Arby’s employee here, We’re confused too. No idea why they’re called “premium”, except maybe as a marketing tool. They are NOT seasoned with anything in the breading, which is weird because the tenders ARE. They have pepper and stuff in them. The nuggets tend to be a little juicier, but that’s about all they have going for them. They are at least “whole” breast pieces and not ground, so there’s that I suppose.
I mean isn't the whole idea of nuggets basically just that they're a vector to get sauce into your mouth? That's why tenders and stuff that you're more likely to eat with less/no sauce are more highly seasoned
he kinda pissed me off with the chick fil a one, I mean the best way to eat a chicken nugget is with sauce, like why in the 7 hells would you ever eat a chicken nugget without any sauce
@@cheyannecaballero2814 that’s weird, ur the first person I heard they love cold McDonald’s nuggets, didn’t know if that was safe, I looked it up it’s apparently sage to eat cold nuggets 💀 I’m learning something new everyday
@L.a.m.e.n.t.e.r.s yeah my husband makes fun of me for it I'm not sure why I like them but I feel like they taste better. But not like cold I like them after they've gotten room temperature/on the colder side not out of the fridge lol
I think something worth bearing in mind is that chicken nuggets tend to be targeted at kids, who are notorious for their distaste for nuance in flavour and sensative palettes. You could definitely make a more flavourful nugget, but the blandness is kind of the (unfortunate) appeal.
I think you are onto something, but the main thing is that most kids dip and prefer a drier product. That said Chick-fil-A flavors tenders and nuggets differently for both kids and adults.
There's nothing wrong with not liking Chick Fil A... but if you're gonna talk about flavor of every nugget and NOT mention the obvious unique brine flavor Chick Fila A chicken has I'm gonna call foul play. This was a very intentional omission imo lol.
My two favs are Mickey D's simply for the nostalgia and Chic-fil-a because of the light breading. You get a bunch of chicken flavor compared to just average breading.
@@greeceisbetter Mickey D’s doesn’t even taste like real chicken. It has a different weird texture that doesn’t taste right never liked McDonalds chicken nuggets never will
@@alexgreg152 Chick-fil-A is not overrated. If Chick-fil-A was overrated, they wouldn’t have a long line that simple Id much rather have Chick-fil-A than McDonald’s nuggets any day.
@@paulfox9694 my daughter loves them and she won’t eat McDonald’s like we have been hungry on a road trip and all there was around was a McDonald’s and she hate half a nugget. Don’t blame her they are bad.
0:56 Sonic 1:42 KFC + nugget rating system 3:05 Wendy's 4:09 Burger King 5:37 Carl's Jr 6:46 Chick-Fil-A 8:38 Shake Shack 9:45 Rally's 10:16 Arby's 11:12 Jack in the box 12:57 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 14:12 McDonalds 15:42 Final Leader Board
Chick fil a has great sandwiches. But the main reason they're so popular is that despite the long lines, they move pretty fast and the customer service is great. The menu is pretty small so no one is taking 20 minutes to figure out their order. And rarely do they ever mess up an order. All of that combined makes it completely worth the less than stellar quality of the food in my opinion. No one goes to a fast food place for quality.
The Chick-fil-A sandwich is by far the best chicken sandwich I had so far so it’s absolutely good. I don’t know why people so hating it like but they’re gonna love McDonald’s with the low on standards like what guys have no taste, but you’re willing to eat processed frozen and even questionable food over a little bit higher quality and Great customer service crazy in my book
Ya know something weird I've noticed? Burger King generally does well in stuff that ISN'T related to their burgers. That is so bizarre. Why are they not focusing on their namesake?
Josh is a professional CFA hater, it’s really hard to watch. Everything he complained about with CFA he made excuses to like it with shake shack. He has no taste
As a fitting room attendant in a popular retail chain, that really pissed me off when he said he defecated on in the fitting room and used clothes to wipe his ass, and shoved it under the bench. I always wondered what the people who do that look like and I'm not surprised
chick fil a doesnt even need the sauce. although not sure why sauce should not matter in the evaluation. chick fil a is boss bc you get quality chicken breast making up their nuggets. how are you going to say those other nuggets are better when you bite into a mouthful of mushy nothingness with no meat texture. why would their breading matter.
You and your daughter need to find a better RUclipsr. Josh is a professional hater who won’t ever do a true blind taste test on anything. With a non crew member watching over
Every popeyes I've ever been to has absolutely over achieved the portions and I love it. I went to one here in ohio about 30 minutes before close for a 6 piece tender and they gave me ALL THE TENDERS THEY HAD LEFT. I went home with 27 tenders and a bucket of fries for $9.
Chicken places are the best at closing time. I remember an off-brand takeout in Cambridge near my apartment. I'd go in there just before 10 pm and buy a two-piece and they'd empty the rack into a bag and say thanks for coming in. Good flavor, too. But...my one dig against King Popeyes is that they don't have a size standard for their birds (or just don't follow it) and sometimes it's like they're using game hens. So getting any bonus in an order is a total prize there.
That’s crazy. I’ve been to like 5 Popeyes near where I live and they’ll turn the fryers off 1+ hours before closing and tell you you’re out of luck if you try ordering something.
thats what most places are supposed to do but then you have managers trying to cut corner to save money because their store doesnt do good enough number or they get a bonus for it it sounds like you had a good manager and a good store
In all fairness Josh Is a social media chef, they love to throw around "burnt" or unclean oil, but will happily eat something fried in last week's oil if they put paprika and scallions on it. Video will be titled "best fast food ever" 😂
"Chick-fil-A barely breads their chicken nuggets " That sir, is why I like them. I want to taste chicken, not breading. If I wanted to eat salty breading I would have ordered hushpuppys!
