Chick-fil-A allergen link: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/nutrition-allergens
I don’t eat Chick-fil-A very often because it is at least 30 minutes away from where I live and I don’t have that kind of time to drive that way often, so when I eat it, I am really happy to eat there. Chick-fil-A does have an allergen menu on their website and is very accessible to anyone who needs it. There are only two types of items I can eat their, grilled chicken (nuggets and sandwich) and waffle fries.
Grilled Chicken Nuggets
Food rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Rationale: It is the best type of Chicken. It is always hot and is filled with juiciness and seasoning that isn’t spicy. I don’t like spicy food so I tend to stay away from spicy food when possible. With my dairy allergy sometimes the only option is spicy food, so I just got to tough it out. Luckily I don’t have to tough my way to eat this food, I order it over and over again.
Allergy rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Rationale: Anyone can eat this with the exception of vegans because vegans don’t eat meat. I don’t see any allergy problems anywhere in sight.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Food Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Rationale: If they got rid of grilled nuggets I wouldn’t mind switching to the sandwich (hopefully the sandwich won’t go as well). I like the bun and the chicken is the same as the grilled nuggets, it is a bigger piece of chicken instead of bite-sized nuggets, but I still enjoyed the sandwich and I would highly recommend you eat it.
Allergy rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Rationale: The only difference is that Gluten-free people could order with the bun, then you might as well get the nuggets if you were going to go in that direction. You get more of them and the chances of gluten cross-contiminating with your food is less likely with the nuggets since nuggets don’t require buns.
Waffle Fries
Food Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Rationale: I love these waffle fries and they are one of the reasons I love going to Chick-fil-A. They’re made fresh like their chicken and are always hot and delicious whenever they come out of the fryer. They also have the right amount of salt as well. I have no complaints about Chick fil-A’s waffle fries.
Allergy rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Rationale: Waffle Fries are pretty good for those with food allergies. Chick-fil-A uses Canola Oil for their fries.
Allergy Rating of Restaurant: 2 out of 5 stars
They use Peanut oil in a lot of things and it is found on Chick-fil-A’s website that they like to use peanut oil in their fried chicken, if you have a peanut allergy just make sure you’re safe to eat peanut oil. From personal experience I am allergic to peanuts and have had peanut oil fries just fine, it just depends on how severe your peanut allergy is. I also wanted to add that Chick-fil-A doesn’t have many options that are dairy-free. But with those limited options they deliver with high quality food. With the many allergy concerns I rate this a 2 out of 5. Though the food is good and would still highly recommend eating here because there is still something for everyone even though it doesn’t have many options compared to other restaurants.