Alabama White Sauce Chicken Sandwich
Hickory-smoked chicken dipped in mayonnaise, cider vinegar, and coarse black pepper, then pulled onto soft white bread. Big Bob Gibson's Decatur, Alabama dressing, in the dip-pot tradition since 1925.
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