A fan-favorite McDonald’s sandwich is returning to menus later this year, after the wildly popular item was initially pulled from restaurants due to overwhelming demand.
The fast-food chain’s Chicken Big Mac will be available at restaurants nationwide, though no date has been specified. McDonald’s tested the sandwich in 2022 at some of its Miami, Florida, locations.
The sandwich sold out within days of appearing on UK menus in 2022, leaving diners “devastated” and “heartbroken”.
“Their love for the limited edition Chicken Big Mac knew no bounds and sold out almost everywhere,” McDonald’s UK tweeted at the time.
The chicken Big Mac is coming to McDonald’s restaurants nationwide this year. The company has already tested the sandwich with diners in 2022.
‘The Chicken Big Mac will be exactly the same as the original, except instead of the two “beef patties,” you’ll get two “tempura chicken patties,” Snackolator wrote on Instagram. mail Announcing the news.
McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski did a taste test of the sandwich in a video posted by the chain this week.
“One of the things I liked about this Chicken Big Mac is how crispy the chicken is,” the CEO said.
“Big Mac sauce works really well with this,” he added.
Diners outside the US had great things to say about the Chicken Big Mac.
“We had this in Canada last year and it was delicious. It was like a giant chicken nugget sandwiched between the ingredients of a Big Mac,” one user wrote on the Snackolator post.
The sandwich sold out in just 10 days after appearing on UK menus in 2022.
Another diner added: “Puerto Rico has had this dish on its menu for a long time. It’s about time they had it here.”
Others who tried the sandwich said it came from Italy, the Netherlands and Peru.
“I’m surprised it took them this long to do something like this,” wrote one commenter.
Some were just excited to have something new.
“I don’t eat at McDonald’s, but I will try this,” one commenter said.
Others were more skeptical: “Oh, nothing says innovation like swapping a beef burger for chicken,” wrote another commenter.