Ranking Fast Food Sweet Tea | Bless Your Rank

Matt takes the best fast food sweet teas (as decided by our Facebook supporters) and ranks them best to worst. These include Chick-Fil-A, Bojangles', Whataburger, Sonic, McDonald's, Zaxby's, and Popeyes.
#itsasouthernthing

[@breasmi9084]

As a former Chick Fila employee, I can say you can come through the drive thru and order a gallon of sweet tea, unsweet tea, half and half tea, and an arnold palmer. And yes, we will go and make a fresh gallon for you with a cute little sticker on the side. ❤️🐓

[@CWA1836]

As someone who currently works at CFA, I second this.

[@ahhdaboss4217]

As someone from Louisiana Canes sweet tea jugs are amazing

[@jettkearney4611]

Haha front of house noobs

[@CWA1836]

@@jettkearney4611 Ouch😂

[@thepaintedprofile]

I second this

[@vesantos26]

“This is the lord’s tea, it was anointed” 😂😂

[@Heathharris508]

Well It was Sunday

[@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen]

Well it's certainly not Satan's

[@Arp477]

THE LORD God rules. Amen.

[@pigeonstew]

That's why it tastes good 😂

[@ggwo5492]

Years later, but my mother was literally called the tea lady at several Chick Fil A’s because she picked up a gallon 2-3 times a week. Granted, it wasn’t straight sweet, but a mix of sweet and unsweetened, but she was so consistent that certain employees knew when she’d be coming and pre make it for her.

[@justme1892]

I went to boarding school at 13 and a girl in my dorm offered me some tea. As a Southerner, I was thrilled but mystified when she handed it to me in a tea cup with no ice. I tasted it and it was essentially boiled grass and sadness. I tried so hard to cover my disappointment but I could not drink it. Luckily, I learned my lesson and when I was an adult traveling up North, I learned to never order tea unless I was home. I did try once and they brought me unsweetened tea and sugar packets. Heathens!

[@SweetPunky]

Come on back home and I’ll make you some sweet tea 🤣

[@Monkeydluffythepirateking]

I think we can agree no one can beat a southern grandmas sweet tea

[@anndeecosita3586]

Boiled grass and sadness is spot on 😂

[@dragonstryk7280]

Oh, it gets worse up north. If you ask for "Sweet Tea" anywhere but McDonald's, they will look at like you said words that don't go together, and then say, "Oh, uh, I don't think we have that, but I can bring you some unsweetened iced tea, and some sugar packets." I was at Bob Evan's up north one time, and asked for sweet tea, since it was on the menu. I got my tea, and SWEET CHRIST, you could FEEL the sugar in it. Yeah, so then, I call the waitress over to ask how there's so much sugar in it, and she goes, "Oh dear, I'm sorry. I don't know how this happen. We made up the tea, and once it was ready to go, we added the sugar in." I then spent the next couple of minutes explaining that you have to put the sugar in while the tea is hot, so the sugar dissolves. When you don't do that, the sugar all goes to the bottom, and sits there till you get to the bottom of the tank, and then all of it starts going out into the drink.

[@AJscorner007]

EW WTF- THAT IS UNLAWFUL

[@coopergoss350]

Southern man has mental breakdown following betrayal via sweet tea of beloved fast food chain

[@tobeaMD]

Low budget productions He’s definitely triggered. . . just kidding.

[@tnwomantanyaneill703]

Entirely plausible. I have felt that same betrayal. It's heartbreaking😢

[@rebecca3594]

"Definite made with love, but maybe not prayed over" lmao

[@ParasiteQueen1]

LOL!!!!

[@chrischalkley8571]

Dang you beat me to it

[@kirstenc9383]

My mama taught me if you are worried your tea might go sour, add just a pinch of baking soda when making it and it won’t turn. Doesn’t effect the flavor and makes it last longer in the fridge. Also, I used to work at chick Fil a and we had a special measuring cup to know just how much sugar to put in, but I was always told people wouldn’t complain if you add a little more, only if you add less.😂 we also used plastic liners in the tea canisters so you don’t get the taste of bad tea if someone doesn’t wash it right.

[@PlayerJay425]

If your tea last in your fridge long enough to go bad you’re making it wrong.

[@charlesbrown4483]

CFA sweet tea is almost as consistently good as McDonald’s, which is crazy impressive. Imo CFA and Cane’s have the best sweet tea of any fast food place when their tea is right, which it usually is. Also thank you for working at CFA. You deserve a Medal of Honor for those morning and evening rushes.

[@sespider]

I grew up on sweet tea. So I would often sneak sips from my grandfather's cup, because he made the sweetest tea ever. And as a kid, sugar was my drug. That all stopped the day I thought I was being sneaky and accidently drunk from his chewing tobacco spit cup. 🤢 🤮🤮 That is also one of the reasons I never took up smoking or chewing.

[@townsendandmmcneely5912]

I'm going to vomit just thinking about this... I did this, too, but ended up accidentally drinking Wild Turkey on occasion.

