Ngl and might be unpopular, but i miss the cooking recipe videos. Stuff like sharpening a knife or learning a new dish felt like better content than these tier lists. A tier list once in a while isnt bad but at this point its getting to be a weekly basis and just isnt entertaining. Hoping the older video formats make a come back
@cthulu100004 ай бұрын
I wish we were getting more but betters
@thomasdelano4 ай бұрын
I agree!!
@mrmorellb4 ай бұрын
I agree with this. I used to watch Josh's videos cause I learned something new every time. Now, it's just tier list every week
@sassafras7104 ай бұрын
well said.
@georgetaproot99254 ай бұрын
yeah i miss the But Better series!
@gregwheless51714 ай бұрын
As a former US Foods sales rep , just love it when Josh says on the bad tasting tenders " It must be a Sysco tender "
@nathanchida9724 ай бұрын
Lol chill dude, you’re all the same
@runtwer57004 ай бұрын
Yeah...my uncle is VP of one of the departments at Sysco (actual real corporate Sysco, not a location) so it's funny hearing all this shit and I give him shit all the time about ALL of their products since I currently work in a restaurant
@El_Hicks4 ай бұрын
hey, the Ranch is good tho
@HIDNotfound4 ай бұрын
I'd bet some money, that all those Sysco nuggets are Tyson Chicken. Big Food baby!!
@blairhoughton79184 ай бұрын
Sysco is the Xerox/Kleenex/KY for food-service midness purveyors.
@VivaLaPwn4 ай бұрын
I have always been a LJS chicken tender stan. We saw the video on recommended and my wife asks me what I think the best is and I said LJS before even watching the video. Thank you for highlighting the GOAT.
@Crying2Death4 ай бұрын
Lmao that’s gotta be a cool feeling when they were shocked by it and you called it
@cyndirankin3 ай бұрын
LJS is my fave for tenders too. Sometimes I do find them to be in the salty side
@scotts16683 ай бұрын
Never head it but chik filet a is king of tenders due to there unique marinade....
@vinnysheu742 ай бұрын
AGREED
@hurbanlegendssАй бұрын
Sooo underrated. I was so excited to see them win. Also their hush puppies and tartar sauce are amazing 😍
@smokindonki3 ай бұрын
UK based viewer here. I find these videos intriguing as most of the restaurants you go to, we don’t have in large numbers in the UK. McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King reign supreme. That said, we have a handful of some of the other restaurants but they are few and far between. A Jollibee just opened near me so I decided to try it based on this video and the Chicken Sandwich video and I was blown away by how much better it is than KFC. Chicken was flavoursome and crunchy! Thanks Josh!
@enabler1182 ай бұрын
Yeah but you get Chicken Shop Dates, I could go to UK and try nothing else the whole time. You know, for science.
@MsWalkaLotАй бұрын
Not having these is a good thing!
@zeknight435212 күн бұрын
Fuck uk
@zeknight435212 күн бұрын
@@enabler118uk bossman chciken is horrible don’t eat it 😂😂😂 Bro been watching too much amelia
@HasXXXInCrocs4 ай бұрын
The reason LJS is on top is because they're allowed to take their time since they only serve 20 customers a day
@TheDragorin4 ай бұрын
its sad but true
@stevenwoodward59234 ай бұрын
When I was in the Army me and my friend would go twice a week and spend round 10 dollars each. This was back in 1991 prices, I loved it still do.
@MrHav1k4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@xCxnnor4 ай бұрын
the LJS in my city is so busy it is only selling chicken and fish no sides 😂😂 edit: also the only location and my city has about 410,000 people
@n176ae4 ай бұрын
@@xCxnnorTulsa ?
@Old_Man_BG4 ай бұрын
I’m starting to think Josh secretly loves fast food and making this type of content is his only way of indulging in his guilty pleasure 😂
@rundown1324 ай бұрын
Agreed lol, this is getting crazy
@gotenks56334 ай бұрын
Oh 100% you can tell he loves it, i dont even love fast food but who wouldnt love making bank while taking a business expensed roadtrip to eat food? Tbh im surprised it took him this long to even get to this kind of content...
@BakariFisher4 ай бұрын
Maybe he loves food, that maybe why he went into the food profession?
@skillcoiler4 ай бұрын
That would explain Jollibee being in the mix given it doesn't meet 2 of the criteria for this.
@Famousfifty84 ай бұрын
@@skillcoiler Yea, I don't get why he keeps putting the restaurant qualifications disclaimer at the beginning of these when he keeps going to Jollibee and they have neither of those qualifications in America. Worldwide sure, but in America they have less than 100 locations scattered around the coastlines.
@robinbanks64334 ай бұрын
Imagine if Long John Silver's ironically starts selling more chicken than fish after this video 🤣🤣
@Artcore1034 ай бұрын
I only ever order the chicken, it's out of this world... with their tartar sauce!
@darkwolf7194 ай бұрын
I love long john’s chicken, i just regret eating it later
@losr984 ай бұрын
they probably do already
@flsunshine4u2124 ай бұрын
I've never had it, but i'm def going after watching this
@gregrowe11684 ай бұрын
I usually got both, they had a combo with both in it.
@NM945StudioServices3 ай бұрын
Long John silvers is underrated for sure. Their chicken in my humble opinion is FIRE. Glad you two thought the same way in this video 😁
@kiba4687Ай бұрын
Best chicken anywhere!!!
@Chibears152318 күн бұрын
That use to be my favorite place as a kid. Never had the chicken though. They moved out of our area for probably over 15 years. They were always dead
@pilotdog684 ай бұрын
0:19 "We're not doing any sauces" RIP Cane's
@Xero-Xmask3 ай бұрын
Canes has the best sauce
@UnGodzilla41193 ай бұрын
@@Xero-Xmask agreed.
@SporePunch3 ай бұрын
@@Xero-XmaskCanes has decent sauce and weak chicken. Place kinda sucks tbh.
