I can honestly say that I have never ever eaten at this republican fast food joint....

[pbmus]

Link to tweet

[musette_sf]

1. I went once to get takeout, many years ago,

and the roll on which my sandwich was served was moldy. That was enough to never go there again.

[Skittles]

2. be careful

there are DUers who will tell you it's an "experience" to eat there

[maxsolomon]

7. "the chicken is so good I don't care about their politics!"

"it's just a chicken sandwich".

etc.

[womanofthehills]

83. "It's just a chicken sandwich" (not so fast) it's MSG & mega chemicals

Vani Hari had to get on them to remove the most toxic chemicals. The chicken had 100 ingredients before Vani Hari got involved. Many people have allergic reactions to MSG. I certainly would not feed this to children (or myself).......

Breaking News: Chick-fil-A Removing Dyes, Corn Syrup and TBHQ in 2014: Read and share this breaking news here – ABC NEWS

“The changes come after blogger Vani Hari wrote a post in 2011 titled “Chick-fil-A or Chemical Fil-A?” on her site, FoodBabe.com. It noted that the chain’s sandwich had nearly 100 ingredients, including peanut oil with TBHQ, a chemical made from butane. Hari, based in Charlotte, N.C., continued writing about Chick-fil-A’s ingredients.Then last year, the company invited her to its headquarters to spend the day talking with executives.”They took my concerns and started developing a road map of how to address them,” Hari said. On Wednesday, she said she was notified about the changes in an email from the company.”

https://foodbabe.com/breaking-news-chick-fil-a/

Here's the list of ingredients before Hari got involved -
Chicken (whole breast filet, seasoning [salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, spices, paprika], seasoned coater [enriched bleached wheat flour {with malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, nonfat milk, leavening {baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate}, spice, soybean oil, color {paprika}], milk wash [water, nonfat milk, egg], peanut oil [fully refined peanut oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness and dimethylpolysiloxane as an anti-foaming agent]), bun (enriched flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate {Vitamin B1}, riboflavin {Vitamin B2}, folic acid], water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, contains 2% or less of each of the following: liquid yeast, soybean oil, nonfat milk, salt, wheat gluten, soy flour, dough conditioners [may contain one or more of the following: mono- and diglycerides, calcium and sodium stearoyl lactylates, calcium peroxide], soy flour, amylase, yeast nutrients [monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate], calcium propionate added to retard spoilage, soy lecithin, cornstarch, butter oil [soybean oil, palm kernel oil, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, TBHQ and citric acid added as preservatives, and artificial color]), pickles (cucumbers, water, vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, alum, potassium sorbate [preservative], natural flavors, polysorbate 80, yellow 5, blue 1).

[maxsolomon]

88. the ingredients are a whole 'nother issue.

I'm just lampooning the "IDGAF" attitude towards patronizing the place.

I don't eat fast food, period.

[GoneOffShore]

89. The 'Food Babe' - really?

Please don't link to her.

That's some serious woo she pushes.

She's just as bad as Mercola and Mike Adams.

Almost like linking to a 911Truther site or chemtrails.

[womanofthehills]

92. You might not like her but HEY - she got them to get some of the chemicals out of their food

Clean food is not WOO unless you are into that fast food chemical stuff.

[GoneOffShore]

97. She's like a stopped clock. Here's Rational wiki on her

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Food_Babe

Personally, if she recommended not eating something, I'd eat more of it.

Except for Chick-Fil-A which is crap to start with.

[womanofthehills]

120. Actually, you want to eat azodicarbonamide? Yum!

The World Health Organization has linked this chemical additive to respiratory issues, allergies and asthma, and it is banned in Europe and Australia. Azodiacarbonamide is legal in the United States and Canada.

"It helps ... produce the air within the foam of a yoga mat," said Hari. "It does the same thing for bread."

Subway said today it is removing a chemical used in yoga mats and shoe soles from the bread of it its popular sandwiches after a food blogger got more than 50,000 signatures in a petition drive.

"The complete conversion to have this product out of the bread will be done soon," Subway said in a statement. The company said the move had nothing to do with the protest and that it was "already in the process of removing azodicarbonamide as part of our bread improvement efforts."