[@masuganut2082]

Oh my sweet Lord! That is traumatizing! 🤢

[@lisagd22]

When I worked in a grocery store, we would get a can of soda from the machine outside and set it in the office while we were out at the registers. One boss used to drop his cigarette butts into a can he thought looked like it had been abandoned so he wouldn't set the trash can on fire, but he wouldn't throw the can away so he could put all of his butts in it. I can't tell you how many times one of ran into the office to get a quick drink and got a mouthful of cigarette ash-flavored soda. It was so disgusting! 🤮😡😭 We yelled at him about it, but he wouldn't stop. We ended up hiding our soda.

[@davidmengelkamp4378]

Back in the early 1970's my mom ran a little store/gas station in a eyeblink town near Ft Hood, TX. All of the locals would come in and sit around and talk, tell lies and have a cold drink. One little boy had the habit of just running up to the table and grabbing someone's drink and chugging about half of it. Well, one day my oldest brother was working the store and he was pretty good at spitting his tobacco into a soda can and not leaving evidence of it. On a hot afternoon one time that boy grabbed brother's spit can and got about 3 good swallows down before he realized it wasn't Dr Pepper in there. It was a terrible, funny site seeing all of his reactions. It did break that boy of grabbing people's drinks without asking.

[@Spingerex]

Lol

[@AmberKateD1995]

“McDonald’s is just kind of there, and sometimes they get your order right.”🤣 perfect explanation.

[@Walter-wo5sz]

Sometimes.

[@magicawesomemukbangasmr1615]

MehDonald's

[@sarasmith19]

They dont know what extra ice means . The tea is the best .

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

Like the Dallas Cowboys......too soon?

[@IbrahimK2009]

@@ryanspencerlauderdale687 I don’t get it and I’m a cowboys super fan so…

[@colasantevenezia8682]

"definitely made with love, but maybe not prayed over" my new catch phrase

[@vtgurlie2005]

As a southerner and former Hardee's employee who spent HOURS making fresh brewed iced tea, I'm very disappointed that they weren't included in this video.

[@killerseddie8295]

Hardee's tea is too bitter.

[@melindalatta6675]

​@@killerseddie8295 You must have gone to a bad hardees

[@killerseddie8295]

@@melindalatta6675 They all are around me.

[@mannfan12]

Matt is right that tea can go sour. It can happen to unsweet too. Whats happening is that a petri dish of mold and bacteria are growing in the tea (i.e. it's spoiling) It happens faster with sweet tea and if you don't keep your tea COLD, it will happen even faster. Restaurants that consistently have sour tea means they are are not cleaning the tea brewing machine properly and/or they are holding tea over a day or more and not throwing out the unsold the day it was made. We tend to have this problem ALOT here in San Antonio. Alot of ignorant restaurant managers. I rate local restaurants according to whether they have good tea or not. If they have good tea, most likely they will have good food. As for fast food tea - McDonalds gets my vote. They are more *consistent* with the taste AND they put expiration labels on the tea vats - a matter of hours after the tea was made. I almost always never get sour tea from McDonalds. If I do, its because of a seriously lame manager not following company rules.

[@Highvibes777]

Whataburger's FRESH is sour!

[@Loganm0213]

Just about every single time I get tea from Bojangles, it tastes old and sour. I don't think any of the locations clean the machine properly.

[@misseli1]

The worst thing is when the ice melts and your drink tastes more like water than the actual drink

[@bluemoon70]

This is why I never ask for ice.

[@helenlibby751]

ヶ英けSundayAesthetics exactly!!!

[@josecontreras2997]

No ice in my tea or soda do to that issue.

[@isabella08]

So true y’all

[@michelleevans5531]

Ohhh yes! I tell them to fill the glass all the way with ice and then fill it with tea.

[@robidou22]

If you think you can’t get a gallon of sweet tea at Chick-fil-A you haven’t been to enough church potlucks

[@snl4742]

They're right you can get gallon sweet tea and lemonade from Chick-fil-A now. I'm just throwing this out there but maybe someone has labeled their sweet tea as theirs when it's actually Chick-fil-A tea. I'm not saying that they should do it but it could happen. I know they do cuz I remember the moment well when I saw the sign. And then I confirm by asking them. I'm from the south tease a big thing. Correction sweet tea I remember the moment well when I saw the sign. And then I confirmed by asking I remember the moment well when I saw the sign. And then I confirmed by asking them. I'm I remember the moment well when I saw the sign. And then I confirmed by asking them. I'm from the I remember the moment well when I saw the sign. And then I confirmed by asking them. I'm from the south P is a big think I remember the moment well when I saw the sign. And then I confirmed by asking them. I'm from the south and tea is a big thing. Correction sweet tea is a big thing is a big thing. I mean seriously when someone ask you the question do you drink a lot of water I'm think to myself does tea count? In my head tea counts.

[@autumnlindseyart]

@@snl4742 are you having a stroke? Or am I? I am so confused 😂

[@jackinblack19]

Jeff Robidou I’ve been to zero so

[@dallashughes7839]

Yep so true

[@Rooksaho]

No

[@matthewgrumbling4993]

I grew up in Arizona. (I know, not the South, but be patient with me-I’ve also lived in South Carolina.) I made my own sun tea and drank so much of Wendy’s iced tea that I probably should have bought stock in the company. Imagine my disappointment when I moved to Maryland (not the South, except for parts of Saint Mary’s County) and ordered Wendy’s iced tea. It was never, not once, fresh. It always had that taste like it had been brewed ten days ago and stored under some dorm room bed. Worse yet, I found the same thing in swanky restaurants in Baltimore and DC. I eventually gave up on buying iced tea anywhere north of Richmond, VA. Even church pot luck iced tea wasn’t right there.

