Hey, I didn't get one of those! :)

I remember a few weeks or months back when the Wendy's in my area was giving away free coupons for their Blue cheese/Bacon burger (Shudder). They were almost throwing them in your face. It seemed they were desperate to promote.

I just tried the website to get the new spicy sandwich. The only place open for "reservations" is about 15 miles away. I'm not sure I want to drive that far when there is one across the street from me.

I just went to print out a coupon for Orange County and found "0 Reservations Remaining". I might have to pay to try the new sandwich. ;)

Apparently each franchise is promoting it in their own way--my parents redeemed their coupons tonight at their local franchise. This location had a reserved seating area, along with someone to seat each party, and a server to deliver food. Each person with a certificate also received free medium fries and a free medium drink, along with several coupons for free sandwiches to distribute to friends.

except bergen county Malls in Northern New Jersey are closed on sundays

the Fashion center, Paramus park, Garden state plaza and Riverside square.

all over bergen county stores are closed unless they sell food.

take a trip down route 17you'll see what I mean, not just malls staples, comp usa verizon ect closed on sunday. what a different way of life.

for anybody that's wondering are the restaurants open in the Malls
the answer is yes. Ruby tuesdays, Joe Americans, the grande lux cafe, Houstons Mccormicks the cheese cake factory are opend on sundays even though the Malls are closed.

I like the food at Chick-fil-A, but I don't care to have their religious philosophy thrust in my face when reading their stuff, so I rarely go there anymore.

I always stop at one when travelling if I want a quick meal. The nearest one is 90 miles from my home. I've thought about looking into opening a franchise locally, but then realized I know nothing about running a restaurant. :)

I was in ATL on a Sunday and I was curious if they were open. It was in another terminal and I didn't have time to check.

I'll bet they weren't.

I didn't like them when I first was going, I think that's because the location at the Arizona State student union wasn't the best, but they've grown on me. Their chicken biscuits with honey or spicy mustard are my favorite and their fries aren't bad either. Plus the locations in AZ and NC I've gone to always seem to have friendly staff.

Amusingly, once I did a run for the whole office and I said "I need 15 chicken biscuits". I was by myself and the woman asked "are those for here?". How fat did she think I was? :D

Ma Kettle is a fan, but they never really caught on for me.

I'll often drive the 30 minutes to one and will order breakfast for the family--Mr. Kipper, the dogs, and me. If I go inside, they always ask, "Is this for here?" Really? I'm ordering 2 burritos, 4 orders of hash browns (2 for the dogs), chicken minis, and 2 coffees. You think I'm going to down all of that in one sitting??? :D

I think that unless they REALLY start struggling with the business and have absolutely no other choice is only time they would "consider" working on Sunday. A lot of people really respect CFA for their values and that would kind of ruin it.

Also, every chick CFA I've ever been to for lunch and dinner been very crowded. So it's safe to say that most CFA locations would be struggling financially anytime soon.

Highly doubtful. Only Chuck Norris can Chick-Fil-A on Sundays.

They are also very restrictive with franchise rights as well.

Nope.

I like the non food items at CFA. Besides the CFA nuggets and chicken strips, the other menu items are far too salty for my palate.

I have never eaten at a Chick fil a, and I'm not impressed with the menu. It looks like a KFC knock off to me. :( What's the draw?

It's of a far better quality than KFC. No bones in the chicken. It's a completely different taste than KFC or other "fried chicken chains."

SO much better than KFC. Not even close.

They are not targeted against KFC. They do great chicken sandwiches. Think McDonald's Southern Chicken Sandwich but much better. They don't do traditional on the bone fried chicken.

Chick fil a is much, much better than KFC. Do not let KFC discourage you from trying it.

There is a local chain of Tex-Mex restaurants in San Antonio that is closed on Sunday as well. Las Palapas is the name IIRC. Pretty decent food.

cfa compared to kfc is like comparing in n' out to mcdonald's.

Over-rated regional chain to ol' reliable? Yeah, sounds about right.

If thats the case then Cfa needs to take better pictures on their website because most of it didnt look very good.

McDonald's Southern Chicken Sandwich was an attempt to copy the CFA chicken sandwich because it is so popular.

The part that freaked me out when I tried the McD's version (the breakfast chicken biscuit) was that it tasted like dill, even though there were no pickles. So not only do they use artificial pickle flavor instead of real pickles, but they're also too cheap to make a non-pickle version for breakfast. Wow.

That may be why they discontinued the breakfast version, despite keeping the ingredients. I do like the McD's sandwich, although I will typically get it with the pickles on (and "no butter" which doesn't add flavor, and just leaves the bun feeling greasy.)

well, i'm sure the consistency around the world holds up when it's basically the most artifical, preservative-laden and processed food on the planet.

Didn't McDonald's give away sandwiches both at breakfast and in the afternoons or evenings for a few different days trying to convince people it was as good as, or better than Chick-fil-a's items?

"A lot of people really respect CFA for their values"

Great values. Unless you happen to be Jewish, or non-Christian (Hobby Lobby closes on Sundays, too); a lot of people out there do their shopping, and hence fast-food dining, on Sundays. And the two chicken sandwiches I tried (different locations, years apart) were chewy, gristly, and very greasy; basically inedible.

Then it doesn't sound like you're missing anything. Why do you care if they are open on Sundays or not?

The values of creating a family day, etc., is different than the values of creating a fundamentalist homophobic organization that participates in religious discrimination. The restaurant exists "to glorify God" (in the words of its founder). They've also promoted religious groups via toys given out in the kids' meals. Christian prayers during training sessions? If you're a Muslim and don't want to participate, no franchise for you (and you'll be fired).

I couldn't find any proof of this statement. The suit was settled on undisclosed terms, and Chick Fil A denied that Aziz Latif was fired because he didn't participate in the prayer meeting. Do you know for a fact that this was the reason he was fired?

Great analogy.

CFA is just okay. It tastes like something that costs a couple bucks more than McDs. I'd rather have Arbys.

I've heard they have staff meetings on Sundays so the whole premise of being closed for their staff to have quality family/worship time is bull.

Proof?

dchrist, you seem awfully defensive about chik fil a, to the point of insulting others. What gives? (Or is the answer in your handle?)

Who did I insult? And please double-check my handle.

Whether true or not, having a meeting is far different than working an entire shift.

For those near Mount Prospect IL (NW burb of Chicago)

Free Chick-fil-A Sandwich at Mount Prospect location only, from 5-8pm, on Thurs Nov 21, 2013

950 N Elmhurst Rd
Mount Prospect, IL 60056


Personally I wish it was a free chicken biscuit sandwich:)