The Chicken Tender Revolution is HERE • Burger Beast

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The Chicken Tender Revolution is here!

Don’t believe it?

Remember when you were looked at with a sour face if you ordered chicken tenders or chicken strips at a restaurant? Or the “that’s for kids” isn’t it comments were muttered under their breath.

It didn’t stop me from eating and enjoying them.

What about you?

Luckily, we are now in a chicken tender renaissance period.

Chicken tenders aren’t a new thing but its popularity is a natural evolution linked to the rise of chicken nuggets in the 1980s.

Their history can be traced to a spot called Spanky’s in Savannah, Georgia. I’ve never been but I do know that they are still open for business.

The future for breaded boneless chicken is bright now that restaurant concepts revolve around them. We don’t need to get that unapproving look any longer since everyone is now in on the secret.

Below is a small list of the chicken tenders, chicken strips, chicken fingers, and boneless chicken bites that I’ve eaten over the last ten years.

Please note that I make no mention of the sauces, and that’s cause they deserve their own separate post.

SPECIALTY CHICKEN JOINTS

Champy's Chicken Tenders — Champy’s Chicken Tenders

Chef Brian Hill's SUPER DOPE Golden Fried Chicken Tenders — Champy’s Chicken Tenders

CHAIN RESTAURANTS

A&W Burger Chicken Floats Chicken Tenders — A&W Chicken Tenders

Carolina Ale House Boneless Buffalo Zinger — A&W Chicken Tenders

MORE GREAT CHICKEN TENDERS

Big Pink Chicken Tenders — Big Pink Panko Crusted Chicken Tenders

Boyce General Store's Chicken Tenders — Big Pink Panko Crusted Chicken Tenders

WHERE TO GET ‘EM

A&W Burgers Chicken Floats 114 Towne Center Dr. Lexington, Kentucky 859-225-0436	Big Pink 157 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, Florida 305-531-0888
Boyce General Store 10551 Woodburn Allen Springs Road Alvaton, Kentucky 270-842-1900	The Cafe 72 7201 NW 36th Street Miami, Florida 305-593-0585
Caporal Chicken 14616 SW 8th Street Miami, Florida 305-551-2227	Carolina Ale House 6810 SW 40th Street Miami, Florida 305-666-3757
Champy’s Fried Chicken 526 E ML King Boulevard Chattanooga, Tennessee 423-752-9198	Chef Brian Hill’s Comfort Kitchen 5701 Sunset Drive Suite 194 South Miami, Florida 305-397-8499
Chefs on the Run 10 E Mowry Drive Homestead, Florida 305-245-0085	Chick-fil-A 461 N Central Avenue Hapeville, Georgia 404-762-1746
Crackers Casual Dining 78 Canal Street Miami Springs, Florida 786-518-3268	Dyer’s Burgers 205 Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee 901-527-3937
Eats & Treats 9211 Cypress Lake Drive Fort Myers, Florida 239-481-9227	Gilbert’s 17th Street Grill 1821 Cordova Road Fort Lauderdale, Florida 954-768-8990
Guthrie’s 1818 W Tennessee Street Tallahassee, Florida 850-224-2244	Hall’s Original Drive-In 1502 Bluffton Road Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-747-7509
Hattie B’s Hot Chicken 5209 Charlotte Pike Nashville, Tennessee 615-712-7137	Huey Magoo’s 1268 Beville Road Daytona Beach, Florida 386-238-9232
KFC 720 NW 37th Avenue Miami, Florida 305-642-6169	Latin House 8695 SW 124th Avenue Miami, Florida 786-953-6331
Metro Diner 3302 Hendricks Avenue Jacksonville, Florida 904-398-3701	Miller’s Ale House 3271 NW 87th Avenue Doral, Florida 305-629-9442
PDQ 10121 W Flagler Street Miami, Florida 305-257-3032	Pollo Campero 2800 SW 8th Street Miami, Florida 305-643-4260
Popeye’s 1501 NW 20th Street Miami, Florida 305-325-8286	Publix Supermarkets 5715 NW 7th Street Miami, FL 33126 305-266-1733
Raising Cane’s 10 E 11th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 614-298-8713	Starlite Diner & Coney Island 1500 Center Road Burton, Michigan 810-742-4955
Zaxby’s 1107 N Ponce De Leon Boulevard St. Augustine, Florida 904-825-1545