A Comparison of Chick-fil-A and Popeyes: A Sandwich Showdown

It's time to dive into the world of fast food chicken sandwiches, where two giants reign supreme: Chick-fil-A and Popeyes. As a sandwich enthusiast, I was excited to try both options and see which one comes out on top.

First, let's take a look at the Chick-fil-A sandwich. The moment the sandwich was placed in front of me, I knew I was in for a treat. The bun, while not unlike a traditional hamburger white bread bun, had a slightly different flair to it. It looked more like a Brioche bun, with a golden yellow color and a shiny exterior. But what really caught my attention was the generous helping of chicken on top. Heavy and juicy, the chicken patty seemed to be made from a high-quality piece of meat. And then there were the pickle slices - two thin but crunchy slivers that added a welcome burst of flavor to each bite.

But what truly set this sandwich apart was its breading. The coating on the fried chicken was thick and substantial, with just the right amount of crunchiness to balance out the juiciness of the meat. It was clear that this was no ordinary piece of fried chicken - it had been breaded with care and attention. And let's not forget the mayo, which added a creamy richness to each bite. Overall, I was impressed by the textures and flavors that came together in this sandwich.

I took another big bite, savoring the combination of crunchy pickles, juicy chicken, and crispy breading. The pickle slices were perfectly balanced, cutting through the richness of the fried chicken with their briny flavor. And the texture of the chicken itself - tender, succulent, and full of flavor. I was sold on this sandwich from the very start.

Now, let's talk about Popeyes, which is where things get really interesting. This sandwich had a distinctly different feel to it, one that set it apart from the Chick-fil-A option. The breading on the fried chicken was thicker and more substantial than what I'd seen at Chick-fil-A - it looked almost like a piece of fried chicken itself, rather than just a patty. And that's exactly what it was: a big, generous helping of crispy, golden fried chicken.

The bun on Popeyes is also worth noting - slightly smaller than the Chick-fil-A option, but with a similar yellow color and shiny exterior. It's clear that this sandwich has been styled to appeal to fans of California-style burgers, with its more substantial breading and bigger, more generous patty. And yet, despite these differences, there was still something quintessentially fried-chicken about Popeyes that set it apart from the rest.

In terms of flavor, both sandwiches were excellent - but in different ways. The Chick-fil-A option had a cleaner, more straightforward taste profile, while the Popeyes sandwich had a richer, more complex flavor that seemed to come from its bold breading and generous helping of mayo. And then there's the texture: crunchy pickles and crispy fried chicken made for a delightful combination, but one that was perhaps a bit too heavy-handed in the case of the Chick-fil-A option.

When it comes to fries, Popeyes once again shows off its unique style. These seasoned fries are seasoned with just a touch of black pepper, giving them a subtle kick without overpowering the natural flavor of the potatoes. They're crunchy and delicious, but also slightly different from the traditional French fry that so many restaurants serve.

Finally, we come to lemonade - another area where Chick-fil-A takes the lead. The tangy, citrusy taste of their lemonade is a highlight of any meal at this restaurant, while Popeyes' offering was slightly less impressive. Not bad by any means, but not quite up to par with Chick-fil-A's version.

Overall, I'd have to give the edge to Popeyes when it comes to fried chicken sandwiches. The combination of thick breading, juicy chicken, and crunchy pickles is unbeatable - and that generous helping of mayo adds just the right amount of richness without overpowering everything else. And let's not forget those fries - seasoned to perfection with a subtle kick that makes them stand out from the crowd.

That said, I do have one major quibble: size. While both sandwiches are delicious, I found myself getting a little overwhelmed by the sheer size of the Popeyes option. At times, it felt like too much chicken and not enough balance - and while Chick-fil-A's sandwich may be slightly smaller in terms of patty size, I think that's actually a plus.

In terms of pickle preference, I'm a one-slice person myself, but both sandwiches did justice to the humble pickle. The Popeyes option had thicker slices, which gave it just the right amount of crunch - while Chick-fil-A's thinner slices added a welcome burst of flavor without overpowering everything else.

Ultimately, this sandwich showdown was all about balance and harmony. Both options excelled in their own ways, but when it came down to it, I couldn't deny that Popeyes had something special going on. The combination of crunchy pickles, juicy chicken, and crispy breading is unbeatable - and with just the right amount of mayo and seasoning, it's a sandwich that will keep you coming back for more.

