Opinion of Chick Fil A compared to other fast food resturaunts

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Pretty good overall, but not sure if it's the best fast food restaurant.

Their chicken patty is one of the better ones out there, but their "spicy" sandwich is not spicy; it is actually less spicy than both Wendy's and BK's spicy chicken sandwich.  It is even less spicy than the Hot N Spicy McChicken from McDonald's back in the day (not offered everywhere, I believe it was just a regional item).  Their breakfast is good though, particularly the bowl, and their chicken noodle soup is also good.

The best thing about Chick Fil A might be that their restaurants tend to be, on average, cleaner and better decorated than a lot of fast food restaurants.  Wendy's actually started that trend 30 years ago when they realized that normal lighting and carpeting was more aesthetically pleasing than how, e.g., McDonald's used to look in the 80s.  Wendy's has since modernized their look from that, but they were the ones that really started this trend.  A lot of places have caught up on this though.

Chick Fil A's biggest problem is that they handled the transition from being a mall food-court restaurant to being a standalone restaurant with increased popularity, with mixed results.  Drive thru lines are often unacceptably long there, sometimes 30 minutes.  It is highly variable based on location and what staff you get.  To their credit, they have added features to help this, such as multiple lines and multiple cashiers that walk the lines taking orders with tablets.  But even then, Chick Fil A often still has some of the slowest drive thru service of any fast food restaurant in the country.