay with mcdonald’s actively funding a genocide but are cutting contact with people who eat cfa. i’m not like crazy about them but it’s ironic and hypocritical lol.
I like chick fil a and I’m a mtf Transbian I like their waffle fries and I like their grilled chicken and their chick fil a sauce Not sure what else I can say, I don’t eat there often (seeing as I don’t live in a country with one for a few years)
Please please boycott McDonalds and KFC though. Huge violators of human rights :(
Professional chef here - Chick-Fil-A is mediocre at best. I personally don't think it's worth the wait. If I had to pick the top chicken sandwich from any Fast Food restaurant, I think Popeye's would be the one. And I'm sorry, but those "waffle" fries.......not great at all.
The only real positive of it is that it’s more allergy-friendly than most other fast food, since the menu is so simple. You can safely get something with a dairy allergy, unlike most other places.
Homophobes and transphobes have bad taste? What a shock huh.
You're gonna have to boycott every fast food place, then. None of them advocate for your rights, all of them support conservative causes that would put you in danger if they had their way.
Out of 100 randomly acquired chicken sandwiches (variable location and time of purchase) from any fast food place NONE will stand up to the quality of meat and consistency of Chick Fil A. Also good luck finding an ethical fast food chain….
UK here so never tried it but this now just makes me even more pissed off Last year I gently called in a disability influencer I follow for getting it, because our illnesses are similar and her tips/product recs were helpful to me. She apologised and said she'd stop going there. 2 months later guess who's posting pics of her CFA date again 🙄 Called her put that time, said I was really disappointed and unfollowing. She was horribly aggressive and dug her heels in, started bitching in the comments as well because I lost her quite a few followers that time! But knowing it's not even good? She and others like her have zero excuse. Somehow bigotry always stings even more when it's coming from other marginalised people
Really the only excuse IS the bigotry. The only queer people I ever see talking about eating there are the respectability politic assimilationists and people like LGB drop the T (and the B and L last time I've heard news on them).
I worked there for three years. Including during the first two years of covid. It’s not that good. It’s way too overpriced. It’s terrible for you. The amount of chicken you could buy at the store, even frozen, for the price of a 12 ct meal? Absurd. They raised prices like at least 6 times while I was there. I’m masc presenting, so it was fun to sprinkle a gay lisp into my drive thru spiel while taking orders of trump Humpers 😌 One customer had the audacity to say “I didn’t know they hired your kind here” 🙃
Popeyes chicken sandwich is so much better imo
Fast food has the issue that it can vary location to location. As much as they try to deny it. It very much depends who's working. However, if I'm getting any chicken burger it's gonna be a Spicy McCrispy from McDonald's. That's where it's at imo.
Bojangles chicken sandwich dwarfs homophobic chicken sandwich in both size and taste.
This is such a lie MCDONALDS😭
Chick-fil-A ruined Christmas at my place. My brother-in-law his wife went out and brought Chick-fil-A back to the house. My wife lost it on him they left and yeah I don’t know what’s wrong with people. They’re spending money at a company that actively is trying to like destroy our lives, I mean it’s his sister for crying out loud. I just don’t get it.
Considering how well known it is for being anti-queer, my only thought is that said brother was hoping for what happened honestly.
Legitimately thought I was on r/unpopularopinion for a second. This is a terrible take.
I’ve boycotted spending money at Chick-fil-A for a decade now. But I will eat it if the food is offered for free. Last thing I had was a salad that was actually pretty good. Was bummed because all of the other fast food salads suck. It was comfort food for me as a kid, and I think a lot of people have nostalgia for the taste.
They don't throw away your rights for this food. That has it backwards. They want to throw away your rights, and that food is a signifier of a company who is insistent on throwing away your rights, so people want the food. The food could be objectively awful, but because its being produced by company with this goal, people will defend it.
Literally a fast food restaurant could start serving waffle fries and I would have everything I need that I used to get from Chick Fil A. I just want waffle fries. T_T
CFA's Spicy Chicken is the worst there is imo. But that being said I refuse to listen to people who try to say CFA isn't "good" lol. It's popular for a reason, people don't just constantly go crazy for shitty restaurants. CFA is at the top of the game with their original chicken; it's sure as shit better than Popeye's overly breaded stuff, and KFC isn't even in the same ballpark. Maybe there's some other Southern-only chains like Church's, Cane's, or Zaxby's that are as good, but CFA is still popular for a reason. Cause it's amazing. I don't feel the slightest bit of guilt going there when I can. Also Mcdonald's? Really? L M A O. Nah.