But Vani Hari, the activist blogger who takes credit for the removal of yellow dyes in at least three of Kraft's Mac & Cheese products for children, was declaring victory after she had been researching the company's bread ingredients since 2012.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/subway-takes-chemical-sandwich-bread-protest/story?id=22373414

[GoneOffShore]

123. She's a just a fraud, and supported by the fascist Mike Adams

And the quack Joe Mercola.

But carry on.

Here's a link that debunks the 'Food Babe' and her pseudo-scientific nonsense. Like a lot of fraudsters she takes one statement out of context.
https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/eating-yoga-mats/

[Blecht]

101. Other than the extra sodium, there is absolutely nothing wrong with MSG

It has been extensively studied since the late 1960s, and no legitimate study has found any problems caused by the amounts of MSG typically added to food.

If this is surprising to you (as it was to me when I first looked into it about 10 years ago), start your search on the "Safety" part of the Wikipedia web page for MSG: Safety

However, that ingredient list includes a number of truly horrifying shit that I would not want to consume on a daily basis, but MSG should be no cause for alarm.

[Clash City Rocker]

17. It's also an experience to get a colonoscopy

That doesn’t mean it’s an enjoyable experience.

[OriginalGeek]

87. It wasn't THAT bad

the colonoscopy, I mean.


I liked Chik-fil-a food and their customer service before I found out my money went to help fund LGBTQ hate. I don't eat there any more.

Even though I know that individual stores and store owners may not feel the same way the Founder and current corporate heads do (One local one in particular that opened on a sunday just to donate food to first responders at the Pulse shooting), they still pay franchise fees to them and the home office uses some of that money to support shit I don't so I won't eat there.

[rampartc]

3. never. i kind of like recognizable parts of a chicken

[walkingman]

4. I haven't either and have no plans to do so. Discrimination is not acceptable.

[MicaelS]

5. Their chicken sandwiches are pretty good.

Not too greasy. But just chicken, a bun and a slice of pickle. The ones is my area (Ft. Worth) give their product to the homeless population, including shelters in the area. So that is something.

[ValidateThis]

37. They could serve foie gras and champagne for free

No food is worth supporting fascists.

[Brawndo]

48. +1!

[Maru Kitteh]

72. Pretty sure serving foie gras would make them even bigger assholes than they already are

Just an observation.

[ValidateThis]

74. Either way the bird dies

The factory raised chickens they serve probably have lives at least as miserable as any force fed French goose.

I’m just amazed at the number of folks here who rationalize spending money at a business that is explicitly bigoted and right wing because they “like the food.” There is better food in a vending machine, but even so, if your principles end at your taste buds, you are lying to yourself about being “progressive.”

I’m new to DU (although I’ve read it a long time). I’m sort of amazed at how many apparently right wing members there are here who pretend to be liberal.

[LanternWaste]

82. I don't think the liberalism is a pretense

"how many apparently right wing members there are here who pretend to be liberal..."

I don't think the liberalism is a pretense, it's simply that many people hold benign opinions that differ from yours.

Were we all of us to honestly dictate all the habits of our lives publicly, none would be so liberal as we'd like... especially ourselves, even if we pretend differently.

[dem4decades]

6. I like to think of Republican restaurants as eat shit and die dives.

It's only a phrase, i don't really want them to die. Just get sick enough to not vote.

[Deb]

8. Is chicken on the menu or is the name akin to Hooters? No really, never been there.

[mr_lebowski]

13. It's the only meat they serve, either crispy or grilled ...

It's chicken sandwiches (or wraps) of various configurations, chicken strips/nuggets, chicken on salad, soup with chicken ... and they have some pretty tasty waffle fries. That's mostly it.

[ValidateThis]

39. Probably diseased meat from China

[albacore]

59. Of course it is. Don't try to argue with me. If I believe it strongly enough... that makes it TRUE

Well... isn't that what the trumpers say?

[ValidateThis]

60. I said "probably"

so why are you putting words in my mouth? Looking for an argument? Analogizing me to a Trumper for an obvious joke? What’s the matter with you? Too much crap chicken maybe.

You go ahead and eat the product of homophobic right wing bigots, putting money in their pockets. It’s crap food that makes Americans fat and sick.

[albacore]

62. Geezuz... you don't do hyperbole, I guess.

I'll try to make it simpler. You posted "Probably diseased meat from China."
And I ran with it. Thus "Of course it is..."

