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so it isn't often when this happens but indeed it did and uh number one by that I mean
changing up the background number two though and most importantly Chick-fil-A has a new release out
now Chick-fil-A is one of those establishments that I personally would consider one of my
favorite fast food chains if not I would probably say my favorite and a lot of it comes down to the
fact that they have their Basics but they just nail it time and again and they're generally
speaking they have their menu Staples they keep it at that but they really do maintain
the standards most of the time which is something that you see less and less of with so many other
establishments but still occasionally they will make fluctuations and the variations to
their menu and they have a limited time chicken sandwich out so they have released their new
honey pepper pimento chicken sandwich here is what it comes with
it has their chicken fillet obviously as the namesake it comes with pimento cheese
and that's a blend they said specifically for Chick-fil-A of sharp cheddar cheese green chili
red pimentos and they describe it as being a very Savory spread likewise it comes with
jalapenos and honey as well and it's available at the price of nine dollars for the sandwich itself
likewise they have also added a new drink along with it the caramel crumble milkshake and that is
available at the price of two dollars you could get it all as a meal if that's what you would
like to do for the price of around 11 or again you could just get them separately and in that
case the sandwich would be around nine dollars the milkshake would be two dollars it's about
the same but if you do get the meal of course you would get a side as well some of their fries
generally speaking so it's going to be exciting looking forward to trying this one out so far the
uh and if you can't tell I have the sandwich here and I have the milkshake here so I'm going to try
to do a quick review of them both I've been looking at the response to this online and so
far the response is mixed generally speaking it's very positive but there have been a few
people out there that have been saying just not a fan of it so we will see comes in box right there
and there it is inside of the Box
hold it up so we can get a good view of it
I can actually smell the jalapeno and speaking of there's a jalapeno but I believe there are more
so that's what it looks like
no what I will do again I just want to be very to the point with this
one so I'll take it out of the wrapping because I don't want to eat the wrapping
this time around though I know some people have asked about the the flavor
but not this time try it out see what it tastes like and then go into the shank
all right that said the honey pepper pimento chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A it's going in
I saw there were a couple comments asking about
how everything was after the hurricane thankfully everything's all right and uh
did not get a direct hit from the storm a little bit of rain but nothing crazy so all is well there
all right so into the assessment
even though some folks out there have uh
hmm you know they had some negative things to say about the sandwich I personally am very satisfied
with it my impression of Chick-fil-A as far as the quality of their product is generally concerned
they may not have too many releases but anything that they do release
I always get the feeling that they put a lot of thought into it and they know what they're doing
and this to me is no exception I saw that initially some folks were saying well you
know pimento that's a that's a bit of an odd choice and even I myself I saw
that and I thought it's interesting that they decided to go with that you know of all things
but the combination that they chose is perfectly executed and to try to be a bit brief number one
the quality of the chicken is outstanding I'm very happy with it a very flavorful it's juicy
it's tender and again I think as you could see in that cross section there's a good amount of it and
like I said I think that it's really perfectly cooked very very tender but it still has that
nice little crisp on the outside very flavorful as well I saw that there was one criticism of this
sandwich that mentioned that someone mainly didn't like it because they said that there was too much
on it and that you couldn't taste the chicken but in my case I find that you indeed can taste the
chicken so so at least based on what I received I think that the chicken is most certainly flavorful
and still a centerpiece of this sandwich now as for all of the other ingredients you know the
bun is also fine it holds everything together but interestingly here the combination of the pimento
the honey glaze and the jalapenos blends perfectly and it is one of those instances where all of the
flavors complement each other and it all just comes together because you know sometimes I'll
try out these sandwiches or whatever it might be any item for that matter and it has all of
these ingredients but it seems to me as though it is very discordant and the ingredients clash
with each other or you can really just taste one ingredient and it's a very very separated from
the other and there's no visible or noticeable perhaps a blend of them all but in this case
even though I could distinctly recognize all of the ingredients they all come together
perfectly and complement each other so nicely so the pimento what I noticed there especially
is the fact that it would be I would describe it as being very creamy very Savory but it also has
this interesting little tanginess to it as well and it's noticeable but it's not you know it's
