Church’s Fried Chicken

You know that feeling you get when everything you want to order isn’t available? Yeah, no red velvet oreo ball and no boneless wings. I didn’t even want to try for the tenders and waffles but I did stick around for their four piece chicken tenders combo and it was good. My mom and grandma split the three piece with two sides plus an extra honey biscuit. Their sides were delicious I had the Mac and cheese mom had the mashed potatoes and cole slaw. The tenders were rather large and delicious and the honey biscuit were sweet.

I was craving fried chicken before my «diet» starts on Monday so decided to go to my old neighborhood (6pm). It’s my second time in about 3 months and I have to disagree with most of the reviews: I only do drive-​thru so wait time is pretty much average, polite order taker, he asked if I wanted any condiments and when I asked him to double check my order (they forgot one biscuit on my previous visit) he didn’t even flinch and happily obliged. I ordered the 3 piece Thurs Special, a 3 PC meal with a side of mashed potatoes, biscuit, 1 jalapeño pepper and drink. Honey biscuits are TO DIE FOR and warm, potatoes were better than ok, chicken was very good (wing had so much meat on it!), crunchy and people, it is after all FRIED, so of course it’s finger lick’n greasy! Way better than KFC or Popeye’s though I wish they had spicy! I will be back soon but only after I slim down a bit and am less curvy ;)

Holy shit. This place seriously needs to get it together. What’s the point of me ordering on a designated screen through a hard-​to-​hear microphone, just to be asked 3 times at the window what I ordered and what I wanted to drink!
This guy must have been stressed out but there was no line behind me either. He literally asked me 2 times what I wanted to drink, and forgot twice. Got it right on the 3^rd time thank goodness. I don’t think I would’ve bit my loud tongue the last time.
1 person running the drive thru, register and kitchen. Churchs… please get your shit together.

No greetings. 5 worker running around confused in in turn mixed customers orders.
I saw two in front of me that were not happy. When one finally asked for my order I politely said thank you I’m going somewhere else.
Went to Popeyes up the street. No hello’s but they took my order quickly and on my way to enjoying my food.
Note:
I have gone to both before and this was the second time that I left Churches dissatisfied.

Friday 10AM-​10PM… I got there 9:45PM and it was close (ノ益)ノ what is this??? I went there twice and they close early wtf!?? I want my fried chicken!!! Honor your goddamn sign!!!

***July 30, 2015
so this place got a promo tonight. I ordered 4 sets, 3 spicy and 1 mild drive thru. got the total $ so everything was cool right? WRONG!
after about 25 minutes of waiting «sorry we don’t have spicy right now» these workers shouldnt sell shit when they don’t have specially when the wait is this long!

This rating update of * * * * four stars is for the «CHICKEN AND WAFFLES» special they’re currently advertising.
For under $ 5, I got 3 chicken strips and 5 mini-​waffles with a very delicious maple butter dipping sauce. It’s filling enough as a meal for 1 easily.
Sure, it ain’t Roscoe’s, but it sure is good!
I’d recommend trying it and only hope it’s not a «test marketing» menu item, but will be featured everyday.

My experience was good, but the person at the drive thru could smile a bit more. Her personality was dry

Very patient with me. I kept changing my mind cause I don’t really frequent Church’s. Great Customer Service experience. Food was also hot I will be back just for the Great service. Oh, Chicken good to not greasy and flavorful

This place doesn’t deserve a 1 star.
32 minutes total for a drive through.
1 «manager» Jose (whom i’ll talk about later), 1 register girl who was also filling orders, and 1 hired help from the streets. not legal apparantly as he was hidden.
I had to go back because the manager messed up the order. He claims he personally filled the order yet he mistakes white meat from dark meat. I used a 20 pc. coupon for $ 18.99 and added $ 7 to mix and match meats. Since. there is no button for adding a $ 7 mix meat, he just added an item that was close to the price. I ended up saving $ 0.01. ha!
This manager is the worst. He wouldn’t admit to his fault n just said to bring the food back so he coukd refund it. There are better ways to handle it. He was rude and he even threatened me by saying «be careful on your way home» as if he had hired more amigos to jump me when I get out. I demanded his name so I coukd report him. He said its on the receipt but the thermal paper smudged it s I asked him to state his name. He kept on saying to read whats on the receipt. I really think he can’t read as that’s what he admitted. high school dropout guess.
I plan to get coorporate involved if nothing is done at this branch. Not only by his services but his threat t me. There other people there to witness. I hope the manager didnt give freebie sides t get the witnesses to keep mouth closed… People like him should be fired. I think stock boy is needed at Vons nearby.
Coorporate, pls contact me. No u, mr. «manager», real manager… the ones that pay ur $ 10/​hr. btw, is facial hair allowed in the food area? u should wear gloves too. unsanitary. Maybe someone can video tape it.
No, I dont need a refund or a free meal as i wont be visiting this place again.

