Arby's Added Three Chicken Cheesesteaks on October 12 — and Named No Price and No Last Day

In a release dated October 12, 2026, Arby's introduced three additions to its cheesesteak lineup: the Chicken Cheesesteak, the Chicken Deluxe Cheesesteak and the Spicy Chicken Cheesesteak.

Arby's says all three are available for a limited time at participating Arby's restaurants nationwide, and that guests can order them in-restaurant, at the drive-thru, online or through the Arby's app. Tasting Table, reporting on the same day, said the lineup would be available starting Monday, October 12, 2026.

The Chicken Cheesesteak is the base build: Arby's describes it as seasoned chicken with melty American Cooper Cheese and caramelized onions on a toasted sesame roll.

The Chicken Deluxe Cheesesteak is that sandwich with shredded lettuce and sliced tomatoes added.

The Spicy Chicken Cheesesteak is that sandwich with a spicy glaze added.

All three use the same chicken, which Arby's says is marinated in a spice blend including garlic, onion and paprika before it is seared, sliced and cooked sous vide. The two variants are additions to one build rather than three separate recipes.

Arby's announcement contains no price for the Chicken Cheesesteak, the Chicken Deluxe Cheesesteak or the Spicy Chicken Cheesesteak. Figures have appeared in coverage of the launch, but they are not in anything Arby's published, so this page does not print one.

Arby's also gave no end date. It calls the three available "for a limited time" without naming a last day, which means there is no official deadline to plan around.

There is no separate on-sale date in the release either. The announcement is dated October 12 and describes the sandwiches in the present tense as available, which is the basis for the date recorded here; Arby's itself did not write "starting October 12".

Arby's has been building the cheesesteak out for more than a year. It added the Angus Cheesesteak to its permanent menu in a release dated June 15, 2026, and its Chief Marketing Officer, Jeff Baker, said the previous summer's limited-time cheesesteak had become one of the most popular items the chain had launched — which is why Arby's moved it to the permanent menu and reworked it.

Baker said Arby's travelled to Philadelphia for that version and paired 100% Angus steak with the Cooper Cheese and Amoroso's roll used there. Arby's also gave away 100,000 free Angus Cheesesteaks with a $10 purchase to Rewards members from June 17, 2026, while supplies last.

The October announcement positions the chicken versions against that steak sandwich directly: Arby's notes that the Angus Cheesesteak puts thinly shaved 100% Angus steak at the center, while the chicken versions offer the same Cooper Cheese pairing with a different protein.

The two announcements describe their bread differently. For the Angus Cheesesteak, Arby's named the bread specifically: an authentic Amoroso's sesame seed sub roll, which it tied to its Philadelphia sourcing.

For the three chicken cheesesteaks, Arby's says only "a toasted sesame roll" and does not name Amoroso's. Arby's has not said whether the rolls are the same, so the difference here is in what each announcement states, not a confirmed change of ingredient.