KFC is trash in 2026. Greasy, soggy chicken, and for $35 you get a bucket of chicken that's only about half full, 4 somewhat decent sides, and 4 dry ass biscuits which are only made somewhat tolerable if you add their "buttery sauce" (they legally can't call it butter, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's illegal in the rest of the world). The combo doesn't even come with drinks. The potato wedges are pretty good TBH. The Mac and cheese is bland, overcooked, and stodgy. The mashed potatoes are clearly powdered and reconstituted. The gravy is just brown salt water. KFC gravy used to be fucking AMAZING like 30 years ago. Now I wouldn't feed it to a dog I was mad at.

Back in like 2010, it was actually decent. I used to go there like 3-4 times a year, and I enjoyed it. Back in the 90's, that shit was fire. I would eat there pretty frequently. I had their Buffalo chicken sandwiches for lunch more than once a week. They weren't anything fancy, just a small chicken fillet dipped in Buffalo sauce, slapped on a bun with some shredduce.

If I want fried chicken, I'm going to a local spot. The price is better, the food is better, and I'm not squirting fake butter out of a packet onto a biscuit that's dryer than the Sahara. Plus, their meal deal comes with 4 fountain drinks instead of 0.

TL;DR: Yes, KFC is terrible in the USA.