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With such a monumental release right now Popeyes has brought back their famous their infamous
Their legendary chicken sandwich and their spicy chicken sandwich
Let's just get right into things today. I'm gonna be trying out their spicy chicken sandwich, but not only that
I'm also going to try out four other spicy chicken sandwiches. I'm gonna try one from Wendy's
One from chick-fil-a, of course the big chick-fil-a trying to compete there
I'm also going to try Burger King's spicy chicken sandwich, which I think the world forgot existed
I'm also gonna try out the Culver's spicy chicken sandwich because why not?
It's on the menu may as well and out of these five spicy chicken sandwiches
I want to see which one is the best
So let's embark on a quest that's going to span space and time and it's gonna be during light and day
quest of
The consumption of many spicy chicken sandwiches and we're gonna find out which one is the best. So let's get right into it
Strap in because it's gonna be a wild ride
All right. So starting off the quest for the chicken sandwiches
We're starting it up bright and early and we're Burger King this time the sandwich the time forgot, but it's still there
It's still available. I didn't even know until now but you can still get it it is there a spicy crispy chicken sandwich?
That's how it's marking if you can see there in the Burger King bag
This one is a standard spicy chicken sandwich - crispy patty
featuring
lettuce tomato and mayo, but
You know yours your seasoned breaded chicken with the spice kind of baked in you can see right there
There it is right there you can see that tomato you can see the
Chicken patty right there and let's get a better view at it or you can see if it's like a basic sandwich, here
lettuce tomato
Slice singular and
There's the chicken patty right there the crispy chicken
Patty so you can see it's a basic spicy chicken sandwich. And with that lets us get right into things and try it out
We'll see what it tastes like it is the spicy crispy chicken sandwich from Burger King going in
Priced where it was, lets us see from the receipt $4.99. It's about a $5 sandwich
Yeah, I mean the biggest thing that I noticed that so it's a pretty small sandwich
You're not getting the full patty there and I mean while it's well the chicken is alright
It could be a little more flavorful and while that crisp is there too
I just don't notice much in the way of spicy. I mean it's kind of there but it's not really that strong at all. So
Honestly, it's not the most flavorful sandwich in the world
if there's a little spice to it and it's okay, but I would definitely say it's if
At best its average. But yeah, I was expecting a little bit more out of it
Especially considering the price and the way they kind of make it look and market it but could definitely be a little bit
More flavorful for sure. This is the spicy crispy chicken sandwich from Burger King
That sandwich is having an effect, let me tell you it's and it's not the spice either let me just say that I
Might have to take a little break here. This this might get the best at me. So just bear with me
we're gonna try our best here, but
Burger King is biting back. Let me just say that. All right. So the the most long-awaited
Right now I was able to get my hands on the spicy chicken sandwich from Popeyes
This is the first time that I've ever tried the spicy variant out, back in August
I was able to try the original one out, but everyone was saying, you know do the spicy one try the spicy one. So
You can see for proof
Right. I realize now it says Popeyes
So there you go. That's what that means actually and we got it
There it is in its own little
sandwich container there the
Popeyes and
Yeah, you know, it's the one thing that I should mention
Because most of the other sandwiches that we've been trying out they are spicy
In so much that the spice is baked into the chicken itself. It's baked into the breading
Should I say whereas this one is like their chicken sandwich, but it has a spicy sauce on it
So that just should be clarified
That's what makes it different from the other ones but for better or for worse, that's what they find out. So
Taking it out right there
and let's unravel it and
Here it is, you can see it's a yeah, it's definitely a big piece of chicken
I got it you give him credit on that
I don't mind having a little extra chicken as you can see right there you get the added
appendage
But you could also see right here a more traditional view of it. You can see there's the spicy sauce with the pickles and
That's what it has on it. Let me just take this off when we take the top
bun off
You can see right there. There's some more of the spicy sauce right there on the
Chicken as well. And then again, you can see the pickles on either side of that and
I got some more spicy sauce at the bottom. So knowing what's on it, lets us. Try it out
spicy chicken sandwich from Popeyes going in
Yeah, you know, I gotta give him credit I
Could understand why it is so popular and why it's so
Talked about it's an interesting combination of three
very
Unique, you know flavors that won't combined into one. We have this very noticeable crisp of the chicken
That's there in every bite, but you can hear the crunchiness
you also have of course we
Also mentioned the chicken is juicy. It's it's tender. I don't have any sort of problem with the quality of it at all
