With the recent launch of Wendy’s new Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich, I had a little bit of a chicken-pig out to see how all the various items stacked up. First up their Spicy Chicken Nuggets; after all what better than a side of chicken with um, a chicken sandwich!
It’d actually been quite some time since I’d snagged a regular old school nugget, and I instantly remembered why. These where the epitome of dry. Dry, dull and disappointing actually. I had hope some dipping sauce would have saved proceedings, but the restaurant forgot my sauce request in the order, adding insult to injury.
As you can see in the pictures above these are basic nuggets with a spongy interior. There’s no real plus points to talk about; indeed the nuggets had a slightly unpleasant aftertaste, I ended up throwing half away.
The spicy coating is very mild, I’m not sure I managed a single bead of sweat on my forehead. For me, these are hard pass.
Hi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you! I’m the founder, writer and wrangler at Gastronomic Salt Lake City, and a former freelance restaurant critic. I’ve worked extensively with local, regional and national food and drink organizations. I’m a multiple-award winning journalist and have been writing about food and drink for more than fifteen years. I’m largely fueled by a critical obsession with rice, alliteration and the use of big words I don’t understand. I don’t mind admitting to a certain secret obsession with fast food as well – and that’s where Menu And Price comes in…