2 things. 1. Big yes to the tendies 2. Being a truck driver and doing weekly loads in Austin I feel like I recognize some of these fast food locations and cringe when I think about the traffic. Keep it up Josh you're killing it and maybe one day I'll get to meet you in person so you can sign my copy of Texture Over Taste and maybe I can make a friend around my age in Texas that loves food even more than I do. Much appreciation for what you do from Copperas Cove, Texas.
I didn't go back and rewatch or anything but I tried to locate each one of those stores and honestly I can't recognize where any of them are but I bet I've been in one or two. I also noticed was there was ONE car at the Shake Shack. That's unheard of. There has to be a story there.
can i just say, it’s SUPER crazy to see Mcdonald’s put above Chik-fil-a. as someone who’s a professional chef, shouldn’t you acknowledge that McD’s nuggets are literal paste and Chik-fil-a is at least REAL whole chicken????
@@sixthdutch that’s just not true. McDonald’s nuggets are only good if you slather them in sauce whereas CFA have more raw flavor. It’s blatantly biased and quite honestly stupid to ever claim McDonald’s has better nuggets than CFA lmao
@@jedayeyo For this video, the comparison is based on Joshua's taste preferences. I prefer McDonald's nuggets to CFA nuggets as well, even though I like CFA's tenders and love their chicken sandwiches (specifically the spicy filet). CFA nuggets are too tiny, bready, and greasy for me. But I understand, as you should as well, that taste is subjective, so you may prefer CFA's nuggets. It's fine if you do! But, it's silly to make an objective statement about one being better than the other. Just like it's silly for the original comment I was replying to to claim that McD's nuggets are inherently worse because it's ground chicken instead of chunks of chicken.
@@sixthdutch It’s fine you don’t have to like them but it just makes him look like an idiot and gives no credibility to the supposedly ‘objective’ ranking he claims to be making lol
As someone who used to work at McDonalds, their spicy nuggets are AMAZING when they’re fresh out of the fryer and we’ve just changed the oil. Not close to Chik-fil-A or Popeyes, but my God. Since I only worked in the kitchen I’d always hook my co-workers up with fresh food whenever they went on break. Safe to say, everyone loved me. It was a fun job.
@@Shiftheadsformer mcdonalds employee here: the job isnt totally the worst, the thing that makes the job, for me at least was the coworkers, you have a blast connecting with the people you work with; the downside is of course the annoying customers.
Just consider how long they have to sit in that car together to get to all these places. I imagine some conversations to get very bonkers in that context.
I am genuinely looking forward to the tenders version of this video :) Really enjoying this 'best of' series in general! I'd love to see a Milkshake one too
@@ChengHorn9 my friend wanted to travel to some country where he would come back with more weight than leaving. I told him that USA is the only place on world where he can achieve this. The amount of butter You guys use is insane.
@@DubultaisT sad but true about butter. There's a lot of really good food in the U.S., but if you want that good stuff avoid fast food at all costs. Best to scout out local places.
@@ChengHorn9 sorry, but no thanks. Last time I wanted to visit US was when TV started to show all that "American dream" and good life, but ever since Internet I have found the opposite to be true and would not go to that place if that means that I have to LOOK for good food (and not only because of that). That is absurd and sounds degenerate for me. I am good travelling to other countries and skip USA. Only thing I would like to see is some nature wonders and I might go to USA one day just because of that, but food-wise I would cook myself just to be sure.
What I hate about fast food is lack of consistency on sides (fries). The same goes for nuggets. One day they can be hot, fresh and decent. The next they are cold, old, greasy and inedible.
It fully depends on which teenagers are in the kitchen that day unfortunately. I say this from experience since I worked at CFA in high school and that kitchen was all teenagers.
@@m_here1also worked at CFA in high school. We were mostly teens or low 20’s. Best crew that CFA ever saw though. We became good friends and would smoke after work so we kept our shit good on the clock.
@@AnonymousAnonymous-xl7mf yes I worked in the kitchen and Chick fil a for four years. It was good. Food is good. I don’t know why people are hating on it so much but to compare it with McDonald’s is appalling and ridiculous. I much rather eat Chick-fil-A than McDonald’s cause it’s more fresh. Some fresher menu items that McDonald’s.
Hey Joshie, of you end up doing a tender episode, seek out your nearest Krispy Krunchy Chicken. They always do them fresh, do not be scared if that one shares a space with a gas station.
Yeah he obvious let some outside bias seep in. KFC changed their nuggets to copy chic fil a and he put them above them. I have never in my life met someone who was sane that thought shit like burger king nuggets were better.
I'm so old, I was 6 when the McNugget launched nationally in 1983, and I VIVIDLY remember the first time I had one with the Sweet & Sour sauce. I was absolutely HOOKED. Fast-forward to 2024... I haven't had one in more than a decade and the thought of eating anything from McDonald's makes me a little nauseous now... LOL
tfw you're watching a video ranking the best chicken nuggets and one of the hosts casually tells a story of how he pooped his pants in a clothing store dressing room, wiped with the clothes, and then left them there for some poor staff member to clean up. Now who's hungry for chicken nuggets???
Try comparing signature sauces! I think that would be really fun (and maybe allow people to realise that the sauces are easy to replicate/are very similar)
Nothing triggers me like Josh’s chick fil a hate, because i swear all his reasons are my HIGHLIGHTS! Excuse me if I want my chicken nuggets to have more chicken than flour!! 😅
@@spicykaraage641 That is why they need to do a blind test with these - They are heavily biased toward the food before they even taste it, which is why their list is bogus.
