Costco Tests $6.99 Chicken Strip Entree at Six Chicagoland Stores

costco started testing a $6.99 chicken strip entree on May 4 at six Chicagoland locations, putting a new food court order on a limited regional trial. The five-piece plate comes with dipping sauce and lists 1,640 calories.

That price matters because it places the item in the same value-driven lane as Costco’s food court staples, while the calorie count gives shoppers a concrete read on the size of the order before they buy it. At the tested locations, the chicken strips replaced the Combo Calzone on the menu.

Six Chicagoland stores

Six Costco locations in Chicagoland are being used as the test market, which keeps the rollout narrow and gives the chain a small sample before deciding whether to widen the item. The order includes five pieces, and the store menu lists baked chicken strips with dipping sauce.

Some of Costco’s food courts in international markets already serve chicken strips, and the item also appears on the Costco food court menu in Canada. In the U.S., though, the new entree is limited to the six test locations, so shoppers outside the region are not seeing it yet.

Combo Calzone gives way

At the location described, the new chicken strips took the place of the Combo Calzone, which debuted last year before being removed from the menu there. The swap gives regular food court customers a direct comparison: a newer chicken plate replacing a former menu item rather than simply adding another option.

The orange dipping sauce was described as reminiscent of Chick-fil-A’s signature sauce, a detail that may help explain why the item is drawing attention so quickly. For shoppers in Chicagoland, the practical takeaway is simple: the new entree is available only at the six test stores, costs $6.99, and comes as a five-piece order with sauce and 1,640 calories.