McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (the acting man)

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:59:01 GMT

nocarolina

acting man, you didn't say which chain provided your "squirting biscuit". Was it McDonald's or Chik-Fil-A?

Whoops. It was a McDonald's chicken biscuit. One thing I can't say is that I haven't had one that wasn't fresh!

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (surrycounty)

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:03:22 GMT

acting man, you didn't say which chain provided your "squirting biscuit". Was it McDonald's or Chik-Fil-A?

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (mjambro)

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:24:26 GMT

Mcdonald's southern style chicken is to a Chick-fil-a much like their big Mac is/was to the Big Shef. Not even close.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (the acting man)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:57:09 GMT

I could have been a millionaire after the last time I had one of the chicken biscuits...

I saw that they had just pulled a few filets from the deep fryer, so I knew I was getting a pretty fresh product. As cautious as I was as I was about to sink my teeth into the sandwich, the moment any pressure hit that thing, it literally unleashed a scalding splash of juice and oil onto my face. I didn't bite directly into the bubble of stock and oil keeping the chicken moist and juicy, else I would have just burnt my mouth. No. I bit just below it, while my hands gripped the other side a bit harder. The juice spewed onto my upper lip, into and onto my nose, with a few drips on my glasses (yes, I could have had this in my eye). Instant searing pain and blisters. I'll leave it at that.

I can't be alone in this...the way these things are mass produced and infused (it's no different in theory than most chicken filets that infuse extra stock or water to evenly heat the inside while keeping the thing thoroughly moist throughout), has any other unlucky sucker hit the money spot on their chicken sandwiches at McDonald's, BK, Wendy's, Chick-fil-A, or other places?

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (MiamiDon)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:52:22 GMT

McDonald's will never be able to duplicate the perfection of this awesome sandwich:

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (emsmom)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:53:30 GMT

McDonald s is okay but I would rather have Chick Fil a. I also like the little chicken minis at breakfast. I do not like the waffle fries,but love the carot raisin salad

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (surrycounty)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:06:39 GMT

I've tried the "southern" chicken sandwich at McDonald's, and that one time was quite enough, thank you. It's nothing but a Chik-Fil-A wannabe, and nowhere near as good as the sandwich that it's copying. Chik-Fil-A isn't the greatest thing that ever was, but it's good enough that I wish the chain was in the Chicagoland area.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (HollyDolly)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:39:56 GMT

Checked my Shell gas bill,and what do you know,there is a coupon for a free chicken sandwich.I may go to Lowe's at lunch,and if I do,will stop at McDonald's and pick one up to try it.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (Greymo)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:53:52 GMT

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (tarragon)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:07:46 GMT

This weekend, I tried both the Chik-fil-a chicken sandwich and the McDonald's southern chicken sandwich. I have to say that I preferred the Chik-fil-a by a long shot; the McDonald's just didn't taste as good. In both cases, though, you do need to add a condiment (either mayo or mustard). And the Chik-fil-a pickles tasted better.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (saps)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:30:01 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Michael Hoffman

I happen to love drop biscuits made with bisquick. But I can not understand why anyone would want to eat a chicken sandwich.

Especially one made with chicken that's been fried.

That's interesting, because there are so many sandwiches with so many different types of meats in them. You have hamburgers, ham sandwiches, turkey sandwiches, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, etc. I'm guessing that people would want to eat those because they like them.

I don't see why a chicken sandwich is such a stretch. Seems to me that it's fairly common, appearing on a lot of different menus at a lot of different restaurants

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (K00ky)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:18:07 GMT

i am never eating that trash they call chicken AGAIn

Tried it last week, Tased fine the first bite then i realized that it was rubbery

like it wasnt cooked properly, so it was really rubbery and soft

The few people i know who tried it said the same thing

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (the acting man)

Sat, 31 May 2008 18:24:22 GMT

It's an okay sandwich, but it's not worth the cost. The Chik-Fil-A version has a better bun and the chicken just tastes better. It's a better breading and the pressure-cooking with peanut oil makes what looks like a very basic and simple thing a real delight. Not that I wanted not to like McD's version (I'll spare you on a bad service story), but though it tries, it's empty.

