While some fast-food restaurants engage in a friendly social media war about their chicken sandwiches, Zaxby’s introduced a new sandwich of their own that is unlike any other.
The Zensation sandwich is a spin-off of the seasonal, popular Zensation Zalad which was introduced in 2008.
The Zensation Zalad is made with made-to-order hand-breaded chicken fingers that are cut into pieces and placed atop a bead of chopped mixed greens, red cabbage, carrots and wonton strips.
The salad is further topped with Zaxby’s Asian slaw and drizzled with honey sesame teriyaki.
The salad is served with a vegetable eggroll and a packet of citrus vinaigrette dressing. Personally, I find that the honey sesame teriyaki drizzle is enough and that the salad does not need the additional salad dressing.
Zensation Zalad Nutritional Information
The Zensation Zalad has 810 calories which include the eggroll (120 calories) and a packet of the citrus vinaigrette dressing (140 calories). With the fried chicken, eggroll, and citrus vinaigrette, the Zalad contains 40g of total fat and 72g of total carbohydrates.
The new Zensation sandwich is served as part of a meal which includes the star sandwich that is made with a Zaxby’s hand-breaded chicken filet topped with crunchy Asian slaw, crispy wonton strips, and creamy citrus vinaigrette – all served between two slices of their delicious Texas Toast.
The meal is served with crinkle-cut French fries, an eggroll, and a drink of choice. (Zaxby’s serves Coca-Cola products – look for the Coca-Cola Freestyle® machines.)
Zensation Sandwich Meal Nutrition Information
The Zensation Sandwich, fries, and eggroll have 1,340 calories, 68 grams of fat, and 138 grams of carbs. With a diet soda or water, there are no additional calories or carbs.
These special dishes are only available until October 20th. If you are looking for something a little lighter, check out my post about Healthy Fast Food Options at Zaxby’s.
About Zaxby’s
Founded by childhood friends Zach McLeroy and Tony Townley in 1990, Zaxby’s is committed to serving delicious chicken fingers, wings, sandwiches and salads in a fun, offbeat atmosphere where customers are considered friends.
Zaxby’s has grown to more than 900 locations in 17 states and is headquartered in Athens, Georgia. For more information, visit zaxbys.com.
Have you tried either the Zensation Zalad or the Zensation Sandwich? What did you think?
Mike
Friday 13th of March 2020
I don’t care what anyone says, this is my favorite Zaxby’s sandwich. I wish they had it on the menu full time. And I personally really like the egg roll as well. The only complaint about Zaxby’s that I have is I wish they still seasoned their fries as much as they used to without asking them too.
Zaxby's lover Florida
Saturday 5th of October 2019
Sandwich was good but its a lot of bread vs just ordering a chicken fingers meal. I don't feel like you get as much chicken as the four fingers meal. Also if you are not a fan of their cole-slaw you might want to steer clear as a lot is included in the sandwich. Also the egg roll is just fried up slaw in an egg roll wrapper no extra protein there.