"Chicken burger" sounded a little weird

I had my first about 13 years ago and thought all of the hype was crazy, until I ate one of their sandwiches. That they give money to Christian organizations and not left-wing whackjob charities is ok in my book.

I can't believe we made it to the third page before someone mentioned the milkshakes. Oreo....Milkshake...mmm...drool...

I've always thought that this was somewhat weird nomenclature - I always picture patties made of ground chicken (yuck!) - but many chains use the "chicken burger" name for their grilled chicken sandwiches.

My 18yo is a big fan, the few times she has dragged me along, I really haven't been too impressed, I still like Wendy's
chix sandwich better.

Ditto! I know this is about CFA, which I approve of, even though promotions are hard to find to reduce your dining out costs, but, hey, buy their coupon calendars! But, may I say.....oh, WEGMANS!!! Really good!!!!

SO, ^^ for CFA (and Wegmans!!). :D

I like their chicken but they are too salty for my taste.

We buy two of their calendars each year. They're great about using expired coupons.

I love Wegman's too. :)

I'm going to CFA tomorrow (Saturday) specifically because I usually have a craving on Sunday morning . . .

That happens to you too? It usually happens to me! :)

And on that note, I'm think I'm off to drive to CFA for breakfast! :eek:

Catman - haven't seen many posts from you in the last few years - good to see you back - where have you been napping?
Big fan of Chik Fil A. Waffle fries are OK but the sandwich is the best. The lemonade (diet and regular) also both rock.

TF

I like the regular and grilled chicken sandwiches. I also like the waffle fries. Thanks to someone posting free calendars with coupons in Spam awhile back, I am trying some of the other menu items, too.

Jeff Foxworthy once described their sandwiches as being so good that if you were to put a Chik-Fil-A sandwich on the top of your head, your tongue would beat your brains out to get to it.

I like Chik-Fil-A, and if the choice is them or another fast food place, I will pick them without a doubt. You will not find a more tasty chicken sandwich anywhere. Their lemonade and brownies are also worht stopping by just for one.

Interesting thread...and for many reasons.

It's an interesting company from the top down. They are only in 6% of the North American fast food market. No debt. All growth is financed from within. Better per unit sales than McD's and they are only open 6 days a week. 40 straight years of steady or growing sales. Went level in 80-81 but never a down year. Will be a 3 billion dollar company this year. Takes stewardship of all they have very seriously. Bold in the marketplace at a time when most retailers hold their fingers up to see which way the winds of opinion are blowing and choose their values accordingly. Is being very intentional about transitioning the company through the 3 generations (#1 being the founder) that are currently working for and leading it. So many other companies fail in this area. I could go on.

My family drives 16 miles one way no matter the price of gas to eat there at least 3 days a week.

I've eaten so many #1 Combos the last 5 years that I'm exploring the menu a bit these days and finding new things I like like the Wraps and the salads.

I frequent one in the DFW area (Waxahachie, TX) when traveling that is hands down the best customer service venue of ANY retail establishment I know of the in the entire U.S. If you are in the area check it out. It's pretty over the top and I pretty much like it that way.

^^^ to CFA!

One other thing. Don't judge it based only on the A Concourse version at ATL. That's run in a different vein than the mall or FSUs. Quality and selection are much better at the other two locales. Just fyi...

Mr. Kipper thinks their breakfast items are the best out of any fast food restaurant, so I surprised him this morning with breakfast from CFA. :) It met my CFA craving for a few days anyway! :D

We usually get a nugget platter for our daughters' bday parties as do friends of ours...and they always get eaten up. One day I'm going to make a crack food list and CFA nuggets will probably be at number 1 or 2.

A crack food list? :) I think I need to make one of those!

I love CFA, especially their grilled chicken sandwich, waffle fries, some chicken nuggets, all washed down by a large cup of their lemonade. And I don't even care that they support a group of ultra-fanatical Christians, so as long as they maintain the secular boundry, I will always patronize them.

However, I am kinda jealous that Ford Motors delivered their very last 2007 Ford Taurus (the last one before they renamed the Ford Five-hundred the new 2008 Taurus) to Samuel Truett Cathy, direct from the assembly plant. :D

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The chicken breakfast burritos are Mr. Kipper's favorite. I'm a fan of the Chicken Minis.

I totally forgot about the waffle Fries which are oh so good!

Interesting financial stats about CFA... I guess like In and Out they stay relatively "small" and focus on quality (food and customer service) vs quantity (Mcdonalds, Starbucks.)

I tend to ignore messages anyway. The only message I look for at CFA is "the 2009 Cow Calendars are in!" And they have coupons! :)

I saw my first Chick-Fill-A billboard the other day on the way home from Philly


The one with the two 3D cows painting "EAT MOR CHIKIN"

I thought it was hilarious!

--Russ

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I'm not sure why there's so much hatred for the Cathy family.

I am a very non-religious person, but find nothing offensive in how they operate. As a customer, I see nothing explicitly Christian about their business. I have yet to receive a Bible or other explicit Christian literature with my son's kiddie meal at CFA. (The fact that just about all the prizes are educational is a plus in my book.) The employees don't invite me to come to Jesus. There are no posters advertising local churches.

