Taco Bell Releasing Crispy Chicken Taco To Compete With “Chicken Sandwich Wars”
on Feb 24, 2021
In recent months, one of the Internet’s most-heated debates was which fast food chain had the best crispy chicken sandwich – appropriately dubbed “chicken sandwich wars.”
This chicken sandwich war is the best thing to come out of these past 15 months
— Salik Aleem (@SalikAleemMD) February 24, 2021
It came about when Popeyes Chicken unveiled their crispy chicken sandwich, which caused pandemonium, to say the least. Drive-thru lines were extremely long and locations would often run out, which made customers furious.
Does this mean we have an ad in the big game too, y'all? pic.twitter.com/p0sIDxy63C
— Popeyes (@Popeyes) February 5, 2021
At first, the debate was only between Popeye’s and Chick-fil-A, but other fast food chains have hopped on the bandwagon and joined the chicken sandwich craze, including Wendy’s, KFC, Burger King, and most recently, McDonald’s.
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welp secret is out – new chicken sandwiches arriving 2.24 pic.twitter.com/LdMwuuDHVh
— McDonald's (@McDonalds) February 15, 2021
In a new twist, Taco Bell is now throwing their hat into the ring.
On Monday (Feb. 22), Taco Bell announced that it will begin testing their brand-new chicken sandwich taco in Nashville, Tennessee and Charlotte, North Carolina beginning on March 11.
According to NBC San Diego, the Crispy Chicken Sandwich Tacos will be served inside a flatbread with “a piece of crispy tortilla chicken and chipotle sauce and will sell for $2.49 each. A spicy version with jalapeno slices will also be available.”
Taco Bell is REFUSING to get left out of the fast-food chicken sandwich war 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/b85QCOir1u
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) February 23, 2021
Previously, Taco Bell has had success with other crispy chicken items including Crispy Chicken Chickstar, Naked Chicken Chips, and the Naked Chicken Chalupa, which is a piece of chicken shaped like a tortilla and stuffed with taco fillings.
See Taco Bell’s announcement below.
Is it a sandwich or a taco? You decide. Try our new Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco in regular or spicy. Testing at select locations in Nashville, TN & Charlotte, NC starting March 11. pic.twitter.com/7SaC628a40
— Taco Bell (@tacobell) February 23, 2021
