Chick-fil-A reveals 2021’s most ordered menu items

(WETM) – Chick-fil-A remains one of the most popular fast food chains in the United States, recently ranking # 1 in customer satisfaction for the seventh year in a row, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index.

Now, as 2021 draws to a close, the restaurant is sharing with its customers the most ordered items of the year – and the top pick may surprise you. Across the company’s six regions, the most ordered item was waffle potato fries, not the chain’s signature chicken sandwich.

Soft drinks were also extremely popular across the board, taking second place across all regions.

The Chick-fil-A Nuggets and Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich ranked almost equally well in the rankings, while dishes such as Sweet Ice Tea and Lemonade remained popular.

Here’s a breakdown of the most popular items in each region of the country:

Southeast region:

1. Waffle Potato Fries ™
2. Soft drink
3. Chick-fil-A^® Chicken sandwich
4. Chick-fil-A^® nuggets
5. Sweet iced tea
6. hash browns
7. Regular lemonade
8. Chick-fil-A^® Chicken Biscuit
9. Spicy Chicken Sandwich
10. Chick-n-Minis ™
11. Mac & Cheese

Atlantic region:

1. Waffle Potato Fries
2. Soft drink
3. Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich
4. Chick-fil-A Nuggets
5. Sweet iced tea
6. hash browns
7. Regular lemonade
8. Spicy Chicken Sandwich
9. Chick-fil-A Chicken Cookie
10. Chick-n-Minis
11. Mac & Cheese

Northeast region:

1. Waffle Potato Fries
2. Soft drink
3. Chick-fil-A Nuggets
4. Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich
5. Regular lemonade
6. Sweet iced tea
7. Spicy Chicken Sandwich
8. hash browns
9. Spicy deluxe sandwich
10. Mac & Cheese
11. Chick-fil-A^® Deluxe sandwich

Midwest Region:

1. Waffle Potato Fries
2. Soft drink
3. Chick-fil-A Nuggets
4. Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich
5. Regular lemonade
6. Spicy Chicken Sandwich
7. Mac & Cheese
8. Spicy deluxe sandwich
9. Sweet iced tea
10. hash browns
11. Deluxe Chick-fil-A Sandwich

Southwest region:

1. Waffle Potato Fries
2. Soft drink
3. Chick-fil-A Nuggets
4. Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich
5. Sweet iced tea
6. Regular lemonade
7. hash browns
8. Spicy Chicken Sandwich
9. Spicy deluxe sandwich
10. Mac & Cheese
11. Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Minis

West region:

1. Waffle Potato Fries
2. Soft drink
3. Chick-fil-A Nuggets
4. Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich
5. Spicy deluxe sandwich
6. Regular lemonade
7. Spicy Chicken Sandwich
8. Mac & Cheese
9. Deluxe Chick-fil-A Sandwich
10. hash browns
11. Sweet iced tea