In contrast, I've been in Middle Eastern stores and restaurants with posters for the local mosque, and Indian restaurants plugging upcoming Hindu festivals. I've been asked if I'm a M.O.T. at a local Jewish deli. These places are much more upfront about their owners' religious beliefs. So what? That's never stopped me from enjoying my meals there. You like the food, eat it. You don't, don't.

I respect the Cathys for following their beliefs and keeping their restaurants closed on Sundays, in spite of many millions of lost revenue each year. One of the reasons they can attract higher-quality employees and (especially) managers is because they can guarantee them not just one day off, but the same one each week. That's a rarity in the restaurant biz.

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Bringing it back on topic - My personal favorite item is the Southwest Chicken Salad. Good stuff and very low-calorie.

I love CFA - unfortunately the nearest one is about 800 miles away...

I do have locations memorized for every city I regularly travel to and visit at least once a day to get my 'fix'. When I do travel to a new city, searching for and printing a map to the nearest location(s) comes just after getting directions from the airport to the office/hotel.

Extra points when there is one between the hotel and the office. ;)

I have been pleasantly surprised every time we have 'dined' at a CFA! The efficiency of the employees is impressive! Long lines...no problem! In a more than reasonable amount of time, your order is ready. They know how to run a fast food business!!:-:

I love their chicken nuggets. And their cole slaw is consistently good, unlike other places that have the item. They've never screwed up an order, in the hundreds of times I've eaten there.

I do hate not being able to get it on Sundays, but I can totally understand their philosophy on that issue, and it works for them in the quality of their products and services.

After skimming a handful of diatribes by that unusually noxious tribe of "Aginners" so oft in evidence on FT, I feel obligated to eat about 30 straight meals at Chik Fil-A, no matter how salty.

I could appreciate my old Dad's refusal to purchase or consume any known Japanese products up until his death in the 90s. After all, he had spent more than two bad years in close contact with them and the results of their passing through in China, 1942-1945, but to refuse to patronize Chil Fil-A because of the Faith or Evangelical fervor of it's founder/principal owner is about as silly as swearing off chopped chicken liver and Nova lox for life. I'm going to pour out my last carton of hummus and never buy another, hoping to avoid hummus-subsidized jihadists.

My goodness, I'm sure not going crosstown for greens and hot water cornbread. Those folks are likely to be Democrats, certainly damned to perdition and higher taxes!

I don't find much to compliment about the food, mostly beyond bland, but in organization, customer service, and the visible manifestations of the Land of Fast Foods, the chain is a paragon of virtue.

(A) Chicken w/o salt is like unto eggs w/o pepper, borderline inedible.

(B) Pepsi Cola is a soapy liquid of indeterminate ingredients and no characteristic flavor beyond sweet. Coca Cola, at about 33F, undiluted by ice, even made with corn syrup, preserves and maintains that sharp "Bite" with which it swept the South, the nation's cultural Heartland and Belt of Sophistication. Dr. Pepper, on the other hand, may be drunk only at 10, 2 and 4 (and not hot, as once advertised), between April and November in America's Sweat Zone in communities of less than 10,000, preferably with a few peanuts stuffed down the bottle's neck. R-R'C may only be consumed while seated on a wooden bench in front of an old filling station while (a) surrounded by ancient whiskered idlers or (b) pitching pennies. It goes down good with a Moon Pie.

There is NOTHING better for breakfast than a CFA chicken biscuit, except maybe my granny's biscuits with sausage gravy. I could eat a chicken biscuit every day of my life. Of course, my life would be considerably shortened from consuming that delicious grease-fest daily, but it might be worth it.

Their cole slaw is number one in my book too and I love their diet lemonade.

Only down side is that it definitely is more expensive than other fast food, not to mention that sometimes a girl needs beef ;).

It's either the chicken or the bun that have a wierd taste to me that just makes me not like their food. But the Lemonaid and fries are good :)

Same here. Good stuff.

Not super--even for fast food.

Chick-fil-A's good stuff. Well for fast food anyway....

Never saw the appeal.

Wow! small world.... since my town's (Ennis, TX) city manager is so anti-business I have to drive 10 miles to this one to enjoy CFA on the weekends when I'm not in Big D at work.

good alternative to burger joints
 

I have to admire Mr Cathy for being able to keep to his principles and maintain the store closings on Sunday. I hope that future generations of management will do the same.

The menu is a great alternative to the hamburger joints..... sorry I gotta go.. its lunch time.

I like their shakes =) Too bad there isn't one nearby.

I also wonder how many people know that In-And-Out Burger is also Christian based. (The bible scriptures hidden underneath the cups and wrappers.)

http://www.snopes.com/business/alliance/inandout.asp

For the record, though, the best thing at Chick-Fil-A is the Chicken sandwich. One pickle. What more do you need?

Fascinating. Let's see how many people now declare that they will boycott I-a-O.