I'd say you should definitely do a video of each chicken tender. From what I saw in this video, there were not a lot of places with nuggets, which I find surprising.
I think the best way to review the taste would be ordering them and then putting them in line without the box. The Critic shouldn't know which is from which. And then eat one by one.
Actually for once I disagree, yes I love the "guess what is what" videos, but if you score food, I'm really enjoying that Joshua is eating the food hot as soon as he can, never trusted those videos when the food seems like it was sitting there forever.
@@AbdElWadoudIkhlef eh, I'm sure he could get his crew to get an order all at the same time and then have a small sampling of 3-4 nuggets at a time and rate them. It would be even as all have cooled down for a set amount of time and it would at least be a blind tasting.
So many people are in the line because people LOVE Chick-Fil-A! Roasting them isn't gonna change any opinions! Also, you need to try Golden Chick! They are the bomb!
I think Link had the best take, mcnuggets are hard to even judge alongside other nuggets because they’re flavored by nostalgia. They’re my favorite because they’re McNuggets lmao
Was watching and video from like 5 months ago the other day and the weight Josh has seemingly lost already is incredible, can’t wait to see the full ‘get shredded’ results video, bro is crushing it!! 💪
Hell yeah make that chicken tendie video!! My fast food go to are the Carl's Jr ones and seldom stray so I want to try others but not if theyre gonna suck (lookin at you jack in the box, lookin at you mcDs)
8:20 damn, Papa doing papa things... Feel like i was on a family vacation just about to be given the "Ill turn this whole show around, don't push me" talk..🤣🤣
Chic fil a nuggets are good. I don’t even eat them with sauce. It’s real chicken (a few of these were as well) and the breading is seasoned well but not over breaded like most popcorn chicken is. Big chunks of breading are gross. Also, imo, chic fil a chicken tastes like it’s been brined and it makes a huge difference. Unfortunately, Josh seems to have a pretty poor palate, which actually isn’t uncommon for chefs.
The one time I visited Chicago, I passed by a McDonalds where there was a wedding lmfao. They had a pink hummer limousine waiting for the bride and groom.
Can you please review Erewhon - the fancy grocery store. Not your regular content i know but think it would humble them and be fun. 😂 Enjoying your content from South Africa😂
The whole premise was written by someone who just doesn't eat chicken nuggets anymore. Chicken nuggets still exist and are still loved by people who enjoy things.
Not many people know this but Damon lost a tooth eating a bad fast food nugget. Be careful folks. Also, not gonna lie...he looks exactly like someone that would shart, wipe their ass with pants they didn't pay for and then leave them in the dressing room. Can't say that bodes well for confidence in your cleanliness as a chef.
I hate White Castle with a passion and it's not biased based on anything other than their lousy food and entitled attitude. However, a few months ago they opened a store just a 5-minute drive from me, and I've never tried these onion chips, so, purely on your recommendation, and in the interest of science, I'm going to open that coffin and see if there's any redemption to be laid upon them. There's a Popeyes a mile north as a backup so I can apologize to my tongue if needed...
@@zaquarviousgaffney367 I haven't been to try the new one yet. The ones I have been to try to make you believe you're lucky they're taking their sweet-ass time making the trashiest of fast food.
The CFA near me is consistently horrible, worst chicken place around. When it first opened everyone was so excited for it to finally be up north, but instead the place is 95% empty all the time now
I haven't had too many bad chick fil a experiences in GA. It happens, but by a huge margin, I've had crispy, juicy chicken. Nuggets aren't super breaded, but I like that. You get basicslly all chicken with some good texture. Well seasoned. I don't understand the hate.
@@Vlibba $11 for mid chicken pieces, and its barely anything you get more at popeyes for less and its way better. Chick FIl A makes okay sandwiches but their nuggets are a miss
HOLD UP THAT'S NOT FAIR, if you are going to white castle for anything except a 10 sack of cheese sliders then you deserve to give yourself a 1 out of 10.
I’ve always felt that the only reason to go to Sonic is for their drinks. From soda mixed with 3,462 flavor combinations to shakes etc. they rule. Their food? Not so much.
Their tenders tho... A few years ago I did a rolling taste test of all the fast food chicken tenders and Popeyes was near the bottom, even with the bomb breading. The bird inside was crosscut and tasted hammy. Just weird and out of character. Carl's Jr and Zaxby's tied for the top with good bird, excellent breading, and proper cook. Things may have changed for Popeyes (they never stand still) but when the tendies episode comes out expect some gesticulating.
@@blairhoughton7918, Like with almost every restaurants, fast food, & regular sit down restaurants, most of the time it can be your location. Everytime I’ve had them it’s always been ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!! If I were you I would definitely try them again, try them at a different location, maybe the same one, it maybe better this time. If you do decide to try them out again, Please let me know how they are!! I hope their like my experiences when I have them, FRESH, HOT, & ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!! 😍💜
Arby’s employee here,
We’re confused too. No idea why they’re called “premium”, except maybe as a marketing tool.
They are NOT seasoned with anything in the breading, which is weird because the tenders ARE. They have pepper and stuff in them.
The nuggets tend to be a little juicier, but that’s about all they have going for them. They are at least “whole” breast pieces and not ground, so there’s that I suppose.
I mean isn't the whole idea of nuggets basically just that they're a vector to get sauce into your mouth?
That's why tenders and stuff that you're more likely to eat with less/no sauce are more highly seasoned
@@Mikeey1That sounds like a tortilla chip and even they have more seasoning and flavor than the chicken nuggets.
Chicken nuggets are the option for kids who don't want the food to taste of anything. Which seems to be most of them right now.
The chicken tenders at Arbys are just about the only thing I buy besides the French dip with swiss cheese.
