Mar 27, 2024 Kary BrueningChick-fil-A sells a cheese dipping sauce in certain parts of America here's what the rare side tChick-fil-A sells a goopy, creamy cheese sauce to go along with fries and nuggets in some states. The addition costs $1.19 in New York City and is only available at about 436 stores in the Northeast and Midwest.On a recent visit to Chick-fil-A, I tried the sauce and found it a satisfying addition to an order.Every so often, a picture in a window catches your eye and forces you to investigate more closely.Last week, that was me and Chick-fil-A's cheese sauce. Apparently, Chick-fil-A has cheese sauce — it came as a shock to me as well.It's a menu item limited to certain regions and is only offered in about 436 restaurants, the company told Business Insider. Though I was already holding a bag with a burrito bowl for my lunch, I immediately swooped in to the restaurant and grabbed an order of the cheese sauce with a large fry to dip with.
Here's the verdict: This was the ad at Chick-Fil-A's Fulton Street location that originally drew me in. How could you not be tempted?Business Insider/Dennis GreenIn reality, the sauce comes in a plastic container, not a paper one. But it is that white color, which is a good sign, as I think yellow in cheeses usually indicates it's more processed.Business Insider/Dennis GreenOther first impressions: the $1.19 portion was not very big, and I did not enjoy the look of the strange hardened part that had formed on the surface.Business Insider/Dennis GreenEnough of how it looks. Let's see how it tastes.Business Insider/Dennis GreenUnsurprisingly, it tastes like cheese!
It's a mellow, milky flavor with a slight hint of lactic tang.Business Insider/Dennis GreenThe texture is pleasantly thick and goopy, and it won't fall off anything you dip into it.Business Insider/Dennis GreenI would get it again if I saw it on the menu and I was in the mood for some extra cheese. But Chick-fil-A's food is tasty enough and has so many world-class dipping sauces that I don't think it would be my preference over, say, Chick-fil-A's classic version. But it was a refreshing change of pace.ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7o8HSoqWeq6Oeu7S1w56pZ5ufonyktMicomaemaF6onnCoZyeq5ViwKLBwp5kq52mnrK4eZFpaHJlYg%3D%3D←Joey Hadden - Business Insider Super Bowl-bound NFL star Aaron Donald drinks 12 smoothies a day on his low-protein, high-carb diet →