Four nuggets remain in the grand chicken nugget wars. But only two can advance into the final battle for nugget superiority. Will the McDonald’s McNuggets advance into the finals? Or will Popeyes go back to back in the Chicken Nuggets Wars?
The most prominent strength of the Popeyes chicken is in its breading, and its nuggets are no different. The breading is thick but not too thick, it’s seasoned but not overpowering, it’s never soggy and always crispy. The Popeyes nuggets earn a 9 in crispiness.
Although the breading of the McNuggets was not as thick, the nuggets were far from soggy and also earned a 9 in crispiness.
The juiciness category set Popeyes far ahead of McDonald’s as the contents of the McNuggets is ground up white meat whereas the Popeyes nuggets are intacct pieces of chicken cut into nugget form. This allows the Popeyes nuggets to be significantly juicier, earning a strong 9 to the McNugget’s weak 7.
The nature of the chicken again benefitted Popeyes in the tenderness category as the McNuggets were slightly more tough than the seemingly more fresh Popeyes nuggets. The McnNuggets earn an 8 and Popeyes earn a 9.
The flavor category was neck-and-neck as both nuggets presented their own unique taste. The McNuggets were better seasoned but the Popeyes nuggets allowed the chicken to shine. Both nuggets earn a 9.
The Popeyes Bayou Buffalo and Creamy Ranch was an immaculate complement to the Popeyes nuggets but was a pretty even match for the unique and powerful McDonald’s Sweet and Sour sauce. Both sauces worked best with their respective nuggets, and I deemed this category too close to call so both sauces earned a 9.
McDonald’s gets a price point for being the cheaper nugget and a customer service point for letting me go down the slide in the in-restaurant play-place. But those points still won’t bring them to the finals as McDonalds scores 44 points and Popeyes scores a near perfect 45!
Continue reading to the next battle to find out who will face Popeyes in the final round of the Chicken Nuggets war.
