Chick-fil-A ........You're not welcome here.

gaffk · October 23, 2019, 6:26pm

To clarify . . . mods are volunteers who use their free time to keep this site civil. NotJr and meatn3 are integral to this effort. (My BAC is currently at below 20%, so I too am free to post

Auspicious · October 23, 2019, 7:05pm

Thanks for the response. I’ve paid more attention to Chick-fil-A in the course of following this thread than ever before. They’ve got six sandwiches, two kinds of nuggets, and tenders. I leapt to the conclusion that the nuggets and tenders were kid’s meals. I can see the superficial appeal but the numbers for salt, fat, carbs, etc are still pretty high.

The sandwich with lettuce and tomato and plastic cheese (https://www.chick-fil-a.com/Menu-Items/Chick-fil-A-Deluxe-Sandwich)–I see they give you a choice of cheese–is what is in the advertising most often so that is what I’ve been looking at.

Is it your experience that the pickles are crunchy and not soggy? It’s hard to get a good pickle. Heck, it’s hard to MAKE a good pickle. Mine taste great but darn it’s hard to get a crisp crunch.

I am not their target demographic as I’m not a fan of fried food. I guess that makes this a really academic discussion for me.

Sasha · October 23, 2019, 7:26pm

Nuggets and tenders are what you buy if you want the chicken and none of the other filler. Original sandwich doesn’t have all the trimmings you indicate. That’s the one I’d get. Pickles are crunchy enough for me. I don’t eat much fast food, and only eat cfa if I’m craving fried chicken, which I don’t eat anywhere else. Typically, fried food isn’t a big part of my diet either, and I don’t fry anything at home.

bcc · October 23, 2019, 10:21pm

Actually, NotJr, after Anthony Bourdain’s suicide you reached out to anyone feeling troubled and invited him, her, them, to write to you as “Bob”.

bcc · October 23, 2019, 10:23pm

But there is a definite difference between espousing a belief and incitement.

NotJrvedivici · October 23, 2019, 10:24pm

Well there you go, they say the mind is the second thing to go, funny I can’t remember the first.

corvette_johnny · October 23, 2019, 10:33pm

+1 on that summary

corvette_johnny · October 23, 2019, 11:44pm

Thank you @MsBean and @meatn3. Hopefully this heals ok and I dont have to go through surgery. I don’t feel like having screws in my shoulder…then again, airport lines could be quicker

You can’t believe everything you read, but a poll taken at Purdue University says that 93% of people want a CFA on campus.

https://www-newsweek-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.newsweek.com/purdue-university-senate-resolution-inclusion-chick-fil-1466964?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&amp=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fpurdue-university-senate-resolution-inclusion-chick-fil-1466964

Auspicious · October 24, 2019, 11:00am

Faculty Senate seems to represent the American academic culture that says free speech only applies to those they agree with.

JoeBabbitt · October 25, 2019, 1:27am

The Exxon Valdez. I don’t know about Barilla pasta. I don’t buy it but this be abuse I buy pasta wholesale.

jcostiones · October 25, 2019, 1:42am

Thirty years is a long time to hold a grudge.

basia · October 25, 2019, 2:33am

For crisp pickles, trim off the blossom end of the cucumbers and add a piece of horseradish to the brine.

bbqboy · October 25, 2019, 4:44pm

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/25/business/mcdonalds-popeyes-chick-fil-a-chicken-sandwich/index.html

I guess this illustrates the difference between us and everywhere else.

Auspicious · October 25, 2019, 9:24pm

We stand in line to eat bad food?

bbqboy · October 25, 2019, 9:36pm

We already know that’s true, at least by folks who post on food sites standards.

The(American) public seems to disagree with your assessment as to what constitutes bad.

gaffk · October 25, 2019, 10:03pm

It’s not bad food; it’s just not good food. CfAs are clean, well-managed and have friendly employees. If you’re driving from point A to point B and you’re really hungry but don’t have much time it’s fine. It’s better than most fast food options.

That said, I’ll never stand in a line for fast food. Last Christmas-crush shopping we landed at CfA . . . the line was so long we just left and went to a local chain. It was ok. Not good, not bad, but clean.

Auspicious · October 25, 2019, 10:28pm

Good. Not everyone has the time or inclination to pack their own road food but to stand in line? It brings to mind Cold War stories of Russians who would get in line without knowing what they were waiting for on the assumption that it must be good or there would not be a line. That, since I have a warped sense of humor, makes me consider of a whole new class of flash mob - a bunch of people show up and form a line…for nothing.

Miss_belle · October 26, 2019, 4:40am

Comparing hungry Russians during the Cold War, waiting in any line they could find, hoping to find something decent to eat and people waiting in line for a chicken sandwich just for the heck of it in the USA ,is a stretch of the imagination don’t you think… Yes, that’s a run on sentence.

Auspicious · October 26, 2019, 6:48am

Consider it a dissimilarity (the opposite of a simile, like an antonym). Isn’t it ironic to wait in a long line for “fast food?”

corvette_johnny · October 27, 2019, 12:11am

Oh boy…look who is getting into the mix