[@jellygirl3821]

The Sonic tea always, has a strong after taste of raspberry. I don’t think it’s actually tea but just a bunch of flavoring. You don’t know how much I miss Whataburger, I loved when my family would go there for chicken biscuits in the morning to treat ourselves. (And don’t forget the kids meal cookies. Can’t go wrong with chocolate chip or just a classic sugar cookie). Thank y’all so much for making this video , I miss Texas but not the heat and mosquitoes!

[@nostalgiatrip7331]

that last sentence! i relate

[@shybzrk]

I've never had the after taste of raspberry from Sonic Sweet tea

[@lynntide9486]

“People say ice is ice those people are idiots.”- a true southerner

[@dallashughes7839]

Yep if you go to a fast food place in the south and you ask if they have the good ice they'll understand

[@lynntide9486]

Rebecca Songstorm yeah

[@JohnnyYK]

I noticed that because when my family visits from New Jersey (my home state) they always ask why are southerners so obsessed with the “quality of ice” and even after living in the south for over a decade I still can’t understand why it’s important other than the crunch factor and texture of the ice.

[@lynntide9486]

Johnny YK I think it’s all those reasons for why we like the certain “types” of ice, but also I find that the thin squares of ice are hard to get to the sweet tea or whatever your drinking (which is probably sweet tea) without it all coming on your face (like it does to me...maybe that is only me maybe I’m bad at drinking stuff with ice...)

[@ryansimasek5480]

Sarah Tide I'm from Pennsylvania and it must be a Southern thing because I don't even chew ice. I care too much about my teeth's well-being and I find no joy in biting solid water when I can drink it anyway. I never would have given ice quality a thought in my life until he mentioned it in this video.

[@MrRocco_]

New employee : how much sugar should I use? Manager : *YES*

[@abbymarievlogs]

200th like, you’re welcome!

[@beckystaton6315]

🤭🤭🤣🤣🤣

[@rach2909]

You kiddin?! That's my mother in law's recipe😏

[@sarahirt4658]

As someone who trained people to make sweet tea i can confirm this is a real convo

[@MelB868]

Lol

[@bearium91]

I love how people flip over going to Sonic and getting a drink that is literally 9/10s ice. 😂 It's even worse than Lay's chip ratio.

[@Thehumblehousehusband9496]

As an executive In the mcdonalds sweet tea following, I've got to say this: mcdonalds sweet tea probably has to rank the highest!! The sweaty cups I could easily forgive, because it's the perfect balance of sweetness and tea!! And I just, it's just tea perfection. It reminds me of the sweet tea I would drink when I was a kid. I don't like mcdonalds but their tea easily is in the number 1 spot for me!!

[@ritadyer9295]

Tea is the only thing they do right. Lol!

[@naomihubbardarts]

*ˢⁿᶦᶠᶠˢ ˢʷᵉᵉᵗ ᵗᵉᵃ* "So I'm picking up strong hints of tea."

[@janedoe6144]

😂🤣

[@CC-hx8gj]

This deserves more likes lmao

[@wyattwilliams2457]

How do you get that font

[@paradox8253]

well duh. you are sniffing from a cup of tea, what do you want to smell? biscuits and gravy?

[@nightangel3578]

Ice is NOT ice. Crushed ice can be found in heaven. I strongly believe that. All other forms are mediocre.

[@ItsaSouthernThing]

Amen!

[@bluejedi723]

Cold sweet tea is NASTY unless poured over ice. Crushed ice preferably.

[@DanaWebster1]

Unless you're making homemade ice cream on the porch then you want the big chunks.

[@explosionsandstuff7787]

I disagree. Because of the size, crushed ice leaves less space between the pieces which leaves less space for tea. I'd rather have the big chunky ice and more tea.

[@nightangel3578]

@@explosionsandstuff7787 No ☹

[@randallwelch463]

I'm pretty sure that sweet tea is the only thing keeping McDonald's afloat at this point. If they don't change their menu, they will very soon be on the same level as Hardee's. Awesome idea for a video man. I can tell you are a true souther brother to give sweet tea it's own video.

[@seanstravelsandvlogs6233]

What's wrong with Hardees?

[@randallwelch463]

@@seanstravelsandvlogs6233 in the area I live they have for a long time now been only busy at breakfast and a ghost town the rest of the day. I'm assuming it's actually a good place to eat where your from

[@Sunset_girly]

“you can press that little red button and watch it light up and hope it’s Happy Hour so your drinks half off” the most accurate depiction of the sonic experience

[@maleekaalbarran7671]

"You'd probably be breaking whatever oath you made to your vegan God.". 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I died at this part.