@@ShapeyFiend So, US American kids who can't take the spice?
Best Fast food Sauce could actually be a good idea to do some time.
I Agree!
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burgerkings ranch in the F score on that one.
Thought they did that, at least with all the sauces similar to like the canes sauce. But maybe that was someone else
It's Cane's. There ya go
I'm convinced this dude would swallow a mouth full of water from the ocean and say, "eh the salt level could have been higher."
it wasn't seasoned either, no pepper, or anything, just a little salt and even that wasn't enough )=
he kinda pissed me off with the chick fil a one, I mean the best way to eat a chicken nugget is with sauce, like why in the 7 hells would you ever eat a chicken nugget without any sauce
@L.a.m.e.n.t.e.r.s I don't like sauce on my nuggets lol. Especially McDonald's. But I'm weird and prefer cold Mcdonald nuggets over warm ones
@@cheyannecaballero2814 that’s weird, ur the first person I heard they love cold McDonald’s nuggets, didn’t know if that was safe, I looked it up it’s apparently sage to eat cold nuggets 💀 I’m learning something new everyday
@L.a.m.e.n.t.e.r.s yeah my husband makes fun of me for it I'm not sure why I like them but I feel like they taste better. But not like cold I like them after they've gotten room temperature/on the colder side not out of the fridge lol
I think something worth bearing in mind is that chicken nuggets tend to be targeted at kids, who are notorious for their distaste for nuance in flavour and sensative palettes. You could definitely make a more flavourful nugget, but the blandness is kind of the (unfortunate) appeal.
Exatcly!! if i give my 5 yo a super seasoned nugget I guarantee she is going to hate it.
Excellent point.
Palate and palette. Learn the god damn difference.
@@Nebx1989 shut up nerd nobody cares
I think you are onto something, but the main thing is that most kids dip and prefer a drier product. That said Chick-fil-A flavors tenders and nuggets differently for both kids and adults.
I want Josh to do a blind tasting challenge with Chick-fil-a and other ones to see if he feels the same without the branding 😂
Ya it was definitely biased
You literally have to try very hard to not like CFA .
@@remyybuxaplentyyy no you don't 😂 some people just don't like it fam
I@@remyybuxaplentyyy nah fam, it's just not that good
There's nothing wrong with not liking Chick Fil A... but if you're gonna talk about flavor of every nugget and NOT mention the obvious unique brine flavor Chick Fila A chicken has I'm gonna call foul play.
This was a very intentional omission imo lol.
My two favs are Mickey D's simply for the nostalgia and Chic-fil-a because of the light breading. You get a bunch of chicken flavor compared to just average breading.
mickey D's are overrated to frick the first time i had one I thought I was eating throwup made meat
@@greeceisbetterBruh if McD ones are overrated how about the Chick fil a ones ? Lmao 🤣.
@@greeceisbetter Mickey D’s doesn’t even taste like real chicken. It has a different weird texture that doesn’t taste right never liked McDonalds chicken nuggets never will
@@alexgreg152 Chick-fil-A is not overrated. If Chick-fil-A was overrated, they wouldn’t have a long line that simple Id much rather have Chick-fil-A than McDonald’s nuggets any day.
@@FoodLover234 Well that's exactly the definition of overrated. Like Apple. Overrated af. Everything that's overrated has long lines.
I’m curious to see what a kid’s rated tier list of these nuggets would be. I feel like the less refined, plain nuggets would score the highest
Everyone has different taste . 😮
My kids rate chick fil a highest. It’s not close
Our kiddos love Wendy’s as the best ever
It'd probably greatly depend on what they're brought up on.
@@paulfox9694 my daughter loves them and she won’t eat McDonald’s like we have been hungry on a road trip and all there was around was a McDonald’s and she hate half a nugget. Don’t blame her they are bad.
0:56 Sonic
1:42 KFC + nugget rating system
3:05 Wendy's
4:09 Burger King
5:37 Carl's Jr
6:46 Chick-Fil-A
8:38 Shake Shack
9:45 Rally's
10:16 Arby's
11:12 Jack in the box
12:57 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
14:12 McDonalds
15:42 Final Leader Board
Thank you so much!!
"Hint Hint" Josh.. ;)
Chick fil a has great sandwiches. But the main reason they're so popular is that despite the long lines, they move pretty fast and the customer service is great. The menu is pretty small so no one is taking 20 minutes to figure out their order. And rarely do they ever mess up an order. All of that combined makes it completely worth the less than stellar quality of the food in my opinion. No one goes to a fast food place for quality.
The Chick-fil-A sandwich is by far the best chicken sandwich I had so far so it’s absolutely good. I don’t know why people so hating it like but they’re gonna love McDonald’s with the low on standards like what guys have no taste, but you’re willing to eat processed frozen and even questionable food over a little bit higher quality and Great customer service crazy in my book
I'll never forgive KFC for discontinuing their popcorn chicken
Thhhhiiiisssss.
They are gone? Figures, that was one of the best fast food foods ever. I moved to an area with no KFCs so haven't been to one in a few years.
Or there potato wedges.
When? Cause im looking at the menu and i see popcorn chicken maybe in canada they kept them tho
Fortunately they still have them here in South Africa. You know what else is weird? KFC internationally is better than KFC in the USA.
"7 out of 5 stars, wow"
"Oh there's more!" 😂😂
I hope you guys are feeding Vikram for all his hard work!🥺
Ya know something weird I've noticed?
Burger King generally does well in stuff that ISN'T related to their burgers.
That is so bizarre. Why are they not focusing on their namesake?
its probably cuz if they try they ruin it
Those Royal Crispys are absolute garbage!
their spicy chicken sandwich is ELITE
I feel that.. their other options (not burgers) actually taste better than their "signature" food
@plasmoasis The Spicy chicken sandwich they USED to have before the ChaKing was elite. Everything since has been garbage.
