Chicken Big Mac NBC Chicago [Video]

A new menu item just hit McDonald’s restaurants nationwide — but it may taste familiar to fans, in more ways than one.

According to the Chicago-based burger chain, the brand’s new Chicken Big Mac will be available at McDonald’s restaurants across the country for a limited time beginning Thursday. The launch marks the sandwich’s U.S. debut, though it’s been available internationally, in markets including the UK and Australia, according to the restaurant.

The twist on one of McDonald’s most popular menu items the comes weeks after the chain teased its released on social media, with the phrase “Not not a Big Mac.”

The sandwich — a new take on the 1968 classic Big Mac — features nearly all the toppings and fixings Big Mac eaters know and love: Pickles, lettuce, cheese, Big Mac sauce and a sesame seed bun. The only changes are no onions, and of course, the chicken.

According to officials, the tempura-battered chicken patties used were specifically designed to fit the Big …