Anyone who’s anyone at NYU knows that the best way to use a meal swipe is at the beloved Chick-Fil-A in Upstein. Chick-Fil-A, known by many as “The House of the Lord” (it’s closed on Sundays!), is a true godsend. But there’s a huge problem here: many people don’t know the proper way to eat the creation known as the chicken sandwich and are just wasting golden brown patties! There is a better way to do this people. Do not fear, I am here to tell you how to truly enjoy the wonder that is Chick-Fil-A.
Vegetable Fridge
Two pickles do not count as enough vegetables to counteract the fried patty on this sandwich. You really need a little bit of lettuce and tomato to give the sandwich a little more personality. Head to the fridge that sits on top of the right side of the counter and take one of the prepackaged containers. There’s lettuce and tomato waiting for you. The lettuce and tomato are chilled, too, because they’re sitting in a fridge, and and they work great with the steaming patty of fried goodness.
The Right Sauce
Using the right sauce at Chick-Fil-A is like picking a fine wine. There are so many choices but only one really complements the meal you’re about to eat just right. For the sandwich, my go-to choice is Chick-Fil-A sauce. It’s essentially the white trash cousin of Grey Poupon, and I love every little molecule of it. You’ve got to dunk your fries into Polynesian sauce (though the name just sounds kind of inherently racist to me for some reason). I’m not sure if any of the flavors in the sauce are typical “Polynesian flavors,” but I really don’t mind. Polynesian people should be very proud of this sauce either way.
Lemonade
The only right way to enjoy a Chick-Fil-A meal is to wash it all down with a sweet lemonade. I usually fill my cup up with some ice, then half regular lemonade, and half diet lemonade. The diet lemonade tastes fake as hell, but it sweetens up the flavor of the regular lemonade. For those of you who can’t take the sugary bite, my roommate suggests filling your cup halfway with water then going with the regular lemonade.
What tips do you guys have for enjoying a truly magical Chick-Fil-A experience? Share, please!
Nah yo.
The giant salad in the fridge is a meal sent from the chicken gods. It might be the most veggies I get in my week, AND there’s chicken and cheese. This plus 1000 Island is heaven in a pre-packaged container.
True pro tip: Take a side of coleslaw. Remove the top bun. Take the lid off the coleslaw. Invert the chicken and bottom bun and place it on top of the open coleslaw container. Turn it over. Remove plastic dish. Replace top bun. Eat. Die happy.
@Charlie: is the coleslaw in the fridge, too?? All of this is blowing my mind.
@Annie: The coleslaw is in the fridge.
I always put the Polynesian sauce on my chicken sandwiches. The other great thing to do is to make Arnold Palmers with the regular lemonade and the brisk ice tea. I don’t think there is a better meal drink at upstein or in any NYU dining hall for that matter.
Good call on the Lettuce and Tomato as well. I always grab those to trick myself into thinking the friend chicken sandwich isn’t as terrible as I know it is.
Fully agree. Probably going to go to Chick-fil-A right now actually, even though I already ate lunch. Charlie, thank you for the tip re. coleslaw.
Also, don’t undersell Buttermilk Ranch sauce! Just the name sounds delicious, and everybody knows that ranch dressing is good on everything.
Make an Arnold Palmer with Brisk tea instead of just straight lemonade. Pure class.
CHICK-FIL-A IS AWESOME.
GO TO GEORGIA and taste the DELICIOUS, TEMPTING, SEXY, AWESOME, YUMMINESS that is Chick-Fil-A before saying that the two pickle slices aren’t enough.
OhmyGOD, its perfect.
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