[@normalperson659]

*god

[@catherinegarmon3027]

I was cracking up when he was so distracted thinking about fried chicken haha

[@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen]

As did I

[@kombik7189]

vegan god. 😂🤣😂🤣

[@GamerChefGirlie]

Not sure if someone mentioned it but you can ask for CFA ice tea by the gallon. The lemonade too.

[@KWheel_]

was about to comment this lol

[@pinkwormholes5554]

You can get Zaxby's too.

[@victoriakilgore5209]

And sonic

[@sadburntcookies8208]

yes but don’t order it while we’re busy or it won’t be fun for anyone 😂😂😂

[@carennorthcutt7724]

I truthfully bought a gallon of chick-fil-a sweet tea this afternoon. In my refrigerator now. Minus a few glasses.

[@almostmuddy4581]

Ever so often I can picture little Matt sitting in his high chair waiting for his mama to give him his food. Usually when he gets real excited 😁. That would be a good picture to see.

[@dizzylizzy6839]

A raspberry tree?!? Lol... Love these Bless Your Ranks... Always makes me smile.

[@woltersworld]

I respect that you didn't let your anti-McDonald's feelings skew your rankings. I will give it to McDonald's. They do have tasty tea.

[@averygrayce3810]

Their tea is just 9000 pounds of sugar poured into their tea. Sometimes it’s good but most of the time it’s bad

[@robinkuhl6683]

It might just be here in PA but I think it has a nasty aftertaste.

[@samdupre1731]

It may be a sin, but the half/half tea at McDonald's is good. It kinda evens out to normal levels of sweet.

[@HungryHijinks]

I agree! I do love their tea, but I definitely can't drink it often.

[@jeremyfisher8512]

I think the mcdonalds locations around me keep messing up the sweet tea because its always just syrup water.

[@tnwomantanyaneill703]

I appreciate the ice descriptions. It's vitally important when it's 1000 degrees with 200% humidity.

[@freestonew]

Thank you, Matt. I thank you all, the commentators too. *now* I have learned of so many places to buy tea from, here in Tallahassee, and places to stay away from. too bad about Whataburger. Usually, when bought out, the place goes downhill.

[@thomasfrench2012]

Along with four of her brothers, my aunt served in the military during WWII, where she met her future husband, a southerner. As a result, we made numerous trips down south where they brewed their own sweet tea. It was delicious and refreshing and no national chain can come close, let alone duplicate it. It requires the right equipment, exact measurements, the correct amount of brewing time, including having sunlight hit it. And it must be drank fresh. No national chain could ever adhere to those requirements, even if they wanted to. I long ago gave up any notion that I could get really good sweet tea at any place other than in someone's home in the south.

[@shelbyjean2459]

when he said,”that is church potluck sweet tea.” I felt that

[@shelbyjean2459]

Lucky Bone haha yes ima pastors daughter so I know it all too well

[@shelbyjean2459]

Lucky Bone 😂😂😂

[@gripitl6878]

Shelby Jean 💯

[@fluteloopsyd]

My mawmaw's tea tastes really similar to our church's potluck tea and both are AMAZING.😁😊

[@fluteloopsyd]

@Cynthia Baker When I was in middle school they had tea everyday for a while, and this was only a few years ago. But they stopped after about a year or so, I think.

[@supermike0822]

Love how he sniffs the tea like some of these whiskey channels and says "I'm picking up hints of... tea..." 🤣

[@theTeslaFalcon]

That's important. A LOT of teas are watered down or flavored. I LOVE flavored teas, but he doesn't seem to be a fan. Smell is a part of the drinking experience. Notice he drank directly vs using a straw as more typical of fast food beverages.

[@slanted7275]

@@theTeslaFalcon True, but it's still funny regardless

[@dreamtween1495]

And it’s cold

[@theeclecticcollective8279]

I’ve had “sweet tea” from Wendy’s before that looked like dingy water and had zero tea flavor whatsoever...

[@theTeslaFalcon]

@@theeclecticcollective8279 I've had sweet tea @ home that was salty becausr someone confused the salt & sugar. All reataurants are staffed by people who make mistakes. It's not a question of the mistake but the norm. When McD ALWAYS messes up your order in the drive-thru, maybe it's by design to get you to come inside.

[@biglane5658]

2:55 as an ex worker of sonic, tea is one of the only things that doesn’t come out of the big drink machine. It’s very hit or miss because it’s all done by hand, for better or for worse😂

[@scottsnyder6998]

Hey Matt, love the channel. How about ranking the best snack-sized pecan pies! As a displaced southern boy I keep my home memories alive with the occasional mini pecan pie.

[@airjordansoncloud9]

**Reads the 28th Amendment of the south** Seems legit Edit: Oh crap, *THIS IS THE ATTENTION I NEED!*

[@roseyfirequeen314]

Do u know where these people live

[@airjordansoncloud9]

@@roseyfirequeen314 .... No....

[@roseyfirequeen314]

@@airjordansoncloud9 not like where their house is BTW just the city I've never had any OT those places besides McDonald's

[@airjordansoncloud9]

@@roseyfirequeen314 I know but i dont know the town

[@mememom2616]

@Jennifer Landaverde, they live in Birmingham Alabama which they mentioned in a Q&A a while back.

