Chick-fil-A Testing New Breakfast Items at DC Metro Area Locations

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- They're popular for their chicken sandwiches and waffle fries, but what about stopping at Chick-fil-A for breakfast? The popular fast-casual eatery is counting on customers making a morning stop to try out new items on the menu debuting this month, rolling them out in the DC metro area, New Jersey, San Diego and Columbia, S.C.

On Wednesday, the Chick-fil-A Seven Corners in Fairfax County's Falls Church area hosted a group of mommy bloggers, who taste-tested the new menu items, which include the Egg White Grill Bowl, Berry Chia Blend and the Hashbrown Scramble Burrito or Bowl. The menu will also include other items in Chick-fil-A’s breakfast lineup.

The Hash Brown Scramble is a hearty breakfast option served as a burrito or in a bowl. The Scramble includes crispy Chick-fil-A Hash Browns, scrambled eggs, a Monterey Jack cheddar cheese blend and a choice of sliced Chick-fil-A Nuggets or sausage, served with Jalapeño Salsa. The Hash Brown Scramble Bowl has 450 calories and 30 grams of protein. The Hash Brown Scramble Burrito contains 650 calories and 31 grams of protein.

The Egg White Grill Bowl is a protein-packed breakfast entrée that’s also low in calories, the company points out. Inspired by Chick-fil-A’s new Egg White Grill breakfast sandwich that rolled out in July, the Egg White Grill Bowl contains freshly scrambled egg whites, a Monterey Jack cheddar cheese blend and sliced grilled chicken. It's also served with Jalapeño Salsa. The Egg White Grill Bowl has 180 calories and packs in 29 grams of protein.

The new Berry Protein Blend is a substantial breakfast beverage made with chia seeds, ancient grains, mixed berries and yogurt. It’s handspun with a small portion of Chick-fil-A’s signature Icedream® and topped with Honey Brown Sugar Granola for an extra crunch. The Berry Protein Blend beverage has 340 calories and 23 grams of protein.

In addition to the menu items that Chick-fil-A is testing in the DC metro area and other select markets, customers will also be able to order the Chicken Egg & Cheese breakfast sandwich on the newly added English muffin. The new breakfast items will only be available in participating restaurants during the limited-time test. Chick-fil-A will evaluate customer feedback following testing to determine if the new menu items will rollout nationwide in the future, according to the company.

At the Falls Church location, you can check out an entree from the breakfast menu for free every Tuesday in October. The restaurant will only serve one free breakfast entree per guest daily, while supplies last.

Breakfast will be served at Chick-fil-A restaurants until 10:30 a.m.

You'll find the new breakfast items at the following DC metro locations:

• Bowie
• Brandywine
• Bristow
• Capital Centre
• Chantilly Place
• Crystal City
• DC USA
• District Heights
• Dulles 28
• Dulles Discovery
• Dulles Town Crossing
• Dumfries
• Fair Lakes
• Fairfax Circle
• First Colony Center
• George Washington
• Germantown Town Center
• Haymarket
• Kentlands Square
• La Plata FSU
• Lake Ridge FSU
• Leesburg FSU
• Montrose Crossing
• Purcellville
• Seven Corners
• Signal Hill
• Silver Spring
• South Riding
• Springfield
• Steeplechase
• Sudley Manor Drive
• Sugarland Crossing
• Tech Rd. Silver Spring
• Tenleytown
• Tyson's West
• Village Commons
• Virginia Gateway
• Vista Gardens Marketplace
• Waldorf
• Warrenton
• Woodbridge

PHOTOS: Berry Protein Blend; Frosted Coffee, Berry Protein Blend, Assorted Fruit Cup