06-05-2025
McDonald's teases first new permanent menu item since 2021. Here's what to know
National McDonald's teases first new permanent menu item since 2021. Here's what to know
McDonald's is expanding its permanent menu with a new offering.
Photo by McDonald's USA
McDonald's is taking another run at chicken fingers, with plans to make them a mainstay.
Customers can get their first bites of the new McCrispy Strips on May 5 at participating restaurants nationwide, marking McDonald's first new permanent menu item in four years.
The finger food, made with white meat chicken and a crispy coating, comes with a new creamy chili sauce for dipping, according to an April 24 news release.
McDonald's McCrispy Strips can be paired with the new creamy chili dip, or another signature dipping sauce.
Photo by McDonald's USA
They're available in three- or four-piece orders and can be paired with existing dipping sauces including creamy ranch and spicy buffalo, McDonald's said.
Pricing information wasn't immediately available.
'The demand for chicken strips has been remarkable to see across the industry, so we knew we had to deliver something so craveable that it was worth the wait,' Alyssa Buetikofer, chief marketing and customer experience officer at McDonald's, said in the release.
'And the best part is we're just getting started,' she said.
This isn't McDonald's first take on classic chicken tenders. The burger giant once offered Chicken Selects but dropped them from U.S. menus back in 2013, Reuters reported.
Buttermilk Crispy Tenders, a variant of its predecessor, were introduced four years later and quietly discontinued again in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Business Insider.
News of the chicken tenders' return prompted a flurry of comparisons from fans.
McDonald's is adding chicken tenders to the menu called 'McCrispy Strips'… I wonder if these will be as good as the Chicken Selects they had many many years ago. — KBrew (@kbrewFL) April 24, 2025
Ok I might have to try them McCrispy Strips, it's giving chicken selects from back day — EMarie(@emarieb__) April 23, 2025
They're all made differently and taste different. There was the chicken selects, the buttermilk crispy tenders, and now it's mccrispy strips — (@xjenl0) April 24, 2025
Chicken selects > mccrispy strips — Max Julian (@LilJuMadeDaBeat) April 23, 2025
The McCrispy Strips and creamy chili dip can be ordered on the McDonald's app, in-restaurant, at the drive thru and online, the fast-food chain said.
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