[@nickbeshears6408]

Shoulda tried Canes tea. They also make a whole gallon tea

[@tanyagarcia3721]

That stuff is good, too. I went to do an errand recently and had went to go get some from the raising cane close by me for on the way back home after that

[@tanyagarcia3721]

@RJ Least of These Farm I know that they wouldn't be the same only as far as I know burger king has cheap fried tacos two for something that would probably be just as good in a different sense

[@johnatkinson5103]

I prefer Canes over all of these

[@vimto3071]

Must be a preference thing but after trying Canes' and Chick Fil A's Sweet Tea back-to-back, the Cane's tea was just wayyyyy too sweet to me, almost tasted syrupy. Chic Fil A was sweet but I can also taste the tea fairly prominently. Again, probably just differences in taste /shrug

[@zingerbear27]

They have the best sweet tea.

[@ShelbyLynnPin]

Matt has a great point with the styrofoam cups. That’s why I always order a medium sweet tea from Zaxby’s because it’s still a really big cup but it’s styrofoam.

[@BSmall-yr4qx]

I'm from up North and was raised on unsweetened iced tea. I've lived in TX now for 25 years and still have to ask for 1/2 sweet and 1/2 unsweet mixed together. You all make really sweet tea!

[@craftsbyconnie2057]

"Some people say ice is ice. Those people are idiots." 1000%!!!

[@gypsybelle4757]

McDonald’s sweet tea “Made with love, but not prayed over.” Omg! 😂🤣🤣 Matt cracks me up.

[@abadminecraftplayer]

Made with love, but it ain't God's

[@mae1412]

I'm from the Pacific Northwest originally. We made plain sun tea and added sugar or honey afterwards. When I first moved to Alabama years ago, I i was in the Taco Bell drive thru and asked what sweet tea was 😂 she said in a deep southern drawl "its tea.... thats sweet..." 🤣 I was oh ok, I'll have that. It was like syrup, i couldn't even finish it 😂 i learned how to make it properly though working at a bbq place in Texas years later and its a favorite now.

[@jillgoodman4344]

i’m so glad that there’s such a fantastic youtube channel representing the south

[@coffeeandcraftinmama6054]

You can buy gallons of sweet tea AND lemonade at our Chick-fil-A!

[@gabrielle6583]

And McDonald's!

[@koala7258]

@@gabrielle6583 NO YOU CAN'T ONLY CHICK-FIL-A

[@daphneg64]

Buy a bag of ice from Sonic and then a gallon of sweet tea from CFA! Badda bing, badda boom!

[@andie361]

So glad to see I’m not the only one who judges ice, lol

[@Bearclaw27]

I can definitely agree with these rankings! I did want to throw this out there, though: I know Wendy's doesn't make the Southern™ list, but they actually have pretty good tea. My favorite of the burger chains for sure.

[@terrytysinger6022]

Thanks for recognizing the FACT that great ice makes sweet tea so awesome!

[@CanIgetBeforeEnds]

Alternate title: Rating fast food ice

[@kaldo_kaldo]

1. Sonic Last: everyone else

[@Velvexic]

@@kaldo_kaldo actually chik-fil-a uses the same type of ice, and i believe cane's does too.

[@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen]

Ice is Nice

[@JerryDLTN]

Sonic puts too much ice

[@kaldo_kaldo]

@@JerryDLTN You can ask for less

[@jzylew]

I always get chic fil a's lemonade, but when he said, "This is church potluck tea" I knew exactly what it tasted like.

[@carlosmontclair3808]

“And this word bacon on the side, excites me. For no reason at all” 😂😂😂

[@jeremylu7858]

I'm glad you didn't try Captains D's... Type 2 in a cup! I saw them put a whole 5 lb bag of sugar in their tea dispenser and stir it with a boat paddle! It was like strong tea syrup! I had two glasses...

[@JuanitaBocchino-mx1uv]

First place I ever tried sweet tea Love at first sip

[@lexi6948]

You should of done it blind folded and put them in order .

[@insidethebind1201]

That’s what I thought they were going to do when I saw the title, but I guess this works too

[@KimberlyGreen]

So ... swing thru Sonic & get a cup of ice, then through CFA for a tea w/o ice.

[@americanbybirthtexanbytheg6277]

Thats the plan. However, depending on how far the nearest CFA is from sonics you may want to get the tea first. ☺

[@CexyCow]

Good thing mines are next to one another

[@letsgotomarsman]

He did that at the end

[@NinjaTerd473]

I got that family box from Bojangles once. Came with a half gallon of tea. It's a different caliber than what you described here. It was the best tea I've ever had that weren't homemade. I'm shocked to see them rank so low. But maybe that tea is different from the most likely soda fountain sweet tea.

[@rumpocalypse]

Tastes like it's got a little honey in it. Absolutely top-tier

[@blacnite7253]

Bojangles is brewed tea. Or steeped as it is. It’s not dispenser tea.

[@allicat140]

Jangles sweet tea is my favorite. I think he got a bad batch.

