There’s a reason why Chick Fil A is doing better than every other fast food company: Service.
Yeah, as much as I disagree with the owners religious stance/beliefs, there isno denying that Chick-Fil-A is simple well priced, fast, decent fast food with great ustomer service added on around it. They have a very solid business model.
they are just not yet fell in the abyss of enshittification on the same level as others dropped themselves willingly, but it’s only temporary and enshittification is so much greater than we are 😭
Still not eating the overrated bigot chicken.
They can still eat shit since they STILL fund anti-lgbtq organizations, to my knowledge.
The one nearest me is owned by a gay couple. Not sure how that slipped through the cracks…
I don’t care if they still fund it or not. When somebody shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
With a corporation, that gets complicated. IIRC, it was the CEO and/or other top executives, not the company itself. And those executives are now gone, but still funding the same atrocities.
The new executives still aren’t great, so it’s easy in this particular case. But what if they really were different?
Words are cheap, I’ll forgive them only if they do a 180 and actually start supporting the community instead of funding bigots.
I like their food and their service is top notch, so I’d be glad to see positive change from them.
Nobody can change?
In this case, Jesus chicken has always been anti lgbtq. Their long history would prevent me from forgiving them for that, but maybe if it was under new ownership or something.
And in the general case?
I have no problem forgiving people if that’s what you’re getting at. There’s a difference between forgiveness and excusing bad behavior, though.
People can change, but how often have you personally seen some MAGA chud or anti-lgbtq bigot realize they’ve been an asshole and change themselves for the better? I won’t say those things never happen, but I’m pretty sure it’s fucking rare.
Fair point, but I’d struggle to forgive a business even more than a person. Sometimes it also doesn’t matter if they change if what they’ve done is awful enough.
This isn’t a “body”, its a fucking company. If people weren’t so fucking sedated they would be out of business for their hate
A corporation?
I still have yet to actually order with an AI system. Plenty of restaurants around me have them, but an employee always cuts in before I can order.
Christofascist chicken or AI fueled burgers…hmm, maybe I’ll just get some tacos.
Cheaper to eat at home.
The taco guy on the corner and the halal truck down the street. I trust them with my life.
Make sure there’s no lettuce on them.
How about pizza? Can’t go wrong with pizza
Very true. It’s tough to find really bad pizza. Little Caesar’s tries their best to make awful pizza but somehow manages to make minimally acceptable pizza.
One extra large order of the enemy of my enemy is still my enemy, please. To go.
Enemy of my enemy is my enemy’s enemy, nothing more, nothing less.
They can do whatever they want, still not supporting them. Their food isn’t good.
Nor are their politics!
I’m a Popeye’s and Raising Caine’s man.
Popeyes is gross too. Probably some of the worst quality food out there, unless just every restaurant here is just bad.
I always wanted to try raising caines, heard it’s good but we don’t have one around here.
They are building a Raising Caine’s near my house. what’s their schtick?
Star Trek Replicator Chicken fingers. It looks perfect and is always the same, but it’s the type of place where somebody probably got thrown out of a window for suggesting that a pinch of black pepper be put into the recipe. The sauce is pretty decent, but I hope you like it because it’s utterly necessary. Good lemonade too. Founder leans right, but not “Cathy-family” right.
If you live somewhere with a Layne’s Chicken, that’s way better. Popeye’s is generally better too, though it’s traditional fast food grimy versus “pretend we’re fast-casual” veneer that a lot of the chicken places like to do.
Oil! Lots of oil!
That’s just a lie…
The food is good, for “fast” food it’s amazing. Like, I don’t think there’s another fastfood option that hasn’t fully transition to the mcChicken method were the patty is reconstituted scraps.
Their politics with LGBTQ is (was?) absolute dog shit and more than enough reason to boycott them as an isolated issue…
But honestly looking at any other aspect of their company, and they’re one of the most worker friendly options. Which again, is not a high bar to clear, especially in fast food.
So if anyone is boycotting Chick-fil-A, they have valid reasons. It’s just damn near every other option is even worse, so if they have consistent logic their boycott list is every major corporation. Like, the owner has 10 billion dollars, no billionaire owned company is going to be ethical. If someone’s only issue with Chick-fil-A is the anti-lgbt stuff, that doesn’t mean they’re a good person, it means they only care about the demographic they consider “us”.
But again; saying they’re food isn’t good is just a flat out lie.
I contest the food part.
The last sandwich I had there was… fine. Squished, plain bun, thin breading, yet outrageously expensive.
A Raising Cain’s sandwich is way better. Even if price wasn’t a factor, and I couldn’t go local for some reason, I’d much, much rather have Steak and Shake, P Terry, Chicken Express, Rosa’s, Fuzzy’s, PDQ…
steak n shake is one of the things i really miss after moving to the DC area. other fancy burger places like five guys held me over for a while, but they don’t hit like steak n shake.
Has Freddy’s made its way up to DC yet? I may dare say it’s better.
When I lived in DMV, five guys was a new thing and it was so awesome. Cheap, fast, amazing. They had so much business that they would “soup Nazi” people if they didn’t know what they wanted after waiting in line.
I’m sorry but it’s not good. I’ve eaten at multiple locations and I would 100% rather have chicken sandwiches or fried chicken from local places we have here instead. Their food is overrated.
I don’t care for their politics but that has nothing to do with crappy food.
You like their food (objective, so there’s no “lying” around that), and so excuse their politics. I get it, it’s like separating the artist from the art. Lots of people pay to see Tom Cruise movies, or now to see Ed Sheeran, or maybe Bill Burr.
Some people don’t.
You like their food
What the fuck are you talking about?
I said compared to every other fastfood place that uses processed chicken patties, it’s good.
Some people don’t.
The other point you e completely missed:
So if anyone is boycotting Chick-fil-A, they have valid reasons. It’s just damn near every other option is even worse, so if they have consistent logic their boycott list is every major corporation.
How the fuck is “So if anyone is boycotting Chick-fil-A, they have valid reasons” defending chicfila’s politics?!
I’m saying boycotting them is valid
But only boycotting them is illogical
Listen, I’m not going to tell them to get bent for doing the only sane thing they’ve ever done, but I’m not throwing them a welcome-to-the-family party either. The lesser evil is still evil and I will continue to avoid so much as letting my shadow darken their doorway.
