Depends on your level of moral dilemma about it and what else you have available, but as fast food goes it's extremely consistent and their service is generally very good (Way, way better than any other fast food)
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Chic Fil A coming to Canada (Toronto) in 2019
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Depends on your level of moral dilemma about it and what else you have available, but as fast food goes it's extremely consistent and their service is generally very good (Way, way better than any other fast food)
They slowed around 2012 after a lot of backlash, however the owners of the company still donate as individuals considering the CEO has a hardline stance on it and they still donate to Christian organizations (who in turn can do what they want with the money, including giving it to anti-gay groups as this recent Thrillist article about the NY Chick-Fil-A notes).
It's delicious food I haven't eaten in a long while.
Awful, I'll continue to avoid it. We have a Raising Cane's currently under construction that I'd rather give my business to anyways. Thanks for the info.
The airport one is owned by Chick-Fil-a. Franchises can make a lot of money and are a lot easier to get started then your own business with all the standard processes provided by the company so they are a pretty good idea for some people. There is a lot more nuance to it though, I think the book Fast Food Nation went into the details of the benefits and problems with franchising (if you don't own the brand name, you can't pick your supplier, the company owns the property, they can terminate your franchisee agreement at regular intervals, what do you really own at that point?)
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Don't say we never gave you anything, Canada.
EVER.
Motherfuckers.
The Sriracha sauce on the waffle fries KILLS, so enjoy. :D
EVER.
Motherfuckers.
The Sriracha sauce on the waffle fries KILLS, so enjoy. :D
Speaking as a technical southerner, CFA is decent for chain chicken but nearly any local chicken shop around has better food for about as cheap, and has a chance of not supporting awful people. I can't imagine a city as big as Toronto won't have better local options. Also, if McDonald's has their "southern chicken sandwich" up in Canada, it's a very close clone.
The morale dilemma essentially died in 2012 when CFA stopped those practices under a new CEO who has put a stop to that. While private individuals associated with the company may still donate to anti LGBT groups or organizations, the company itself does not.
If private individuals donating their money is still enough for you to boycott, there is, unfortunately, a long list of things you would need to boycott. Still, if that's you're thing, go for it. I wouldn't consider the current situation one worthy of boycotting over though. Chick Fila is fairly solid food, and if you like chicken, even more so.
They didn't stop completely. They rolled it back and kind of "launder" it through other Christian organizations.
This article from April 2018 says otherwise:
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/a...k-fil-as-creepy-infiltration-of-new-york-city
I stand corrected. The information I had read the last time this topic came up indicated they rolled back the donations via their Chick-fil-A non for profit/charity wing. It does appear they're still doing these donations, albeit not as overtly and less explicitly than before.
I will say that when driving to Florida I was also impressed with Chic Fil A's coffee. I'll be going there reasonably often for a chicken biscuit and coffee if it's the same.
The American coffee situation was odd and kind of bad? Even McDonald's coffee seemed worse there, I'm usually fine with it up here.
The American coffee situation was odd and kind of bad? Even McDonald's coffee seemed worse there, I'm usually fine with it up here.
I don't know how it compares to Wing Stop but AllStar wings is so good. Their Greek fries are amazing as well. Somebody needs to send some to Kawhi lol
I've had it a handful of times but it's always been pretty tasty. They have these one sauce that's a bit sweet that's really good.
It is damn good for fast food. But it is also pricey. If you have any gay friends or family you will want to avoid asking them to tag along with you. I've previously made the argument that eating there doesn't make you evil, but their continued support of anti-lgbt groups is impossible to ignore. I've chosen to axe them out of my fast food list out of respect for lgbt people. Wendy's is cheaper anyway and their nuggets are good, albeit nothing quite compares to CFA's polynesian sauce.
Don't know exactly how it will go in Canada but i'd definitely advise giving it a shot in the opening 2-3 days.
They give out so much free food its absolutely ridiculous.
They give out so much free food its absolutely ridiculous.
I was going to say that I thought Chik Fil a came to Canada years ago but from this thread it sounds like Calgary was the only city to get one and that was where I had it.
I get their amazing waffle fries every other month. Even got them at Cedar Point once when they had a restaurant up there. Fast staff, friendly staff, and they rarely get stuff wrong. And if they do, it's usually in your favor.
You can tell people don't really give a shit about you as a person when all it takes is some chicken to throw you under the bus.
They still donate to anti-LGBT organizations.
They still donate to anti-LGBT organizations.
Better stop posting here then, as this website is registered with a registrar that supported SOPA.
Thanks for the tip. It's nice to be dehumanized in real time.
Enjoy your waffle fries.
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If you expect everyone to boycott any product linked to unethical shit so you can feel like they "give a shit about you," expect to feel that way for the rest of your life. Eating chic-fil-a doesn't make someone hate LGBTQ people or their causes.
Their food is bad and they donate to bigots. Please don't support them Toronto-Era.
Their biscuits are dry and salty.
Their chicken is soggy and mediocre.
Their staff are forced to say creepy ass shit when you go to order.
IDK how they are in business.
Yeah it just means actually don't give a fuck about LGBTQ people when they would have to be even 1% inconvenienced when it comes to supporting them.
Their biscuits are dry and salty.
Their chicken is soggy and mediocre.
Their staff are forced to say creepy ass shit when you go to order.
IDK how they are in business.
Yeah it just means actually don't give a fuck about LGBTQ people when they would have to be even 1% inconvenienced when it comes to supporting them.
Love it. I go to my local one all the time. The workers here work their asses off for those checks and they're fairly friendly.
As for the boycott and all that, shit. My local one donates to numerous businesses around this area which supports the LBGTQ community, has LBGTQ workers and everyone I've talked to there pretty much fit the progressive stance. Sucks that others aren't like that. Thank God for some restaurants having the ability to do what they want.
The chicken is damn good!!
As for the boycott and all that, shit. My local one donates to numerous businesses around this area which supports the LBGTQ community, has LBGTQ workers and everyone I've talked to there pretty much fit the progressive stance. Sucks that others aren't like that. Thank God for some restaurants having the ability to do what they want.
The chicken is damn good!!
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It's only progressive about things or company they don't like.
Yeah... they're called allies, not thralls. But since this is the 500th thread about chic fil a and this post is the 1,000th one pulling the hardline "if you eat chic fil a you can't be an ally" stance, I pretty much know how this convo will go.
Enjoy your moral superiority and be glad that this kind of nonsense doesn't actually impact who actually is an ally in literally any other, more important and impactful facet of their lives apart from their fast food choices.
Enjoy funding the anti LGBTQ group and the chicken boo but don't pretend you care.
As a queer person who lives where it started, yes. Yes it is.
Yeah, that's still disappointing to read. However, I've justified my purchases as such that even though the company might be bigoted and align itself with causes that are harmful to me and my friends, the local franchisees are not at all like that and support my local community which I do like. They also are just generally nice, kind people some of whom I've met personally and have donated to gay organizations here in the city. They also generally treat their employees really well which is definitely not true of other places. I figure that's much more influential than some donations towards general anti LGBT national causes.
And plus, damnit I can't resist that chicken lol