The Chicken Tender Revolution is HERE

Who makes the best chicken tenders? Who cares! 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 new, but their popularity is a natural evolution linked to chicken nuggets’ rise 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 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 Tender Joints

Champy's Chicken Tenders — Champy’s Chicken Tenders

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

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 Great Chicken Tenders

A&W Burgers Chicken Floats 114 Towne Center Dr. Lexington, Kentucky	Big Pink 157 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, Florida
Boyce General Store 10551 Woodburn Allen Springs Road Alvaton, Kentucky	The Cafe 72 7201 NW 36th Street Miami, Florida
Caporal Chicken 14616 SW 8th Street Miami, Florida	Carolina Ale House 6810 SW 40th Street Miami, Florida
Champy’s Fried Chicken 526 E ML King Boulevard Chattanooga, Tennessee	Chefs on the Run 10 E Mowry Drive Homestead, Florida
Chick-fil-A 461 N Central Avenue Hapeville, Georgia	Chicken Guy 1506 E Buena Vista Drive Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Crackers Casual Dining 78 Canal Street Miami Springs, Florida	Dyer’s Burgers 205 Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Eats & Treats 9211 Cypress Lake Drive Fort Myers, Florida	Gilbert’s 17th Street Grill 1821 Cordova Road Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Guthrie’s 1818 W Tennessee Street Tallahassee, Florida	Hall’s Original Drive-In 1502 Bluffton Road Fort Wayne, Indiana
Hattie B’s Hot Chicken 5209 Charlotte Pike Nashville, Tennessee	Huey Magoo’s 1268 Beville Road Daytona Beach, Florida
KFC 720 NW 37th Avenue Miami, Florida	Latin House 8695 SW 124th Avenue Miami, Florida
Metro Diner 3302 Hendricks Avenue Jacksonville, Florida	Miller’s Ale House 3271 NW 87th Avenue Doral, Florida
PDQ 10121 W Flagler Street Miami, Florida	Pollo Campero 2800 SW 8th Street Miami, Florida
Popeye’s 1501 NW 20th Street Miami, Florida	Publix Supermarkets 5715 NW 7th Street Miami, FL 33126
Raising Cane’s 10 E 11th Avenue Columbus, Ohio	Starlite Diner & Coney Island 1500 Center Road Burton, Michigan
Zaxby’s 1107 N Ponce De Leon Boulevard St. Augustine, Florida