The Best Thing To Order At Zaxby's That Isn't Fried Chicken Is Enough To Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

Zaxby's is a fast food chain known and beloved for its chicken items, all of which are spelled with the trademark Zaxby's "Z." Although many of these are worth ordering, Tasting Table ranked 12 popular Zaxby's menu items from worst to best and we actually managed to find something special that's not chicken, or any other savory dish for that matter. Zaxby's chocolate chip cookies are the dessert that'll more than satisfy your sweet tooth. We ranked the menu items according to taste, texture, and overall uniqueness. While the best menu item at Zaxby's are the Chicken Fingerz, by far, followed by the Nibblerz and Zaxby's signature sandwich, the fourth place ranking goes to their cookies. 

Fourth place is a respectable ranking for a fast food chain dessert, especially as it beat many of the main chicken dishes. And this chocolate chip cookie is very deserving. An order includes three warm and gooey cookies, studded with a generous offering of chocolate chips. You get a luxurious mouthful of melted chocolate with each bite, while still being able to taste the cookie crumb. The texture is soft yet chewy, giving Toll House cookie vibes. And just like the homemade cookies you pull out of your own oven, Zaxby's cookies have a homemade taste that we could keep eating and eating. While you might fill up on hearty fried chicken options at Zaxby's, you should definitely save room for dessert!

Customers across TikTok, Facebook, and Reddit are all equally enamored with Zaxby's chocolate chip cookies. One impressed Redditor described them as "so buttery and delicious." Another user responded to a thread asking for the best fast food cookie asserting that Zaxby's takes the cake, beating out other contenders from major chains like Subway and McDonald's. A purported Zaxby's employee confirmed that the cookies are "freshly baked every few hours, and we'd always need two [baking] sheets because the whole staff team would take a fresh cookie." They even joked there must be some kind of addictive substance in them. With such glowing endorsements from employees and customers alike, these cookies are definitely a sweet treat that you'll soon want to order with every meal after tasting them (or maybe just on their own). 

One Redditor even suggested, "If Zaxby's threw in a free cookie with every meal it would be worth it," which means this customer looks forward to them just as much as, if not more than, the chain's popular chicken items. That said, if you want to upgrade your Zaxby's chicken order, they have numerous dipping sauces worth exploring. Comparing Zaxby's chocolate chip cookies to Toll House cookies is quite the compliment, as Toll House cookies are our favorite store-bought, break-and-bake cookie. So, if you can't get your hands on Zaxby's, you can always bake your own, choosing among Toll House's many different cookie dough flavors, which Tasting Table has also helpfully ranked.