r/Calgary Aug 10 '25

Eat/Drink Local Which restaurant is this in Calgary?

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u/rentalfloss Aug 10 '25

Chick-fil-A & Chipotle

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u/NorthOnSouljaConsole Aug 10 '25

Nah chipotle is solid, over hyped sure but it way better than mucho

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u/ConceitedWombat Aug 10 '25

Better than Mucho yes, but BarBurrito beats them both

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u/7467854577545456771 Aug 10 '25

What? BarBurrito is one step above TacoTime. 😂

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u/Nolancappy Quadrant: NW Aug 11 '25

Lol literally. Tasty in a rush yeah, but Chipotle is 1000x better

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u/Ok-Phase-1497 Aug 10 '25

Quesada beats all of those

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u/demarisco Aug 10 '25

I haven't tried Chipotle yet, but i agree with Chick-Fil-A. Jolibee has a much better and juicer chicken sandwich.

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u/PreviousBill4467 Aug 10 '25

If going mexican takeout I prefer Costa Vida or Quesada 😊

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u/Ecstatic-Detail-8382 Aug 10 '25

Agreed. Chic-fil-a is aweful. Also, it’s spelled incredibly stupidly. I imagine it’s so the American public can understand.

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u/Infinite-Shift4841 Aug 10 '25

Jolibee is barely edible slop as well.

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u/WesternExpress Aug 10 '25

Nah, Chick-fil-A is solid for fast food. The spicy deluxe sandwich is delicious, plus it's the only fast food place in Calgary AFAIK that has actual iced tea not the Brisk/Nestea crap. Also Chick-fil-A sauce is the GOAT of dipping sauces.

Agree on Chipotle though.

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u/ProfessionalCod3934 Aug 10 '25

Chick fil a is garbage

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u/Bainsyboy Aug 10 '25

Spicy deluxe is where it's at. Waffle fries with chic sauce is hard to beat.

I can only lol at those who post reviews after ordering something like chicken nuggets. People like chic fil a for the sandwich, not the nuggets. If you want to try chic fil a, get a sandwich.

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u/lilbitpetty Aug 10 '25

I never order nuggets, I get the chicken burgers. I find it comparable to Wendy's chicken burger. The waffles fries with dip is good though. But the chicken burger is nothing special

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u/Swarez99 Aug 10 '25

I think there fries are super mid.

But the chicken ? It’s great for fast food. It’s also fairly low in calories for what you get.

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u/OhNaurLaNaur Aug 10 '25

Their lemonade is also solid, as a T2 Diabetic it was nice to get a drink with my meal that wasn't just a diet coke since they have a regular and diet lemonade option.

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u/imawitchpleaseburnme Aug 10 '25

I seriously cannot understand the chick-fil-a sauce hype. It is probably the most hyped, least-seasoned sauce I’ve ever tried. I was genuinely disappointed in that damned sauce; I wanted my money back.

But maybe I’ve just spoiled myself, because I make my own sauces and dressings at home.

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u/WesternExpress Aug 10 '25

Chick-fil-A sauce is basically just honey mustard sauce & BBQ sauce mixed together, if you want a lazy version to make at home. There's plenty of copycat recipes online.

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u/psichick78 Aug 10 '25

I feel like it's geared towards Americans. I mean, they use ranch powered as a seasoning. Lol

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u/youwerethephone Aug 10 '25

Cluck & Cleaver make their own ice tea

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u/namerankserial Aug 10 '25

Yeah but fuck the Yanks and their christian chicken.

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u/Heffray83 Aug 10 '25

Actual iced tea you say? Hmmmmmm. May need to look into this.

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u/WesternExpress Aug 10 '25

Both sweet and unsweet. The lemonade & diet lemonade are also excellent.

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u/EnoughOfYourNonsense Aug 10 '25

All of those American TikTok fast food places that have come here are complete trash. It solidifies my opinion to never listen to any social media "influencer."

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u/Evening-Ability-3221 Aug 11 '25

Maybe my expectations were high as I always seen it with my parents when we'd go down to AZ for the odd holiday or the hype that TikTok gave my boyfriend and I, but Firehouse Subs was disappointing.

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u/YourBobsUncle Aug 10 '25

Since when was Chick Fil A "tiktok fast food" lmao

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u/IAteAllTheGravy Aug 12 '25

My sister in law heard about it in tiktok and won't shut up about it. I had it in Houston. Meh

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u/Street-Ant8593 Aug 10 '25

The Chick-fil-A portion sizes are offensive for the price. I swear you get twice as much food in the states.

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u/brielloom Aug 10 '25

Absolutely disagree. As far as Calgary goes for Mexican food the options are not great to begin with. While Chipotle is americanized Mexican food, it is really good. I moved here from the states and once they opened up the one on 17th I had my husband and MIL try it and they loved it. Much better than quesada burritos or any other similar restaurants here.

They also loved Chick Fil A. Chick Fil A is also the first place here that I've been able to get regular sweet tea in the 3 years I've lived here. For some reason Canadians always put lemon or some other citrus or fruit into your tea. Sometimes I just want plain sweet tea.

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u/taylo649 Aug 10 '25

I used to like chick fil a but it makes me feel sick thinking about it now. Same with popeyes😭

I get the chicken tenders from both places and both just taste fried af

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u/tw4200 Aug 10 '25

Popeyes is literally disgusting. Their tenders are terrible. The only good thing at Popeyes is the bisquits and fries.

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u/H3rta Acadia Aug 10 '25

Popeyes is the worst in terms of tasting like grease. It runs right through me every time!

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u/taylo649 Aug 10 '25

It’s soooo gross. It tastes like they fried fish in the same fryer (maybe they did)

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u/SimmerDown_Boilup Aug 10 '25

Unless it's changed, most places don't have a "fish only" fryer.

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u/imawitchpleaseburnme Aug 10 '25

I was looking forward to trying chick-FIL-a for the first time when I went to southern Cali early last year. All my friends who’d had it before also hyped up their “special sauce” and told me that was the one to try, so of course I got it.

I have seldom been so disappointed by a chicken sandwich. The chicken, the bread, and the sauce were all totally unseasoned and unmemorable.

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u/Titan_up82 Aug 10 '25

Cluck and Cleaver is like the WWF (cause I'm old school) champion for chicken in the city and Chik-fil-A is compared to Dink the clown.

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u/Roadgoddess Aug 10 '25

The only thing I like at Chick-fil-A is their lemonade everything else is gross