As for Chick-fil-A? Well, they're still doing what they do best: serving up delicious, well-balanced sandwiches with a side of Southern charm. But when it comes to fried chicken sandwiches, I think Popeyes takes the crown.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: engreetings my beautiful lovelies it's emmy welcome back to my car and another edition of emmy in the drive-thru today i'm going to be doing a big chicken sandwich comparison taste test i'm going to be tasting chick-fil-a and popeye's new chicken sandwich now this has kind of taken over the chicken sandwich internet it's this battle between chick-fil-a's original sandwich and popeye's new chicken sandwich and today i'm going to do my own chicken sandwich taste test to see which chicken sandwich reigns supreme i'm going to be tasting chick-fil-a's first i just went through the drive-thru and i ordered a number one meal which is the original chick-fil-a sandwich and i got some medium fries and they're lemonade it was 7.85 and with tax it was 8 and 40 cents so not exactly an inexpensive meal for a chicken sandwich and fries at least for fast food in my book i do have to give credit to the person that took my order absolutely great service very friendly very patient and at the end she said it was my pleasure it was really nice i feel like this day and age we don't really get a lot of good service and i really appreciate when i do so i have to give them props for that so if you ever do this use your bag as a placemat i do so here's the sandwich in this little bag here nice and hot and here's the sandwich so here is the chicken sandwich consists of two regular buns the fried chicken and one slice of pickle very simple sandwich alrighty so let's go ahead and give the sandwich a taste itadakimasu i haven't had one of these in a long time and it's delicious immediately i can tell that the chicken was well cooked and juicy it's a piece of chicken breast so they must have brined the chicken breast i imagine or tenderized it somehow because when you bite it you get this immediate kind of squish and juiciness which is really tricky for chicken breasts because there's not a lot of fat in it but very juicy and tasty very well seasoned you can taste the kind of saltiness all the way through the chicken but it's not overly seasoned lots of black pepper in there nice kind of crispness on the outside squishy bun let me move the pickle a little bit forward and get a pickle in that bite here we go now i am not a huge pickle fan but i feel like it's essential in this sandwich one slice of pickle really does it for me it adds a nice brininess a nice little dilly kind of pick you up goes really well with fried chicken that kind of acidity and that deep fried coating perfect pairing kind of cuts a little bit of the heaviness of the fried chicken this is a delicious sandwich i don't think it needs chick-fil-a sauce at all but i'm gonna go ahead and try it since they give it to you so i'm gonna smear some sauce using my waffle fry actually i should eat my paintbrush wow that sauce is a lot smokier than i remember it being when you look at it it looks almost more like nacho cheese sauce but it doesn't taste like nacho cheese whatsoever it's more like a combination of barbecue and mayonnaise it's creamy but smoky and a little bit sweet very much like a barbecue sauce wow waffle fries okay a decent potato flavor i like that you can see the potato skins a little bit different texture than just a regular french fry just because of the surface area and the kind of mouth feels a little bit different it's just more substantial it's more like a steak cut fry not as crisp as i like it i like how the waffle fries look visually but as a french fry like experience it's a little bit too much for me just too big just too much of fry going on i like it a little bit less substantial texturally and i think just also physically as well but still nice to have a deep fried potato thing with your sandwich okay so now let's close this up and taste our chicken sandwich with the sauce and that's going to take us to the lemonade i like having the lemonade option instead of having soda you're still consuming the same amount of sugar but it's a nice way to kind of mix things up a bit in terms of flavor it tastes like country time lemonade with some pulp floating on top so as far as the addition of the chick-fil-a sauce on here it works that smoky kind of sweet mayonnaise barbecue sauce works in here i don't think it really needs it i think in fact it takes a little bit away from just the flavors of the fried chicken itself i really don't think it needs it i think it's a nice accompaniment with the waffle fries to kind of dip into it but on the sandwich itself i actually prefer it without it because i feel like you can taste the chicken better and the pickle better as well just kind of mask things but yeah there you have it that is the chick-fil-a number one original sandwich meal now let's head over to popeyes and compare their chicken sandwich to this one alrighty see you in a bit greetings my beautiful lovelies i am outside i was going to shoot inside the mall but of course there's copy written music so i'm doing my papa's taste test outside so this is the new popeye's chicken sandwich i got the number nine meal which includes the sandwich fries and a drink and they too have lemonade so i ordered a lemonade as well let me give that a tip first okay i'm glad i ordered lemonade lemonade this definitely tastes like country time lemonade it gives you that little bit of burning in the back of your throat totally artificial lemonade no pulp whatsoever kind of good in its own right it gives a kind of