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I mean I have popeyes around here and no chain holds a candle to their offerings.
Not all of us have decent fast food chicken chains; out on the West Coast I had 4 Chick-fil-A within easy driving distance before I had one Raising Cane's or Popeye's within an hour of my house.
Plus, Chick-fil-A is almost more about the sauce than the chicken. The chicken is ok, but the sauce is chef's kiss
Honestly that is just sad to me. Unless its something like pizza or pasta a place should not be riding on the quality of its sauce.
I'm not sure I agree; think about barbeque, Mexican food, Chinese food, curry, salad dressing... Hell, eggs benedict. Ask any chef if sauce is important, and they'll tell you that there's traditionally an entire position in high-end kitchens dedicated almost exclusively to sauces (saucier). Since a sauce can be as much an integral part of a meal as the breading on the chicken, I tend to disagree.
Your preferred style of fried chicken sandwich may not heavily feature sauce, but other styles do.
Im not saying sauce isn't important but if its all you bring to the table its not going to be enough. Especially the main ingredient like chicken in a chicken sandwich. I mean its great if the sauce is great but if the thing minus sauce not good or even meh then even the best will not save it.
Fair. I'm still of the opinion that a good sauce can save a mediocre meal and that's not necessarily a problem, but I respect your opinion as well
And that is fair as well. Its actually sorta funny because I will get popeyes strips with their blackened ranch sauce but I eat the strips straight up and use the sauce for that exact reason. To improve lesser fare