Today, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in the family and friends day at Chicken Salad Chick's before the grand opening on the 23rd. Like most of you who have never been to a Chicken Salad Chick restaurant before, and I did not know what to expect. As a child of the 50's, a chicken salad sandwich made by my mom was a big deal. My mother put the right amount amount of mayonnaise, a touch of our favorite mustard, and some special relish into her mixture plus lots of love; and slipped it between a nice warm toasted white "Wonder" bread. I smile when I just think of those days. Well today, I stepped back in time to those "Wonder" days again. At Chicken Salad Chick you get to choose between 12 versions of your mothers blend with fancy names served up with or without bread plus a sides, or a cup of one of the soups of the day. Unlike most of the happy people there today I took my first taste home so my wife and I could try three of the salads together. I selected with the help of a very nice young lady at the counter the fruity and nutty 'Cranberry Kelli' , savory 'Lauryn's Lemon Basal', and the spicy ' Kickin' Kay Lynne'. As busy as they were I only sat for 5 minutes until a nice women brought it to me, checked my bag to make sure the order was correct while saying that I had made a great selection. My wife told me she could have eaten a pound of the Cranberry Kelli and love the bright flavor of the Lauryn's Lemon Basil. Sorry to say my wife does not like spicy anything so I had 'Kickin' Kay Lynne' all to myself. It had a mild kick and was so tasty. I would say that a drink, and a side with a scoop of chicken salad with or without bread would be enough for even a guy like me of 240 pounds. So you big manly men who think you need a double cheese burger, you don't!! I personally can't wait to go back and try 'Fancy Nancy' and 'Fruity Fran' or even 'Sassy Scotty' if you don't tell anyone. LOL. read more