What is the best fast food chicken sandwich in America?
One pressure-cooked fillet set the standard in 1964 and everyone has been answering it since. Pickles optional, opinions not.
1McDonald's McCrispyMcDonald's crispy chicken fillet on a potato roll, its answer to the chicken sandwich war.
2Chick-fil-A OriginalPressure-cooked fillet, two pickles, buttered bun — the sandwich everything else is measured against.
3Popeyes Chicken SandwichThe 2019 arrival that sold out nationwide and started the modern chicken sandwich war.
4Wendy's Spicy Chicken SandwichA cayenne-marinated fillet that had a following long before the war began.
5Shake Shack Chicken ShackButtermilk-fried chicken with lettuce, pickles and buttermilk herb mayo.
6Raising Cane's Chicken SandwichThree tenders and Cane's sauce on a bun from a chain that sells almost nothing else.
7Zaxby's Signature SandwichSoutheastern chain's fillet with Zax sauce and a crinkle-cut pickle.
8Bojangles Cajun Filet BiscuitA Cajun-spiced fillet inside a buttermilk biscuit instead of a bun.
9Whataburger Whatachick'nTexas-sized fillet sandwich from the chain with orange-striped roofs.
10KFC Chicken SandwichThe Colonel's 2021 relaunch, built on an extra-crispy fillet and pickles.
11Burger King Royal Crispy ChickenBurger King's flame-grill-adjacent take, reformulated repeatedly to keep pace.
12Culver's Chicken SandwichA Wisconsin fillet sandwich that arrives with cheese curds on the side.
13Jollibee Chicken SandwichThe Filipino chain's sweet-spicy fillet, expanding fast across American cities.
14Dave's Hot Chicken SandwichNashville-hot fillet sold at seven heat levels, from a parking-lot pop-up turned chain.
15Chick-fil-A Spicy DeluxeThe spicy fillet with pepper jack, lettuce and tomato for people who want the upgrade.
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Popeyes stocked seven weeks of supply on 12 August 2019 and sold out nationwide in two. McDonald's joined the sandwich war third, with the McCrispy: https://youpick.best/articles/mcdonalds-ranked-many-ways
