This Fast-Food Chain's Biscuit Just Dethroned Popeyes and KFC as America's Best Side

Church’s Texas Chicken’s Honey-Butter Biscuits just earned the title of best fast food side dish in the country, according to USA Today‘s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, and the chain isn’t shy about celebrating.

The 10Best awards work in two stages: a panel of food and travel experts nominates contenders in each category, then the public votes to decide the winner.

Fried chicken sides have long been dominated by a handful of familiar names. KFC’s biscuits and Popeyes’ Cajun-spiced offerings have built loyal followings over the years, but when USA Today readers cast their votes for the best fast food side in the nation, it was Church’s Honey-Butter Biscuits that came out on top.

The scratch-made biscuits, drizzled with the chain’s signature honey butter, have built a cult following that goes beyond the drive-thru. They’re prepared fresh daily rather than shipped in frozen, which fans say sets them apart from other fast food biscuit offerings. Some are so enamored with the side that they’ve posted dozens of copycat recipes online, trying to recreate the fluffy, sweet biscuit at home rather than wait for their next Church’s run.

It’s also not the chain’s first time in the spotlight. Church’s biscuits climbed from a runner-up finish in both 2023 and 2024, to fifth place last year, before finally claiming the top spot in 2026.

Church’s fried chicken had a strong showing of its own, landing at No. 2 in the Best Fast Food Fried Chicken category, edged out only by Jollibee. Together, the two wins mark one of the chain’s strongest showings in the awards’ history.

To celebrate, Church’s is giving back to the fans who voted. Through July 23, customers who spend $20 or more on the chain’s app or website can enter the code BESTBISCUIT at checkout for three free Honey-Butter Biscuits. Members of Church’s rewards program will find the deal already loaded into their Bonus Offers, no code needed.

For anyone who’s been meaning to try the biscuit that just topped the country’s best side dishes, this is the week to do it.