It's better than the breakfast biscuit, though. Piping hot, too.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (MiamiDon)

Fri, 30 May 2008 07:07:51 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by cecif

How about this one for making this thread (or my post?!?!) Roadfood related...?
Today I got a package from Amazon with my new edition of Roadfood (the book). I open the box, I unpack it, and inside I find... (drumroll) a coupon for a free McD's new southern chicken biscuit and one for the sandwich. Having read this thread already, I did laugh out loud (heartily).

Help me, I can't stop eating McDonald's Southern Chicken Sandwiches!!

Ever since I read here about the coupons, I have been looking for them in my Amazon.com boxes. I've found three this week alone, so far. If it's free, it's me! Keep those coupons coming.

In the past couple of weeks, I've noted that the packaging changed from a paper wrap to a little cardboard box. I also see that, like Chik-fil-A, there is "butter sauce" on the bun, but McD's is very stingy with it - the stain on the bun was about the size of a half-dollar.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (HotDogHead)

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:15:03 GMT

Thanks for all the responses. I finally got around to trying the Southern Chicken Sandwich this weekend. It was surprisingly good. It was piping hot. I would get it again. It is, indeed, very similar to the taste of Chik-Fil-A's version. I also liked the fact it didn't have that weird little "nub" on one end that Chik-Fil-A's has.

I will buy it again. However, if Chik-Fil-A and McDonald's were side by side, I would probably opt for the Chik-Fil-A sandwich.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (the acting man)

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:02:49 GMT

I had the biscuit one morning because I was curious. I won't have it again, at least, not in the city. It tasted like there was a pickle on it at some point, but I admit, I was coming over a cold. Bland. Very bland.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (cecif)

Tue, 20 May 2008 15:56:24 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Larry - RibRater - Jay

cecif..according to their site chik-fil-a has a location in the northshore mall (peabody).

Considering the biscuits are frozen, I'd go with the sandwich...but bring along some mayo and lettuce.

Thanks LRJ! It's no surprise I haven't seen it. The Northshore Mall is my "local" mall, but I rarely go, since they've been undergoing huge renovations for over 6 months. The food court area is about the worst, just a mess, even with all the "open for business" signs etc. signs. Some day I'll try it. In the meantime, a free Mickey D's is it.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (RibRater)

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:52:04 GMT

cecif..according to their site chik-fil-a has a location in the northshore mall (peabody).

Considering the biscuits are frozen, I'd go with the sandwich...but bring along some mayo and lettuce.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (cecif)

Mon, 19 May 2008 22:57:30 GMT

How about this one for making this thread (or my post?!?!) Roadfood related...?
Today I got a package from Amazon with my new edition of Roadfood (the book). I open the box, I unpack it, and inside I find... (drumroll) a coupon for a free McD's new southern chicken biscuit and one for the sandwich. Having read this thread already, I did laugh out loud (heartily).

So... if you were only going to try one, which one would it be? (Oh and I should add I have never had Chik-Fil-A, I have seen the ads, but I don't think we have 'em around here...)

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (Tedbear)

Sun, 18 May 2008 15:23:47 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by waltpiii

I had one of the free ones today. Quite frankly, I found it to be very tasty. I have never been to a Chic A Fil or what ever so I cannot compare.

Walt

First, let me say that I have never sampled the legendary Chick-Fil-A sandwich, so I am not comparing the new McDonald's menu item to that product.

