(inspired by the most beautiful webpage in the world, mleko chicken sandwhich list.....)
Popeyes
For approximately five american dollars, you too can obtain the sandwhich my mom and I waited an hour in line for in 2019. It is flavorful, colorful, and girthy. It is a staple of both my college nights out and my college nights in. It made the Popeyes franchise, despite being staffed by a national total of four employees, relevant. The Popeyes chicken sandwhich is the platonic ideal of a chicken sandwhich. Easily my favorite fast food sandwhich.
Mcdonalds
When I was in middle school, my class took a "walking field trip" to Mcdonalds. My mom gave me a $5 bill and told me I could get anything I wanted off the dollar menu. There, I got the McDonalds chicken sandwhich-- a flaccid, beige disk drenched in mayo. Though undeniably lackluster, there was something almost charming about its committment to looking like hospital food. I ordered it frequently. So when I heard that McDonalds would be offering their own competitor to the Popeyes chicken sandwhich, I had to check it out for myself...
Unfortunently, my first experience eating this sandwhich was after the death of my grandmother. This was, of course, also a day before the entire state went into quarentine for Covid. You could say such coincideneces colored my experinece of this sandwhich. Though, I have to be honest with you-- this sandwhich is just plain forgetable. I cannot believe they charge more than $5 for it.
Culver's
A massive step down from its flagship "butterburger." Pure white people spice. Filling, but ultimately forgetable. Exponentially improved by getting soft-serve ice cream afterwards though.