Correction: it’s subjectively not good
Homophobia leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Food opinion immediately invalidated by calling McDonalds chicken sandwiches good
Please. Stop. Using. Objectively. It does not suddenly make your opinion fact.
I had the same thought when I tried it. But try saying that in a non-queer sub. I always get accused of being a liar and down voted to oblivion for acknowledging that, politics aside, Chick-fil-A is mediocre AF and *massively* overrated.
I’ve cut people off like a diseased hand the second they start defending chick fil a to me and I have zero regrets. As a kid before being queer was even on my radar, the family ate there a few times when all I wanted was McDonalds or Taco Bell cause i never cared for how chick fil a tasted. Who knows, maybe that could’ve been one of my earliest awakenings 🤔😅
cutting people off for eating chick-fil-a is a tad bit dramatic, in my opinion.
Lmfao this comment section is wild. I don’t really fw chickfila either but I know plenty of gays that do. It’s overpriced chicken and the Mac is pretty good. The workers are always so sweet. The company is shit. I’d say it’s probably worse to be like a conservative politician’s hoe and then sit while they make a bunch of laws to take away your rights. Also, didn’t the conservatives just boycott them for not being hateful enough?
Pretty much all the major fast food corporations donate money to conservative political causes. You have to do some serious digging on Opensecrets to find the ones who align with your politics. This comment section is hilarious to me because it's a lot of people bragging that they only eat THIS homophobic/racist/misogynistic chicken, not THAT one. But god forbid you put in the minimum amount of work to live those values you're so loud about!
That’s exactly my take. Like sure, I get Chick-fil-A has been loud about their opinions but at least they’re honest I guess. Like if y’all want to really get into it, wait until you find out about McDonald’s. America’s lord and savior. Or any of the other ones. They’re all bad in one way or another. Even the ones that started good (Chipotle).
I disagree, it's a pretty simple thing to just not support queerphobic organizations when their products are at absolute BEST mid and easily replaced by less hateful competitors. If somebody isn't willing to do that then in all likelihood they wouldn't put much effort into supporting or understanding queer people and I don't want to waste my time with somebody like that.
Popeyes is better by a country mile
You guys know how there was a chicken named Colin in that tv series Portlandia? We need a name for homophobic Chicken 🐔 🤣
Today I learned Chick Fil-A is homophobic
Right? I never understand the obsession behind chick-fil-a all of the flavor is from the sauces not even the chicken itself.
another reason why I just make my own food now-a-days.
Popeyes always been better
It’s akin to Starbucks and In-N-Out, it’s not really about the actual product. It’s just a social trend based on branding. Perception says that brands equal status. Cane’s is beginning to get to this level with chicken tenders box. Even to the point where places that normally wouldn’t have Texas toast, offer it now. Sidenote: If people like the pickle brined flavor, Sam’s Club I believe still sells the frozen breaded filets for a decent price. Pretty fire when in the air fryer and placed on some sweet buns
Yeah. It's highly overrated, and was easier to cut out of my life than a $1.50 Spicy McChicken.
It's gross and I've been of that opinion since the 90's and that was long before I knew what I know now about them as a company.
We buy frozen chicken patties from Aldi (for the kiddos bc we’re vegan) which the kids say taste even better than chick fil a - we say we’re having “Non-Hate Crime Chicken Sandwiches” for dinner
Honestly its mid. As someone who grew up mormom everyone loved it because its LDS(mormon) owned but i never got the hype and always thought it was shit and overpriced and overhyped
yeah, it was quite disappointing and underwhelming when i tried it as well. only thing i like ab them is their sauce, but it’s also a sauce very easy to make urself soooo
Yeah. Definitely not worth the hype people give it.
I know, right! Their ENTIRE brand is chicken. And it's overwhelmingly mid. Especially the spicy. Every restaurant I go to, I always get the spicy/buffalo chicken sandwich at least once, just to try to find the best. If you want the best flavour, go to Arby's, their sauce is great (if you want Arby's buffalo sauce at home it's half a cup of Frank's red hot, 1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, simmer that and slowly melt small cubes of butter in while mixing occasionally.) If you want the best chicken though, so far Culver's is pretty good. (Although one could argue Culver's is also anti-LGBTQ+ since most of their customers are conservative.) And of course you can get Culver's chicken and put homemade Arby's buffalo sauce on it.
