Ranked: Best chicken nuggets from 6 fast food chains

• We tried chicken nuggets from Chick-fil-A, KFC, Burger King, Wendy’s, McDonald’s and Taco Bell.
• Chick-fil-A and KFC’s nuggets had a similar texture and size, but distinctly different textures.
• Taco Bell’s crispy chicken nuggets stood out for their crunchy and innovative sauce flavor.

Before chicken became the hottest fast food must-have, there was the humble and plump chicken nugget.

Its small size made it the perfect side dish, after-work snack, or, as millennials will remember, the perfect drunchie (drunk munchie).

One way fast food brands can capitalize on chicken’s current popularity — especially among Gen Z diners — is to start small and introduce nuggets to their menus.

Taco Bell, best known for its Mexican-inspired tacos and burritos, tested a chicken nugget launch last year and until then didn’t serve any fried chicken. But this week, the chain officially entered the fried chicken market with its limited-time crispy chicken nuggets, available nationwide starting Nov. 19.

To test the brand’s latest menu drop and see how its nuggets compare to chains that have served them for decades, we sampled and compared chicken nuggets from six popular chains.

Here’s how the six fast-food chain chicken nuggets rank, from our least to most favorite.