@AndrewGriffinSD3 ай бұрын
In no way should Cane's have been lower than DQ's. DQ is absolutely ass. It's almost certainly more flavorful than Cane's, but has the texture of soggy cardboard. Cane's is actually juicy, textured well, and you can taste the chicken.
@thelegend_283 ай бұрын
@@SporePunchdude i swear i think i just have realllly low food standards bc i love canes, but my friends say its mid 😭
@SumnSumnSumnHTK4 ай бұрын
Whenever someone ask, "Who's keeping Long John Silvers in business." I always reply, "Me that's who!!!" 😂😂
@nectarcollect4 ай бұрын
Only thing I've ever had there were the cheese curds but now I have to try the tenders
@willvr44 ай бұрын
I've only ever seen one in my life, and they went out of business ages ago. It's not usually a good sign when all of their locations are mixed with another fast food place. Most are Taco Bell and KFC which makes sense since YUM! foods owns them all.
@deonsthumbring55114 ай бұрын
I've never had a bad meal at LJS. Even from my childhood they have always been fresh and delicious 😋
@brandonabbott62614 ай бұрын
That beer battered fish and chicken… the hush puppies.. get outta here 🔥
@MisterHades6664 ай бұрын
When I was younger and lived in the middle of nowhere, it was what I always wanted whenever we went to the city. That or Red Lobster. I haven't been in forever though, now that I live in the city. I am ashamed.
@jennielutz76734 ай бұрын
Have y’all ever thought for a second that bro might be experiencing burnout and that’s why we’re getting tier videos? Maybe he just want to be silly and free
@leo-demon-chimera4 ай бұрын
I agree but folks only look at things from a singular perspective
@Omnibushido-4 ай бұрын
Dudes a douche to his fanbase and a Meta shill either way, so who cares.
@wyattgranger58702 ай бұрын
For sure. But if like a band you love started putting out songs that sucked, does it matter if they are burned out and going through the tedium to you? Does that magically make you start liking the songs? You just kinda move on. I've pretty much moved. I drop in on. JW video every now and then to see what's up and am always pretty disappointed
@maxfern57012 ай бұрын
More likely it's for the algorythm
@ilovecokeslurpees2 ай бұрын
Have you ever considered that I don't give a damn? Videos like this are not helpful for a cooking channel.
@kevink642017 күн бұрын
Dairy Queen is the biggest chicken strip sleeper in the game. The Texas toast, the two cups of ranch, fries in the box. Perfection.
@yeahnope26074 ай бұрын
LJS is terribly underrated by most people. I try not to eat much fast food, but I'll get their fish and chicken platter about once a month and I'm rarely disappointed.
@TheMeetymeet4 ай бұрын
Of course it's not good for you, but anyone would be lying that their fish and chicken is what they're dedicated to make them consistent.
@pollymcdonald73684 ай бұрын
I love LJS chicken!! Soooo good!
@emu_warrior4 ай бұрын
Those LJS tenders were like a UK beer battered which is always best on tenders and fish.
@justanotherguy87914 ай бұрын
Love me LJS
@rmobnation93954 ай бұрын
The chicken is always juicy, and that batter is hella crispy.
@aaronalmeida6674 ай бұрын
I know this is irrelevant but the peaches that I just ate were so good.
@realchezboi4 ай бұрын
that’s great
@Jazzylovesmusic4 ай бұрын
Happy for you bestie !
@Soobway7544 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@jeffdean43864 ай бұрын
The peaches I have been getting lately have not been good. I guess peach season is over here.
@peep2kCS4 ай бұрын
hell yeah
@StrangeCreed4 ай бұрын
I think the reason Long John Silver's got the top spot is they have to change the oil frequently, and have a dedicated fryer for their chicken.
@mcchicken50392 ай бұрын
I've always liked them cos they got good portions for their price. Like at raising Cane's they don't put any chicken in the box and yeah I get it's healthier BUT IF I WANTED HEALTHY I WOULD BE EATING A SALAD. Like Everytime I go to LJS I always leave full and happy. Raising Cane's or something like that got me feeling like I shouldve gotten something else. And it always the top spots you see on social media like Chick Fil A or Jollibee
@niduakash961213 күн бұрын
I love that Josh includes Chris in his videos. Chris makes the video really entertaining
@abibeane65874 ай бұрын
Next y’all should try every bread at chain restaurants!!!! Ex. Cheddar’s croissants, Red Lobster’s cheddar bay biscuits, Cheesecake Factory’s brown bread, Olive Garden’s breadsticks, Texas Roadhouse’s rolls, etc.
@Youngpada1214 ай бұрын
This^
@danielrasmussen21674 ай бұрын
Gross, noooo
@scarlightprince4 ай бұрын
Hmm, the Texan Toast will be interesting (Raising Cane's).
@AzraelThanatos4 ай бұрын
For Texas Roadhouse's to do well, it would need to include their butter there
@curiousingАй бұрын
Yes, this is a good idea. And bring in a master baker for that.
@JackTempest944 ай бұрын
I'm not surprised by long john winning. They use the same technique from their fish experience only with a slightly thicker batter to correlate with the longer cooking time of the chicken.
@canadianostrich24134 ай бұрын
We typically used the same tempura batter, only difference is that we shake it 2 or 3 times instead of 5
@ShinKyuubi4 ай бұрын
I wish there was one closer to me...the local one in my neck of the woods burned down after I ate there like....4 times and was just starting to become a regular there. It was in a horrible location as far as getting in and out cause they didn't do any work on the entry so it was a weird hump that made getting into and out of the place really weird. There's a Zaxby's there now and they fixed that before they built it. The closest one to me right now is 58 minutes away...the one that used to be in my neck of the woods? Maybe 15-19 depending on traffic.
@kirtcobijn62004 ай бұрын
In Netherlands we call this Kippeling, after Kibbeling from which the fried fish in batter is inspired. But then there is the eternal war between what was first, Kibbeling... or fish n chips from the "island people"
@blairhoughton79184 ай бұрын
I was expecting them to mention something about fishy taste. I wonder how they avoided that. Or maybe it just made it taste more flavorful. Maybe they only use fresh oil and don't let the fishy flavor get brown. Or do they have a chicken-only fryer?
