The whole idea at Chicken Salad Chick is chicken salad done a dozen-plus ways, each recipe with its own name. It began in Auburn, Alabama, where Stacy Brown started making and selling it out of her own kitchen before it grew into a Southern chain, and the Duncan store brings that same lineup to the Upstate.
Everything is made from scratch each morning. Alongside the chicken salads are pimento cheese, egg salad, house soups, broccoli and grape salad, and sandwiches on croissants or bread, plus catering and box lunches for feeding a group. The flavors are the draw: year-round staples like Classic Carol, the plain original, Fancy Nancy with apple, grape, and pecan, and Sassy Scotty with ranch, bacon, and cheddar, next to a rotating cast of sweet, spicy, and savory options that changes by season and by store.
With that many choices, deciding is half the fun, and reviewers mention that the staff will hand you samples at the counter so you can taste before you commit. You order up front and they bring the food out to your table, which makes it an easy, friendly lunch stop more than a grab-and-go counter.