It Doesn't Sweat and It's Free at McDonald's

It's been years since I ate food at McDonald's.

When I discovered they were handing out free chicken sandwiches with the purchase of a large or medium drink this Wednesday I had to go.

From the billboards I have seen and the flyers floating around this area the picture of the chicken sandwich looks like a direct rip off from Chick-Fil-A. It was on a plain bun, deep fried with two pickles: the signature Chik-Fil-A move.

I must be honest, as we were pulling up to McDonald's I was extremely skeptical. Why is McDonald's attempting to duplicate the genius work of Chick-Fil-A? Doesn't McDonald's already own enough of the world? Why do they have to go stomping on the best chicken sandwich on earth? One thing was clear - if McDonald's is going to go to the trouble to do a heavy advertising
campaign and then give the sandwiches away they had to be good.

We went through the drive thru of a McDonald's in Lakeland, FL and found ourselves also purchasing fries (which were amazing) and a McFlurry (fantastic).

Our drive thru experience turned interesting when the cashier openly admitted that McDonald's chicken sandwich was no where near as good as Chick-Fil-A's (see video for full action). Not to mention although McDonald's is known for its speedy drive thru, this particular experience lasted well over 5 minutes (and there was only one car in front of us).

Unlike Chick-Fil-A, McDonald's chicken sandwich comes in a box so the "sweaty bun" feature is avoided. McDonald's also placed the two signature pickles on top of the chicken instead of underneath, however being the true health freak that I am I quickly picked the pickles off to avoid any unnecessary calories.

I took a bite and much to my surprise and amazement it was good. Really good. I had very low expectations knowing in the back of my mind that there was the perfect chicken sandwich hanging out at Chick-Fil-A.

The chicken was crisp, yet not dry and it was a good sized portion. The regular price of the sandwich was $2.69 comparable to Chick-Fil-A.

The good news here is that McDonald's is giving out free chicken sandwiches with the purchase of a medium or large drink the next few Wednesdays. They also have a breakfast chicken biscuit that is free too. Next Wednesday you know where to find me - I will be eating breakfast and lunch at McDonald's

One thing is for sure - Bada da da da - I'm lovin' it.

This video is a bit long but provides a detailed account of our drive thru experience with a special guest appearance by a McDonald's employee.