By Luke Sonderman, Fast-Food Expert

Finally, after years of rumors, a Chick-fil-A is coming to the desert! On Monterey and Dinah Shore, Chick-fil-A signs have been put up in the new Monterey Crossing Shopping Center next to the Quick Quack Car Wash, Habit Burger Grill, Spectrum, and AT&T Store (desertsun.com).

For those of you who haven’t been to Chick-fil-A, I am very sorry for you. Chick-fil-A may just be the best food to ever enter my mouth. Chick-fil-A’s menu consists of spicy fried chicken, regular fried chicken, and grilled chicken sandwiches; fried and grilled chicken tenders and nuggets; a cold chicken wrap; and a chicken salad. They also have a breakfast menu which has breakfast sandwiches with biscuits instead of regular sandwiches. 

In the past eight years, Chick-fil-A has been in the center of controversy for being a Christian-owned company that isn’t open on Sundays (yahoo.com/lifestyle). In July 2021, a Chick-fil-A spokesman made a comment to Yahoo News saying, “Chick-fil-A does not have a political or social agenda, and we welcome everyone in our restaurants. We are proud to be represented by more than 180,000 diverse Team Members nationwide, and we strive to be a positive influence in our local communities. We do this, in part, by contributing $25,000 to food banks in each community where we open a new restaurant and donating more than 10 million meals through our Shared Table program.” In recent years, the controversy has begun to die down as Chick-fil-A has stopped donating to the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes who both have made homophobic and anti-same-sex marriage comments (marketwatch.com).

Personally, I believe that private companies are allowed to put their money where they want, and consumers can purchase their product without agreeing with the company’s personal beliefs. By eating at Chick-fil-A, I am not agreeing with their beliefs, whatever they might be, but I am eating there because I think the chicken is absolute fire. 

So, for all the Raising Canes, KFC, Mickey Dee’s, and Dave’s Hot Chicken fans, head over to Chick-fil-A (it isn’t actually open yet), and eat some actual bomb chicken. It will change your life forever.