1- Truett Cathy is the man
My pastor once invited Truett to speak at our church. He declined. Because he teaches a boy’s Sunday school class and that is his priority on Sundays. Any other time would be fine, according to him.
2 – They sponsor an SEC v. ACC bowl game
Football is awesome in the South. In fact, everything is awesome in the South. Chick-Fil-A recognizes this, and wants to be involved. Enter the Chick-Fil-A Bowl.
3- They sold food at reasonable prices @ Catalyst East 2010
The Catalyst Conference in Atlanta was great this year. Even greater, because Chick-Fil-A set up a tent outside of Gwinnett Arena to combat the outrageous prices for frozen cheeseburgers inside.
4- They play Christian music inside
I don’t know if this is franchise-wide, but the last few Chick-Fil-A’s I’ve been in have been getting their K-Love on.
5- The workers say “my pleasure”
Instead of a grunt, or “uh-huh”, your “thank you” is greeted with “my pleasure”. Mickey-D’s take note.
6 – They come to your table to refill your drinks
At a fast-food place. What the what?
7 – The commercials, billboards, etc. are tasteful AND hilarious
Hard to do. Props to the cows.
Feel free to add your own reasons below, starting with # 8….
#8 – They honor the Lord’s Day by not being open. Makes it easy for their employees to attend church with their families!
That’s one of my favorite things as well! Just didn’t make the list… 🙂
#9 There menu is simple. Chicken sandwich, chicken nuggets, chicken tenders, and variations on those. Compare to a place like Jack in the Box (which has decent food but far too many endless choices to perplex your dining experience) and you will see what I mean.
#10 The endless selection of sauces are a perfect complement to their delicious food. So many great sauces to choose from means you can enjoy the same item and augment it with a different sauce for a completely new taste bud experience. I especially love the Honey Roasted BBQ.
#11 I worked at Chick-fil-A for a year during college. ‘Nuff said.(I still say “My pleasure” after every thank you. Thanks Chick-fil-A for instilling in me such good manners.)
#12 On a regular basis, Chick-fil-A will give out free sandwiches. Not regular enough, but I don’t see McDonald’s or Burger King handing out free food ever, so that definitely gives Chick-fil-A a one up on the competition in my book. (I could literally keep going on and on, so I will reign myself in here.)
#13. They are VERY toddler friendly! They provide infant/toddler placemats for the table, small cups of cheerios for impatient little ones to munch on while you wait, under 3 toys available in kids meals if requested, and all of the playgrounds have a toddler area! Sometimes the bigger kids take over fast food play areas so it’s very nice to have an area designated for younger children!
WOW – I didn’t know they did all that. Cups of Cheerios? Are you kidding me??
The Chick-fil-a in our town in PA did a promotion about once every 2 months called “Save The Receipt Day.” You go in on the appointed day you go & buy your food, save your receipt, & then any time the next month you could take your receipt back & get EVERYTHING on your receipt for free!
whoa that’s cool….