[@matthewsmith1476]

Alright my friend- I am late to this video viewing, but have lived in the south all my life- yet recently moved to Johnson City, TN. We have a small Chain here called Pals Sudden Service drive thru. Their Tea is the absolute standard for our small southern region

[@SamuelTrevino]

I hope Whataburger is watching and ups their quality control. This has been an issue for awhile with them and it's not just their iced tea.

[@pc-yx9uh]

Remember, Whataburger is now owned by a Chicago company. coincidence?

[@Unlitedsoul]

If they did watch, they are impressed. Why? He was able to lift it to his mouth without vomiting. That's way above Whataburger's quality standards. The single-worst restaraunt chain on the planet.

[@Unlitedsoul]

@@pc-yx9uh They were bad before being bought out.

[@Angelwolfs9]

@@Unlitedsoul coming in with the Straight FACTS!!! Whatacrapburger is the TRUE definition of overhyped & overrated!

[@nerdgeekcosplay909]

And the tea is always hot and melts all the ice

[@thecaptainchristiantoons7618]

The truth is that even if you stick with one chain you will still find a lot of inconsistencies when it comes to ice teas. They're made according to how the shift manager likes it.

[@mannfan12]

This is true. McDonalds is my favorite overall because they just have great tea most of the time. But it can be inconsistent depending on which McDonalds you go to.

[@vixienesmith8590]

Actually now MOST fast food places make their sweet tea with a tea machine this comes from fast food employee (currently at McDonald's)

[@blacnite7253]

McDonald’s has gotten more consistent since they’ve started expanding their sweet tea territory. I know it’s in NY and CT for at least 9 yrs now.

[@richarddavie6396]

Having worked at multiple fast food places, I can tell you the obvious difference in tea is how fresh it is. Working graveyard at McDonald's, my first task was brewing 12 gallons of fresh tea and 3 gallons of iced coffee. The other main factor is if they actually clean the tray the bags go into and wash the urns. I scrub the urns until the inside shines. Raising Cane's brews tea constantly throughout the day. I've brewed 12 gallons a night at McDonald's and 12 an hour during lunch rush at Cane's. I also worked at a chicken place where the secret was fresh brewed tea daily with real cane sugar.

[@karikasumi888]

8:39 'If you are a vegan I suggest you not drink this. You will probably be breaking whatever oath you made to your vegan God.' 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I busted out laughing! 🤣🤣🤣👻 I'm dead 🤣🤣😖

[@shyloevans9241]

The key to McDonald’s is to do 3/4 sweet 1/4 unsweet

[@icyblocks7847]

fr

[@matthewviramontes3131]

I usually do 50/50 at most places. Or 60/40 if I'm feeling rambunctious

[@angelalane8660]

Some McDonald's make their so sweet, you can ask for half cut sweet tea, and it's still really sweet!

[@canitdo2717]

id be happy if they could even get my order right

[@OorahMommy]

I worked there for a bit; yes tea is made fresh. But basically, sweet tea is just like the unsweet but they already include sweetener in the swwet teabag

[@iliketoeatcereal]

You can buy a gallon of tea from Popeyes. It’s just in a bag

[@lyrxst10]

Same with canes

[@dankkrabz2238]

Ben Van Buren canes is in jug literally called the jug

[@savannah6497]

You can buy a gallon of tea at chick fil a, it's a part of our catering menu but you can still ask for it if you aren't placing a catering order.

[@HennessyHendrix]

in the midwest we get it in a gallon jug from popeyes, just like a milk jug

[@marmac2768]

@@HennessyHendrix Great tea!

[@gdiup9241]

I like to see the tea before committing to a cup of tea, checking for clarity. Would be nice to know how old the tea is, if they mix it with yesterday's tea etc

[@burlyman1645]

Best sweet tea I ever had was outside of Decatur, Alabama. I was working a construction project there and this little BBQ joint called Sonny's was out on a rural highway by the job. When you ordered tea, they pointed at two plastic pitchers, like the kind your best friend's mom put KoolAid in back in the 80s. One was sweet, one was not sweet. If you wanted ice, they pointed at this old ice machine that was built from WW2 bomber parts and probably had been running continuously since 1947. Matt would have approved of the ice this thing pebbled out. The tea was sweet and tasted like a backyard BBQ. I'd stop over for lunch, fill up a huge Styrofoam cup, yes they used Styrofoam, and caffeinate myself through the rest of the day. Amazing.

[@iluvcuteshoes842002]

I wish Raising Cane’s tea had been part of this video.... their tea is super refreshing, and they got that good ice!

[@JL-sm6cg]

I love Raising Rane's sweet tea!

[@charlesbrown4483]

Yeah that was a major disappointment it wasn’t part of the video. Imo Cane’s has the best sweet tea of any fast food place.

[@thesavagecaveman]

Yeah Cane's tea is one of the best

[@HalleluYahuah]

I don't see many Raising Canes down south, I see them a lot more up north.

[@charlesbrown4483]

@@HalleluYahuah Canes are everywhere in the south.

[@jon-michaelharris5840]

“Church fellowship hall ice”. Haha, perfect description

[@pamelah1220]

Oh my Lord that sent me. I had to pause the video I was laughing so hard.

