Belen M.
Yelp
I was in the mood for chicken tenders, and I saw the online ordering option for curbside pick up, and I decided to give it a chance. Just after I placed the order (7:14pm), I saw the instructions to go to the store and check in there, with no offer of how long the wait would be. Weird. I at least like the option to select a timeframe, or know that the food will be ready in an approximate time.
So I was already a little annoyed, but I figured they would give me a time when I checked in and I was trying this out. So I headed to the store, carefully maneuvered the parking lot (and I mean Carefully-It's DARK, there are people everywhere, and cars going every which way too, so take your time).
I found a spot, and plugged in my number. The website updated and said that My food was being prepared and my card was being charged. Again, no time estimate, so I was even more annoyed. Especially since my card was charged now, so there was no going back. I was sitting there second guessing my choices, and trying to convince myself that there was a reason I NEVER came to Chick-fil-A ( My thoughts are always, it's too busy and too expensive), and this would make a third reason.
I saw two associates running around the parking lot with safety vests and plastic containers. I was waiting about 10 minutes and looking around at all of the cars in the drive thru, in the curbside and the many people heading in and out of the restaurant. I sighed and turned my car off, because I knew I would be here a while.
I checked the website again, at about 7:28pm, and the status changed to "a staff member is on their way with your order". I was looking around and then all of the sudden a sweet lady showed up at my door and asked for my first name. She repeated my order and handed it to me. I was very impressed and grateful that it was quicker than I anticipated.
I don't like the system but 15 minutes for chicken tenders and fries, was not bad overall.
THEN, I tried them. OH MAN!! If you have never had the chicken tenders from this place...you need to!! I don't know what they do, but that chicken was hot, moist and had such a great flavor. The fries were hot too. In the moment, I was still annoyed with the ordering system, that I was annoyed that the food was so good!! :D haha! The taste of the food won over the process.
Only downfall is that to get the sauces you have to order them when you are ordering the food, and I forgot that. :( So don't forget to order the sauces if you are using the online ordering system. And be prepared to guess when your food will be ready. LOL