Chick-fil-A is a renowned, prominent fast food restaurant that has been in operation for about 6 decades and its first opening at Atlanta’s Greenbriar Shopping Center, in 1967, by S. Truett Cathy. It is famous for its delicious and amazing chicken carte that has left them in the limelight for a long time. Its creations over the years have made them a regular go-to and drop-by for several people, particularly customers obsessed with their innovative sandwiches. Let us know Does Chick-fil-A Have Onion Rings?
A major unique quirk of this restaurant is its exclusivity to no-onion dishes. Since its inception, they have been known to exempt onions from any of its main or side dishes and they have been a great advocate for onion-free foods. This leaves customers in wonder how their food still tastes so great without this key ingredient. One of the popular items that most people want to have a fill of when visiting any restaurant is onion rings but Chick-fil-A does not serve onion rings. They exclude onions, even on their superb sandwiches! In its stead, they offer varieties of amazing menus that have a blend of other great, natural ingredients.
10 Interesting facts about Chick-fil-A
- At least 3 billion sandwiches, of all types, since they opened, have been sold.
- One of their unique open secrets is that their chicken is fried in total peanut oil. Incredible!
- Their ‘trademark’ chicken sandwich did not appear until more than a decade after they were established.
- Their world’s largest Chick-fil-A branch is in Manhattan, New York, and has a rooftop porch!
- They are one of the largest consumers of fresh lemons using over 200 million pieces annually. This is used in the production of their lemonade and also used as a natural flavor in some of their dishes.
- In contrast to people’s assumptions that Chick-fil-A’s sauces are ‘heaven-made’, it was publicized that their special sauce was simply a combination of three basic constituents: honey, ranch, and barbecue sauce and could be easily whipped up at home and still produce its sweet-sour/ranchy flavor.
- Employees that work at Chick-fil-A get to have a free dish for every 5 hours of work.
- Their aim at producing healthy, fresh menus was incorporated into their brand name, turns out that the ‘A’ in ‘Chick-fil-A’ actually stands for Grade A. This shows how hard they try to go for the best quality.
- The secret to their ever tasty pickles is that they are soaked in brine for three days before cutting them up and adding them to their sandwiches.
- There is also a ‘mystery box’ secret menu where if you are familiar enough with it, you could end up with blueberry cheesecake, ice cream cones, and even quesadillas!
What are the most popular menus at Chick-fil-A (2022)?
In February 2022, the most ordered items on their menu were: The Chicken Nuggets, The Cobb salad, and the Grilled Chicken nuggets. Its list of never-ending goodness has been put on a leader board and here are the top ten most popular menu items at Chick-fil-A:
- Chicken Nuggets
- Cobb Salad
- Grilled Chicken Nuggets
- Waffle Fries
- Market Salad
- Chick-n-Strips
- Spicy Southwest Salad
- Chicken Sandwich
- Icedream Ice Cream
- Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap.
What to know about Chick-fil-A’s Secret menu
Chick-fil-A is best popular for their expertise in serving customers with bud-friendly menus and they are not only about what they have to offer on their menu, but they also have excellent customer service. Asides from the Grade A implying that they are seekers of top-quality food, it also connotes that they have an ‘A’ customer relations service. Their servers are very friendly and welcoming which gives room for you to be able to order from their secret menu.
For people who love to go a little unique with what they eat, they can pick an item from their secret menu and have it specially made for them! For example, you could have grilled cheese, chili sauce, chicken nuggets, and honey all combined into a single dish for you.
Chick-fil-A’s ‘mystery’ menu that you never knew about.
Here are the top 5 recommended items on the Chick-fil-A’s secret menu:
- Spicy Grilled Chicken: You could try out a new variety of chicken sandwiches by requesting a grilled chicken patty in place of the regular fried patty with a little sprinkle of pepper jack.
- Fried Chicken Club: You’re already a lover of a chicken club? Then this switch of regular grilled chicken with retro fried chicken is for you.
- Chicken Quesadilla: Order a hash brown burrito, with cheese, chicken nuggets, and add in some buffalo sauce and buttermilk ranch and have yourself an amazing chicken quesadilla.
- Buffalo Chicken Sandwich: Of course, it’s just a regular chicken sandwich with a ton of buffalo sauce. Slide in the contents of the sauce packets on your patty and give yourself a treat.
- Ice Dream cookie sandwich: The perfect dessert to try on the secret menu is the ice cream sandwich. Scoop the ice dream in-between the layers of the chocolate cookies and get a sweet, creamy feel.
Chick-fil-A has successfully, over the years, produced top-notch and excellent dishes, and even with their exclusivity to no-onion menus, they have stayed on the top tier of the food game.
