The item is currently on sale as part of Costco’s monthly deals.
The brand also came out on top in ourtaste testagainst a similar product at Trader Joe’s.
But, maybe like six months ago, we noticed the quality get worse.
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Like, bites of the chicken were chewy.
Has anyone else noticed this change?
We don’t even buy it anymore because it has gotten so gross."
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Kids would not eat it and I can’t blame them," one personwrote.
And I’ve noticed the breading is waaay thicker.
There’s like cartilage or something in the them," a Redditorcommented.
“Yes, I noticed the breading being way thicker than it used to be.
Seems like a lot less actual chicken and way more starch filler,” another personagreed.
Other posters also noted adeclinein the quality of rival Trader Joe’s orange chicken.
“Better to just buy the frozen breaded Kirkland chicken and orange sauce separately.
“That’s what we started doing, same for ‘boneless BBQ wings,'” anotheragreed.
Some said they didn’t notice the change at all.
“It is still good we eat this once a week,” saidanother.
Costco did not immediately respond to a query for comment on the orange chicken complaints.