citric acid puckery flavor not a lot of natural flavoring there but reminds me of like summer school and camp right the prices are pretty comparable the subtotal was seven dollars and 49 cents with taxes eight dollars and nine cents so both these meals cost about the same price around eight dollars alrighty so let's open up the sandwich and see what's all about so i had remarked on the customer service that i got at chick-fil-a which was really great when i went through the drive-through i didn't go through the drive-through i just talked with a real person and the surface wasn't so great sort of just typical of fast food right can i take your order thanks and that's it just thought i'd do a little comparison since i mentioned it in my chick-fil-a review so their sandwich also comes in a bag oh my fries are kind of a mess and they're mushed at the bottom of my bag and these look like they're seasoned fries and i got the classic i usually like to opt for the spicy but since we're just doing a side-by-side comparison i thought i'd do original versus original so let's get this sandwich out oh nice and toasty hot i have to say i like the insulated bag thing keeps your sandwich nice and warm both places have that so here's the sandwich i like the little wax paper diaper it's got going on very reminiscent of california style hamburgers keeps things nice and tidy here is the sandwich itself i would say maybe slightly larger than chick-fil-a the bun is different it looks more like a brioche bun it has more of a yellow cast to it shiny on the outside and oh here's the chicken on the inside heavy generous slather of mayo there is a chicken right away i can see that the breading on this is much thicker than the chick-fil-a looks more like a piece of fried chicken and then we've got two pickle slices and these pickles look thicker cut and look a little bit bigger as well but pretty much the same combination here of just chicken pickle bread in this case we have mayo i am impressed with that breading that is looking phenomenal it's going to be a big bite here we go itadakimasu that was a big bite of sandwich right off the bat i love the textures that are going on here because this is more heavily breaded you get a really great crispy slightly greasy bite it's fried chicken between bread this sandwich is equally juicy the chicken i think is also brined so it's just juicy and succulent and thicker this is a fatter piece of chicken now let me take another bite and get the pickle bite in there as well here we go pickles and fried chicken is just a lovely combination again you get that big burst of briny dilliness that really cuts the fatness and the greasiness of the fried chicken and you get a crunch now the crunch of the pickle is bigger in this sandwich because the slice of the pickle slice is a little bit thicker but you still get that really great dilly bite i don't know if you can see that the chicken is thicker and fatter in this sandwich as well it's much more like fried chicken in a sandwich rather than being a chicken cutlet or a chicken patty or even a chick fillet it's a kind of different style or a little slightly different take on the chicken sandwich because the chicken is so substantial i like it it's very flavorful it's well seasoned the chicken is tender and juicy this is also a piece of chicken breast and it remains juicy and succulent as well so the mayo really adds something to this too kind of glues everything together adds another layer of savoriness kind of softens the bun it does make it feel a little bit heavier but it doesn't certainly take anything away from the sandwich alrighty now let's try our fries these fries are delicious now this does give you that fries sensation that satisfaction of having a fry with a burger or sandwich these are seasoned and they're tasty i like those a little bit of black pepper nice bit of seasoning it doesn't need any ketchup or anything whatsoever with it just great as they are certainly a different style of french fry these are seasoned fries they're not just regular fries so there's less of a intense potato flavor and more of a seasoning on there so if that's what you're in the mood for then this will fit the bell so if we compare buns the bun at chick-fil-a was more of a typical hamburger white bread bun well this one is yellow and more of a style of say like a martin's roll potato roll it's still in the vein of white bread so now that i've had both sandwiches what one do i like more well i hank i have to say i like popeyes more both pieces of fried chicken were excellent but i like the added crunch of popeyes that bigger crunchy more fried chicken coating on the outside texturally really worked for me and also flavor wises too although the size of chick-fil-a is more suited for me this is a little bit too large and i am a one pickle slice person rather than two pickle slices but that's easy enough to just take one pickle slice out as far as fries i like the seasoned fries more than the waffle fries they don't even need any dipping sauce or anything great as they are as far as lemonade goes i like chick-fil-a's lemonade better i like that little bit of pulp i like the more natural tasting flavor of their lemonade rather than this but i see cold still not bad alrighty so there you have it my thoughts on chick-fil-a versus popeye let me know down in the comments what your thoughts are what your opinions are because i'm sure you have them and yeah thank you guys so much for joining me i hope you guys enjoyed that one i hope you guys learned something please share this video with your friends follow me on social media like this video subscribe and i shall see you in the next