@ShinKyuubi4 ай бұрын
@@blairhoughton7918 I wager they have two different fryers, one for the fish and one for the chicken, it would make the most sense.
@johnwodetzki63264 ай бұрын
I just want to say as a long time fan Joshua, I love that you do both: recipe videos but also these fun style edit videos. People have infinite ways of googling recipes and I respect how you stay relevant
@TheLegendofQ4 ай бұрын
What recipe videos?
@weberswonderland4 ай бұрын
i think i agree that he does these fun videos and also teaches us stufff
@ttghhgg19184 ай бұрын
He stays relevant by calling u white as an insult n wearing a dress at home
@jamisonlamkin557615 күн бұрын
I LOVED Long John Silver’s chicken planks growing up!!! Definitely underrated for sure! Haven’t had any in eons!!! They’re sooooo good!!!
@zoeslifestyle81664 ай бұрын
Josh: "THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR" Also Josh: I'll give it an 8/10
@dr.johndoe4 ай бұрын
I love the irony of Josh breaking his #1 rule. Jollibee has 76 locations across America, not 300.
@poorogue4 ай бұрын
But there's over 1500 in the world?
@Joe-cj2jr4 ай бұрын
@@poorogueat least 300 locations ACROSS AMERICA
@corruptedpoison14 ай бұрын
@@poorogue Still broke this his own rule.
@dalesmth14 ай бұрын
He’s right about their chicken though. It’s above par.
@whenyoudownrng4 ай бұрын
man he breaks his own rules every single video just by including the "must have a nationwide presence". i live in the northeast and have never even seen 3/4 of these in person lmao
@danthecrazy1004 ай бұрын
Love seeing Long John’s get the recognition they deserve for their tenders. I’ve loved them since I was a kid, the little cwispy’s at the bottom were always sooo good. W Long Johns
@goldengnome19514 ай бұрын
yaaaas! The cwispy's! MMMMMMMMMM... they were called chicken planks when i was a kid and served in a pirate ship.
@MolinaFarler3 ай бұрын
you’re literally my comfort person i love you kislux !
@brianjosephmayer4 ай бұрын
Man, remember the days when Josh taught us to cook things that far surpassed fast food around America. Those were good times.
@christopherknerr28514 ай бұрын
I feel Josh is sellin out a bit by being a "critic" rather than showcasing the heart disease and obesity plague of America
@SaschaEderer4 ай бұрын
I really like him and other American's non-pretentiousness around food. If it tastes great - it's great. No matter if "fast food" or not
@noen13374 ай бұрын
Careful now, there might not be anymore magic to be had, i predict tiktok recipes in the future
@_rockseeker4 ай бұрын
Yeah because 1 month ago was so long.. 😅
@mikkell77054 ай бұрын
@@christopherknerr2851 didnt he make a low calorie cheeseburger thats focused on macros just a few days ago?
@danielschmidt1234 ай бұрын
Cherry limeade and their ice single handedly keeping Sonic in business at this point.
@joe5790034 ай бұрын
I'm like people actually buy the FOOD there?
@coastercloudy4 ай бұрын
@@joe579003 i like their burgers 😂
@FemboyNursing4 ай бұрын
The ice cream and sweets are decent. The breakfast items are mid. The burgers are god awful (I haven’t tried the new smash burgers admittedly). And all the fried foods, I love mozzarella sticks but 4/5 times you are going to taste old ass bitter oil.
@parveenram60904 ай бұрын
why is their ice special? sorry i’m from the UK so never had sonic before
@eighthaugust4 ай бұрын
@joe579003 we don't have any sonics where I live.. whenever i am stoned with my buddy down in Maryland, I will absolutely tear up some hot dogs
@valdimer114 ай бұрын
Man a lot of people here are complaining about the rankings. The issue is- Josh only gets to try these once. And its totally dependent upon how the kitchen is run. Ive had incredibly awful raising canes and ive had delicious. It depends. Point is, this is what happens when you dont take care of the food you make.
@MichaelNKaboose4 ай бұрын
Yup, even from the same exact location, different shift, different day, different results.
@wolfane646164 ай бұрын
I've made a personal choice to never eat at canes again because of the 3 times I've eaten there I've gotten food poisoning twice and they were all at separate locations, plus two of the times I was drunk and it didn't even taste good . (no the two times I was drunk didn't correlate with the food poisoning). Honestly Joshes score makes me feel validated. Although I will say I wish when he did these videos they always did the scores separate from each other because it feels like the scores are always very similar.
@shadowaqui4 ай бұрын
exactly location and management quality is incredibly important. mind you with Whataburger where I'm at, its always average but when I worked at my location we had quality control in the morning but evenings never did. the one in Pensacola as fucking 5 stars and my buddy who lives there's tell me they're fast and delicious. blew my mind honestly. canes the canes by me is great always on order crisp and juicy always clean inside but I've heard horror stories of other locations. the zaxbys closest to me absolute ass dry and tasted frozen. people just don't understand quality control is you best friend and biggest enemy depending on management
@eastsidejeezy7344 ай бұрын
But you’ve never had it with seasoning 😂😂
@lucuix99014 ай бұрын
nah, seeing his rankings and just how he cooks in general its about as bland as it comes. He must have british blood cause his recipes are as underwhelming as his rankings.
@kshay1882Ай бұрын
I don't do fried foods much but if I do, LJS is the place even for the chicken, always been my favorite!!
@Artcore1034 ай бұрын
So happy that Long John's got some love and won in this contest! They have been criminally underrated forever, and the only thing I ever get there is their chicken PLANKS (they're called planks not tenders), and you have to have them with the tartar sauce... sounds weird, but it's the perfect match made in heaven! Best tartar sauce in the world, I've never found one like it, and the chicken and the crispy breading is just on a whole 'nother level! Completely unique batter, NOT breading. Go have some LJS!
