Chicken chains
Chicken-first chains — fried, grilled, sandwich, and wing.
Chick-fil-A
America's top-grossing chicken chain, closed every Sunday since day one.
KFC
Colonel Sanders's pressure-fried chicken with 11 herbs and spices.
Popeyes
Louisiana-style spicy fried chicken and the chicken sandwich that broke the internet.
Raising Cane's
A famously tiny menu — chicken fingers, fries, slaw, Texas Toast, and the sauce.
Zaxby's
Southern chicken-finger chain known for its tangy Zax Sauce.
Bojangles'
Cajun-spiced chicken, biscuits, and dirty rice — Carolina-born.
Wingstop
Wing-focused chain with 11 signature flavors and hand-cut fries.
Church's Texas Chicken
Texas-born fried chicken chain with honey-butter biscuits.
Buffalo Wild Wings
Wing-focused sports-bar chain with 26 sauces, dry rubs, and beer.
About Chicken in US fast food
A fast-growing category dominated by Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Popeyes, with strong regional players (Bojangles', Raising Cane's, Zaxby's) and the wing-focused chains (Wingstop, Buffalo Wild Wings).