one toodaloo take care bye we're gonna have to hold for some music here thank you that was kind of magical alrighty let's give this a tastegreetings my beautiful lovelies it's emmy welcome back to my car and another edition of emmy in the drive-thru today i'm going to be doing a big chicken sandwich comparison taste test i'm going to be tasting chick-fil-a and popeye's new chicken sandwich now this has kind of taken over the chicken sandwich internet it's this battle between chick-fil-a's original sandwich and popeye's new chicken sandwich and today i'm going to do my own chicken sandwich taste test to see which chicken sandwich reigns supreme i'm going to be tasting chick-fil-a's first i just went through the drive-thru and i ordered a number one meal which is the original chick-fil-a sandwich and i got some medium fries and they're lemonade it was 7.85 and with tax it was 8 and 40 cents so not exactly an inexpensive meal for a chicken sandwich and fries at least for fast food in my book i do have to give credit to the person that took my order absolutely great service very friendly very patient and at the end she said it was my pleasure it was really nice i feel like this day and age we don't really get a lot of good service and i really appreciate when i do so i have to give them props for that so if you ever do this use your bag as a placemat i do so here's the sandwich in this little bag here nice and hot and here's the sandwich so here is the chicken sandwich consists of two regular buns the fried chicken and one slice of pickle very simple sandwich alrighty so let's go ahead and give the sandwich a taste itadakimasu i haven't had one of these in a long time and it's delicious immediately i can tell that the chicken was well cooked and juicy it's a piece of chicken breast so they must have brined the chicken breast i imagine or tenderized it somehow because when you bite it you get this immediate kind of squish and juiciness which is really tricky for chicken breasts because there's not a lot of fat in it but very juicy and tasty very well seasoned you can taste the kind of saltiness all the way through the chicken but it's not overly seasoned lots of black pepper in there nice kind of crispness on the outside squishy bun let me move the pickle a little bit forward and get a pickle in that bite here we go now i am not a huge pickle fan but i feel like it's essential in this sandwich one slice of pickle really does it for me it adds a nice brininess a nice little dilly kind of pick you up goes really well with fried chicken that kind of acidity and that deep fried coating perfect pairing kind of cuts a little bit of the heaviness of the fried chicken this is a delicious sandwich i don't think it needs chick-fil-a sauce at all but i'm gonna go ahead and try it since they give it to you so i'm gonna smear some sauce using my waffle fry actually i should eat my paintbrush wow that sauce is a lot smokier than i remember it being when you look at it it looks almost more like nacho cheese sauce but it doesn't taste like nacho cheese whatsoever it's more like a combination of barbecue and mayonnaise it's creamy but smoky and a little bit sweet very much like a barbecue sauce wow waffle fries okay a decent potato flavor i like that you can see the potato skins a little bit different texture than just a regular french fry just because of the surface area and the kind of mouth feels a little bit different it's just more substantial it's more like a steak cut fry not as crisp as i like it i like how the waffle fries look visually but as a french fry like experience it's a little bit too much for me just too big just too much of fry going on i like it a little bit less substantial texturally and i think just also physically as well but still nice to have a deep fried potato thing with your sandwich okay so now let's close this up and taste our chicken sandwich with the sauce and that's going to take us to the lemonade i like having the lemonade option instead of having soda you're still consuming the same amount of sugar but it's a nice way to kind of mix things up a bit in terms of flavor it tastes like country time lemonade with some pulp floating on top so as far as the addition of the chick-fil-a sauce on here it works that smoky kind of sweet mayonnaise barbecue sauce works in here i don't think it really needs it i think in fact it takes a little bit away from just the flavors of the fried chicken itself i really don't think it needs it i think it's a nice accompaniment with the waffle fries to kind of dip into it but on the sandwich itself i actually prefer it without it because i feel like you can taste the chicken better and the pickle better as well just kind of mask things but yeah there you have it that is the chick-fil-a number one original sandwich meal now let's head over to popeyes and compare their chicken sandwich to this one alrighty see you in a bit greetings my beautiful lovelies i am outside i was going to shoot inside the mall but of course there's copy written music so i'm doing my papa's taste test outside so this is the new popeye's chicken sandwich i got the number nine meal which includes the sandwich fries and a drink and they too have lemonade so i ordered a lemonade as well let me give that a tip first okay i'm glad i ordered lemonade lemonade this definitely tastes like country time lemonade it gives you that little bit of burning in the back of your throat totally artificial lemonade no pulp whatsoever kind of good in its own right it gives a kind of citric acid puckery flavor not a lot of natural flavoring there but reminds me of like summer school and camp right the prices are pretty