@Viperspider14 ай бұрын
I'm not even American, but I love these tier list videos. Just entertaining from start to finish
@scottnewman13004 ай бұрын
That’s because LJS is the most underrated fast food place there is. When the food is on it’s on.
@triela4203 күн бұрын
That's how I feel about it.. It's either they cook everything at too low a temp and it's soggy oily crap, or it's the best fried food in the business.
@MisterJames196920 күн бұрын
Long John Silver's chicken planks are AMAZING!! Try them with malt vinegar. 🐔👍🏼
@r.scottpurdy65124 ай бұрын
SYSCO doesn’t process the chicken tenders - they just deliver them. My guess is most of these were processed by Tyson. Many fast food purveyors have their own contracts for proprietary recipes with large scale food processors - like Tyson. SYSCO does contract with food processing companies to provide a wide range of products, at a range of price points and quality levels, which are provided in SYSCO labeled packaging, but SYSCO doesn’t process or manufacture the products they deliver.
@gerber89154 ай бұрын
At the end of the day, you know what he means by a SYSCO tender: Pre-breaded and frozen.
@eriknavarro91014 ай бұрын
@@gerber8915but Sysco is not the only company that sells pre-breaded chicken tenders lol
@r.scottpurdy65124 ай бұрын
“At the end of the day” (what a ridiculous waste of words,) he’s disparaging the distributor for the poor quality of a product produced by someone else.
@DukeMagnem4 ай бұрын
@@r.scottpurdy6512 I agree with you, slightly, although I don’t care if he disparages Sysco or us foods or Gordon’s, or hell, even pfg. To your point, though, probably none of those larger fast food corps buy Sysco labeled frozen tenders, they most likely have their own contracts with facilities that produce a product specific to their brand, and an agreement with Sysco for national or regional distribution, depending on their needs.
@E_Legal_Alien4 ай бұрын
"they're afraid to add spice because their customer base is too White" imagine saying "they're afraid to make it ____ because they're customer base is too black". Do you see the double standard?
@tpope32334 ай бұрын
I've been screaming this for 20+ years, "Long John's chicken is fire!"
@SophisticatedBliss4 ай бұрын
Just wanna say I LOVE the tier videos Josh! Everyone's totally entitled to their opinions on which content they like better but I look forward to these a lot!!
@gsc76Ай бұрын
LJS so underrated. The chicken plank so good. Have order with extra crumbs.
@VeeKaChu4 ай бұрын
As a lifelong Long John's stan, I'm not surprised in the least; they've always owned the "fry" game with everything they serve. Although the recipes have evolved, in the 70's/80's there was no better mouth-feel taste sensation than a gob full of chicken plank and their fries. Can still taste it 40 years later.
@bikebird4 ай бұрын
Long John's used to sell wing drummies that they called "Peg Legs," which were frickin' awesome. I wish they'd bring them back.
@flarican643 ай бұрын
True, I loved their fish too very tasty.
@dorianthegrey4 ай бұрын
Would love a video with tips and tricks for meal prep for working people who can't dedicate a full day a week to prepping
@scarlightprince4 ай бұрын
Aye, I'd see my sis prepare food for the next day in an hour, same 2-3 dishes. We could use a hand, Mr. Weissman!
@matthewv17404 ай бұрын
‘Dave’s Hot Chicken’ only has about 200 locations nationwide, but man they would smoke all these other places in a taste test!
@sofiaamerica4 ай бұрын
Agreed !!!!
@gotenks56334 ай бұрын
assuming he actually got fresh chicken lol. I WANT to love Daves, we have one near where i live, but ive been 3-4 times and the service is consistently atrocious. Food always just sitting in the window while a million other orders come and go...its so heartbreaking because on paper i wanna love them, but every experience ive had has been god awful
@bertooo13584 ай бұрын
Dave’s hot chicken is miles above what you can get in fast food chains
@jordanamoth67244 ай бұрын
Also slim chickens has just over 200 locations would be interested in seeing a comparison
@TheDefiledShell4 ай бұрын
Just ate there about a month ago and tbh the best part about Dave's was the pickles, and that's about it, I've had better spicy chicken sandwiches at Burger King lol
@ItsHammer2 ай бұрын
Y’all missed a hidden gem, Krispy Krunchy Chicken. I don’t care if they are pretty much just located in gas stations and liquor stores, they have top tier tendies and thousands of locations. Justice for KKC!
@MrChastain67Ай бұрын
Yes yes yes, the best chicken tenders
@colt1911csАй бұрын
Agreed. Their shit is super slept on and 🔥. The deeper in the hood it is, the better it is.
@stefanielynn8421 күн бұрын
We have one just down the street, but I've never tried it because I wasn't sure about gas station chicken, but I may have to try it.
@ramblingriddle4 ай бұрын
Who else misses but better 😔
@emu_warrior4 ай бұрын
no because to make it better you had to put in a tonne more money + time, so of course it's always going to be better...
@momjhai24254 ай бұрын
I actually miss all of his previous types of videos. they show me how to cook not compare lol
@kaiyoworld4 ай бұрын
@@QuarrelOfTheCave exactly 😂😂😂
@VeniViciVeritas4 ай бұрын
His content sucks now
@thekid_6144 ай бұрын
@@VeniViciVeritasit doesn’t bro he cook almost everything he’s just doing his content different 😂 just go back to his old vids 😂
@Dynasty924734 ай бұрын
And today, Josh Saved Long John Silvers.
@TheNightOwlKS4 ай бұрын
The running joke is that they're only still in business because they're secretly a drug front like Los Pollos on Breaking Bad, but they always hit the spot for me every time I go there.
