Spicy Food Reviews (and Recipes)

Where Fire Meets Flavor: Covering Foods That Bring the Heat!

Review: King’s Hawaiian Sweet Heat Chicken Sandwich and Sweet Heat Loaded Fries from Arby’s

Bottom Line: The Kings Hawaiian Sweet Heat Chicken Sandwich and the Sweet Heat Loaded Fries from Arby's offer a nice twist on regular menu items with a kick of heat. Chicken is back on the menu! I have been steering clear of the bird the last few weeks because I have had more than enough poultry of late, but I decided to give in and swing by the drive thru to get the chicken version or Arby’s new Sweet Heat sandwiches. I tried the Beef ‘n...

The Chicken Sandwich Wars: Spicy Double Down from KFC

Bottom Line: The Spicy Double Down from KFC does not bring much heat, but this over-the-top “sandwich” is more about fast food indulgence. Dieticians and nutritionists, proceed with caution! You may want to avert your eyes before continuing on with this review because it ventures into the realm of pure fast food decadence! KFC has fired a salvo into the Chicken Sandwich Wars and it is a big one! What better way to top the other guys than...

Review: Nashville Hot Chikn from Project Pollo

Bottom Line: The plant-based Nashville Hot Chikn sandwich from Project Pollo is rather messy but quite tasty and plenty spicy and it compares well to many of the spicy chicken sandwiches out there. I have been complaining about all the chicken I have been reviewing lately because the restaurant industry seems to think that is the only thing you can add heat to these days (spicy chicken sandwiches, spicy chicken wings, spicy chicken tenders,...

The Chicken Sandwich Wars: Golden Chick Big & Wicked Sandwich

Bottom Line: The Big & Wicked Sandwich from Golden Chick has a nice kick and plenty of flavor and offers some serious competition to the bigger chicken chains. And so . . . back to chicken. I had over a week of no chicken reviews, but poultry continues to reign among spicy offerings, so I can’t stay away from it too long. There are so many spicy chicken offerings out there, that restaurants are starting to run out of the stuff. Case in...

The Chicken Sandwich Wars: Mexican Original Chicken Sandwich from Burger King

Bottom Line: Mexican Original Chicken Sandwich from Burger King is not too hot and could probably use some more of that spicy queso, but it is still a good variation on a BK classic with a kick. The new year has just started, and already Burger King is throwing in a new entry to the Chicken Sandwich Wars. But this time around they are doing things a bit differently and going back to the source, tweaking their Original Chicken Sandwich which has...

Quick Review: Diablo Chicken Sandwich from Arby’s

Bottom Line: The Diablo Chicken Sandwich from Arby’s is just as hot if not hotter than the Diablo Roast Beef and a heck of a good fast food option that really brings the burn! I tried Arby’s Diablo Roast Beef sandwich and really rather enjoyed it (you can read that review here), so when I noticed that the Diablo sammies had not departed to Limited-Time-Only-Ville yet, I decided to snatch up the chicken sandwich version. I have been eating a...

The Chicken Sandwich Wars: Spicy Blackened Chicken from Popeyes

Bottom Line: The Spicy Blackened Chicken Sandwich from Popeyes is an upgrade on their spicy chicken that delivers in both flavor and heat. Popeyes may be leading in the Chicken Sandwich Wars (which makes sense seeing as they got this whole thing started), but they are not resting on their laurels. They are changing things up to keep people coming to the drive thru, and their latest sandwich is a real winner. They previously tweaked their chicken...

The Chicken Sandwich Wars: Buffalo Wild Wings Saucy Chicken Sandwich

Bottom Line: Buffalo Wild Wings delivers an always good chicken sandwich with plenty of sauces to choose from and at a competitive price. What’s to eat? Chicken, chicken, and more chicken! The good news on that is restaurants know how to spice it up quite well so that we are plenty pleased with their poultry offerings. And one place that rarely disappoints when it comes to spicy chicken is Buffalo Wild Wings. That chain has been trying to get...

The Chicken Sandwich Wars: Burger King Spicy Crispy Chicken Royale

Bottom Line: The Spicy Crispy Chicken Royale is not high on the heat level, but it delivers a tasty sandwich that is worth trying (if you can find one). The Chicken Sandwich Wars are getting series because we have already had a casualty among the permanent menu items. Burger King’s Ch’King sandwich is off the board as apparently it wasn’t bringing in enough people to the drive thru. But the King had its replacement already ready and the...

The Chicken Sandwich Wars: Wingstop Spicy Chicken Sandwich

Bottom Line: Wingstop has added a tasty and filling chicken sandwich to the menu that is as hot as you want it based on the sauce you pick, but good luck finding one right now. There are lots of spicy chicken sandwiches out there, but up until now Wingstop was not a place where you would find one. They have wings, they have thighs, but breasts were not previously on the menu. That has changed, though, as they have fired their first volley into...