comparable the subtotal was seven dollars and 49 cents with taxes eight dollars and nine cents so both these meals cost about the same price around eight dollars alrighty so let's open up the sandwich and see what's all about so i had remarked on the customer service that i got at chick-fil-a which was really great when i went through the drive-through i didn't go through the drive-through i just talked with a real person and the surface wasn't so great sort of just typical of fast food right can i take your order thanks and that's it just thought i'd do a little comparison since i mentioned it in my chick-fil-a review so their sandwich also comes in a bag oh my fries are kind of a mess and they're mushed at the bottom of my bag and these look like they're seasoned fries and i got the classic i usually like to opt for the spicy but since we're just doing a side-by-side comparison i thought i'd do original versus original so let's get this sandwich out oh nice and toasty hot i have to say i like the insulated bag thing keeps your sandwich nice and warm both places have that so here's the sandwich i like the little wax paper diaper it's got going on very reminiscent of california style hamburgers keeps things nice and tidy here is the sandwich itself i would say maybe slightly larger than chick-fil-a the bun is different it looks more like a brioche bun it has more of a yellow cast to it shiny on the outside and oh here's the chicken on the inside heavy generous slather of mayo there is a chicken right away i can see that the breading on this is much thicker than the chick-fil-a looks more like a piece of fried chicken and then we've got two pickle slices and these pickles look thicker cut and look a little bit bigger as well but pretty much the same combination here of just chicken pickle bread in this case we have mayo i am impressed with that breading that is looking phenomenal it's going to be a big bite here we go itadakimasu that was a big bite of sandwich right off the bat i love the textures that are going on here because this is more heavily breaded you get a really great crispy slightly greasy bite it's fried chicken between bread this sandwich is equally juicy the chicken i think is also brined so it's just juicy and succulent and thicker this is a fatter piece of chicken now let me take another bite and get the pickle bite in there as well here we go pickles and fried chicken is just a lovely combination again you get that big burst of briny dilliness that really cuts the fatness and the greasiness of the fried chicken and you get a crunch now the crunch of the pickle is bigger in this sandwich because the slice of the pickle slice is a little bit thicker but you still get that really great dilly bite i don't know if you can see that the chicken is thicker and fatter in this sandwich as well it's much more like fried chicken in a sandwich rather than being a chicken cutlet or a chicken patty or even a chick fillet it's a kind of different style or a little slightly different take on the chicken sandwich because the chicken is so substantial i like it it's very flavorful it's well seasoned the chicken is tender and juicy this is also a piece of chicken breast and it remains juicy and succulent as well so the mayo really adds something to this too kind of glues everything together adds another layer of savoriness kind of softens the bun it does make it feel a little bit heavier but it doesn't certainly take anything away from the sandwich alrighty now let's try our fries these fries are delicious now this does give you that fries sensation that satisfaction of having a fry with a burger or sandwich these are seasoned and they're tasty i like those a little bit of black pepper nice bit of seasoning it doesn't need any ketchup or anything whatsoever with it just great as they are certainly a different style of french fry these are seasoned fries they're not just regular fries so there's less of a intense potato flavor and more of a seasoning on there so if that's what you're in the mood for then this will fit the bell so if we compare buns the bun at chick-fil-a was more of a typical hamburger white bread bun well this one is yellow and more of a style of say like a martin's roll potato roll it's still in the vein of white bread so now that i've had both sandwiches what one do i like more well i hank i have to say i like popeyes more both pieces of fried chicken were excellent but i like the added crunch of popeyes that bigger crunchy more fried chicken coating on the outside texturally really worked for me and also flavor wises too although the size of chick-fil-a is more suited for me this is a little bit too large and i am a one pickle slice person rather than two pickle slices but that's easy enough to just take one pickle slice out as far as fries i like the seasoned fries more than the waffle fries they don't even need any dipping sauce or anything great as they are as far as lemonade goes i like chick-fil-a's lemonade better i like that little bit of pulp i like the more natural tasting flavor of their lemonade rather than this but i see cold still not bad alrighty so there you have it my thoughts on chick-fil-a versus popeye let me know down in the comments what your thoughts are what your opinions are because i'm sure you have them and yeah thank you guys so much for joining me i hope you guys enjoyed that one i hope you guys learned something please share this video with your friends follow me on social media like this video subscribe and i shall see you in the next one toodaloo take care bye we're gonna have to hold for some music here thank you that was kind of magical alrighty let's give this a taste\n"