We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11903321 and marked it off-topic.

It's really unfortunate, because Chic-Fil-A is arguably the best fast food option in the US when it comes to user experience (depending of course on your exact definition of fast food and whether or not you include non-franchised local businesses that nevertheless operate similar to fast food places).

I'm routinely impressed with the level of customer service at Chic-Fil-A. It's frankly better than what I've gotten at many formal restaurants. On several occasions my SO and I have been given generous amounts of free food as well, and we're only semi-regulars (maybe twice a month).

One instance stands out. We ordered a frosted coffee to try it. Out of nowhere one of the employees made us a second one for free, but he made it differently from the first one with different ingredients. He gave it to us so we'd each have one and so we could decide which method of making it we thought was better. Stuff like this has happened multiple times at Chic-Fil-A for us.

I find Wendy's to be the best option. Chili instead of fries is nice in the winter. If you want the fast food is going to instantly give you a heart attack experience (admit it, sometimes you just want some horrible for you food), there is always Hardees, they get some good specialty burgers from time to time.

I had only been to a Chic-Fil-A a few times before refusing to go there after their stance, and I really do not see what is so special so I'm not feeling like I'm losing out on anything.

I'm laughing, well more smirking really, about the cleanliness of McDonalds in the thread. I stopped eating there after I got sick after getting a drink at two different ones. This was after their McCafe upgrades so it's not like it was a 50 year old restaurant.

As a side note Wendy's doesn't use frozen pre-made beef patties, instead they get fresh ground beef shipped in and they form the patties. That's another reason I like Wendy's compared to other options.

Sad to see you downvoted for expressing a great American freedom, voting with your dollars.

I too was very sad to see Chik Fil A's ownership become involved with conservative social politics, going so far as to fund anti-gay conversion camps using electro-shock therapy on depressed gay teenagers.

But as long as you're the right kind of family they are the perfect family environment, no doubt.

For what it's worth, at a corporate level they have stopped that nearly entirely four years ago. [1]

The only group they still fund that is anti-LGBT is the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. [2]

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A#Report_of_policy_c...

[2] - http://goqnotes.com/27860/new-chick-fil-a-filings-show-decre...

That's fair.

It was surprising to me that a few local Chic-Fil-A restaurants served food Sunday to those donating blood in Orlando. Maybe it was PR, maybe it wasn't sanctioned by corporate, but I didn't see it coming.

It is part of the Christian religion to love those who are your 'enemies'.

Indeed, and it's really nice to see someone practicing that.

You might find this article interesting: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/28/it-s-time-f...

> The company’s new foundation also ended nearly all of its donations to anti-LGBT organizations in 2012, with $25,390 to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as the only potential sore point.

Those are the main reasons I go there so often. It's a certain caliber of customer that seems to go there, and I really enjoy the atmosphere and the certainty that there won't be any weirdos or spiky-haired freaks while I'm trying to eat my food.

I'm not so big on the whole religion thing, but whatever. They've a right to think that.

Sad to see you downvoted for expressing a great American freedom, voting with your dollars.

I suspect they're being downvoted for comparing LGBT folks to "weirdos or spiky-haired freaks" moreso than having a contrary choice in fast food restaurant.

I assumed they were being sarcastic, but it seems not...

They didn't draw any comparisons though.

It doesn't matter to them. You either say exactly what they want to hear or you're wrong. Don't waste your time.

HN really isn't the place to astroturf LGBT people or call them "disgusting deviants".