solid food - ghost New Yorkers may very well reckon back on the past 12 months as the Year of the Chicken Sandwich . We ’ve seen all sorts of fowl purveyor assay to tantalize us with their various adaptation of the classic late - fried bird on a roll , from furor - favored fast - nutrient chain Chick - fil - A ( which finally open itsfirst NYC location last October ) to fame chefsDavid ChangandCarla Hall .
Arguably the best of these , though , is the one at Midas Touch - restauranter Danny Meyer ’s burgeon blade of burger joints , Shake Shack . Striking a near - perfect balance between crunchy and naughty , theChick’n Shack , which debuted earlier this year , has been report as a " game - changer . "
Now , the Shack is attempting to commute the game yet again with an even fresher take on crybaby – sorry , " Chick’n . " The newSalt & Pepper Honey Chick’nis an even simpler rendition than its forerunner , casting aside traditional toppings of lettuce , mayo , and muddle in favor of two new additive : salt honey and contraband pepper .
Courtesy of Shake Shack
Unveiled on Thursday , October 6th , the fresh sandwich isonly useable at the Shack ’s three subsist Brooklyn emplacement , which makes sense . That way , if the Shack all of a sudden run low on the honey , direction can just frig around some from the near neighborhood rooftop apiarist .
How does this sticky - sweet upstart equivalence to its more homelike baby chicken sandwich ? We resolve to find out .
The verdict
Stickiest . Sandwich . Ever . Far from a bare glaze of love , a stupendous amount of the all - innate amber - colored dressing ooze out of the thing before I even put a finger on it . That ’s not entirely a bad thing . The sweetness and saltiness of the saucing shone through with each sting , though I would have appreciated the rumination of a complimentary moist towelette to pick up afterwards . The breaded crybaby boob , meanwhile , came just as crunchy and scrumptious as the Shack ’s unconstipated chicken option .
What it lack , though , was any hint of the advertised white pepper . soupcon of the black poppycock were intelligibly visible to the middle , but just even registered on the tongue . A few muddle would n’t spite either . A small pucker might aid counterbalance the predominant salty and sweet-smelling notes . This probably explains why the cashier initially enquire , " Wanna add anything to that ? Some people like to . "
Next meter , I ’ll quest some pickle . And maybe play my own pepper mill . Oh , and some wet wipes , too .
Chris Shott/Thrillist
Overall , though , not a sorry chicken sandwich by any reaching . Give it a effort . The limit - meter offer is $ 6.29 .
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