Really nice of you to take in that homeless man and feed him all those chicken nuggets.
Ahhh. Dark humor at its finest.
Damn I just had to delete my comment because it was almost this word for word 😂
That's how 90% of your fine dining chefs look. Get over it
@@bigmaccc155you don’t know what dark humor is
@@bigmaccc155 How is that dark humor? Are you dumb?
Chick-fil-A being a 4 is wild, my favorite by a landslide
Honestly Chick-fil-A chicken is mid but the lemonade and and cookies are S tier.
@@pbfloyd13 Upper tier over "mid" for sure don't fall for his bs
@@jpgcne
Nah it's pretty mid especially for the price
I love chick fila but at the same time think they are a bit overated. I've had better chicken and Fries @@pbfloyd13
Josh is a professional CFA hater, it’s really hard to watch. Everything he complained about with CFA he made excuses to like it with shake shack. He has no taste
As a fitting room attendant in a popular retail chain, that really pissed me off when he said he defecated on in the fitting room and used clothes to wipe his ass, and shoved it under the bench. I always wondered what the people who do that look like and I'm not surprised
How often does this happen to you?
Yeah, that was disgusting to hear. He knows a person is going to have to clean his mess. Inconsiderate and gross.
same here
I'm assuming it was all a joke
lmfao
“No one is getting special treatment” then says he has to grade Chick fil A extra hard lol.
Also adds spicy as an option
lemme guess, it's your favorite?
@@SangosEvilTwinnope, shack shack is best. Just seems biased
chick fil a doesnt even need the sauce. although not sure why sauce should not matter in the evaluation. chick fil a is boss bc you get quality chicken breast making up their nuggets. how are you going to say those other nuggets are better when you bite into a mouthful of mushy nothingness with no meat texture. why would their breading matter.
@@JoeSmith-fb9vfI completely agree with you
My daughter and I watch your fast food videos and we really like them. She says she definitely wants to see a chicken tender video.
You and your daughter need to find a better RUclipsr. Josh is a professional hater who won’t ever do a true blind taste test on anything. With a non crew member watching over
Every popeyes I've ever been to has absolutely over achieved the portions and I love it. I went to one here in ohio about 30 minutes before close for a 6 piece tender and they gave me ALL THE TENDERS THEY HAD LEFT. I went home with 27 tenders and a bucket of fries for $9.
Chicken places are the best at closing time. I remember an off-brand takeout in Cambridge near my apartment. I'd go in there just before 10 pm and buy a two-piece and they'd empty the rack into a bag and say thanks for coming in. Good flavor, too.
But...my one dig against King Popeyes is that they don't have a size standard for their birds (or just don't follow it) and sometimes it's like they're using game hens. So getting any bonus in an order is a total prize there.
That’s crazy. I’ve been to like 5 Popeyes near where I live and they’ll turn the fryers off 1+ hours before closing and tell you you’re out of luck if you try ordering something.
@@BrockM368 what state? That just sounds like laziness 😂
@@BrockM368this was my experience as well, but KFC
@@u_n_c_l_e_m_i_s_o upstate south carolina
Former Wendy’s employee. Filtered oil every 4 hours every single day, completely changed every week with fryers completely cleaned out.
thats what most places are supposed to do but then you have managers trying to cut corner to save money because their store doesnt do good enough number or they get a bonus for it it sounds like you had a good manager and a good store
I understand that is the corporate response but in reality is every single place doing that? No
@@Pennzenki666we never got any bonuses
In all fairness Josh Is a social media chef, they love to throw around "burnt" or unclean oil, but will happily eat something fried in last week's oil if they put paprika and scallions on it. Video will be titled "best fast food ever" 😂
Well isn’t that exactly the problem ? Changing oil once every week is definitely not enough - doesn’t matter how many times you filter it in between
"Chick-fil-A barely breads their chicken nuggets "
That sir, is why I like them. I want to taste chicken, not breading. If I wanted to eat salty breading I would have ordered hushpuppys!
then order grilled nuggets.
2 things.
1. Big yes to the tendies
2. Being a truck driver and doing weekly loads in Austin I feel like I recognize some of these fast food locations and cringe when I think about the traffic.
Keep it up Josh you're killing it and maybe one day I'll get to meet you in person so you can sign my copy of Texture Over Taste and maybe I can make a friend around my age in Texas that loves food even more than I do. Much appreciation for what you do from Copperas Cove, Texas.
I didn't go back and rewatch or anything but I tried to locate each one of those stores and honestly I can't recognize where any of them are but I bet I've been in one or two.
I also noticed was there was ONE car at the Shake Shack. That's unheard of. There has to be a story there.
im sorry did he say he shat in an aeropostale dressing room, wiped with a tag, and threw it under the bench??
He looks like he would do that
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@@Spud17593😭😭
It’s cool though, he only cooks people’s food with those hands
Totally disgusting :(
can i just say, it’s SUPER crazy to see Mcdonald’s put above Chik-fil-a. as someone who’s a professional chef, shouldn’t you acknowledge that McD’s nuggets are literal paste and Chik-fil-a is at least REAL whole chicken????
Who cares if it doesn't taste as good?