I ate a free McDonald's Southern Chicken Sandwich today, and I can say is that I am very glad that I did not have to pay for it. If some mayonnaise had been added, it would have been considerably better, but as it was, I found it to be somewhat dry and lacking in flavor. I will grant that it was nice and hot, unlike much fast food, but overall, it was not something that I would purchase if given a chance. And, I say this as a very happy holder of McDonald's stock. May their tribe increase, but this experiment was not a success, IMHO.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (SuperDave70)

Sun, 18 May 2008 13:31:58 GMT

I don't understand what all of the fuss over Chick-Fil-A "quality" is about. Every time I have been there, I got a sandwich that had obviously been sitting in the foil pouch for a LONG time. Pair it up with some undercooked, cold and soggy waffle fries, and you have an overpriced, unedible meal!

At least the chicken sandwich I had at McDonalds was freshly cooked. (And not on free sandwich day!)

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (MrKing.net)

Sun, 18 May 2008 00:50:57 GMT

McD would need to start with real chicken for that to happen.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (susanll)

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:16:02 GMT

I took my daughter by for the free one yesterday. She liked it, but did comment that the bun seemed small.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (cstu)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:44:58 GMT

Well I just got back from MCD after having a "free" one with soda and fries. $4.02 Sandwich is priced a real rip-off $3.89 in NY Metro area. I had to ask for fresh fries and was shocked how puny the sandwich looked. I guess I don't really need to go to Chick-a-fil if this is anywhere near comparable.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (MellowRoast)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:45:23 GMT

Just got back from McDonald's for the free chicken sandwich. It is clearly 100% an intentional Chick-Fil-A knockoff, pure and simple.

Nice try, but it's still not up to Chick-Fil-A quality. Think about it: it's very hard to top a pioneer in any field of endeavor.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (KOK)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:30:40 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by fattybomatty
quote:
Originally posted by KOK
Got the free (with drink purchase. hmmm, not really free) chicken biscuit this morning and except for the biscuit being dry and the chicken being tasteless and dry, it was great. I had the sandwich last week, and can say both are not worth the price. Doubt I'd go back even if either were really free. The free sandwich (with drink) goes to about 7 or 8pm tonight.

Kevin
is there anything on the sandwich? Like mayo or something? I thought it looked really dry in the commercial

There was one pickle on my sandwich. Chick-fil-A has two pickles so I may have been short-changed. Nothing else on the sandwich, but I should have asked for mayo, ketchup or maybe some bbq sauce. And extra pickles. The chicken on the sandwich wasn't dry like the biscuit I had, but it still didn't have much taste. The biscuit's chicken was just plain lousy.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (fattybomatty)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:07:34 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by KOK

Got the free (with drink purchase. hmmm, not really free) chicken biscuit this morning and except for the biscuit being dry and the chicken being tasteless and dry, it was great.

I had the sandwich last week, and can say both are not worth the price. Doubt I'd go back even if either were really free. The free sandwich (with drink) goes to about 7 or 8pm tonight.

Kevin

is there anything on the sandwich? Like mayo or something? I thought it looked really dry in the commercial

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (waltpiii)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:01:17 GMT

I had one of the free ones today. Quite frankly, I found it to be very tasty. I have never been to a Chic A Fil or what ever so I cannot compare.

Walt

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (Scorereader)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:43 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by angeltearsmc

quote:
Originally posted by mar52

I tried the chicken bisquit.

Salty! I'm not sure if the chicken or the bisquit was the offender.

Given the nutrition on their biscuit... I'd have to go with it as the salt offender. 1 biscuit has 680 mg of sodium, or 28% of the RDI. Ouch!

that's really not that bad. 28% would be less than 1/3 your salt intake for the day. For 3 meals per day, that's not bad considering most people intake 2-3x the RDI for sodium.

RE: McDonald's copying Chik-Fil-A (KOK)

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:42:27 GMT

Got the free (with drink purchase. hmmm, not really free) chicken biscuit this morning and except for the biscuit being dry and the chicken being tasteless and dry, it was great.

I had the sandwich last week, and can say both are not worth the price. Doubt I'd go back even if either were really free. The free sandwich (with drink) goes to about 7 or 8pm tonight.

Kevin