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| - Ever since I first passed this place I was intrigued to check it out, but we don't do fast food too often so the chance never came about. So when I was home sick all day today and didn't feel like going out for dinner, the miss' suggested bringing home some Tenders for dinner. The thought of warm, fried chicken made me feel slightly better, and it was indeed one of those comfort meals that I happened to be craving at the time.
Tenders doesn't look all that great from the outside, but the food being cooked up within is legit. The menu consists of chicken tenders and chicken sandwiches (both grilled and fried) along with a couple of sides and milkshakes. The miss' brought home some chicken tenders, fries, apple slices and a vanilla milkshake. All the food is made fresh in house so the quality is there, and the price is definitely affordable for the meal you get.
The chicken tenders were delicious. The meat was warm and juicy...absolutely no dried, tough chicken here! Like a normal chicken tender, the batter/crust was not spiced or anything, and the batter wasn't overkill. When I make tenders at home I tend to spice it up so I kind of missed that. But that doesn't take away from the overall taste of the chicken, which was still awesome. Also, I have to say that for a fried chunk of chicken the tenders were not overly greasy. I chose the honey mustard as my dipping sauce and it was pretty yummers...had a nice sweetness to it and really played nicely with the chicken (though I wish they gave you a little more...my little bucket of sauce barely lasted all three chicken fingers and left none for my fries.) Simply put, that is some satisfying chicken.
The fries were also pretty good, and you get a heaping handful of them with your order. They are hand cut in house and I love the quality you get from fries like that. The taste was great, yet the fries were a bit over-salted. Also, I did find the fries soggy, but I'll attribute that to the fact that the miss' did take out and brought it home to me. I'll give Tenders the benefit of the doubt that they are that much better fresh from the fryer.
The apples were definitely awesome and I definitely enjoyed them as a side over the fries. The order came with eight Granny Smith apple slices and some toffee dipping sauce. The apples were fresh, crisp and visually perfect...no brown spots or bruises to be seen. These tart apples went PERFECTLY with the toffee dipping sauce. The apples and sauce is simply something that you HAVE to get if you go to Tenders. The toffee is so sweet and soft, yet adheres to the apples like glue. I loved that there were little chunks of crunchy toffee in the dipping sauce!
Lastly comes the milkshake. We shared a plain vanilla shake and I was happy. It was sweet and creamy and didn't have that fake super sweet taste that some fast food shakes (I'm looking at you, McDonalds) have. The cold and creamy beverage really went well with the chicken tenders and fries.
Tenders is definitely one of the best fast food options available in Huntersville/ Cornelius. I'd choose to go there for a quick bite over any other burger or chicken joint in the area, hands down. Though since it is fast, fried, and relatively unhealthy food I definitely won't be a regular here anytime soon. Aside from a few minor nit-picks Tenders is a great place to stop by if you need a last minute meal idea.
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