Chick-fil-A Is Changing Things Up A Bit

Big changes At Chick-fil-A could change how restaurant owners are doing business.  Next week Chick-fil-A is opening a "Grab N Go" location in New York.   It's their first-ever mobile pickup restaurant.

You place an order on the App or online.  Just like mobile pick up now, when you get close to the restaurant, they start your order.   Then it's ready for pick up.  The difference here will be when you walk in you'll see it's a much smaller building.  There will be no ordering inside, no menu boards, or sitting area.  You will a screen that has your order on it and it will tell you where your order falls in line for pickup.  Once your order is ready,  you are out the door with your food.   The Today Show got a sneak peek at the concept.

If this concept takes off, could this mean jobs are going to be cut?  Will fewer people be needed to run the restaurant?  McDonald's, Taco Bell, and many others have tried this with the Kiosk ordering menus, and in some cases, it does save time and you control your order a little more.

People took to TikTok over the past few days to share their feelings on this and what it means for the future of not just the restaurant industry but service industries in general.

Some really great points are being made when it comes to the new "Grab N Go" concept!

Good or bad, it's still yet to be determined.  Chick-fil-A has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to the fast food business.  I'm sure that not being able to find enough help in the workforce today has led to some of these changes.

Chick-fil-A will also be trying another new concept later this year called the elevated drive-thru.   This will be at the Chick-fil-A 79th & 2nd in New York and will be focusing solely on delivery and mobile app ordering for a quick and easy pickup experience.  Big changes at Chick-fil-A are nothing new and I'm sure we'll be seeing more and more restaurants going in this direction.

While Chick-Fil-A is known for a lot of things.  Like the best chicken sandwich ever.  Not being open on Sundays.  Bigger sponsors of college football.  I think we can all agree on the most famous thing Chick Fil A is famous for, the sauces.  How would you like to have homemade Chick-Fil-A sauce?

Yes, we are all guilty of asking for extra sauce and stocking up on it at work or home.  They are now even selling some of their sauces in stores.  They just haven't opened up the floodgates just let and let them all out.  I have a desk full of every possible sauce they have.  Co-workers will come and ask if I have some they could use. I have a refrigerator full as well at home and maybe a few in my car just in case.  Ya never know, right?

As of now, you can get Chick-Fil-A Sauce, Garden Herb Ranch, Honey Mustard, Polynesian, and BBQ sauce in almost every store and even on Amazon.

Cheapism.com just recently ranked the top 5 sauces from Chick-Fil-A.

I was shocked that the Polynesian was not on the 5 list.  The Chick-Fil-A Sauce and the Polynesian were the first two that you could buy in the stores.  One of the fun things to do is mix the sauces.  For example, Zesty Buffalo + Garden Herb Ranch.  Polynesian + Chick-Fil-A.  Barbecue + Honey Mustard.  These are just a few of the wild combinations that you can make just by mixing your favorites.

So why wouldn't you want to have homemade Chick-Fil-A sauce available for you 24/7 without having to stockpile from your visits to Chick-Fil-A?  You could be the next big sauce maker and who knows, you could have your sauce one day just by making it at home and then mixing the sauce.  How about a Garden Ranch Herb and Polynesian?

With these quick steps and recipes, you can have all the sauce you want on hand ready to go and ready for dipping.

Honey mustard Chick-Fil-A Sauce at home is a win win.  This is one of the sauces that you can't buy in stores yet but it so easy to make.  Honey Mustard and Ketchup is my go to for dipping French fries.  So simple to make and here's the proof.

Yes this one is bit more work to make at home but homemade is always better.  You can make this is bigger sizes and it will last longer than buying ranch sauce. This is one the sauces that you can get in stores now.

By doing this one at home, you can tweak it to your liking more.  Want it with a little more kick, add some more Siracha to it.  This Chick Fil A sauce is not available in stores.  If you want this one for home, watch this one closely.

This is my all time favorite Chick Fil A Sauce.  I can put this on any item I get from Chick Fil A.  I've even used this one as a salad dressing.  I will be honest and tell you that I do ask for extra of these and stock pile these.  Now that I know how, look out!

This one should not shock us at all.  The number one most popular sauce at Chick Fil A is, the Chick Fil A sauce.  This is one that you can get in the stores but 90 % of the time you have each of these ingredients in your house to make it yourself.  There's something fun about making your own and even putting you twist on it.