[mr_lebowski]

9. Honestly the best thing about the place is how clean it is, and how nice the people are there ...

They really do have the customer experience down quite well, I'll give 'em that.

The food is a small step above McDonalds and that ilk, but IMHO is not all that special. I mean, the menu is 100% chicken, which means they don't have to come up with good tasting versions of other types of meats, which helps them if one wants chicken.

What they DO, they do pretty good, for the price. To me they're like the In-And-Out of Chicken, albeit with a bit more variety in the way of soups, salads and wraps and such.

For not much more at all, you can go to Smashburger or Habit (if you have them in your area) and it's WAY better, even their chicken ... IMHO.

[LakeArenal]

41. That's generally the case.

Folks that work there aren’t necessarily Republicans. They just need a job. Same with Walmart.

Edit to add: Never eaten there. Would probably try one if one was within 20 miles.

[woodsprite]

78. You are right about how clean it is.

We stop there sometimes when traveling. My kids love their peach milkshakes. It’s the only place I know that sells naked chicken nuggets - small pieces of white meat chicken brushed with a mustard sauce. Those, a salad, and unsweet tea make it a safe quick place to stop for a diabetic or low-carber.

[womanofthehills]

84. Ingredients in their milkshakes - not something any child should ever drink

It's Republican food - they love the chemicals. I know Food Babe got them to take the Yellow food coloring out. Their food is loaded with ingredients many people have allergic reactions to. Their milkshakes have surfur dioxiide and many people have severe reactions to this additive, including me - my throat closes. The nuggets have MEGA MSG - not a suitable food for a kid.

Ingredients

Icedream (whole milk, sugar, nonfat dry milk, artificial flavor, corn starch, mono & diglycerides, microcrystalline cellulose, carrageenan, guar gum, Yellow 5 & 6), milkshake base (whole milk, sugar, cream, whey powder milk, nonfat dry milk, artificial flavor, disodium phosphate, mono and diglycerides, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, guar gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan), whipped cream (cream, milk, sugar, sorbitol, nonfat milk solids, artificial flavor, mono and diglycerides, carrageenan, polysorbate 80, mixed tocopherols [vitamin E] to protect flavor, propellant: nitrous oxide), cherries, (high fructose corn syrup, water, potassium sorbate [a preservative], sodium benzoate [a preservative], citric acid, artificial flavor, FD&C Red #40, sulfur dioxide [a preservative]).

https://www.fooducate.com/product/Chick%20Fil%20A%20Vanilla%20Milkshake/8EA8B38A-398F-11E3-A74D-1E047F0525AB

[mr_lebowski]

86. The badness of MSG is way over-rated ... like an allergen, some are sensitive

And consuming LARGE amounts in one meal can cause headaches for some people.

But it's not worse for you than salt if you're not someone sensitive to it or don't consume mass quantities.

[womanofthehills]

95. Many people will get ill from MSG and not connect it to MSG -

Who needs to avoid MSG?

As researchers, we don't yet know what percentage of the population is sensitive to MSG. But we do know enough to confirm that the amino acid glutamate, when in its free form (i.e., when it is not bound to a full protein like meat) causes negative reactions in certain people. An individual's reaction to MSG is not limited to Chinese Restaurant Syndrome (CRS), which is characterized by symptoms like headache, sweating, rapid heartbeat and tightness in the chest. These symptoms usually occur within minutes of eating the compound, often while the diner is still in the restaurant.

In my research on the effects of MSG in individuals with irritable bowel syndrome and the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia, I observed headache (including migraine), diarrhea, gastrointestinal pain and bloating, extreme fatigue, muscle pain and cognitive dysfunction — all of which improved when subjects were put on a diet low in free glutamate, and which returned with re-introduction of MSG. (This was a double-blind, placebo-controlled study). In contrast to CRS, symptoms in fibromyalgia patients tend to begin somewhat later, hours after ingestion, making it more difficult for these people to identify the food-related trigger.

Other researchers are studying the potential effects of MSG on conditions like migraine, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD/TMJ), obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently found an association between high consumption of MSG and the prevalence of overweight adults in China. Understandably, the glutamate industry is hotly contesting these and other findings related to MSG and obesity. Consumers should know that the glutamate industry funded the majority of studies "proving" the safety of MSG. Independent scientists have not always agreed with those findings.
https://www.livescience.com/47931-msg-not-safe-for-everyone.htmlB

[mr_lebowski]

96. Yes, well, lots of things don't agree with certain people ... and are fine for the rest of us

At least in moderate amounts.