@zurknjurk4 ай бұрын
unfortunately too late, the one in my town closed recently :(
@clasherking45284 ай бұрын
I will always remember as a kid going to long John silvers with my family and always being blown away by both their fish and chicken (I especially loved the little bits of breading that you'd get in the bottom of the basket just so good)
@GodFamilyLaughter14 күн бұрын
THANK YOU!!! I’ve been telling people for years best thing about Canes is the fact the chicken is always fresh and their sauce. But they lack season sooooo bad. Also I’ve worked at Hardee’s (Is basically Carls Jr down here in SC) and I can confirm we did indeed bread our chicken in store. They are never bought breaded
@Acxolotl4 ай бұрын
you have 0 idea how happy it makes me to see boljanles up there in the rankings, its such an underrated place
@kobeyaschi75324 ай бұрын
My dad was GM for a LJS growing up, can confirm they hand bread their chicken and fish as it's ordered. Also secret menu item is French fries dipped in the batter. Absolute GASSS
@BossManSays4 ай бұрын
holy fuck that sounds awesome. I'm going to have to try that.
@chris_gardner4 ай бұрын
As someone that never gets the signature sauce at places, I do love that you rated just the tenders. Having said that, I think a second video where you did tenders/nuggets with only a place's signature sauce would also be great.
@blairhoughton79184 ай бұрын
Should be a survey of every sauce they have, because the GOAT may be an outlier like McDonald's Szechuan sauce.
@nashrago9102Ай бұрын
Like I said in a reply, I appreciate the footwork you're putting in for these fast-food tierlists. While I know some people are really waiting for more cooking videos, you have been the only person to provide a consistent ranking to all of the junk we normally inevitably eat at some point, and you are doing god's work by saving us a lot of trips and money, my man. Looking forward to whatever you got to put out in the future, cooking or tierlists. Cheers.
@miseriesangel4 ай бұрын
As someone who worked at a Carls Jr. , at my location, yes, we did hand bread the chicken tenders. And yes, it was absolutely (disgusting/revolting), because the flour wasn't always sifted, and the egg batter was expected to last throughout the day, for 6hrs-8hrs, in an open top, mini ice cream, freezer. The method was to open a raw bag of chicken tenders, dip it in the batter, roll it in the flour mixture, and fry it for atleast 5min. Also, Josh is right about the fry oil, being too dirty. If your tenders ever look THAT dark, the fry oil hasn't been changed over, for ATLEAST 3 days. Depending on how (busy/active) that establishment is, for its location. So please, dont always equate dark tenders as, "overdone," but rather, that the oil is too dirty. Also, don't try to be snide, as a customer, and "demand," more "fresh" tenders, because you noticed, that they are too dark. It WILL backfire. To change fry oil, its a task in it of itself, that'll take atleast 45min-1hr15min for a proper, non hazardous, change over, to fresh oil, thats risen to proper temperatures. Plus, its mainly left to the managers discretion, when they would find the time feasible to do it. For instance, the manager isn't going to change the oil over, during a rush hour, and or during daylight. The task is mainly left for night crew, during non operating, clean up times. So, you're out of luck, if your order of tenders, has this unsatisfactory quality, since nothing can be done to fix it, in a timely manner. You'll just have to ask for a refund, and or you'll have to get your tender fix, somewhere else.
@EmilyGodsey-g1g4 ай бұрын
1hr 15 minutes to change fry oil??? LOL. I just left Chick Fil a as a manager and every 32 fry drops we changed oil, and did daily "boil-outs" of the machines. We were one of the top rated locations in the nation, its HILARIOUS that you actually think those things take any longer than 15-30 minutes tops with someone whos capable, ALL while we're actually busy every day..
@blairhoughton79184 ай бұрын
Carl's Jr's tenders used to be S-tier, because they were real chicken pieces (sometimes with a little crunchy bit of breastbone cartilage), actually tender, and decently browned. Fryer oil that's gone for several days without removing burned bits can be gross, but if it has a little color to it that's the butter zone. Brand-new oil is like licking a fudgecicle and realizing you forgot to open the wrapper...
@miseriesangel4 ай бұрын
@@EmilyGodsey-g1g Understand, that not every kitchen has those luxuries, nor the proper staffing, to be that frequent. The fact, that you found it necessary, to compare your notes with mine, from a different kitchen (aka different equipment), different fast food chain, different "customer popularity," different roles and different staffing, is too misplaced. While I am glad to hear, that you currently have those abilities, for your current place of work as manager, some places still need to make do with less. Where I had previously worked, we were not allowed to change the oil out so frequently, unless given permission by the manager, because our kitchen didn't have the proper reservoir to do so, without overflowing hot oil everywhere, and flooding the entire kitchen. We were told to hold off such things, to avoid creating such a hazard. Otherwise, the entire restaurant would have to close for the day, and lose sales. Our fryers were also limited. We only had 3 basins, on 1 machine, and we could only dump one basin at a time (when we were allowed). During that time, when one basin is being dumped, that means only TWO are functioning. When you have fries (3min), poppers (3min), onion rings (4min), nuggets (4min), zucchini (4min) and tenders (5min), that need to be hand breaded (add an extra 3min to 5min, so 8min to 10min total, for ONE fresh tender batch), and served in portion sizes of 3 to 5 pieces, IF there isn't multiple [example: 3 orders of a 5 piece (time wise, that'd be about 15min to 25min on that order)] on top of not being able to mix the products, in one (basin/basket) for food contamination purposesonly, and only having 1 shift lead acting as lead, cashier [taking orders in lobby, over headset, bagging food, getting (drinks/shakes), handling drive thru], being the spare cook, 1 actual burger cook 1 actual fry cook, and MAYBE 1 actual cashier. . . . . Having only TWO basins to work with, for any amount of time during daylight hours, was not feasible, without falling behind. Count your blessings where they are, with your place of work, and be mindful that others may not have them. (Also, some of that additional time that your overlooking, is to FILTER the OTHER fryers, BEFORE the final dump. I do apologize, if that time calculation was a bit confusing to understand. I just figured other establishments also do this, as a regular thing.)
@miseriesangel4 ай бұрын
@@blairhoughton7918 You would be quite surprised, by how many customers would disagree with your opinion, and be wanting a (redo/refund) on an order like that. Sometimes I do wonder if its not so much the flavor they're worried about, as much as it is the visual appeal, for a food photo.
