How much is a spicy chick fil a sandwich

Starting Monday, the fast-food chain will offer a new Autumn Spice Milkshake and customers can again order its Grilled Spicy Deluxe Chicken Sandwich.

The milkshake, the chain's first new flavor available nationwide in four years, is made with spices including cinnamon, brown sugar cookie bits and is topped with whipped cream and a cherry (delivery orders don't get the toppings).

Chick-fil-A tested the milkshake in October 2021 in Salt Lake City "and we received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback which inspired our decision to launch this new milkshake nationwide," said Leslie Neslage, Chick-fil-A's director of menu and packaging, in a news release.  

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The sandwich, first introduced in 2021, features grilled chicken marinated in a spicy seasoning on a toasted multigrain brioche bun with Colby-Jack cheese, lettuce and tomato. 

The worst inflation in the U.S. in more than 30 years is upon us, according to the Associated Press, and Americans are feeling it everywhere from the gas pump to the fast food drive-thru. Gasoline prices have seen a staggering 50% price increase over the past year, while the breakfast staples eggs and bacon have gone up in price 12% and 20% respectively.

The AP explains that the current inflation rate — 6.2% overall — is due to the ongoing supply-chain snarl and President Joe Biden's over-stimulation of the economy, which included $1,400 checks to Americans in March. Supply chain issues have affected just about every product you can think of, and chicken is no exception. The Wall Street Journal reported in May that the price of chicken breasts had doubled since the start of the year, and of course, chicken breasts are the main ingredient in Chick-fil-A's popular chicken sandwich.

So it should come as no surprise that a Redditor from Florida experienced sticker shock when they went online to order a spicy chicken sandwich combo from Chick-fil-A. Reddit user wavy1000 posted a screenshot of their order with the question, "Does this price seem unusually high to anyone else?"

Some Redditors say Chick-fil-A prices are going up; others say the price is right

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A Chick-fil-A customer's Reddit post included a screenshot showing a mobile order for a spicy chicken sandwich meal for $9.85. Prices vary by location, and this Florida Redditor's deal is better than what you would get from the Chick-fil-A closest to the Empire State Building in Manhattan: $10.69, per the chain's order webpage. Still, some commenters on Reddit — unofficial, anonymous sources, of course, so not the most reliable — reported recent price hikes at Chick-fil-A. "Price increase is coming up. $4.19 in Jan now $4.55. Def jumping to $5.55 by this time next year," Redditor mikenyle claimed. "Prices just increased at my old store," Admirable-Result-240 chimed in. Two other commenters in the thread independently reported that Chick-fil-A raised its prices in early November. Other Redditors seemed to think the price was just fine, considering it was for a combo meal.

Given the cost pressures on Chick-fil-A with chicken alone, it wouldn't be surprising if the chain needed to hike prices. Fortune reported just last week that major brands have been raising prices this year and counting on customer loyalty to keep their businesses going strong. And if Chick-fil-A has anything, it's customer loyalty. The chain earned the top score among chain restaurants in the American Consumer Satisfaction Index this year, for the seventh year in a row. Count Redditor Unique_Coyote_5777 among the satisfied Chick-fil-A customers who won't let a little inflation scare them off: "Good quality should always cost something."

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If you're reading this, then you've likely dipped your fair share of nuggets into Polynesian or honey-mustard packets, are a disciple of the "eat mor chikin" philosophy, and have a go-to order that rarely (read: never) changes. 

Chick-fil-A is known for its selection of chicken sandwiches. So to find the best one, I tried the chain's seven sandwich entrées, from the classic that was first introduced in the 1960s to one that debuted for a limited time in January 2021. 

A couple of weeks and several orders later, I've made my decision. Here's how Chick-fil-A's chicken sandwiches stacked up, from worst to best:

Note: All of these sandwiches were ordered in Brooklyn, New York via Grubhub, photographed, and reheated in a microwave for 30 seconds before consuming.

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