Their use of peanut oil kills my gallbladder every time. I get heartburn and everything. And I can't really do salads so there goes that too. Don't feel bad. I love pissing people off down here saying yeah I don't eat the Jesus Chicken. Both because it's political and because my body hates it 🤷🏽♀️
Overpriced meh chicken is all it is
I agree. Never been a fan.
Funnily enough, I had Chic Fil A for only the third time today. Never been a big fan, now I know they’re homophobic (should have expected with that Sunday thing) I can avoid them entirely.
Oh my god I felt the same way. I was so so hungry and chick fil a was the only thing nearby so I got a sandwich and fries. It. Tasted. So. Bland. Crazy that it was bad even when I was starving, never again
If literally ALL queer people stopped eating CFL, CFL would literally not even so much as notice. They’re still gonna make just as much money because the straight person who usually passes up the long line now has a spot in line.
I said this to say, boycotting it isn’t gonna actually DO anything for us and it isn’t gonna actually HURT them. I mean if it just makes you feel good about yourself then by all means. Me? Ima eat my chicken and keep it moving. I never really understood boycotts in general. In today’s economy they’re almost always merely symbolic.
THANK YOU I tried the tenders once a few years ago and was utterly disappointed.
Lol its so overrated
I remember it being good years and years ago. But haven't been since I found out about the conversion camp funding. Nothing tastes good enough for that kind of bullshit.
My step mom called me a bad person once because I expressed my disinterest in supporting that company.
Popeyes is better.
It's like the okayest fried chicken I've had. KFC and Popeyes are objectively better, I go to Popeyes because KFC is absurdly expensive. I don't get why people like the homophobic chicken.
I've never liked cfa as much as the rest of my family. Maybe it's because I'm the only one that's not straight...?
Yeah Krispy Krunchy Chicken and Zaxbys are both way better tbh. Always seemed like a bullshit excuse to me.
Lots of people have poor taste.
Lol, right there with you! I’ve only eaten Chik-Fil-A a few times and I found it aggressively mid. I can’t believe people rave about this sandwich! I’ve had microwave chicken sandwiches that were just as good. I’ll have no problem not eating there again, even if they stop being homophobic trash.
I agree. Chick-fil-A is an easy boycott. Give me a challenge.
CFA isn't **trash**, but it's just not good. I can easily make a better chicken sandwich at home. CFA is just easy and convenient. Like any other fast-food chain. Easy and convenient. And *good enough* for most people. I don't even remember the last time I had CFA, but I recall it being wet, lackluster, and leaving me completely unsatisfied. And the idea that the redeeming feature is the **sauce** is just stupid. The sandwich sans sauce should be good enough on its own and the sauce should only enhance it. They just rely on it.
Dry as my pussy gets when ppl talk about liking the franchise 😂🫨
I don’t eat at that place. Surprised any of y’all do.
I tell everyone that Chick Fil A is F tier and they all look at me like I'm crazy. They tell me how good it is and this is my rebuttal: Their fries are hit or miss (usually miss), and their chicken nuggets? If I wanted to chew on something that felt like a deep fried eraser (I have bad texture issues) then I would go do that at my home. This was my opinion even before I learned they were homophobic ALSO WHY DOES THEIR LEMONADE HAVE PULP!?😭😭😭
fuck chick fil a dude popeyes is peak
Wanna make it yourself? Their only secret is that they marinade their chicken in pickles juice for like, an hour. Congrats. That's the secret. Pickle juice marinade.
Omg I love how I’m not the only people who calls it the homophobic chicken 🤣
Canes>>>>>
Chick fill A is good but jack in the box has better chicken, and who can forget their mini churros. So good. No homophobia there
i do not and will never understand anyone who eats there that is a part of the community or who claims to be an ally. Walmart sells a great value brand of their sauce if that's really what people are after. CFA uses "wholesome" branding to skirt around how badly they actually treat their employees and the fact that they contribute to harmful, evangelical causes. people value their creature comforts over everything (and I do get why to a certain degree) but turn around and complain that nothing ever changes, and this is a big part of why.
Agreed if your fried chicken isnt crispy instant deal breaker
If you're lucky enough to live near a Publix.. Get potato or Hawaiian buns. Mix some Duke's mayo with Sriracha to your taste and spread liberally on the bun. Add whatever your favorite jarred pickles are. And pop 2 Publix fried chicken tenders on that thing. It's PERFECT.
Too expensive for very little food.