@@sixthdutch that’s just not true. McDonald’s nuggets are only good if you slather them in sauce whereas CFA have more raw flavor. It’s blatantly biased and quite honestly stupid to ever claim McDonald’s has better nuggets than CFA lmao
@@jedayeyo For this video, the comparison is based on Joshua's taste preferences. I prefer McDonald's nuggets to CFA nuggets as well, even though I like CFA's tenders and love their chicken sandwiches (specifically the spicy filet). CFA nuggets are too tiny, bready, and greasy for me. But I understand, as you should as well, that taste is subjective, so you may prefer CFA's nuggets. It's fine if you do! But, it's silly to make an objective statement about one being better than the other. Just like it's silly for the original comment I was replying to to claim that McD's nuggets are inherently worse because it's ground chicken instead of chunks of chicken.
@@sixthdutch It’s fine you don’t have to like them but it just makes him look like an idiot and gives no credibility to the supposedly ‘objective’ ranking he claims to be making lol
@@jedayeyo CFA just sucks
As someone who used to work at McDonalds, their spicy nuggets are AMAZING when they’re fresh out of the fryer and we’ve just changed the oil. Not close to Chik-fil-A or Popeyes, but my God. Since I only worked in the kitchen I’d always hook my co-workers up with fresh food whenever they went on break. Safe to say, everyone loved me. It was a fun job.
What's funny is I see other people saying they had fun at McDonald's. It must not be the worst place to work
if only they had the spicy nuggets all the time! Or at least make the normal ones as crispy as the spicy
@@Shiftheadsformer mcdonalds employee here: the job isnt totally the worst, the thing that makes the job, for me at least was the coworkers, you have a blast connecting with the people you work with; the downside is of course the annoying customers.
What Hedgehog 😂😮
@@Shiftheadsweird bc any McDonald’s I visit the staff is always miserable and sucks at their job
Bro never thought "have you pooped your pants recently" was an actual conversation to be had XD
I didn't think that part of the conversation would end the way it did, poor dressing room cleaners
Just consider how long they have to sit in that car together to get to all these places. I imagine some conversations to get very bonkers in that context.
I am genuinely looking forward to the tenders version of this video :) Really enjoying this 'best of' series in general! I'd love to see a Milkshake one too
Living outside the USA, and am constantly surprised at the number of fast food brands there are in the US.
It's a staple of our country's culture unfortunately.
@@ChengHorn9 my friend wanted to travel to some country where he would come back with more weight than leaving. I told him that USA is the only place on world where he can achieve this. The amount of butter You guys use is insane.
@@DubultaisT Dominican Republic, Turkey, Mexico are other options for ur friend btw
@@DubultaisT sad but true about butter. There's a lot of really good food in the U.S., but if you want that good stuff avoid fast food at all costs. Best to scout out local places.
@@ChengHorn9 sorry, but no thanks. Last time I wanted to visit US was when TV started to show all that "American dream" and good life, but ever since Internet I have found the opposite to be true and would not go to that place if that means that I have to LOOK for good food (and not only because of that). That is absurd and sounds degenerate for me. I am good travelling to other countries and skip USA. Only thing I would like to see is some nature wonders and I might go to USA one day just because of that, but food-wise I would cook myself just to be sure.
What I hate about fast food is lack of consistency on sides (fries). The same goes for nuggets. One day they can be hot, fresh and decent. The next they are cold, old, greasy and inedible.
It fully depends on which teenagers are in the kitchen that day unfortunately. I say this from experience since I worked at CFA in high school and that kitchen was all teenagers.
@@m_here1also worked at CFA in high school. We were mostly teens or low 20’s. Best crew that CFA ever saw though. We became good friends and would smoke after work so we kept our shit good on the clock.
@@AnonymousAnonymous-xl7mf yes I worked in the kitchen and Chick fil a for four years. It was good. Food is good. I don’t know why people are hating on it so much but to compare it with McDonald’s is appalling and ridiculous. I much rather eat Chick-fil-A than McDonald’s cause it’s more fresh. Some fresher menu items that McDonald’s.
Hey Joshie, of you end up doing a tender episode, seek out your nearest Krispy Krunchy Chicken. They always do them fresh, do not be scared if that one shares a space with a gas station.
Chick-fil-A screwed Josh’s girl.
Yeah he obvious let some outside bias seep in. KFC changed their nuggets to copy chic fil a and he put them above them. I have never in my life met someone who was sane that thought shit like burger king nuggets were better.
Either that or he's one of the ones who stopped liking them after the owner made a statement on gay marriage.
For real something happened there lmao.
Womp womp chik fil a is top tier
@@nickgehr5853the nuggets buttcheeks tho
Josh: We gotta be hard on them because the line is long. Also Josh: No one’s getting any special treatment 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Ignoring the line and the expectations it implies would be special treatment.
@@blairhoughton7918 Dinging them on the score because they are more liked (and hence busier) is weird.
He’s a lib…he’s hating on Chick Fil A
That aside, Chick Fil A is mid. They never season enough.
Maybe the line is long because it is so popular?
I'm so old, I was 6 when the McNugget launched nationally in 1983, and I VIVIDLY remember the first time I had one with the Sweet & Sour sauce. I was absolutely HOOKED.
Fast-forward to 2024... I haven't had one in more than a decade and the thought of eating anything from McDonald's makes me a little nauseous now... LOL
tfw you're watching a video ranking the best chicken nuggets and one of the hosts casually tells a story of how he pooped his pants in a clothing store dressing room, wiped with the clothes, and then left them there for some poor staff member to clean up. Now who's hungry for chicken nuggets???
what a disgusting manchild fr if hes serious making the workers clean it up
That was so messed up 😭
he used the tag but yeah someone did have to clean that
its so painfully obvious that it was a joke
Try comparing signature sauces! I think that would be really fun (and maybe allow people to realise that the sauces are easy to replicate/are very similar)
They are.
Seeing so much support and love here is amazing. Blessings to you all.
