McDonald's....Better than Chick-Fil-A?!

For years Chick-Fil-A has owned fried chicken.

Last week when I discovered that McDonald's was launching a new Southern Style Chicken Sandwich and Chicken Biscuit I was outraged. How dare they try and compete with Chick-Fil-A!

Chick-Fil-A isn't going off and creating cheeseburgers and then trying to lure customers away from McDonald's. Suddenly, as if by a stroke of fried chicken magic when I tried the Southern Style Chicken Sandwich last week all of my anger and disgust was washed away. Why? Because....it was good.

This Wednesday, like last week McDonald's gave out free Southern Style Chicken Biscuits and Sandwiches with the purchase of a medium drink. Since I tried the sandwich last week I had to go get the biscuit this week.

Again, I approached this situation cautiously. I felt like it was a doomed fate. My last fried chicken biscuit experience (not the minis) was dry. How could McDonald's get it any better?

We hit the drive through and after a short coffee/Splenda/sugar disagreement with my wife (see video) I had my medium coffee and chicken biscuit in hand.

Let me take this moment to mention that I am still a little irritated that Chick-Fil-A puts cream and sugar "on the side" when you order coffee. They can serve you refills and come by and pick up your trash if you eat in the dining room but they can't put cream and sugar in your coffee?! I think this is a little outrageous...

When I get the bag with the chicken biscuit in it, I notice that on the side of the bag McDonald's has printed how they serve fresh eggs every morning....hmm I know some other restaurant that claims they do that ....what's the name....oh ya PANERA. But wait - they're out.

My first observation is that McDonald's chicken biscuit is slightly bigger than Chick-Fil-A. First bite - .....it's good. Why? It's all about the biscuit - McDonald's is soft, moist, chewy and doesn't have a single ounce of dryness. The chicken is good and juicy. The chicken is also properly portioned for the size of the bun. I found myself eating the biscuit without little dry chunks breaking off and falling all over the place. With McDonald's I also avoided the awkward cotton mouth that can sometimes occur when eating a dry biscuit. You know how it feels - you keep chewing and chewing and even after you swallow you feel like you have a cotton ball in your mouth.

It's priced at $1.99 which is much higher than their other breakfast menu options but it seems to have a rare quality about it that makes it worth it. (I must admit, it was free for me since I was there on Wednesday).

Bottom line is this: Chick-Fil-A will always own fried chicken in my mind. But if you want a vacation, McDonald's isn't a bad place to visit. One thing is for sure, their Southern Style Chicken Biscuit beats Chick-Fil-A's biscuit hands down.

I believe that McDonald's is offering this free chicken party again on Wednesday. You need a plan, I'll help you:

Breakfast - McDonald's
Lunch - McDonald's
Dinner - McDonald's

P.S. - McDonald's has also launched an interactive website debating whether the chicken or the egg came first: What Came First. My answer? The Chicken, obviously.