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| - After 5-months in Charlotte I finally made it to Bojangles. Man, I must have thought about dropping by on 100s of occasions, but it took Chick-Fil-A being closed on Sunday to make me jump on in.
Bojangles reminds me of a Popeye's Fried Chicken that has a Chick-Fil-A selection. Their menu is rather diverse and includes both the breakfast and lunch items I generally like from Chick-Fil-A. They have a chicken biscuit that's pretty comparable to Chick-Fil-A and that says a lot considering Chick-Fil-A has a crazy good breakfast menu. Unlike Chick-Fil, they are open on Sundays, so they already have me any Sunday of the year.
Another aspect of their menu I like is that they serve breakfast all day long. Chick-Fil-A doesn't do that and that makes Bojangles have a sweet place in my heart. Speaking of sweet, there is nothing sweet about Bojangles outside of the tea. Their food has a kick that puts them on par with Popeye's. I tried both their chicken sandwich, (not as good as Chick-Fil-A, but better than Popeye's and KFC) and their 8-piece chicken and biscuits (Chick-Fil-A doesn't have fried chicken and their biscuits aren't as good as Bojangles). The chicken was a little spicier than I expected. I had worked for Popeye's in a previous life and I am fairly used to spicy. But the Bojangles spicy is different. It's not hot, it just packs a punch. I liked it a lot. My wife, however was not impressed and she reminded me of her opinion for the rest of the day.
I was especially happy to try their biscuits. I had heard great things and I am biscuit freak.
Bojangles does not disappoint. As far as everything is concerned, the restaurant was clean, their service was especially friendly; when we came back for the 8-piece later in the day, the drive-through person was uber-excited and put a smile on our faces: Makes a difference when someone is happy when they talk.
I give the service a 5; price a 4; location a 5; being open on Sundays a 5; and breakfast all day long a 5. Their chicken had a great taste, but I'm not totally sold on the fried chicke itself. The legs they gave me were the size of my thumbs and it just wasn;t as crispy as I generally like. I'd have to say I like Harris Teeter fried Chicken just a little bit more than Bojangles. However, I love their sandwiches and breakfast slection emensly. I give them a 3.5 for fried chicken.
Overall, I am giving them 4-stars.
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