ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A has selected its California restaurants to test a new Spicy Chicken Sandwich the chain is considering adding to its menu nationally. The chain has been testing a Spicy Chicken Sandwich in Baltimore, Md., and Jacksonville, Fla., and now is expanding the test to include the 32 Chick-fil-A restaurants throughout the state, including Los Angeles and Orange Counties, San Diego, the Inland Empire, Bakersfield, Oxnard and the Fresno and Sacramento areas.
A spicy variation of its signature hand-breaded Chick-fil-A Chicken sandwich, the Spicy Sandwich is seasoned with a blend of peppers, pressure-cooked in 100 percent refined peanut oil and served on a toasted buttered bun with two pickle chips. Customers also have the option of ordering the sandwich with lettuce and tomato.
Currently on the menu at all California restaurants, the sandwich starts at $3.25 and also is offered as a Combo Meal, which includes a medium beverage and a side choice of a medium-size order of Chick-fil-A Waffle Potato Fries or other side item.
The Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich evaluation joins the ranks of other Chick-fil-A spicy items that have been added to the menu in recent years. In 2001, the chain introduced the Spicy Chicken Cool Wrap, a tightly rolled flatbread with spicy grilled chicken breast in a fresh blend of Romaine lettuce and red cabbage. The Chick-fil-A Southwest Chargrilled Salad, which includes spicy grilled chicken breast on a blend of lettuce with a roasted corn and black bean relish, was added to the menu in 2003.
