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I don't get the popularity of Chick-fil-A. Bland sandwiches and little variety.
It has a conservative Christian cult following due to the founder’s political and religious views.
They don't give a shit about LGBT lives, but they sure do give a shit about antibiotics... I'll give you a single guess as to why.
Turns frogs gay?
Extremely gay
No it doesn't. It's just generally immensely popular.
No, it’s both.
Yep. It was popular before that information was spread far and wide. After the information spread a certain group of people are now die hard fans.
First off, remember it's fast food, standards are abysmal.
But it's an actual piece of chicken, that's actually prepared correctly.
If you got it in a sit down restaurant or even pub, you wouldn't comment on it.
But compare it to any other chicken sandwich you could get from a drive thru in the last 20 years and the hype makes sense.
No matter where you are, if you see a chicfila you know you'll get a decent chicken sandwich that isn't ridiculously expensive.
A burger place isn't going to do chicken as well as a dedicated chicken place, and KFC is a joke, so the only real competition for that niche is Popeyes on a national level.
I guess you can still call it good but they switched to Tyson on the East Coast like 10 years ago and yeah it's bland and generic.
KFC in North America could learn a thing or two from KFC in China. It's their McDonald's.
One thing I do like is that they have (the option of) whole grain buns... I've been unable to find that elsewhere.
If juicy=flavorful then sure, it's flavorful. I look for more though.
Popeye's is better. I've had Chick-fil-A once (bought for me) and it was exactly what it looked like: a chicken sandwich. It was a bit bland and watery.
Dave's Hot Chicken would like a word with you.
Well if there was one within a thousand miles of me Maybe it could
It's also pretty expensive
Twenty years ago? Probably?
Ten years ago? Doubtful
But the past few years have seen most of the fast food fried chicken places go hard on chicken sandwiches. And even mcdonald's has stepped up their game to being actually pretty decent.
Mostly chikfila just coasts on their recognition from 20 years ago and the zealots who refuse to try anything else.
Incidentally you can tell which universe a person is from by how they spell Chik-fil-a
You spell it the way it was spelled in my original universe
Fast food also varies so much across the US. I talked up Chick-fil-A so much after having it in Texas, and then when I brought my girlfriend to one in Florida it was garbage.
I've identified the issue...
Seriously. It's like being in love with average quality.
In my city, the dive bar makes better chicken sandwiches. How depressing that people live like that.
I think you're just being contrarian.
Your forgot expensive too.
Everything is expensive now
You are right. I’m going to cry in a pillow now
I'd cry in my pillow but I can't afford one. Cries in late stage capitalist pre-apocalyptic dystopian Zeitgeist
The peach milkshake slaps but the food sucks. Popeyes is better for God’s sake.
Of course I stopped going entirely after they said they stopped donating to LGBTQA+ groups and then got fucking caught doing it yet again so yeah fuck Hate Chicken
I prefer "Dave's Hot Chicken". Large boobs, and lots of spice.
Right wing chicken chain has loyal right wing followers
Edit: Loud and clear. I won’t post productive comments on Lemmy.
May 2023 and first I heard of it. I think this one got no attention.
This is the only explanation that makes any sense.
Yeah, I mean, their stuff is okay but pretty unexciting IMHO. They might be inexpensive, kinda the Taco Bell route.
Edit: Loud and clear. I won’t post productive comments on Lemmy.
It is pretty much the pinnacle of "white people fried chicken". American KFC (because Asian KFC is godlike) comes close but so many people never grew up beyond eating chicken tenders and bones scare them.
So you have inadequately seasoned chicken tenders soaked in pickle juice and people lose their minds.
And the strong focus on Christian Values, err, "Good service" means that nobody will ever be faced with the horror that is the realization that their satisfaction is not the only reason that someone is working in fast food.
Reliable/consistent, fast.
No one gives a shit about the politics of the company outside of the permanently online
Their fries didn't even have salt when I tried them