[womanofthehills]

121. I'm one of those people who does badly with MSG & sulfur

so I rarely eat out in restaurants. I've gotten better over the yrs, but both used to give me bronchospasm.

[misanthrope]

108. McDonald's has a grilled chicken salad

that is low on carbs were that the crucial requirement.

[woodsprite]

111. Burger King is where I usually grab a quick bite, if I need to.

It’s close to work, and they’ll serve any sandwich on a salad, sans bread.

[MANative]

10. I haven't either and never will.

There are two of them within 5 miles of me in Fairfield County, CT. I regularly vote with my dollars.

[Revanchist]

11. I eat there a few times back in the 90s

I knew some people that loved them but I wasn't super impressed. The chain restaurant that I miss that isn't around me is Jack in the box.

[mr_lebowski]

16. I might perish without a Monster Taco w/extra lettuce & sauce fix on the regular ...

I actually also really like their spicy chicken sandwich and their chicken strips. Their egg rolls are also pretty bomb. Oh, and the sourdough jack.

[mitch96]

23. " I miss that isn't around me is Jack in the box."

THE MAGIC SAUSE!!!!!! Great place to go for late nite after pub crawl food on the cheap..
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[trev]

36. I just had lunch at Jack today. :) nt

[democratisphere]

12. It's a f'lng chicken sandwich. How good can it be?!

Been there, done that, never again.

[Skittles]

20. I'll take Cane's any days over chik fucking fil-a

[Docreed2003]

49. Canes is the bomb!

[dalton99a]

55. +1. Cane's is great

[Thomas Hurt]

14. there food is nothing special, not bad, bad for you yes, they do have good service...

the few times I have eaten there, they have plenty of employees to help customers and they are polite.

Pretty much what you should expect from any fast food joint.

Don't think I consider them or McD's or B King restaurants though.

[Cosmocat]

112. Yeah

the food is a bit over rated, but when the girls were younger I would take them there when I was dad alone because:

1) They had a nice play gym.
2) For their kids meals, they gave books, which I REALLY liked. They were readable for the girls at that age, and were not some cheap plastic shit that just ended up having the dog chew on them.

Service was good, too.

[FM123]

15. Me neither.

We have a lot of Pollo Tropical chicken restaurants around us so that's where we grab our grub...

[trev]

34. Several decades ago, when I lived just outside of Los Angeles,

a colleague took me to Pollo Loco on Spring Street. Absolutely astounding. Remembering this, I just now looked them up and found a franchise close to home. I may have to try them out tomorrow.

As always, I'll bypass the Chik-Fil-A a mile down the street....

[FM123]

38. Enjoy your chicken tomorrow, let us know if it is as good as you remembered.....

[trev]

42. I have a real fear it won't be, but I'll try it anyway.

When I ate there before, it was still a Mexican-owned restaurant. I know that's changed now, but maybe it's still as good.

[trev]

43. Meh. I just looked at their menu. Kind of what I feared.

When I was there, they set before you a half a flame-broiled chicken (you could watch them grill it, the flames were two feet high) and a bowl of jalapenos. Now it's just like any other fast-food joint.

Think I'll pass.

[Clash City Rocker]

18. You and I must define the word "restaurant" differently

[Aristus]

19. When I was visiting my fundy step-daughter and her family last month,

she went and got Chik-Fil-A for everyone. Mrs. Aristus, knowing how I feel and agreeing, but not wanted to cause trouble for her daughter, said: "Please don't say anything. Just eat it and don't make everyone uncomfortable".

So I didn't.

But I made a donation to PFLAAG afterwards.

[Tech]

21. I only eat fast food on Sundays

[KG]

22. always the longest line at mall I lunch at sometimes.

never thought food was great, I found rather salty.

[Thekaspervote]

24. Me either..and never ever will

[tulipsandroses]

25. I eat Keto, so obviously don't eat there anymore - When I ate carby junk - Yes it was really good

I am not going to be biased based on politics. Of all the fast food places. It was head and shoulders above the rest. Even before I went Keto, Chic fil A and Xaxbys were the only Fast Food places I would go to. Occasionally KFC for their grilled chicken. The other fast food places had long been off my list.

