r/fastfood • u/khomer1964 • 8d ago

Discussion What is so great about Chick-fil-A???

I travel 100% for my job. I travel all over the USA. I have been all over the East coast, West coast, Southeast and Midwest and every Chick-Fil-A i pass is packed with cars, Cars lined up in the drive-thru. What is so great about this place? I have had it a few times and don't see what is so great that people line up to buy it.

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u/2014olympicgold 8d ago

I think it's ok. I don't think there's anything exceptionally special with what they sell. However, I do think they're hospitality is insanely good compared to others. Plus the whole "free sauce" model is something every place needs to adopt.

But the actual food...meh. The fries are bottom tier of fast food in my opinion. The chicken sandwiches are good, not insane. The salads are good. I like the milkshakes.

I think it's just a lot more hype than quality. I still prefer Popeyes over Chik-fil-A.

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u/prbobo 8d ago

I agree with most of this, even your preference of Popeyes. Buuuut, at least around here, Popeyes is a game of roulette. Will your order be correct? Probably not. Will you have to pull over into a parking space and wait 15 minutes? Most certainly. If it all lines up and you get what you wanted, it's great.

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u/Dangerous_Ant3260 8d ago

The local Popeye's are very slow getting the order out, and 50/50 chance it will be right.