The next thing that I do notice I'll get that in a minute is the sauce itself has really noticeable spiciness as well
I mean it is there with everything from the first the whole drop that I had. I even noticed that spice that's there
I mean it is
It is a spicy scene, which I got to give him credit there
But it's also got just this creamy balance to it as well. There's a little bit of a Tang as well
So it's just a really
It's an interesting sauce it really it. It blends together nicely. So I gotta give him credit
it's a good blend of flavors got that crunch got the tenderness the chicken got that really potent spiciness and
Then of course just that little bit of a zesty Tang that also is reinforced by the pickles, but it's in the sauce itself. So
Yeah, it's tasty its flavorful and uh, yeah, it's pretty good for what it is
All right, so we are at chick-fil-a right now and I want to just go out and try the chick-fil-a
spicy chicken sandwich
so you can see for
verification purposes
there it is with the I
Looking at you. That's to symbolize the chicken gods right there
And here it is you could see always
individually wrapped with the
of course red
Packaging there for the fiery Inferno that lieth within the spicy chicken sandwich
Also got it with some chick-fil-a sauce now. I'm a very basic
Consumer I mean usually I don't use the chick-fil-a sauce
but a lot of people said
you know step up your game a little bit give it a shot because you know
The Popeye sandwich does some you know some sauce on it
And I mean when it comes down to sauce, I just like more complex flavors
It's not necessarily like a Mayo and the chick-fil-a sauce is kind of like a glorified Thousand Island dressing
But it's it is a step above Mayo needless to say, so
Anyway, lets us take a look and try it out
Move it from the holding glove right there and you can see
Here's here it is. There it is
Thanks to me size wise size for comparison has the two pickles on it. Just try it out
Then I put some sauce on it, too
But
Yeah, I mean even as it is
it's a juicy sandwich and you can definitely
Taste that spiciness - that's baked into the the breading there and it's like I would define it like a black pepper esque spiciness
Well where every bite it's there. It's noticeable not overwhelming but you know, it's not a why when they say the spicy chicken sandwich
It's right in every bite
But the chicken itself is juicy its flavorful you get a good portion size as well
And yeah, that little zesty tang of the pickles ties it together nicely, too
But overall a decent chicken sandwich, you know again the quality of the meat right there
I always hate when I try to open it in this this is what happens
but we'll keep
Trying I dip a little bit in this sauce here. We'll just see what that tastes like
But I would definitely say this is obviously the most formidable competitor to Popeyes
And even I'm not a big
User of the chick-fil-a. So it's that little sweetness that it has it does work to offset the spiciness as well
maybe it gives it a little bit more of a
milder tones, if you're a fan of that and that works out well, but yeah overall a
Juicy flavorful chicken sandwich, and that's the spicy chicken sandwich
From chick-fil-a. Alright
So this time we are at Wendy's and we're trying out their spicy chicken sandwich. Now the interesting thing. There we go
Interesting thing about there is is that again?
It's like they're going more like a deluxe spicy chicken sandwich
Which it's an interesting trend you either have places. I kind of go for a very basic sandwich
You also have others that go ahead and they add a few ingredients. You have some that put some lettuce some tomato
awesome sauce
This one has the spicy chicken patty has some lettuce tomato and mayo as well. So
That's what's on there
spicy chicken sandwich
Right there and the reflective
Wrapping that does identify it as being chicken keeps it really warm out tell you that which is good
You want it to be fresh if you can't eat it right away
Opening it up
Glistening bun
Then you can see there's here tomato and mayo
there's the
rest of the
Lettuce and then there's the chicken patty. So that's what it comes with. It's a little bit of a
Slippery sandwich, but there it is
See right there and let's try it up spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy's going in
What I notice about this one
While the patty is good
Sometimes they are lacking in flavor a little bit
This is a thicker patty and I definitely do notice that spiciness that that is in there
Again, the lot of them goes like this black pepper type spiciness
This one is more like a spicy aftertaste what I noticed the most
Juicy patty though. It's pretty tasty
You know, it is not the most flavorful but it's definitely up there. And again it has that black pepper spicy
I said this is more like a lingering spice
It's not you know full-on
Immediately, but then progressively as I start eating it then I start you know
I start feeling it in the back of my mouth and it's still it's lingering right now as I speak
That spiciness is there it's definitely pronounced not the strongest but it's like it's a lingering spice
Like I said, it's it's there. It's there for the duration
Otherwise, I'm not a big fan of all the the mayo that's on it
That's the one I don't like it when it's slathered on like that
I think it's already kind of a you know
