There is a chicken sandwich war and we declared the winner

Good everyone, stop the presses and turn on the fryers. I'm tired of fighting, so we'll fix this fast food problem once and for all. I'm talking about the big Feud chicken sandwich.

Most fast-food restaurants, chicken-themed or not, have their own fried bird. But there has recently been a food battle over the Twitter brand with all the big names in the industry that you can think of throwing their chicken hats into the chicken ring.

It all started after Popeyes posted his first chicken sandwich last week, and people began to wonder what channel had the best chicken sandwich. In typical Twitter fashion, Popeyes decided to create a chicken-flavored piece of beef to under-sweeten Chick-fil-A's appreciation on his OG sandwich.

After the start of the frenzy on social networks, both sides fighting over the best party, Wendy's decided to diss the two parties.

Uh, of course, okay, Wendy's. We'll see. Honestly, you do not need to follow all the other tweets of the messy chicken war because it has quickly become less of a question of comparing flavor profiles, but more bad jokes. But all you need to know is that Boston Market has brought its cheese macaroni to a chicken fight, and Shake Shack's attempt to be hip with the kids turned against them when they were called to be too much candle to be part of this debate.

But we're tired of seeing the Twitter brand disappear between us as we feel like silent digital customers. That's why I traveled 500 miles (OK, maybe just a few blocks) to personally test and taste and rank each chicken sandwich for which I could have my fat fingers.

Now, I will easily admit that I am not an expert in chicken sandwich. My experience in fast-casual only concerns the chicken nuggetsthat I peel. Yes, peel. So, I may not be the most qualified, but today, I will redeem my past of cursed food and change my chicken peeling methods to give you that quality test. I promise you that I kept skin on each of these sandies.

From pale poultry to supreme chicken, here's the worst of the best fast-food chicken sandwiches. (McDonald's and Burger King were both excluded because, come on.)

5. Wendy

Wendy's talked about a great game on Twitter, but in reality she did not have a chicken leg on which to stand.

The chicken was a flat, matte breast covered with soggy batter and the sandwich was covered with waaaay too much mayo. Iceberg lettuce should never be the star of the sandwich, but it overflowed with a particularly icy and sad bouquet.

I should have expected me as much of a burger joint. You see why we did not go to McDonald's and Burger King now? Maybe their Twitter account should have been disconnected and trying to get a bite before getting too close to the sun of the heat lamp and dispelling the chicken experts.

Rating: 2/5 Chicken sandwich (but 5/5 returns on Twitter)

4. KFC

KFC was surprisingly quiet on Twitter, without making big claims on their own sandwich, or questioning anyone. It may have been for a good reason.

When I had the sandwich, I immediately noticed that it was a lot crisper than Wendy's. The chicken was well seasoned – the 11 herbs and spices were definitely present and taken into account. I will say that at least it was the most spice chicken out of the bunch.

But then, when I picked it up, the bottom of the bread covered a whole pot of mayo. Repugnant.

In addition, even if we have not tried, negative points to have the audacity to make me think of the consequences of the oily Cheetos chicken sandwich cheese sauce Cheeto. Do not give any idea to these brands.

Rating: 3/5 Chicken Sandwich (-100000/5 to play chicken god with Cheeto's #)

3. chick-yarn-a

Yes, okay, I know, I know. I immediately close my Twitter account on this topic because I know there will be thoughts.

It's not that the Chick-fil-A sandwich is inherently bad! In fact, if I dare say, wet. Good too, but mostly wet.

Yes, the chicken is tasty and juicy, but we all know now that their secret is to fry it in 100% peanut oil. It's just a decent chicken sandwich, without any craziness.

But the dough was not as crispy as I wanted it and the bread was rather mellow. This brioche really kills my mood and my jaw, everyone. All in all, it's just … not as good as you want, and at that time, the roof of my mouth was completely burned by all the chicken.

There are newer chickens, of better quality, with better options and, moreover, homophobia leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Note: 3/5 chicken sandwich (-1 million / 5 for to be a shitty company)

2. Popeyes

OK, so I know that they started the fight, but you know what? They won their seat at the table. It was one heck good chicken sandwich. But, God, did they make me work for it?

I knew, in theory, that the Popeyes sandwich was going slow and that it would only be offered in selected locations. The first place Popeyes where I stopped: no dice. I did not even have it yet. So I went through Manhattan in a heat of 85 degrees and I finally reached the second Popeyes. The line was snaked thrice around the interior of the restaurant and five minutes after the start of the queue, an exasperated employee shouted "There are more chicken sandwiches, okay?" They waved tongs to attract attention. Half of the chicken clowns are out.

I began to lose hope. The outlook was bleak and I was never going to know if Popeyes had any interests in diving on Chick-fil-A. But no, there had to be a way.

Trekking 20 minutes to the nearest Popeyes, I reached the final destination with a line that also lined the door. The sweat dripping on my back, I thought, would be best to be the best chicken sandwich in Manhattan or else. Dear reader, it was good. So good.

Perhaps I was getting dizzy to finally feel the air conditioning. Perhaps it was the extra crunchiness of the breadcrumbs, or the fact that the cake was good with three C's. But I was alive again.

It was almost the best except …

Rating: 4/5 Chicken sandwich (5/5 crunch factor)

1. Shake Shack

… Shake Shack exists.

No, I do not care what this sandwich costs as much as a movie ticket. If you buy a sandwich sandwich from another competitor, it will be about the same and you will get a poorer chicken.

It's juicy, it's tasty, the spices are wonderful, the bread is dense but the cake is big enough to compensate. The mayonnaise is HERBED, the gherkins are kept in vinegar and the lettuce is shredded so as not to harm the beauty of the beast.

While I was only succeeding on one piece from everywhere else, I demolished this bad boy in a few minutes. And that was after trying each chicken sandwich. Candle or not, this chicken has my heart. So keep your money and throw yourself with the hut, although if you're not near one of their locations, Popeyes is pretty good candidate.

Rating: 5/5 Chicken Sandwich (+10000/5 my eternal love and affection)