Zaxby's Chicken (Southeast)

Those of us who live in the Southeastern United States are lucky enough to have an abundance of good chicken restaurants. Among the choices in this region are Chick-Fil-A (my favorite), Bojangle's and Zaxby's. One thing that all of these restaurants have in common is the fact that none of them sell burgers. Stick to chicken and do it well. That's a common theme that works well for each of these chains (which each put their own spin on the concept of chicken). Zaxby's can be found as far West as Texas and as far North as Ohio and Virginia, but are concentrated in the Southeastern part of the country.

Zaxby's is a little bit more expensive than the other chicken joints I mentioned. You can expect to pay seven or eight dollars for a meal by the time you get a drink. They offer a variety of chicken menu items to include chicken sandwiches of various types (they had a bourbon chicken sandwich that I tried which was rather disgusting, but most of the sandwiches are good). A popular and tasty selection is the Wings N Things which is a combination of Chicken Wings (with the bone in), Chicken Strips, celery, Texas Toast and crispy french fries. This selection comes with a tub of Ranch dressing and Zaxby Sauce (which is a spicy dressing that looks like Thousand Island). My personal favorite is the Buffalo Salad, which is a generous salad (served in a real bowl...not a plastic dish). The salad is topped with tomatoes, crispy fried chicken pieces drenched in buffalo sauce, onion crisps and Blue Cheese dressing. The salad comes with a side of Texas Toast. The salad is large and filling...much bigger than other fast food joint salads. The menu also includes onion rings which are thinner than traditional onion rings, and delicious to boot. I have not tried the spicy fried mushrooms or the tater crisps, but both look delicious (in not healthy). The french fries are also a bit different. They have the serrated cut to them, they are a bit thicker than most fast food fries, and they have a nice light seasoning on them.

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