Chick-fil-A is making its biggest sauce change in a decade staring right here in Charlotte.
The chain will launch Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce nationwide on Nov. 16, its first permanent sauce addition since 2016. Every U.S. Chick-fil-A restaurant is expected to eventually carry it after the Charlotte trials.
The new sauce takes the familiar Chick-fil-A Sauce flavor and adds spicy peppers. It keeps the original mustard notes, smoky tang and subtle sweetness.
Customers can get it in standard dipping cups or buy 8-ounce bottles at restaurants. Chick-fil-A says the sauce will remain on the menu rather than disappear after a seasonal run.
It is the first permanent addition to Chick-fil-A’s sauce lineup since Sweet & Spicy Sriracha debuted in 2016. The original Chick-fil-A Sauce went nationwide in 2006.
The company says customer research consistently showed people wanted a spicy version of its signature sauce.
The Nov. 16 launch also brings Chick-fil-A’s holiday flavors back to Charlotte-area restaurants.
The seasonal lineup includes the Peppermint Chip Milkshake, Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee and Peppermint Iced Coffee. The drinks feature peppermint syrup or peppermint bark chips and are available for a limited time at participating restaurants.
The menu change comes just as another high-profile Chick-fil-A item disappears. The nationwide Chicken & Waffles offering ends Nov. 14, though Raleigh is one of three cities where Chick-fil-A will continue testing waffle sandwiches.