Nothing triggers me like Josh’s chick fil a hate, because i swear all his reasons are my HIGHLIGHTS! Excuse me if I want my chicken nuggets to have more chicken than flour!! 😅
Who tf is out here paying the price of chicken for breading?
at this point he probably hate it because its popular.
@@spicykaraage641 That is why they need to do a blind test with these - They are heavily biased toward the food before they even taste it, which is why their list is bogus.
@@bradgarrett7159 That's genius actually
@@spicykaraage641he does. It’s either rage bait or he has terrible taste buds
I'd say you should definitely do a video of each chicken tender. From what I saw in this video, there were not a lot of places with nuggets, which I find surprising.
The production quality is incredible!
Shoulda made nuggets at the end to throw your hat in the ring
That would not be fair fight, because Josh would not be able to make them at the same time those establishments do.
I’m just appreciating that whoever put baby Josh in his car seat seems to have properly buckled him. Kudos 😂
This guy is expecting 5 star quality from a fast food franchise
Nuggets are but a vessel for dipping sauces.
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I had to stop watching when he said: “why I hate chick fil a nuggets”. Immediate disqualification of being a reliable nugget rater!! Hahah
He has terrible taste, and is biased asf
@@jeremy-8556 Seeing how triggered he made you has been a fun read, thanks.
8:08 ok we're done with this one
I never really get McNuggets for the flavor... I get them because it's $12 for 40 of them. When I want a lot of them, they have my back.
when all is set and done, Joshua should buy the winner item of each category and sit down to enjoy the ultimate fast food meal feast!
I think the best way to review the taste would be ordering them and then putting them in line without the box. The Critic shouldn't know which is from which. And then eat one by one.
Actually for once I disagree, yes I love the "guess what is what" videos, but if you score food, I'm really enjoying that Joshua is eating the food hot as soon as he can, never trusted those videos when the food seems like it was sitting there forever.
@@AbdElWadoudIkhlef eh, I'm sure he could get his crew to get an order all at the same time and then have a small sampling of 3-4 nuggets at a time and rate them. It would be even as all have cooled down for a set amount of time and it would at least be a blind tasting.
Yall are craaaaaazy! I had kfc nuggets recently and they weren’t even CLOSE to chick fil a
Depends in the area. Both KFC and Chick-Fil-A are subpar in San Diego and Jack In The Box's are actually very good
@@djoscartjalso depends if you’re super biased like Josh is
they are literally identical where i live
So many people are in the line because people LOVE Chick-Fil-A! Roasting them isn't gonna change any opinions!
Also, you need to try Golden Chick! They are the bomb!
Over rated... that's why?
10:20 😂🤣 that drive through experience was solid gold. I'd give it a 10/10.
I think Link had the best take, mcnuggets are hard to even judge alongside other nuggets because they’re flavored by nostalgia. They’re my favorite because they’re McNuggets lmao
Chickfila is the best one. It's mostly meat unlike others who are mostly breading.
Finally! We needed you to make what’s the best chicken nugget!
Was watching and video from like 5 months ago the other day and the weight Josh has seemingly lost already is incredible, can’t wait to see the full ‘get shredded’ results video, bro is crushing it!! 💪
Hell yeah make that chicken tendie video!! My fast food go to are the Carl's Jr ones and seldom stray so I want to try others but not if theyre gonna suck (lookin at you jack in the box, lookin at you mcDs)
8:20 damn, Papa doing papa things...
Feel like i was on a family vacation just about to be given the "Ill turn this whole show around, don't push me" talk..🤣🤣
Sonic beats Chick-fil-A? How high were you guys?
And how is Burger King rated so high? 🤮
Becuase chick fil a is the most overrated fast food restaurant in existence
Chic fil a nuggets are good. I don’t even eat them with sauce. It’s real chicken (a few of these were as well) and the breading is seasoned well but not over breaded like most popcorn chicken is. Big chunks of breading are gross. Also, imo, chic fil a chicken tastes like it’s been brined and it makes a huge difference. Unfortunately, Josh seems to have a pretty poor palate, which actually isn’t uncommon for chefs.
@@sleezyclips8068 pretty pool palate? Yikes my dude.
@@baloneyandfunk5234 ooh a typo. Huge yikes.
Is it weird that’s why I LOVE CFA??
The fact McDonald’s beat Chick-fil-A blows my mind. McDonald’s doesn’t even taste like chicken to me.
Mcdonald's invented the chicken nugget (and by invented I mean stole the entire process from someone else).
Yeah, these guys have a big bias against Chick-fil-A .
they believe people have shit taste and anything they like must actually be horrible
They take time in the line and price into account thats why the score for chicfila was so low
@@AL-df3cd They do note all that but I'm pretty sure the number scale is based on taste and texture alone.
The worst nugget texture problem is the spongy ones. Usually McDonalds is in that category
Ugh don't remind me of McDonald's nuggets 🤢
mcdonalds uses a chicken paste not sliced chicken
The one time I visited Chicago, I passed by a McDonalds where there was a wedding lmfao. They had a pink hummer limousine waiting for the bride and groom.
Yeah, but Arby's?
8:05 opinion discarded
Can you please review Erewhon - the fancy grocery store. Not your regular content i know but think it would humble them and be fun. 😂
Enjoying your content from South Africa😂
I would LOVE to hear what you think about Raising Cane’s
Josh’s get shredded challenge is going amazing. Dude looks wonderful!
