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Review: Cedar Point Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders

<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;05&sol;190530-Cedar-Point-Round-Up-Hand-Breaded-Chicken-Tenders-1&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;05&sol;190530-Cedar-Point-Round-Up-Hand-Breaded-Chicken-Tenders-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"190530 Cedar Point Round-Up Hand Breaded Chicken Tenders &lpar;1&rpar;" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18947" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When hand-breaded chicken tenders returned to Cedar Point in 2016 with the reintroduction of the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;park-food-guides&sol;cedar-point-food&sol;frontier-inn&sol;">Frontier Inn<&sol;a>&comma; we were extremely pleased&period; There is no comparing hand-breaded chicken tenders compared to the frozen version sold throughout most of the park&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the hand-breaded Frontier Inn chicken tenders did not go over as well as the park had hoped&comma; thus bringing back <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;cedar-point-food&sol;chick-fil-a&sol;">Chick-fil-A<&sol;a> in 2018&period; Have you ever not seen a line out the door at a park Chick-fil-A&quest; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Guests could still get hand-breaded chicken tenders at the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;park-food-guides&sol;cedar-point-shores-food&sol;crystal-rock-cafe&sol;">Crystal Rock Cafe<&sol;a> in Cedar Point Shores&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In 2018&comma; Cedar Point offered the hand-breaded chicken tenders at <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;cedar-point-food&sol;stockade-refreshments&sol;">Stockade Refreshments<&sol;a> in Frontier Town&period; However&comma; for 2019&comma; they have now been moved to the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;cedar-point-food&sol;roundup&sol;">Round-Up<&sol;a> further down the midway&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Unfortunately&comma; the chicken tender options have really been parred down over at the Round-Up&comma; eliminating sandwich and salad options&period; Now guests have the option of getting a chicken tenders basket in either plain or with buffalo sauce&period; Although they do not allow the buffalo version on the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;park-food-guides&sol;cedar-point-food&sol;">Cedar Point dining plan<&sol;a>&comma; which defies logic given it is only a sauce that makes them different&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;05&sol;190530-Cedar-Point-Round-Up-Hand-Breaded-Chicken-Tenders-2&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;05&sol;190530-Cedar-Point-Round-Up-Hand-Breaded-Chicken-Tenders-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"190530 Cedar Point Round-Up Hand Breaded Chicken Tenders &lpar;2&rpar;" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18956" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While it never really bothered us&comma; part of the problem with the former Frontier Inn chicken tenders was the breading was not always crispy while maintaining a tender chicken breast inside&period; They were either under or over cooked&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That issue appears to now be corrected with the Round-Up and Crystal Rock Cafe chicken tenders&comma; as they have been prepared perfectly on multiple of our visits&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While the breading on the chicken appears to have been improved&comma; guests only get three small pieces of meat which is a far cry from an adequate meal&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition&comma; the fries served with the chicken tenders are your standard offering&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;06&sol;180625-Cedar-Point-Stockade-Refreshments-Hand-Breaded-Chicken-Tenders-1&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;06&sol;180625-Cedar-Point-Stockade-Refreshments-Hand-Breaded-Chicken-Tenders-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"180625 Cedar Point Stockade Refreshments Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders &lpar;1&rpar;" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15342" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We understand the appeal of offering chicken tenders&comma; and especially hand breaded ones&period; After all&comma; chicken tenders happen to be one of the highest selling menu options in the park&period; However&comma; the current version offered at Round-Up seem to have taken a step back in size&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Overall&comma; we much prefer the Round-Up hand-breaded chicken tenders versus those sold elsewhere in the park&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Cedar Fair is making a big push to standardize the process of making the hand-breaded chicken tenders served at all the parks&comma; so you get the same ones at Carowinds&comma; Kings Island&comma; or even Cedar Point&period; However&comma; Cedar Point&&num;8217&semi;s current version really need to play catch-up to some of the other parks&period; Give guests three adequately sized chicken tenders&comma; not three small nuggets&period; And please&comma; please&comma; please give us a suitable fry option like the Sidewinder fries&comma; tots&comma; or something better than the frozen ones&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you have to choose&comma; head over to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;park-food-guides&sol;cedar-point-shores-food&sol;crystal-rock-cafe&sol;">Crystal Rock Cafe<&sol;a> &lpar;Cedar Point Shores&rpar; to get the hand-breaded chicken tenders versus those served at Round-Up&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;05&sol;180710-Cedar-Point-Shores-Crystal-Rock-Cafe-Hand-Breaded-Chicken-Tenders&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;05&sol;180710-Cedar-Point-Shores-Crystal-Rock-Cafe-Hand-Breaded-Chicken-Tenders&period;jpg" alt&equals;"180710 Cedar Point Shores Crystal Rock Cafe Hand Breaded Chicken Tenders" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18951" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Fact Sheet<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><strong>What&colon;<&sol;strong> Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Where&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;park-food-guides&sol;cedar-point-food&sol;roundup&sol;">Round-Up<&sol;a> &lpar;Cedar Point&rpar; and <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;park-food-guides&sol;cedar-point-shores-food&sol;crystal-rock-cafe&sol;">Crystal Rock Cafe<&sol;a> &lpar;Cedar Point Shores&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Cost&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;12&period;99 &lpar;Round-Up&rpar;&semi; &dollar;13&period;99 &lpar;Crystal Rock Cafe&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Calories&colon;<&sol;strong> 810-1130<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Dining Plan&colon;<&sol;strong> Yes<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Pros&colon;<&sol;strong> Well prepared and seasoned chicken with crispy outside and tender inside&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Cons&colon;<&sol;strong> Only includes three small chicken tenders&period; Poor quality fries&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;06&sol;180625-Cedar-Point-Stockade-Refreshments-Hand-Breaded-Chicken-Tenders-2&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;06&sol;180625-Cedar-Point-Stockade-Refreshments-Hand-Breaded-Chicken-Tenders-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"180625 Cedar Point Stockade Refreshments Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders &lpar;2&rpar;" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15343" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>&ast; 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