By Mike Thayer
Arby’s Classic Chicken Sandwich
There’s been a chicken sandwich war going on in fast food, it started in 2019 and it’s still going on today.
Shots fired! Chick-fil-A made headlines in 2019 becoming the third largest fast food chain, led with their classic chicken sandwich. Popeyes reacted by putting a new chicken sandwich on the menu and consumers went crazy over it, so crazy in fact, Popeyes ran out of ammo. Already armed with a spicy chicken sandwich, Wendy’s entered the battlefield that year by bringing back their spicy chicken nuggets, fans of the item went in a Twitter frenzy.
Nice meat to bun ratio
Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich has been so popular, it is now considered THE gold standard for a chicken sandwich. So how do all the other fast food joints stack up? In the name of ‘food science’ (cough), I intend to find out.
In this Chicken Sandwich War Challenge, sandwiches are evaluated and scored on the following criteria: Visual appeal, the meat, bun, meat to bun ratio, crunch factor, the pickle/mayo and of course, overall taste. There are 1-9 points available for each category for a total possible total score of 63.
Today I sampled Arby’s Classic Chicken Sandwich. Known for their roast beef sandwiches and let it be known I’m a fan of Arby’s Sauce, let’s see how their classic chicken sandwich stacks up against their fast food competitors.
Not enough mayo and no pickle
Not bad! The sandwich had pretty good visual appeal, there was a nice crunch to the breading, the chicken was seasoned well and juicy, the meat to bun ratio was on point but the sandwich was missing the tartness of pickle. Arby’s puts lettuce, tomato and mayo (not enough mayo either) on their sandwich, which is a classic alternative to a chicken sandwich with mayo and pickle, but in my humble foodie opinion, chicken sandwiches are SO much better with pickle!
I paid $4.71 for my Arby’s Classic Chicken Sandwich. That’s an average price for an above average sandwich, I was pleasantly surprised by this sandwich. I expected it to be “eh”, but it was better than “eh”, in fact with a score of 53, the sandwich gets 4 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars and is worthy of a repeat buy, but put some pickles on it!
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Chicken Sandwich War Challenge: Arby's Classic Chicken Sandwich – Bachelor on the Cheap
By Mike Thayer
Arby’s Classic Chicken Sandwich
There’s been a chicken sandwich war going on in fast food, it started in 2019 and it’s still going on today.
Shots fired! Chick-fil-A made headlines in 2019 becoming the third largest fast food chain, led with their classic chicken sandwich. Popeyes reacted by putting a new chicken sandwich on the menu and consumers went crazy over it, so crazy in fact, Popeyes ran out of ammo. Already armed with a spicy chicken sandwich, Wendy’s entered the battlefield that year by bringing back their spicy chicken nuggets, fans of the item went in a Twitter frenzy.
Nice meat to bun ratio
Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich has been so popular, it is now considered THE gold standard for a chicken sandwich. So how do all the other fast food joints stack up? In the name of ‘food science’ (cough), I intend to find out.
In this Chicken Sandwich War Challenge, sandwiches are evaluated and scored on the following criteria: Visual appeal, the meat, bun, meat to bun ratio, crunch factor, the pickle/mayo and of course, overall taste. There are 1-9 points available for each category for a total possible total score of 63.
Today I sampled Arby’s Classic Chicken Sandwich. Known for their roast beef sandwiches and let it be known I’m a fan of Arby’s Sauce, let’s see how their classic chicken sandwich stacks up against their fast food competitors.
Not enough mayo and no pickle
Not bad! The sandwich had pretty good visual appeal, there was a nice crunch to the breading, the chicken was seasoned well and juicy, the meat to bun ratio was on point but the sandwich was missing the tartness of pickle. Arby’s puts lettuce, tomato and mayo (not enough mayo either) on their sandwich, which is a classic alternative to a chicken sandwich with mayo and pickle, but in my humble foodie opinion, chicken sandwiches are SO much better with pickle!
I paid $4.71 for my Arby’s Classic Chicken Sandwich. That’s an average price for an above average sandwich, I was pleasantly surprised by this sandwich. I expected it to be “eh”, but it was better than “eh”, in fact with a score of 53, the sandwich gets 4 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars and is worthy of a repeat buy, but put some pickles on it!
Related: KFC’s Chicken Sandwich
Related: McDonald’s ‘New’ Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Related: Slim Chickens Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Related: Wendy’s Classic Chicken Sandwich
Related: Popeye’s Classic Chicken Sandwich
Related: DQ Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Related: Burger King’s Hand Breaded Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Related: Sonic’s Chicken Slinger
Related: Church’s Chicken Sandwich
Related: Chick-fil-A’s Chicken Sandwich
Related: Hardee’s Chicken Sandwich
$pend Wisely My Friends…
Enjoy this post?
If you appreciate the article you just read and want to support more great content on BachelorontheCheap.com, you can help keep this site going with a one-time or a monthly donation. Thank you so much for your support! ~ Mike