@DanielThomason4 ай бұрын
I work at a Hardee’s and yeah changing/filtering the oil doesn’t take that long. We do it once towards the end of breakfast sometimes twice depending on how much chicken we cook that morning. But I do agree if the breading isn’t sifted like it’s supposed to be it’ll come out funky looking. And now we store the tenders and fillets that are cooked in a warmer, if they sit to long in there they’ll taste horrible.
@CyrilSheridan3 ай бұрын
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
@lucaswhitte4 ай бұрын
This is the best assessment of Cane’s chicken that I have ever seen. If it requires sauce to be good then its not a good tendie
@Unrealrayvan4 ай бұрын
So real. Cane's has a good texture chicken tendy, the vast majority of people ain't denying that unless they had some mid locations. But ALWAYS, the flavor is just nothing. They don't add a speck of salt to it
@drewolivas27424 ай бұрын
The worst part is you need a ton of sauce to get past how bland it is.
@jonrn4 ай бұрын
That's always been my biggest issue with it. Also, Braum's sauce is so much better than canes sauce
@redwolfexr4 ай бұрын
Yeah, the main reason they make it so bland is because they expect you to "sauce to taste." The fries are WELL salted and then you have the toast as another "dipper." I still prefer my local Popeyes because I like a bit of heat in mine. Not surprised LJS did well, their breading is very different because they use the same one on their fish. Like always on these "fried" competitions it often comes down to when the joint replaced its oil last. Most of these were no surprise. CFL isn't really supposed to be crunchy, so it would never have done well in a competition like this either. CFL and KFC's "original" are more about the breading keeping the juices inside than being crispy. Whataburger's tenders have always sucked -- par-cooked and frozen. And FWIW some of these with fry them extra crispy if you want. (Canes will double batter/fry them for certain -- but you have to wait)
@phiz1184 ай бұрын
It’s literally everyone’s assessment
@dannynighthallowАй бұрын
Halfway through this video I thought to myself I hope he tries Long John silver's because I used to love the Long John silver's chicken tenders and as soon as they pulled up to the drive through I knew they were going to win lmao
@Paulswaggerr4 ай бұрын
I miss recipes so much. Buddy built a kitchen studio to go eat fast food.
@giraffesinc.21934 ай бұрын
Right??? Sad.
@blairhoughton79184 ай бұрын
Can't get that marble wet.
@jaw34154 ай бұрын
I mean he’s covered all the desired recipes. All that’s left is some Asian recipes which are hard to do because of ingredients access
@HUYI14 ай бұрын
It's contracting isn't it? I think it's all for show and he's part of the problem why people don't eat healthy these days 😤
@chileanyways1964 ай бұрын
He literally just made one a couple weeks ago…yall are so dramatic
@xazz4 ай бұрын
This makes me so glad to live in Florida where I can just go get good chicken tenders at Publix whenever I want. The breading is sometimes a lil soft because they sit in a hot box but they still taste good and they're NOT Sysco tenders.
@grymmbear4 ай бұрын
Also, PDQ.
@ChristopherJ.Barnes4 ай бұрын
I've been saying for YEARS that Long Johns has the best chicken tenders! The breading is to die for.
@djoscartj4 ай бұрын
Need to try the only location I know of 🤔
@CamdenSchultz17 күн бұрын
Lowkey. I have vivid memories of just having the LJS chicken tenders and those crunchy bits you’d get. That shit was lowkey good asfc😂. Ik they get a bad rap for their service, and fish and what not. But if they seriously rebranded for their chicken, they would do so much better. It’s honeslty pretty good 😂🙏
@Maverick1five4 ай бұрын
Chick-fil-a lives in this dudes head rent free.
@alizayus4 ай бұрын
8:45 When something is perfect, and the rating of 10 exists, why are things getting a rating of 8?! Just give it a 10 if its perfect 😩🤦🏻♂️. Your scale should be 1-8 if thats the highest you're gonna go 🫤
@Damian_21044 ай бұрын
Dude this video is so funny to me knowing they literally filmed this by my house and all of those fast food places are next to each other😂
@dadrdoc27792 ай бұрын
Best part of the video hands down 11:23
@garyburch20422 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 GOT EMMM
@TheGreatestJuJu4 ай бұрын
0:51 “ chicken is stringy”, look up the term woody chicken. This is what they’re turning the entire chicken industry into. Moist tender chicken that taste like chicken is a thing of the past
@parcha6664 ай бұрын
There’s a huge difference between the texture of stringy and woody chicken. It sounds like you’re lucky enough to not have learned the difference.
@Mkproduction24 ай бұрын
You said there were over 300 Jollibee locations in America. Jollibee themselves puts that number at 72, not over 300.
@taniac.13934 ай бұрын
Damn this is true !
@briandreilly4 ай бұрын
True. Jollibee should be disqualified. 1500+ worldwide though.
@blairhoughton79184 ай бұрын
Hmm. Maybe a loophole. They have over 300 locations AND a national presence; but not 300 IN the nation, just coast-to-coast breadth, in 14 states.... Yeah I'm throwing the flag anyway. Jollibee should be dq'ed the same as Bojangles.
@Masi-One4 ай бұрын
You guys take it wayyyy too serious, like ffs. Its just a video, take a chill pill ffs 😂😂😂
@tacostud994 ай бұрын
@@Masi-One the problem is that he lets Jollibee in even though he doesn't go to places like cookhouse and slim chickens which have more locations in the us
@WoodturningWithJohnMarro4 ай бұрын
I know it is not a fast food place, but Publix chicken strips are the absolute best on the planet. PERIOD
@Sizzlinpapaya1014Ай бұрын
Hell yea. Those silvers chicken planks are so damn good.
@brandonwautlet51974 ай бұрын
Krispy Krunchy Chicken has 3,000 stores in 47 states. Tenders are on point.
