This is a review of Bojangles. In the end, I will compare the following fast-food chicken restaurants: Bojangles, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Popeyes, and Church’s.

I should note that Bojangles is my default for going to get fried chicken. Because of this, it might have been a bad idea to post about Bojangles first. The other three will compete against a memory.

My order was a three-piece combo of all-white meat with a side of fries. It came with free diet Pepsi. I then ordered a small side of taters, gravy, and mac and cheese—total price: $13.07.
This was ordered at lunchtime. The drive-thru was backed up, and inside had a small line. There were plenty of people working there. They were prompt and friendly.

Shellie did this review with me. Here we go:

Shellie: Bojangles is the gold standard for chicken. I am guessing the Bojangles will be the best of all the chicken-fast-food meals we will try in this experiment.

Joejoe: The chicken was fresh, juicy, and tasted good. The breading has a mild cajun seasoning that is very tasty.
Shellie: I had chicken breast. I may prefer thighs, but I’m sticking with chicken breasts for this experiment. The skin was crispy and amazing. It was amazing. My only criticism is that the inside was slightly dry, but that goes with getting chicken breast. I ate every bite except for a few small pieces of bone.

Joejoe: The biscuit was very good. I was expecting a little crispier. It was a buttery flavor and was very fluffy.
Shellie: The biscuit was ok, but it was more “bready” and less flaky than I remember. But maybe I forgot what a Bojangles biscuit tastes like because it’s been a while. I always say Bojangles biscuits are the best, but it wasn’t amazing.

Joejoe: The fries, while a little soft, have a very nice cajun flavoring. Overall, good. They would probably be better with some extra cajun spice or hot sauce. However, for this test, I wanted to eat them as they came and not add different spices.
Shellie: The fries were a bit cold once I got to them, but they still tasted great. I liked the spice on them.

Joejoe: The mac and cheese was ok. The noodles were firm, which I like. The cheese was a little bland. This would need some hot sauce or some cajun spice.
Shellie: I’m not a fan of mac-n-cheese, but I could tell it tasted good.

Joejoe: The taters and gravy. The gravy has a small amount of meat that makes it good. It was kind of bland other than that. Good for taters and gravy, but not great.
Shellie: generally, I wouldn’t say I like mashed potatoes and gravy, but they tasted pretty good. I probably wouldn’t order them, though, of my own volition.

My ending notes. The food tasted good. While we were eating, Shellie commented that it didn’t taste healthy. I didn’t notice it then. I am full, and the food was good. But it was greasy. I am full, but I don’t feel healthy. I wonder if this will be the same at all of these fast food places. Bojangles is currently first and last place.