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Default Surprise winner

For best fast food chicken sammich:

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation...e-s-mcdonald-s


1. KFC's Doublicious

Price: $4.29
The build: Fried chicken fillet breaded in Colonel's Original recipe,
plus Monterey Jack cheese, bacon, and "delicious sauce," on a Hawaiian bun
Wait time: 6 min 23 sec
Tasting notes: No one orders the Doublicious at KFC. I know this
because, when I went through the drive-thru and asked for it, the guy
paused, asked me if I really just said "Doublicious," then paused again
to talk to someone, and told me it would be a five-minute wait. "Do you
still want it?" he asked, feeling quite confident I'd opt for something
theyd actually sold before. But I had a job to do, so I said, "I do,"
and finally just went inside so I wouldn't hold up the drive-thru line,
because I am a gentleman.

When it arrived, I was underwhelmed. It was about 75% of the size of
most of the other sandwiches I'd had. And on top of all of that, I
forced myself to take the bacon off the sandwich, because, I reasoned,
it wasn't fair to the others to have that bonus-meat advantage. And yet,
it didn't matter. That Original recipe spicing worked magically with the
sauce (mayo?), and the Monterey Jack had just the right amount of tang
to be able to pair with the chicken, rather than throw a wet, cheesy
blanket over it. The Hawaiian-style bun was delicious, and something I'd
maybe eat on its own, and it gave the whole thing this savory-sweet
element that none of the other sandwiches had. I implore you to get it,
friends, even if you have to wait five minutes.


'Course round here we like:

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/me...lotaburger.jpg

https://s3-media2.fl.yelpcdn.com/bph...HZcfa8cQ/o.jpg

http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/04/c...-the-best.html

If you watch Breaking Bad, you may have seen Walter, Hank, and Skylar
sitting around a table of white fast food bags, munching on burgers.
Those bags come from Blake's Lotaburger, a chain that doesn't exist
outside of New Mexico's borders. They're my favorite fast food in this
country. And I've written about the burgers before, but it's not only
the burgers they do right.

Because what's really great about the burger is that it's the hottest,
spiciest one I've ever had at a fast food restaurant. Sure, they have a
delightful crisp, especially on the edge of the patties, and they're
salty and juicy throughout. But it's the distinctive green chili sauce,
made from New Mexico Hatch Chilies, that really makes it.

So the chicken sandwich, a recent discovery of mine, is just as
satisfying as the burger. Unlike so many fast food chains, from
McDonald's to Subway, Blake's chicken sandwich is a recognizable cut€”a
full, meaty breast, grilled to order and juicy as can be. Smother it in
Green Chile and it's sloppy, satisfying, and lip-tingling spicy. It's
also pretty damn healthy, for a burger chain. I dragged senior managing
editor Carey Jones along with me on a recent New Mexico visit, and she
not only polished off this thing, but the better part of a chili sauce
side. With a fork.

I've long been interested in regional fast food€”how in Louisiana,
there's the chicken-fingers-only spot Raising Cane's; the local devotion
somewhere like Whataburger draws. Blake's is obviously a product of New
Mexico, confined to its borders. What I love about it is that it really
couldn't come from anywhere else. A chicken finger joint could pop up
anywhere in America, but there's only one place that a green chile
burger could hail from. New Mexico has such distinctive cuisine, and I
love that that's reflected in their fast food, too.
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