I have made copy cat versions of their chicken sandwich. Its way better than your ordinary chicken sandwich IMO. Soaking the chicken in pickle juice gives it that signature flavor.

[Still In Wisconsin]

26. Processed chicken sandwiches smelling vaguely of urine?

No thanks, I'll pass.

[stonecutter357]

30. It's a Pickle juice brine on the chicken that smelling like urine .

[ValidateThis]

40. They use that to hide

how cheap and disgusting the meat is.

[trev]

27. My daughter took me to one in Virginia when I was visiting. Her treat.

I ate a few fries (they were gross, IMO) but nothing else. Haven't set foot in the outlet down the street from me.

[kimbutgar]

28. Wouldn't set foot in one ever

Was in North Carolina in 2005 and had a few bites of one of their chicken sandwiches. The chicken was tasteless. I guess if you have bad taste in politics you also had bad taste in food.

[dawg day]

29. I thought it was okay-- nothing special.

I'm not sure who is voting for it. It doesn't seem any better than other fast food joints.

[Wellstone ruled]

31. Proud to say,

never have or will I or my Spouse patronize this Place of Business. BTW,if you want the same so called experience,just go to the Frozen Meat section of your Supermarket and look for the square cut battered Chicken Fillets,Tyson or Fosters,and get yourself a bag of Buns and you got yourself Chicken Sandwich right out of the Micro wave.

We usually use the Fosters Round Patties from Costco. Total with Giant Burger Bun,$1.03 . No guilt what so ever.

[stonecutter357]

32. The pickle juice brine on the chicken taste like crap and the texture is gross !

[Gothmog]

33. Same here

I will never eat this haven for deplorables

[doc03]

35. We don't have any here yet but two are being built

nearby. I ate there a few times when I was in Florida. They have good chicken sandwiches but I like the ones at Wendy's just as well. I don't see where they are anything special. The Republicans like it because of their political agenda period.

[SlogginThroughIt]

44. Me either. I refuse to.

[Imperialism Inc.]

45. I honestly don't understand why people like that place.

Their sandwiches are like a step above a vending machine chicken sandwich at best. Really don't get it.

[Bettie]

94. Come for the mediocre fast food

stay for the homophobia.

I think it's a cult thing...everyone says it is great, so it must be!

[Blue_true]

116. They are big with fundies. The understated hate for others make

the food delicious for fundies, I guess.

[ornotna]

46. I'll take a Pollo Tropical over them anytime.

Much tastier.

[Everyman Jackal]

47. When I eat out I only go to four places in Jacksonville NC.

Waffle House because of their omelet fiesta with extra jalapeno peppers and scatter with everything and the waitresses hug us and we can talk about our chickens. Logans for a rare ribeye steak. Angie's Family Restaurant for liver and onions. El Mariachi's for the Burrito California with the best cheese sauce and their hot green salsa. I don't go to restaurants that serve good food, I want great food otherwise I can eat my wife's cooking.

[Docreed2003]

51. Jaxvegas...the armpit of the Eastern Seaboard

Seriously though, I have some very fond memories there. Are you at Lejeune?

[Everyman Jackal]

63. No, I'm 76. I was army 63-67.

We moved here because we had nephews that were Marines at LeJeune and now we have grand-nephews stationed there when they aren't deployed. This is really a good place to live if you are a veteran. I used to wear my DAV cap when we ate out but stopped. It got embarrassing asking for the check and finding out that some Marine had already paid it. We try to treat them, especially when you see a family and you can tell the ones that just got home. I know it shouldn't make a difference but it does bother me more to see a female veteran wearing prosthetics. The best thing about living here is I have a disabled veteran's plate on my car. I have never got a ticket yet and that includes the time I went through the old town at 65 MPH in a 15 MPH zone. Before the town cop could say anything I told him and I told him the truth that I had just left the VA clinic and had to go to the VA office. He told me that the office was down 2 blocks on the left so I should slow down. Really, a veteran especially one with problems should live in a military town. We help each other. I saw a veteran with a service dog and a t-shirt that basically said to leave him alone. I walked up to him and told him that I had gotten out of Fayetteville, meaning the psych ward at the VA hospital, the day before. He understood what I meant and we shook hands and sat and talked for a while. It was good for both of us. Wasn't the same when I lived in Boston or Miami. Okay, that's enough crying in my beer.

