Does anyone eat at Chick-Fil-A? Is there food any good? I have plans to take a break from my normal eating habits and go to Chick-Fil-A one night soon for dinner. I was inspired by a recent New Yorker article condemning the chain which is now opening stores in New York for its "pervasive Christian traditionalism" and calling their opening of new stores an "infiltration." I thought that was really neat and it made me want to eat there. I plan on ordering a deluxe chicken sandwich with no cheese and some waffle fries. I have never eaten at a Chick-Fil-A before though I have seen their "eat mor chiken" commercials with the cows holding signs and I read online that they were the fast food restaurant with the highest satisfaction rate among their customers for two years in a row. I like that they are closed on Sundays so people who work there can go to Church and relax. They seem to be owned by believing protestants.
I've eaten at Chik-fil-a a few time in order to support them for the attacks they get from gays. Also, they are closed on Sunday. That's really awesome for such a big, national chain. Think how many millions of dollars they are sacrificing in order to not violate the Lord's Day.
The couple times I've eaten there, the food was very good. Much better than other fast food. Also a bit more expensive, but not a lot more.
If you already order big expensive sandwiches from other fast food, then Chik-fil-a is not more expensive. But I usually only order from the dollar menu, and compared to that Chik-fil-a costs more. The quality is definitely worth the money.
I'm still sad they got rid of their cole slaw -- it was really good.
Definitely get some "chik fil a" sauce for dipping the fries (you have to ask, it's not provided automatically).
Their breakfast is no more expensive than McDonald's and is way better.
Yum! And yes, it gives satisfaction to support them due to their "trolling" reputation amongst the sodomites and liberal jack nutters.
However, they serve meats on Fridays. During Lent, too.
I usually spend $6-8 at ChikFilA (when at McDonald's I'd spend around $5 for slightly more food). But, the chicken is pretty tasty, and it leaves me full, but not too full.
I like it over McDonalds, they're just not as widespread.
They're a chicken joint... of course they do. The proscription for meat on Fridays and during Lent is Canon Law, to which non-Catholics are not subject.
Chik-fil-a....I could eat there 7 times a day
Quote from: MundaCorMeum on April 19, 2018, 06:30:28 PM
Chik-fil-a....I could eat there 7 times a day
I believe that comes from a comedian, doesn't it?
Also, I enjoy the spicy chicken sandwich. I generally only eat it when I'm traveling even though there is one in the next town over.
Quote from: Gardener on April 19, 2018, 06:19:46 PM
They're a chicken joint... of course they do. The proscription for meat on Fridays and during Lent is Canon Law, to which non-Catholics are not subject.
So God won't hold it against them on their judgement?
Best fast food chicken sandwich around.
Quote from: Heinrich on April 19, 2018, 07:14:39 PM
Quote from: Gardener on April 19, 2018, 06:19:46 PM
They're a chicken joint... of course they do. The proscription for meat on Fridays and during Lent is Canon Law, to which non-Catholics are not subject.
So God won't hold it against them on their judgement?
Probably not, like He doesn't hold it against the young or aged.
Quote from: Kaesekopf on April 19, 2018, 07:58:11 PM
Quote from: Heinrich on April 19, 2018, 07:14:39 PM
Quote from: Gardener on April 19, 2018, 06:19:46 PM
They're a chicken joint... of course they do. The proscription for meat on Fridays and during Lent is Canon Law, to which non-Catholics are not subject.
So God won't hold it against them on their judgement?
Probably not, like He doesn't hold it against the young or aged.
So that EENS thing is just binding to Catholics?
Quote from: Heinrich on April 19, 2018, 08:29:09 PM
Quote from: Kaesekopf on April 19, 2018, 07:58:11 PM
Quote from: Heinrich on April 19, 2018, 07:14:39 PM
Quote from: Gardener on April 19, 2018, 06:19:46 PM
They're a chicken joint... of course they do. The proscription for meat on Fridays and during Lent is Canon Law, to which non-Catholics are not subject.
So God won't hold it against them on their judgement?
Probably not, like He doesn't hold it against the young or aged.
