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What should I order at Chick-fil-A?

Chick-fil-A grills as well as it fries, and the grilled menu is the whole trick — same chicken, no breading, and the sauces are where it quietly grows.

Order from the grilled side of the menu: the grilled chicken sandwich, grilled nuggets, or a Market Salad with grilled chicken. Chick-fil-A's fried chicken is what it is famous for, but the grilled versions use the same chicken without the breading and the pressure-fry — and unlike most chains, they are properly on the menu rather than an afterthought.

Best choices

  1. 1Grilled Chicken SandwichA grilled breast on a multigrain bun with lettuce and tomato — the grilled menu here is genuinely good, not a consolation
  2. 2Grilled Nuggets, 8 or 12Plain grilled chicken pieces with nothing on them; the most protein-dense thing on the menu
  3. 3Market Salad with grilled chickenActual salad with fruit, nuts and grilled chicken rather than a token side
  4. 4Fruit cup or a side salad instead of waffle friesThe waffle fries are the second half of most orders; this is the swap that changes it
  5. 5One sauce, chosen deliberatelyThe sauces are the reason people come back, and they are also the part that arrives four at a time

Watch out for

  • Deluxe adds cheese and more sauce to a sandwich that already has both elements
  • Chick-fil-A Sauce and Polynesian are the sweetest two; one is a choice, three is a side dish
  • The breaded fillet is pressure-fried in oil — that is the difference between the two sandwiches, not the chicken
  • Frosted lemonade and milkshakes are desserts sold as drinks
  • Breakfast biscuits are the richest bread on the menu; the English muffin versions are not

Also asked

Is grilled chicken at Chick-fil-A actually better than fried?

Meaningfully, yes — and unusually, it is not a downgrade in quality. It is the same chicken breast, marinated and grilled rather than breaded and pressure-fried, and the grilled sandwich comes on a multigrain bun. Most chains offer the grilled option as an obligation; here it is a proper item. If you are choosing on what carries the plate, the breading and the frying oil is the difference, and it is a real one.

What is the highest protein order at Chick-fil-A?

Grilled nuggets — twelve pieces is a lot of plain grilled chicken with essentially nothing else on it. A grilled chicken sandwich plus an eight-count of grilled nuggets is a genuinely protein-heavy fast-food order. The Market Salad with grilled chicken gets you there too, with more volume from the vegetables and fruit.

What should I get instead of waffle fries?

A fruit cup, a side salad, or the superfood side depending on the branch. Waffle fries are the default and they are a substantial portion — swapping them is the single change that most alters a Chick-fil-A order, more than choosing a different sandwich would.

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