[lpbk2713]

50. I've never gone there on my own.

I've been there when other people I was with wanted to go there. Their french fries aren't bad.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

52. I think a couple of their restaurants recently turned up in my area, but

I've never eaten at one and I don't even know where they are.

[Irishxs]

53. No to Chick Fill A, No Hobby Lobby, No Papa Johns Pizza

[gopiscrap]

54. me neither

nor have I bought from a Wal Mart

[Jake Stern]

56. Hate them or like them their customer service is top notch.

Staff are super friendly and helpful. Food is okay, nothing to write home about still I'll eat there if I'm hungry and one is nearby.

[ellie]

57. The chicken is gristly.

Just gross.

[Luciferous]

58. I've never been there either

[fishwax]

61. I ate there a few times back in the 90s (there was one on campus as an undergrad) before i knew

anything about their politics. I had friends who swore by them, but honestly I didn't find the sandwiches remarkable at all, which i guess is why I only ate there a handful of times.

[stillcool]

64. me neither..

I have lived a sheltered life.

[Initech]

65. Chik-Fil-A is on my no-buy list along with Jimmy John's and Papa John's.

No thank you sir.

[Crunchy Frog]

66. I ate at one once, in ancient times, in a long closed mall, long before there was any internet.

It must have been around the time that they first appeared in the world. I remember being extremely unimpressed with their food, and deciding on the spot to never eat there again.

[orleans]

67. neither have i.

i saw this report on my local ten o'clock news.

ugh.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

68. Nope, not me. Might contain right-wing brainwash hormones....

which would be worse than dioxin or mercury. Ya just never know..... ......

Seriously, my battle is with my family members that don't care about corporate politics like I do. Granddaughter is nuts over their nuggets and I gently tied into her a while back over my refusal to go with them to Chick-fil-A. I made the mistake of trying to explain my objection to her, but she's too young. Sure as hell got the message over to my daughter, though, who is a rock-solid Dem.

Some days, a little personal boycott is about all the ammo I have in this massive war of attrition....

[Quackers]

69. I've never been there but I wouldn't avoid it.

My wife has and she likes it. If I were to avoid every store and restaurant that has been tied to something bad or has different political opinions than me then I would be limited to making my own clothes and growing all my own food. Then again, growing my own food on land stolen from Native Americans seems wrong too so what am I to do?

[Raine]

70. Me either because I don't eat meat, chicken or fish

plus they're RWNJ.

[JI7]

71. did they always have stand alone locations ? until recent years

i mostly saw them in mall food courts.

[jcmaine72]

73. Not that I eat take out much, but I only buy from places that I know

for certain aren't in league with white supremacists and fascists. Where I live, that usually means halal, Mexican or Chinese food.

[NewJeffCT]

75. I never have, either

they're pretty rare in Connecticut, but there are a few that I have seen.

[treestar]

76. Named by who?

I haven't eaten there ever, either.

[MFM008]

77. Never eaten there

Never will.

[GoCubsGo]

79. I ate there once, about 25 years ago.

Meh. I don't get why they're so popular. You had one rubbery chicken breast slapped on cheap white bread sandwich, you had 'em all. Nothing special. If I was going to eat a fast food chicken sandwich, I'd got to Zaxby's.

[Blue_true]

117. Zaxby's serve a great grilled chicken sandwich. And their salads are top

notch for fast food. I eat there on occasion, never had an issue with their food. The other chicken place that I go to is Lees (not General Lee).

One of my nieces brought me something that she had bought at Chick FIL A, the food was not bad, but not something that I would make an effort to buy. She is not a fundie, my guess is she was out driving and that was the most convenient place for chicken.

[Kilgore]

80. There is a new one at Clinton National airport in Little Rock

Ate there yesterday. Service was fantastic. Chicken sandwich was simple and tasted good.
The best part is you can see the Clinton display while eating.

[BigDemVoter]

81. This is NOT a compliment for American diners.

Disgusting food and revolting owners. . . I would rather be shot than be forced to eat that swill.

[SouthernProgressive]

85. I go to the one near me every now and then.

I'm just not a big fast food eater.

