These New Fast Food Sandwiches From A Popular Chicken Chain Bring Southern Comfort To Fall 2026

Just days after the ball dropped to ring in the new year, Chick-fil-A announced its plans to spend 2026 celebrating eight decades of serving up chicken sandwiches. From introducing retro-style cups and food packaging to giving its frosted sodas and floats an ongoing spot on its menu, the chain has been channeling nostalgia all year. To round it out, it's brought comfort to the table in a new way with its autumn limited-time offer of chicken and waffle sandwiches.

Chick-fil-A's popularity began with a simple sandwich crafted by eventual founder S. Truett Cathy at his first restaurant, the Dwarf Grill. Now known as the Original Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich, it's still crafted using the same ingredients: breaded chicken, two pickle chips, and a toasted bun. The Chick-fil-A Chicken & Waffle Sandwiches incorporate the same breaded chicken but swap out the bun for two maple syrup-infused waffles. For some savory flavor, applewood-smoked bacon is layered on, and to up the sweetness, it's slathered with honey butter and served alongside syrup for drizzling or dipping.

With maple-y waffles, the breakfast version of the Southern-inspired sandwich seems like a hearty, sweet, and savory way to start the day, and Chick-fil-A has you covered until 10:30 a.m. But if you have a hankering for it later, the chicken sandwich purveyor still has your back with a larger version of the same sandwich that's served for the remainder of the day. Plus, if you want to switch it up, that's an option, too — get fiery by ordering a spicy filet or lighten it up with grilled chicken instead of breaded. Both substitutes are available all day.

How much Chick-fil-A's Chicken & Waffles Sandwiches will set your bank account back will depend on what market you're in, but some have reported the breakfast version costing $4.95 and the entree option priced at $7.59, while others have said theirs clocked in at $8.95 or as high as $10.35. Swapping the standard breaded chicken for the spicy version can incur a little upcharge too.

Whether or not the sandwiches are worth some of the higher price tags is up for debate. Redditors were split on the cost-to-value ratio, with one who enjoyed the sandwich stating, "I'm not gonna lie it's really good... the waffle itself isn't a 10/10 by any means, but it's still pretty good quality and I get the appeal of it especially when dipped in syrup." Another satisfied customer said, "It's definitely insane. It sure was good though." Meanwhile, naysayers cited messiness, dryness, and stale waffles as reasons for not being fans.

If you're looking for a way to lower the price, the same Redditors reported that omitting the bacon from your sandwich can shave off a couple bucks. But you can jazz it up too. To upgrade your morning sandwich, borrow ingredients from the breakfast menu like eggs or egg whites. Or you can layer on hash browns. For any time of day, customizing with simple additions like cheese or the brand's Sweet & Spicy Sriracha sauce can change up the flavor profile too.