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- Chick-fil-A is testing a new jalapeño ranch club sandwich throughout Salt Lake City.
- The sandwich features pepper jack cheese, candied bacon and pickled jalapeños.
- Salt Lake City is a key test market due to high customer visits.
SALT LAKE CITY — Chick-fil-A is once again turning to one of its busiest markets to test an item it could roll out nationwide.
The fast-food chain is now serving a new jalapeño ranch club chicken sandwich exclusive to the Salt Lake City area for the next month, the company said. It notes that the club comes with pepper jack cheese, strips of "caramelized onion flavored candied bacon," as well as lettuce, tomato and pickled jalapeños.
Customers have the option to order it with Chick-fil-A's original or spicy chicken filet, or a grilled filet. It's also served on a toasted buttermilk ranch bun.
"It pairs well with a side of jalapeño ranch sauce for an extra kick of flavor," the company added.
The item arrived in Salt Lake City area stores on Monday and will remain available through July 19, after which the company will decide whether to roll it out nationwide. It appears to be available at most of the chain's locations across the Wasatch Front and northern Utah, according to the company's app.
The Atlanta-based restaurant chain is also testing a new creamy BBQ chicken sandwich in the Jacksonville, Florida, area.
Chick-fil-A has turned to Utah for help in testing new items a few times in recent years. Salt Lake City was one of four markets that tested its Icedream Spin and Icedream Float earlier this year.
Utahns also got the first taste of its "autumn spice" milkshake in 2021 before it was rolled out nationwide the following year, marking the chain's first new milkshake flavor in four years. Company officials explained that they chose Salt Lake City because it is the company's largest market for milkshakes.
However, other items also seem to be popular in the Beehive State. Chick-fil-A was the most-visited fast food chain in Utah during the first quarter of this year, drawing nearly 198,000 visits per location, according to Mountain West Commercial Real Estate.