[@anonymousm9113]

From Virginia and grew up with Mom's sweet tea, which I still make for the kids. As a 16 year old working at McDonald's, though, I was only allowed Cokes and other fountain drinks until I asked the manager about drinking unsweetened tea. I grew to enjoy it, much like my black unsweetened coffee and chicory.

[@squirrely1345]

This was great!! As for me …I hate crushed or pebbled ice … too fast and waters down the tea too quickly… So my number one on this list so far I haven’t tried them all but my favorite is a half cut from McDonald’s

[@kaldo_kaldo]

At McDonalds, the key to good tea is to mix some unsweet tea into the sweet tea to even it out. Almost everyone does it.

[@92celizabeth]

I seriously can't drink McDonalds tea unless there is unsweet mixed in. I am a loyal Sonic tea drinker!!

[@bonnieblue218]

They call it “half-cut”. It’s a whole thing.

[@havenbastion]

Just add extra water and you get two teas for a buck.

[@alyxmac22]

I started adding 2 creamers, I like it better, taste like Thai iced tea

[@anndeecosita3586]

I used to order tea half and half everywhere until I moved out of the South.

[@au_barb]

Finally someone acknowledges that iced tea can go bad. Spoiled/sour tea is SO NASTY. And up here in Illinois it's way too common that they're serving it that way. 😭💔

[@P_RO_]

Brewed fresh and immediately refrigerated, sweet tea is great for for 24 hours, good for 48 hours, and sometimes is OK for 24 more but you'll know it's old. Some say each of those is 12 hours too much.

[@au_barb]

@@P_RO_ I completely agree. I don't really care for it after 24 hours, and I think it always tastes best when it's poured over ice when it's still warm.

[@anndeecosita3586]

I moved to Kansas and the few times I got tea at McDonald’s here it tasted “old”. My taste buds know freshly brewed tea vs old tea. Why didn’t they throw it out? I never had that issue in the McDonalds in the South.

[@charlesbrown4483]

@@P_RO_ It’s not spoiling or anything like that, it’s still perfectly fine to drink, but yes after about 48 hours it starts to lose flavor, after 3-4 days it’s just not good. But that’s a problem I never have because I drink it before then lol.

[@divinecomedian2]

@@P_RO_ lol I'll drink week old tea. It takes quite a while longer to go bad

[@Standing4him2004]

“And sometimes they get your order right💛" My life story!!

[@elizabethtruitt7416]

Former Sonic employee here. Most drinks do go through the "machine" but it also depends on the Sonic. We actually brew our tea at Sonic I worked at.

[@danktankgank]

No raising Cane's tea? That's my favorite without a doubt.

[@Cale13]

Tony Bamboni raisin canes would of won that’s why they didn’t put it in.😂

[@palibakufun]

Cane's is 100% the best fast food tea for sure.

[@Dandylion567]

They're from Alabama, and we don't have those here. I've never even seen one.

[@barryand601]

Dandylion567 Really? They have them in Mississippi so I would assume that they were in bama,but then again Mississippi doesn’t have Bojangles.🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@jaylarae9425]

There isn’t a lot cane’s in the south.

[@jenncox2642]

My husband once accused restaurant of serving him "dish water" when he was served "sour" ice tea. You would have thought that the world had come to an end.

[@light_and_sound]

Sometimes it does taste like dishwater.

[@happytoad3603]

Good man. Good man...

[@erinb4237]

@@happytoad3603 but that's really rude

[@happytoad3603]

@@erinb4237 If I go into anywhere that sells tea and I have to pay for it I expect it to taste like tea. I hear ya though and I get where your comin from. I worked in in the food business before and I've had people tell me all kinds of stuff about the tea. Sometimes they were rite n it did taste terrible. From personally experience ide rather hear that it's bad rathers than see someone force a fake smile and say Ohhhh its just lovely! Then go be sick in the bathroom because they didnt want to be "rude". I get it but sometimes it's better to be honest cause if there really was somthing wrong with that mans teal then he could have possibly saved a lot of people from getting sick by saying somthing. Yeah he could have said it differently but an honest opinion really is better when it comes to food. Better safe than sorry.

[@erinb4237]

@@happytoad3603 you can be polite but assertive. I'm sorry, this tea just doesn't taste right. Could you check the date on it? Vs Did you serve me dishwater?

[@HelloAnxietyMyOldFriend]

The first and final time I got sweet tea from Wendys, it tasted like they decided to just dump a bag of sugar into cold tea, and when I drank it, I could feel the grains in my mouth. It tasted more like sugar syrup than tea.

[@dakota3047]

I worked at Sonic once, and someone had ordered a chocolate Dr Pepper. It looked disgusting... But I was also curious as to how it tasted. Sadly, I didn't make one for myself. It was very busy that day and I had forgotten about it later on. Well now that I don't have the job, ill remember that forever. Lol

[@lacey6800]

“This giant word bacon makes me excited too for no reason” I say that all the time. All the time.

[@bethshadid2087]

House Wine of the South 🤭

[@choirkitty]

Yay Steel Magnolias!!!!!

[@bcaye]

Yay for you, you can parrot a line from a movie.

[@bethshadid2087]

I can, use many lines from movies, didn't know it was a restriction

[@jerome620]

The only problem with this test is that the quality of restaurant tea can vary greatly depending on who's working that day.

