No one can come between Southerners and chicken salad, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a home cook who doesn’t have a strong preference on their chicken salad ingredients. Grapes, toasted pecans, hard-cooked eggs, water chestnuts, or apples? Some say the more the merrier, and others firmly believe that simplicity is key. Though divided on the additions, we can all agree on one thing: A first-rate chicken salad is made with high-quality chicken breast and good mayonnaise. (If you need a delicious homemade chicken salad recipe in your back pocket, start here.)
Chicken salad has endeared our hearts so much that, in 2008, Chicken Salad Chick was born in Auburn, Alabama—now headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Sixteen years later, the Southern-style fast-casual restaurant is celebrating a birthday with their annual Guest Appreciation Day promotion. For one day only, on Thursday, January 18 , guests can visit any Chicken Salad Chick across the country (250+ locations) for a free scoop of “Classic Carol” chicken salad , no purchase necessary.
This beloved chicken salad scoop is made-from-scratch the old-fashioned way: all white meat (shredded chicken), finely minced celery, mayonnaise, and Chicken Salad Chick’s secret seasoning blend. The Georgia-based chain has been celebrating Guest Appreciation Day for the last nine years as a way to thank loyal guests for their dedication to chicken salad and “give back to the communities that have welcomed and embraced [The Chick] over the years,” the restaurant announced in a release. “Guest Appreciation Day is a special event for us to connect with our amazing guests and show our thankfulness for their unwavering support,” said CEO Scott Deviney. “The core mission of our brand has consistently centered around spreading joy, enriching lives, and serving others. Celebrating our birthday by embodying these values is the most meaningful and authentic way we choose to mark this special occasion.” Pick up your free scoop on January 18 at Chicken Salad Chick on dine-in, carry-out, and drive-thru orders. The celebration will also extend digitally, though modified; app orders placed for delivery or pick-up through Craving Credits, DoorDash, and UberEats will add a complimentary scoop of Classic Carol with each purchased entree. We’d like to petition to celebrate all birthdays with chicken salad from here on out. If your mouth is watering and you can’t wait until Guest Appreciation Day on January 18, we’ve conducted a store-bought chicken salad taste-test so you can buy with confidence—or whip up Tarragon Chicken Salad from scratch.
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