The whole premise was written by someone who just doesn't eat chicken nuggets anymore. Chicken nuggets still exist and are still loved by people who enjoy things.
the mcdonald's nuggets slander will NOT be tolerated
I'd agree.... If they tasted like anything but deep fried cardboard
mcdonalds nuggets are absolute cheeks. Worst thing I've ever eaten.
they are dog shit but I will still smother them in buffalo sauce and down a 20 pc like nobody's business 😂
Hey They're great stop lying
Not many people know this but Damon lost a tooth eating a bad fast food nugget. Be careful folks. Also, not gonna lie...he looks exactly like someone that would shart, wipe their ass with pants they didn't pay for and then leave them in the dressing room. Can't say that bodes well for confidence in your cleanliness as a chef.
CFA nuggets changed my life. The chicken quality is just so much better than most of the others.
16:40 length video to sum it up as: "Actually, fast food nuggets are kinda mid"
If you do an onion ring video, you need to do the onion chips at White Castle, remove the bias.
I hate White Castle with a passion and it's not biased based on anything other than their lousy food and entitled attitude.
However, a few months ago they opened a store just a 5-minute drive from me, and I've never tried these onion chips, so, purely on your recommendation, and in the interest of science, I'm going to open that coffin and see if there's any redemption to be laid upon them.
There's a Popeyes a mile north as a backup so I can apologize to my tongue if needed...
@@blairhoughton7918 What was the customer service like?
@@zaquarviousgaffney367 I haven't been to try the new one yet. The ones I have been to try to make you believe you're lucky they're taking their sweet-ass time making the trashiest of fast food.
Josh consistently not liking Chikfila is wierd
Who remembers the good old days when pappa used to teach us how to cook and give us a recipe
The algorithm doesn't do quality.
He still does, and he dropped two recipe books. Don't be a hater disguised as a fan
He has done a nugget video.
@@Grateful-1992 I’ve watched his videos for years I’m just not a fan of the new meta videos
Also what does him publishing those books have to do with anything
Definitely need to do a tenders video!
Not even including White Castle anymore is HILARIOUS 😂
I think you need to come full circle and need to do a video creating a better white castle burger
Admitting to that poop story was fucking wild.
Burger King above CFA is absolute insanity
I’m kinda irrationally upset about the chic fil a rating. Also, chicken nuggets are ground chicken. They are cheaper than popcorn chicken
I’m also upset about the chick fil a rating😂 like what did chick fil a do to you?
Yes, tender episode please
Josh I just want to say that Sonic the Hedgehog joke had me in STITCHES!
CFA done dirty, chicken is way jucier than others
The CFA near me is consistently horrible, worst chicken place around.
When it first opened everyone was so excited for it to finally be up north, but instead the place is 95% empty all the time now
I haven't had too many bad chick fil a experiences in GA. It happens, but by a huge margin, I've had crispy, juicy chicken. Nuggets aren't super breaded, but I like that. You get basicslly all chicken with some good texture. Well seasoned. I don't understand the hate.
its too fucking expensive
@@ShaiyanHossainexcept it’s really not 😂
@@Vlibba $11 for mid chicken pieces, and its barely anything
you get more at popeyes for less and its way better. Chick FIl A makes okay sandwiches but their nuggets are a miss
Damon is definitely the fun friend
5:27 Josh: gives 6.9
Damon: gives a 7
Josh: WOW, HOW GENEROUS
Tenders would be good, but how about a milkshake ranking?
Shorty got low low low low...
3:18 I wonder if those Wendy workers speedrun games during there free time .
HOLD UP THAT'S NOT FAIR, if you are going to white castle for anything except a 10 sack of cheese sliders then you deserve to give yourself a 1 out of 10.
I’ve always felt that the only reason to go to Sonic is for their drinks. From soda mixed with 3,462 flavor combinations to shakes etc. they rule. Their food? Not so much.
Tots. Their tots are the nuts. Otherwise they're a hard meh with a cute gimmick that doesn't play that well any more.
@@blairhoughton7918 I agree. Chili cheese tots are the bomb.
Their Banana milkshake, it’s the best!
Nah, rating BK nuggets that high is a sin
Why is no one talking about how your cookbook is featured in S3 E5 of The Bear!!!!!!!
Never been to an Aeropostale. Won’t visit one after this video😂 11:46
Josh hating on Chick-fil-A, shocker lol
Yes!! Chicken tenders would be awesome!!!
Bro must’ve got fired from cfa before becoming a chef 😭 number 1 cfa hater in the whole world fr
Tenders get way more love now then nuggets. I swear as a kid the MC nuggets with BBQ sauce and the mustard were the best!
If the chicken nugget is standing on it's own, it's because feet are part of the ingredients for the meat mix.
Good, less waste. Remember how everyone praised native Americans for using the “whole buffalo”
I see what you did there.
I will go ahead, & call it already, Popeyes chicken nuggets WIN!! Because, they have ACTUAL FLAVOR!! 😍💜
It's Popeyes would not surprise me
Their tenders tho... A few years ago I did a rolling taste test of all the fast food chicken tenders and Popeyes was near the bottom, even with the bomb breading. The bird inside was crosscut and tasted hammy. Just weird and out of character. Carl's Jr and Zaxby's tied for the top with good bird, excellent breading, and proper cook. Things may have changed for Popeyes (they never stand still) but when the tendies episode comes out expect some gesticulating.
Come collect your prize, then.
@@blairhoughton7918, Like with almost every restaurants, fast food, & regular sit down restaurants, most of the time it can be your location. Everytime I’ve had them it’s always been ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!! If I were you I would definitely try them again, try them at a different location, maybe the same one, it maybe better this time. If you do decide to try them out again, Please let me know how they are!! I hope their like my experiences when I have them, FRESH, HOT, & ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!! 😍💜
@@manniebradley3768, FACT!!
FOR REAL, PERIOD!! 💯
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i love hearing josh flame my favorite fast food places and then me the whole time just being like ‘fair, that’s so true’