Chick-fil-A testing Spicy Chick-n-Strips in Philadelphia area

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Chick-fil-A customers in Philadelphia can order a new, spicy meal, but only for a limited time.

Chick-fil-A is testing its new Spicy Chick-n-Strips in participating locations in Central Texas, South Texas, and right here in the Philadelphia area.

On its website, the chain describes the new addition as follows:

"The new Spicy Chick-n-Strips combine two customer favorites - the Spicy Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich and the original Chick-n-Strips - with a bold new entrée that's packed with flavor. The strips are seasoned with a spicy blend of peppers, hand-breaded and cooked in 100 percent refined peanut oil."

Chick-fil-A tells Action News the Spicy Chick-n-Strips will be on menus likely through early 2018.

"We are excited to hear what customers think about our new spicy additions during the test," the restaurant said.

They tell Action News, once the test concludes early next year, they will evaluate feedback from both customers and restaurants to determine whether or not this offering will launch nationwide.

"We don't have an exact timeline, but our hope is that the test is successful and we can look forward to a national rollout," Chick-fil-A said.

The Spicy Chick-n-Strips are available in 3-count or 4-count entrees, and can also be ordered in catering trays. A 3-count order has 340 calories and 26 grams of protein, and starts at $3.85.

Meantime, if you stop at Chick-fil-A restaurants in Orlando, Fla., St. Louis, and Knoxville, Tenn., you could try another limited time menu item the chain is testing out - the Grilled Spicy Deluxe Chicken Sandwich.

So why is Chick-fil-A testing out these new spicy chicken additions?

"Research indicates that 48 percent of consumers are interested in trying chicken entrees with new or unique flavors, and preferences for spicy flavors are growing, particularly among millennials," the restaurant said.

The list of restaurants in the Philadelphia region offering Spicy Chick-n-Strips are:

1. Aramingo
2. Ashbridge Square
3. Audubon Crossings
4. Audubon
5. Bear
6. Berkshire Mall
7. Berlin Cross Keys Road
8. Broadcasting Square
9. Burlington Township
10. Camden Town Center
11. Centerton Square
12. Cheltenham
13. Cherry Hill
14. Christiana
15. Christiana Mall
16. Columbus Commons

17. Concord Mall
18. Concord Township
19. Cumberland
20. Delran
21. Deptford
22. Deptford Mall
23. East Gate Square
24. East Norriton
25. Egg Harbor
26. Exeter
27. Exton Square
28. Garden State Park In-Line
29. Gateway at Sanatoga
30. Hamilton Marketplace
31. King of Prussia
32. King of Prussia Mall
33. Lansdale
34. Lehigh Valley Mall
35. Liberty Place
36. Lima
37. Lionville
38. Lower Nazareth
39. Mantua Square
40. Marlton
41. Middletown (DE)
42. Milford Plaza

43. Montgomery Mall (PA)
44. Montgomeryville
45. Neshaminy
46. Neshaminy Mall
47. Newtown
48. North Dover
49. Northeast Tower
50. Oxford Valley Road
51. Phillipsburg
52. Plymouth Meeting Mall
53. Quakertown
54. Ridley
55. Royersford
56. Springfield Park
57. Trexlertown
58. Voorhees
59. Warminster
60. Warrington Crossing
61. Washington Township at Greentree Rd
62. Whitehall
63. Whitman Square
64. Willow Grove Park
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