not overwhelming it's again creamy Savory with a little Tangy note to it as well then on the flip
side though you have the jalapeno which offers no noticeable significant spice not to the point
where he'll be incapacitated or anything it's just Java pinho but I certainly still notice it as I'm
delivering this assessment and that spice has a little bit of a tanginess of its own but it's it
just adds very flavorful I would say spice to it and it it's another ingredient in this combination
and then tying it all together is the honey I've seen some people that have wondered well the honey
how is that really gonna work with all of this is it going to be any good or not um but I can say
that the honey is very potent very flavorful but that sweetness hits perfectly and in my opinion
again ties everything together I think this is a good example of one of these items where you
have numerous ingredients and you may initially see it and you might think well is this something
that would actually work I think though this is a good example of execution that is outstanding
and where all of the corresponding ingredients combined together and result in a very very tasty
product so I'm happy with it and my only criticism here is just the fact that the honey is a little
sticky but you know that's a bit of a a bit of a stretch just something to be aware of that as
you're holding this it depends but in my case they were quite vigorous with the drizzle of the honey
so as I was grasping this the tips of my fingers are again a little sticky because of that and uh
as a result I have to wash my hands afterward but I'm very happy with it you know the price
also you could say that's nine dollars for it and yeah you know it is what it is with the price
sure I wish it were cheaper than that but at least it's a good product you know at least I
could say that it's a good product and I would say nine dollars well spent but uh I'm happy with it
everything Blends together it culminates and it just results in a good sandwich a little bit of
that spicy note to it but some nice sweetness that ties it all together a little bit of a Tangy kick
as well all the top a uh good quality chicken fillet very happy with it like I said it's one
of those items you see the ingredients I think huh that's that's interesting I don't know where
is it going to work or not but being that this is Chick-fil-A and they still appear competent
anyway they did a good job and I'm very happy with it so rating all of this individually the honey
pepper pimento chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A out of 10 I am going to give it a 9.3 out of 10.
I thought it was very good almost nothing to really criticize here sure if it's fast food
but for what it is I think they did a good job there are so many instances where I would
try out a sandwich and I could see something like this being just oily and tough and disgusting and
nothing really works but they obviously did a good job here and I think indeed they put quite a bit
of thought into this and I thought it was was very well executed so I'm happy with it and good to see
Chick-fil-A continuing to maintain the standards now the caramel crumble milkshake essentially it's
what uh the name kind of gives it away it's their hand spun blend and it's supposed to have just
some caramel some little crumbles in there I believe uh more or less a vanilla note limited
time as well you can't really see it because of the the receptacle that it's in but my intention
just to try it out real quick take a couple sips take it from there so
I'm going to try this out now the caramel crumble milkshake from Chick-fil-A going in
now take one more sip
yeah one more sip what the heck
the milkshake I would say is a little let me get this Focus off here
the milkshake I would say would be a little bit more particular I think some folks might actually
find it to be a little overwhelming it depends on how you like your milkshakes you can't taste much
of the base as far as this is concerned and the overwhelming flavor here is actually the caramel
and that is again the most prominent note that I can taste from this milkshake it's refreshingly
cool a bit on the thicker side but again as I'm drinking this what I could really taste can I even
taste those little crumbles all that much not not all that much really it's fairly noticeable but
the overwhelming flavor here is caramel and obviously the very strong sweetness that it
possesses but caramel is the chief note very very strong on those uh on that note I guess
to sound a bit extra redundant today and a very sweet very caramel Lee as they say
and still decent but again I could easily see this being a little overwhelming for some especially
if you just want it to taste more or less of the the background base but if you really like your
caramel I would say this is probably right up your alley and worth trying out as well price for the
milkshake around two dollars not for everyone I would say I would definitely say the star of this
is the sandwich right here but the milkshake is still it's all right but uh not necessarily
something that was out of the park as the sandwich itself was still decent it just I could see not
everyone being a fan of it I would rate the milkshake it's still fine for what it is but I
would rate it slightly lower and I would give that milkshake a 6.7 out of 10 but I think your mileage
may vary and if you really like caramel then you'd be a fan of that so I just wanted to give a quick
review of Chick-fil-A and they're the honey pepper pimento chicken sandwich and the new caramel
crumble milkshake very happy with it though very satisfied and uh all in all I think they did a
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