I agree, especially places where you get a choice of sides, be ready for them not to offer a price break on a la carte, but just offer to leave off unwanted items. As for the biscuit, I could see that being something that only comes with the meal, and not offered a la carte. They may sell the chicken if it's in addition to another meal, though I think I remember someone reporting that they bought the drumsticks. I don't remember if it was an add on or just the drumsticks themselves. You can sub onion rings for the fries or slaw at Hungry Bear, I wouldn't count on a sandwich only, if they'll do it, to be the menu price minus the a la carte fries price, in which case you might as well pay the difference to substitute. I've gotten extra sides or just sides at Flo's. It wouldn't surprise me if they won't eliminate the sides for less money, it's more like to supplement the entree if sharing, you can add extra sides. I know that Cafe Orleans won't sell just a sandwich on their meals that include sweet potato fries, even if you're ordering pomme frites. They might substitute something like extra grapes, but there's no across the board a la carte pricing.
I've done this too. I think a chicken breast is about $3.50 and the extra biscuit with a meal was an extra $1 dollar. If you're not too hungry, the chicken kids meal is perfect. That's what I normally order, because the regular dinner is so huge!
I had the opposite happen at Stagedoor. I ended up running into some co-workers and stayed for PTN/Fireworks when I had originally planned to be in the parks for a few hours, so I was almost out of cash and had no cc. One of my co-workers insisted on a corndog and fries, so I asked the CM if they still had mozzarella sticks and if so how much... And they told me you can get them as a meal with fries. My first reaction was "Ugh, no!" That's way too much fried on fried. But then I sort of thought about it...
lol........... never mind.... ;
