Chick-fil-A introduces Grilled Rooster Sandwich in its dining places

Chick-fil-A, the creator of the fried hen sandwich that so quite a few cafe chains appear to be to have copied around the past calendar year, is getting a distinctive route and rolling out a grilled rooster product setting up Jan. 25.

The Grilled Spicy Rooster Deluxe Sandwich is the initially limited-time entrée that the Atlanta-based mostly rapid-support chain has made available given that 2019, when it provided a Smokehouse BBQ Bacon Sandwich more than the summer season.

The new item is produced with grilled rooster breast marinated in a spicy seasoning and served on a multigrain brioche bun with Colby-Jack cheese, lettuce and tomato. It comes with a aspect of Cilantro Lime Sauce, a creamy condiment that the chain formulated exclusively for the sandwich. It will be available via April 24 while materials previous, commencing at $5.39.

“We know visitors are wanting to insert much more assortment to their foods, primarily just after a calendar year where by new meals activities ended up confined. The Grilled Spicy Deluxe offers the spicy flavors our company have arrive to know and love, now accessible in a grilled possibility,” explained Leslie Neslage, director of menu and packaging at Chick-fil-A, Inc. “We dedicate an common of 18 to 24 months to testing a new item in advance of introducing it to the national menu, and the Grilled Spicy Deluxe gained beneficial feed-back when it was earlier tested in choose markets.”

These markets had been Knoxville, Tenn. Orlando, Fla. and St. Louis.

While this is Chick-fil-A’s very first new entrée LTO in more than a yr, the chain of much more than 2,600 dining places did roll out numerous drinks, desserts and sides last year, including a Rooster Tortilla Soup — shredded chicken with navy and black beans in a white creamy foundation with greens and spices, topped with tortilla strips — that was introduced in November and is slated to be on the menu via April.

A Peppermint Chip Milkshake, launched at the same time and produced with gentle provide spun with peppermint bark chips and topped with whipped product and a cherry, is scheduled to be eliminated on Jan. 23

In September, Chick-fil-A rolled out a new dessert as a permanent addition to the menu: A Chocolate Fudge Brownie with semi-sweet chocolate in the batter as effectively as fudge chunks baked into the brownie and also introduced a new blend of its Thrive Farmers coffee supposed to pair much better with the chain’s breakfast menu. It also began testing a Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich — Rooster breast drizzled with honey, topped with pimento cheese and served on a warm toasted bun with mild pickled jalapeño peppers — in upstate South Carolina and the Asheville, N.C. place.

For the summer season, Chick-fil-a supplied a Mango Enthusiasm Tea Lemonade and a peach milkshake.

In Could, Chick-fil-A, like a lot of dining establishments, begun giving meal kits for its friends to prepare at house, a little something it to start with tried in 2018.

The Hen Parmesan Meal Kit experienced two seasoned, breaded and stress-cooked chicken fillets, marinara sauce, Italian-model cheeses, creamy garlic and lemon pasta and cooking directions.

Prior to the pandemic commenced, previous January, Chick-fil-A rolled out a new side as a long-lasting addition to the menu. The Kale Crunch Side is produced with k Kale and cabbage tossed in an apple cider and Dijon mustard vinaigrette and topped with salted almonds.

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