It appears chicken sandwich wars are getting hot, again.
Nashville hot.
Boston Market, known for its rotisserie chicken on Monday introduced Nashville Hot Crispy Chicken sandwich, its first crispy chicken sandwich.
With its new sandwich, the Colorado-based chain declared the chicken sandwich wars over. And they're already deeming its new sandwich the winner, according to a news release, saying it is "putting competitors to shame."
To get people to notice, Boston Market temporarily put a "Nashville" sign over Boston signs at 20 select locations across the country. The "Nashville" sign will remain up for a few days.
In metro Detroit you'll find the Nashville Market sign only in Livonia at its 19055 Middlebelt Road location. (Though they have 15 locations in Michigan and more than 300 nationwide.)
It's there that you can score a free Nashville Hot Crispy Sandwich. The first 50 guests to visit this restaurant each day Wednesday-Friday receive a free Nashville Hot Crispy Chicken Sandwich.
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According to Boston Market, the sandwich is a crispy chicken breast with smoky Nashville Hot sauce, pickles and ranch dressing on a brioche bun.
The brioche bun and pickles might sound familiar. More than two years ago Popeyes Chicken launched its famed fried chicken sandwiches served with pickles on a brioche bun.
When Popeyes sandwich made its debut, it sparked an 'our sandwich is better than yours' social media war with rival Chick-fil-A. Popeyes ran out of chicken for the sandwiches as scores of people headed to its restaurant or waited In long lines to try the sandwich.
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On Monday Chick-fil-A introduced its Grilled Spicy Chicken Deluxe sandwich, also available for a limited time.
The sandwich, according to Chick-fil-A, features a spicy marinated grilled chicken, served on a toasted multigrain brioche bun with Colby-Jack cheese, lettuce and tomato.
Boston Markets new line also includes a Nashville Hot rotisserie chicken meal and a Nashville hot crispy chicken meal. The meals include dill pickle chips, two sides and cornbread.
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They've also added several new items without the heat including a crispy chicken BLT sandwich and a white gravy meal.
Returning to the Boston Market menu for a limited time is its chicken Marsala and roasted garlic and herb chicken.
All Boston Market items are available for a limited time.
Contact Detroit Free Press food writer Susan Selasky: 313-222-6872 or sselasky@freepress.com. Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter.

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