KFC comes with its new menu to breed Cane’s

KFC comes with its new menu to breed Cane’s

There are few items on the fast food menu as delicious as a piping hot, crispy chicken fillet dipped in a delicious, flavorful sauce. Fans of McDonald’s cult-favorite snack wrap mourned the loss of the delicately wrapped tortilla so hard that the fast food chain recently announced it would be bringing the snack wrap back to menus. And Walmart shoppers have been hawking the chain Raising Cane’s copycat offerings on TikTok for months, making the copycat chicken finger dip sauce so popular that it often sells out on Walmart shelves.

Fast food chain KFC also got into the chicken tender game earlier this year, launching the Twister Wrap, a wrap-like menu item that we thought competed with the Snack Wrap. Now KFC is back with an all-new concept restaurant that celebrates what we love more than anything: tenders and gravy.

KFC launches Saucy

Meet Saucy, a KFC concept restaurant debuting on December 23rd in Orlando, Florida. The company describes Saucy as “a flavor-driven destination” that will offer chicken fillets and 11 different sauces, which are, of course, a nod to KFC’s original chicken recipe and its 11 herbs and spices.

The 11 sauces at Saucy are Chimichurri Ranch, Peri Peri Ranch, Jalapeño Pesto Ranch, Smokey Bacon Ranch, Thai Sweet ‘N Spicy, Sweet ‘N Saucy BBQ, Saucy’s Sauce, Spicy Mango Chutney, Spicy Ranch, Creole Honey Mustard and Sweet Teriyaki.

At Saucy, sauces can be ordered individually or in a pack of four with chicken fillets. Also on the menu are Hawaiian rolls, coleslaw and fries that can be instantly compared to Raising Cane’s. There will also be two new chicken sandwiches, as well as chocolate mousse and key lime cake. And similar to other chains expanding their beverage offerings, Saucy will sell 11 specialty drinks, including a watermelon soft drink and a peach mango lemonade.

Saucy will feature a pink decor color palette, different from KFC’s red. The restaurant will have drive-thru lanes and an indoor dining room. In the dining room, customers can enjoy a live DJ on Fridays.

When will additional Saucy locations open?

KFC plans to gradually open more Saucy locations, but there’s no telling when or where yet. KFC Chief Concept Officer Christophe Porrier said in a press release that chicken fillets have long been one of KFC’s most popular menu items, which was the inspiration for this new concept restaurant.

“We have been doing bidding for a long time, starting about two decades ago,” Porrier said. “Saucy is the modern take on Finger Lickin’ Good, based on one of our giants. We have such an iconic product with tenders, and when we combine them with steroids and sauces, something magical happens.”

It’s been a big week for fast food expansion following news of Taco Bell’s new Live Más Café, and we’re here for it.

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