The Wide World of Dirt

I’m not gonna sit up here and act like this is the first time I have had Cane’s chicken fingers.

I will definitely write a standalone piece about how good their fingers are, but that isn’t what this article is about. I’m here to talk about sandwiches.

I pulled up to the local Cane’s with my lady last week, and I was looking for something different from my regular box combo.

Wouldn’t you know it, they’ve got their very own chicken sandwich! I ordered one and took it home to unwrap and eat it.

I’m not gonna talk about the bun because there’s nothing to talk about here. It’s there and doesn’t get in the way.

The bird is obviously the star of the show, but it comes in a much different form than usual.

Instead of the standard breaded chicken breast patty, this sandwich consists of three crispy chicken fingers, and while the construction of the sandwich is questionable, the quality of the fingers is not.

This is the most tender chicken I have ever had at a fast-food restaurant, hands down.

It almost tastes like sit-down restaurant chicken, which is about the highest compliment you can give to a fast-food place. Why wait for great chicken when I can get it quick at Cane’s?

The bird isn’t hot or spicy like most of my reviews, but I felt that it deserved its spot in this series because of just how good the chicken tastes.

The sandwich also contains some shredded lettuce that you hardly notice while eating and the famous Cane’s sauce.

Cane’s sauce is the best sauce in the business. It’s good with regular tenders. It’s good with French fries, and it’s good with the Texas toast that comes with your meal typically.

There’s an adequate amount of the Cane’s sauce on the sandwich, enough that it’s prominent but not too much to make a mess.

A huge drawback that I alluded to earlier is the construction of the sandwich.

It is three chicken fingers with some lettuce and sauce between two buns. This thing is not easy to handle by any means. My instinct was to eat all the tenders vertically, and my instincts were very incorrect.

This leads to the sandwich falling apart rather easily, fingers flopping back into the tray, lettuce spilling out. To be frank, it’s a bit messy.

I tried eating it horizontally with better results, but if your fingers aren’t placed a certain way under the next tender in the sandwich, it falls apart!

I don’t like having to fight with my food, and I don’t like making a mess. If I wanted to fight with my food and make a mess, I would eat a well done ribeye with ketchup.

Anyway.

I think the sandwich tastes great, and the combo is at a great price point at $6.69, less expensive than any combo we’ve seen thus far. The construction of it concerns me, and that’s why I hardly choose it on the Cane’s menu.

Why struggle and fuss with the sandwich when I eat the fingers by themselves?