We compared chicken tenders from 13 fast-food chains, from McDonald's and Chick-fil-A to Taco Bell.

The best fast food chicken tenders, according to an expert — and the number one pick is clucking weird By . Alex Mitchell. Published Dec. 18, 2024, 9:22 p.m. ET.

Tenders — because of their size and meatiness — will always trump nuggets as the better boneless chicken. Most of the major fast food chains sell a chicken finger, strip or tender. We tried 11 ...

The strong flavor gives the tenders more of a classic fried chicken feel, so if you’re looking for a more neutral, sauce-conveying vehicle, these might not be the strips for you. ($3.29/1; $19.99/8) ...

5. Church’s Texas Chicken tenders. What we paid: $6.99 for five tenders. These were the least memorable of the bunch, but not terrible. They had a pale, crisp coating and not a lot of seasoning.

Heil says that Popeyes has the best chicken tenders in the fast food game, too. "The tenders here are standard-bearers," Heil said. "Seems that even after the sandwich wars have abated, ...

Biggie, far more a fast-food regular when it comes to fried chicken sandos, had similar thoughts. Sadly, these tenders never got the memo. “They looked good in the box and they were super crispy ...

Saucy, a KFC-spawned, tender-only offshoot, is named for its 11 signature sauces, a nod to the 11 herbs and spices in KFC’s original recipe chicken. It would have been nice if we’d tasted at ...