Food & Beverage

Nathan's Famous expands chicken sandwich menu

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April 14, 2021

Nathan's Famous Inc., a Russell 2000 company founded in 1916 in New York, is expanding its line of chicken sandwiches with a Nashville Hot fried chicken sandwich and a sticky, spicy grilled chicken sandwich. Both will feature boneless, skinless chicken thighs, according to a press release.

The Nashville Hot chicken sandwich will feature a chicken thigh dipped in batter, fried and tossed with Nashville hot sauce and served on a buttered and toasted Turano roll with mayo and crinkle cut pickle slices. The sticky, Spicy grilled chicken sandwich will feature a thigh marinated overnight in Koji sticky spicy sauce, served on a Turano roll, topped with cole slaw, Nathan's sticky, spicy sauce, green onions and sesame seeds.

"We continue to evolve our menu based on customer preference and feedback, and the two new chicken sandwiches are no exception," James Walker, SVP, restaurants, Nathan's Famous, said in the release. "After a great deal of research and development, we found that the use of the chicken thigh gave our new sandwiches a flavor punch, offering a juicier and more intense flavor due to the dark meat. We believe the addition of the Nashville Hot sauce and Koji sticky, spicy sauce make these two sandwiches some of the most flavorful options in the industry."