Credit: Photo via Chick-fil-A

Credit: Photo via Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A food scientists are experimenting with new spicy chicken formulas in the Tampa Bay area.

On Tuesday, April 26 local stores started testing a new Spicy Chick-n-Strips, with plans for a Spicy Chick-n-Strips Biscuit later down the road, says the company in a statement.

The new additions, which are made with a “spicy blend of peppers” means that older, less bold and savory items needed to be removed, including the Original Chick-n-Strips, Grilled Cool Wrap, and the side salad. 

Tampa Bay isn't the first market to get the Spicy Chick-n-Strip concept food, the items were first introduced in 2017 at select locations in Arizona and Charlotte, and were just recently expanded to areas like Tampa, Chicago and Central Texas.

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This article appears in Apr 22-28, 2021.

Colin Wolf has been working with weekly newspapers since 2007 and has been the Digital Editor for Creative Loafing Tampa since 2019. He is also the Director of Digital Content Strategy for CL's parent...