Second day in a row they close early they say cus they have no customers I can see why bunch of lazy employees

Where does my family go when they’re craving greasy fried chicken? Well Church’s fried chicken, of course! Every Thursday they offer 3 pcs of Leg & Thighs for only $ 2.49! We order it To-​Go and have it with rice and salad made at home to counter balance it from all the grease.
The chicken is quite tasty and the batter was nice and crunchy. My dad loves this place better than the other major establishments. It’s okay to eat from here every now and then as long as it’s in moderation. 3 pcs was overkill for my stepmom. Her blood pressure spiked dramatically. (O.o)
I’d recommend assigning more workers during certain peak times, as in this case. It was crowded last night. The drive-​thru was a mess of unmoved cars so we walked in. I noticed some people willing to wait 35 minutes for the next batch of spicy chickens. We weren’t going to wait but had me curious as to why the spicy chicken was so popular.
Ahh, until next time. This place gets 3.5 stars from me.

My third time here and why is it so slow today? Been waiting in line for 8 minutes now and still counting to place my order. Waited this long and might as well stick it out at this point. I has thought about going to vons for there ready to go chicken next time I see a line.

Why is it that when we come to this location it’s a 20 minute wait… In the drive thru. The food is pre cooked how hard is it to toss some potatoes and gravy in a bowl and three pieces of chicken in the box with a roll. I didn’t even ask for butter or a soda!

Either they screwed up my order twice or the Spicier Spicy chicken is not spicy AT ALL! I came here a couple days ago, lured by the Spicier Spicy chicken. I ordered it, confirmed it, but when I got home it wasn’t even the slightest spiciness to it. I just assumed they messed up my order. I went back today and… same UN-​spicy chicken. Not even a hint of spice. It tastes like undercooked Popeyes regular tenders. No more Church’s for me.

My chicken legs were burnt, and they didn’t give me a spork for my cold mashed potatoes.

The manager was a bitch. They were outta honey. And charged me 3.00 for a chicken breast. Look how small it was. Never going here again. Fuck ghetto managers. Who goes these people?

Mmm Mmm. Church’s fried chicken. This location is across the street from the Vons shopping center. There is a drive through if you can’t find a spot (limited parking).
I bought an expensive original 10 piece meal with 2 sides and 4 biscuits for 17.99. The chicken was crispy and delicious, cooked perfectly. The biscuits are smaller than normal, but covered with a honey glaze and buttered through. Delicious. The sides I could do without, but my dad seemed to like them just fine.
About the same or better than the best Popeye’s chicken i’ve had, so I’m definitely going to tell you to come by here at least once, especially if you’re in the area. If you’re more than 20 minutes away… not really worth the trip, since it is about the same or slightly better than Popeye’s.
A little warning though. stay away from the sweet tea. Mine tasted like tap water with a hint of sugar. Blergh. Maybe I got the remnants of a previous day’s batch.
Extra tip: there is a 3 piece special on one day of the week for less than $ 2. Can’t remember for sure which day so i’m going to leave it to you readers to call them because I don’t want to give you false info.

YUCK!!! KEEP DRIVING!
Reason #1 this place sucks– Boneless wings! When I think of boneless wings, I think of chicken pieces that are close to the length and height of a finger. Well, Church’s, you definitely gave me the finger with this order. What I got were friggin NUGGETS! Seriously, 6 chicken nugget looking pieces of bland, uninspiring flavor. They all were smaller than my thumb fingerprint. A colony of ants would starve on the size of these «wings».
Reason #2 this place sucks– I ordered the «wings» as a combo… meaning a side, a biscuit and a drink. Ok, for us older adults, do you remember being hot outside and drinking water out of the garden hose. You know that distinct flavor the garden hose water has when you didn’t flush the water out long enough? Ok, thats what the diet coke tasted like, only with a slightly sewer looking color. That garden hose water was not as bad as the diet coke I got at Church’s.
Reason #3– Did I mention the combo came with a biscuit? Where the fuck was my biscuit?
Watching them fry my «wings» I could not help but notice how dark the frying oil was. Note to Church’s, you might want to change it. or at least filter it. Frying oil should never look like 7,000 mile motor oil.
Drive a few miles over to Hawthorne and hit Chick-​Fil-​A. The cost for their nugget box is about the same as Church’s and tastes light years better!

When you want some good fried chicken, this is the place to go. Now, you have to realize what you’re gonna get. It will be deep fried everything. Not so much greasy, but deep fried for sure. This will never be considered healthy food. But if you like good tasting fried chicken, I don’t know of any other fast food chicken place that beats Church’s (not KFC and not Popeyes).
This particular location is pretty good because they have employees who have been here for a while and understand how to smoothly take care of food orders. Not an easy thing to do at a fast food chicken place. There is always the risk of getting the order wrong. But the people at this location do a better job than most.