McDonald's brings its biggest UK-hit menu item to US stores

McDonald’s is adding the Chicken Big Mac to the menu in US stores after its huge success in the United Kingdom. The fast-food chain will test the food item first in the country, so it will only be available for a limited time for now.

McDonald's introduced the Chicken Big Mac in the U.K., and the British customers totally fell in love with it. Now the company is bringing this popular item to the country and see if the Americans will also have the same response.

As per CNN Business, the burger joint will launch the chicken sandwich later this month, and customers will be able to buy them at select restaurants in Miami. The food item has been described as similar to the regular Big Mac with the beef patties, but the meat has been replaced with two chunky tempura chicken patties.

The sandwich is served with the usual ingredients of a Big Mac, such as the pickles, a slice of American cheese, shredded lettuce, and McDonald’s signature Big Mac sauce. The Chicken Big Mac debuted in the U.K, earlier this year and just 10 days after its launch, it was already sold out.

To illustrate how popular the Chicken Big Mac has become, the fast-food giant said that the menu item was the brand’s most popular launch ever in the British land and Ireland.

"Chicken continues to be a significant opportunity for us," McDonald’s chief executive officer, Chris Kempczinski, said during the company’s recent earnings call. "We have got some great global equities already in our McNuggets and with McChicken, but we also have some equities in McCrispy and McSpicy that we think we've got an opportunity to do more with globally so that's going to be a priority area."

In a separate statement to Fox6 News, McDonald’s stated regarding the test of its Chicken Big Mac in the U.S., "We are always looking to give our fans more ways to enjoy the classic menu items they know and love."