It's time to get saucy with a fresh take on a classic, according to KFC.

The fast-food chicken joint is set to open the first location of its spinoff restaurant, Saucy, this weekend.

The standalone concept will debut in Florida with customizable tenders and an expanded sauce and beverage selection. Stylized with a pink color scheme and modern feel, Saucy will employ some of the latest in industry tech to create a smooth, streamlined experience, according to KFC.

The initial location will be equipped with drive-thru lanes, kiosks and back-of-house tech that will employ real-world data to reduce wait times and keep food stocked and fresh. KFC also plans to schedule programming at its inaugural location, like live entertainment, to encourage patrons to stick around longer.

A website, saucy.kfc.com, and app have already been launched with a 20-point personalization interface, meaning KFC superfans can prep in advance of the grand opening.

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Here's what we know so far about Saucy by KFC.

What is Saucy by KFC and when is it opening?

Saucy is a new small-concept restaurant by KFC that centers on, as the name suggests, sauces. With a limited menu of chicken tenders, a few sandwiches and a small handful of sides, the KFC spinoff brings new flavors to the table in the form of dipping and sipping.

With a lineup of 11 dipping sauces and a new, funky drink menu, Saucy focuses on mixing, matching and customizing each patron's experience.

The first location is opening Monday, December 23 at 502 S. Alafaya Trail in the Waterford Lakes neighborhood of Orlando, Florida. KFC has indicated plans to expand but has not yet announced additional locations.

What food will be on the Saucy menu?

Saucy focuses on opportunities for patrons to customize each meal to their tastebuds. Diners can pick a combo, choose a flight of sauces or mix sauces and sides to create the perfect meal. The basic menu offerings include:

• Chicken tenders (which can be paired with a four-sauce sampling flight)
• Toasted Hawaiian rolls
• Crinkle cut fries
• Coleslaw
• EZ Crispy Sandwich
• Spicy Queso Crunch Sandwich
• Chocolate mousse cake
• Key lime cake

What are the 11 sauces available at KFC'S Saucy?

Saucy is all about, well, the sauces. Patrons can pick from an eleven-flavor lineup inspired by KFC's iconic 11 herbs and spices, including:

• Chimichurri Ranch  
• Peri Peri Ranch  
• Jalapeno Pesto Ranch 
• Smokey Bacon Ranch 
• Thai Sweet 'N Spicy  
• Sweet 'N Saucy BBQ  
• Saucy's Sauce 
• Spicy Mango Chutney  
• Saucy Ranch  
• Creole Honey Mustard  
• Sweet Teriyaki  

What drinks are on the menu at KFC's Saucy?

• Passion Fruit + Orange + Guava Refresher 
• Hot Honey Watermelon Refresher 
• Peach-Mango Lemonade 
• Peach-Mango Lemonade Freeze 
• Blue Raspberry Freeze 
• Tropical Black Tea 
• Classic Iced Tea 

Fast food chains taking chances on small-concept restaurants

KFC is not the first major fast-food chain to invest in a spinoff this year.

In December 2023, McDonald's announced its plans for CosMc's, a small format concept themed after a retro space aesthetic and focusing on small bites and unique beverages.

With seven iced tea and lemonade flavors, four Galactic Boost energy drinks, 11 coffee and tea-based beverages and five frappe flavors, along with the traditional list of soft drinks and milkshakes, CosMc's shifted its focus to the drink-led market to compete against other brands like Dutch Bros.

The food menu is a little more limited but equally unique, featuring a Spicy Queso Sandwich, a Creamy Avocado Tomatillo Sandwich, Pretzel Bites, Savory Hash Brown Bites, a snack box and stuffed pastry bites called McPops. There are also cookies, sundaes, McFlurries, ice cream and three traditional McMuffin options.

The first location opened in Bolingbrook, Illinois that same month to great fanfare, but the rest of the locations opened in 2024, including six in Texas.

In its first month of operation, the Bolingbrook location reported that CosMc's doubled the number of total visits and tripled the number of visitors per square foot compared to an average McDonald's.