When it comes to deciding what to wash your fast food down with, sweet tea reigns supreme, . But of all the fast food chains competing for the title of best sweet tea, there's one winner who manages to stay at the top of the sugary-brewed leaderboard: Chick-fil-A. Known for more than just its chicken sandwiches and Sunday closures, Chick-fil-A's sweet tea remains unrivaled with its balance of sweetness and flavor.
But what makes it stand out from the other sweet teas? Simply put, quality and freshness. Chick-fil-A brews its tea daily with ethically-sourced and quality tea leaves, so the tea keeps that refreshing taste that usually gets lost when refrigerated or left sitting out too long. Also, unlike its overly sugary competitors, Chick-fil-A's tea, brewed with real cane sugar, is certainly sweet, but not to a sickening degree.
Because why would you want to overpower the taste of waffle fries dunked in Polynesian sauce with some tea that might as well be syrup? The runners-up and the biggest flop While Chick-fil-A takes the top spot, Popeyes and Raising Cane's are clear runners-up. While Popeyes might be a little too sugary for some people's liking, it's also brewed with cane sugar as well as a blend of black and orange pekoe tea, which gives it a fresh flavor to help wash down those biscuits. Raising Cane's, on the other hand, makes sure that other flavors shine in their tea besides just sugar.
There are hints of citrus zest in addition to the earthy tea flavor that bring a .
