We pass down secret recipes from generation to generation (“Soak that chicken in buttermilk, and don’t forget the pepper!”) and mutter our condolences when the chicken just isn’t quite right. So when a restaurant chain comes out with a new menu item where our keen fried chicken palate is put to the test,

At the beginning of 2025, McDonald's launched its first big menu overhaul when it introduced its McValue offerings. Select items were made buy-one-get-one for a $1 as part of the move. The is reportedly ready to add additional items to restaurant menus.

McDonald's has embraced chicken for 2025 and has big plans for the bird including the return of Snack Wraps and a Chicken Big Mac.