Church’s Chicken

The food here is very bland, dry, and lacking quality. I only ate here because I needed a quick meal before formation. I most likely won’t go back. It’s also a little pricey!

Holy Cow, did I go back in time? First trip to the Fort Belvoir base for a trip to the Exchange and Commissary, and we stopped for lunch at the infamous Church’s Fried Chicken. They had really good ‘fried chicken’, best I’ve tasted… but the side dishes (mac and cheese, fries and biscuits, were all ok. This is ‘landmark for the post’ as stated by a friend who works in Belvoir.

I originally heard about church’s chicken in Atlanta, GA. A friend kept arguing about how Church’s tasting 10x better than Popeyes chicken. My husband and I recently found this one in Fort Belvoir so we decided to try it… First of all, Churches Chicken is not even in the same zip code as Popeyes. If anything I would compare it to KFC chicken. I can say that it tastes a lot better than KFC. The chicken batter tasted better and crispier. Their sides were very similar to KFC. The fries were like the ones you see at the frozen aisle at the super market. One plus side about it is that it won’t clog up your arteries like Popeyes.
Would I come back? Probably not: l

dry, greasy chicken

2.5 — You know after talking to someone about a certain type of food, you just HAVE to have it afterward? That’s what happened to me this afternoon and resulted in my little adventure to find Church’s.
I was so excited to hear about a fried chicken place other than KFC and Popeye’s, especially after looking through their website and seeing their «spicier spicy chicken.» With an hour and half to spare, I had to drive 25 minutes to get some. I HAD to!
Let me tell you, this place was a PAIN to find, even with the GPS because… it’s on a military base! Thankfully the people working at the wrong security gate the GPS tried to put me through smiled about my fried chicken adventure and pointed me in the right direction, as did Church’s employees after I gave them a couple calls. Did I mention that I HAD to have fried chicken?
Total driving time: 45 minutes.
Total spicy fried chicken, biscuit, and Cajun rice Satisfaction: ⁶⁄₁₀.
Hmm…yeah. Not worth the hassle. Spicy, yes. Spicier than spicy? No. Biscuit, a flop. Cajun rice, mush. Maybe I’d go back for chicken and to try another one of their sides. You know, if I’m ever wandering Ft. Belvoir when I have some down time…