[@TheDanielsrose]

In TX, you can buy gallons of tea from Rosa's and Chicken Express 😋 both thirst quenching sweetness and perfect pebble ice

[@haleighgeiger3653]

I'm from Texas and honestly I hate it when Northerners think that iced tea means that its unsweet. It's not the same!

[@bobbyswanson3498]

I hate going to my family in ohio bc they expect you to put Splenda in to make sweet at restaurants

[@margaretwilson8736]

Most of the time they do it because some people cant have the real sugar and it'd be a PITA to have tea with normal sugar, splenda, sweet and low, and Stevia. ... Also, heathens like me like tea without anything in it. Lady grey tea makes a lovely herb water. 😊

[@bffswagshow]

@@bobbyswanson3498 that is the sin of all sins... You gotta mix that sugar in when its still hot.

[@LoLo1k2k3k]

It’s a west coast thing too lol sweet tea is just too sweet for me

[@liams.4529]

That would be unsweetened iced tea ps im from the north and that’s just the idiots

[@djjimenez321]

You can buy a gallon of sweet tea from chick-fill-A.

[@rachel_justine9101]

Destiney Reborns yes and lemonade too

[@nahpkn]

And raising canes

[@persephone6410]

I only go to Captain D’s to get a gallon of sweet tea

[@alyssaramirez1847]

And at chicken express and Bush’s chicken

[@emma98031]

I live in Kent, Washington and my family is from Monroe, Louisiana. I love sweet tea. That is why we brew/make our own sweet tea.

[@Sassyhorsegirl]

Most important lesson my dad has taught me: always taste the sweet tea before you commit. If you dispense it yourself, try a little before you fill your cup to make sure it hasn’t turned sour.

[@andrewstofila7586]

“But this has got chicken flavor”. I died when he said that

[@sebariino]

came in expecting a generic food review channel, left laughing my ass off this guy has a great personality you did good recommended, you did good

[@ryleesmith8540]

The “zylophone” killlledddd me 😂😂😂

[@brodyg4824]

Top 5 in no particular order: Raising Cane's McDonald's Wendy's Cook Out Chick-Fil-A Side note: If McAlister's Deli counts as fast food they are definitely top tier as well!

[@Arp477]

McAlister's - Yes!

[@user-wq6bf4sv2t]

Yes! CFA lemonade is SO GOOD And yes, the sonic experience is classic 😂

[@Anna-vx4qi]

He's like a southern Binging with Babish

[@krajacic1996]

No

[@yummehcheezman]

No (v2)

[@Breadhead21]

A chubby sexier southern version of binging with babish

[@drakevandiver340]

No (v3)

[@Retardedpp]

Anna rude

[@WVgirl1959]

Captain d's always has pretty good tea and so does our local place called Tudor's, where you can also get pepperoni rolls. I don't eat them, but they are very popular.

[@toddhadfield]

Not a lot of videos make me literally LOL, but yours do!

[@magicawesomemukbangasmr1615]

Whenever I've gotten sweet tea at McDonald's it was basically a cup of sugar with a few drops of tea.

[@zacharyyoung3405]

Thank you. I feel represented

[@CMR70]

MagicAwesome MukbangAsmr that’s not a bad thing tbh

[@meramec]

Sonic too. Its half sugar water and half sugar. I mean SUGAR.

[@dawnmichelle4403]

I order unsweetened tea with a splash of sweet tea and it's just right.

[@meramec]

@@dawnmichelle4403 Half and half if you want it a little more sweet.

[@delbirky4163]

I'm thirsty for sweet tea now.

[@jettahammond2916]

Me too

[@lettyguerra371]

I know what I'm having for lunch!

[@williefranklin7865]

In the DFW area, it's Chicken Express for the #1 spot for sweet tea! They are also one of the few, if not the only place that has chicken gizzards on the menu.

[@jonnaosborne1832]

Yessssssss! #1 sweet tea, and gizzards and livers - boy howdy!

[@Aldawg35]

Last two lines were top tier “Here we’ll use this garbage can” and “Tastes like my hand”

[@anonymousbub3410]

I love sweet tea and don’t know what I’d do without it! I love you guys, you’re the best!

[@matthewsteinert1002]

"Is it weird I taste cajun flavoring in my tea"😂

[@amythompson2574]

I feel like that happens with everything at Popeyes

[@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen]

Taste like chicken

[@Ada-iv1xl]

At the McDonald's I used to work at, there was one time I turned on the tea machine to make sweet tea but I forgot to but the tea bag in and it made straight up liquid sugar. We tried to salvage it by making tea in the coffee pots but the costumers said it didn't taste right. We also sold half gallons of tea. I don't remember if we had full gallons at my McDonalds.

[@Rad509]

I'm a southerner who went to MCDonald's in Michigan to try their sweet tea, I knew it was a death trap but I was curious. Next day I was in the ER. It was probably a misread mistake for unsweet tea so maybe I'll have to try again XD

[@GrumpyMeow-Meow]

I tried the sweet tea at McDonalds and I literally gagged. And I’ll drink almost anything.