Despite the chain’s overly explicit name, Burger King rules over much more thanhamburgers.
The menu is stacked with a surplus ofbreakfast options, from egg sandwiches and burritos to French toast sticks.
And you might’t forget about the fast-food joint’s collective of chicken sandwiches.
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Burger King has offered its pride and joy, the Original Chicken Sandwich, since 1979.
Of course, many of these experimental poultry products have come and gone.
However, five chicken sandwiches remain on the menu.
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The results may ruffle some feathers.
Here they are, ranked in descending order from my least favorite to the absolute best.
Lackluster is the best adjective I can think of to describe the experience.
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The chicken and its breading don’t add much in the way of either taste or texture.
Plus, there’s not enough mayonnaise, leaving the sandwich high and dry.
I’m sorry to say that this sandwich’s only redeeming quality may be its price point.
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But, the original is the only one that has remained steadfast on the menu.
It cost $4.99.
The taste:Growing up, this was my mother and I’s go-to Burger King order.
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So, it deeply pains me to say that it’s not as good as I remember.
It comes with a certain level of ’90s nostalgia.
Once again, the chicken here is patty-esque and rather bland.
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Plus, it’s so flat that it becomes buried under heaps of hoagie roll.
Most of my bites were composed of bread and a hint of mildly tart mayo.
To me, it’s not worthy of all the hype, or its $4.99 pricetag.
And the 21-step preparation process proved a nightmare for staff.
So, the lineup was axed in 2022, a year after its debut.
The look:A decent-looking sandwich.
The chicken is plump and well-coated with breading.
The taste:Not bad by any means, but fairly basic.
Adjacent to the previous two sandwiches, the chicken is a considerable step above.
The lettuce and tomato are noticeably fresh, but I was not impressed with the oh-so-special sauce.
At its core, it’s just a slightly tangier mayonnaise.
And, if it had been regular instead, I don’t think it would have made a difference.
All in all, it’s solid.
But, it could be improved upon.
It still comes with lettuce, tomato, and savory sauce on a potato bun.
This chicken, however, promises to be fiery, coated in the chain’s triple pepper spicy glaze.
I had to get up close to tell them apart.
The taste:The sauce initially tricked me with a subdued sweetness.
Then, just as I thought, “It’s not that spicy,” it hit me.
I may have even started sweating ever so slightly.
The bad news is that the three-pepper sauce doesn’t elevate the sandwich in terms of flavor.
Adding heat is its one and only job.
Of course, these added frills don’t come free.
So, this one clocks in for $6.49the most expensive chicken item on the menu.
I hoped it was worth it.
I initially thought I had unwrapped it upside down, but that was not the case.
A thick slab of breaded chicken?
Multiple slices of real bacon?
Visible cheese, tomato, and lettuce?
Check, check, check.
The taste:There wasn’t a single bite I didn’t enjoy.
And don’t get me started on the bacon.
But, these slices brought it.
Everything came together seamlessly.
