Chick-fil-A fans are so extreme that the chain can't even take a side salad off its menu without fans freaking out

• Chick-fil-A is keeping its side salad on the menu "at participating locations," the chain said.
• Fans said the salad was a key reason they kept visiting the fried chicken restaurant.
• The move reverses Chick-fil-A's decision last month to retire the side salad from its lineup.

The latest change at Chick-fil-A isn't about a chicken sandwich or free food — it's about a side salad.

The fast-food chain is reversing course and keeping the salad on its menu, the restaurant chain said on Friday. In March, Chick-fil-A said that it planned to stop serving the side salad in an effort to streamline its menu.