So that EENS thing is just binding to Catholics?
No. Dietary laws apply only to Catholics. Discipline vs doctrine, etc.
Quote from: Heinrich on April 19, 2018, 07:14:39 PM
Quote from: Gardener on April 19, 2018, 06:19:46 PM
They're a chicken joint... of course they do. The proscription for meat on Fridays and during Lent is Canon Law, to which non-Catholics are not subject.
So God won't hold it against them on their judgement?
As Kaese said, it's discipline and not doctrine.
Yummm.. I must visit Chick-Fil-A again some time soon; but tomorrow I'll have to look for Fish-Fil-A!
Quote from: Non Nobis on April 19, 2018, 09:38:26 PM
Yummm.. I must visit Chick-Fil-A again some time soon; but tomorrow I'll have to look for Fish-Fil-A!
Arby's Fish filet sandwich, if they sell it in your area outside of Lent, is better than McD's. Much thicker filet.
I grew up in the South, so I've eaten it my whole life, and living in Atlanta, there's one every few miles. It's fast food, so I won't pretend it's fine dining, but it has to be on the short list for best national fast food chain in terms of quality. Their employees seem to be well-treated – they are unfailingly polite, and their restaurants tend to be quite clean in my experience. Their chicken biscuits are a good fast food breakfast.
I'm a health nut and restrict my food to pastured meats and eggs, home grown fruits and veg, raw milk, etc. but even I eat Chick fil A! lol Delicious!
Quote from: Gardener on April 19, 2018, 09:11:11 PM
As Kaese said, it's discipline and not doctrine.
Wow I am ignorant-had no idea of this concept.
Quote from: Elizabeth on April 20, 2018, 05:22:41 AM
Quote from: Gardener on April 19, 2018, 09:11:11 PM
As Kaese said, it's discipline and not doctrine.
Wow I am ignorant-had no idea of this concept.
It is discipline, but worth mentioning that it is universal in the ancient churches – Roman, Byzantine, Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, etc.; Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Assyrian Church of the East – all observe Friday as a day of penance. The Eastern Churches, I believe universally, also observe Wednesday as a penitential day, and the restrictions are much stricter – fish, eggs, and dairy are all out on both days. It is discipline, so it is not binding on those not belonging to the Church, but it is not
mere discipline, as if it were a matter of indifference, and it has been an unwise change to (largely) do away with it.
Ignoring the health concerns (real or not), Chik-Fil-A is delicious. I grew up with it in Florida and loved it. I left the USA a long time ago and some of the things I miss most are Chik-Fil-A, Chipotle and Checkers.
My wife is Chinese and when we visited the US I took her to Chik-Fil-A. She took a bite and said it was gross, I happily ate the rest for her. A few hours later back at the hotel she said "Honey, can we go get some more of that chicken and those burritos?" Hah! We went back, got both, and had a memorable and delicious dinner. Often times its the small simple things like this that leave the best memories.
Quote from: aquinas138 on April 20, 2018, 06:07:01 AM
Quote from: Elizabeth on April 20, 2018, 05:22:41 AM
Quote from: Gardener on April 19, 2018, 09:11:11 PM
As Kaese said, it's discipline and not doctrine.
Wow I am ignorant-had no idea of this concept.
It is discipline, but worth mentioning that it is universal in the ancient churches – Roman, Byzantine, Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, etc.; Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Assyrian Church of the East – all observe Friday as a day of penance. The Eastern Churches, I believe universally, also observe Wednesday as a penitential day, and the restrictions are much stricter – fish, eggs, and dairy are all out on both days. It is discipline, so it is not binding on those not belonging to the Church, but it is not mere discipline, as if it were a matter of indifference, and it has been an unwise change to (largely) do away with it.
Yes, but the point is non-Catholics are not bound to Canon Law on this point. I was a bit loose with my phrasing earlier, so I should clarify that non-Catholics can be bound to Canon Law, i.e., Eucharistic disciplines, marriage to a Catholic, etc.
To analogize it, it would be like a gentile eating pork in 2BC. Not a problem.