This.
Dry sandwich is the way to go. I like being able to apply my own condiments, TYVM. That way every bite can be different.
The OP needs to unwad their panties a mite.
What fast food places put ketchup on your fries for you? I would never want someone to do that for me.
Whoosh.
It’s a commentary on the OP’s laziness.
I guess if you didn’t know about the way they do things, it might be a little surprising. I’ve been going forever (since I live in the South and we always had them) and so it seems natural to me. I go less now for the aforementioned reasons, but still.
Anyway, for the record, you dress the sandwich yourself, the way you want. I personally like that, as I like just a LITTLE mayo (most places slather it on) and a fair bit of mustard. It’s just the way they do things, and it works for them and a shitload of people like it. If you don’t like it, that’s ok too, but you don’t have to eat it dry. I mean, I never have.
The end.
Incidentally, you CAN order french fries from In-N-Out Burger “Animal Style”, with mustard and pickles on it, IIRC. It’s not bad. It’s not on the printed menu though.
Yeah, first time I saw that on the menu I said, “Hey, looks like they’re copying Chick-Fil-A!”
Then I tasted it, and I said, “They ARE copying Chick-Fil-A!”
It really is very similar.
I love a bare bones, lightly breaded, MSG soaked and imbued, pressure fried real breast meat chicken filet on a good bun with excellent pickles and good mayo.
The fila packets of mayo are really inferior mayyonaise made with cheap soybean oil. Their buns are too mealy, too substantial… they should be lighter…
You’re insane. They’ve been my favorite fast food ever since I grew teeth. I order the standard sandwich with the pickles. Then, I toss them because I hate pickles (they leave a nice vinegar taste on the bun.)
I’ve always looked past their overt Christian ideology because they were so delicious, and the only way it has affected me was that I always wanted one on Sunday. After learning about their activism, I’ve got to find a workaround. Anyone know of a pro-SSM charity I can donate six bucks to every time I eat there?
In addition to their tasty sandwiches they have excellent customer service. I cannot think of a single time I have been treated rudely or with indifference by someone from Chick-Fil-A.
This is very true. I really don’t like supporting their politics, so I try not to go there often (and really haven’t gone there since we’ve moved to WV, but when we were in western MD, Chick-Fil-A was the only fast food place within easy walking distance); but I’ve often thought that other fast food places could do worse than to find out what their training policies are, and copy them. Everyone who’s ever assisted me in a CFA, from the cashier who takes my order, to the bus person, to the person who comes up to the counter because I need extra [whatever], has been unfailingly polite, friendly and helpful.
As to the OP, I kind of like the ‘naked’ sandwich they serve. I mean, Burger King does not know what I like on my sandwich, and neither does McD’s, Wendy’s, or any of the rest. Only I know that, and it might change from one day to the next. If I have to custom-order it at another place, there’s a 50/50 chance they’ll get it right. And what if I order ‘light’ mayo? Who decides what, to me, constitutes ‘light’? I know what I consider ‘light’ and I can bloody well do it myself.
Maybe Sampiro or someone else who has mentioned that they’re on board with this boycott would like to link to the specific activities that are objectionable?
Last I heard, there was not at all a consensus (among gay-rights advocates and allies) that their involvement amounted to much that was really objectionable, but I can’t cite details.
FWIW, they provide free catering for many sorts of groups and events; I’ve been on charitable projects (unrelated to either gay-rights or religious contexts) that received deliveries of Chick-fil-A food.
I admire and appreciate their closed-Sundays policy, for entirely non-religious reasons, and count that, all by itself, as a substantial point in their favor.
For every 10 bucks you spend there, I doubt more than about a penny of it actually goes to the “hate the gays” family campain fund.
Donate a dollar to the Rainbow fund every 10 times you eat there and you’ll be doing more good than harm.
As to the OP’s rant, their chicken breast is one of the few fast food ones that is decent enough that it can be eaten all by itself. As for the fact that its a bit pricey, I suspect better quality ingredients, decent employees, and nicely maintained places all add to the cost. If you want rock bottom prices, somethings gotta give.
I gather that their process is really quite labor-intensive, despite the bare-bones appearance of the sandwich.
The school I attend has a Chick Fil A in the dining hall, and they always have a ton of employees in the back, busily buttering buns by hand, or hand-dredging whole (unfrozen!) chicken breasts in flour. All those folks have got to be expensive.
Also, waffle fries! I normally sneer at alternative takes on fries by fast food joints, but there is something quite transcendent about those waffle fries.
I love their sandwiches and this thread has inspired me to go there for lunch. I know that the company has had religious principles since it’s founding, but I’d like some more specific cites for their anti-gay or supposedly homophobic activities. I heard about them providing lunches for some anti-gay group meeting in Pennsylvania, but I’m not clear if that was a coporate sponsorship or just the local restaurant, and I don’t know what they’re policy is of providing those types of meals for community groups with different agendas.
ETA: And I second the praise for their staff. The friendliest, most pleasant workers of any fast-food place anywhere.
As a resident of Music City, do you ever go to Prince’s, or one of the other hot chicken spots? Chick Fil A soaked in hot sauce isn’t exactly the same thing, but it’s a reasonable alternative.
One of their outlets made a one-time food donation to the Art of Marriage Conference in Pennsylvania. Cite. That’s all I’ve been able to find confirmation of, so far.
Absolutely, but not very often because it’s out of my way. I live and work in the north/east suburbs.
Yeah, but that was pretty recent, and I think the boycotting has been going on longer (but I could be wrong about that). Plus it was apparently just one outlet, not the national chain.
Right. Their local outlets (they don’t franchise, btw) donate to all kinds of charities. I know one in Atlanta recently donated lunch to an event at the Habitat for Humanity headquarters.
a sandwich without mayo is no sandwich at all.