Try Chick-fil-A Chicken & Waffles

What it is

"Try Chick-fil-A Chicken & Waffles" is the search phrase for first-look taste tests of the chain's limited-time Chicken & Waffles Sandwich: a Chick-fil-A filet, three strips of applewood smoked bacon, and honey butter between two maple-flavored waffles, with a side of classic syrup. Creators film the box open, the sticky waffle bun, the syrup pour, then the honest face after bite one. Nationwide launch day was August 24, 2026, after a 2025 test in markets like Baltimore and San Antonio. Chick-fil-A framed it as part of its 80th-anniversary "Newstalgia" year, with Allison Duncan, director of menu and packaging, saying the chain wanted familiar comfort flavors with a twist. Breakfast size runs until 10:30 a.m.; the larger entrée size runs from 10:30 a.m. to close. You can pick Original, Spicy, or Grilled. That build is why the feed split so fast. Leah Groth at Eat This, Not That called launch-day versions "one of the tastiest and most unusual fast-food sandwiches" she had tried and preferred Spicy because the heat cut the maple. Food Republic landed in the same place: Original got too sweet after a couple bites, Spicy was the only one they would order again. Business Insider noted wait-in-line hype next to complaints that the waffles go soggy and the whole thing edges dessert. South Carolina creator Nicole King (@nicoleking__) went the other way on TikTok, calling it dry and flavorless even with syrup, and said she got bored before finishing. Commenters argued price (near $8–9 for the sandwich alone) and filet choice in the same thread. The format recipe is simple: order on camera or cut straight to the unbox, name which filet you got, show whether you use the syrup packet, take the bite, then grade it in one line. Pair shots with the S'mores Milkshake or S'mores Frosted Coffee are common because they dropped in the same fall LTO window. If you want the version most reviewers say balances the sugar, start Spicy and decide on syrup after the first bite. The limited window is short, so most posts treat this as a now-or-miss try, not a forever menu staple.

How to try it

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   Order the Chicken & Waffles Sandwich on camera. Say breakfast or entrée size and which filet (Original, Spicy, or Grilled). Film the waffle bun, bacon, honey butter, and the syrup packet before you commit to pouring.

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   Taste-test format: open the box, take one clean bite with no talking, then give a one-sentence verdict. Optional second angle: remake the bite with Spicy if you started Original, or skip syrup if the maple waffle already tastes sweet enough.

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   Search pack: Try Chick-fil-A Chicken & Waffles, Chick-fil-A chicken and waffles sandwich review, spicy chicken and waffles Chick-fil-A, Chick-fil-A fall menu 2026. Tags that travel: #Chickfila #ChickenAndWaffles #FoodReview #LTOmenu.

Common questions

What is the Try Chick-fil-A Chicken & Waffles trend?

It is the wave of first-bite reviews for Chick-fil-A's limited-time Chicken & Waffles Sandwich: maple waffles, chicken filet, bacon, honey butter, and syrup, filmed as a try-on-camera food drop.

When did it launch?

Nationwide on August 24, 2026, after a late-2025 test run. Breakfast size until 10:30 a.m., larger entrée size after that.

Which version should I order for a review?

Most written and video reviews that liked it preferred Spicy, because the heat balances the maple waffle and honey butter. Original draws more "too sweet" comments.

Is it the same as classic Southern chicken and waffles?

No gravy plate. This is a sandwich with waffle "buns," bacon, honey butter, and a syrup packet, closer to sweet fast-food than diner-style chicken and waffles.

What else dropped with it?

The same fall LTO window added a S'mores Milkshake and S'mores Frosted Coffee, which show up in a lot of paired review clips.