@djoscartj4 ай бұрын
That's the "gas station" chicken right? If so, they shouldn't be sold for human consumption 😬
@Chef_Cookem3 ай бұрын
@@djoscartjidiot identified, opinion discarded
@SonicBoomC983 ай бұрын
Yeah
@SonicBoomC983 ай бұрын
@@djoscartj I've seen some not in a gas station
@Scerius4 ай бұрын
I'd love to see videos about local small fastfood places being compared to those chains. Traveling to different cities and giving small places a shoutout
@switchedup58344 ай бұрын
You're telling me they put del taco over Canes... Brother im regretting just buying your cooking book😂
@slybers16614 ай бұрын
lol I was thinking the same thing
@FormerRuling4 ай бұрын
Those tenders from Canes even looked super mid though.
@dilypopp4 ай бұрын
Canes sucks every time
@thesussadin4 ай бұрын
Cane's is carried by the sauce. Tenders are bland on purpose for it. Coleslaw exists to be replaced by texas toast. Cane's exists solely for the sauce and toast.
@Sqquishy3 ай бұрын
Canes might as well be frozen Walmart tenders they are bland
@pgaloomАй бұрын
"Beer" batter on LJS is the deciding factor!
@DrAlwaysFirst4 ай бұрын
LONG JOHN SILVERS WITH THE UPSET WIN
@Nintendo_Wolf4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the spoiler ❤
@ethanseale34 ай бұрын
😲
@logan620974 ай бұрын
Anyone who still eats there knew that it would rank high on this list, I didn’t expect it to sweep the board though.
@Letitbe914 ай бұрын
Long John silvers does have fire tenders they just need an update an renno cuz most locations look like the chum bucket
@Zayy3254 ай бұрын
Was it an upset though? IYKYK 😏
@incubus_the_man4 ай бұрын
They should do this with places that specialize in chicken tenders. Slim Chickens would be near the top for sure.
@mikaylajewel42223 ай бұрын
Was going to say the exact same thing!!! Slims is top tier 😭
@usmanasafghafoor4 ай бұрын
I need to tag my roommate. We always argue that if a tender needs a sauce to make taste good, then it’s not good. Thank you Joshua for validating my opinion
@championship_sports-vv9dmАй бұрын
I haven't eaten at LJS in probably 10+ years, but they were always the best at breading their chicken.
@AlexElky4 ай бұрын
Del taco being above Raising cane's is a joke. I don't care if you think it's lacking flavor, it's an actual chicken tenders unlike that flaccid thing del taco threw out
@underfirej4 ай бұрын
Bruh diary queen above chick fil a is worse
@CyrusIsnt4 ай бұрын
Cane tenders are weak.
@jonathanchavez38264 ай бұрын
90% of canes flavor comes from the sauce tho
@MillzSzn4 ай бұрын
Caines tenders are horrible
@mitchellmiller66444 ай бұрын
@@underfirej chick fil a is one of the most overrated places ever only thing it has going for it is the sauce the rest of the menu other places do 10x better
@zzukiu95274 ай бұрын
ok hes definitely using these videos to extend his cheat days
@shep-celsus4 ай бұрын
I feel like the overall quality of chicken tenders at every restaurant has gone down over the years. So many places with spongy and stringy chicken.
@notabot33754 ай бұрын
And the price has sky-rocketed.
@RecklessTheory4 ай бұрын
There is a problem with "woody breast" a consequence of rapid growing chicken in poor living conditions. Most companies don't want it so there is effort to eliminate it but it's an expensive problem to manage. Pasture raised chicken is just so much more expensive. It's not bad in price if you are comparing it to quality beef but it's like 3-5x more than your economy chicken that is far more likely to have woody breast problem.
@MegasusJr2Ай бұрын
Ranking these without sauce is like ordering every soup in America and ranking the spoons
@JustinRoKStar2 ай бұрын
11:37 Josh, you got to have it with the canes sauce!
@Yacoob4424 ай бұрын
9:57 Let's go CARDINALS!!!!!
@Papacag694 ай бұрын
Glad I wasn’t the only one to notice! Ik Busch Stadium anywhere!!
@blakedralle90314 ай бұрын
Yessir just came here to say the same thing
@happymeal7332 ай бұрын
12:14 what is that 💀💀💀
@unknownpatriot28822 ай бұрын
Penis
@sidmenon84702 ай бұрын
Looks like a fat schlong
@nedrianj2 ай бұрын
Wow I’ve only seen 2 videos of you and I love your videos already
@TactikalTemplar4 ай бұрын
Giving Chick-fil-A a 5 is wild.
@arbiterally1014 ай бұрын
To be fair I wanna say within the last couple months their supplier changed and it really affected the quality of their chicken.
@Tyler_Pifer924 ай бұрын
@@arbiterally101I’ve noticed this too.
@austinpoff4 ай бұрын
5 is generous.
@Chronixx6Ай бұрын
Chic fil a tenders suck. The sandwich carries the chain
@lolajacomino65744 ай бұрын
Plz Papa, why don’t you make a recipe so we can eat the best chicken tender? ❤
@jasonbogdovitz73574 ай бұрын
This video might save long, John silvers from bankruptcy
@DavidGeier28 күн бұрын
I love watching these videos but quality varies so much by region, and by the team that makes it. Ingredient sourcing must vary by region, depending on the chain. Its fun to watch even though I may disagree. Im just glad that if I do, it's because I've been lucky to have a solid crew make my food. Judging multiple fast food places off one order is impossible to do accurately. For chicken fingers especially, they rely on their sauces and supporting sides/drinks, *cough* canes.
@jose08civicsi4 ай бұрын
The FUIYOHHHHH IN THE BACKGROUND uncle Roger would be proud @7:41
@joehooper894 ай бұрын
I picked up some tenders around midnight at a 24 hr Hardees last night and those tenders were legit. Plus 10 piece for 12.99 is a damn good deal
@FarmgirlFriday2 ай бұрын
Yeah, this is entertaining, but in reality fast food chicken varies greatly from location to location across chains. The Carls Jr in my town also does awesome tenders. Also had really great tenders at Chick-fil-a recently. But the locations Josh went to obviously didn’t.
@tomleonard8304 ай бұрын
11:30 He got us with the circle game.