A moist enough sandwich as it isn't that just kind of is a little excessive makes it a little hard to grip
But otherwise the tomato is really fresh. So is the lettuce the lettuce is crisp, which is good good quality ingredients
But I just wish it had a little less mayo
But I know a lot of people they like that on their sandwich sometimes but overall it's not all that bad
All right, so we are now at Culver's and they have a spicy chicken sandwich as well that I wanted to try out
I know this one is a little more
Deluxe I would say then some of the other variants. Well, it doesn't have any sort of sauce on it
It does have lettuce tomato pickles and then of course the spiced chicken patty
so again, they just mark it as being a little more
Deluxe sandwich like many of the items there comes in its own little box
You can see there it is. It's a quite a big sandwich
Let's take it out a little bit up
Certainly
piled high with
All the various toppings right there like you can see and without further ado. Let's see what it tastes
Like that's a spicy chicken sandwich from Culver's going in
What I notice about this one
Well, it definitely does look like it's more of again like a deluxe and which has got a lot on it
Got a lot to it what I do notice, however
compared to even some of the more simplistic sandwich is thing that I really notice about this one is that
While it's loaded up with stuff. It's just not as flavorful as some of the other ones. I think the chicken is still juicy
It's okay
But in regards to the spice
I just don't I just don't taste as much
I think described it as being a blend of the cayenne pepper with a little bit of garlic as well
I just don't taste the garlic and the spice is a little on the milder side
As far as chicken sandwiches go I'd say this one is pretty average while it's of course edible it tastes
Alright, it definitely could be a little more flavorful and a little spice here
alright
The mission is completed
We are concluded
The testing phase is over
We've let it sink in I've experienced the unintended results of perhaps too much of a good thing
But it's done and now comes the determination as well. Which one is the best?
You know the answer for this one is easy
the last time where I just tried the original
Standard chicken sandwiches. I had said that
Chick-fil-a had the best one
but this time
without a doubt
by far
Popeyes is the best one easily
I gotta say I am a Popeyes convert with the spicy chicken sandwiches. They did a great job
big big fan of it
Popeyes did an amazing job and they easily win
My vote is having the best spicy chicken sandwich is just the good portion sizes. That spice was really unique
And at first I wasn't sure if I would just you know consider it
spicy chicken sandwich, but
Popeyes did a really good job. So I'm just I'm very satisfied with them and out of ten
I would easily give them a nine out of ten now in second place chick-fil-a gets second place because uh
I think they had the second-best
Spicy chicken sandwich, so they get second place. I would give them about an eight point two out of ten because again
Well, they were all right. It just it wasn't on the same level, you know as that Popeyes one, so they get the second place
third place
Has to go to Wendy's their chicken sandwich
Not as good as either two
But it was a complete sandwich was pretty good for what it was and out of ten
I would be giving the Wendy's I would give it about a five point six out of ten in
Fourth place comes Burger King a little bit like around the average of little below average
They were expensive and I was just expecting a little more flavor out of it. I would give their spicy chicken sandwich
Four point seven out of ten and then in last place sadly goes to Culver's where I mean
It looks like a good sandwich. It looked like a deluxe sandwich, but they would just get
Probably a three out of ten because just expecting a lot more out of it, especially for the price and appearance
And uh, I mean Culver's their burgers are good
Don't get me wrong. And even their chicken tenders are good, but they just we didn't hit the mark with their spicy chicken sandwich, but
easily
in the end
Popeyes, they take the cake
They take the crown as being the best spicy chicken sandwich at least are the ones that I tried
Yeah, really good sandwich, really good product, and I'm impressed with it honest and Popeyes
I understand why so many people are hyped about it cuz it's just a good chicken sandwich
So very satisfied with it and good on you Popeyes
You know you made a really good a really good item and uh, it's nice to see really enjoyed it
I'll probably be getting it again when the
When it gets a little less crazy there at least but uh a big fan of it
So that's all that I have for you. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm your host the report of the week tried out all the different
Spicy chicken sandwiches that I could and I'm gonna cleanse my system out and take a little bit of a break from spicy chicken sandwich
consumption for the for the time being cause I think I kind of over but you know
I needed to take a break earlier cuz it was just it was too much Oh
Got it done though. And that's where it stands. But yeah good on Popeyes
they did good so you can give them all a shot see which one is your favorite and
That's all that I have for you. So thank you for watching and do take care once again
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