I go to the one near me because the owners of the franchise are great people. They stick with employees who have serious personal issues or other problems that commonly impact work patterns. Interestingly enough, they are very anti-discrimination. Strange bedfellows.

[GoneOffShore]

90. Only one reason to go to Fascist-Fil-A - The restrooms.

[GulfCoast66]

91. I really don't do the boycott thing. Unless the food sucks.

Which theirs does. Can’t stand it.

[Bettie]

93. Never have

never will.

[Warren_Pointe]

98. Same here.

What's so special about chicken, mayo, and pickles?

But I do dig me some Little Feat "Fat Man in the Bathtub"[link:

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[Blecht]

99. I almost did once

I had a coupon for a free breakfast item, so I stopped in on the last day it was good. I think it was 10:33 am.

They told me breakfast ended at 10:30, so that was that.

I've never been back.

[ck4829]

100. K&R

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

102. I ate at one once many years ago.

I thought the food was stunningly mediocre and have never been interested in going again. Even if they didn't have repugnant politics, I wouldn't go.

[Sneederbunk]

103. You may have your work cut out for you if your choice of eateries is based

upon the political persuasion of the owners.

[pbmus]

105. I also do not shop at Home Depot...

And many others that avow their loyalty to the corporation and the decimation of democracy...

[misanthrope]

114. It's not solely their political persuasion

It is that they decided to use that political persuasion as a marketing tool.

[Steelrolled]

115. I'm with you on that.

Life is too short to research what is an acceptable place to buy a sandwich. Pretty much all of my political action is in the voting booth.

[GuyNamedNathan]

104. I think I've gone only once in my life.

[redstatebluegirl]

106. They are all over the place here in Oklahoma.

I ate at one once, but thought it was just ok. It is a chicken sandwich with pickles, nothing special. I have refused to eat there since their crazy owners have come out as right wing nuts.

There is one close to our house, there is always a line going into that place, I really don't get it.

[DesertRat]

107. I haven't either and there's one just 2 miles from my house. nt

[miyazaki]

109. One word review: forgettable.

Ate there once, barely remember it.

[misanthrope]

110. I haven't chosen to go there since the 1980s

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There was one in the mall where I worked while in college. I noticed they closed on Sundays and remarked to a colleague that at least they gave their employees that day off. The colleague informed me the impetus was based in a "the Bible says don't work on Sunday" ethos.

At first I shrugged it off. I thought their sandwiches were good but they were notably more expensive than other fast food places. As I thought about it, I realized they were using what was supposed to be a personal spiritual belief as a marketing tool, no different than an air conditioner repairman who puts a "Jesus fish" on his advertising.

I didn't want to support that and this was during a time when I still retained residue of my family's religious beliefs. I didn't care that they were Christian but their willingness to exploit that for dollars was distasteful to me.

I didn't go back for that reason. Being in the buckle of the Bible Belt, I was surrounded by more fervent supporters who fell for their act. After the 2012 fallout over their same-sex marriage stance, their crowds increased exponentially around here. Not me.

Not long after that, I was passenger on a road trip with my highly conservative sister and brother-in-law when they insisted on finding a Chik-fil-A to stop for something to eat. "We like supporting them because of the values they show," they quickly offered. I said nothing.

I ordered as little as possible, held my tongue while they insisted on praying over their fast food in the restaurant and said little else during the meal. That's been seven years ago and I gladly have abstained since then.

[dsp3000]

113. The food is actually pretty good for fast food. But I feel dirty eating there

I feel dirty eating fast food in general and I am usually health conscious and avoid fast food in general. Chick fila is not healthy by any means but its a "healthier" option to me than some other stuff i could have got and the food's decent. There's one by my work that I'll swing by if i forget breakfast, but I feel bad after eating it... sometimes it cant be helped. I was pretty upset when I saw how political they are.

[Blue_true]

118. Fortunately I have a number of choices for meals any time of day when I am out.

I really would feel uncomfortable around their seemingly predominant customer base.

[dsp3000]

122. I don't think most of their customers know or care

"I really would feel uncomfortable around their seemingly predominant customer base."

I will go out on a limb and say that 95% of their customers don't know or care about the politics of the owner. To them their food and customer service is just good, otherwise they wouldnt be in business

[jpak]

119. My family goes there for lunch after Church every Sunday

Love it.