5 Ordering Tips To Get The Best Chick-Fil-A Waffle Fries

As a purveyor of waffle fries, Chick-fil-A holds a unique position in the fast food world. Not many fast-food joints offer them, so fans are sure glad it does. Not to mention, Chick-fil-A waffle fries are so consistent and delicious that they earned a spot on Tasting Table's list of the absolutely best fast food French fries in 2026. Plus, so many other items on its chicken-and-sauce-laden menu are even tastier paired with them. 

Tasting Table assembled the best ordering tips to get the most delicious Chick-fil-A fries possible. These hacks ensure the sauciest, most texturally exciting, and crispiest waffle fries. Some turn the humble side into a meal, while others enhance their natural flavor or improve the overall eating experience. One thing is for sure: You'll never eat Chick-fil-A fries the same way after trying these combos. So try these tips to upgrade your Chick-fil-A French fries experience right away.

One of the best things you can do with waffle fries is treat them like tortilla chips and absolutely smother them in toppings. Chick-fil-A has no shortage of ingredients that you can mix and match to make the ultimate loaded fries. Get a side of mac and cheese, Buffalo sauce, and chicken nuggets for a creamy, tangy, crispy concoction. If Buffalo isn't your jam, try the loaded mac and cheese and nugget fries with Chick-fil-A's Creamy Salsa dressing and Texas Pete hot sauce. 

The options don't stop there. Go for grilled nuggets instead of crispy. Add bacon and ranch, cheese and Chick-fil-A sauce, or dump a whole Kale Crunch Salad on top of the fries. There are no rules when it comes to loading up your waffle fries. The base potato layer is neutral enough to work with almost any toppings, and the salty, crispy goodness of each fry takes every bite to the next level.

There are two types of people in the world: dippers and saucers. Some people like to keep their fries dry and dip each one individually into the sauce. This tip is for the saucers out there: When you order your Chick-fil-A waffle fries, ask for an empty salad or mac and cheese container. Then pour your fries in, drizzle on the sauce of your choosing, cover, and shake until your fries are completely and perfectly coated.

Don't be afraid to get a little creative with your saucy fries. "I love [Texas Pete] hot sauce poured in the [Polynesian]," one Reddit user wrote. Another shared their favorite interesting combo: "I drizzle [honey] into my [Chick-fil-A] sauce. Anyone else do this?" Well, now they do! There's a long list of sauces to choose from, but don't worry. Tasting Table's taste tester dipped every Chick-fil-A sauce and ranked them from worst to best. 

By now, any seasoned fast food customer knows that at almost any establishment, you can ask for your fried food — Chick-fil-A waffle fries included — either "well done" or "extra-crispy." This alerts the kitchen to leave your fries in the fryer longer so there's not a soggy potato in the bunch. Extra-crispy waffle fries are in a league of their own, as the increased surface area compared to regular fries makes for an extra-extra crispy experience.

This could be the only step you need to make your waffle fries ideally crunchy and delicious, but it could also be your first step before you toss them with sauce or make them the base of your loaded fries. Now, be warned that some say a new corporate policy prevents Chick-fil-A employees from honoring requests for extra-crispy food, but that doesn't stop you from shooting your shot! Always ask politely, and if they say no, move on. It's not like regular waffle fries aren't also very delicious.

Fries and cheese are one of the world's greatest partnerships. While Chick-fil-A doesn't have cheese fries on the menu, the chain launched a Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich in the fall of 2023. With it came the possibility of ordering a side of pimento cheese. The pimento cheese sandwiches and side are a seasonal offering that has returned multiple times for limited runs, so definitely keep an eye out because dipping your fries in this delectable, savory-sweet, creamy, cheesy, peppery concoction is totally worth it. The hot, salty fries dipped in the cold, delicious pimento cheese are a revelation.

If pimento cheese isn't your jam, there are select Chick-fil-A locations that offer cheese sauce, so if you live by one of those, you might be able to achieve a more traditional cheese-fry situation. "Goes soooo well with the fries," one Reddit user wrote about the sauce. Another concurred, writing, "I stumbled across the cheese sauce in the mobile app like a year ago and from then on it's been the go-to for me. Waffle fries ascend to a new level with it."

In the U.K., there's something called a chip butty, which consists of a pile of crispy fried potatoes between two slices of buttered bread. Make yourself the Chick-fil-A version by ordering a side of fries and an extra bun, then making a sandwich. Add some Chick-fil-A sauce if you want, and you'll experience a taste and texture phenomenon unlike any other. Waffle fries are the perfect fry for this experiment because they are wide, flat, and provide those crispy, texturally satisfying bits.

Of course, you could also add fries to your chicken sandwich. But if you're even a little bit curious, really go for it with the fries-only sandwich. Add that Creamy Salsa dressing or some Buffalo sauce for a tangy, bright kick to balance the salty, buttery combo of the fries and the bun. You can also enjoy a grilled cheese from Chick-fil-A with a simple ordering trick, and add fries to that for a cheesy, potato-y concoction that's new, different, and, of course, delicious.