Chick-fil-A After the fast food restaurant made a “slight adjustment” to its well-liked waffle potato fry recipe, some consumers are not happy. Because Chick-fil-A changed its famous waffle fries.
You’re not seeing things if you’ve lately been to a Chick-fil-A and wondered why their famous waffle fries appear a little different. Pea starch was added to the brand’s Potato Waffle Fries recipe in November 2024 in an attempt to prolong the crispiness of the well-liked side dish.
Although the alteration was mostly unnoticed, fans of Chick-fil-A like Daryl-Ann Denner spotted it right away.
Denner, the founder and CEO of clothing firm Nuuds, tells Southern Living, “I would say that by the middle of November, I caught on to something being different with the fries.” Denner eats Chick-fil-A at least a few times a week. “At first, I simply assumed I was receiving defective batches. I then blamed it on the location being off, but I questioned my mom whether she noticed that the fries were grainier than normal when we went to another place.
According to Denner, her mother attested to observing the same distinction in the fries.
Of the notice on the brand’s website, Denner, 34, says, “I went straight to Google and saw a notice that CFA had changed the recipe for their fries.”
The Chick-fil-A restaurant in Texas Superfans are not an exception.
Guests are expressing dissatisfaction with the brand’s recent social media post, pointing out issues with flavor and quality, and pleading with the company to go back to serving fries the old-fashioned way.
“Your recently acquired fries are awful. They were my favorite items, but now I can’t even eat them. Please return! One person wrote.
“Please bring back the old fries, the new ones are so gross!” said another.
Parents are worried about the recipe modification, citing food allergies, despite the taste and quality.
Many children who have peanut allergies are also unable to consume peas! One mother said, “Unfortunately, we won’t be able to eat there anymore.”
“Please go back to the original fries,” said another mother. Peas and pea protein are allergens for my daughter. We are no longer able to go to the restaurant because of cross-contamination and allergy issues.
The new recipe does not contain any of the nine major allergens, according to Chick-fil-A’s website, which also addresses food allergies and food safety. It includes a link to access food and nutrition information for all of the restaurant’s menu items.
Our Waffle Potato Fries are a favorite among Chick-fil-A patrons. A Chick-fil-A representative told Southern Living, “We recently made a slight adjustment to our Waffle Potato Fries recipe, which offers the same great taste while also making our Waffle Potato Fries stay crispier, and longer.”
However, some Chick-fil-A fans don’t think the change is worthwhile.
Denner said that her whole family wants the original recipe returned because they were formerly her favorite food. “I would order fries and a large Diet Coke whether or not I was receiving a meal. I don’t receive a fry now when I order my dinner. They have lost their flavor and are now gritty and dry. Even my children refuse to eat them.