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Have you ever wondered which fast food chain has the best nuggets?
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With the internet being…well, the internet, customers don’t hold back in sharing their opinions.
We start with the worst to the number one very best.
Burger King
At the bottom of the roundup is Burger King.
Burger King
This does not take into account Burger King’s Chicken Fries just the chain’s regular Chicken Nuggets.
The WORST nuggets ever.
Actual consistency of a sponge."
Sonic
AnotherRedditorrecalled an earlier time when the Burger King chicken nuggets were their go-to cheap meal.
“Ashamed to admit how many BK nuggets I ate as a broke student,” they said.
“They were never good, so I drowned them in the honey mustard, which was decent.”
Carl’s Jr.
Sonic Drive-In
In the mood for chicken nuggets on your next Sonic Drive-In run?
While the sauces might tempt some customers, others are less than impressed.
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KFC
As one fan explains onReddit, the nuggets “are good.
If you like the flavor of KFC, these are just little nuggets of that.”
Not everyone was as impressed, lamenting the chicken nugget’s existence instead of other menu items.
Whataburger
One customershared, “I tried them.
But not a good replacement for popcorn chicken, imo.”
the chain also sells its version of chicken nuggets calledWhatachick’n Bites.
Jack in the Box
Jack in the Box
Regarding the chicken nuggets fromJack in the Box, consumers seem split.
These nuggets are far from the worst, but they clearly aren’t everyone’s favorite, either.
“Personally, I love their nuggets,” oneRedditorstates.
Shake Shack
“Their nuggets and honey mustard never fail me.”
This is the best deal in the history of food."
For many fast food connoisseurs, the McNuggets were the choice protein in many a Happy Meal.
Cookout
As adults, McDonald’s customers still love the chicken nuggets.
OneRedditorsays, “I can’t explain it, but I’ve always loved their nuggets.
Unfortunately, that is not often the case.”
McDonald’s
Customers not only love the nuggets Chick-fil-A has to offer, but the variety of sauces as well.
As oneRedditorexplains, “They have the best sauce.
So they win two times.”
Chick-fil-A
Give the nugget box a good shake and you have sweet and a little bit spicy nuggets."
Compared to the competition, oneRedditorthinks it’s no contest.
Regarding Wendy’s, they shared, “They’ve always been good.
Wendy’s
I never understood how people can eat McDonald’s nuggets.
They’re flavorless on their own.”
They will always be better than McDonald’s.