@illsqueezeya4 ай бұрын
gotttttttem! 👊
@kalasmith94724 ай бұрын
@@illsqueezeya”you did breakfast without me?” 😂
@roymedellin10926 күн бұрын
Never seen any of ur videos, however I have always said long johns has the best tenders. I love the hype yall have given it
@HeavyChevy32Ай бұрын
0:26 I don’t think you should. I had a bunch of sauces saved up from different fast food chains and if you pair a McDonald’s chicken nugget with Wendy’s sweet and sour, it’s disgusting. I’m confident that each restaurant make their sauces specific to their products
@maggie_57254 ай бұрын
LONG JOHN SILVERS LETS GO
@funnybunny477-mm8wy4 ай бұрын
Got your cookbook for my birthday
@dean418615 күн бұрын
I will always say it is the goat. Krispy krunchy Chicken is by far the best chicken tender. If you get them freshly made they are perfect. The amount of chicken you get, the spice, the crunch. Pair that with whatever sauce you like, it cannot be beat. Only problem is it's not an actual fast food chain it is a company that attached to pre-existing businesses mostly gas stations and convenience stores if you choose to sell it at your store they send you all the stuff you need. If anyone reads this comment I dare you to try it
@zachcarmichael6994 ай бұрын
Jolibee only has 76 locations in the US, why are they on the list?
@derky764 ай бұрын
They just really wanted Jollibee I guess lol
@GloriaExelcisDeo4 ай бұрын
Because he has a hard on for Jollibee. They also don't have a national presence are honestly mid, I question his palate sometimes
@JaegerDreadful4 ай бұрын
Josh loves his Jolibee
@tlbryant46974 ай бұрын
I'm still wondering where Guthrie's is the oh of tender restaurants
@arkansasrebel3484 ай бұрын
@@tlbryant4697Screw Guthrie’s!! I have there once, and I’ll never go back!!
@EphemeralProductions4 ай бұрын
Isn’t this a reload? I could swear I’ve already seen this one. It’s probably the chicken sandwich one I’m thinking of
@ixuvia4 ай бұрын
Honestly, hard to tell when all of these tier list and comparison videos feel exactly the same. I'm sure Josh and the team do them because they perform well, but I do wish they'd go back to some good old fashioned educational cooking videos. Josh used to be a fave of mine, but folks like Adam Ragusea and Andy Cooks are way more fun to watch these days.
@ElijsDima4 ай бұрын
Eh it's all deep fried brown grease so who can even tell anymore.
@Lucario11214 ай бұрын
They did chicken nuggets, they're different from chicken tenders
@failtolawl4 ай бұрын
@@ElijsDima lol goyslop for sure
@steveorino30734 ай бұрын
I thought the same and got deja vu, yet don’t remember watching it as I’m seeing it
@Nixias_4 ай бұрын
11:50 if you had put raising canes over zaxbys i wouldve never trusted your ratings again
@cherenkov_blueАй бұрын
Bojangles is goated and I thank you for recognizing it
@WorstMechanic4 ай бұрын
When I used to work at Chick-fil-A I was a cool and mainly did the breading and make all the chicken, and Ik the oil we used in the fryers in my location wouldn’t let you use the same oil after 4 uses, so after we used the fryer 4 times it would make u switch the oil and dump it, and put in new oil.
@thalanoth2 ай бұрын
4 uses? so you change the oil every 30 minutes?
@ChiefGore4292 ай бұрын
0:57 those fingernails and cuticles are diabolical
@timcotrell97534 ай бұрын
I've eaten Raising Cane's twice in one day. I love it. And the closest one is 90 minutes away so that probably makes me love them more.
@BGreen1124 ай бұрын
I’m just so fascinated in how a company convinced people to pay 10+ dollars for a 2 oz cup of sauce. It’s crazy
@e_eyster4 ай бұрын
Thats absurd to me. I have had Canes once, and I only ate about half of it before giving the rest away to someone else. Its just comically bland. I would take frozen chicken tenders in the air fryer any day of the week.
@MrSocietygangrape4 ай бұрын
@@e_eyster canes blows, so overrated, never again
@blacksesamecandies4 ай бұрын
@@e_eyster IDK, Ive only had it once but it was some of the freshest, juiciest and most flavorful chicken Ive had at a fast food place. I appreciate you can just enjoy the chicken flavor without being assaulted with 3x the sodium allowance per day and tons of seasoning. Much like a good steak - sometimes its best to let the meat shine through. To me, that's what Raising Canes is like, the sauce is good too. But I mostly appreciated the pure chicken flavor. There is such a thing as over-seasoning food. As for the winner to this video, LJS was alright when we had one in town, but it was horrifically salty the majority of the time. I am kind of shocked that was the "winner" of this challenge.
@miavaughn23934 ай бұрын
I USED to have them all the time, before the post-covid inflation. They first came to our area in about 2016, our family became ADDICTED with how quick, delicious, and cheap they were. Theyre everywhere around phoenix now. Raising Canes probably had BY FAR the worst price increases in the fast food industry IMO. They went from being the cheapest high quality chicken that I could ACTUALLY get full on with box combo. At around 9 dollars. Today that same box combo is around 14-15 (I would need to check the menu again, but thats about right). Now none of my family goes there anymore. While all fast food has raised prices, raising canes has NO APP, no deals, and seemingly no coupons, they increased by more than their direct competitors. They went from being cheaper than chic fil a or Popeye's for the amount of food, to jumping ahead of BOTH of them. And QUITE A BIT if you factor in the offers and deals you can get for Popeye's/chic fil a. Also a severe drop in consistency/quality that they still havent quite recovered from post covid, likely due to understaffing like a lot of the other chains. If were talking CHICKEN places, not some of these places in the video that do fried chicken as a side thing. Like long john silvers who one this video. There is ONE long john silvers 20 minutes away from me and I'm in the MIDDLE OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX. There's only a few other locations and they're on the far other side towards the far end of the suburbs around 40 min away. If this is how it is in Phoenix, long john silvers is definitely closing for good sometime very soon.
@atocaraic25 күн бұрын
This is my first video of yours. Loveeee the f1 style ranking grid 😂