Is The Chicken Biscuit At Mcdonald’S Good?

McDonald’s has previously had other chicken biscuits on its menu, but the McChicken biscuit is the first to grace its breakfast in a while. One of the best parts of McDonald’s breakfast is its buttery, crumbly biscuit. And in this sandwich, the biscuit does most of the heavy lifting.

I found that while McDonald’s has a decent biscuit and Wendy’s has decent chicken, Chick-fil-A’s chicken biscuit is much better in every way. Sign up for Business Insider’s retail newsletter, The Drive-Thru, to get more stories like this in your inbox.

McDonald’s biscuit costs $3.19 before tax, Chick-fil-A’s costs $3.79 before tax, and Wendy’s costs $2.59 before tax. From the top, the biscuits looked largely the same.

This isn’t the first time McDonald’s has experimented with chicken on the breakfast menu. At about half of the locations across the U.S. featured Chicken McGriddles and McChicken Biscuits, and Chicken McMuffins could be found at about 100 locations in Connecticut.

What is the best part of McDonald’s breakfast?

One of the best parts of McDonald’s breakfast is its buttery, crumbly biscuit. Irene Jiang / Business Insider. And in this sandwich, the biscuit does most of the heavy lifting. It’s got a satisfying crunch and buttery texture. Irene Jiang / Business Insider.

Wendy’s was the only biscuit that didn’t feel crispy. Opened up, it was obvious McDonald’s had the flattest, most processed patty. Chick-fil-A’s chicken was tall and natural, and Wendy’s wasn’t bad-looking either.

Chick-fil-A’s chicken biscuit has been a menu mainstay since 1985 and has singlehandedly carved Chick-fil-A a hefty piece of the fast-food breakfast sector.

Now, chains are hoping that the chicken biscuit will be the next chicken sandwich. Wendy’s is releasing a maple chicken biscuit as part …

Chains are hoping that the chicken biscuit will be the next chicken sandwich. The chicken biscuit just might be the new chicken sandwich, and chains are trying to get in on the action. I compared the new chicken biscuits from McDonald’s and Wendy’s against the Chick-fil-A original to see if they could compete.

Sure, Popeyes may have a better chicken sandwich. But Chick-fil-A has the chicken biscuit.

Wendy’s is releasing a maple chicken biscuit as part of its upcoming breakfast menu, and McDonald’s is adding chicken to its breakfast menu, both in 2020. McDonald’s is testing a McChicken biscuit in select markets but hasn’t announced which chicken items it’s planning to add next year. Chick-fil-A’s chicken biscuit has been a menu mainstay …