KFC's parent company has unleashed a Chick-fil-A killer

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Taco Bell (and KFC) parent company Yum! Brands is expanding its wildly popular chicken sandwich concept, called Super Chix.

Yum! said it's building a second location in Dallas, according to industry blog Nation's Restaurant News. The first location opened last year in Arlington, Texas.

The chain, which has been called a Chick-fil-A knock-off, sells fried chicken sandwiches, chicken strips, frozen custard, and french fries.
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Customers rave about the food on Yelp, where it has a rating of four out of five stars from 96 reviews.

"'The last original chicken sandwich' is their slogan. I can clearly see why after I finished lunch there this afternoon," wrote one reviewer. "The quality is phenomenal and at a more than decent price!"
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http://www.businessinsider.com/inside-yum-brands-super-chix-2015-4

[madville]

1. Looks disgusting

The chicken almost looks burnt. I passed on going with the office crew to Five Guys today, all that fried crap makes me lethargic the rest of the day.

[Renew Deal]

2. If you passed on Five Guys, then this type of food may not be for you.

Have you ever eaten at a Five Guys? You know the burger at Five Guys isn't fried right?

[Skittles]

8. some folk just like trashing fast foods

food snobs

[REP]

14. Well, there's fast food and then there's Five Guys ...

Five Guys is pretty good. And while I'm more of a Popeye's fan when I want some fried chicken,
I hope KFC's sandwich hurts ChristChicken.

[Skittles]

15. I'll be checking it out

I refuse to go to Chikfila

[DeSwiss]

21. I beg your pardon.

- Is it snobbish now to give a shit about what you put in your body? Or is that part of being politically correct now too? I didn't get that memo.....

[Skittles]

23. YES

it is snobbish to assume others are not aware it's junk just because they don't mind fast food occasionally

every time there's a fast food thread the food purists pop in to let us know they'd NEVER eat such crap - it's fucking annoying

[rickford66]

17. I've eaten at two different 5 guys in two different cities.

Got a grease burger and super soggy limp inedible fires both times. I'll have a Wegman's sub when I can.

[Katashi_itto]

29. How long have you known you were a cannibal and what prompted you to come out?

[Logical]

19. LOL, I love the DU food snobs! Olive Garden!!!!!!!! Nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. is that ice cream?

[JI7]

4. frozen custard

[Renew Deal]

5. I know I am going to open a regional battle here but...

Is there a difference?

[JI7]

6. yes and its not regional

Frozen custard , gelato, ice cream are all a little different which give them the different names.

[DFW]

22. Europeans always wonder about why in the States there is a difference between ice cream and gelato

It's sort of like "Shrimp Scampi."

Gelato is just the Italian word for "ice cream," just like "scampi" is the Italian word for "shrimp."

What will food marketers in the States come up with next, "milk latte" and "acqua water?"

[jeff47]

26. No, gelato has a specific fat/air/milk ratio.

It's not just the Italian word for "ice cream". It has more fat and less air that what we call ice cream. You could argue that frozen custard and gelato are the same, but ice cream covers things that are not at all like gelato. Such as products that are 50% air.

[DFW]

27. In the States, maybe

In Italy, it's just the word for ice cream.

[jeff47]

31. It's the word for a frozen dairy product

but someone who came to the US and bought "ice cream" expecting something like gelato would be very disappointed.

[PeaceNikki]

10. yes, it had eggs, higher butterfat and less air.

Posted from the frozen custard capital of the world.

[AngryAmish]

11. Wisconsin?

[PeaceNikki]

12. natch

[AngryAmish]

13. Culver's has a good fried chicken sandwich

But everything includes onions. Not appropriate. Mayo lettuce and pickles, please.

And if there was a Culver's within walking distance to me house I would be 500 lbs.

[PeaceNikki]

16. I have one in walking distance now.

The purist Wisconsin custard connesuier will tell you Culver's is shit compared to some of the small local stands, but they rank up there with the best, IMHO. And I credit them for bringing custard to the masses. Their growth had been good to see.

Leon's is the stand alleged to have been the inspiration for Al's in Happy Days, they're cream of the crop. Kopp's has three locations and is up there. Some swear by Gilles' but I prefer Culver's to them.

Mmmmmm, custard.

[hifiguy]

24. Culver's is goooood!

Those Butter Burgers have a fresh, good, beefy taste - as all burgers should - and the fish sandwich is yummy. And I am a fairly serious foodie.

[a kennedy]

18. OMGOSH....saw an advertisement for a Culver's fish sandwich....

Had to have one, did and it was tasty....but was curious as to the calories in it. 600 CALORIES!!!!!! Gonna be awhile before I have another one.

[mainer]

7. Those fries look amazing. I wonder what makes the chicken special.

Is it buttermilk dipped? I guess they're not gonna tell us.

I'm hungry.

[Erose999]

9. Chik-fil-a chicken is brined. In pickle juice, then pressure-fried (aka broasted) in peanut oil.

They don't do poppyseed buns though.

Yum Brands has Pepsi though, so Hate-Fellate has the advantage over them in the south because they have Coke products.

There's Zaxby's too which is another chicken chain. They have ads with the Duck Dynasty douchebags.

[linuxman]

20. I'll stick with Chick-fil-a, thanks. NT

[KamaAina]

30. Would you like some homophobia with that?

[SickOfTheOnePct]

32. Yeah, I like Chick-Fil-A

And I don't do boycotts, so I'll stick with them for the (very) occasional fast food fix.

[Initech]

25. Taco Bell has crispy chicken on the menu now and it's better than anything on the Bigot-Fil-A menu.

[tammywammy]

28. I drive by that Super Chix all the time. I should give it a try. n/t