- USA TODAY Network-Florida launched the #ChickenSandwichWars project in May 2021. Results in mid-June
- Burger King cooked up another contender, its Ch’King chicken sandwich, on June 3, 2021
- We know taste is subjective, but we had fun in this epic food fight!
Which chicken sandwich rules the roost?
In recent months, multiple fast-food restaurants have launched or re-launched their chicken sandwiches with big advertising campaigns. The USA TODAY Network-Florida, which includes 16 newspaper sites, wants to choose a winner. In this epic culinary battle and social media phenomenon, six USA TODAY Network-Florida journalists, comprised of editors and reporters, are taste-testing eight chicken sandwiches from eight chain restaurants: Arby’s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, KFC, McDonald’s, Popeye’s, Wendy’s and Zaxby’s. Stay tuned — results are coming soon.
We invite you to join us in this culinary competition.
War of the chicken sandwiches: What’s the BEST fast-food chicken sandwich in Florida?
That’s right. We want you chicken sandwich lovers — and connoisseurs — out there to join us in deciding who wins this food fight. Take a selfie with your favorite, tell us why it is the best, and email it to us at [email protected].
You should also feel free to post it on The Palm Beach Post’s social networks like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with the hashtags, #ChickenSandwichWars or #ChickenSandwichWars2021
Lots of engagement on social, already
By the way, our social media networks got in on the #ChickenSandwichWars, too, and shared their votes. We posted a series of social posts on the 16 Florida newspaper sites including the Palm Beach Post, Tallahassee Democrat, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Naples Daily News, the News-Press, Ocala Star-Banner, St. Augustine Record, Gainesville Sun, TCPalm, Pensacola News Journal, Florida Times-Union, Lakeland Ledger, Panama City News-Herald, Northwest Florida Daily News and FLORIDA TODAY. Readers ranked their favorites — and added local restaurants to the mix. The votes tallied here were compiled from comments and tweets. We asked the question, of these eight chain restaurants, which chicken sandwich is the best? Here’s what they had to say as of June 4:
• Arby’s earned 2 votes.
• Burger King earned 6 votes.
• Chick-fil-A earned 95 votes.
• KFC earned 23 votes.
• McDonald’s earned 2 votes.
• Popeye’s earned 135 votes.
• Wendy’s earned 18 votes.
• Zaxby’s earned 19 votes.
Other restaurants we’re told to check out
While most of the social media engagement was positive, some readers cried fowl, er, foul for the lack of local restaurants or other popular chains in the #ChickenSandwichWars. We’ll mention them in this story:
• Waffle House has a chicken sandwich on its menu worth checking out, according to Dayle Scott Aylesworth’s post on the News-Press’ Facebook page. He called it the “best in the country” and shared a photo of his sandwich, served with a side of hashbrowns.
• Bud’s Chicken and Seafood restaurant got some social media love with 7 votes. A reader tweeted @PBPost and the seven judges: “Bud’s has the best chicken sandwich in South Florida and it’s no contest, come on now.” @BudsChicken replied back, “Couldn’t agree more”
• PDQ
• Culver’s
• LoveBird – Almost Famous Chicken
• Hardee’s
It’s your turn. Take our #ChickenSandwichWars poll
And please, take a minute to take our poll below so that we can post the results alongside the final decision from our judges.
The point is: We look forward to hearing from you just as much as you look forward to hearing our decision.
That’s enough talk … It’s time to eat!